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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1913
Page
7
The Otterbein Sun issue announces Wade S. Bolt as publisher editor and proprietor with second class post office status at Otterbein Indiana under the 1879 act.
The piece muses on two classes of wealth and motives behind riches. It shifts to a cat analogy, noting a cat's purr as affection yet warns of insincere displays, urging willpower and balance when facing others' opinions and acts.
A passage notes youths today enjoy tales from pioneer times and early settlers. Elders recount incidents from the early days, whose stories carry strong interest and value in preserving history.
The piece laments a shift in social life among youth from wholesome gatherings to late night parties. It warns that older generations are confined to the attic or cellar while youths pursue bold entertainments. It predicts stricter controls may come, including possible use of handcuffs and pillories.
Frank Waddell reports on Charles Ice recovery from his accident and the regular and second basketball teams scheduled for Friday the 14th with J Yowler to coach. Montmorenci freshmen visited Otterbein eighth grade. weather prevented the game. Otterbein regulars beat Pine Village 21 14 after a close second half.
The article recalls Otterbein's 1870 railroad origin and 1872 town plans by John Levering and his wife. It notes first dwellings by Dr. John K. Thompson and William Otterbein Brown, Brown’s tenure as postmaster, early schools, and Becker chapel’s relocation. It closes with 1889 construction of a brick four room graded school under township trustee FF Maddox. GLADYS WAGNER.
The Lyceum movement gathers leaders from statesmen to scientists to lecture across the nation. Managers Coit & Alber arranged talks with Roosevelt Pinchot Beveridge Landis Quayle Heney LaFollette Dixon Borah Gore and others. They aim to present messages of import to the American people.
The Lyceum course brings in famed orators and entertainers including Benjamin Chapin as Abraham Lincoln, Leland T Powers in dramatic monologues, Elias Day with character makeup, and Margaret Stahl the renowned reader. Musical acts feature Evelyn Seotney, the Schumann Quintet, the Boston Octette, Metropolitan Grand Quartet, Collegiate Quartet, J H Bulmer Kaffir boys, and Albert Gale duo with Red Man songs.
The ad announces a store closing sale at Philbin's watch house with deep cuts on gold filled and Elgin or Waltham movement watches. Prices drop from 28 to 18 dollars on cases, plus additional reductions on hunting and open face styles.
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