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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
2
A compact set of public health aphorisms notes civilian health underpins military efficiency, warns about wood alcohol blindness, advocates spring swatting of pests, promotes swimming as exercise, stresses waste disposal, and emphasizes disease spread by humans as a key risk.
An exhortation to commerce urging spending over hoarding to prevent stagnation. It argues that communities rely on flowing gold through markets, not wasteful waste, and that persistent earnings paired with intelligent spending sustains national vitality and progress.
An urgent appeal urges Americans to eat more corn to feed allies and free wheat for export. It notes corn’s dominance in the US, its cost and nutrition, and explains home grinding. The message condemns war era draft dodgers and stresses public duty and accountability.
Sheridan residents hear a free concert by the Newsboys Band of Indianapolis scheduled for Saturday afternoon and night, aimed at cheering the community and speeding civic work by easing the governmental slowdown.
A satirical column mocks leaders and citizens in wartime attitudes, joking about the Kaiser, Pershing, and delays in mobilization. It envisions rumors, recruiting, liberty bonds, and public interest in preparedness with a light, ironic tone. It also notes plans for air power and whale meat as diet, ending with reflections on local readiness.
The passage recalls President Wilson's war proclamation urging resource conservation. It argues that conserving does not mean stopping spending but halting useless expenditures, noting business relies on buying and selling and that fundamental enterprises must persist.
Far seeing merchants should unite to advertise by line one product category at a time beginning with dry goods white goods. Coordinated displays in windows and local papers attract regional attention and project a progressive town image benefiting both businesses and the community.
Indiana physicians in cooperation with Dr. H H Mitchell pressed summer preventive efforts for polio outbreaks. Last year 178 Indiana cases and 80 deaths were reported amid emphasis on early diagnosis and aftercare to reduce lasting paralysis. nationwide cases reached 27 000 with New York bearing many. NYC fatalities reached about 26 percent and 65 percent of survivors were left with serious paralysis.
Wesleyan Methodist Church to hold regular services next Sunday with Bible school at 9 45 and evening childrens day exercises at 8 oclock. Red Cross Auxiliary of Sheridan organized June 9 with Edith Cox as president and a finance committee supporting hospital garment work for wounded soldiers. 8 dozen pillow cases 12 dozen buck towels and 4 dozen Turkish towels allocated. $60 needed for supplies and summer projects. community women urged to participate.
A new Indiana law sets the state banner at five feet six inches by four feet four inches with a blue field, nineteen stars, and a gold torch. Thirteen stars form an outer circle, five form a lower half circle, and the nineteenth star for Indiana sits above the torch. The flag features radiating rays from the torch to three stars and the word Indiana arches over the central star. Gov Goodrich let the measure become law without signature amid mixed legislative support.
Westfield column notes Editor Sinninger of the Westfield Review paid a Friday visit to Sheridan for a media exchange and local courtesy call.
The Mendenhall-Weaver Milling Co are upgrading their elevator with a new well lit office and modern scales for public weighing. The system allows weighing from the office and direct loading for drivers, saving time. The elevator is being remodeled with new machinery and will be one of the county’s best facilities.
Notice to property owners abutting the First Alley West of Main Street Sheridan Indiana hearing set at the town hall July 16 to hear objections and decide whether assessed benefits equal estimated costs for brick paving and grading of the alley from 4th Street south to Cora Avenue Hamilton County Indiana by the Sheridan Board of Trustees.
A town meeting was called for 8 P M by Lowell A Pettijohn serving as treasurer and clerk. The brief notice outlines the call and responsibilities of the role for attendees.
Sheridan resident Mrs. Theo Wilson reports weak kidneys caused dizziness headaches and fatigue. After using Dean's Kidney Pills as directed she says her kidneys improved and trouble was relieved. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY endorses the remedy.
Invest in brick street lots with cement walk adjoining. Value seen to rise due to location. Inquire at the News Office for purchase plan and ownership options.
A brief notice invites readers to place Want Ads in the Sheridan News for selling or trading items. The item seeks buyers and traders through the local paper's classified section.
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