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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
5
An article notes the essential role of railroads in industrial life and argues the Pennsylvania Railroad System should be managed wisely and operated on a paying basis. The Mooresville Times highlights this topic as a matter of citizen interest.
Long list of calls, visits, and departures as Indianapolis, Plainfield, Mooresville, Joppa, and Martinsville residents drop in for weekends. Notable items include anniversaries, birthdays, funerals, school assignments, and marriage news.
Evan Moon of Mooresville Indiana testifies the tubercular illness plagued him until seven bottles of Father’s Lung Elixir cured him. The letter states the product restored health and lists Fred Sheets as the seller in Joppa Mooresville and R. R. No. 2.
Rubber tired buggy nearly new offered by J. P. Calvert for sale. Fine Fall Rose plants priced at five cents per dozen and also listed by J. P. Calvert.
President Taft weighs a summer itinerary that may include Alaska with a possible visit to Denver and other western points, aiming to conclude at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle.
The Pennsylvania Railroad, formed April 18, 1846, built a vast network from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and beyond. By 1907 it ran 11,293 miles of first track with 23,977 miles of main and sidings, carrying 435,064,136 tons of freight and 153,8 1 047,046 passengers, supported by 6,477 locomotives and 247,699 freight cars. The system pioneered steel rails and auto couplers, and launched the twelve to eighteen hour Chicago to New York services, including the Pennsylvania Special, which logged over 2.5 million miles with near perfect on time performance. Pittsburgh's freight tonnage and industrial output underscored the railroad's role in regional growth.
Rita in Indiana Farmer reflects on married life choices for June brides, urging tolerance and submission within home life, whether in the country or city. The piece warns against strife over family ties, advises adapting to new duties, and stresses tact, love, and unity for a happy marriage and healthy children.
The Madison Township column reports wet weather delaying harvests and fears of wheat injury from rain while farmers consider millet sowing. It notes social visits among locals, a Turley family reunion at Walnut Grove, and stories from Siloam and Mt Gilead Sunday schools. A cartoonish tale recalls a North Carolina journey six weeks and twenty five days long.
A town with local option closes saloons as a keeper weeps at the door. The piece argues government licenses sustain alcohol’s harm, recounts a boy driven insane by drink, and a mother seeking breakfast for her child while a father spends wages in a saloon. It condemns licensing and urges personal accountability.
Regular Methodist Episcopal services next Sunday include preaching at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and class meetings 9:00 a.m. Junior League 3:00 p.m. Haworth League 6:00 p.m. Prayer meeting Thursday 7:15 p.m. Also Christian Church services with Sunday school 10:00 a.m. preaching 11:00 a.m. Junior Endeavor 2:30 p.m. Christian Endeavor 6:30 p.m. Preaching 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Thursday 7:50 p.m. Everyone welcome. J. L. McDonald, Minister.
Regular services at Friends church on Sabbath with Sabbath school at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p.m. Men’s Union Prayer meeting Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Midweek meeting Thursday 10 a.m. Methodist Protestant Church holds Sabbath services with class at 10 a.m. Sunday School 2 p.m. preaching 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Thursday 7:15 p.m. All invited. Rev. H. Stainbrook, Pastor.
Heirs, creditors, and others are notified that Charles B Swearengin Surviving Partner has filed a report and vouchers for final settlement showing nothing remains for distribution. The Circuit Court of Morgan County will review on June 15, 1909, for examination and approval. Clerk KE Thomas Attorney KEK.
A nostalgic medical ad extols Dr Miles Nervine as a non opiate sleep aid restoring energy and calm. Testimonial from Mrs May Scott describes dramatic sleep improvement after one bottle, with offer for druggist to refund the first bottle if no benefit. Miles Medical Co. of Elkhart, Indiana promotes the product.
Be sure and get any prices on Blocks before you buy. I will save you money. Cement work of all kinds done satisfactorily and at reasonable prices. Factory East Main Street.
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