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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1911
Page
9
A December Farm Journal column urges farmers to improve farm operations and public roads. Advice covers groundstone care, useful Christmas gifts, building strong families, and fixing roads and paths before snow. It emphasizes practical labor over words, advocating self help to better roads and farm efficiency.
Joseph Norris and a party including Henry Lewis O Armantrout George Kessler and others went to Leesburg on Tuesday to review the Electric Light Plant with aims to bring electricity from Chili. The outcome remains uncertain but the hope is to discard lanterns and travel by electric lights in the future.
Mrs. Fred Garritson and her son Mark of Decatur Illinois are visiting J W Garritson and family this week.
In a local sale a good grade of unbleached muslin and yardage of bleached and unbleached muslin are offered. The store features boys two piece suits at prices from 98c to 3.75, men dress pants, knickerbocker pants for boys ages 4 to 16, and children and misses shoes in low and high tops priced at 5c to 1.49.
Rev A T Ronk visited Mexico on Wednesday. Mrs J H Millikan traveled to Indianapolis on business Thursday. Mesdames D C Stowman and Nelson Cook visited Logansport Wednesday. Mrs Nelson Cook and Mrs J W Garrigon with daughter Nellie shopped in Peru Thursday. Milking machine proposed to improve farming. Dr J W Newell attended the fat Stock Show in Chicago. Charles Alderfer to Argos for head balancing act Friday and Saturday. Elijah the pioneer aviator holds time-in-air record. Gus Cornell left for Indianapolis for rheumatism treatment. Tacoma man claims new talking machine. women’s voice questioned. Rural Route 23 ME Sloppy and Lew Marburger in Peru Monday. Jacob Matthias visiting Huntington. Berchard Leedy moved to Beecher Hoover property last week. Ralph See and wife of Peru guests of See family. Bertha See and daughter Mable visited. Charles Powell family attended sister’s funeral at Macy. Mrs Sarah McClain of Peru visiting brother PS Sullivan. Road supervisor election set for Saturday December 16 in Jefferson township. vote for D A Fisher.
An editor derides the corset fad after a girl dies from tight lacing. The piece laments the practice and asks for reform, suggesting men could sacrifice to avoid squeezing, while offering a three hour workday proposal with no pay as a alternative.
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