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Newspaper

Rockport Democrat

Location

Rockport, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1908

Page

7

Trustees Report of Indiana Township 1907 Spencer County

The trustee reports receipts and disbursements for Ohio and Harrison townships in Spencer County Indiana for 1907. It details balances on hand and items from the county treasurer, docket fees, school funds, ditch and dog funds, and numerous disbursements for supplies, labor, coal, repairs, and transfers.

Nual Spencer County Wm. Jones Co Treas Wm Jones Ps Ye Daccitiee Bahon Hand Iast Rt of Co Treas Ie ‘Dog Fund Order Adv Board TC Basye J O Chewning John G Rimstidt Amelia Fella P Higenmann Cowl Shing Tos Io Tiytes Ie Saat Ghui JG Baum AF Meyers Virginia Harrison Institute Bess Logan CC Mason Insurance Will Scherer Alidore Cassidy Silas Thomas J V Atkinson Kate Kebrer i Alvin Branch James Lindsey Columbus Harrowwell Isaac Miller Eli Lawrence Fi Ramoth Wagner Bigenmann Con, Co James Vandyke Jess Woods Raymoth Wagner Cl Sch Fishback Moise Rimstidt Hardware Co A L Young Allen G Young Chas M Young Morton Young Alonzo Lee Hkigenmann Liv Haines Huegel P Burns Ike Mort Brown Oelze DE Martin ER Wesseler Billa Burns Dona Rasor Ida Greathouse Board of Hol Jos Bretz Willie Scherer Amelia Fella, Inmst Eva Kehrer Jos Forsythe Blanche Haskins Minnie Miller Mollie Mrueger T R Poole Thomas Saunders A F Myers W Saunders D Garlinghouse US Lindsey Co Uom Wm Rodemacher Jessie Harrison Mamie Richey i Currie Gillett AD Garlinghouse Supplies Arry Snyder Doane Young Jacob Scamahorn Eloise Shannon Sd Benj Snyder CS Snyder Hez Grady Mary L Royal Ss Philip J Burns Anna L Young John Herr & Son DS Tullis CE Tullis W P Higenmann Sch House Rockport Box Mfg Co Sum AJ Parsley Mowing Yard A D Garlinghouse Frank Winchell Chas Young, Jr Mort Young L Cooper Rob’t Decker Alvin Harvey Dock Smith OP Kirby Rob’t Wheatley Nina Rasor Frank JS Pattie J M Huffman Joe Miller Allen Atkinson P Eigenmann Chas M. Young John G Haines C J Wetzel & Son T Og Cos Lasnbrook J Richards Sam Parsley Chas Biggs Chas Young Wille Scherer Squire R Hall Allen W Hall Miller Fred Butler Butler Bridge Molly O Payne James McCrary JW Ross W Greathouse W Lashbrook ES Miller Robert Mackey GW Snyder A L Snyder Levy CJ Wetzel AL Snyder H Snyder W H Snyder T E Snyder Charles M Young Harrison Township Indiana John T Jacobs Cadick Mill Co J J Wagner Chas King Goldie Baker Isaac Beh W Gentry Ec’d of Co Walker Garlinghouse JJ Brown Fred Wal' Jr Coul Pee W Ross Greathouse E Wesseler Wlashbrook Turley & Co Mdse Kiger & Co Snyder Goble G Co Elia Fella Burns Te Burns Lee Royal Ssi! Harrison Trie Gillett Mens Snyder H Minnie Miller Dean Young Jacob Scammahorn Bloise Shannon Yuu Ferdinand Nat Bank J T Jacobs John H Reckelhoff Ee County Dog Anton Halbieb Ferdinand Nat Bank Lam Frank Goetz Congressional Fd Jos Peters Jacob Ruxer Blksmith Jos F Waal Frances Simon Jacob W Weaver Ed Roth Ee Co Fred Widmer John M Schnell Albert van Winkel Blanche Collignon Ae C Schnellenberger Wm K Fischer

Waiters Claim They Are Real Complainants in Identity Mixups

A Philadelphia Bulletin columnist quotes a waiter who argues that diners mistake waiters for customers at dances and balls. He claims waiters lose tips to improvised impersonators who pocket gratuities, causing a five percent loss at big events.

Philedephia Bulletin

Savage humor over smelting salts prank in New Guinea

A. H. Dunning described a native trick in New Guinea where he offered smelting salts and forced successive natives to join in the exposure. Each newcomer brought another, quickly involving the village, watched with keen delight and hidden risk of a harsh fate.

New Guinea A. H. Dunning London Standard

Ohio's Pioneer Town Marietta Founded in 1788

Marietta in spring 1788 was founded by New Englanders led by General Rufus Putnam Samuel Holden Parsons and James M. Varnum. The town’s early name references the unfortunate Marie Antoinette in local lore.

Marietta Rufus Putman Massachusetts Samuel Holden Parsons Connecticut James M. Varnum Rhode Island Marie Antionette

Not Too Crazy Paris Journal Beaconsfield Quote

A fragment from humor and political witticisms cites a tailor Jones and a client who goes insane yet still may pay his bill. The Paris Journal and Chicago Tribune quotes touch on weary seeking rest and Beaconsfield on political institutions.

Jones Paris Journal

Woman Endures Tribulations If Not Out Of Fashion

A wry note on endurance in daily life. The quotation suggests a woman can bear many hardships as long as they remain in fashion or the idea of style persists. It frames resilience within social trends and personal appearance.

Mystery of a concealed prescription in women's health

A physician explains the hidden Latin prescription and its unspoken trust in nature. The text promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, a non alcoholic remedy using unicorn root Helonias and other botanicals to treat nervousness, menstrual pain, and weakness in women, claiming safety and efficacy without alcohol.

American John M. Scudder F. Ellingwood King Pierce Hoteland Surgical Institute of Buffalo Dr. Pierce R. V. Pieres Buffalo N.Y Bierce

Inky German Printers Seek Bread in Rome

Swernhevin and Paunariz, two German printers in Rome, boasted ink rivaling modern standards and produced pages over 400 years old. They pleaded to the pope that their house was full of proof sheets yet they had nothing to eat.

Swernhevin Paunariz Rome Hig Holiness

Impudent remark sparks compliment in Philadelphia society note

Gossip column recounts a scene where Miss Diggs and Miss Pussay respond to a flirtatious quip. The exchange centers on age and credit as observers label the remark impudent yet complimentary to the speaker. The piece reflects social etiquette and witty banter.

Miss Diggs Miss Pussay Philadelphia Ivess

Beheading Tale Told by Grandmother in Scotland

An old lady narrates a tale to grandchildren about a trainee in Scotland where the clan chief is beheaded. She remarks that while losing a head was a great event, it was a sad loss to him and to the clan. The memory underscores the grim turning point in the story.

Scotland

Should a man shave up or down asks a city clerk

A youthful city clerk asks whether to shave up or down and the barber grins saying he always shaves down when shaving him. The exchange reflects a wry Irish proverb about perspective and approach.

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