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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
4
The note lists subscription terms and rates, postal classifications, and contact for communications. It states the paper is a second class matter and provides a publisher address in Mooresville Indiana.
The section notes a severe wind storm with nail and rain on Sunday afternoon causing damage west of town. Macy Bros silo blown down, fences across roadways, and many trees uprooted or broken at Newby's farm edge. Republicans of Slorgan county plan a delegate convention Wednesday to choose the county ticket. The piece also references political debate about defense spending and wealthy elites amid a broader rural context.
A Indiana Farmer note explains heavy farm work causes sore shoulders in work horses. A cheap fix uses a sweat pad with soft oilcloth to cover the shoulder area, secured with sturdy stitching so it stays smooth and in place. The dampness is kept away, preventing soreness in most cases.
Dean J. tb. skinner of our State Agricultural School argues against separate agricultural high schools. He contends rural township high schools can integrate agriculture and manual training with broader subjects more effectively than distinct agricultural schools, which would distance education from rural communities.
A mix of witty quips and brief anecdotes touches on politics, social trends, and oddities. Items mention Brik Watson as a presidential candidate, a Detroit murder acquittal, and playful jests about women voters, the New York betting scene, and U.S. naval pride. Local curiosities include Punxsutawney and Thomas Jefferson speculation.
A Manchester Guardian summary explains Switzerland's militia structure. Every man 20 to 65 serves in yearly drills, with landwehr duties and war reserve. Shooting is organized by cantonal societies financed by grants, emphasizing sport over warlike use while keeping rifles ready if needed.
Court of Morgan County Indiana issues notice in a case where defendants Clow, Hormaday, and others, nonresidents, are required to answer a complaint to sell real estate. Filing lists Prossie J Ward Libbie Co Schooley and Julia Torimnedaay as parties. The notice warns the defendants must appear on the fourth Monday in April at Martinsville Court House or judgments may be entered in their absence.
Blandhford Gentry, recently resigning as chief engineer at the interurban power house, has joined Reliance Engineering of Cincinnati as general manager of the electric light plant at Spencer. The Mothers' Club meets Mrs. J. N. Thompson on Harrison street Wednesday May 6 at 2 pm. All mothers and married ladies invited.
A London Graphic note explains stone inscriptions mis dating ages by engraver errors. In Bickenhill Warwickshire a tombstone claims life in 701 with age 708 born before the conquest and dying under Queen Anne. At Chave Priory Worcestershire a rude forefather shows age 509.
The daughter of a famed sporting baronet received a prize pig from a well off relative as a wedding present. She declined the pig, gave it to a farmer on her husband’s estate, and six months later it sold at a show for 80 guineas.
A Lispsfer piece explains how to locate and observe alligators in their riverine habitat. Readers are guided to paddle quietly to a bed where an alligator rests and wait for it to surface, noting the thrill of near encounters and the animal’s unblinking, powerful presence.
A London Globe report describes a clergyman haunted by moneylender demands. A £250 loan offer triggers a demand for rent and life insurance details, a London call request, then a registered £250 in notes with a form to fill. The solicitor recovered the notes and charged costs.
In a North British deerstalking expedition the Marchioness of Breadalbane chronicles McLeish, noting Gilvines or Dr Johnsons dictum about catching a Scotchman young though not young enough. A Gaelic debate ends when she asks for English and McLeish retorts with dry wit about learning useful things before hill travel.
An Austrian nobleman famed for talk preserves silence for a year in his first marriage to a count’s daughter. His vow goes unseen, prompting his wife to seek medical advice as rumors of madness arise. At year’s end he reveals the wager and collects the prize.
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