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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
4
Delegates from the township to the district Republican convention at Martinsville named Homer Elliott for prosecuting attorney. Elliott won 28 votes while J. H. Bricket of Martinsville received 16 votes.
The Brown township Democratic convention opened with B. F. Wing as chair. J. H. Rusie named chairman and John M. House secretary. G. R. Scruggs nominated by acclamation for township trustee, Frank Trester for assessor. The committee to complete the ticket. The rooster emblem adopted. A rule to meet the Republican committee and avoid spending money. Scruggs also a Prohibition nominee for the same office. Untold on which ticket his name will appear.
The Methodist Hospital of Indiana in Indianapolis nears completion and will be dedicated next week with a thank offering service in Mooresville on April 26 at 11 a.m. The hospital, valued at 250000, will admit all patients and provide free care to the poor while charging reasonable rates for others.
Indiana Farmer cautions against turning cows onto pasture too early when grass is high. It advises liberal grain feeding for two to three weeks and filled hay racks, to protect crowns and avoid injuring pastures. Also notes flavor impact on milk and butter from cows grazing unsuitable greens.
A historical note from Indiana Farmer stresses proper dairy hygiene for spring butter. It urges cool storage for milk, clean equipment, and a clean milk house with ice or water to produce first class butter.
State of Indiana Morgan County circuit court notices non residents Maud Hornaday Clee Hornaday Earl Hornaday to appear by June 12 1908 or default will be entered. Clerk Odin R Smith attorney George W Grabbs files complaint to sell real estate in Martinsville Court House.
In Three Years Behind the Guns from St Nicholas a young sailor recalls duty on the after bridge as an admiral’s launch neared. An ordnance officer orders report, a misunderstanding leads to threatened punishment, and Lt Dorn helps shape a path forward with a cautionary talk and a later test of character. The narrator later receives $10 to take ashore and repay.
Clara Louise Burnham in Appleton's Monthly argues most children are born fearless and raised into fear by parents and nurses. She warns against anxious talk, overprotective nursing, and frightening stage imagery like Captain Hook, noting fear harms a child's confidence and outlook.
Sanderson visits Simpkins and views the family album. Simpkins explains who each portrait shows including his wife’s kin and a self portrait at age twenty. The exchange reveals a joke about a brainless look alibi and a mistaken widow status.
The text lists how early words for mother appear in many languages from Hebrew em to Latin mater and Spanish madre. It notes the common, nearly universal ability of a baby to cry "ma" in any tongue, reflecting a shared linguistic root across cultures.
Research traces the orange from northern India as the wild baseline and Hindustan as the cultivation center. Arabs carried it into southwestern Asia before the 10th century, then the fruit spread to Africa Europe and the Americas via Muslim influence and conquests.
Mrs. Jenks quizzes her husband about presence of mind after reading of a man who truly had it. He calmly replies he would first observe where the balloon man lands and stand clear if possible.
Different guesses place the weight of five dollar gold pieces against one dollar bills. A humorous comparison shows the weight is nearly equal. six and a half one dollar bills balance a single five dollar gold piece.
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