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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1911
Page
3
Barnard, a pure food inspector, tells bakers and grocers to use sanitary bread boxes with threats of prosecution. The issue suggests pure food laws will demand ongoing, aggressive enforcement. New Albany sector employers seek thinkers and recruit them for better work.
A maxim notes that experience often instructs a man through costly or painful examples of what not to do. If the lesson sinks in he wins. if not, he loses.
The text discusses God's law as unchanging, demanding total love for God and neighbor. It notes humanity's inability to perfectly obey, Israel's historical attempt, and the New Covenant through Messiah. It urges just speech, mercy over vengeance, and humility, citing St. Paul and the need for a righteous heart.
A traveling salesman shares how Root Juice cured years of stomach and kidney trouble after using three bottles. The brochure touts hundreds of testimonials and promotes a price of one dollar per bottle or three for two dollars and a half at T. C. Basye's drug store, with demonstrations attracting visitors from afar.
Evansville Railways Co Eastern Division issues a June 8 1911 timetable with departures from Rockport to Evansville and intermediate points at 6:26, 7:26, 8:35 and more. Limited stops apply to certain towns. Grandview and Richland connections noted with Saturday and Sunday specifics. Freight and passenger connections include Rockport to Richland junction and Hatfield timings. Managers W A Carson and D C Powell sign off.
A guarantee offers a full refund if buyers are not satisfied after using two thirds of a bottle as directed. Sold by T. C. Basye.
Henry Knolle vice-president of the Mound City Chair Co of St Louis and his fiancée were killed when struck by an electric interurban car. The woman was dragged 350 feet along the track with fatal injuries. Knolle was knocked from the right of way into Long Lake and recovered by fishermen.
Rome rejects report from Munich claiming cholera in Italy and states the nation’s health conditions are excellent. In St Louis four men drowned when a gasoline launch carrying seven capsized on the Mississippi River.
Six people drowned when a launch carrying sixteen people capsized on Utah Lake. Among the drowned were the prospective bride and groom whose wedding party was being celebrated on board.
General Diaz and his party of 26 sail aboard the steamship Ypiranga from Havana. He reports seeing no one except Mexican Minister Senor Godoy and gave no messages to anyone ashore. visitors were not allowed aboard.
Two century old houses Crecchion and Cardi in Sardinia publicly reconciled in Santa Teresa Cathedral. Heads Advocate Orecchioni and Cavaliere Cardi embraced as thousands cheered, ending a feud that had driven many to exile since the Middle Ages. A 1844 reconciliation effort failed, but today’s ceremony restored peace.
A tablet found by the French archaeological commission reveals Babylonians charged twelve silver shekels for knife operations, two dollars for a broken limb setting, and seventy five cents for tooth extractions. Surgeons who caused a patient’s death had their hands cut off, while unsuccessful cures led to confiscation of their fee, with no clear healing time defined.
The passage argues that every occupation can support a special interest that sustains us through life. It notes pleasures and hardships, urging pursuit of a deep personal interest whether in art or science to provide comfort and escape during tough times, as reflected in Sir John Lubbock's words.
The Boston Herald cites physicians warning that a "dust low mood" following Monday indoor life may be caused by heavy dust exposure. Dust carries disease germs and irritates mucous membranes, potentially triggering colds and other health harms.
A San Francisco classified ad mocks get rich quick schemes by offering to sell 6,000 shares of a former mining company in exchange for a setting hen and thirteen fresh eggs. The claim is signed A. J. Moore of Rooms 20-21 Bacon Block Oakland.
Rivers debates fresh similes for a bald man during a writing session with Brooks. Rivers rejects a billiard-ball line and settles on a quirky eggplant comparison as a better, less hackneyed metaphor.
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