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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1931
Page
2
Editorial urges caution over a bill that would move local duties from township trustees to a county board. It argues trustees handle schools poor relief roads and local affairs, and warns the change risks unfair taxes and impractical centralization.
The piece commends Dr. Coleman of Carthage as a Republican joint representative of Rush and Henry counties for voting against the old age pension bill. It argues Indiana would benefit if more like him shaped its laws, praising his practical judgment.
A fragmentary column by Jim Miner records jumbled remarks about blame for Niagara Falls cracking, drought, unemployment, and license plates. It notes sightings of a grasshopper and a robin, a remark about rapid change, and mentions a Chicago Tribune headline about two women claiming widow status.
A fragmented note suggests skyscraper construction in New York hinges on foundational work. It hints at engineering advances enabling tall structures and cites unspecified progress in urban development.
In Marion Indiana on February 5 a friendly wave by a woman driver led to a fatal crash two miles southwest of Marion. Mrs Clarence Wilson, 50, died instantly as the car without a driver plunged into a ditch and overturned. Four others were injured including Mrs Wilson's companions.
This reflective verse discusses life as a long hard path with temptations and burdens on either side. It urges resilience and mutual support, arguing money is not evil but a tool shaped by desires, and questions whether one’s character carries a good reputation.
Advice on tree spraying avoiding lime sulphur to protect paint, oil emulsions as substitute, Purdue records show one quarter labor with combined harvester threshers, poison use for rats, terraces avoidance, soil needs for gooseberries currants, hotbeds for early crops, apple spur yields yearly, grape vines produce large bunches with proper pruning, note on fruit quality over quantity and a plug for classified ads.
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