Judge Piety Sets December 23 as Grass Widows Day
Terre Haute judge Piety designates December 23 in divorce court to honor estranged wives by distributing several Christmas presents.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1897
Page
5
Terre Haute judge Piety designates December 23 in divorce court to honor estranged wives by distributing several Christmas presents.
A public notice extols Grain-O as a safer coffee substitute to curb nervous disorders linked to tea and coffee. The ad claims Grain-O is made from pure grains, nutritious, harmless, printable, suitable for all ages, and cost effective at 15 or 25 cents per package.
Four years after David Stebenthal vanished from New Albany his wife heard from him last June and last week authorities found his body in a Minneapolis lumber yard in Minnesota.
Quatrain broadside extols St Jacobs Oil as a universal remedy for rheumatism and delays. It promotes prompt action and businesslike cure, claiming effectiveness in all stages and urging immediate use.
Indiana officials face a surplus of idle prisoners after an 1880 law ended the contract labor system without a plan to implement public account work. At North Judson a sugar beet convention heard beets could help the economy and prisons. F. M. Trissle of Chicago touted beet yields, while refinery backers urged farmer organization and capital, with railroads pledging support.
The first complete tabulated report on operations in the Indiana natural gas belt since its opening was compiled by J S Netterville of Anderson for Governor Mount. It covers 3,220 wells in 5,000 square miles, with 229 currently producing 4 484 700 cubic feet daily. many wells have exhausted.
North Judson hosts a large gathering of farmers among 27 000 attendees as Governor Morton urges action on beet sugar. He champions Indiana’s climate and markets while warning against reliance on manual farming alone.
A jumble of patent remedy claims fills the fragment with references to Piso’s Cure, Hall’s Renewer, and Biostetter’s Stomach Bitters. It notes Welsh birth in London, reindeer travel as Alaska solution, a Yukon map via Northern Pacific, and various medicines, warnings, and testimonials in an era ad style.
Government fast mall route to the west south and southwest offers best lines to Kansas City Wichita Atchison Joseph and Omaha and to Little Rock Memphis Hot Springs Dallas Fort Worth Los Angeles Houston Galveston San Antonio and Mexico. Pullman cars are provided and home seekers excursions are offered at about one fare for the round trip. For rates maps and pamphlets contact T C Kimler traveling passenger agent 7 Jackson Place Indianapolis.
J. M. Richie files a suit against Kees Fowler seeking to halt issuing more bonds amid a debt of 56 000, well above the constitutional 10 000 limit. The action centers on curbing municipal borrowing and protecting fiscal limits.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.