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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
4
Tickets issued by W. E. Walters, Agent of the Toledo and Western Railroad in Clarksville, offer travel on July 3rd 4th and 6th with inclusive return periods. Widespread sale promotes convenient routing and group rates for the period.
Local stock market notes higher corn prices boosting corn fed cattle prices while grass fed hogs meet strong demand. Steady to easy closes amid heavier receipts. beef steers fetch up to eight dollars with gains to 50 cents over prior quotes. Calves and feeders list lower bids as lambs and sheep hold near late quotations. Davidson & Hetherington report a thorough store cleanup.
Fragmentary notices list deliveries meals hats cleaning and repairs. Advertisements mention nearby businesses such as Broshar House Panama hats Kandy Kitchen and Dusttown dustless sweeping. Also notes travelers, gas station reps, and a Sunday chicken dinner at Bushy Bros Candy Kitchen.
Local ad copy highlights Sunday dinner options and special prices at Petty & Berryhill's including ice cream offerings. Mentions various names and events such as a postponed Sandies Afternoon Thimble Club meeting with Mrs. Lester Jones and a chicken dinner at Snails. Also notes a cigar salesman wanted and a Toledo, Ohio address.
Washington sees a sun eclipse on Sunday morning with the sun seventy percent obscured according to Government observers. The Naval Observatory photographer will capture images at different eclipse stages while observers monitor the event. A separate item notes a police chase near Frankfort where an unidentified colored man eluded capture after leaving Monon depot following a southbound freight.
A colored man suspected by officers fled on a wheel chased for four miles before escaping. No reports from other cities confirm a warrant or arrest on the alleged bum charge, and authorities believe fear drove the man to hide.
Hattie R. Lister reports full and prompt settlement from the National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford through Neal Co. for a fire loss on June 15 1908. The payment totaled 455.87 dollars and is described as full settlement of all claims. The sender recommends the insurance company for prompt and just service.
The Rev Z T Sweeney of Columbia will address the Brotherhood at Central Christian Church Sunday night on The Golden Age. Sweeney has held prestigious roles including Chancellor of Butler University and Imperial Ottoman Commissioner to Worlds Congress of Religions. He is Commissioner of Fisheries and Game for Indiana and author of Vader Ten Flags.
The Thorntown Milling Co. is making alterations and repairs to the building and plant. They are adding machinery and building new quarters for a fire and seed store on the west side of the dump driveway. The new office will be more commodious than the present one.
A Calumet eatery lists Fried Spring Chicken with gravy mashed potatoes and sides like beans and vegetable salad with cake 34 cents. W. A. Rice and wife, from Sheldon Hill, were at the place yesterday and traveled to Crawfordsville this morning for a family reunion news notes.
A Toledo notary notes Frank J. Cheney declares he is senior partner of Cheney Co and that the firm will pay one hundred dollars if Hall's Catarrh Cure cures. The advertisement seeks testimonials and claims direct blood and surface action. The document is a sworn statement with a notary public.
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