19 Jan 1900
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Newspaper
New Ross Mail
Location
New Ross, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1900
Page
1
The item notes a James Town Indiana peast office 3 second class matter entry with weekly Friday publication and subscription rates. It then reports Boone County Health Board secretary Dr Fitch’s quarterly health data for the year ending December 31 1899 including marriages births contagions scarlet fever and general demographics.
Daily east bound and west bound timetable entries for the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railway at Jamestown and New Ross with train numbers and times including No 12 and No 34 and services around early morning hours. The fragment indicates schedule details for Qiscccccceevceeesceessse9 and related runs.
E M Hurt of New Ross runs a Grant Oregon hotel but may soon gift it away after grub-staking two old miners. He is now a third owner in a major gold strike in Oregon, a twelve mile vein yielding 475 dollars per toe and described as the state’s most important find.
The Enterprise notes competition is close in printing and dismisses the idea of printing 1 00 sixteen sheet bills for $1. It compares to affordable items like a 50 cent hat, a $5 watch, or a $3 to $4 ladies cloak, insisting such a scheme wouldn’t work.
The Jamestown New M. E. Church was dedicated on January 13 1900 with a full house. Rev G W Switzer delivered the dedicatorial sermon, a basket collection raised 31.68 and a 761.25 subscription funded the remodel. Jakes led the drive, the edifice now stands with modern heating and seating.
The advertisement touts Lings Furniture offering the cheapest to best in house furnishings with rockbottom prices and highlights the Peninsular cooking and heating stoves as a top choice.
Local retailer touts English and American products promising savings on window shades draperies and grills. It claims Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines as government approved best and highlights 600 machines used for soldier clothing in the war. Invites community to compare prices and visit the Lowell Manufactures line plus cheaper options from 20e per yard.
The Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer offers 60 cent yearly subscriptions through us or 33 cents for six months with 75 cent rate. Send three music teachers' names or performers, 25 cents, and receive full sheet music for piano or organ including The Flower that won my Heart Mamie O Rourke March Manila Dewey's march Two Step and five more pages.
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