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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
4
The Mooresville Times appears as a weekly Friday paper with a one dollar annual subscription. It lists W H Sage as publisher and notes postal rates and circulation details for Mooresville Indiana.
A Whitier area letter details H W Lindley selling an orange ranch to run the Red Cross drug store in Whitier California and his daughter Kathleen entering Washington State University Seattle. The piece lists guests, music students, church plans, a new creamery opening, and an all day Purdue dairy meeting with Prof Hunziker, inviting public attendance.
Mr and Mrs David Marley and children visited Mr and Mrs John Cox in Hazelwood last Sunday. Mrs Mary Johnson in Deaconess hospital Indianapolis is improving and expects to be home soon. Mrs B Thompson of Clayton was guests of her parents Jog McCracken last Thursday. Nelle Hadley Fred Sheets and children visited Aunt Ruth Rawnsley last Friday. Supt Curtis is visiting schools this week. Mr and Mrs W G Pray Alf Dillon visited Nathan Ballard in Hymera for a few days. Mr Isaac Painter of Marshalltown Iowa was here visiting last week and is a known former resident. Vern Harvey spent Sunday with local friends.
The regular W. C. T. U. meeting is set for Tuesday the 28th at the M. KE. church. All members should attend as the annual local officers election and the delegate election to the State convention at Bedford in October will be held.
A writer from Michigan Farmer extols compact kitchen design in old and new homes. He urges close proximity of cupboard, sink, and range to save steps and fatigue. He suggests a mobile kitchen table on castors and a cheerful, simple dining area to boost home efficiency and happiness.
The document asserts support for local option laws to allow communities to vote on liquor sales, condemns licensing as a public crime, and endorses national Prohibition. It cites McKinley and church leaders opposing legalized saloons and endorses total prohibition across the state and nation.
The Madison Township column reports slow recovery for Mrs J A Carter and illness for Mrs J L Carter. Farmers debate sowing wheat as rain remains uncertain and wells run dry. Obituary sketches honor Mr William T Richie, a Civil War veteran and church helper. Highlights include church attendance, sorghum molasses, and community events with dates in 1908.
Aunt Rachel Albertson, long known in Brooresville, died at 77. Sister of Isaac Hawkins and widow of Bennie Albertson, she outlived two children. Her life included moves away and a long period of trials and varied experiences before passing into the vast beyond.
The Indiana Farmer notes that barren ground must be well prepared and enriched with plant food to support ornamental trees. Deep soil work improves drainage, roots, and growth. top dress with well rotted manure if already planted.
Boston papers report Luther Burbank of California is perfecting a hardy New England banana and an edible prickly pear. He claims Boston could become a banana-producing center and New England farms may be filled with banana groves and flour from dried fruit, boosting profits and reviving abandoned farms.
Fragmentary data shows numbers and times like 37 9 Cars Leave North 5:55 A. M. 355 at 12:55 P.M. a7 4 or 8 3. No clear names, places, or events emerge for a concrete headline.
The piece mocks Luther Burbank’s claim of turning prickly pear cactus into a new delicacy and predicts New England as a likely cultivation area. It notes public weariness with his supposed wonders and cites ridicule from writers regarding the “California wizard” and his ambitious project.
Portland Maine testimony from J. W. Flagg describes his six year old daughter recovering from severe measles and pneumonia after Vinci was given. He notes improved appetite digestion and strength and cites a doctor’s amazement at the recovery. Vinci is praised as a natural remedy.
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