Politicians, ship sales and a Harding dinner noted
The article recalls wartime wooden ships sold to the New York Ship Construction and Trading Corp for 2100 each. It mentions Senator Harry S. New and Mrs New visiting Indiana and attending an August 27 engagement in Neavill's Grove. President Harding and Mrs Harding hosted a dinner August 18 for the New couple with guests Weeks Gillett Daugherty and Hays.
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New York Ship Construction and Trading Corporation
Sam
Congress
Harry S. New
Indiana
Senator New
Neavill’s Grove
Jefferson County
Warren G. Harding
the News
Wyoming Ave
John W. Weeks
Frederick H. Gillett
Fordney Tariff Aimed to Shield Farmers in Food Production
The Fordney Emergency Tariff law, effective May 27, 1921, was designed to protect farmers. In June 1921 imports of crude foods and food animals reached 19 million dollars versus 48 million in June 1920. Manufactured foods imported in June 1921 totaled 21 million dollars, down from 177 million in June 1920.
Weariness grows over alien relief and endless solicitations
The Philadelphia Ledger notes rising public fatigue with funding and aid to foreigners. It argues years of requests create a perception that war produced many paupers in Europe and that Americans are being turned into professional beggars. The piece says the average man wants relief efforts to end and for recipients to return to work.
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United States of America
Europe
Philadelphia Ledger
Panama Canal Surpasses 1920 Tonnage and Toll Records
The Panama Canal moved more tonnage in the year ending June 30 1921 than the previous year by 23 percent. American ships carried 45 percent of 11 599 214 tons, British vessels 32 percent. Tolls totaled 11 276 889 dollars, nearly three million more than before, yet the canal still does not fully repay the US 400 million invested. The canal’s value lies in aiding American commerce and defense, a justification maintained despite operating costs.
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Panama Canal
United States
Waste in Building Industry Reveals Huge Losses
A report by an American engineering societies committee details waste in multiple industries. In the building sector 3,000,000 workers average 189 days out of 275, with $100,000,000 lost annually in preventable accidents. The study urges winter production, off-season repairs, adjusted wages, advance teardown, and public education to reduce irregular employment and save about $20,000,000 yearly.
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Engineering 80Cieties of America
Leaving It to Uncle Sam in a Cabinet Interview
Vice President Coolidge argues the nation relies too much on government support and paternalism. He notes public defense and public business may justify government role but warns the pendulum favors paternalism. Edward N Hurley shifts from government ownership belief citing energy loss on government pay and easy pass the buck culture.
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Uncle Sam
Journal
Coolidge
Edward N. Hurley
Washington
Minneapolis Journal
Harding program aims to cut taxes and spending nationwide
The Boston Transcript reports a White House backed plan endorsed by President, Secretary Mellon, and congressional leaders to cut tax revenue and federal outlays. It targets reductions of 100 million for War and Shipping, 50 million for Navy and railroads, and 25 million for agriculture and general funds, while urging consolidation of War and Navy into a Defense Department and halting new federal ventures.
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White House
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Committee On Ways and Means
War Department
Shipping Board
Navy Department
Mellon
Congress
Harding
War and Navy Departments
Department of Defense
Boston Transcript
Blind Gardeners Prove Skill Through Touch
Mrs. Duncombe of London founder of the Guild of Blind Gardeners says blind men make good gardeners and can identify flowers by touch. Miss D Brown notes a blind gardener who distinguished roses by touch alone, while others rely on scent.
English Poetry and Prose praised as twin pillars of literature
George Sampson lauds English poetry and prose as the twin pillars of a mighty literary temple. He compares the Bible of 1611 and Shakespeare of 1623 as unmatched works and notes no other country can rival them.
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George Sampson
Fewer Babies Born in June Reported
The article notes that June has the lowest birth rate of any month, with fewer babies born than in other months.
Louise Carton’s Quiet Resolve Ends a Love Triangle
In a serialized moral tale Louise, known for calm grace, watches her sister’s family and endures years of rumors as she steadies two young girls. When Charles returns seeking marriage, she rejects him and leaves, revealing she never truly loved him and that he never enlisted in her heart.
