16 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
New Ross Mail
Location
New Ross, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1898
Page
1
A holiday editorial notes how many people suffer from uncomfortable footwear that spoils the appearance of well shaped feet. It urges readers to choose proper fit and style during the season.
Readable ad snippets show a variety of discounted goods from corn shellers 36.00 to 89 cent overcoats, 1847 knives and forks for 3.50, folding beds, silk ties, slippers, and jackets. Vendors include Camplin & Son, D C Smith, Jamestown Roller Milla, Jamestown store groups, and P M Lewis promoting a festive catalog of Christmas items.
Local ads promote gifts and price cuts at The Big Store Crawfordsville with cloaks jackets slippers boots sewing machines and hats. Mentions of Camplin Son McDaniel Son and P M Lewis selling eye care clocks beds and party wares alongside notes on local events and a fatal rail accident near Gale.
Local items report births and deaths, school quitting, visits, and illnesses. Notable mentions include Lee Morris and Mrs Steveson families, Joe Rountree quitting school, and Ed Richmond rheumatism. Church prayer meetings, Christmas tree plans, ice deliveries, dances, marriages, and social club activities round out the community snapshot.
From Danville papers: pensions increased for Jacob L. Kendall and Litton reaching 38 to SEL. Marriages recorded for Robert L. Worrell and Mary E. Medsker by Lew W.
Boone County residents oppose a new court house while Lebanon's commercial club plans a railway depot request to the Big Four. A labor union drive forms in Lebanon as petitions last Saturday show 2458 taxpayers against the courthouse project.
The first fatal diphtheria case reported in Jaymestown marks the start of an outbreak. Health officials describe how the illness spread within a single household and warn residents to seek prompt medical care and vaccination where available.
John McDaniel held the burial service for his six year old granddaughter Bertha Pynard who died after a week of illness. Bertha was the daughter of A. R. Pynard who is in Colorado. The community extends sympathy to the McDaniel family in their bereavement.
A local note extols Frank Dale's restaurant for offering large portions and good value during meal times. It encourages readers to sample the fare to discover the best eating in town.
In Advance a small job printing press runs under C. FB McDaniel producing the Advance Hustler a local advertising effort. The venture targets town hustlers with printed notices and notices of local commerce.
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