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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1909
Page
5
Community notices describe the Big Rockport Fair set for August 16 to 21 with events at Hig erm anns grove and fair grounds. Local businesses report new ventures and services from meat markets to book keeping jobs, plus church picnics, ice cream socials, and a fire incident. Orgs include Grace Lutheran, M E Church, Presbyterian Ladies Aid, and Grandview and Owensboro bands set to perform at the fair.
An assortment of advertisements and notices run through the page. It includes real estate for sale in Missouri and Indiana, farm equipment and supplies, grocery specials at Hoch's and Laird & Mohr's, Victor Talking Machines agency at Basye's drug store, and various notices about debts, insurance, and household goods.
Numerous residents and visitors are listed with their hometowns and travel plans. Names include Will Fisher of Richland City, Bud Biedenkopf from Evansville, Chris Schumacher of Grass township, F. P. Karney of Tell City, Miss Edna Martin in Tell City, and many others visiting relatives or transacting business in Rockport and nearby towns such as Owensboro, Louisville, Evansville, Cincinnati, Noblesville, Indianapolis, and Rockport.
The Rockport column advertises a August fair from the 16th to August 2nd and notes church services for United Brethren Mt Zion and Union churches on Sunday July 25th. It also features ads for McKenney's 5c and 10c store and Basye druggist post card specials. An employment ad seeks an energetic man to sell Mutual Life Insurance policies at 304 Waverley Blq Evansville.
A meeting of the A. B. of E. will be held at Richland City on Saturday July 24 at 2 p m to elect one member to the board of control and to dispose of any other business brought before the meeting. A L Axton, P R Jas A Carter, Sec.
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