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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1922
Page
4
The Indiana Supreme Court holds that taxes levied and collected years ago by local officials were illegal. Tax money taken under the unlawful levy belongs to taxpayers and should be restored, as government respect hinges on not robbery by officials. The piece likens illegal levies to highway robbery and urges restitution.
Mrs Mary Seipie and her son a A dolph from Hartwell Indiana spent Christmas with relatives and friends in Rockport. The fragment references various fruits and pests as well as an unrelated garbled note about a pest and remedies.
An advertisement-style passage touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a local treatment for catarrh and claims to purify the internal system. It references Cheney & Co as suppliers and mentions a mail offer for a free booklet and remedies for constipation.
The Assoc Advertising Clubs of the World choose to mark Franklin's birth bicentenary in 1923. A January 17 luncheon or meeting is planned by clubs nationwide with Philadelphia hosting a bronze epitaph of Franklin at his grave. An estimated 100 members from the Advertising Club of New York will attend.
Miss P Lindsey a Boonville teacher wed Ralph Nester of Boonville Tuesday at five in J. E. parsonage. Rev G W Holmes officiated. They will reside in Sie. card Airs. fred Seigle home on Longcast Street. Local notices mention church officers and 1928 O E L S chapter elections.
In a concise shop notice M and P Contract Co announces a fully equipped facility in the area with a skilled manager and expertise in machine work welding and all types of car repairs including overhaul jobs guaranteed service.
A beach scene shows an artist and two flapper girls reacting to a sunset. The artist seeks color for a painting while the pair speculate on a negligee, layers of chiffon, and the potential of nature as muse.
A 26 year old Cleveland item recounts Captain Joseph Deville versus Constable Hudson with Judge Neff sustaining objections. Attorney Vernon Burke repeatedly challenged testimony, and the judge quipped objection and ruling before allowing the hearing to proceed.
A London bookseller lists standard bird works with steep prices. Lilford’s Birds of the British Isles at £75, Ibis at £150, Cyto locne and Gould titles ranging £54 to £285, Audubon’s Birds of America at £600, and the total for the eleven items hits £2424, illustrating market value for rare ornithology volumes.
An expedition sails from Seattle toward the Bering Sea to seek ambergris, valued for perfumery, with a noted shortage and no substitute. The text mentions ambergris as a morbid growth in whales and describes currents gathering floats near the Yukon mouth, where several men aboard the steamer Victoria travel north in search of the material.
In Peking China there are sixty rug factories employing over 260 workers each with capitals around 10 000 dollars. The rise reflects growing Pekin rugs demand in the United States with direct buying by large American firms. Many small establishments also exist employing dozens of workers and operating on small capital.
A garbled exchange shows Mrs Blackstone and another speaker discussing women displaying new attire or ornaments to their friends. The text trails with stray phrases and unclear references.
Hatsell son of Mr and Mrs John Jennings is ill with typhoid fever. Ike Thorpe a brakeman on the Rockport division injured at Lincoln City when his hand was crushed in binding draw-bars. Sherman Boone former Democrat office foreman married Miss Lucy Elliott of Greenville Kentucky. Edith Richardson and Clint Hicks wed at Lincoln street home. Fulda Cumberland telegraph to open a branch office soon.
Joseph Nourse died after a week with pneumonia at his home. He led county education as former superintendent and was highly respected. Rev. J T O Neal, M B E pastor, dying at his daughter’s Indianapolis home after illness. Mrs Claude Kincaid died after long illness, survived by husband and two children. George W Brand and Ole Ward married on Wednesday evening.
A batch of marriage licenses is listed with names ages occupations and counties. Couples include Delbert Rehe and Cora Spinner both from Spencer county. Shelby Shultz and Lena Gillim from Owensboro. Harry Scales and Nomilie Thornburg from Evansville. Eddie Gordman and Lillian Hatfield from Owensboro. Paul Furnis and Nelle Vickers from McClain county Ky. Lawton Nichols and Pearl Kennedy from Davie ss county. Abe Kennedy and Ella Edmondson. William Murray and Minnie Mae Griffen. Otto Motteler and Lena Haycroft from Spencer county. Marriages dated December 16 through 21 with officiants Lester Young Guy V Hartman and others.
Jersey male yearling eligible to register offered by Matt Malter of Rockport Route 4 one mile north of town. Prospective buyers may see the animal or write for details.
Local bar highlights a new upright piano named Call.C. F Brown attracting patrons and boosting evenings as a centerpiece for live music.
Application for 1923 license filed promptly. Bring title Richards and Kincaid grax to complete the process.
Thornburg warehouse is in the market for 5 000 bushels clover seed and will pay market price. Send a sample. In Boonville Indiana many people will need new blank books at year start. T C Basye at the Drug and Bookstores offers a good assortment.
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