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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
6
An old newspaper column recounts clergymen facing bribes from advertisers and locals. A health food sponsor offered 100 dollars for pulpit praise while a widow pressed for praise in a funeral sermon. The piece notes other attempts to date fake certificates and even offers of 500 pounds for staged wrongdoing.
A rambling animal behavior sketch describes zoo creatures reacting to rain and a late candle story from Poulguen France. It ends with a humorous memory of actor George Weir and a cheeky schoolmate at Stroud theater.
Train schedule from Rockport lists departures No 41 at 7 15 a m No 45 at 7 00 p m except Sundays No 47 at 7 00 p m Sunday only arrivals No 40 at 10 35 a m No 44 at 9 52 p m No 41 connects Lincoln City to Louisville and east Nos 45 47 connect east to Huntingburg all trains connect St Louis and west Helmbeck local ticket agent.
A World’s Work description notes Kaffirs as light hearted and untroubled about the future. After work girls may play the fgubu a simple string instrument using a taut bow and gourd and march while twanging a single note. The piece is called the food of love by a girl’s sweetheart.
A Kansas City Journal cartoon mocks wealth by listing limits it supposedly imposes on personal preferences such as food attire and possessions. The line highlights tensions between wealth and genuine enjoyment in a satirical voice.
A London Opinion caption shows Little Benry lamenting envy of the immune as he sits at table with visitors. He wishes to be like them and notes that no one boxes his ears when he eats with fingers. The visitor's tattered reply creates a quip about manners.
A reflective meditation on flowers describing them as terrestrial stars that connect earth to heaven and convey beauty and fragrance as the poetry of creation.
A fragmented dialogue recounts a child asking about a purchase while a parent suggests asking the father who leaves often. The piece centers on family tension and a moment of seeking clarification amid unclear context.
The note reflects a period voice quoting Newman about recovery after toil, suggesting virtue grounds rest and joy for the worthy. It preserves the quotation while framing it as a reflective sentiment from a historical newspaper snippet.
A Hampton Tennessee reader credits Chamberlain's Pain Balm with curing a badly sprained ankle after two sleepless days. She bathed the ankle several times at night, slept, awakened rested, and soon walked with no trouble. The ad notes 25 and 50 cent sizes offered by T C Basye.
The Chicago wheat market shows irregular activity with heavy July options and firm distant options. Knights of Honor leader Lorenzo B. Lockard dies in Toledo. Citizens Bank of Dover Kentucky closes with no cash or records. William J. Barnett convicted of embezzling Cohen estate securities in San Francisco. Everett Mills dies in Newark New Jersey, once a notable baseball figure. International Sunday School convention in Louisville plans 1911 meeting in San Francisco. Roosevelt and Taft to attend Yale Harvard boat race in New London. 4500 to 5000 Travelers’ Protective Association members attend Milwaukee convention. Fire in Port Chester destroys a business district, leaves forty families homeless, $590000 loss. Alaska Seward peninsula placer mines yield over $7 million in precious metals annually.
Notice shows a bid for a liquor license to sell spirits wine and malt liquors in New Boston Huff Township Spencer County Indiana for one year with on premises drinking. Location details describe rooms and doors on Main Street and access points with a plan to also sell cigars and serve lunches. June 12 1908 affidavit bonds and plans available at the Rockport auditor’s office. commissioners Jacob Weiler Thomas HW Axton Albert Byrne sign. J T White auditor.
John Kost seeks a one year license to sell intoxicating liquors for consumption on premises at a saloon room on the north end of a frame building on the north-east corner of Lot 129 in St Meinrad. The plan includes two doors and multiple windows. location on Brewery Street with access to a public thoroughfare. He also asks for permission to sell cigars and tobacco and to serve liquor in connection with the saloon business. June 12, 198.
The Spencer County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for coping and improvements around Rockport courthouse grounds including steps walks curbing and gutters. Plans and specifications are on file with the Auditor. Bids due by 1 pm July 6 1908 with contract awarded to the lowest bidder.
Notice from Spencer County Indiana calling for sealed bids to furnish 1,600 bushels of coal to the courthouse and 1,800 bushels to the county asylum. Coal must be clean lump, well screened and weighed by T. R Hardy and Company. Bids must name coal mine source. Bid deadline Monday July 6 1908 at 2 p.m. by order of the board of commissioners. John T. White
William Olsch seeks a one year license to sell spiri tious, vinous and malt liquors in a Rockport Indiana saloon on Elm Street. The application is to be heard at the July 1908 term of the Spencer County Commissioners in the auditor's office.
The Common Council of Rockport Indiana invites sealed proposals for sidewalk and improvement project number three. Bids due June 30 1908 at 10 a m at City Hall. Each bid must include a $100 certified check and contracts with bonds. The council may reject all bids and reserves the right to act. Includes signatures and date June 19 1908.
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