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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
2
The Sheridan News is published by The News Publishing Co with J. H. McMurtry as editor. This note identifies the paper and its editorial leadership.
An editorial monologue questions royal marriage prospects of former czar’s daughters and praises wealthy patrons aiding national service. It urges army trenches over congress, critiques diet restrictions, predicts wartime awakening, calls for price controls, and defends stable prices for farmers manufacturers and workers while condemning price boosters.
A wartime appeal questions Congress about sacrificing lives and wealth for the war. The author argues conscripting wealth from rich so the nation's needs are funded, citing biblical and family sacrifice and urging mandatory contributions to support the military effort.
A political call to action denounces wealth-concentrated elites amid national crisis, urging the rich to sacrifice and share burdens, while contrasting privilege with the dangers faced by ordinary citizens.
The War Department opens four camps on June 1 including Ft. Benjamin Harrison near Indianapolis to train 6000 doctors in three month cycles. notices go to 2400 Medical Officers Reserve list members. Indiana and other Midwestern doctors participate as the medical officer corps expands toward 9,500 new officers.
Farmers should set clear business terms for hired help and tenant housing. When Thompson lists house rent, garden, patch, wood, pasture, and wages as explicit values, Smith sees true earnings. Clear, market based contracts reduce drift to cities and keep workers on farms.
An article analyzes grain and molasses used in alcohol production, estimating 6.99 billion pounds for 1916 fermented liquors and distilled spirits. It cites 7 billion pounds as enough energy for an army of seven million men for a year, per Dr. Irving Fisher.
A farmer visits a shop to identify a hollow red numbered part for a mower. He struggles to recall the exact name and searches bins until a clerk finds the elusive piece in the last rack. The farmer grumbles at the price and plans to pay with hogs.
Wm. Phillips of Frankfort dined with Mrs. Lowell Boatman and their baby on Wednesday at the W. H. Boatman residence.
In fairs preparations exhibitors should focus on cost and actual value of livestock displays. Excess feeding beyond profitable weight offers little return and wastes resources during wartime. Prioritize feed efficiency so every dollar spent yields more than a dollar in market value. skip prize stock this year.
The Adams Township Sunday School Convention met June 3 1917 at 2 30 PM with devotional remarks by Wm T Barbie and Rev Riley. Reports covered secretary township department superintendents and the Bakers Corner School Address on the relation of Sunday School to the church. The meeting included offerings nominating committee report songs and benediction led by Frank V Stafford.
RICHEY HARDWARE COMPANY advertises screens, screen wire and doors and promises to rewire and repair doors and windows ahead of fly season, inviting customers to bring in their items for service.
Mr and Mrs A A Henderson entertained at dinner on Decoration Day with Mrs Martha Lang and daughter Ermal of Frankfort and Mr and Mrs L E Stephenson plus their baby. Ray Barker, a baker in Jonesboro, visited home folks for Decoration Day. Fletcher Brown is taking violin lessons at the Metropolitan School of Music in Indianapolis.
Government agencies urge using glass, fiber, and paper containers to conserve tin amid 25 to 40 percent higher can demand. Fiber options range from 1.25 to 1.65 cents per unit, with alternatives including bags lined with tin foil. Large buyers can cut costs by purchasing in bulk and choosing substitutes where feasible.
At the state meet Sheridan placed fifth and Taylor of Greencastle finished third. Szold won the quarter mile and Swords second with a new record. Brown led the half mile in a new mark, and a trot event set another record. Williams won shot put with 47 feet 6 3/4 inches, Ivey high jumped first, and Miller led the mile relay to a new time of 3 38 1 5. The page also carries a non resident notice in Hamilton Circuit Court 1917 case McMurtry vs Pyatt et al with real estate quiet title actions and a July 7 deadline.
L. W. Cox his wife and son John of Frankfort visited Wednesday for Decoration Day services and to see relatives. Sim Cox is listed as sick.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Stephenson entertained Wednesday evening with supper guests Mrs. Guy Miller and her children.
Mr and Mrs J B Johnson and Miss Delores Lanham returned Tuesday evening from a short visit with Rev L H Graham and family of Vincennes.
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