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Newspaper
Remington Press
Location
Remington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1922
Page
4
The state board of election commissioners will distribute 20,000 pamphlets answering questions on recent election law changes. County chairmen of major parties will receive the pamphlets to help inform voters and reduce confusion.
The Hoosier State Auto Association in Indianapolis says autumn motoring will be heavy and pleasant with open or closed cars. Demand grows for fall trips to the east and Florida. routes to Florida are best via rail. Eastern seaboard travel shines with pavement through Indiana to Boston and beyond. The bureau offers complete touring information to members.
The article notes well paved and marked roads in the Alleghany mountains with abundant warning signs. It argues motor club membership offers valuable touring information and incentives for owners to support the organization. It stresses the club operates for owner protection rather than profit and that individuals benefit when unite in effort.
A satirical set of road rules lists absurd penalties for speeding and driving on country roads. It prescribes comic acts such as blowing horns firing revolvers and scattering dust, with parodic fines escalating per mile. The piece references John Tharp and local details as flavor.
Rev P H Danford of Sabetha Kansas visited with Rev and Mrs A L Miller. Mrs Roy Wilkinson and son Richard and Mrs Lee Evans visited Lafayette for the Purdue Notre Dame game. A store advertises a Jinx Challenge Sale. Ferdinand Steer now lives in town. Road to Rensselaer improving but needs long term work. A group from Down Grove Illinois heads to Los Angeles for winter. C B Johnston & Son expands newspaper advertising. Raymond Bell, 17 months, died in Jasper County Hospital after dysentery. Uncle John Hart reports Lyle Adams killed in Michigan bicycle accident after collision with a passing auto.
Russell Souligne aged 12 dies after weeks of illness. Funeral set for Friday at Sacred Heart Church at 9 00 A M. He was the son of Levi and the late Mrs Souligne and leaves four brothers and three sisters. The notice also mentions local subscription payments and bank tax reminders.
Bloomington Indiana faces a water outage as the city pumping station is shut except for fire use. The University is not affected due to its independent supply, while water is hauled in from Indianapolis and other points for manufacturing needs.
The Monticello Herald notes Democrats circulated claims Beveridge was drunk after his Friday speech. A response asks if whiskey could aid such speaking and wishes Republican speakers could obtain some. Also lists Dr. S K Avery as practicing Tuesday and Wednesday at Townsend's drug store.
A roadside sign on a rural truck farm near Traverse City Michigan quotes a defiant line about truth and a jab at fees. The message evokes rural independence and humor in a lingering landscape.
A humorous sketch line reports a mishap where two characters claim to be struck by a slid fire hydrant, not a collision. The exchange notes the hydrant skidded into them while they stood still, creating a gag about the accident.
Mr and Mrs Will Irwin traveled to Nevada Indiana last week to attend the funeral of Mr Ste Bennett who died at Mayo Hospital Rochester Minnesota after a brain tumor operation. Bennett lived near Remington years ago and moved to Tipton County about twenty years ago where he passed away. He was buried in Sharpville Cemetery beside his parents. Obituary arrived too late for this week.
The Sew and Sew Club enjoyed a lively Friday session hosted by Mrs Geo Wood with a jovial lunch that lifted spirits. The group plans a future gathering at Mrs Frank Peck's on October 27 featuring social time and light refreshments.
Washington reports a flash vanished from Uncle Joe Cannon's waist pocket prompting a quip laden poem about stealing his liquor. J Merriman of St Louis quotes Cannon who says he will let the story proceed and thanks the press for the tribute while noting a personal two ounce flask given by his doctor.
A fragmentary note describes two youthful figures posing as boys but being girls, traveling toward an otherwise picturesque land noted for windmills, in a study of a country famed for its windmills and the home of wind.
For sale or trade an Overland tour in good condition with carhenna demountable rims. Seller seeks cheap sale or trade for a Ford in good order. Apply at Prees.
Ernest Fisher of Boswell abandoned his Ford Coupe stalled on the Adams Avenue crossing in Fowler Sunday evening. The east bound freight demolished the car after carrying it about two hundred yards on the locomotive pilot. Fisher Chester Anderson and two Boswell women Miss Henderson and Miss Burton escaped uninjured. The crossing near Washington avenue recalls a previous fatality of Val Glotzbach last summer.
The week ends with six weeks tests concluding and cards to be issued next Wednesday. Teachers attend State Teachers Association sessions in Indianapolis Thursday and Friday. Remington loses to Burnettsville 28 to 16 as overconfidence and poor shooting hamper the team. Plans include Remington basketball practice on Gilbert garage floor and the Thanksgiving operetta progressing for November 28 at the Christian church.
Schools will dismiss Wednesday for the Teachers Association in Indianapolis. Pine defeats Gilboa 26 to 8 in a Friday basketball game at Pine. Lawrence O Connor visited Leonard Moynihan Saturday. Husking corn begins this week. Bruce Bowman and wife visited Lowell, Indiana on Sunday. John Moynihan and Tom Carroll spent Sunday at Brewey's near Kentland.
Auto-Oiled Aer windmills are promoted as the only windmill for a farmer to buy with wearing parts bathed in oil for long life. Features include sealed parts, no dust or oil loss, and annual gear-case oiling. The ad notes in stock windmills and immediate installation service by Son Plumbing Co in Rensselaer Indiana.
A montage of provocative quips on marriage gender roles money and influence. It riffs on autonomy domestic labor and power dynamics with satirical tone and pointed contrasts between men and women. The piece ends urging readers to share The Press with friends.
Employment notice from International Stocking Mills Norristown Pa seeking men or women to take orders for hosiery for all ages. Earn $40 a week full time or $1.00 an hour spare time. No experience required. Darning eliminated.
For sale crushed limestone suitable for fertilizing concrete or roads and a large lot of hedge posts. Sold by Lewis S. Alter & Son. Phone orders on 122 G.
Burdett Porter, Trustee Carpenter Township, states he will be in his office over C. W. May's sales room each Saturday to pay claims or attend to any other business pertaining to his office.
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