State flower politics draw out shell game over Carnation choice
The Indiana legislature chose the carnation as the state flower, a move critics call sentimental and out of touch with Indiana’s native flora. A New York list shows many states sharing flowers, including Ohio with Scarlet Carnation, highlighting the arbitrariness of state symbols and urging a native, widely accessible choice.
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Indiana
Ohio
Union
New York
Alaska
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Texas
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Attica Lady Honored at Easter Luncheon in Los Angeles
Mrs. H S Aylesworth hosted an Easter luncheon at Delmonico's Los Angeles in honor of Mrs. Will Zeigler of Attica with thirty guests including Miss Zula Zeigler and Mrs. T J Rice. A theater party followed at the Burbank theater after a festive Italian menu and greenery nest centerpieces with Easter chicks.
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Long Beach
H. S. Aylesworth
Delmonico’s
Los Angeles
Will Zeigler
California
Zula Zeigler
T. J. Rice
Burbank Theater
Burbank
Independence Stallion Barnum De Thorembais Sold at Auction
The Belgian stallion Barnum De Thorembais No. 1578, long owned around Independence, sold at Independence on March 20 for 600 dollars to Charles B. McAdams. McAdams plans to stand the horse locally this season at two sites in Attica and Independence, with Barnum approaching twelve years old. Batte imported from Belgium by J. Crouch and Son of Lafayette.
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Barnum de Thorembais
Independence
Charles B. McAdams
Irvin
Westfall
Attica
Walt Steadman
Belgium
J. Crouch and Son
Lafayette
Barnum Dethorembais
J. Crouch & Son
Lafayette Stock Farm
Indiana
Montbar
Baron
Finette
Leon
Baie
Bottled Note Baffles Indiana Sender From Arizona Finder
Clarence Berry of near Yeoman sent a bottle downstream in the Tippecanoe river on July 12 1912. He later received a letter from Tucson Arizona by Paul King an engineer on the Southern Pacific railroad claiming to have found the bottle in the Pacific near Los Angeles on February 24 1918.
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Clarence Berry
Yeoman
Tippecanoe
Tucson
Ariz
Paul King
Southern Pacific
Los Angeles
Cal
Mr. King
Pacific Ocean
Transfers of Real Estate in Fountain County Last Week
Real estate transfers reported for the Ledger Press cover Covington Attica Hillsboro Veedersburg and Van Buren. Names include Doster Peterson Reid Nuss Schermerhorn Wilkin Campbell Mellett Rice Holden Spry Halley Willett Stambaugh McCabe Sprankle and others with prices from $1 to $24,000.
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Fountain County
Ledger
O. S. Douglass
Covington
E. L. Reid
Jesse Reid
Wm. P. Lippold
Lucille Lippold
O. P. Attica
H. W. Briggs
H. G. Waterman
A. Richland
Emma Tinsman
Lysander Smoot
Wm. W. Nuss
A. C. Schermerhorn
C. F. Hesler
A. J. Hesler
A. Cain
F. A. Finch
Alto
Mary E Wilkinson
Hillsboro
John W. Campbell
Guy Mellett
A. van Buren
Green A. Rice
I. N. Henry
A. Wabash
John M. Webb
Ora L. Holden
Armilda Stambaugh
Monroe Stambaugh
VanBuren
Hulda A. McLean
Husb
Earl M. Brown
James H. Spry
Elijah Halley
A. Jackson
Wm. Rider Et al
Thurman W. Long
Joseph T. Ross
Wm. T. Willett
Guy L. Sprankle
Isa McMahon
O. P. Covington
C. E. Smith
Geo. A. Law
Irac Covington
Guy W. Hass
Delilah York
Bruce Moore
Sarah E. Booe
Clement N. Neal
Wms. Bros
Better Than a Toupee Weighs in on Hair Growth Claims
The piece cites Harper's and quotes Sir Ernest Shackleton noting expedition members gained thick hair after exposure to cold. A medical expert links germ absence or fur protection, and a London cold storage director reports no bald workers due to constant low temperatures.
