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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
7
A health note warns against rapid eating and links it to indigestion constipation and illness. It recommends Thorough chewing and insalivation and suggests Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for digestion relief sold by T. C. Basye.
Four inmates Floyd Reed Bill Allen Guy Wallace and Alfred Reily already serving short terms planned a breakout Wednesday night but bored their getaway hole in the eight inch brick wall above an iron footing only eighteen inches square. Sheriff Frank Phillips found the hole before darkness fell leaving the men confined in other cells Boonville Inquirer.
Advertiser urges every family to keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy during hot weather. It claims great value and no superior for its purpose and notes availability from T. C. Basye.
Assessor Will Wittmer reports a sharp rise in personal property value and a record tax on dogs. He says $156 total dog tax collected, $111 from Zanelton where 86 dogs were found last year. Since he began, 238 puppies have been dispatched by owners or friends. The city marshal should pursue all dog owners listed by Wittmer.
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remarkable remedy for stomach and liver troubles. It claims the product is widely known and for sale by T. C. Dave.
The Chrisney Sun notes J W Parasher has been homebound since December 12 1522 after a fall on a Church Street sidewalk between Chestnut and Market causing back and hip injuries. Citizens urged repairs to improve town and prevent crippling injuries. Charles T Enghof returned Saturday from a conference with L N railway officials at Evansville.
A Grandview Monitor report describes an invention for steam railways using block signals. It automatically closes the throttle and applies air brakes when a block signal is set, releases control to the engineer, and stops the engine if the signal shows danger. Experts will test the device, with costs estimated at 1500 to 2000 dollars and several weeks to months for proof. Mr Enghof will confer with Evansville experts on air versus electric control.
An advertisement urges readers to try chamberlain s liniment to relieve rheumatic pains. A twenty five cent bottle is sold by T. G. Basye.
A young calf of Nick McFadden in Lynn township died within half an hour after a sudden sickness. The animal sprang high and attempted to climb, leading Dr. Slough of Mt. Vernon to suspect poisoning from old lead keg water or belladonna plant ingestion.
The New Harmony Times recalls a stream known as the poison spring on a Wabash hill. In 1800s settlers from Virginia and Kentucky fell ill and died after drinking its arsenic rich water. Robert Dale Owen analyzed the water in New Harmony, linking arsenic to underlaying beds and prompting abandonment of the well.
Mr. Geo Endicott recalls a rainy Monday when a lightning strike hit an old walnut tree sheltering a mother hen and her 40 hatched chicks. The hen was found dead beside the coop after the storm while the chicks remained safe and sound. The account ends with a remark that lightning does wonderful things.
The Petersburg Cooperage Company closed a deal last week for 800 acres of timber land in Daviess County, paying 11,000 dollars for the timber. The timber will be cut and shipped to this city to be turned into hoops and lumber, promising a steady run of three years or more.
A large force of wood choppers and loggers will start work on one of the region's biggest timber deals in southern Indiana. A state health bulletin shows Pike county has the state's highest typhoid death rate at 64.6 per 100,000, urging locals to clean premises.
Mrs W D Crammond of Hawesville owns two talking parrots. One Mexican parrot can sing Yankee Doodle and several hymns and say many clear phrases. She recently returned from Texas with a second impressive talking parrot, though less fluent.
An exchange argues that newspapers cannot report every scrap of news and must rely on readers and editors to supply information. It notes readers dislike missing arrivals or departures of visitors and newborns staying overnight, and compares news gathering to pumping skim milk.
A historical critique argues that public spending and refunding bonds shift debt to future generations. It denounces perpetual borrowing as theft of posterity, noting lawmakers favor bonds to fund improvements while passing costs to children.
An agricultural department study shows average cost to raise a horse to age three in Indiana and other states. Indiana averages 104.06, New Mexico 69.50, with Massachusetts highest at 1180. Ex reports use data from 10 000 correspondents nationwide.
Local attorneys foresee fewer divorce trials under the new statute. They note many cases settle between filing and trial as couples patch up differences. The law modifies Section 13 to require trial at the first term after personal service or publication with a sixty day minimum from filing.
A historical quotation extols thrift as a path to prosperity. It asserts that saving a portion of income leads to abundance, contentment, and relief from hunger and cold, promising a brighter, more cheerful life for all.
Curly leaf, a dangerous disease of fruit trees, has appeared in this county. It attacks peach trees most severely as insects lay poisonous eggs on leaves in spring, causing curling, shriveling, and death. The infection spreads from one affected leaf to many others in a short time.
A Charlottesville Kentucky Chronicle item reprints a florid tribute praising a bride as wondrously enchanting and pure. The piece lauds her impact on the home and evokes siren-like charm, violet dew and birder colors, comparing brides across Kentucky to poetic ideals.
A brief moral critique notes tipping and drinking as social ills in English life. The piece laments rising habits among classes and calls for restraint and reform.
The piece lampoons tipping and treating as cowardly, proposing a bill style fix by deducting tips, offering the drink’s price, or using postage stamps as a mock alternative. It envisions a stamping exchange ending in near drunk camaraderie and affectionate fumbles.
A fox terrier named Felix, found by Miami University Beta Theta Pi brothers during the flood period, wandered from Richmond Indiana with a tax tag. The dog was claimed by manager Rhodes of the Lyric theater in Richmond after recognizing its name and returning to its owner.
A compact quotation from Cicero venerates the virtue of serving one’s country as the highest form of human honor and excellence, emphasizing civic duty as a guiding ideal. The line presents a timeless standard for patriotism and public service.
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