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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
4
Train timetable fragment from Vandalia railroad lists west and east bound arrivals and flag stops. Mentions agent GH Hughes and notes suspensions or discharges at Engwham and beyond with No 35 service and various numbered trains.
Transit bulletin reports a big four railroad line westbound fast service with mural restrictions. Limited details show train numbers 2 and 3, a 3 am and 7 pm bound schedule, but information is fragmentary and uncertain.
The piece urges continuous newspaper advertising over sporadic circulars, citing the Indiana Pharmaceutical association and a speaker’s maxim about lasting impact. It highlights that readers digest what they read, save what makes them rich, and practice what makes them righteous.
The business world will focus on farmers for the next several months as crop quantity and quality drive national interest. Markets will react to farming reports, making the farmer the central concern amid politics and Congress debates.
A speaker notes that a town’s vitality shows in its newspaper. A lively paper with strong display ads signals prosperity, while a poorly printed skim paper with cheap ads marks a dead town. The contrast suggests editors’ struggles reflect local economic health.
Danville officials debate sewer project costs after voters approved a system. The county seat, now growing beyond a village, seeks a sanitary solution to handle refuse and filth while avoiding excessive public expense.
The text argues that neglecting God leads to destruction and warns against immigrants undermining laws and Sabbath observance. It urges preserving ancestral religious standards and cites ancient Israel as a warning to the nation about moral decline and external influences.
The passage warns that Israelites were enslaved for breaking God's commandments after deliverance. It emphasizes that God may not honor a broken covenant and urges the nation to avoid all forms of sin to preserve a happy and prosperous people.
Harry M. Smith editor of the Greencastle Daily Banner reports a break in during sleep theft of $90 and a gold watch from his trousers pocket. Indianapolis News questions the tale noting editors rarely carry such sums and mocks the intruder scene with a quip about waking to help him.
Abe Martin jokes that the queen’s train would reach fifty four feet, noting no one in his area will step on it. He adds no one here was invited to President Taft’s silver wedding and that silver dollars continue circulating in local trade.
Mrs Jane Clearwaters spent Monday night with her daughter in Ame. Mrs Clara Phillips and children visited Lorilda Parker Thursday. John Parker and wife called on friends Friday. A show drew a crowd at Coatsville Friday night. Noah Parker is described as very bad. E C Kivett and Virgil Whicker called at Martinsville Saturday. Edith and Gale Butler visited John Terry near Mt Meridian Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs Ola Hubble stayed Saturday night with Fletch Walter. Pearl Clearwaters visiting sister Anna Wallace of Anne. Daniel Parker and family and Mrs Jane Clearwaters and children visited Luther Lewis Sunday. The Phillips family spent Sunday with John Butler and family. John Stringer and wife with Mildred visited David Wallace and wife Sunday evening. E C Kivett and wife visited their parents Sunday. Several boys from school spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks.
Local news from Hebron records visits and reunions at Martinsville and Danville, with updates on health and community events. Farmers report harvest activity, fair wheat, variable oats, light hay, and corn improving after rain despite continued dry weather. Various residents and families mentioned include Fitz Robbins, Morris Hendren, Frank Johnson, Delma Buis, Mary Hollingsworth, Carola Miller, Harrison Shields, Stella, Lace Newman, Dollie Salthurst, Mrs. Arthur Herod, and Mrs. Cope.
E. E. Masteen of Coatsville offers homing meal tankage poultry bone and chicken feed plus high grade fertilizer at low prices. He invites calls for prices and says he will pay the highest price for hay.
The Rev. Ir R. Hicks Almanac for 1911 is ready and widely distributed in homes. Price is one dollar for a yearly subscription to the Almanac and Hicks Magazine Word and Works. Almanac 35 cents prepaid. Address Word and Works Publishing Company in St. Louis, Missouri to order.
The Pittsburg evangelistic committee plans to bring gospel messages hundreds of feet underground to miners. With support from over twenty business and professional leaders, workers will enter mines during shifts, leave pamphlets, and hold a noon open air meeting with multilingual addresses for the workers.
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