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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
4
Local notes from Mooresville Indiana report visits by Mrs. York and relatives, church services at MI FE church, a North Branch reunion planned, and community events including a creamery opening with a large dinner. Readers learn artery of names, places, and upcoming gatherings.
Farmers sow wheat with little faith amid road work and social visits. Sherman Francis tours multiple states seeking a new home as Miss Flossie Carter returns from visits. Death of Joel Jessup casts gloom. community offers sympathy. Prohibition supporters clash with brewers and saloon keepers as county local option gains traction across states.
Exhibitors must be paid up National Corn Association members. Entries limited to one per class with open entries in other classes. Exhibits become property of the Exposition auctioned near close. Entries welcome before Dec 1 with exhibits due by Dec 7 at 6 p.m. Premiums paid Dec 19. Junior division open to youths under 21 with eligibility rules. Special train arrangements available for Indiana delegation. contact Special Agent Everett M. Kinney.
Arrangements are complete for the Second Annual Fruit Show to be held at Purdue University during the Farmers Short Course week January 11 to 16, 1909. The Indiana Horticultural Society and University Horticultural Department sponsor with a $300 cash premium list. Entry requires fruit grown by the exhibitor and details from C. G. Woodbury at the Experiment Station in Lafayette, Indiana.
A local W. C. T. U. chapter outlines officers including Mrs. Apple and Mrs. Lawrence and announces a state convention in Bedford October 8 18 with Mrs. Thompson as delegate. It notes a Chicago prohibition march September 26, prayer for statewide prohibition, and promotes the white ribbon movement with stories of outreach and a world tour from the national president.
The piece muses on how an office railing gates access and signals status. It describes visitors waiting at the barrier and the warm rush inside for a boss or friend, then questions whether this hospitality affects business, noting that such friendly reception can influence client purchases.
The London Telegraph reports a tall substitute preacher faced with a raised movable pulpit floor at Westminster Abbey. Unable to stand, he crawled in on his knees to deliver the sermon while the flock remained unaware of his awkward position.
The article cites ancient and modern mentions of massage from sources like Alexander the Great in India, Chinese discoveries, Captain Cook in Tahiti, and Para Celsus. It also notes shoe polish stain removal by soaking in sweet milk before washing.
A quip from the Washington Star ponders traffic and air while jokes about taking a drive. The exchange imagines highways as crowded with autos and fumes, poking fun at urban congestion and the need for movement.
The fragment notes cars leaving at dawn and a later time, with unclear context. It appears to be a brief transport or schedule item from a regional page. If other readable details emerge, update to reflect entities and specifics.
A tale recalls Hans von Bülow gifting pencils to musicians and later rubber bands for practice during a rehearsal. Another vignette describes Lincoln’s witty exchanges with Western visitors about Minnehaha and English habits, including a quip on who would polish boots.
A reserved young woman describes a persistent male admirer who follows her in streets and near her building. She plans to complain to a hallboy who refuses to remove him, noting he lives on the third floor. The exchange highlights fear and neighborhood tension in urban life.
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