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Newspaper

Rockport Democrat

Location

Rockport, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1908

Page

2

Association Music and Recitations at Local Event

A tiny program listing shows Estella Currey Elements of Life in Man and Bertha Richardson with Anna De Witt in recitations. Rev L T Taylor and Prof Br E Jones contribute musical selections and a practical talk on higher education.

Association Music Estella Currey Elements of Life In Man Ieee L. H. Risley A. M. Bean L. T. Taylor Bertha Richardson Anna de Witt Centre Eseenes Addie Beeler Br. E. Jones

Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Offer Fast Headache Relief

An advertisement touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as the quickest way to end headaches with no stomach upset. It promises relief after one or two tablets and includes a customer testimony from D F Lewis of Cleveland, noting health and recurring headaches. The first package is guaranteed to help or money is refunded by the druggist.

Dr. Miles D. F. Lewis Cleveland, O

Evansville Railways Ticket Office and Time Card

Evansville and Rockport train schedules list morning and evening departures to Evansville Rockport Hatfield Richland and connections to Lincoln City and Huntingburg. Freight service exists with a daily 3:45 p.m. Rockport depot run. Also notes Southern Railway times and a local agent. Champlainian Pain Balm advertises sprain relief.

Main 9Th Streets Rockport Evansville W. A. Carson CG. Storton

All the medicine you need at your door for nothing

An eminent doctor touts salt water as a cure all and urges avoiding physicians. A Wheeling WV reader praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for child colds and coughs, noting it prevented visits from doctors and was sold by T C Basye.

New York Press Wm. H. Serig Fifth St Wheeling W. Va Chamberlain T. C. Basye

He Who Does It Quote Reflects on Crime and Intent

A notable Terence quotation contrasts two people performing the same act, where one is deemed criminal and the other not, emphasizing that the act is not inherently different but the actor's intent or circumstance changes its moral and legal classification.

Terence

Possum Dinner Jokes Stir Racial Tension in Black Community

An ethnic Uncle Dan narrator teases a Black gathering with possum and sweet potato food, prompting a confrontation over race and respect. A child objects to possum meat, and the tale ends with warnings to uphold dignity within the Black circle amid community scrutiny.

Dan

Emperor at the Plow. China’s Thanksgiving Festival

The article describes a winter thanksgiving in China with family offerings and a grand multi day dinner. On the fifteenth day of the first moon the emperor performs a ground touching prayer to Tien and sacrifices a bullock to heaven. He plows a field with an ox drawn plow while mandarins follow, ending with clothing and money gifts to the poor.

China Tien

Rabbit Hunting Dance Among Pueblo Tribes Described

A description of the rabbit hunting dance practiced by Pueblo Indians at Zuni Acoma Taos and Isleta. Chiefs designate November days for the festival. Dancers wear white cotton garb carry guns chant and dance from sunrise to night seeking favors from the Great Spirit for rabbits other game crops and rain.

Zuni Acoma Taos Isleta

Unique International Miniature Rifle Match Proposed

An unusual winter event may see a three cornered contest between Great Britain, the United States, and Australia. Fifty American entrants, using 22 caliber rifles at twenty five yards, will compete on double decimal targets with ten shots per contestant. The British Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs, backed by notable dukes and generals, will supply a trophy and coordinate the event with the National Rifle Association of America.

Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs of Great Britain National Rifle Association of America United States National Rifle Association Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs American Australia England Duke of Connaught Duke of Norfolk Duke of Westminster Marchioness of R. B. Love W. H. McKinnon A. €. Codrington Earl Roberts British Empire National ‘Rifle Association

Plucky Norfolk Guard Plays Through Injury

Plucky football player Burton Miller of Norfolk Connecticut sustained four fractured ribs yet finished a recent game. He later appeared in uniform for Norfolk in a match against Torrington, playing right guard both halves. The team lost 5 to 0, but Miller’s effort drew praise.

Burton Miller Norfolk

Little Christmas Folks. The Days They Think About

Fragmented lines describe children and Christmas time with tin horns and days of joy. The text hints at reflections on life and loneliness, mentioning a figure named Stanton in Atlanta Constitution.

Carsesy Tor Stanton Atlanta Constitution

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