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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1915
Page
4
The Rockport Democrat urges Washington to remove aging post office inspectors and advocates a seven year tenure limit for all federal appointees. The piece decries life tenure, calls for reform, and argues for replacing long-serving clerks and inspectors with qualified others.
Postmaster General Burleson announces 710 new rural mail delivery routes reaching 82 390 families and extending service to 5 466 additional homes. Most routes start June 15 with temporary carriers authorized. permanent staff will follow via civil service exams. The expansion stems from a readjustment in April and May reducing operating expenses by 511 262 dollars.
The essay argues war, if it comes, must aim to vindicate long conceded rights of smaller nations and uphold open roads for travelers. It rejects conquest as motive, calling for fighting for the freedom and security of the open road and for all weak powers lacking protection but relying on character.
Lexington July June 10. Wm E Stagg a Lexington druggist says he sold Tanlac to mayors county judges circuit judges and many prominent Kentucky business and professional people. He reports almost twenty thousand dollars worth sold recently and notes shipments to Kansas City Denver Memphis and many other cities. He praises the medicine and the Tanlac agency run by Mr Cooper. A weather storm Sunday night caused damage and postponed Pleasant Valley church services. Local ball game attendance and farm activity are also mentioned.
A fragment expressing belief in continued independence tied to mutual good faith between nations. It asserts eventual victory for a world God built, emphasizing steadfast adherence to faith and turns of goodwill among small nations within a global order.
Eureka reports a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Charles Niles and to Mr and Mrs Al Carver last Saturday. Dr R R Rhoades and wife were in Evansville Tuesday. Mrs George Deeg and two daughters visited Evansville Wednesday to meet Miss Bessie Deeg returning from Depauw University Greencastle. Mrs Elizabeth Martin of Coal Hill Ark visiting Rockport family Jeff Bennett and kin. Mrs Martin last visited thirty five years ago. Ellis Meeks of Flaxville Mont visiting grandfather Jeff Bennett and family.
Mrs Frank McCoy is ill with acute gastritis. Mr and Mrs George Gerlach visited Jack Farmer and family near Dale Sunday. Mrs John Lakey and daughter Miss Marie of Rock Hill visited Bert McCoy and family Sunday. Mrs Katie Gentry and Mrs Lizzie McCoy and their son returned to Evansville Monday after a week with C E Hearing. Miss Flora Bender was in Rockport Tuesday on business. Mrs Mina Wawson Mollie Risley and Florence Loney returned to Evansville Tuesday for a few days with Dan Walters and family.
Sunday evening a minor crash on a hill near the depot left Mrs. Dunn shaken but unharmed after the car ran low on gas. Dr. Dunn and party returned home, with Mrs. Dunn later walking back to town. Other items note births, store changes, Rebekah lodge degree events, a mayoral resignation for a school trustee post, strained school finances, and local social updates.
Total deaths reported were 3 732 with a rate of 15.5. The preceding month had 3 307 deaths and a rate of 15.2, while March last year had 3 596 deaths at 15.1. Deaths by ages show 571 under 1 year, 147 for ages 1 to 4, 66 for 5 to 9, 87 for 10 to 14, 77 for 15 to 19, and 1 379 aged 65 and over, comprising 37.1 percent of total.
County news item continues from page eight with local notices, brief updates, and community notes spanning governance, agriculture, and public services. Names, dates, and places are limited by legibility but reflect ongoing countywide civic matters.
Visitors and guests travel between Owensboro Rockport and nearby towns. Miss Lillian Meredith stays with A J Parsley while Mrs Sarah Hamilton hosts. Lonny Parsley and Miss Anna Wilbern attend children's day and the Dawson Shrode wedding. Ary Snyder visits Ollie Ehrett near Rockport. Mrs Charles Carlisle ill with meningitis. Quiller Green’s daughter Dorothy ill. Farmers plow for corn and housewives can cherries. A River man, son of George Harrison, was badly stung by bees but improved after a critical start.
A fragmentary report recalls one of the hardest storms experienced in Coal Knobs, noting neighborly visits and the memorable impact on the area.
Raymond Schroeder left for Oakland to enter school there. Anita Held returned from visiting relatives in Grand View and Rockport. Frances Hanser vacationed in Santa Claus. H F Meier and Elbert visited Wm Tableman near Liberal. A son Irvin Harry born to Walter Schroeder and wife. Children’s day exercises at Union Chapel drew a large crowd. Nora and Kitty Tennemacher Jess Schreifer and Delbert Schreifer attended Rockport commencement. Plans for a big 4th of July picnic on the 3rd by the Sunday School at Kennedy Grove.
A garbled narrator rambles through disjointed lines about desire, violence, and odd social scenes. Names and clear events are obscured by dialectal spelling and disrupted syntax, yielding a fragmented, atmospheric snapshot without a coherent plot or identifiable individuals.
A fragmented Pennsylvania Dutch text presents a garbled dialogue about poetry and identity. The passage references a Mishter Drucker and mentions Freyohr sunna, Moriga, and a spring fever, with uncertain speaker lines and unclear context. The piece reads like overheard speech with embedded dialect notes.
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