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Newspaper
New Ross Mail
Location
New Ross, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
4
A collection of brief editorials and excerpts from exchanges with readers offering light commentary and opinions on diverse topics. The format presents quick takes and varied perspectives in a leisure reading style.
After May 1 the post office department will offer small two cent stamp books interleaved with paraffined paper for easy handling. Books come in twelve twenty four and forty eight stamps, priced at 25 cents 50 cents and $1.00 respectively. The text includes satire on fashion and morals, concluding with a reflection on the worth of a country tied to its people rather than wealth.
The Thorn town Argus extols the Citizens Building Loan and Savings Association as seven years old and fully matured with next Saturday closing payments. It reports no losses or required settlements, about 30 mortgage releases in process, and many stockholders gaining from homes secured and rolls of money from a few hundred to over a thousand dollars. The piece argues poverty can benefit progress and cites the association as a key aid in acquiring homes for many.
The Danville Gazette reports masked white caps abducted Ed and Ocis Hughes from their home, stripped them to night clothes, and whipped them with a black whip for alleged parental abuse. A prior warning had been posted three weeks earlier. The grand jury and Prosecutor McCormick plan to pursue those involved, including a possibly recognizable woman staying with Mrs. Hughes, noting the roped group were not respected citizens.
Bro. Hamilton describes a back door intrusion by thieves at midnight and jokes about welcoming them through the front door or a side window. He warns that awakening the family would reveal valuables and bric a brac, emphasizing hospitality rather than fear.
A capable young saddle and driving horse offered for sale weighs about 1100 to 1200 pounds and will work anywhere. For information contact the newspaper editor or Davin Gersetz in Ladoga.
An advertisement from Juaaz Doles Pub in Indianapolis promotes farm sums at 50 percent in $500 plus deals, a half price sale on items, and a liberal approval promise. It lists musical pieces including My Dear Old Home Way South Before the War and a fine gong for parlor use.
Corbin and Henry announce the rebuilding of a fine band saw mill on the old site in Crawfordsville after a fire. They refuse a large donation, request 35 to 73 employees be kept on until May 1 startup, and note local workers will gain employment. Lado ga temperance advocates seek to shut saloons. they authorize remonstrances against license applicants. Swan Brookshire faced a remonstrance, but secured a license after exploiting delays.
M C Whitehead is the new superintendent at the county orphans home. Ex Recorder Dye settled with the county commissioners last week with a shortage of 2491 dollars and 2 cents. Dr Thomas Jordan former trustee of Worth township died last Thursday night at age 56. Marriages include Albert Dencon and Nora B K Moore, William J Johnson and Dora James, Silas W Mellwain and Seretta Clinger. Lebanon city sued for 3000 dollars each by John S Smiley and wife for injuries from a bad sidewalk. Mrs J E Richey also plans damages from a sidewalk fall.
The Brownsburg fire last week caused listed losses across multiple businesses and properties. Items include grocery stock and buildings for M. L. Roberts and W. F. Dinwiddie, drug stock and building for M. D. Green, lodge hall fixtures for [. QO. O. F, bakery fixtures, and insured losses for several others. Additional notes cover water damage and breakage claims, with several parties fully insured and several uninsured elements.
The Big Four reports 1,838.11 miles owned outright and 396.08 leased, totaling 2,284.19 miles. Capital stock comprises 27,987,835 dollars of common and 10,000,000 dollars of preferred stock.
A handsome gents size gold-filled warranted case 15-jewel Waltham watch is offered for sale at the press office.
An item catalogues a broad territorial reach spanning Alabama to Wyoming and including neighboring areas such as Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia Arizona Arkansas British Columbia Colorado Idaho Indian Territory Iowa Kansas Louisiana Manitoba Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Texas Utah Washington Wisconsin and Wyoming as the text trails off.
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