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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
4
The church invites all to next Sundays services with a 9:15 Sunday school, 2:30 Junior League for children, and a 6 Epworth League devotional for youths. Morning and evening sermons suit the holiday. Special music planned. The Psychological Moment offers a blunt joke about leaving a woman when a clothesline breaks.
Abe Martin quips that a business may know its own trade but others may not without advertising, stressing the value of promotion. The remark appears in a column of humorous or folksy wisdom reflecting on commerce.
A writer says two days exist we must not fear yesterday or tomorrow. Yesterday’s regrets and pains are past and in God’s hands while tomorrow’s burdens are beyond mastery. He urges living in the present with faith and calm.
A Vicksburg correspondent reports a special train arriving on the 29th to dedicate bronze monuments marking Civil War battle sites. He tours the battlefield with Col. H. C. Adams of Indianapolis, notes Indiana’s strong representation, and describes monuments, tunnels, and historic locations around town as Gov Hanly prepares to speak.
The Wyoming Tribune argues mail order firms will persist and attract buyers, but home merchants can retain customers through aggressive local advertising. It cautions merchants to advertise consistently to compete with national catalogs and outlines how sustained local promotion safeguards trade.
The grand lodge census shows Indianapolis lodge No. 56 with 858 members as the largest in Indiana, followed by Welcome lodge No. 37 of Muncie with 591 and Grant lodge No. 103 of Marion with 585. Across Indiana 540 lodges hold 62 238 members. Marion is five times the state average. Net membership gain last month reached 1 996 and state lodge property totals 1 866 269.25. The Indianapolis K of P building is valued at 750 000, bonded indebtedness exists, and income funds its service.
A Christmas greeting extending joy and Savior hope to all. The Methodist church to hold four year end meetings with varied music, culminating in Watch night. School notes cover seniors geography theses, German studies, grades, truancy visit, and a Christmas program with a Christmas Eve tree at the Methodist church.
The high school celebrates moving the Laboratory to the east room formerly used by seventh and eighth grades. Mr. Kercheval assists in shelving, remodeling, and organizing the space before holidays. Mary Pickett and Maude McCoy were out of school for a couple of days.
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