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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1909
Page
8
A long piece urges readers to keep children close with confidence and affection, avoid gossip and prying, and maintain courtesy. It extols laughter, storytelling, and self-control, contrasts public charm with private neglect, and ends with a rheumatism cure ad and mail-order offer.
About 100 bushels of corn offered at 70 cents per bushel. Located on the Sam Cleland farm near Port Mitchell and in care of Jacob Busz. Contact LesLig Moore.
A letter to the Journal-Gazette from Charles S. Bush argues for flexible fall seeding timing based on soil and weather, noting late sowing can yield good results with proper fertilizer and ground preparation. He emphasizes thorough cleaning of seed, increased fertilizer if dry weather follows, and saving manure for soil health. He also warns youths to earn success by merit and effort, not lineage.
An Indiana Pension Agent explains that 58 pension checks were issued in the quarter from the federal building. Thirteen go to widows of War of 1812 veterans, with Mexican War survivors also receiving payments. Average Indiana veteran pension is about 36 dollars. the top is 300 dollars. State pension outlay is about 2.5 million dollars this quarter, totaling over 11 million for the year, supported by a staff of 40 plus clerks during voucher and check periods.
A city newspaper note on want ads urges applicants to use neat legible handwriting without flourish. It recalls that even famous writers and leaders had illegible scripts, suggesting that clear spelling and neat signatures help business chances and first impressions.
A visitor to the South pits sympathy with a colored parson who jokes about collecting salary. The parson says he can use dropped buttons to repair trousers and nails for a coin house while lead nickels become sinkers for fishing lines, eliciting a joyful exclamation.
A collection of wide ranging statistics on industry, geography, and daily life including railroads, sugar, and weather. Notable figures cover global sugar production, railway freight, eye defects causing headaches, and the length of days in northern Norway, reflecting vintage data compilation.
Miss Gretchen Silvey of Kendallville visits Mrs J M Cory. Mrs Charles Chew of Garrett visits her parents. Charles Gretzinger returns to town on crutches. Miss Susie Cobb spends Wednesday in Albion, house guest of Berniece Clapp, now in Chicago. Mrs Bollmeyer improving at daughter A T Neidhardt’s home. Remains of John Soutsby of Ligonier brought to Albion for funeral in St Joe. Mrs Nellie Vincent of Grand Rapids visits sister Alice Clapp. David Clouse buys home of Rachel Arthur on South Orange Street and will move to Albion. Smallest baby born in DeKalb county weighs 1 lb 7 oz to Mr and Mrs Lester Johnson of Fairfield township.
Quips on luck, accents, love, public entertainments, mothers, and class. It notes that singers often come from church choirs, men avoid speakers at events, engaged women look married, and rich men rarely joke about money or talent. It also mocks doorbell scours and wedding guests predicting a couple will fail.
An advertisement touts Bloodine as a major discovery now sold at M. C. Beck's drug store. It promises a full money back guarantee if it fails to aid kidney and bladder diseases and cites a testimonial from Mrs Octavia E Carpenter praising its effect on bladder hemorrhage.
Mrs. Sarah Freeman advertises rooms for rent to school girls on East Jefferson Street, inviting inquiries from interested tenants.
A notice reads of a good residence located three square from the Albion courthouse with inquiry requested at The New Era office.
The Albion event features a free street fair and a boys’ corn contest set for October 13 14 5 and 16 with community activities across the town.
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