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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
2
Notice appears as a local public notice item dated April 17 1908 from Sheridan Indiana listing postal release details and Friday publication schedule for Sheridan. The text identifies the post office stamping and second class mail designation.
For Congress Chas B Landis and a slate led by E J Mendenhall as Representative II Ira W Christian as Judge with prosecutor C M Gentry auditor Geo Griffin treasurer John Bauchert and sheriff Walter White plus surveyor Hugh Johnson coroner C C Ray commissioner 1st District J E Clark commissioner 2nd District Hamilton Metsker Trustee Geo W Scott Assessor R C Kercheval. We never really appreciate the size of those new hats until we get behind one of them.
China is said to be making rapid strides in civilization while Pekin witnesses a 30 percent rise in meat prices.
The article notes hens working overtime leading to a surge of eggs to town, signaling a local abundance unseen in prior periods. It frames Sunday egg consumption as a personal choice amid rising supply and ongoing farm activity.
The document notes that a street in town lacks an inter urban franchise grant and that the information must be public for the next franchise due next year. It emphasizes transparency of franchise status to inform future decisions.
Prices of all meats rise across population centers amid a commercial war between packers and cattle raisers. Consumers bear the cost or turn to vegetarian diets.
The Noblesville Business Men's Association offers prizes for the most beautiful yards and streets to stimulate civic pride and improve town appearance. The effort is praised as worthy of emulation by nearby towns.
The sale of gravel road bonds shows investors’ cautious optimism as better times loom. While panic isn’t declared over, financial matters are expected to realign on a solid footing. Smaller towns feel relief earlier than cities where mills paused. Local prices rise and business returns toward normal with limited retrenchment.
The article notes recurring dust problems each spring as dry weather returns. Funds for dust laying are insufficient this year, due to merchants not paying enough or contractors demanding too much. The News believes the shortfall stems from a combination of these factors.
The News suggests a small mutual concession may settle the matter. if not, it favors a negotiated adjustment paid from the street fund.
Ancient and modern ideas about Earth's rotundity and motion are traced from Aristotle and Pythagoreans to Aryabhata and Chinese astronomy. The piece estimates Earth's mean density as about 5.6 times that of water, yielding a mass near six million million tons and detailing the colossal effort a steam engine would need to move it one foot.
A Chicago Record-Herald piece explains that stopping the earth would fling everything into space and ignite the air to heat levels that incinerate forests and cities. It cites Nevada mine data and central nucleus temperatures near 680 000 to 700 000 degrees, far above prior estimates.
Local stores advertise floor rugs from five dollars and up at Golden Rule. Cox and Richard's shoe store offers a Ted dy Bear free with purchase and invites customers to inquire in store.
A testimonial from Sheridan Indiana endorses Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney complaints and related symptoms. The ad claims recovery within weeks and urges readers to buy from Elliott's Drug Store, price 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. as sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
A traveler recalls Bardstown Kentucky and Gov Beckham's former influence. He describes local life including distillers and revenue officers, racial tensions, Union guard history, Sue Mundy guerrillas, and a ticket for a UDC dinner funding a Wirz monument.
Complaint 14759 filed by Peter Glenn against Carrie Glenn nonresident of Indiana. Defendant must appear June 1 1908 at Noblesville Courthouse to answer or demur or judgment will be taken in her absence. Clerk Leroy J. Patty signs April 3 1908.
Notice to creditors heirs and legatees of Polly Cox deceased to appear in Hamilton Circuit Court Noblesville Indiana on May 16 1908 to show cause why the final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares. Clerk witnesses the date April 16 1608.
Pedro 1598 foaled 1902 is a bright bay horse with black points, 16 hands, 1200 pounds. In conformation he is well formed with bone and action. Pedigree traces to Clement 31578 by Laclede 1895 and Happy Medium 400, with Fox and Amelect 20273 as dams and Elector 10830 and Electioneer 125 as sires beneath. Second dam Dixey by Pilot Chieftain 3824. Terms 15.60 dollars to insure colt to stand and suck.
Black John is a fine Kentucky Jack, 9 years old, 14 hands high. Terms ten dollars to insure colt to stand and suck. Lien on colt held for season. Stock will make the 1908 season at the barn of Wm. Coppock, owner and keeper in Ekin Indiana. Care given but not responsible for accidents.
Advertises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the gentlest effective remedy for constipation dyspepsia and bowel troubles in children. Claims purity mildness and toning effects with tonic ingredients and notes a Mayfield Kentucky user Mrs Spalding endorsing regular use. Encourages mothers to buy from a druggist for family stomach liver and bowel complaints.
Union Loan and Trust Company of Sheridan Indiana advertises money to loan on strong mortgage security at a five percent rate.
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