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Newspaper

Rockport Democrat

Location

Rockport, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1908

Page

8

County News Update From Fulda and Nearby

Fulda Willie Lampert of Owensboro visits the Schatz family. Alphonz Holtzmann goes to Louisville after two weeks with parents. Wm. Fetter of Illinois visits after fifteen years. Miss Mary Wagner returns from Louisville. Albert Lambech of Huffman in town. Mr. and Mrs. Max Rupprecht visit Joe Rupprecht family. Dance at the hall well attended. Willie Juandwehr of Kansas visits. Returns from Cincinnati after three weeks. Carrie Ross and Jacob Spayd on sick list. Hydrophobia seen in local dogs last week with new cases noted.

Alphonz Holtzmann Louisville Wm. Fetter Illinois Mary Wagner Albert Lambech Huffman Max Rupprecht Lorena St Meinrad Joe Rupprecht Our Hall Willie Juandwehr Kansas Hold Cincinnati Carrie Ross Jacob Spayd

Local Visitors Reported in Huntingburg and Dale

Mrs. Celia Lusch of Huntingburg and her two sons visit the family of John Roos. Mike Heidelbech travels to Dale on business. Chas Metzger stops in town midweek. Simon Wahl visits Mr and Mrs Paul Roos over the weekend. Mr and Mrs William Bred- are also noted in the record.

Celia Lusch Huntingburg John Roos Mike Heidelbech Dale Chas. Metzger Simon Wahl Paul Roos William Bred

Old Rockport Bank to Install New Assistant Cashier

Cris Hamilton accepts the cash iership at the Old Rockport Bank and will arrive to take charge around February first. Grant Hamilton assists briefly. A proposed sale of equity tobacco by Hodge & Flynn of Owensboro is rejected by the A. S and S committee, with preliminary work by Cottrill halted as price talks fail. A birth is noted for Mr and Mrs Jess.

Cris Hamilton Rockport Grant Hamilton Thomas Hodge Hodge Cottrill Richland Mrs Jess

Private sale and business plans near town

C F Richards holds a private sale of personal property at his southeast of town residence and plans to move to Richland City with R A Crowder to start an implement business in the Dodd building. They expect to open about the first of February.

Dale Observer Notes Amid Local Happenings and

Grant Johnson attends Purdue corn school as Mrs. Margaret Rudiell visits family in New Trenton. Dale residents report a mad dog scare, several social visits, and editorials critiquing politics while music lyrics encourage optimism.

Editor criticizes correspondent as not a patriot

The editor of the Reporter gloats over opposition to a Democrat correspondent and defends the town stance on street openings, noting they did not oppose public benefit when streets were debated.

The Democrat

Hevron Leaves Gentryville for Houston Auto Firm

Charlie R Hevron son of A S Herron formerly of Evansville and this place departed last Wednesday for Houston Texas to take a job with an automobile company Frank McKasson visited Rockport on business Tuesday.

Charlie R. Hevron A. S. Herron Evansville Houston Texas Automobile Co Frank McKasson Rockport

Lamar Creamery reports 1907 year results at annual meeting

The 1908 Lamar Creamery annual meeting in Weiss Hall reviewed 1907 figures: 966,390 pounds of milk received, 45,044 pounds of butter made, 534 pounds used by patrons, 45,510 pounds sold. Gross earnings 11,775.57 dollars, expenses 1,787.04, net earnings 9,987.47. Stockholders receive a 6 percent dividend. Average butter price 25.7 cents. Permanent sinking fund 412 dollars, general fund 555, total 967 dollars.

Lamar Creamery Association Lamar Weiss’ Hall

Catarrh Cure Promises Cure All Stages

Readers learn of a conquest over catarrh with Itali's march Cure claimed as the sole positive remedy by the medical community. The firm Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio backs the cure with a $100 reward if unsuccessful and invites requests for circulars and testimonials. A separate note mentions Jake Oaks on Daily Pills for constipation and a brief comic-essay fragment about a mermaid seeking a hand mirror.

Leas Itali Hall

Remark on Women Theft and Courage by Tuckerman

The London Opinion notes a young wife of a millionaire enjoys stealing as her amusement reflecting social tensions. It adds that among the rich, women may push men from their posts, while praising quiet endurance as a form of courage akin to bold feats.

London Tuckerman

The Texas Wonder Kidney Cure Adverts

An old advertisement claims The Texas Wonder cures kidney bladder and rheumatic troubles. Sold at druggists or via mail two months treatment for 1. Agent Dr BE Ball lists 2926 Olive Street St Louis Missouri and requests testimonials from Kentucky.

Texas Wonder BE. W. Ball Olive Street St. Louis Kentucky

Open Air Sleep Called Vital for Health and Comfort

The Delineator writer argues bedrooms should have windows and doors fully open year round to exchange air with the outdoors. Sleep should be near open air as people breathe more deeply in sleep, and rooms must avoid fetid indoor atmosphere despite overheated houses.

Printer Refuses Tomorrow Proof in Richmond Sermon Row

A Richmond printer balked at supplying proofs for a clergyman's sermon by tomorrow insisting on more time. The minister pressed for an immediate delivery claiming a special sermon written a decade ago required tomorrow. The exchange ended with a note of humor about urgency and a print house constraint.

Richmond

An Honest Doctor Advised Pertina

R SYLVESTER E SMITH of St Louis writes Pertina is the best friend a sick man can have Exposure and dampness ruined health with bronchial tubes affected He took Peruna on his doctor's advice and within months recovered fully His note ends with thanks and a nudge to ask for Peruana Almanac for 1908.

R. Sylvester E. Smith Granite Block St. Louis Pertina

No clear article headline available

Fragmentary quotation notes men boasting about grand deeds at cost and a line about more effort needed to kill a mine mule than two miners. No identifiable people, places, dates, or organizations are readable.

Financial Report City of Rockport Snapshot

City of Rockport releases a financial report showing a balance of 239.00 and 803.75 in outlined accounts with 400 00 and 8881 53 11228 figures reflecting expenditures and transfers for the period. The document lists account codes and totals indicating municipal budgeting activities.

Financial Report City of Rockport

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Indiana County News FULDA Willie. Lampert Owensboro John Schatz Stork Bbbs Louis Schaffer Mariah Hill Richland City Eciypes Central States Gome Siawsca Grant Johnson Purdue Margaret Rudiell New Trenton Ind Sallie Johnson Tom Thorp Frank McDaniel Colorado Springs Col J. W. Cooper Bessie Dunn John Herris Trustee’s Association Indianapolis Carter Township Dale Reporter Post Republican Party Kingdom Come Bijou Restaurant New York Ins Zeidler Upper Third St Gentryville Chicago Tribune AN. Saming Puzzie Europe Newport Sylvester, E. Smith Spencer County Main J. H. Walker Board of Health Rock City Hall Boonville Rob’t Atkinson
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