21 May 1909
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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1909
Page
1
The News announces a female led piano contest across Crawford and neighboring counties. Women mobilize support, with prizes a piano for the winner. Also reports typhoid death of Macke Wiseman, local marriages, church events, and upcoming Decoration Day activities.
Marengo residents report visits to Vincennes Petersburg and Mt. Carmel while others travel to Louisville New Albany and Milltown for funerals shows and visits. Several attend family illnesses, surgeries, and religious services as community activity continues with multiple trips and social calls.
Notices announce the State Board of Education adopting Howe Readers and urge pupils not to buy Indiana Series books. Local ads promote Deering Ideal binders, Ideal mowers, hay rakes, and twine. A temperance meeting is set at the Methodist church next Sunday and a free dinner will aid Magnolia precinct election officials. The Huntingburg Independent notes its improved typography.
Examinations in manual training sewing and cooking may be taken in May June July and August at the regular S A Beals Co Sap t
Readers are invited to nominate local young ladies for an upcoming neighborhood piano contest. Submit names to the community center by the stated deadline to ensure inclusion in the event’s program and judging.
The Rev. Dr. J. A. Sargent, secretary of the Preacher's Aid Society of Indianapolis, will preach at the M. E. Church at Taswell Sunday May 23 at 4 PM and at En ish at 7 30 PM. Church officials urged full cooperation as he can only be on the English Charge one day.
Dr J J Johnson attends Grand Lodge in Indianapolis this week. Various local members attend district conventions and lodge events in New Albany and Indianapolis. Local students and staff feature in hospital and college news. The baseball team prepares for a Sunday game against Marengo after recent wins. A serious accident at Speed's Kilns injures Specat, amputating part of his foot. Several residents travel or attend meetings, with painting and visits to relatives noted.
English minister Rev S D McCracken of English Ind testifies to relief from a lame back and kidney irregularities after using Deans Kidney Pills. He endorses the remedy and recommends a thorough trial. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as US agents.
The Encasa News launches a county wide contest offering a $400 Smith & Barnes piano to a young lady who secures new subscriptions or collects due subscriptions. Judges are T. B. Sonner and Samuel A. Lambdin. Ballots and contest standings will be managed at the newspaper office with voting open to new entrants anytime.
An opinion piece questions whether the saloon is a good institution arguing licensing, Sunday bans, and public access expose contradictions. It contrasts beliefs about openness, protecting youth, and the legitimacy of abolition by the legislature with concerns over vice and family harm.
A speaker argues against liquor profits funding schools, claiming taxes from drinkers largely enrich saloon keepers. He cites prohibition as a solution and condemns officials who tolerate illegal activity, urging readers to safeguard boys over brewery wealth. The piece reflects heated reform rhetoric on alcohol and public welfare.
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