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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
8
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Santa Claus residents Mrs Wesley Zwickel and Mrs Philip Schaus visited Lamar Monday. Families and individuals from Degonia Evansville Stendale Buffaloville Tell City Mariah Hill St Meinrad and Rockport were noted visiting, attending church events, or transacting business Sunday through Monday. An infant death and burial were reported.
The article highlights lawmakers from Hastings Nebraska Alaska and Virginia praising Peruna as a healthful tonic and effective remedy for catarrh. It notes W E Andrews Thomas Cale C Slemp and testimonials from individuals like Boss Craig in Tennessee.
Uriah Byers and his wife marked fifty years of marriage on October 15 1858 with a golden wedding celebration last Thursday at their home one mile south of Tennyson. About seventy relatives gathered for a lawn dinner and a religious service with music from a graphophone. Attending were five children Myler Jones John Wesley Alva and Everett Byers plus grandchildren and other relatives.
Prospective visits and weekend stays around Rockport Gentryville Liberal and Tell City include Carl Stocking in Rockport last Saturday Pearl Mottweiler in Gentryville Fred Bergman and family in Chrisney Dick Downs and wife in Lamar Mrs Stocking and son John with John Swander near Little Pigeon church Franie Skelton in Liberal Rev Farrow and family in Gentryville Fred Schriefer and wife near Fulda J D Bauman wife and Miss Mary Bahn in Tell City Sadie Riley and children of Buckskin at Ralph Skelton's business trip by F A Barker to Rockport.
Evanston Lewis Weiss of Rockport visited relatives here Tuesday. Wm Huebschmann Wolf Mann and John Logsdon were in Troy on business Monday. The Republicans had speaking in.
Last Saturday night a large crowd attended a speaking event at the school house. Several boys tore up outhouses broke windows and destroyed school supplies. The writer urges Governor Hanly to convene a special legislative session to secure funds to subdue the night riders.
Community event at Hureka school house Friday night October 3 aims to raise funds for the school library. Clyde Dooley aged 18 died last Sunday from typhoid fever and was buried Monday in Baker's Creek cemetery. A baby boy born Tuesday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar F. Howard.
Grandview officials spent about 700 dollars to gravel streets from the river. Residents commend the work. D. K. Cadick and family visited in Rockport last Sunday. Leslie Butler and Wm. Thurman traveled to Evansville on business. Miss Laura Taylor of Lewisport Kentucky visited Miss Eloise Wollner and returned home Monday.
Mrs D E Cadick and Miss Elizabeth Harvey shopped in Rockport Tuesday. Evansville couple Mr and Mrs Dr George visited Albert Moore's family Sunday. Numerous Lewisport youths skated here last Sunday. Frank Bath returned to Huntingburg after a visit. Henry Meyer and family from Clay City visited relatives. Lewisport visitors to Wollner family last Thursday. Bryan booster sentiment expressed locally. Several Rockport residents hosted and visited kin across towns including Hatfield and Cross Roads family gatherings.
The speech reviews Taft’s stumping across the Middle West. It argues that 1896 free silver proposals differed in method not principle and notes both parties dropped the issue. It claims farmers prosper from export sales and criticizes tariff and trade limits as dampening prosperity.
An old advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cure and endorses F J Cheney with claims of honest business dealing. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as internally acting on blood and mucous surfaces and notes price five cents per bottle with drugstore availability.
A proverb-like reflection on labor and gender roles contrasts the diligent man with the hardworking woman, portraying questioning of a woman's honor as rare while a man idle is deemed a grand task.
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