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Newspaper
Connersville Curier
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1909
Page
1
A proposed revision to the pure food laws would require canners to label peaches peeled with caustic soda. Critics warn lye peeling uses unripe fruit and leaves chemical residue. Advocates say clearer labels protect consumers and improve fruit quality and market stability.
Warren County voters approve the dry regime by 925 in a quiet countywide election. Returns began early and were complete by eight, with a small turnout at headquarters. The report shifts to a reflective note on youth and parental influence.
Dave Andre proprietor of the Andre drug store on Fifth Street was arrested Tuesday morning and arraigned before the mayor on illegal liquor sale charges. He pleaded not guilty and posted a $100 bond with trial set for next Tuesday. Reports hint at more suspects as city enforces laws to curb bootlegging and celebrate orderly conduct.
Monday morning the city court heard the drag net raid from Sunday now six people including four women and two men were caught in two houses. Sentences ranged from fines and costs to jail time with Mrs. Fannie Wolf facing forty days in jail and Elisha Estes eleven days or one dollar fine. The Esteses live on Grand avenue and the Wolf residence is on First street. The raid aimed to curb immorality and authorities promise to care for the Wolf children as part of the case.
A reflective piece on marriage and domestic harmony. It contrasts men who blame failures on others with women who nag, noting variations in devotion and irritations. The author questions the irony of sublime sacrifices offset by small, daily frictions.
The Christian Citizenship movement promotes national reform through Christian laws and governance. Leaders urge churches to engage in politics to convert the nation, arguing national religion can supersede individual salvation, while critics warn of church state fusion and secularization.
Chas Newland five miles west of the city lost his barn to a blaze at about four thirty in the afternoon. The estimated $2000 damage included three horses a large hay supply five hundred bushels of corn and farming implements all lost with no insurance. The cause is unknown and Newland had just moved to the farm. He planned to insure the property and had intended to move to the city yesterday.
A compilation of editorials praising temperance wins and denouncing saloons, praising individual conscience and standing alone for right. It cites recent anti saloon victories and reflects on harsh events in Cherry Illinois and broader press debates about prohibition in Indiana and Washington.
An exchange describes a duplex envelope giving plan for churches. Members place funds in two sides for home church and for missions, promoting regular small gifts, reducing bazaars and entertainments, and expanding lay responsibility for evangelization.
Idle remarks and wagging tongues attack climbers as gossip practice. Washington faces criticism from Braddock's defeat to his farewell address, a harsh spotlight on leaders. The text notes amb i tious youths should heed, and praises good cooking as a blessing of home.
Indianapolis reports six men pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzling from national banks. Names include Max Emmerich and Harry C Printzler in Indianapolis, Norman Hamilton, Fr Wayne Philips, Oscar F Cochrane, and others tied to Capital National Bank Terre Haute First National Bank and Tipton First National Bank schemes.
Cautious counsel urges focusing on personal conduct to ensure justice and purity. The message warns against fretting over neighbors words thoughts or actions and emphasizes self examination and responsibility.
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