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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1910
Page
3
A call to seek knowledge and activity over dullness. The speaker urges the reader to explore nature earth air and water, master its properties, and engage earnestly with the world rather than remain ignorant and idle.
An Indianapolis advertisement claims 12,000 Indiana deaths from air passage diseases last year and promotes Dr Emmons Throat and Lung Healer. It describes inhaled treatment, a two month course for $5 with a 15 day guarantee and directs readers to 209 Saks Building, Indianapolis.
English clockmakers unveil devices that run three years without service with a replaceable battery. A second clock system lets owners read mean time, meridian position, and the earth's rotation, with a base power clock and weekly winding.
A playful dialogue features ice cream and limburger cheese trading jibes. The ice cream boasts millions of microbes per drop while the cheese retorts that microbes are irrelevant next to its rich tang and historic pedigree.
The procession of legal dignitaries evolved from mules to horses to coaches as the judges ride to Westminster Hall. The last horseback procession occurred in the Charles II era and was seen as a revival but not well received by the judges, with Lord Owisdon reportedly thrown in mud.
A potter in a large work group takes two or three days off at times and claims he has been away burning his grandmother. After repeats, he changes his excuse to say his sailor brother is at home and used to the waves, causing him to sleep by day while waves lash the window at night.
A tombstone at Kilkenny Castle marks a monument to a former Ormonde retainer. The inscription reads Erected by John Toole In Memory of His Posterity, noted in Britannia Magazine as a humorous Hibernian touch.
Mr. Fijit complains of the worst tobacco while Mrs. Fijit worries he is using her silk stored in his tobacco jar as a safety measure.
A philosopher defines a pessimist as one who, faced with two evils, picks both and waits for more. The remark plays on the habit of viewing outcomes with bleak expectation.
The Rock Island has acquired a controlling interest in the Lehigh Valley. The report notes potential strategic shifts and implications for both railroads as a result of the股 stake.
In Hurley Virginia a Christmas Eve confrontation left Samuel Baker dead after Henry Pennington shot him following a quarrel sparked by Pennington alcohol influence. Mrs Baker and Wyatt Meadows were wounded, Pennington was later shot by Mrs Baker and taken into custody. A mob then hanged Pennington as he lay severely wounded, his body riddled with bullets.
The Montana Legislature met in an extraordinary session to approve Bedford Indiana stone for Capitol wing construction after a dispute over Monteva price. Local protests and union concern focus on foreign stone and Indiana outbidding Montana by 358000 in the contract.
Illinois civil service commission members will travel to Peoria to investigate charges against members of the medical staff linked to the death of John McNulty on November 13, 1909. A coroner's jury said McNulty died from injuries by unidentified persons.
Balance on hand Jan 1 1909 was 1276 81. Town accounts list receipts and disbursements across departments including advertising printing board of health city hall city attorney engineer cemetery fire apparatus insurance lumber marshal merchandise nurse hire and more totaling 7353.00 with final balance 1986.23 recorded by Robert Atkinson city clerk.
Notice to Spencer County taxpayers that the 1909 state, county, township and corporation taxes are in hand and ready for collection. A table outlines the tax rate per hundred dollars of property and per poll across townships and corporations in Spencer County Indiana for 1909.
A humorous piece contrasts investment with trading on margin and gambling, then defines speculation through political reform, and ends with a quip about a man who marries multiple times to leave his children self-reliant, noting risk and irony in financial behavior.
A visitor noted few flags on czarina birthday on official buildings then later saw flags everywhere as bunting obscured streets. When asked why the change, a friend said police agents warned a fine of 200 rubles if no display, so many hoisted three and others followed suit.
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