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Newspaper
North Judson News
Location
North Judson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
4
Old King Winter is nosing around again. Milwaukee headlines a whiskered snake ad. The column notes several whiskered snakes and their notoriety, while presenting the court calendar as a feature of the paper.
Chicago audiences hissed the Salome dance after readings of Three Weeks and The Little Brother of the Rich. The reactions reflect public fatigue with sensational stage material.
The piece discusses the rise of the automobile, the need for durable roads, and America's investment in highway development amid European lag. It then shifts to local life with Charlie Hiatt, noting a birth a month ago and a humorous family exchange about whether Gladys will be an aunt to future children.
Egg prices surge to unprecedented levels for this time of year as dealers blame prolonged moult and drought reducing fresh supply. Jobbers refuse fault, citing real scarcity and storage eggs filling the gap while demand remains strong. Hucksters concur that fresh eggs are scarce and note winter weather will shift as hens molt.
Indiana pure food and drug commissioner H. E. Barnard declares bulk oysters shipped or sold with ice violate the pure food law as adulteration. Melted ice washes away flavor, making buyers pay for ice rather than oysters. oysters must be packed in sealed cans with crushed ice for shipment.
W. T. Akers visited the county seat on Friday as business. The News office promotes best sale bills for value and urges readers to see the News if planning a sale.
The United Brethren Church announces Sunday services at 10 30 with Sunday School at 9 30 and Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30. Preaching at Lomax occurs every two weeks at 3 00 in the afternoon. Public invitation extended by E H Pontrivs.
Lomax Sunday rain and farm activity with James Hall and Leon Hall cutting wood on the Lomax farm. Geo Dye and Wm Headley visited Laporte, while Chas Baker and August Goetze shared a Sunday evening. Mrs Bedlhke ill but improving.
North Judson failed to win at Knox last Friday but vows improvement in the next meet. Supt Barr returned after family illness and death. Thanksgiving was observed in all rooms. A visiting crowd toured the school and Frank Blaschke visited room seven.
Frank Wessely and James M Harter visited and traveled for business and family matters, with trips to Manon Knox and Wa bash. Ollie Lain surprised his North Judson friends with a visit after moving to Chicago, while Prof Barr mourns his mother and learns of his sister Lois Anderson's illness and delayed news of the death.
Old time hotel rates in England were low with a feather bed at a penny per night and dinner for six pence offering beef mutton pigge or fish. In Elizabethan days rooms bore inn names like Cross Keys and Bell chamber. Canterbury fixed bread at two loaves per penny during Becket translation celebrations and wine at 16 cents a gallon. Edinburgh priced sheep 12 to 20 cents, best hens at 1 cent, Rochelle wine at 1 cent a pint, with penalties for price violations.
The London Sphere notes crabs disguise themselves by attaching seaweed or living sponge to their backs. When garding against predators they prune or replace the growths, and in captivity they become anxious and try to cover themselves with any available material, even a tiny greatcoat.
In Malta small stones shaped like eyes tongues and serpent parts are worn as talismans. Natives connect them to St Paul’s shipwreck and a viper bite incident. Stones found in St Paul’s cave embedded in clay are set in jewelry or dissolved in wine for believed protective or curative effects.
Notice is given that at 10:00 a.m. on Monday December 14 1908 a public auction will be held at the home of Mrs Frances R Noland in North Judson Starke County Indiana. The property of Frances D Shaw will be sold to cover labor claim rent charges and sale expenses including one buggy one harness set one lap robe one horse blanket and one foot warmer. Frances R Noland JoA Tomlinson.
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