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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
6
A humorous dialogue in which Brooks and Rivers trade synonyms for utility as a typewriter clacks on. Mrs Newlywed features a Denver bride seeking the Porter house after a misdirected call to her grocer. A legend claims an inventor’s secret passed through buyers for $50,000 to a buyer who made sillcons.
A London Lancet report advocates a weak formaldehyde solution in water as the best exterminating agent for flies. The method, two teaspoonfuls per pint, attracts flies and kills many. others drown or die near the water. The practice is supported by other sources and noted for clearing large infestations.
A monarch from France led a force of 40,000 up a hill to ensure witnesses, then returned down after completing the display. The episode emphasizes ceremony and display over strategic aims, with the king seeking public attention through the march.
A Catholic Standard and Times item quotes a senator denying rumors of retirement sparked by attending church with his wife last Sunday. The exchange emphasizes how political chatter can arise from modest personal actions.
A woman complains that debt invites intrusive questions about personal finances. She notes how others presume to pry into her ability to afford rent and other living costs, contrasting it with her choice to keep boundaries. She jokes about not dodging her piano man’s inquiries.
In a dramatic moment two figures declare solitude as the airship climbs above the metropolis. A third intrudes, spotting a figure peering through a skylight, foreshadowing conflict. The excerpt captures peril and intrigue aboard an airborne venture.
A saying notes that a man who boasts about his high instep reveals little anxiety about the height of his beard. The remark links self-promotion to contentment and a resilient mood.
Massachusetts Congressman Eugene N Foss a leading manufacturer and ex Republican urged an extra tariff session and warned the public that voters have lost faith in the Republican party He championed free wool and cheap clothing and argued that high duties are unnecessary and that his iron and steel industry could compete globally under free trade conditions with 45 percent duties removed.
A pro protectionist paper accuses Mr Payne of posing as a philanthropist by backing tariffs that favor hosiery makers at the expense of national welfare. It argues duties shift trade from Germany to American factories, harming broader interests and food exports, and claims Payne served friends over the community.
Evansville timetable lists hourly departures to Rockport and intermediate points starting 6:00 am, with connections to Richland and Hatfield routes. Evening freight from Rockport at 7:00 pm weekdays except Sunday. Contact W. A. Carson, General Mayor, for details.
Southern Railway advertises low round trip rates to Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Georgia with sales on the 2nd Tuesday monthly. Tickets valid up to 25 days from sale date. For rates routes and service details contact a Southern Railway agent or J C Beam Jr A G A P Saint Louis Missouri.
Trains depart Rockport daily on No 41 at 7 30 a m No 43 at 5 45 p m except Sunday and No 45 at 6 10 p m Sunday only Arrivals include No 40 at 1 30 p m and No 42 at 9 35 p m No 41 connects to Louisville and French Lick Nos 48 and 45 link to French Lick and Monon services Nos 40 and 42 connect at Lincoln City with Louisville and French Lick trains H Helmbeck
The undersigned trustee Wm Link will be at his Chrisney office each Saturday of the month to conduct township business and will also handle matters on other days when not away on the road.
John Kost announces at the July term 1910 Spencer County Board of Commissioners in Rockport Indiana a plan to obtain a one year license to sell intoxicating liquors in a ten by twenty foot ground floor room on lot 129 Meinrad with on premise drinking and permission to sell cigars tobacco and lunch. location details include Brewery street frontage and multiple windows and doors. the filing date June 15 1910.
In New York's Woodlawn Cemetery two bachelor girls walk a lake path and linger on a bridge admiring the well kept banks. One quips that the spot would be ideal to bury husbands and weep over their graves, a macabre jest amid the scenic setting.
Anecdote recounts A. T. Stewart seeking W. R. Travers advice for a coat of arms. Travers suggested an employer rampant chasing a lazy salesman with a yard-stick, after which Stewart did not speak for a month. Another tale at Delmonico's claims Travers silenced Stewart by naming the table length: "Cash."
The latest scientific experiments claim eternal youth and beauty demand not only sparse eating and drinking but extended periods of starvation as a key practice, detailing the proposed discipline and its risks.
A notice by a Spencer County resident requesting a one year license to sell intoxicating liquors and allow on premises drinking at a ground floor front room of a two story frame house in Wright and Griffith's addition Rockport. Also seeks permission to sell cigars tobacco and serve lunch at the same location. June 10 1910
A commentary notes that bold riding often wins races and that scrappy daring may be mistaken for nerve loss when a rider blunders. It argues this is not a fair conclusion about a jockey’s courage or abilities.
An Indiana man laughed so long at a joke that a doctor was summoned to administer an anesthetic. The Greveland Plain Dealer notes concern that press humorists’ organization may be torn by factional strife over who authored the joke.
National Educational Assoc announces exceptionally low Boston excursion rates for July 2 to 8 with sale June 30 July 1 2. Limit July 14 extended to September 15 1910. Inquiries to agents or J C Beam Jr AG PA St Louis Mo for details and reservations.
During May through October all parks open and a major league ball game is played every Sunday. For rates and train service, inquire with Southern Railway agents. J C Beam Jr assistant general passenger agent Saint Louis Missouri.
The kingdom of Prussia withdraws from cultivated forests earning more than 24 million dollars annually. The figure highlights timber sale wealth and state revenue from forest resources.
A fragment notes that a weak mind acts like a microscope magnifying trifling things, while one cannot receive greatness at Chesterfield. The text is incomplete but presents a metaphor about perception and scale.
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