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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1927
Page
5
The adjustment of freight rates aims to develop maximum traffic volume fairly. Rates are moderated to attract or develop traffic, not to extort. Exceptions exist, with low rates boosting overall railway business and overhead sharing benefiting all users and patrons through efficiency gains. Railway managers urge readjustment when rates fail to maximize commerce.
The message urges careful home handling to avoid waste. It stresses keeping foods in an ice box up to use or cooking, and maintaining a well filled ice chamber to slow melting and reduce drying out of meat bread and fruit. It offers to provide further information at moderate cost.
Farm advisor W D Sexson warns Greene County farmers must obtain 2600 bushels or more of early maturing seed for 20 000 acres, as only a fraction of normal corn acreage is planted. With favorable weather a large share could be planted in June and mature by October, making early varieties crucial for potential profits.
1928 Indiana license plates will be smaller than 1927 plates with white letters on red, the plate number at the top and Indiana with 1928 below. Shipments to distributors have begun but plates go on sale around mid December.
Ruth Snyder faces death in the electric chair for the murder of her husband Robert C. Elliott, with prison executioner likely to operate the switch at Sing Sing.
In Mexico City on June 1 President Plutarco Calles ordered a government wide boycott of American goods as retaliation for U S embargo actions. The decree bans direct or indirect purchases of U S furniture machinery or other goods and directs the foreign office to halt payments to U S firms through embassies and consulates.
Northern Illinois farmers spent Decoration Day in fields preparing ground for planting. A report from Aurora says favorable weather should allow most corn to be planted by week’s end.
Harrisburg Velegraph notes a cautious take on stock purchases urging new investors to be prudent and consider safer options before diving into markets.
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