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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1909
Page
4
Farmers anticipate a big wheat crop though harvest will be late due to frequent rains. The town board is urged to regulate automobile speeds after reports of dangerously fast cars endangering residents.
Hazelwood and nearby communities show a flurry of social visits engagements and milestones. Families welcome guests from Joppa Martinsville Danville Colfax Ill and Indianapolis while weddings birthdays and commencements pepper the week.
A brief payment list names Harland Richardson R C Townsend Mrs Alice Swearengin 3B T Jones Hamilton O Mrs J A Taggart A WH Richardson Miss Cora Ferguson Terre Haute Ind W H Gregory John Short Mrs Joe Plummer Charles Bennett L W Jenkins Miles Rariden Roy Allred Paris Ind R H Mitchell Monrovia Ind Thos H Thompson.
Thomas L. Hisgen the former Independence Party presidential candidate says he is no longer interested in that crowd. Two men were killed and two wounded in a dispute over a dividing line between two farms near Richmond Indiana the other day. A surveyor would have been cheaper.
The piece argues the kitchen is the heart of the home and housekeeping a noble profession. It champions a medium sized 15 to 16 by 9 foot layout with a light pantry a latticed back porch a zinc topped work table a pot closet lawn linoleum floors and washable wall coverings. An easy chair for seated tasks is recommended to conserve energy.
Program notes the Harrison Township Sunday School Convention at Waverly M E church on Sunday June 20 with afternoon and evening sessions. It lists songs scripture reading invocations welcomes reports and discussions led by J N Kidwell Herman Dolen and Estal Dillman along with committee appointments and an address by Rev Frank F Lewis. Paul Taylor serves as president and Mitchell Tackitt as secretary.
The Farmers Bank solicits business from firms, corporations, manufacturers and individuals. It advertises American Bankers' Money Orders as cheaper than Post Office money orders and safe. It offers free drafts on Indianapolis and New York to customers.
Mary O Robinson Perce age 92 born 1817 in Bethlehem NH died June 8 1909 in Mooresville Indiana after a fall fractured hip. The long life saw marriage to Prosper Perce 1837 five children two of whom predeceased her. She joined Mooresville Methodist Episcopal church 1859 served in Civil War Sanitary Commission and helped make a large town flag. Survived by Dr E d Perce Wm J Perce and Mrs Delia Calvert and numerous grandchildren.
W. W. Hornaday of Mooresville has been employed by Miller and Robison to solicit and inspect work, described as a formal employment notice for a local contractor project.
The article traces the old shoe custom from Hebrews and German practices to Anglo Saxon rites and notes the ring's Roman origin linking authority and loyalty. It also mentions the wedding cake as a descendant of a simple Roman cake shared at contract signing.
W C T U notes from Denver and Louisville report church bodies from the Presbyterian General Assembly to Seventh Day Adventists endorsing prohibition. Resolutions urge complete ban on liquor manufacture and sale and designate October as Temperance Day in churches. Local ministers urge firm stand against saloons and urge national action.
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle will display a replica of the Hudson Bay Company's bastion from Naramoo Vancouver Island built in 1853 and a rare East Indian temple with renowned hand carving and inlay work by East Indian artists.
Eight finest United States navy ships will participate in the Seattle exposition opening ceremonies this summer. Arizona copper mines will provide an exhibit alongside gold silver and other precious metals, highlighting regional resources.
We express heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors who aided and offered sympathy in our mother and grandmother’s passing. Gratitude to the choir for music, to Bro. Jewett for remarks, to Bro. Likely for prayers, and to Sister Wilson for her tribute. A.P. Calvert and family. Dr. B.H. Perce and family.
The transportation building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle will house all vehicles for transportation. The Canadian building and its exhibits will represent an expenditure exceeding $100,000 and will showcase Canada’s general and agricultural resources.
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