Wilson and Congress Clash Over War Aims and a League
Batesville editor notes President Wilson misstates wartime goals arguing only Congress can bind the United States to any postwar concert of nations. He contends declarations of the war referenced a clear treaty obligation, not a broad league, and warns against using victory to push a political program.
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Jouett Shouse
Democratic Party
United States
Wilson
White House
Congress
United States of America
Germany
Europe
League of Nations
Senate
League
Louis
France
James E. Starkey
State Department of Conservation
Division of Entomology
Calvin Griffith
Starkey
Napoleon
State House
Despots Through History Reflect on Selfish Kings
The passage argues that Louis XIV and Madame de Pompadour symbolize divine right and ambition, suggesting despots across ages share egoism and the claim of ultimate power. It notes self aggrandizement as a constant motive for rulers, regardless of government form, and situates despotism as a persistent human trait.
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Madame Pompadour
Emerson
Louis XIV
Madame de Pompadour
France
Louis
Harper thanks Ripley voters for sheriff nomination
Thomas Harper Republican candidate thanks Ripley County voters for support in the primary and expresses confidence in victory for the November general election, praising a united front after a clean campaign.
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Ripley County
Thomas Harper
Harve Jarvis Returns Thanks After Primary Effort
Harve Jarvis thanks loyal supporters after the recent Republican primary stating the party has a splendid ticket and urging unity for a winning November campaign. He expresses personal thanks and respect for the help received from friends and supporters.
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Sam
Harve Jarvis
Thanking Batesville supporters and Harper's nomination
Asbery Dickey thanks Batesville residents Ripley County and Laughery Township for support and congratulates Mr Harper on his nomination in the Primary wishing him further success.
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Batesville
Ripley County
Laughery Township
Harper
Asberry Dickey
George Michel thanks Republican voters for primary support
An expressed note from George Michel thanks Republican voters for their loyal support at the May 4 primary and signs off as a friendly witness.
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George Michel
The Swell Dresser Transforms From Wild to Refined
A humorous note recalls The Swell Dresser once known as a Dude In the Wild and Woolly era when rubber collars and hook-on ties were common. Now spruced up, he aims to resemble aristocratic collar ad figures, reducing his noticeability.
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Ike
Indiana Egg Laying Contest tops world records
March reports show over 1 000 farms and more than 125 000 hens entered in the Indiana Farm Egg Laying Contest. Notable highs include E Christie of DeKalb County with 104 white leghorns at 22.9 eggs per hen. Ripley County poultrymen earn several honors, with Greenham and Robinson among top white leghorn and brown leghorn flocks and multiple Reds and mixed flocks listed with per month averages.
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Indiana
E. Christie
DeKalb Co
Ripley County
Thomas Greenham
Milan
Emmett Robinson
Shelby Township
Chris Wolferding
C. Shaw
Rhode Island
Ripley
Greenham
C. E. Shaw
Adam Huber
George Schmaltz
Roy Dorrel
Joe Truitt
Arthur Wittkamper
John Elrod
Pity the man with no failures in life
A reflection on success and failure by Irving Bacheller, warning that uninterrupted prosperity risks the deepest failure. The quote champions honest, hard earned setbacks as valuable and convincing.
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Kely
Irving Bacheller
Real estate transfers span townships and acres in local listings
A long list details transfers from Luther A. Courtney to Robert N. Raney for 49.75 acres in Johnson Township at $4,000, and many other deeds across Otter Creek Shelby and Brown Townships. Also includes notes on Strassburg Cathedral and comments on England law education.
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Luther A. Courtney
Robert N. Raney
Johnson
Luther Bedel
George Stanley
Otter Creek
Ora L. Matthews
Serena L.shelp
Shelby
Lydnia Smith
Louis Kohlerman
Washington Tp
John A. Laurence
Earl Laurence
Johnson Tp
Alice Wise Et
Sunman
Thos. E. Wilson
Mary G. Wilson
Center
Eilden Humphrey
Hattie E. Clark
Osgood
Alcie Allen
Cordelia Roberts
John Crum
Wm. Strimple
Delaware
Harold Farrell
Edward J. Koechelin
Franklin
Sarah M. Wilson
Henry Crum
Milan
Anna B. Scoville
Olive S. Alley
Tilden Johnson
Chas. W. Denny
New Marion
Albert Marsh
Emma Imboden
Gould K. Hallowell
Palmy Days Origin Traced to Roman Gladiators
The Brooklyn Eagle notes the phrase palmy days comes from a Roman custom where a victorious gladiator received a palm branch as a symbolic reward for brave deeds.
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Brooklyn Eagle
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Batesville Tribune
Donald McCallum
Ripley CO
Tribune
Thos. Greenham
Co. E. Shaw
Steve Hartman
Taylor Brinson
Straseburg
Strassburg
Alsace
Holy Roman Empire
Maximilian I
National Geographic Society
England
Harvard
Law School
Cambridge
Oxford
Harold Bell Wright
The
Ozarks
Shepherd of the Hills
No Man’s Land
Harry Schwier Co
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