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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
2
Travelers through Sheridan county observe well kept lawns, flowers, and shade trees conveying prosperity. While other areas show unpainted buildings and rundown fences, local farmers appear industrious and productive with nothing to fear from peers elsewhere.
Twenty five Indiana papers halted in six months and many others raise subscription prices. Over ten years three hundred sixty six towns fell in population while larger cities grew. The trend gives small town residents much to consider.
Analysis notes pork hog prices in Chicago reaching $10.50 per cwt after a period under $6.00. It blames packers for profits from storage and contrasts corn crop failures that raised corn prices and hurt feeders. It suggests farmers may form shipping associations and packing houses to share in rising hog profits.
A front page style column opens with a town creed praising civic effort and local institutions. The remainder lists visiting guests, family notices, illnesses, funerals, roadster purchase, and social calls across Sheridan and nearby areas with multiple residents named and dated events.
Noblesville Indiana June 15 1916 John Edmund Champe filed suit against National Carbon Company seeking 25000 damages. He alleges years in a department with carbon dust caused health problems and cancerous sores requiring operations, and asserts the company was negligent for not warning him. The piece also notes various local court actions and social items from the area.
A pledge from the National Hardware Bulletin urging civic responsibility. It calls for keeping streets clean, praising neighbors, avoiding gossip, and spending locally to support community wealth in one’s home town.
A reflective column urges husbands to value their wives as the one woman in Winchester. It emphasizes returning affection after a day of strife, restoring gentleness, and reaffirming devotion to the partner who guides home with care.
A historical note explains that certain bamboo species flower only once in about fifty five years and that all the trees in a forest partake in this rare event. The passage hints at unusual synchronized flowering across the area.
The article notes Americans use 40 million postage stamps daily and that a new machine from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing reduces manufacturing costs by 57 percent. It eliminates nineteen steps, adds twenty one internal operations, and produces 2,400,000 stamps per ten hour day.
The article explains many causes of breathlessness from illness and exercise. It urges urgent medical exams when habitual shortness of breath appears, noting silent tuberculosis early signs and dangers of continued intense activity.
Notice to subscribers to report missed deliveries and a suggestion that many advertise articles can find buyers in the News. The text encourages timely notification to the office and promotes using the paper to sell items.
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