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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
6
In Fall River Angela Pawlow declined to wed Basyl Malinski before a crowded St Stanislaug church. Malinski claimed to be a Polish count and Russia estate owner. The bride denounced infidelity and ran to her mother as officials cleared the church.
A capitalist boasts of avoiding taxes while recalling historic English levies. He cites birth, burial, marriage taxes and charges on servants, dogs, horses, carriages, hearths, windows, watches, clocks, wigs, hair powder, plate, ribbons, coal, gauze and candles as examples of unavoidable taxes from past eras.
A tale quoted from the Atlanta Constitution features Brother Dickey and a po' man's warning about social talk. It contrasts the rich man's generosity with a warning from road ethics and ends with a quip about the po' man and a frazzie. Bill Nye's cordial letter to Queen Victoria is discussed as a humorous piece in Putnam's Magazine noting her late-night writing and diligent reign.
Train times for Rockport routes list No 41 7 15 a m No 45 7 00 p m No 47 7 00 p m Sunday only with No 40 10 35 a m No 44 9 52 p m and connections to Lincoln City Louisville and Huntingburg. Also Chamberlain's remedy testimonial and a theft tale from England noting a diamond ring and silver-backed hairbrush found in a downed tree.
A New York dinner party discussed an independent official influencing the party vote. A guest recalled Mayor Blank singing hymns with self-satisfied vigor, to a tune he favored, regardless of harmony. The anecdote appears in Sunday Magazine.
A blushing young couple asks to wed with a minister in attendance. The man jokes about a ring costing two dollars, while the woman smiles behind him. The minister, trying to ease the moment, considers the scene but proceeds with the ceremony.
The terrible itching and smarting of skin diseases are quickly relieved by applying Chamberlain's Salve priced at 25 cents. Sold by T. C. Basye.
A reflective couplet praising the heart of a child and the valley lily as the world’s two most exquisite beings. The lines celebrate innocence and natural beauty as timeless treasures.
Notice announces an application for a one year license to sell spirituous, vinous, and malt liquors in W New Boston Huff township Spencer County Indiana beginning July 1908. The plan includes on premise drinking and sale of cigars and lunches with detailed property description and room layout. The bid and bond terms are noted with plans available at the Rockport auditor's office and signed by commissioners Jacob Weller Thomas H Axton Albert Byrne dated May 4 1908.
John Kost applies at the Spencer County July term for a one year license to sell intoxicating liquors in a room on the north end of a frame building on lot 129 in St Meinrad. The request includes on premises consumption, cigars, tobacco, and lunch service. Meetings set at Rockport. June 12, 1908.
Notice to Contractors announces the Spencer County Board of Commissioners plans for courthouse grounds coping steps walks and curbing on Main Second and Third streets in Rockport Indiana. Sealed bids due by 1 pm July 6 1908 at the Auditor's office with bid acceptance to the lowest bidder and right to reject any bids.
William Olsch seeks a one year liquor license at the first Monday July 1908 session in the Rockport Spencer county courthouse to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors on premises of a two story brick building at the northwest corner of sale lot ten in Raines donation with specific room dimensions and interior features described. The request includes a public sale under Indiana law with a June 12 1908 date noted.
A Carbon Hill Alabama man reports his four year old son recovered from a severe dy sentery after two physicians gave up. He credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy used with castor oil, sold by T C Basye, as the life saver.
Mrs. A says a husband’s dressing down is profitable as he then buys her a new coat set of furs and a hat to keep her in good humor. Mrs. Z asks how this works and the exchange unfolds in light chat.
Miranda Jane writes to Sally praising her good complexion attributed to Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and signed J. A. Sargent.
A fragment describes a wary pickpocket who shuns squinting targets as a sign of disaster. It claims stealing from someone with foreign money predicts extensive future travel, though it adds no certainty about police involvement or accompanying officers.
An Oceanic fact notes the world’s oceans hold about 7,000,000 cubic miles of salt and estimates that removing all salt instantly would not lower ocean level by a noticeable inch.
A reflection on athletic ambition and the role of disciplined coaching in shaping greatness. The piece argues that true achievement comes from being guided and shaped by the sport, not by raw talent alone.
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