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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1909
Page
1
The Marengo team played away on Sunday and defeated our boys 15 to 9 after our squad had no practice this season. Our players showed improvement and the visit drew positive remarks about the visitors.
Advertisement notes a good spring wagon for sale for 10 dollars by Mrs. D M Stewart of Marengo Indiana. It also includes various items about editor pranks Tick El editor, domestic labor, public accounting reforms and a Produce store notice by John T Adkins with home phone.
A mix of moral guidance on children and brief local items. Advice on soothing bedtime, forgiveness, and shaping good habits appears alongside notices about piano contests, notarial work, pensions, and legal matters. Local church sermons and court actions are mentioned with brief names and dates.
Marengo area records a string of visits and health updates including Claud Eddleman seeking throat treatment in Louisville, Dr J F Weathers seeing Miss Blanch Godfrey, and Mrs Emily Hollowell's health fluctuating. Also noted are church activities, road contractor Mike Froman on Whisky Run Pike near Pilot Knob, and various travels to New Albany and Milltown.
Epworth League of the M. E. church at English plans a literary program on Friday June 18 at 8 00 pm inviting all. The piece includes a quip about telegraph poles and a farmer and a bull. Additional all day meetings are set for Sunday June 27 at English with services and baptism and July 4 at Burnett Ridge with worship all are invited to attend.
A passage on staying power as the true test of ability, contrasting grit in business with failure in storms. It cites a local case in Garrett where a man paid 4.40 in fines for allowing chickens to roam, noting garden damage and praising firm penalties as deterrents.
Misses Gertrude Von Almen and Berdie Eudris of New Albany visit Wm Watson and wife this week. Several locals visit relatives and attend church. The clean-up effort inspires farmers to gather sticks and stones along roads improving travel and appearance.
Mrs. T. Starr of English Indiana reports years of backache and kidney trouble with frequent, sedimenting secretions. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Patton & Hammond's Drug Store the pains eased and mobility improved. Sold by all dealers priced 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY are U.S. agents.
A historical recipe shares a home remedy to clean wallpaper using ammonia oil of sassafras soda salt and flour mixed with cold water to form a dough. Instructions describe cooking the mixture in a pail over boiling water and folding into leaves to scrub wallpaper. An advertisement from F. R. Gobbel & Son urges customers to inspect stock before mail order or local purchases.
A list titled New Commandments urges personal effort and integrity. It advises taking action, presenting well, avoiding excuses, controlling debt, and giving every man a square deal to prosper in business and life. It ends with a nod to making easy money at home and newspaper work.
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