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Louise
Lou
Millie
Dorothy
Charley
Charles
Milly
Wistress of High Finance in Indianapolis
An Indianapolis wife secretly drains her husband’s savings to fund her spending while keeping her own bank balance growing. Her husband adopts a plan to split earnings, but discovers her savings are siphoned from his half, leaving him at zero while she accumulates.
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Indianapolis
Elinor
Indianapolis News
Song Slow to Win Favor Tipperary Becomes Wartime Classic
The song It's a Long Way to Tipperary was written in 1911 by Jack Judge with early help from Harry Williams. After publisher changes and minor edits, Bert Feldman of B Feldman & Co published it in 1912 and it later became a marching song of soldiers in a great war.
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Tipperary
Jack Judge
Harry Williams
Judge
Feldman
Edinburgh
The Divine Sarah Bernhardt Imitates Death on Stage
The article lauds Sarah Bernhardt for her numerous death scenes counting dramatic methods like poison self administration and revolver shots. It notes she impressed rulers such as Sultan Abdul Hamid, once performing privately in Constantinople where he said he never wished to see a woman imitate death so realistically.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah
Madame Bernhardt
Abdul Hamid
Constantinople
Rope and rope pulp tie into Bell System legacy
A historical note describes rope and old ship lines repurposed into paper for Bell System telephone cables. It claims over 13 million pounds of rope fed into pulping and 7.4 million pounds of cable paper produced last year, powering insulation for nationwide lines.
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Seven Seas
Bell Telephone Kystein
Queen Alexandra Keeps Diary Fifty Years
Queen Alexandra, said to have kept a diary for nearly fifty years, uses small volumes measuring nine inches by four bound with sat, possibly satin, covers adorned with flowers.
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Queen Alexandra
Spirit Pageant Promotes Indian Days Program
Miss Tressa Carnine directs Our Greatest Pageant at City Hall with 117 children and Miss Flossie Ward assisting. A January pageant kickoff encouraged high school participants to join the Spirit of Indian Days sequence featuring groups from The Spirit of the Wilderness to The Spirit of Yesterday and The Spirit of New America with readings about heritage and patriotism.
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Tressa Carnine
America
Flossie Ward
Sophie Nickel
Miss Carnine
Miss Ward
Indiana
Batesville
New America
Slighted Heroes and a Lunchroom Question
A classroom scene centers on children discussing a movie actor during lunch. One boy describes the actor's daring deeds with his horse in graphic terms and asks the teacher why they do not talk about him like George Washington and Lincoln.
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Miss Mary
George Washington
Lincoln
To Be Picked With Care Pleasures Prompt Mushroom Warning
Caele Ezra muses that pleasures are like mushrooms. The right kind is fine but one must beware toadstools. The caution echoes in a reflective, rustic vibe.
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Caele Ezra
Ripley County Fish and Game Group Reorganizes at Batesville
The Ripley County Fish and Game Protective Association reformed at Batesville City Hall with members from nearby towns. State Organizer A. E. Bodine spoke on conservation of fish, game, birds, forests, and waters of Indiana. New officers include President Fred Brummer and Vice-President Carl Smith, with E. B. Vincent as Secretary-Treasurer.
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Ripley County Fish and Game Protective Association
Batesville
A. E. Bodine
State Department of Conservation
Indianapolis
Indiana
Fred Brummer
Carl Smith
Versailles
E. B. Vincent
Sunman
Everett Austin
Frank Baylor
Osgood
Joe Wippel
William Greemann
James Connelly
Milan
Bodine
Ripley
Sundials Fall Short as Time Indicators
The piece notes sundials are poor time guides, failing at night and on cloudy days. It explains the gnomon casts no shadow in gloom, making sundials useless when sun is absent.
Boy Whines About Missing School Then Regrets It
Ernest was sick and kept home by his mother who nursed him with dainty food. The next day he left for school grumbling that he wished he had stayed sick, saying he hadn’t known a good thing when he had it.
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Ernest
Olive Oil Advocated for Babies Diet in First Two Years
Dr E B Graham of Philadelphia recommends adding olive oil to infants in their first two years. It digests well and provides additional fat for growing babies.
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E. Be, Graham
Philadelphia
Peppermint Chewing Mention Sparks Lively Quote
A writer notes that many girls exhaust energy chewing gum and jokes that more pepsin means more pep, a playful line about peppermint flavors and youthful vigor.
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Boston Transcript
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