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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
8
An advertisement touts Potters Linoleums as a top world standard with 50c and 60c yard patterns plus lace curtains and window shades. It notes 7 and 8 foot shades, new designs, no seconds, and custom cuts for doors and small windows.
Room size rugs feature a harmony of colors and satisfy meticulous housekeepers. The rugs are made with the right yarns and dyes and include Axminster Velvets tapestries mattings and ingrain rugs in 9 by 12 size.
Advertises the largest matting stock to date with China and Japan origin options. Claims easy sweeping and resistance to grinding dust compared with carpets. Pricing listed as 12c, 15c, 20c, 25c and 30c per yard.
Harry Zwickel visits Evansville relatives this week. J A Koenig makes a flying trip to Rockport Friday. Lula Hanser leaves for Grandview for the summer. Frank Zwickel travels to Evansville Sunday. James Martin and Mr and Mrs J Poellien visit Indianapolis this week on business. Birchler Keller wedding at Fulda April 26th. new home welcomed with a fateful serenade by forty friends. Virgil Tuley returns from Desoto Missouri and heads to Teague Texas for work. Young folks enjoy a Saturday evening with Mr and Mrs Charcey McCoy. Herschell Lytton returns from Poseyville. officers elected: F J Waldhier president H W Keller secretary Geo W Bauer treasurer. Troy creamery machinery to be moved here. building erection planned soon. James Lampton killed by falling limbSaturday. leaves a wife and three children.
Mrs. George Bauer departed last Monday for Spokane Washington to join her husband who has lived there for some time and plans to reside permanently. Plenty of rain and less work noted. Mr and Mrs Wolf Mann wed Sunday.
John Sisley, township trustee, spent Sunday in town. The Creamery Association was mentioned in passing with no further details provided about activities or outcomes.
Miss Maude Robinson of Parsons Kansas visits her aunt Mrs Mack Harris in Gentryville. Mrs John Harris of Louisville returns home after visiting local parents. Myrtle Harris and Maude Robinson took a trip to Boonville. E C Marcy and R O Clements were in Boonville Saturday. Dollie Herman visits her father Dane Oskins. Lizzie Campbell shopped in Evansville Friday. Virgil Tuley of Desoto Missouri stayed with Miss Rachel Inco Sunday.
The wet spell slows farm work and spreads illness while residents travel for business and family visits recur. A Virginia farmer's group plans to build a creamery to diversify crops. Local travel includes Bertha Bergman heading to Danville for normal school. Decoration Day prep by the G A R is noted as well as a barn struck by lightning at Krause farm with partial insurance and loss of a binder and wheat separator. Oscar Basedow visits from Tell City.
Lincoln City items report Minnie and Sallie Rhodes hosting a large gathering Saturday night at sister Mrs Wayne Hopkins with many local families present. The column notes community visits, a Sunday school convention, and a lightning strike at Gottlieb Krause’s barn causing about 1200 dollars in damage, with most livestock saved.
Dale Allen Gentry visited Rockport last Sunday as guest of Dr. and Mrs. Bryant. John Heidelbech becomes Cumberland telephone company manager here. A Sunday school convention was held with papers by Medcalf and Dunn and an address by Rev. Johnson. the male quartet entertained. Officers elected: Weller president, Brown VP, Cox secretary treasurer, Schroer superintendent. Logan Marshal ill with pneumonia. state building inspector may visit to assess safety. A big wedding occurred Tuesday with Joseph Keller and Katie Birchler. Frank Werthwein and Emma Riehl wed next Tuesday, followed by John M. G. Debrant and Anna Loehrein.
In two letters dated 1902 and 1903 from Philip Eratz and Philip Kratz of Fountainville, Pa., they report long illness and kidney trouble improved by Peruna. Both men say they have good health now, rely on Peruna at cold or asthma, and thank Dr S B Hartman for the remedy.
The county Sunday school convention held Monday and Tuesday is praised as the best yet. Rev. E. W. Halpenny and a group of ministers led practical talks. Officers elected include J. C. Jolly as president and Jennie Clark as secretary and treasurer. New births and a death are reported along with river flood impacts near the monastery. Father Marcus Meyer leads students in the aftermath activities.
A sixty year old resident of Fountainville Pennsylvania writes that Peruna has kept them well and as a preventive advised never needing a doctor despite years of harsh weather and travel. The letter thanks the medicine’s maker.
John Donnelly mayor of Doyles town Pennsylvania testifies he has known Philip Kratz for 25 years. He states Kratz is an honorable citizen and that Kratz signed the above Peruna statements in his presence, which Donnelly believes to be true in all particulars.
Reported fishing outing uses pitchforks and diggers with the Rev Father joining in the catch the largest fish weighed 18 pounds. Visits include Sturm and Egloff families from Jasper and Louisville traveler Emma Eble visiting Glennonville. Births marriages and engagements noted among Casper Jend Fischer Vetter and Eble families with church weddings planned.
A poem fragment laments Tam’s weariness with planning and toil in city life. The speaker longs for the old river and youth’s dreams, contrasting the dreamer who lives forever with the toiler who dies in a day. It touches on false life, scheming faces, and restless thoughts. The speaker yearns for a simpler world where children play.
A lighthearted scene shows a man standing by as his wife selects a spring bonnet. Neighbors remark on his patient posture and willingness to provide advice during the shopping outing.
Catarrh cannot be cured by external applications, internal remedies needed. Hall's Catarrh Cure, taken internally, acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It is a respected prescription from a top physician, made of tonics and blood purifiers. Testimonials available. 75 cents.
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