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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
3
Batesville report notes bread price steady while wheat dips. Newt unleashes more conscientious objectors and Democratic leaders weigh hopes for a GOP split over tariffs. Hog prices slip from two to two and a quarter cents, prompting questions on meat costs. Builders’ cartel allegations claim hundreds of millions in robbing the public, with potential prison outcomes depending on its size versus the government.
Ripley County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting in the Assembly Room of the Public Library Building in Osgood at 2:00 PM next Sunday December 5. Officers for the coming year will be elected and Roll Call Membership discussed. Walter Bloemer and Edith Sick were named as successors to the departing Treasurer and Secretary.
A humorous verse by Victor Kaiser describes a boy and his horse Bill. The poem traces the horse’s slow start, a kick that dropped the rider, and a transformed speed afterward. The narrator reveals the horse’s name Bill and ends noting they remain together this day.
In the Cambridge school of forestry a specimen obiong tree shows a trunk of about 30 to 2 inches curved by a minor bruise. The bruised area directs growth, suggesting gentle finger pressure can steer a tree’s expansion. other experiments report similar artistic bruising effects.
In a 1920 Western Newspaper Union tale, four engaged women devise a scheme sending photos with love letters to four men. Irving Delman answers one note and searches for the truth behind the image causing a mistaken engagement. Clyde Barton uncovers the prank and unhappily reveals the ruse before marriages occur.
A fragment from a Boston transcript reflects on a long tenure at a tough job, with a surprised Office Boy gaze and a line about a dugdy at the start. The passage hints at labor strain and era-specific phrasing without full context.
A letter recounts a candy man injured in France with a limb amputated yet walking well with an artificial limb. The writers plan to sail to Piraeus on the second of November, transfer to Constantinople, and study at a language school near Scutari across the Dardanelles. They expect to study eight hours daily in a beautiful setting and use remaining time to learn about Oriental people and customs.
A sailor writes of calm weather and pleasant seas as the voyage heads toward the Mediterranean. He mentions receiving letters telegrams and flowers in New York and asks Esther to forward his message to her parents. He plans to write again soon and mail from Gibraltar.
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