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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1910
Page
6
A humorous tale contrasts a busy dog and a winded Waterbury watch with bachelor girls touring New York. On a bridge near a lake they muse about burying husbands and weeping at graves, revealing a sharp, comic reflection on marriage and social expectations.
A quirky dialogue excerpt features a lad taunting Jimmy about employment prospects while he boasts a job with a dog fancier. The exchange hints at streetwise banter and suggests a humorous moment where a dog training theme emerges in the narrative.
Readable lines show a fragment of Milton with archaic phrasing and a conversational cue. The snippet hints at a dialogue or introspective verse but lacks full context or attribution to a specific work.
The Fulton Monument association plans a grand water gate on the Hudson from One Hundred and Fourteenth to One Hundred and Sixteenth streets in New York. A white marble and granite complex with a triumphal arch tomb for Fulton, naval museum, and reception halls is expected to cost about 3 million dollars financed by public subscriptions.
Homeseekers fares for Southern Railway to Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Georgia and return. Tickets on sale the second Tuesday of each month and valid up to 25 days from sale date. For rates routes and service information contact a Southern Railway agent or J C Beam Jr A G A P Saint Louis Mo.
Time Card Southern By shows daily departures for No 41 at 7 30 a m No 43 at 5 45 p m except Sunday No 45 at 6 11 p m Sunday only and arrivals for No 40 at 1 30 p m No 42 at 9 35 p m. Train 741 connects to Louisville and French Lick Nos 43 and 45 connect to French Lick and Monon trains. Nos 40 and 42 connect at Lincoln City with trains from Louisville and French Lick. H Helmbeck.
Dr. J L Devonne recalls a French theater patronized by New Orleans society where gambling thrived during plays. The venue combined acting with a ballroom and supper rooms, producing public scandals as rich Creoles wagered fortunes between acts, leading to prewar legal crackdowns.
The Rough Riders plan to present Colonel Theodore Roosevelt with a hand crafted saddle of Texas leather and Oklahoma timber adorned with New Mexico gold on his return. A Doherty ranch cow pony will also be given after his Texas hunt next fall or winter. The saddle features engravings of Rough Riders, Texas steers, Indians, cowboys and a U S flag. A large Rough Rider delegation will welcome him in New York with several surprises planned.
Enrique C. Creel, minister of foreign relations, announced the creation of a new department named the section of protocols. The move aims to coordinate the attendance of special representatives from many nations at the Mexican centennial of independence next September.
Notice is given that the undersigned applies at the July term 1910 of Spencer County Indiana Board of Commissioners for a one year license to sell intoxicating liquors by the glass on the premises a one story frame house front room in Rockport. Location is southwest corner of out lot eighty three Wright and Griffiths addition. Premises front on Sycamore street with defined boundaries and includes sale of cigars and tobacco and serving lunch. June 10th, 1910.
A note suggests that when a young man pursues postgraduate work in college, it indicates he is valued for his role on the alma mater’s football team. The observation links continued education with athletic inclusion and team needs.
John Kost filed an application at the July term 1920 Spencer County Board of Commissioners in Rockport Indiana to sell intoxicating liquors on premises described as a ground floor room twenty by thirty six feet on lot 129 in St Meinrad with building facing Brewery Street. He seeks license to sell spirituous vinous and mult liquors in quantities under a quart for one year with on premises drinking and permission to sell cigars tobacco and serve lunch. The filing is dated June 10th 1920.
An application for a liquor license was filed for the July term 1010 with the Spencer county commissioners board. The notice lists the applicant seeking authorization and the official hearing date to be set by the commission.
Tickets for the National Educational Association go on sale June 30 July 1 and 2 with a limit set to July 14 and a right to extend the limit to September 15 1910. Inquiries should be directed to any agent Southern Railway or to JJ C Beam Jr AGPA St Louis Missouri for rates and complete information.
The tale recalls A. T. Stewart asking W. R. Travers for coat of arms advice. Travers allegedly suggested an employer rampant chasing a lazy salesman with a yard-stick. Stewart reportedly did not speak to him for a month, and at a Delmonico state banquet Travers reportedly silenced him by calling the table length “Cash.”
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