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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1915
Page
5
An assortment of vintage ads highlights Allen's Foot-Ease for troops easing foot pain and walking comfort, plus Red Cross Ball Blue promising whiter clothes. The clippings imitate a 1910s newspaper ad blend with quick slogans and mock dialogue.
In a hospital ward three post operative patients joke about lingering ether and doctors leaving cotton and scissors inside them. A doctor searches for his hat as the fourth patient bolts from the room through a window, creating a chaotic scene in a public ward.
Walter Spray of Frankfort Indiana narrates a long battle with stomach disorders. After trying Mayr's Wonderful Remedy he reports immediate relief and claims it did more good than months of doctors. A second vignette shows a nurse offering care to a wounded soldier who reveals a toothache as the true ailment.
A vintage ad promotes baby care products described as fragrant and creamy emollients. It claims cleansing soap purifies, ointment soothes rashes and chafing, and can be used from birth. Free samples offered by mail with a postcard to Cutiura Dept Boston. Also includes a social proverb about marriage proposals.
State examiners probe Bloomington city finances amid talk of resignations by Mayor John G Harris and city treasurer Jense Howe. Field reports focus on water works dam costs and the partially built city hall, with hours worked and payment practices under scrutiny. Also brief items report a boy crushed to death near Attica, a teen injured cranking an auto near Cambridge City, and attorney Robert V Baker arrested in Anderson for fraudulent checks.
Two hundred ministers from major agricultural communities met to form a rural welfare council representing all denominations. The group will work with Purdue University extension to promote rural churches, community clubs, and educational societies, with field agents to conduct social surveys guiding future conferences and district meetings.
The Hartford City tally reports 4,529 school age children statewide with Hartford City at 2,059 and Montpelier 688, while Wabash county rural schools decline by 92 and Sullivan notes 1,302 in Sullivan and 690 in Shelburn. Porter county outside Valparaiso holds 3,935 with Valparaiso at 1,66538. Winchester lists 1,189 students. Clark county gains 2 percent and city near 4 percent, Warrick county rises by 231. deaths include Samuel Hines after a fall at Whitewater gorge. Other items include marriages, clergy deaths, home thefts, and a man dying while talking to family.
An exchange in Columbia Jester features Mrs. Amos Pinchot denouncing ignorance during a wartime debate. Parvenu and his wife are mocked for ostentation at lunch, with a humorous dialog about menus and refined dining. The piece blends satire and household quips in a breezy punch.
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