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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1909
Page
8
A long exhortation on home life urging parents to show love and unity in discipline. It warns against arguing before children, stresses parental dignity, and urges daughters to heed their mothers. It criticizes gossip and warns against exposing children to harsh remarks.
A defense of La Porte buggies as not the cheapest but the least expensive in true sense. The author condemns premature, dilapidated vehicles sold on flimsy terms and argues La Porte buggies offer better value despite higher sticker price.
Mrs Fisher of Detroit writes that three doctors urged an operation for her severe rectal trouble. She used Dr King's New Life Pills and was wholly cured. The pills prevent appendicitis and cure constipation and headache. 25 cents at M C Beck's.
The Swan Township Trustee D W Eberly outlines the 1909 budget for Noble County Indiana. It lists township expenditures of 1600 dollars and 16 cents tax rate. local tuition 3500 dollars and 35 cents. special school tax 3200 dollars and 32 cents. road taxes totaling 2500 dollars plus 25 cents and 1000 dollars plus 10 cents. library and poor expenditures with a total of 120 dollars per hundred gross. overall 12000 dollars expenditures and 120 cents tax rate.
Reported findings show 18 million public school pupils with only 5 million beyond fifth grade and 650 thousand through high school, 200 thousand to college. Many boys leave early to work. Winona Technical Institute offers need based loans and scholarships to fund training, repaid after graduation, with 1,500 students in five years and graduates employed nationwide.
A thrifty New Yorker laments that a city focused on large contracts neglects minor repairs. She cites complaints from housewives, dressmakers, and merchants about slow, disrespectful service and high prices for small repairs, arguing daily leaks and minor fixes go unattended.
A stream of miscellaneous notes covers calculations and curiosities from history and science. It mentions Kentucky’s dry counties, Bulgarian bathing customs, a flea’s jumping power, Chinese New Year signs, bamboo blooming after thirty years, and a 1407 pike tablet linked to Emperor Frederick II. It also notes New York residents rarely leaving the city and regional geography.
National employer associations pool funds to back Winona Technical Institute in Indianapolis training boys in complete trades. Scholarships from United Typothetae, National Founders, Metal Trades, National Lithographers, tilemakers, and bricklayers back School of Printing, Iron Moulders, Machinists, Lithography, Tile-Setting, and Bricklaying. The program funds equipment, supervises with local committees, and places graduates into foreman and superintendent roles.
A Yonkers Statesman note quotes a playful exchange about football's reach to Gotham and the Philippines. The brief item highlights regional curiosity and a local sports vibe without further details.
For sale a good residence located three blocks from the Albion courthouse. Inquire at The New Era office for details and pricing.
A foreign student asks why American department stores succeed. The native replies patience drives success noting fifty customers will wait their turn with a single clerk at a counter. The exchange emphasizes orderly crowds and customer forbearance shaping retail culture.
Readers learn that many female illnesses stem from disordered kidneys bladder and liver with symptoms including headaches back pain nervousness and fatigue. DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Fills are promoted as a prompt reliable remedy backed by a Columbus Georgia case of recovery.
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