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Newspaper
Remington Press
Location
Remington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1922
Page
4
The Remington Press notes it is published every Friday in Remington Indiana with second class matter status and $2 annual subscription. A satirical anecdote on drinking and hydrogen science ends with a grim joke about sleeping with windows open and oxygen.
The piece contrasts armor piercing shells with a one ton bomb and argues shells become outdated. It reports the Senate agricultural committee rejected Henry Ford's Muscle Shoals fertilizer plan 9 to 7, noting various interests opposed it and suggesting private management might be needed to avoid financial loss. It also notes motorists must stop after hitting pedestrians and the need for newspaper publishers to pay bills, calling for investment.
A hoarse editorial claims widespread illicit whiskey making across towns and cities. It argues many stills operate openly, with prohibition officers and reformers profiting while the nation loses revenue from the illicit trade.
Treasury data from Indianapolis indicates Indiana filed 189 587 income tax returns in 1920 with a net income of 556 061 991 and tax of 15 780 124. The year saw increases in returns, net income, and tax versus 1919, while per capita metrics and average taxes per return are reported for the nation and Indiana with ranges across income classes.
The text argues Americans seek health mostly to avoid dying, noting higher death rates for men and urbanites, with rural residents living longer. It compares life expectancy unfavorably to Australia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, India, Italy, and Japan, urging efficiency over mere longevity.
The piece notes widespread church shortages across western states with Montana and North Dakota highlighted. It cites tens of thousands of needy communities, thousands of children without Sunday School access, and many towns lacking any Protestant worship or church presence. It ends with a social observation about a youth and a cigarette.
An Ohio home demonstration agent explains preserving eggs in sodium silicate water glass to keep 8 to 12 months. Fresh infertile eggs are best. use 1 quart silicate to 9 quarts water, cover eggs by 2 inches, keep in a cool dry place with waxed paper lid.
Indiana onion plantings total about 4 500 acres up from 3 900 last year but stands are thin in many sections. Early rains forced replanting with losses concentrated in Noble and Steuben counties though most fields show good color. Individual counties report 70 acres Whitley 650 Noble 390 Dekalb 385 Jasper 370 Steuben 344 Kosciusko 390.
John Flinn goes to great lengths for a newspaper item after an auto wreck and quarantine ordeals. The note hints at a controversial stance on a local issue in Towel Kansas with an odd eee Fepub reference.
Judge Truman F. Palmer 71, longtime attorney and former Carroll White circuit judge, died Sunday night from complications related to histenes at a local hospital. Born in Orlando, he was among Indiana University Law School’s first graduates and served twelve years as judge of the thirty ninth judicial circuit from 1894 to 1906. He was active in lodge circles and a thirty second degree Mason, with Knights of Pythias membership. He leaves a daughter Mrs. J. E. McCurdy of San Mateo California. his wife preceded him in death. Funeral services were held Wednesday in the courtroom under Scottish Rite Mason leadership.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine combines an ointment for local relief with an internal tonic that targets mucous membranes through the blood. The product claims to reduce inflammation and is sold by F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
The Republican Women organizational session in Jasper county drew key members including Mrs. Arthur Hopkins and Mrs. Frank Howard with precinct leaders listed. Plans were laid for a vigorous campaign to win the largest possible Republican majorities across the county.
The notice lists the pastor Albert L. Miller and Sunday School at 9:30 AM, Morning Worship at 10:30, Union Young People's Meeting at 6:30, and Union Service at 7:30 at the Christian church. A series of quips follow about age, spring fever, bedtime, money, and family life.
An advertisement extols Auto-oiled Aer motors as the sole windmill for farmers. It claims parts run in oil to prevent wear and extend life. No oiling chores or hidden holes, just pour oil into the bear case once a year.
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