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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
7
A column argues practical farming success hinges on choosing the right fence. It notes evaluating the American Fence by Otterbein Lumber Co. as local agents. The piece contrasts miracle talk with steady, daily improvements for profitability.
The Otterbein Sun is published by Wade S. Bolt who serves as editor and proprietor. The paper is entered as second class matter at Otterbein Indiana post office under the 1879 act.
Editorial notes pleasant rainy days and critiques smoky coal. It predicts shifts from mine swindles to insurance frauds and questions political honesty. It urges auto owners to pursue a new license and reminds readers July 1 is near and to consult a notary for papers.
The Indianapolis News notes a tax evasion method with autos assessed at 25 to 50 dollars, many nearly new, in one county. A congressional bill aims to end the franking privilege with official stamps and required explanations of use to curb postal losses.
A ship named Imperator is set for a seven day trip with rations including 25 tons fresh meat 48 000 eggs 60 tons potatoes 14 tons fresh vegetables 6000 tins canned vegetables 5000 fowl and game 4000 canned fruits 12500 quarts milk 400 Ibs cheese 500 Ibs chocolate and cocoa and 7000 Ibs coffee. The vessel measures 919 feet by 98 feet beam and uses over two million steel rivets weighing 11 pounds each.
Otterbein Route Two lists social visits and illnesses in the community. Chas Gephart and family spent Sunday with Frank Spiker and family. Luther Nelson and Ed Albert Johnson visited Peter Arvidson and family. Florence and Georgia Pitser have whooping cough. Floy Foster stayed with Gladys Gephart and Lizzie Gephart. A W Gephart and family visited Err Stewart and family at Pine Village. Mrs Richard Vaughn is ill.
The Larabee baby recovered from tonsillitis. Born July 17 a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Gus Sanbloom. Rev. Sommers held farewell services with good attendance. Nellie Chenoweth Olive and Ester Stein from Lafayette visited the Mathers. Chester Larabee and family visited Brown brothers. Standard Bearers met for June with Ella Reiners. July meeting with Lucile Smith. Ella Reiners aiding Mrs. Chas Haner of Round Grove for the summer.
Green Hill notes say Earl Taylor and wife visited with Thomas Wilson and wife over Sunday. A Passion Play film will be shown at the township hall Saturday night the 28th for U B church funds. Ground is too wet to plow after recent rains and fears of another flood. Health improves with no new cases. E H Wilson traded a 16 horse engine for a 20 horse unit. Many Green Hill residents attended Uncle Tom's Cabin in Independence Monday night.
The 1910 data show Alabama Maryland Pennsylvania and West Virginia together produced 233.5 million tons of coal, nearly half of the UK total and a significant share of world output. By 1900 U S production stood at 269.7 million tons with global output at 768 million. The 1910 world total reached 1,164 million tons with the United States producing about 501.6 million tons.
A daughter falls for a penniless baron, triggering a conflict with her father over wealth and status. Mother, listening in, questions the baron’s title while the noble suitor proves hard to identify, leaving the family to ponder a marriage unlikely to prosper.
Redfern Mason notes that musical rhythm reflects race and temperament. He traces pastoral Italy, Sicilian rustic dance, Austrian peasant revels, Teutonic holiday humor, and Mozart’s blending of German and Italian styles. The piece argues rhythm reveals character across cultures.
A reader notes a new winter gown drew a sincere compliment from a restaurant proprietor who invited her to sit near the window to add tone to the establishment. The remark reflects social style and fashion influence in daily life.
A curio of local lore recalls a man praised for lifting the town’s profile by showing that one can live on ten cents a day. The speaker questions his background and political or athletic status, suggesting a humorous tale of נד.
A club president discusses entertaining literary lions while a member quips about etiquette and local street hustle. The dialogue mocks social rituals, noting Menelik’s prolonged death and the town’s hustling citizens driving the streets.
A routine local town debate is cast as a feature piece exploring public reasoning. The article highlights participants and positions, presenting the event as a microcosm of civic discourse.
A New York Independent editorial argues for sparing cats to protect a chain of nature. It links cats killing mice to keeping bees and clover thriving, which sustains cows and milk, concluding with a moral about protecting the cat to avoid greater losses.
A doctor urges a recovering boy to regain spirit by talking of hockey and outdoor play. The father offers a rough plan to rouse the boy with a risky idea of stealing milk and smashing bottles to frighten neighbors. the boy rises and asks for his trousers.
In a fragile moment, a disappointed fiancé pleads for a last kiss as Gloriana faces an engaged future. He tearfully submits to her choice and clings to her, then she softly suggests delaying a final parting to keep their bond for a while longer.
The frizzy haired tourist explains he is an actor but notes theaters do not hire real actors anymore. A kind woman offers him food and questions his trade while a maid scolds him for forgetting himself. The exchange ends with a quip about an umbrella.
A cryptic quip labels Grabit as having an itching palm and notes he is not scratching for a living. The wording suggests a moral judgment about his stinginess or honesty in a historical newspaper snippet.
Conversation presents domestic dispute with a sharp exchange about air and noise levels in the home. Both sides blame the other for the disturbance and argue over quieting the house.
Wombat quips that locating a woman’s pocket is difficult, adding he married for money. The remark turns on wealth and marriage as motives, reflecting a playful jab at domestic finances.
Fragmentary dialogue questions motive behind cutting up a joong ballet in a musical show with a response about doing the right thing to carve.
A light exchange features a missionary meeting native tribes who reportedly “ate him up” with humor. The participants tease about cannibalism, then shift to playful remarks about a lamb and a man’s appearance and grooming.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet quotes a farmer boasting no losses for a month as a crafty coopbreaker allegedly “wrote all the chickens.” The remark hints at a joke or a crafty scheme affecting poultry losses.
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