Darlington Publisher Listens Friday Post Office Entry
Co. A. Marshall publisher is entered at the Darlington Indiana post office every Friday as second class matter.
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Newspaper
Darlington Herald
Location
Darlington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
4
Co. A. Marshall publisher is entered at the Darlington Indiana post office every Friday as second class matter.
A French man near Kansas City tested intensive gardening on one acre for a year. He followed Parisian methods and produced vegetables including onions beets and radishes. Revenue reached $1,161.35 with expenses of $504.50 leaving a net of $1,106.75. The aim was to show an acre near a city can support a family.
Advertisers pay Sadie's Home Journal eight dollars a line or 104 per inch with full page rates at six thousand and back cover at ten, while the Saturday Evening Post lists five thousand for a full page and seven thousand for the back cover. The color center double page commands twelve thousand, indicating strong ad demand.
Quote attributed to Woodrow Wilson praising democracy and the universal rights of free peoples. Emphasizes the right of individuals to contribute to government, the liberties of small nations, and a concert of free nations ensuring global peace and safety.
Advertises Sanol as the best cure for kidney and bladder troubles with relief promised within 24 hours. Claims guaranteed remedy and offers 35c or $1.00 bottles at the drug store.
Springfield Ohio writer and public welfare worker Lida Keck-Wiggins is highlighted as a tireless contributor to serial publications and judge staff. Her sympathy and practical guidance are described as essential to city welfare movements and Chautauqua programs.
The piece argues that people buy from catalogs and distant stores without inspecting goods, driven by constant advertising. It notes how national magazine ads pull customers toward department stores and mail order houses, reducing local dealer business and dollars. It urges local merchants to recognize advertising’s pull.
A library listing introduces new titles including Panama The New Route to India Florence Nightingale Profitable Vocations for Boys Athletics Training Johnny Appleseed By Reef and Trail Phyllis Uncle Abner's Legacy The Barnstormers The Call of the Wild Polly of the Hospital Staff What Gladys Saw The Riley Reader A Dog of Flanders Sure Pop and the Softy Scouts The Weaver's Children Adventures of Reddy Fox Chats in the Zoo Glimpses of Pioneer Life Gockel Hinkle and Gackeleia Pretty Polly Flinders Mewanee The Indian Boy So Fat and Mew Mew.
A new poultry licensing law imposes annual licenses for buyers and poultry packers. Fees range from 1 dollar for buyers to 5 to 50 dollars for failure to comply. Records of purchases with date and weight must be kept and open to inspection.
Ada M. Stonecifer sues Daniel W. Stonecifer for divorce claiming pre marriage deception about real estate, ongoing support burdens, and alleged abuse including threats with a knife. She requests restoration of her maiden name Ada M. Brush. Attorney P. E. Smiley represents her.
Mr and Mrs Edgar Brenton were in Guion on Tuesday for unspecified activities, enjoying a local outing according to the report.
Anna Crawford from Lebanon is in Indianapolis for two weeks taking instructions for gauze bandage making for the Red Cross. An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea from Corner Drug Store, claiming coffee drinkers with coarse skin need bowel cleansing and blood purification for better complexion.
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