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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1908
Page
4
The Albion New Era paper dated February 5 1908 from Albion Indiana lists E L Adair as editor and proprietor. It notes publication on Wednesdays and annual subscription rates of 150 in advance or 175 otherwise.
The president's address to Congress triggers diverse commentary from editors across major papers. Critics urge sweeping reform against privileged interests, while some argue for tempered language and targeted legislation. The discourse cites anti trust, interstate powers, and safeguards for public welfare amid national turmoil.
Miss Edna Galloway was ill last week. J. H. Mayfield visited the county seat on business. Miss Jennie Stultz sewed for Mrs. Skeels part of the week. Prudence Hindman sewed for Mrs. Earnhart. L. Tumbleson sold a horse to Mr. Shobe of Ligonier last Wednesday. The Trolley has changed hands to R. B. Wood. Drs. Foster and DePew operated on Mrs. Jobo Thumma removing the great toe due to an ingrown nail. she is not improving. An editor lamented long workdays while praising honest labor.
Alva McGuire visited John Ben der Sunday. Several neighbors reported illnesses including grip lagrippe and felon. Smallpox quarantine affected Rink family near Wawaka. Miss Rose's funeral at Casperville drew neighbors. Roads blocked by storm Friday and Saturday. Church at Pleasant Hill closed with eleven new accessions in three weeks. Local visits and social notes from the York area.
Leo F. Zelinski of Buffalo New York touts Bucklen's Amica Salve as curing a cold sore after two daily applications. The ad claims all sores are healed and offers a money back guarantee sold at M C Beck's drug store for 25 cents.
Avilla reports include G H seen shadows and Edith Hudson’s rheumatism. Louise Dolan is ill with jaundice as February 1 starts cold. John Roos hosted a birthday with McClure Beckley. Ft Wayne visitor John Feeders checked on his ill mother-in-law Mrs Bender. 15 below zero. R S Haines ill. McDougle thriving in feed and exchange business.
Mrs Roy Skinner of Albion returned home Friday after visiting relatives here. Marion Growcock made a business trip to Avilla on Wednesday. Mrs Mirom Hursey of Albion spent Wednesday with her parents Mr and Mrs C T Wolf. John White who went to San Antonio Texas a few weeks ago returned home Friday. Marshall Noe who went to San Antonio for his health is now sick there.
The article notes mill machinery installation by Indianapolis millwrights and various local social updates. It mentions Miss Mae Wolff visiting Albion, Rev. Carpenter’s sermon, the Larkin Soap club meeting, revival work by Rev. Hiley Baker, and reflections on church life by Rev. Martha Bartle. It also covers community events, sickness, funerals, and Rockefeller burglar alarms and security details.
The article explains how tinfoil is made by filling a tin pipe with molten lead and rolling it to extreme thinness. The tin coating spreads with the lead, maintaining a thin even layer on both sides of the lead core, potentially reaching thicknesses of 0.001 inch or less.
Local notices from South Side Home report fence posts from Lozier's and ice harvest aiding few unemployed. Storms caused road drifts and damage. Fort Wayne visitor Fred Campbell attended Mrs Williamson's funeral. Mrs Curtis's sister visited Mark Center, Ohio. Local figures note subzero temps and a groundhog's shadow predicting six weeks of winter. A Toledo trip brought home Mrs Leslie and updates on Fred’s family. Promotion for Noble County Capitals and Greater Albion, with subscriptions at South Side grocery. School meal observations, health board cautions, and a Bourbon death call for Mrs Van Treesh with funeral at a relative’s home in Montone.
Summary of early American firsts tied to Virginia including the first railroad car patent to Charles Williams of Richmond in 1820, Jamestown church service of 1607, Virginia Dare’s 1587 birth, and Virginia figures connected to the Revolution and Declaration of Independence.
A collection of maxims and sayings attributed to German Danish French Greek Danish Danish German Greek German Nepos Rousseau and Tacitus. The selections cover caution security love virtue and moral guidance drawn from classical and modern thinkers.
Dr. David Blaustein of New York City, newly resigned as Educational Alliance superintendent, told the New York School of Philanthropy that immigrants face disillusionment in America. He cites fake professionals, a yellow press, demagogues, and shifting family roles as free education and opportunities create both hope and hardship. The piece also notes Icelandic drama’s rise in Reykjavik with modest salaries and public subsidies.
Mr William C Hillabold of 975 Polk Street Chicago seeks farm properties. He desires two parcels: one 40 to 60 acres with lake frontage and another 80 to 120 acres with lake frontage. Describe fully and contact as requested.
An appeal promotes opening fertile land in the southwest for settlement near a Santa Fe railroad market town. It claims farm products fetch better prices than Chicago and demand exceeds supply. Readers are invited to inquire at Box 572 E Las Vegas New Mexico.
The nickel reception will be entertained Friday afternoon by Mrs Walters, Mrs Moore and Mrs Metz at the home of Mrs Moore. Everyone is invited and light refreshments will be served.
A collection of quips and wordplay references mentions a range of topics from music teachers and carpentry to dogs and fortunes. The fragments include exchanges about neighbors Benners and Jenners, and a misdirected fortune teller story linked to Dobbs.
A brief notice announces a cigar sale at the Albion House with the item called Della Rocca smoke. The readable fragment indicates a specific brand and location for the listing.
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