Albion area notes mix of ads and local updates
Local items list shop ads from Albion Hardware Co and Beck drug store. Notices include Lieut. Roswell Earnhart on a 15 day Texas furlough, visits from J. G. Cleland and family, and various residents' comings and goings. Local crime report notes John Foster guilty of possessing a gill net.
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Lieut
Roswell Earnhart
Texas
Florence
Albion Hardware Co
G. Zimmerman and
Bascom
Ohio
Albion
John Foster
Indiana Dentists Pledge Boycott of German Tools
Indiana dentists with 1300 members vow not to buy German made tools or equipment for years. The pledge aims to influence other professional and business groups to join the boycott as prior German products accounted for about 25 percent of dental equipment.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Germany
Absentee Voter Law Encourages Military Mail Ballots
The Indiana absentee voting statute allows soldiers and others absent from the county to vote by mail. It urges men leaving the draft to register at the county clerk before departure so they can apply for an absentee ballot next November. The law covers illness or other unavoidable absences and enables voting by mail for eligible residents.
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Indiana
Absentee Ballot Procedure Outlined For Upcoming Election
The notice explains absentee voting rules including application timing between thirty and two days before election day, mailing of blank ballots after the fifteenth day, attestation requirements, and delivery to the precinct inspector. It states the law applies now and to register to vote by mail for the next November election.
Annual Call for Noble county farm mutuals at Albion
The Farmers Mutual Fire and Cyclone companies of Noble county will hold a joint annual meeting in Albion Court House on Saturday, Jane rat, to elect officers for two year terms including vice president, secretary, and one adjustor for each district. R Stewart, Secretary. May yields good farm progress with planting complete and spring work well. seed corn concerns loom if cat worms damage crops, but wheat and hay look promising.
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Lincoln
Columbia City Commercial Mail
Laurel
Miss
Indiana
Farmers’ Mutual Fire and Cyclone Companies
Noble County
Court House
Albion
Jane Rat
R. Stewart
Be amiable and cheerful with good nature helps happiness
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Tablets to relieve constipation. It claims the product moves the bowels without improving appetite or digestion, presenting it as a simple, pleasant cure to boost mood and well being.
Ad Noids and Doctor Tales in Daily Life
A playful exchange portrays a boy claiming adenoids are in the head and a mother defending home care. Neighbors react with humor about medical terms from a dictionary, while a professor explains the law of compensation and perception.
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Micky Fiscigio
Micky
Mr. Flanigan
Miey
Why Not Ship Corn
A wartime note argues corn cannot be shipped across the Atlantic for two months after April first due to germination. Wheat is deemed durable and suitable for shipment, with Allies relying on corn previously. The piece asserts Europe’s civilians need wheat bread now and pledges to supply every available grain.
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Atlantic
Europe
Rooster Week Aims to Cut Poultry Costs in Noble County
Farmers in Noble County plan to dispose of roosters during Rooster Week June 3 to 8 to conserve eggs worth about 48 500 dollars countywide. Hens can lay fertile eggs without roosters, but fertilized eggs may germinate if temp conditions reach 70 to 80 degrees, risking bad eggs. The note cites an outdated theory tying roosters to fertility and mentions a controversial figure and large machinery allocations.
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Noble County
Rooster the
Kaiser
Buy Your Coal Now For Winter Comfort And War Time Needs
A wartime appeal urges early coal purchases to secure a dependable supply before severe cold and fuel shortages. It argues early buying helps households avoid winter scarcities and supports national wartime conditions.
Buy coal now to avoid next winter’s cold
Noble county residents are urged to secure next winter’s coal this fall. The fuel administrator cautions that waiting risks shortages seen previously and notes German households obtain only a third of required coal, while local buyers can secure full needs by acting now.
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Noble County
Germany
Brimfield’s 415-Pound Draft Candidate Faces Service
Theodore P. Kesler of Brimfield, weighing 415 pounds and within draft age, was in the city today. His status in the draft remains unsettled as the order has not yet been issued and he is classified in the special service group.
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Theodore P. Kesler
Brimfield
Haft Orcer
Bis Sion
Potato Peeler Meets Familiar Face at Camp Shelby
In Kendallville, a casual note recalls meeting a tall man in khaki peeling potatoes on a box at Camp Shelby. A mutual friend witnessed the scene and quips about the shared fate of becoming a potato peeler.
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Camp Shelby
Kendallville News Sun
War Savings and Thrift Stamp Sales in Noble County
Report of weekly War Savings and Thrift Stamp sales in Noble county for the week ending May 18, 1918. The ledger lists numbers 3 78 80 175 49 166 33 1109 62 1 60 13 73 and a total of 1887 23. For new and up to date jewelry, everybody goes to Huckleberry's. Do you Ady.
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Noble County
Huckleberry’s
Ady
Grando Tonic Promises Liver Boost and Vitality
An ousehold remedy claim promotes Grando Tonic as a cure for dull skin and general tiredness by cleansing the liver kidneys and bowels. It asserts poisons cause sallow complexions and touts direct action on digestive glands with widespread cures. Sold by druggists or via The Glandid Co Fort Wayne Ind at 50 cents. M C Beck is agent.
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Glandid Co
Fort Wayne
Ind
M. C. Beck
M E Church announces weekly services and events
The church schedules Sunday school every Sunday at 10.8. Sermons follow at 11 a.m. and 7:39 p.m. Epworth League meets at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend any or all services. Pastor J C Graham invites parishioners.
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Epworth
J. C. Graham
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