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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
2
Bank managers credit farming as the lasting wealth engine amid war and postwar demand. A Canadian bank vice president notes high food prices, vast undeveloped land, and rail networks drawing immigration. Calls for land acquisition and active farming in Canada and the United States to meet global needs.
The article notes improvements in life preserving gear after submarine warfare. Passengers crossing the Atlantic may soon find themselves in icy waters with only a life jacket for support. A new attachment for life rafts uses electric ash lamps to signal rescuers when a buoy enters the water, aiding search efforts.
A vintage ad copy touts Grove s Tasteless Chill Ton ic claiming quinine and iron boost malaria defense and health. It notes low price and references a sour money joke while mentioning Red Cross Ball Blue and a pay day quip.
Indiana reports include Perdue ambulance corps ordered to Allentown for France departure. Notable deaths include Edward W. Anstead in Connersville and John T. Fisher, 65, killed at Milford. Also mentions infrastructure and civic actions across towns from Hammond to Fort Wayne and Terre Haute.
Washington reports President Wilson’s food control bill has cleared the House 365 to 5 and heads to the Senate where similar provisions on prohibiting use of foodstuffs in distilling may be kept. Senate factions debate extending prohibition to beer and wine with broad opposition to whiskey and brandy manufacture. The bill grants the President power to requisition alcohol for munition and hospital needs, with compensation and due process if contested.
Governor Goodrich informs President Wilson that Indiana’s coal cost under 1.50 a ton and rail shortages could be eased by rail cooperation. He urges a fixed maximum price, summer coal storage, and workforce shifts as war labor draws 1,000,000 men, to stabilize supply and prices nationwide.
A patriotic poem extols the flag as a unifying symbol. It recalls military victories and historic voyages, praising unity, liberty, and the enduring meaning of the banner for America. The speaker invokes past battles and future hope, urging reverence for national ideals.
The piece reminds readers that blessings come at great cost and were secured by those who sacrificed for liberty. It emphasizes that comforts, peace, and freedom are earned and preserved by the willingness of people to endure suffering and death for future generations.
A patriotic notice urges July to be a glorious holiday honoring the nation's independence and the duty of individuals to contribute to the public good.
Urges all citizens to read the Declaration annually. Notes Jefferson as author but highlights George Mason as a strong influence and early ally of Washington. Describes Mason’s pivotal role and long friendship with Washington, spanning decades until Mason’s death in 1792.
Born in 1725 he was seven years older than his Mount Vernon neighbor and eighteen years older than Jefferson. Both regarded the Gunston Unit sage as a statesman of the first order with clear vision and disinterestedness in service to the country.
An Indianapolis News item recounts a North Alabama street resident bragging about growing a "rare flower" brassica campestris in a small yard. He reveals neighbors call the plant turnips, and jokes about future crops and city rules hindering his gardening independence. The tale blends humor and horticulture in a light local-quirk profile.
Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a humorous exchange with Judge Addams of the juvenile court described as bald. The judge quips about keeping gray matter inside his head while his Quaker mother jokes about his lack of hair.
A Baltimore American item notes a friend with high ambitions, describing him as an aviator. The playful exchange centers on the idea that the person aims high and flies above ordinary pursuits.
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