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Newspaper
Franklin
Location
Franklin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1916
Page
2
Residents and students share weekend visits to Indianapolis Columbus Amity and Wabash with relatives and friends. Blanchard Davis preaches at Broadway Tabernacle, while Esther Myer mourns her grandmother. War department plans aviation purchases totaling 13 million dollars for 120 modern aircraft.
The board of health states that once a diphtheria patient is discharged and the home fumigated, the home is more free from contagion than a home where a carrier may live and has not been fumigated.
Prices of all kinds continue to rise yet Renpodleury remains a popular choice for skirts this season. Shoppers are urged to find a matching high top ae to complete the look and stay within budget.
Prominent Pennsylvania publishers warn that rising paper stock costs will raise expenses and threaten weaker magazines and periodicals. They accuse paper companies of profiteering via a fake shortage in the wartime market while International Paper plans to back dividends on preferred stock, profiting on back payments.
President E A Hanley presided over a partisan debate with supporters of Hughes Wilson and Hanley. After the hour long discussion ballots were cast with Hughes 45 Wilson 43 and Hanly 8 as election returns awaited at the courthouse and party headquarters.
Judging of five acre corn plots in Johnson county is finished with twenty eight farmers competing. Final winner to be announced after Purdue moisture test reports arrive. County Agent Ellis directed the contest with Ernest Thornburg of Randolph county as judge. Quality improves over 1015 though average yield is about ten bushels less per acre. One acre boys plots judging also completed by Ellis last week.
The suspension of all large Sunday newspapers is discussed as the cause of a tremendous quantity of white stock being used. The text argues papers of thirty six and forty eight pages, and even more, push up stock consumption.
A Franklin liveryman notes a shift away from the original livery business due to autos and traveling salesfolk bringing their own feed. Rising feed prices push horse costs higher, altering farmer patterns as some bring feed and others pay higher prices. Milk dealers report feed and milk prices increasing daily. Johnson county B Y P A rally at Franklin Baptist church is planned for Friday November 10 with a 5:30 banquet and a 7:30 address by a College Avenue Baptist pastor from Indianapolis. public invited.
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