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Newspaper
Sheridan News
Location
Sheridan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
7
Neighborhood notes report repairs to a weir barn and house by Oss Hutbartt and E Mendes, sickness and visits among residents, and several family reunions including Padgetts and McMurtrys. Attendees traveled to Tipton, Spencer, and Cicero for service, weddings, and reunions.
North Adams residents Mr and Mrs Wes Wallace and baby spent time with friends at Pendleton. Charley Grant joined a Fairmount family reunion. Mr and Mrs Robert Freeman of near Pickards visited Janes Hillock and wife. Orva and Eva Goodnight of near Skin visited grandmother Mrs Jane Wilson. Lambert Ogle welcomed a baby boy born Aug 25. Frank Scott from Waverly Kansas visited his niece Mrs F C 'tunt. Win Albertson from Fowler in the area last week. His son Walter plans to move to Oklahoma. Grover Grant and wife visited with Ollie Curry at Tipton. C E Hines remains poorly. Dick Bogan and family visited Tipton. Henry Bower spent Sunday with relatives at Anderson.
A persuasive advertorial noting Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as an effective laxative for constipation and digestive distress. It claims quick relief, gentle action, and domestic accessibility, with endorsements from Dr Wilson Brown and recommendations to buy a 50 cent or 1 dollar bottle.
Anchor Brand shoes designed for boys offer durable solid leather construction. They withstand knocks and kicks, promising long wear and dependable everyday use in school settings.
The South Adams column notes a recent sale of S J Hinshaw and Frank Gossett attracted few buyers and prices were low. It reports home additions by Wm Hoover and son and various visits and trips including D S Carney and Terhune, plus farm outlets Clover hulls and crop delays due to dry weather.
Ralph Snediker and Miss Dale were married at the camp east of town on Tuesday at Soleck. The ceremony drew applause as boys marched in with tin pans horns and drums, leading the couple in a dog collar and chain. Ralph Snediker and wife left Monday for Panama where he holds a government post. Clarence Clark of Noblesville and other locals were in town on business or visiting recently. Ora Jones rode the Interurban Friday northbound. George Dale visited from Indianapolis Tuesday. Mr. Russell expanded his grocery stock by adding shoes.
Health fairly good and weather hot and dry. Miss Lois Hodson visited her cousin Myra Hodson on Saturday night. Charley George moved Tuesday to his father's place north of town. Homer Myers rented W. H. Bakers farm and will move this week into the property vacated by Chas. George.
Mrs. Tillie Kincaid hosted her brother Geo Ballentine over Sunday in Hillsboro Ohio. He returned Monday with his daughter who had been a guest. Eva Pettijohn, recently visiting the neighborhood, went home to Elwood last Friday. Mrs Lavina Collins hosts relatives from Terre Haute this week. Arza Millikan visited his parents Elwood Millikan and wife. Florence Kincaid attends institute in Noblesville this week. W C T U ladies plan a meeting at Mrs Monroe Cox home on September 4.
Guidance on feeding cows based on appetite rather than pasture quality. If the cow eats rough hay or forage, it indicates her needs. Farmers should follow the animal’s appetite to determine proper feed levels and roughage in varied pasture conditions.
The Dairyman offers cow health tips and dairy science notes. Remedies include ammonia chloride and camphor paste for slobber, with twice daily tongue applications. Ontario experiments compare sweet versus ripened cream in butter and emphasize clean drains and sanitary, affordable dairy rooms.
Instructions for summer butter production including precise cream temperatures 58 to 66 degrees F, chilling methods, and preserving conditions. Advice covers stirring with fresh cream, avoiding sweet cream, cooling butter with ice water, salting at three quarters of an ounce per pound, and storing in stone jars or butter pails for market. It also emphasizes ample fresh water, green forage, and early morning churning.
The Breeder's Gazette notes confusion over brands on Percheron horses. It cites that French studs record S and P or S and Y under the mane, depending on the source. A letter from M. A. Thieux of Nogent le Rotrou confirms S and Y interlaced for Percheron stock in France.
A historic remedy for hog mange suggests creosote with lard, or sulphur with lard, mixed and applied to affected areas. Another option blends turpentine and sulfur in a ten to one ratio, applied as directed.
Veterinarian George T. Glover provides practical advice for farmers treating barbed wire injuries in horses and cattle. He details bleeding control, cleaning, antiseptics, drainage, dressings, and when to call a veterinarian, warning against overhandling and improper interference.
The Shanghai Mercury notes that Chinese have long practiced various athletic feats but lacked regular training until foreigners arrived. It cites stories of strong men, bending bows, lifting weights, and archery feats tested by officers, with villages using bamboo tests.
They met after many years and discussed their professional lives. One recalls LT hinted he was unsuited for the stage, and the other jokes about birds informing their choices, leading to a light exchange about careers.
A local humorous exchange from the Cleveland Leader features a hobo delivering a lesson after offering to mow the lawn in exchange for dinner. The note cautions against trusting a total stranger's word.
A humorous dialogue from the Philadelphia Record contrasts a wife questioning late office hours with a husband admitting near misses of gaining something. The piece highlights snappy domestic banter and workplace temptations.
A brief dialogue notes the water turning cold while a speaker ponders the cause. The other mentions a tall girl from Boston entering the scene. The fragmentary item reflects a New Orleans Times style snippet.
John E and Ed Ramsey will sell at public sale at the Teter farm mile north and 3 miles east of Sherman on Wednesday Sept 16 1903. Horses include 2 brood mares a 7 year old minare 3 year old Norman gelding 7 year old bay gelding 2 yearling draft genines an spring colt cattle include 10 head milk cows with calves and yearlings a Polangus bull and a thoroughbred steer hogs number about 60 head spring shouts hay and implements such as breaking plows cultivator harrows disc harrow milk cans and more. Terms sums under five dollars cash over five dollars credit of 5 months.
Walter B Albertson will sell at public sale on his farm four miles north of Sheridan along the Jerk Water pike on Tuesday Sept 8. The catalog includes horses cattle hogs farm implements hay and corn and household items. Terms call for cash on sums under five dollars and eight months credit on larger totals.
E. E. and E. N. Walker offer 25 dairy cows including heifers and two year olds, 10 Berkshire shoats, 16 hogs around 120 pounds, multiple horses and ponies, a standard stallion colt with registration, and terms of six months credit with 38 percent off for cash. Sale location is 3 miles south and west of Sheridan and 8 miles north of Joliet on Monday September 14.
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