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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1919
Page
6
Rockport Indiana contractor Shale Poole offers painting and paper hanging estimates on request. Dentist Lieb Building located at 3rd and Main streets in Rockport provides contact via telephone 427 J.
John H. Waninger trustee states he will hold office at the residence of Jacob Waninger in New Boston Indiana each Wednesday and other days when not on the road and on the last Saturday of the month will transact business at other places in the township by appointment and provides a phone contact 5541.
Joseph F. Vaal trustee of Harrison Township announces weekly Thursday office hours at his home and last Saturday of each month at Fulda for township business. He will be at home on all other days unless engaged. Phone 7 J.
Spencer county Indiana commissioners set July 8 1919 at 2 pm for sealed bids to sell a one and a half story frame building on the infirmary site in Ohio township plus seats from the circuit court room and other articles. Cash only. By order of commissioners Anderson Parker Auditor.
Cause No 9354 in the Spencer circuit court September term 1919 notifies John Logan Harter Maud Rehinholt Clara Harter James Bertrim Harter Oatley Harter Avil Male Barr and Genevive Minser that Sidney W Barr as administrator of America A Hart er deceased petitions in the case against multiple defendants. The notice requires appearance and answer per court process.
Estate of America Harter deceased files in Spencer circuit court a petition to authorize sale of real estate for debts. Non residents named. hearing set for September 1 1919 at Rockport court house. clerk Lewis Woolfolk. attorneys Roberts and Savage for administrator.
In Spencer County Indiana Anna Parker petitions for divorce from Anderson Parker No 9355. The defendant not an Indiana resident is ordered to appear by September 1 1919 at Rockport Court to answer or demur under penalty of hearing in absence. Clerk Lewis Woolfolk attorney B L Boyd represents plaintiff.
Administrator of Aubrey Haynes estate offers for sale, by public auction, a farm of about sixteen acres in Spencer county Indiana. Sale set for 2 p m Sundays in July 1919 with terms: one third cash, balance in two installments up to nine and twelve months, 6 percent interest, secured by mortgage. Sale sighted near Richland City, under court approval. Nick Hale administrator, Smith and McCullough attorneys.
A short health note recommends Cham berlain's Liniment for a lame back, applying twice daily and massaging the back muscles thoroughly at each use. The product is advertised as obtainable everywhere.
Complaint 9356 in Spencer Circuit Court for Matt Fisher versus Dona Fisher declares Dona not a resident of Indiana. She must appear on the first day of the September 1919 term in Rockport to answer or demur, or the case will be heard in her absence. Judge Lewis Woolfelk, Clerk. Attorney J B Pierson signs for the plaintiff.
The clerk of the Spencer circuit court appoints Charles H. Salm administrator of the estate of Egmont Butscher, deceased, late of Spencer county Indiana. The estate is deemed solvent. Dated June 18, 1919. Attorneys Smith and McCullough.
The undersigned has been appointed by the Spencer circuit court clerk as administrator of the estate of William T Ferguson, deceased, of Spencer county Indiana. The estate is stated to be solvent. Dated June 18, 1919. Ford C Ferguson, Admr.
Elie Haaff is named executor of the last will of George Adam Haaff deceased in a June 18 1919 notice. The estate is described as solvent and the filing occurred in court records.
Mrs M B Weaver testifies the Mendenhall Chill and Fever Tonic is the best remedy for chills fever and teething in children. The item, used in Evansville Indiana and distributed through Cleburne Texas and T C Basre, claims guaranteed superiority over competing products.
Transfers show Estella E Johnson to Connie Redman for parcel 35 6 7 at 1000 dollars. Samuel Weiss to William Minor for parcels 5 and 8 in Lamar at 3500 dollars. Charles W Hagan to Casper Connor for parcels wi4 5 7 5 12 3 at 1150 dollars. Beltag William to William Bredhold for Mariah Hill parcels 5 12 13 at 500 dollars. Judith Ender to William Bredhold for Mariah Hill parcels 11 14 and part of 6 at 1700 dollars. William Bredhold to William Bettag for Mariah Hill parcels 11 14 and part of 6 at 800 dollars. Mary H Davis to Laversa Seales for McK and D parcels 82 and 41 in Richland City at 175 dollars. Two mortgages and six releases were recorded in the past week.
The advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy that reaches the disease via the blood. It claims physicians prescribed it for years and cites tonics and blood purifiers as ingredients. Testimonials are offered, with price listed as 75 cents and pills for digestion advertised.
Notices indicate available historic newspapers sold through the Democrat office. Readers may purchase bundles of aged editions from the local political paper archive.
Patty Roberts and Bob Cutler rekindle a long awaited romance after a wartime separation. Patty’s moonlit ride and a chance meeting lead to a reunion at Caroline Fenwick’s home, where Bob declares he will never let her go again. The 1919 tale centers on memory, hope, and a second chance in love.
The first known petroleum discovery in California occurred in 1863 at Pico Canyon Los Angeles County near Newhall. A seepage found by a Mexican hunter led to identification by Dr. Gelsich and early ventures by California Star Oil and Pacific Oil. the No. 4 well remains in production under the Standard Oil community, marking the state’s oldest oil operation.
St Peter’s Church in St George’s Bermuda, built 1713 on the site of a 1650 church, features white Hanestone walls and a yard with notable graves and memorial tablets by English sculptors. The church houses a silver communion service given by King William III and a 1788 christening basin from Gov. William Browne, with garter insignia on the king’s pieces.
The excerpt shows a bitter note from a husband to his wife promising trouble on return from camp. The wife presents the letter to a county judge seeking redress, asking for a divorce or some form of relief amid insults and threats.
A timid young girl recalls a formal dinner where she felt all eyes on her and froze, finally replying that she speaks only when there is something interesting to discuss. The moment is met with a stony silence among the tablemates.
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