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Newspaper
New Ross Mail
Location
New Ross, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1899
Page
2
An editorial lambasts a proposed telegraph operator examiner bill in Indiana, arguing it creates unnecessary public offices and wastes taxpayer money. The piece links the move to broader calls for officeholder reductions, then discusses divorce law reform and cautions against restricting marriages, warning such limits would worsen misery and misfit unions.
The writer argues against forced marriage, endorsing age limits of twenty five for women and thirty for men to curb divorce. They oppose compulsion to attend Sabbath school and warn against legal enforcement of religion, criticizing lawmakers who push such measures as inconsistent and misguided.
The piece discusses common newspaper typos from type handling and editorial process and argues for better accuracy. It shifts to reflections on marriage as an equal partnership, urging couples to understand and trust each other for a happier life, citing Frances Evans in the January Ladies' Home Journal.
Lebanon Reports notes a church dispute in New Brunswick tied to an organ installation. Under Rev Sommers the organ debate intensified during a revival, nearly causing violence and threatening a court battle as the church fractures. Also reports a Mud Line wreck near Waveland and an engineer's engine failure near Advance.
The Lebanon Reporter reports James 3 Jones living 1.5 miles south of Advance was thrown from a hay road and fallen on a fence tearing loose several ribs and injuring his chest area.
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