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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1913
Page
7
A 1912 balance sheet notes alcohol and tobacco consumption rising sharply in the United States with 18,000 fewer saloons. Whisky, brandy, beer, cigars, cigarettes, tobacco and snuff volumes show large increases, while internal revenue reports total receipts of 344,426,884 dollars, up 21,900,000 from 1911. It mentions Progressive Party plans, diplomat W. J. B. lectures, and political chatter.
The Warren Review cites that the best crop is children and warns against neglecting child health and welfare. It argues for more intelligent attention to children and notes future needs to educate parents in child care.
Miss Ruth White visited Hoops itow for a week with Robi. Rairdon returned from Logansport to start the week. Walter Russell and wife of Lafayette hosted Chris Christopher's family the first of the week. Mrs. J. W. Carroll and daughter visited Lafayette with her mother Mrs. Bohan. Mrs. J. F. Price returned to Washington county after a visit with Elmer Price. Miss Mary Heffner of Lafayette stayed with Chris Christophers. Herman Sleiter joined them Sunday. Attendees from the area joined fifty candidates at the K of C initiation in Bowler including Thos Carroll Jas Quigg Win Harrington Thos Smith Steve Malady and John Quigg.
On a homeseekers train bound for southern Texas two farmers argued which state was superior. The Iowan claimed Iowa beats the world for corn while the Kansan boasted Kansas wheat yields and wealth. A listener added Kansas has more school houses per capita, winning the debate.
German inventor Grimmceisen proposes using precisely tuned wireless receivers at each buoy to energize lamps or gas lights via a local relay. The system would enable battery powered buoys with wireless control, ideal for seacoast lights and buoy illumination without ocean cable connections.
A Kansas University English instructor champions forceful speech while contrasting primitive and educated vocabularies. The piece then shifts to a Richmond dedication where a minister recalls a prayer scene, and a giant man and a small woman— Jennie—argue over ten cents while waiting for a car, illustrating vivid local character.
Fragmentary report shows a clash during a confrontation. One side emphasizes physical strength and a controlled demeanor while the other is described as the dominating mind guiding actions. The account hints at a chaotic scene with a mix of illness and influence.
A six year old, after prayers, asked who Old Man Snuckles was. The mother learns the child meant all her aunts and uncles, a phrase spoken so quickly it sounded like a name. The tale ends with the humorous realization.
The New Milford resident known as Old Man Curtis is placed in the poorhouse. His son William Curtis, a wealthy farmer valued at around 80 000, allegedly sent him there after long abuse and confiscation of wages. Curtis insists his son was cruel and withheld meals.
The 600 year old Fort Castle church of St John the Baptist in Ayrshire Scotland has been bought for 1950 pounds by the Marquis of Bute who pledges its preservation. Built in the thirteenth century it housed the Scottish parliament that settled the crown succession after the Battle of Bannockburn.
A writer in Mothers' Magazine urges parents to daily reveal the best of themselves to their children. The child should learn faithfulness to self, to others, to the state and to God as life’s core aim, with love serving loyalty and constancy blossoming within.
In a terse report from Tit-Bits style notes, a husband collapsed after falling into a furnace at the foundry. Mrs Malone describes his distress as a heat overload and the fatal accident in a local industrial setting.
A reader quotes a terse exchange about rising costs with a surprising emphasis on the phrase known things cost more. The fragment hints at public concern over inflation and daily expenses. No further context or specifics are provided.
A light exchange at a back door ponders the visitor type, joking whether a tramp boy scout or hiking suffragette merits unchaining the guard dog. The dialogue captures a quirky community moment in playful fashion.
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