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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1910
Page
6
A court decision held that a motorist has a right to pass a slower vehicle ahead on the road. If the slower driver prevents passing and an accident results, the obstructionist may be liable for damages. Fruit growers report a good apple year but warn zero degree frost may threaten peach trees. Owensboro Inquirer
The item lauds Chamberlains Salve for skin and sore care and notes a suit filed in the Circuit Court by Edgar Smith against James M Ferguson seeking 235 dollars allegedly lost at poker in August 1909. Ferguson sits on the City Council elected from the fifth ward. The Warrick county Democratic Central Committee met in Boonville January 1910 to reorganize with Jacob Litz as chair and R S Moore as secretary.
A 12 000 figure cites Indiana deaths last year from diseases of the air passages. An advertised remedy by Dr Emmons promises cure through inhalation of a Throat and Lung Healer, claiming prevention and cure with two months treatment for five dollars, prepaid, with a 15 day money back guarantee.
Local notes recount a tame wild quail that grew up with a farmer’s chickens and stays with the flock. The piece also reports egg prices jumping to 35 cents a dozen amid cold weather and predictions they may reach 10 cents per egg if conditions persist.
The Cynthiana Argus reports the Indiana Supreme Court fined Arthur Lucas five dollars plus costs for hauling 3,360 pounds of corn on a free gravel road in February when roads were soft. The load exceeded 2,500 pounds and Lucas faced damages due to the road conditions. The incident followed heavy rains and snows that softened the routes.
A poem by W. J. Lampton in the New York Times laments the era of rapid achievement. It lists the fastest ships planes trains and growing wealth while asking where the limit lies as society pushes ever forward.
After years of effort to spread English, the full-blooded Hawaiian tongue remains native to one family in the islands. Excluding half-whites, only this lineage preserves English in its home, while others stay true to their inherited language and racial hues.
A young married man, after a year on the road, tells his wife he has secured a permanent position in the store. She responds with enthusiasm, hoping they can marry again and settle down together.
An ad promotes Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cure for indigestion and related stomach, liver, and bowel issues. It highlights user testimonials from Carson City Michigan and others, notes a free test bottle by writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, and lists local distributor T. C. Basye.
The passage notes a moment where Washington claims he cannot tell a lie and his father questions whether testimony can be truthful if absolute honesty is assumed. The dialogue presents a tension between supposed certainty and practical explanation.
On the forty sixth anniversary of the Gettysburg address the car that carried Abraham Lincoln to Gettysburg was found five miles from town used as sleeping quarters by a railroad repair gang. Known as Old 74 it ran between Hanover and Hanover Junction. The aged car was found at Seven Stars and may be sent to Gettysburg to become a historical museum.
Regnes Gallery For Mashers in Detroit employs a dedicated gallery of known mashers after assaults on women including a murder. Off duty officers shadow men and youths who bow to unfamiliar women. Detections lead to station processing and potential arrest when a masher is later identified by a woman at police headquarters.
Young Grangeville women who married in 1909 create a Husband Taming Club. Members hold meetings where a bride presents a dissertation on governing a husband, dining him, and pleasing him, followed by group discussion and advice.
Ethan Atwater a cultured young man with wealth and tastes watches his next door neighbor Miss Hadith MacGregor from a distance. He uses garden seeds to spell I Love You in the soil but faces a subtle response as Miss MacGregor plans her own garden note and then reveals she has been aware of his affections.
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