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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1908
Page
4
Fresh fruit and meat shipment highlights strawberry stock and Armour's Star hams now available. Banquet coffee also arrived today, promoted as a leading brand packed in round cans. customers urged to call early for orders.
Central Indiana schedule lists eastbound No 2 and No 4 daily and Sunday services with times 1 50 a m and 1 00 p m. westbound No 1 and No 5 daily and Sunday service at 11 50 a m and 6 10 p m. No 5 runs Sunday only at 7 10 p m. lines connect Lebanon Anderson Wave Land Brazil Munice with Daily except Sunday notes and routes between specific cities.
City notices report geraniums in all colors for fifty cents a dozen at Lebanon Green House. Multiple rental ads appear for cottages and six room houses on Lafayette Avenue and North Meridian Street. Social notes mention visits, a church ice cream supper, and a surgical recovery. Staffing changes include Otto Large resigning from Elbert Perkins' Clothing Store to join Bergimen in Delphi.
The Frankfort News reports the White Sox arranged a game with the Lebanon Indians at the fairgrounds on June 23. The White Sox boast a strong season record and aim to protect it, despite Boone county opponents. Ed Asher, who pitched for Toledo, lost to St Paul in ten innings after giving up three singles. The Indiana Supreme Court ruled for express companies, affirming a Marion county judgment and denying state jurisdiction over interstate express shipments.
An affidavit from Frank J. Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney & Co Toledo promises to pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document is sworn and subscribed before A W Gleason in Toledo Ohio.
Lebanon and Boone county attendees head to Denver for the Democratic National Convention on July 7. The article highlights the hall’s superior acoustics and design, enabling speakers to reach audiences of 14,000 with softer tones, aided by noiseless lighting telegraph gear, and silent aisle seating as four days of sessions are planned and about 100000 visitors are expected.
The drought will shorten the strawberry harvest this winter and ruin most of the crop after a slow start. Blackberries and raspberries show heavy yields while cherries are fairly good, with private canning operations expected to boost canned goods this season if fruit remains.
Notice announces a gathering on June 26 regarding the Figvil fleet Thameday Right. H A Braman signs as Bee.
A list of brief items notes A A Garner and William Kemp visiting relatives and seeking an office room, Evan Morrison recovering after a third surgery, Ava Vaught undergoing surgery at a new Indianapolis hospital, and William R Grove returning home from Brinkley Arkansas for a week. G J Vaught promotes sales honey.
The State Board of Health calls a July 80 conference of municipal and private water plants in Indianapolis to study water sources preservation and purification. Sanitary engineers Geo Fuller and F W Witherell will speak along with U S Hydrographer Marshall Leighton. The aim is to establish standards and uniform analysis methods to advance pure water and reduce waterborne diseases.
Board of Review actions include adding 320 to Utter and 75 to Shera as agent for Center township. Numerous individuals raise omitted or personal property assessments from 15 to 360, with Bart and Lumpkins among those adjusted, and large sums added to W C Burk and Pinnell Co lists.
John Priest a 45 year old section foreman on the Big Four railway died after being struck by an east bound Ben Hur Interurban car near Crawfordsville Indiana He was seriously injured and died an hour later at Culver Union Hospital The collision occurred as he stepped from a freight car to the curb and the interurban struck him.
The piece urges restraint in celebrating Independence Day warning that reckless acts injure and kill. It questions plans to light explosives near vulnerable people, throw crackers at crowds, or threaten others with dangerous stunts, urging individuals to act safely and consider the consequences.
A humorous caution about how writing style on letters affects delivery. The piece notes stamps, alignment, and placement signals to postal workers, warns against careless phrasing like in haste, and explains how mail flows fastest routes and special delivery. It ends urging proper handling to avoid delays and mishaps.
Mabel Barrison and Joseph Howard remain in the sixth week of The Flower of the Ranch a sprightly musical comedy at the Garrick Chicago The show with melodrama and music charms summer audiences Photographs of Barrison are given away at Saturday matinees A Wednesday matinee remains popular and the Garrick season opens August 16 with Lew Fields in The Girl Behind the Counter in a New York success run
A medical writer contends that apples, a common fruit, have a calming effect aiding sleep. The claim notes apples as a familiar food option, though the article urges cautious interpretation and further study.
Catalog note describes a special sale on ladies garments including Dresden pattern batiste kimonas trimmed in white, various shirt waists and suits in black white and cadet blue linen, wash silk waists, and college leather wash suits. Prices emphasize deep discounts with multiple sizes and limited qualities.
A speaker argues that ripe apples eaten before bed are harmless to the delicate system and offer benefits. He highlights phosphoric acid content, liver stimulation, improved sleep, mouth disinfection, and prevention of indigestion and throat diseases.
Splendid farm horse available for work any place. Contact at 738 West North Street for details.
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