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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
1
Local notes report spaulding’s sales, wall paper at Stones, and odds on wagons by lozier in noble county. A fire near nappanee destroyed property. typhoid cases rise in the indiana penitentiary. Elevator talks mention interurban plans at waterloo and misakawa potential papers in mishawaka.
R H Langford of Nebraska is set to give a notable talk Wednesday evening, drawing interest from readers willing to travel long distances to hear him.
Halloween falls on October 31 with pranks expected. State law prohibits unlawfully entering another's land to sever or damage any growing product or property, including gates or fences, with fines up to 100 dollars and possible jail up to six months.
The Waterloo Press ridicules Walter Wellman as unreliable noting his Taft defeat forecast and claim that Indiana would back Bryan. It recalls Wellman's polar airship boast and warns readers not to trust his political prophecies.
Jacob Gants, an elderly farmer living four miles southwest of Cromwell near Buttermilk Point on Lake Wawasee, accidentally shot and killed his wife last Tuesday. Mrs. Gants, sixty, had asked him to shoot chickens hawks. in haste he supposedly stumbled and fell, causing the gun to discharge into her back of the head. She leaves four children and a grieving husband.
Milford Mail notes that old Native American timing used a 14 day period from October 14 to October 28 for gathering and drying herbs. Rain during these days meant herbs were poisonous and discarded, a belief tied to sevens and calendrical lore.
CALVIN J. GRAVES, Pastor. Residence 205 Orange Street. Phone 182. Sunday School 2:00 PM. Public Worship Alternating Sundays 11:00 AM. Class Meeting Alternating Sundays 11:00 AM. Epworth League 6:30 PM. Public Worship 7:30 PM. Prayer Meeting 7:30 PM.
The notice requests several loads of coarse wood on subscription at The New Era office. It then urges parents to ensure children get at least nine hours of sleep nightly, argues for sleep to support growth and body-building processes, and advises a daily hour of study, noting no practice will strengthen a child more than proper rest.
Opinion asserts American victory in the Spanish American War rested on soldiers and workers. It credits stronger fed workers, better home conditions, and U S manufacturing power. The piece argues Republican policies protected wages, opposed European cheap labor, and claims high wages depend on continued Republican control.
Milford citizens petition the Big Four railroad to mount screens on locomotive smokestacks after a fire last week caused substantial damage from a spark. The Cromwell News expanded to eight pages. Please exercise extreme fire caution.
The Noble County Board of Commissioners will transact all business for the November session on Monday November 2 1908 due to election. All parties with ditch business must come before the board. John W Earle Auditor by order of board of commissioners.
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