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Newspaper
New Ross Mail
Location
New Ross, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1899
Page
3
A historical newspaper outlines charges for old obituaries and poetry in notices. It states one to six words per line, with two cents per poetry line, one cent per obituary line, and minimum ten cents for cards of thanks, all cash only, and notes exceptions for brief editorials and short notices.
three weeks ago last Monday night Rev Tolbart and Noah Nixon started a series of meetings at Hopewell Friends church near Quaker. The Wednesday morning following Miss Mary attended or joined the gathering.
Walthal of Quaker background undergoes an all night sanctification, entering a prolonged trance with contorted actions including barking and hissing. The Hopewell meetings draw visitors from Scotland to Newport with about a hundred converts reported and Rev. Dixon relocating to Elwood after strong revelations.
The Danville Dispatch notes marriages between Shelton L. Hodge and Jennie L. White and G. W. Harrigan and Nancy Dowdy. It also reports J. W. Carver has inherited part of a 10 000 square mile land grant in Wisconsin and Minnesota bought from the Indians by Jonathan Carver, from whom he is descended.
In Hillsboro the Hillsboro Times reports a remarkable birth with the father 89 and mother 57, twins born to an elderly couple, while a wagging note says the father dances like a boy of 18. Enmity from pushy men is cautioned and old quotes about life and progress appear in Montgomery County items. A Big Four rail wreck near Crawfordsville Junction derailed three cars, clean up lasted until ten o'clock.
Local catalog lists one fifth to half off many items as Dry Goods and Nations clears inventory before moving to a new room. Featured are ladies jackets, silks, linings, notions, soaps, tobaccos, and clothing fabrics with assorted discounts and bargain bundles throughout the sale.
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