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Newspaper
New Ross Mail
Location
New Ross, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1899
Page
3
North Salem citizens are talking of organizing a Telephone Co and installing a local system for the town. The rental will be $1.25 for business lines and 3.00 per month for residences.
A Jamestown man Geo W May was arrested on charges of improper relations with his 18 year old daughter Myrtle by her grandfather Ray Tucker. He was bound over to circuit court with bond set at 400 and jailed after failing to post. The report notes mixed opinions about guilt and outlines May and family history. The piece also includes extensive discussion on interurban railway lines and their effect on business, retail trade, and rural towns with quoted observations from the Indianapolis News and local context on transportation and commerce.
A garbled sale notice describes numerous fabrics and notions such as wash goods including linens organdies petticoats and ribbons. It references ladies wear and a variety of textiles with prices noted per yard though many lines are unclear. The piece mimics an old time marketplace advertisement.
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