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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
4
The Albion New Era prints editor and proprietor L Adair details. The paper is published at Albion with discovery on Wednesday. Terms include 1.60 per year in advance and 1.76 per annum for Wednesday editions, dated December 2, 198.
Dr. D W Dryer of LaGrange county calls a new Indiana disease dust fever, likening it to septic sore throat with severe head and limb pains and fever. Dr J Arthur McClintock warns on infected dust spreading disease through air and food, noting dust can carry billions of bacteria and contaminate milk and other edibles.
The piece extols broad legal literacy for workers and merchants, urging a practical grasp of contracts, notes, mortgages, leases, wills, and statutes. It promotes Indiana condensed statutes and references Speaker Cannon and Taft, noting the football season’s end and ongoing public concern over injuries and deaths.
L A Bartlet of Rural Route 1 Guilford Maine says the family has enjoyed good health since using Dr King’s New Life Pills for three years. The pills cleanse and tone the system gently and cost 25 cents at Beck’s drug store.
Pekin employs over 1000 rugmakers producing silk wool camel wool felt jute hemp yak hair and even cow hair. The industry has spread to schools aiding the poor with wool and silk carpets exported to Europe and Asia. Chinese patterns include floral geometric and dragon motifs with carpets half an inch thick.
An elderly woman asks for a brand new pair of shoes. The polite clerk offers a strong worn shoe but she rejects all worn options. He then directs her to Rumbavugh's for Angora Tams at 15 cents.
The Tippecanoe River, famed for its scenery and fishing, originated from the name Keth Tippe Cannunk given by Indians to reflect clear water and abundant fish. Early traders altered the term to Tippecanoe as names varied across tribes. The river runs about 225 miles with a four hundred foot drop, shaping Indiana’s history and the famed Battle of Tippecanoe.
John Hetrick and family of York township visited with Hugh Insche and wife. Johno Sweet and wife spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Maggie McPheeters in Garrett, and the Rickey family. Maude Russell of Green township to do house work for Mrs Gowen. Will Weimer and wife moved into Levi Harvey’s tenant house to farm next year. A rain refreshed the area. Glenn Pierce of Churubusco visits. Mrs. Thomas Singrey of Kendallville visited her parents. Mr. Singrey prospecting in New Mexico. Mr. Snapp of Paulding County, Ohio visited Mrs. William Hayes’s parents. Mrs. Hayes returned from Go shen and South Bend.
Mrs Houston of York township moves into her town residence at Hickory and Washington streets vacated by Mr Clear. Estella Lewis of Chicago visited her widowed mother on South York street for Thanksgiving. Mrs Guthrie and Mrs Oliver traveled to Kendallville for Thanksgiving where Mrs Oliver welcomed an eight month old baby boy to adopt as their own. Clyde Madison plastering contract for the new Green Center church. B O railroad lays steel near Albion under foreman Shortgun. Local residents visited Kendallville and Albion for weekend gatherings.
Farmers welcomed fresh showers while a Miller reunion gathered Charles Miller and wife with siblings. The day included Thanksgiving dinners with neighbors and a teachers institute scheduled for next Saturday. Reverend Wood preached at F. B. church on Eyes their Defects and the Glasses Needed.
A tire chain was found between John Latimer and Merriam Chapel and should be returned to Dr. Woodward Hays for safekeeping and pickup.
Mrs Ada L Croom of Croom Hotel Vaughn Mississippi says she suffered a severe cough and thought consumption was taking hold but after a friend recommended Dr King’s New Discovery she used three bottles and was completely cured. The remedy is sold at M C Beck’s drug store with trial bottles free.
Mr and Mrs John Parker of Quickville Kansas arrived Friday evening and are staying with Mr and Mrs Guy Hardenbrook. Mrs Hardenbrook and Mrs Parker are sisters.
The piece argues Japan’s labor misery stems from factory conditions with no hours limit or minimum wage. It cites Tokyo wages from 12 to 25 cents daily and reports girls and workers toiling 12 hour days underfed and underprotected, with women especially oppressed. It criticizes government and employers for neglect.
Local tidbits note rain relief for onion markets, Thanksgiving observances, dances and gatherings by the Commercial Club, visits from relatives, church services, and community milestones. Miscellaneous items mention residents moving away, health updates, and brief notes on national and international topics.
A compact survey listing notable habits and pastimes of famous figures. Roscoe Conkling boxed amateur style while Nero loved music, Virgil kept butterflies, Frederick the Great played the flute, Neander wrote with a single quill, and others such as Socrates and Berlioz appear with curious foibles and talents spanning art, sport, and daily life.
Mrs W H McEwen and her daughter Beatrice visited relatives in Elkhart township last week, enjoying time with family and catching up with kin.
Buffalo Bill, at a Kansas cavalry reunion, discussed the hard work of becoming a straight shooter. He recalled killing 4,280 buffaloes in 18 months while supplying meat for the Kansas Pacific railway laborers and retold a tale of a French prince failing to shoot birds while boasting about cattle.
Several loads of coarse wood are requested on subscription terms at The New Era office. The notice calls for deliverers or suppliers to provide material to support the publication and its distribution efforts.
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