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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
2
Mayor Bosse tells his party leaders to seek farmer backing in the coming election, noting farmers are an intelligent group whose votes are unlikely to follow appeals not backed by past records.
A celebrated publicist warned that Harding's ideal risked ending in a fizzle as Hughes returned to the conference table after outlining plans to curb armaments. The piece notes the danger of premature wisdom before events unfold and suggests critics feel sidelined as ships face scrapping.
A Times Record piece argues that many toys bear German marks and are bought by American dealers for cost savings. It warns the U S government must protect American industries from cheap German competition that undercuts U S producers.
The act strengthens enforcement of prohibition with ten major provisions. It restricts medicinal beer prescriptions, limits alcohol in beverages, caps physician prescriptions, allows the commissioner to regulate patent medicines, bans import until nonbeverage needs are met, permits reimport of exported spirits, assigns enforcement to Hawaii and Virgin Islands courts, authorizes regulations, maintains revenue laws, and tightens search warrants and penalties for impersonation or bad faith searches.
An experienced glass cutter notes that a freshly broken file point makes a fine drill for small glass holes, kept wet with turpentine. An alternate method involves drilling a wood hole, securing with beeswax to the glass, then pouring hot lead to melt a hole.
Elizabeth Benton called Cinderella hides her identity at a masked ball. Lester Martin proposes marriage, mistaking her for Miss Benton, and offers to escape to New Jersey soon after the revelation of her unhappy life. Beatrice and Mrs. Lanham observe the moment with mixed emotion as Elizabeth accepts a hopeful future.
In Ripley County, Minnie E. Wycoff calls for public backing of Red Cross programs. She highlights Home Service aid for ex service men and families, national dues funding relief, and public health work. The piece also notes an Anti-Tuberculosis Society plan for local sanitariums and explains Uncle Sam origins linking Samuel Wilson to the term.
A playful line credits happiness to many interests and money lenders. The quote attributes cheer to lenders and a broad view of wealth, mimicking a political voice.
A heartfelt thanks from a widow to friends and neighbors and local groups for illness and funeral support, including Batesville Masons and fire department volunteers. Also a humorous, muddled history sketch about Henry VIII and Henry VII with mishmashed dates and facts.
Article notes a substitute for radium in luminous paints using mesotherium, a by product from incandescent gas mantle production. It warns the radium supply is scarce and costly, and a year’s consumption could equal a grain.
In a Boston Transcript report a wedding proceeded without the groom’s presence, the omission only detected after the ceremony. The event details highlight the unusual lapse and its social curiosity within the ceremony.
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