Budget making grows in vogue across Greene county
Greene county Indiana officials move to draft 1926 expenditures this month. Townships publish budgets with trustees and advisory boards to submit figures by September. City common council and school board fix levies. county council reviews county appropriations as the two day Septembersession approaches.
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Greene County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Early Adventurers Crossed Rockies to Pacific in 1798
In summer 1798 Alexander Mackenzie the Montreal fur trader and explorer crossed the Rocky Mountains into what is now British Columbia and reached the Pacific coast on June 22 becoming the first white man to traverse the continent by a route north of Mexico. At that time Captain Vancouver was charting the coast of British Columbian.
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Alexander Mackenzie
Montreal
Rocky Mountains
British Columbia
Pacific
Mexico
Captain Vancouver
British Columbian
Why a cat has nine lives in folklore
A compact note explains the origin of the nine lives concept. It argues the number nine is a sacred, symbolic figure rather than a literal count, highlighting the cat’s tough spine thick paws and extraordinary flexibility as factors in the myth.
Gift and Grace Tact Reflected in Rossetti Quote
A compact reflection on Christina Rossetti’s line that tact is both a gift and a grace. The text explores how tact may arrive by fortune or by duty, inviting emphasis on moral restraint and grace in conduct.
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Christina Rossetti
Not Bad Definition Teacher Island Riddle
A playful exchange about what defines an island. Bennie answers that an island is a place you can’t leave without a boat, prompting readers to consider geography and limits with a dash of humor.
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Bennie
A Grouch Not Wanted There is nothing so harmful to success as being a grouch
An old newspaper style ad promotes Mayr's Wonderful Remedy claiming to cure stomach liver and intestinal troubles including bloating and appendicitis. It asserts the remedy removes catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and relieves inflammation, urging readers to buy at all druggists.
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Mayr
Queen of the Sea Race Sees Few Survivors Remain
The article notes Lillian Harrison and Mlle Lion failing to swim the English Channel, Col Freyburg exiting, and Gertrude Ederle remaining as the lone hopeful. It compares national losses totaling over 20 million dollars last year to much higher past figures, highlighting long-term average annual losses around 80 million.
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Lillian Harrison
English Channel
Mlle Lion
France
Col. Freyburg
Gertrude Ederle
Hog cholera toll hits 70 Indiana farms
Hog cholera caused Indiana farmers to lose 118177 hogs in the year ending May 1. At 11.90 per head this cost owners 1406306 dollars. The current loss rate 37.6 per thousand trails the national average and previous years, with historic peaks noted in 1914 and 1897.
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Indiana
United States
Women’s Missionary Market at Saron Reformed Church
The Women’s Missionary Society of the Saron Reformed Church hosts a market Saturday August 15 in the Terhune building next to the bus station. Expect plenty of good homemade foods for sale.
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Women’s Missionary Society of the
Saron
Crossword Puzzle Solve Guide and Clues
A scan of a crossword puzzle with horizontal and vertical clues. It lists numbered clues such as endure, blackbird, beverage, and republic abbr, plus many other dictionary words and abbreviations. The readable text details how to place letters, define words up to next black square, and notes abbreviations and obsolete forms indicated in definitions.
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Zealand
Republic
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