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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1913
Page
7
Local ads promote American and Ellwood Fences from Otterbein Lumber Co as strong durable storm defenses. Reifers Furniture Co. offers Tennessee Red Cedar Chests at 6.25 10.00 12.50 and 18.75. Community notices list Sunday visits among residents and families in the area.
Mrs Henry Miller called on sister Miss Katherine Daugherty Saturday. Miss Grace Denton returned from Green Hill. Mrs Smith Butler and Myrtle visited Mrs Frank Gear. Mrs John Crawford and Florence visited Mrs Luther Hawkins at Otterbein. Frank German and family were guests of Gle Casad. John Crawford was visited by T G Knowles and Charles Weigle from Green Hill. Children will entertain Friday on last day of school. John Martin moved to Clarence. Ed Thomas and son Herbert of Bedford visited. Lewis Smith and wife visited Edward Buoher.
The Hiawatha entertainment held at To Hall by schoolchildren drew public praise and netted about 18 dollars. Local visits include Henry North with family and John Smith of Lafayette. New baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. George Bayless. Wilbur Franklin plans a map project amid mumps season. Reverend W B Taylor to address Green Mill youths on April 20. Oliver Biddle recovers from mumps and returns to work. Elsie Delaney moves to Otterbein to work for Ross Solomon. Maurice Cheadle and companions head to Lafayette to retrieve his Bick Automobile from the Jameson Garage.
A reflective meditation questions human pride and greatness. Sydney Smith contrasts man's brief span and cosmic dust with humility. It argues pride leads to error and suffering and that humility should dwell with frailty to atone for ignorance and imperfection.
社区 notes list residents and families who spent Sunday with relatives in Independence and Green Hill. Names include Walter Whistler, Mrs. Tom Moore, Ella McKinney, Wilbur Rush, Jake Mann Sr, Mrs. Pete Artidson, Miles Hilder, Stephen Espisg, Anon, Albert Johnson, Tom Lemming, John Liptrap, Ed Buck, Chas Buck, Mary Dawson, and others.
Americans flock to Mont St Michel to view the monastery and enjoy the famed Madame Poularde omelettes then linger at St Malo. Chateaubriand lies buried in St Malo with his tomb often covered by the sea at high tide. A new work on the great romantic critic notes the artist’s wish for a simple cross marked grave amidst the waves.
Munsey's Magazine notes the shift from journalist confidants to government press agents as modern governance disseminates information. It cites Dr. G. E. Morrison’s advisory role in China and contrasts past figures like Delane Blowitz and Greeley with today’s machinery of official press releases and leaks.
The exchange suggests a debate over reputations with lines about how people judge others and how they perceive themselves. One speaker notes people overestimate others while another argues some overestimate themselves, underscoring social pressure and judgment.
Popular Mechanics notes that radium's discovery sparks a scientific riddle. Cranks and geniuses alike failed to build perpetual motion or transmute elements, yet radioactivity undermines long held beliefs in impossibilities.
Squire Durnitt of Lonelyville says the streets are being oiled to smooth travel. Uncle Welby Gosh of Drearyhurst adds that cutting the grass was needed to keep paths clear.
George T. Emerson trustee of Bolivar Township announces weekly office hours at the school building in Otterbein on Tuesdays and Saturdays for township business transactions.
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