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Newspaper
Pendleton Times
Location
Pendleton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1923
Page
4
An item notes draft creation and payments to be payable to The Times Pendleton with communications to the Pendleton post office for mailing as second class matter.
A late Monday event described as a Klan celebration included a large cross burning and several bombs in Falls Park, followed by a robe clad parade through downtown for Christmas.
The U R Church lists Sunday School at 9 30 a m Class Meeting at 10 30 a m Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m and preaching at 7 30 p m with special music during evening services. Attendance and worship details are noted by the church welcome.
A collection of wry aphorisms on love, jealousy, marriage, and desire. The speaker muses on blind love, the thrills and perils of romance, and the social quirks of couples and suitors with humorous, moral taunts. The tone resembles late era advice or entertainment columns.
A playful list presents curious contrasts such as matches that light cigars on first strike, pastry shops changing show windows daily, a furless cat and a humpless camel. It also images love without quarrels and bread without yeast, evening dress in a lunch wagon, pork without salt, and bank presidents who drive old cars for fun.
Investigation shows rats infesting water traps and causing a poor water supply. An advertiser promotes Royal Guaranteed Rat-Rake as a remedy sold by Lewis Bros. and E. Tanke and Co. to protect health.
Opinion piece argues Indiana tax money favors roads and schools with bonds totaling 55.97 million and school debt of 16.24 million. It questions urgency and argues architectural fees and plan proliferation inflate costs. The Indiana Tax League seeks reforms to cut taxes and curb excesses in school building expenditures.
Local notes detail several residents ill at home and traveling relatives visiting from Indianapolis Marion and Anderson. Names include Fred Huston J W Huston D H Renforth and W A Craig with holiday gatherings and Christmas visits among families from Cicero Pendleton and nearby towns.
Ardery Roberts and his son Herschell are spending a few days in Danville Illinois enjoying the visit and local sights.
Pendleton readers are urged to note car fare paid both ways for furs. Jess Winters reports strong vulcanizing business as tires suffer holes from nuts. Rat damage is blamed on pests and Royal Guaranteed Rat-Kake promises rat destruction. Lewis Bros and E Tanke and Co offer guarantees. Ads also list a vacuum washing machine and a lounge bed set for sale plus half a dozen male Plymouth Barred Rocks chickens. Inquiries at this office.
Classified notice advertising a Hibbard O V B coal range in good as new condition for sale with inquiry via the Times office.
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