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Harper’s
Ernest Shackleton
South Pole
Altho
London
Great American Machine and the wide reach of government
A description of the American civil machinery under Wilson, employing over 450000 people with four year salaries exceeding 2.5 billion. The piece notes its vast reach from homes to the Panama Canal, post cards to the Philippines, and even bees and solar studies, praising its artistic nickels and diverse tasks.
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Panama Canal
Congress
Philippines
Road Drag Advice for Farmers After Rain Repairs
The article urges farmers to drag roads on their property as soon as rains stop to smooth ruts from the recent bad spell. A split log drag is recommended if iron drag models are unavailable, with a few hours’ work yielding large savings. Experts say timely maintenance now saves far more labor later and can prevent costly gravel road damage.
Harlan bill targets false debt statements to aid merchants
Senator Harlan's false statement law imposes a 100 to 1000 dollar fine and one to five years in jail for misrepresenting ability to pay debts. Indianapolis merchants plan to enforce credit card style ecards before extending credit. Attica merchants await action as statewide credit card use nears.
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Harlan
Indianapolis
Attica
Riddles and Wordplay Fable From The Continent
A collection of light wordplay and trivia jokes includes a pun on sense, why a girl is not a noun, beds that are too short, and a schoolmistress likened to the letter C. It also asks which words hold all vowels in order and what fountain does, plus florals for a menagerie.
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Continent
Clyde Ridge
Covington
Indiana
Ridge
Indianapolis
Veedersburg Welcomes New Real Estate and Insurance Firm
A new firm, Veedersburg Real Estate and Insurance Brokerage, formed by three young men, opens under John E. Leonard. They will handle real estate locally and nationally and offer fire, lightning, tornado, life, accident, liability insurance with Leonard heading the insurance division. O W McGaughey, former Hub Realty Co. operator, becomes legal adviser and hosts offices.
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Veedersburg Real Estate
John E. Leonard
Leonard
O. W. McGaughey
Hub Realty Co
The Hobbled Horse Barred From Tracks
The American Trotting and Racing association bans the hobbled horse from its tracks after 1915. This opinion favors natural movement over artificial speed and condemns the cruel devices used on trotters as a disgrace to the animal.
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American Trotting and Racing Association
Cows Die After Eating Paint From Signboard
Lars Johnson of Benton County lost two valuable milk cows last week after they grazed on fresh paint from a signboard near the field. A nearby painter had left a pail of paint containing white lead on site. a veterinarian could not save the animals.
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Lars Johnson
Benton County
Lincoln's hay crop tall tale about stacks and barns
A farmer boasts to Abraham Lincoln about a bumper hay crop. Lincoln replies with a humorous exaggeration, saying he cannot recall exact tons but his men stacked hay outside and stored the rest in the barn. The tale illustrates Lincoln's wit in a rural setting from Tid Bits.
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Abraham
Lincoln
Purdue expert buys Grant Bonebrake Shorthorn calf
An expert from Purdue visited Grant Bonebrake to select a full-blooded Shorthorn calf for the university. The calf is described as nearly perfect and will be fattened, shown at the stock show, and aimed for first prize as the finest beef calf in the world.
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Purdue University
Grant Bonebrake
Grant
Veedersbure News
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New Soap
Williams
Crigler
J. A. Coffing
W.H. Small & Son
Fox Fertilizer
Rohlfing & Colvert
Undertakers
Attica, Ind
Swank
Heck
Jenny
A. L. Swank
S. E. Doster
Nina E. Doster
Imp. Co
H. D. Purviance
BE. M. Peterson
Prospect
Great American Machine
Veedersburg
Bonebrake
Shorthorn
Independence Stock Company
Walt. Steadman
Sam Harvey
J. C. Dinsmore
Hillcrest Poultry Yards
Kramer, Ind
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