Farewell party honors Elder and wife at Greendale School
The Greendale School Welfare Society hosted a farewell for Mr. and Mrs. O J D Elder on May 10. Eighty friends attended and presented a chimes clock and silverware. Elder leaves after fourteen years on the school board to join his brother in Batesville's furniture business.
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The
Greendale School Welfare Society
O. J. D. Elder
Elder
Greendale
George C. Cole
George L. P. Squibbs
Batesville
Harry, Co. Canfield
Lawrenceburg
Western Furniture Company
Canfield
Real Estate Transfers in Johnson and Brown Townships
A list of land transfers including buyers and sellers such as Ray Craver to James Ayres for 141.50 acres in Johnson Township at $1, Francis Lehman to Flossie Martin for 10.58 acres in Jackson Township at $4500, and Mary Green to John Green for 135 acres in Brown Township at $7,800. Other transfers include George Pratt to Walter McNew, John Green to Fred Meier, Raymond Mills to John Simms, Marie Lowenstein to Wm Knerr, Anthony Billman to Frederick Bauman, Harry Case to John Boyd, Harvey Rader to Kate Johnson, Henry Bauman to Charles Bergman, and Lawrence Jordan and William Jordan with 1.50 acres in Franklin Township at $300.
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Ray L. Craver
James H. Ayres
Johnson
Francis A. Lehman
Flossie D. Martin
Jackson
George W. Pratt
Walter McNew
John H. Green
Fred W. Meier
Brown
Raymond R. Mills
John Simms
Adams
Marie E. Lowenstein
Wm. E. Knerr
Sunman
Mary Green
Anthony Billman
Frederick H. Bauman
Batesville
Harry A. Case
John Boyd
Otter Creek
Harvey M. Rader
Kate Johnson
Delaware
Henry Bauman
Charles Bergman
Lawrence Jordan
William Jordan
Franklin
In Loving Remembrance of Bertha Foerster
In memory of our beloved daughter and sister Miss Bertha Foerster who passed to eternal rest one year ago May 22 1921. It is sad that one we cherish should be taken from our home but the joys that do not perish live in memory alone. All the years we spent together all the happy golden hours shall be cherished in remembrance. Fragrant sweets from memory's flowers Mother brothers and sisters.
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Bertha Foerster
Mem’ry
Infection and Contagion Distinctions Defined
The passage explains infection as the spread of disease via air water or distant means and distinguishes it from contagion which implies contact with a diseased person. It notes contagion as the transmission from person to person through body contact.
Hoarding of Silver Coins Alters Eastern Europe Value
The Atlantic notes peasants in central and eastern Europe buried silver coins for a rainy day, leaving Germany Austria Hungary Yugoslavia Romania and Poland with depleted small-coin circulation by 1918. A buried 500 kronen in silver could be worth about 1 000 000 kronen in paper money, but real value varies with currency depreciation and purchasing power differs from nominal figures.
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Joseph Szebengel
Atlantic
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Jugo-Slavia
Roumania
Poland
Europe
Austria
Yankee Doodle as America’s Ideal Anthem
A critic argues America should have kept Yankee Doodle as national anthem noting its gay, brave tune fits national spirit. The piece praises its joyful rhythm and potential for orchestral variation, contrasting it with current solemn anthems and citing A Clutton-Brock in the New Republic.
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America
Columbia
Clutton- Brock
The
New Republic
Evening address sparks memory of a surgical misstep
The speaker recalls a past incident where J. D. Hockabllt reportedly needed an appendectomy performed by a first year medic student. The narrator nods along, but the speaker clarifies the patient was actually treated by the best surgeon in the country.
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J. D. Hockabllt
Chicago Tribune
Drainage of Zuyder Zee Dominates Rotterdam Congress
At the inland shipping congress in Rotterdam the drainage of the Zuyder Zee emerged as the era’s key topic. A speaker urged planning villages and factories near canals to aid shipping and protect polder water, while noting new harbors will be needed where polders extend land.
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Zuyder Zee
Rotterdam
Zuyderzee Porta
Scientific American
Family of Organists and Musical Lineage Traced
Edwin H. Lemare of Portland Maine recalls his father Edwin Lemare of Ventnor Isle of Wight who played in one church for six decades and claims a world record. He learned organ from his father before studying at the Royal Academy of Music in London and later taught there. He notes his grandfather and uncles on his father’s side were all musicians.
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Edwin H. Lemare
Portland
Edwin Lemare
Ventnor
Isle of Wight
Lemare
London
Royal Academy of Music
John Goss
Frederik Lenare
Das Fither
Batesville Holds Off Hope in Late Rally for Key Victory
Batesville defeated Hope with a strong pitching duo of Seltz and Leach. The locals rallied in the third and seventh innings, scoring ten runs on twelve hits as Seltz, Nancy, Wintz and Hahn led the charge. The win improves Batesville’s standing as they prepare to host Shelbyville and Brookville in Memorial Day week.
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Brookville
Madison
Greensburg Eagles
Batesville “Wrecking Crew
Batesville
Seltz
Feezle
Nancy
Wintz
Hahn
Nancv
Voyles
Schott
Bloemer
Leach
Luhring
Lightner
Knarr
Selty
Hope
Baldwin
Gold
Shelbyville
Rf. Schott
Rf & Cf
Fritsch
Nee
Mie
Beatty
Poirer
Jones
Hook and Wernke
Greensburg Wins High Scoring Swatfest In Shelbyville
Greensburg defeated Shelbyville 18 to 12 in a home run heavy game with eight doubles one triple and five homers. Shelbyville pitchers were hit hard and players Gaines Gard and Jones received releases while Manager Ullrich left for Cincinnati on a scouting trip.
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Greensburg
Shelbyville
Gaines
Gard
Jones
Ullrich
Cincinnati
Brookville
Rushiville
Rushville
Columbus
Lee Butler
North Vernon
Greenwood Beats Madison 19 to 6 in Big Win
The Greenwood club, now bolstered by Farrell on the pitching staff, routed Madison 19 to 6 on Sunday. Manager Butler has assembled a strong team that appears poised to make a lasting impact.
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Butler
Greenwood
Madison
Farrell
Young writer Jimmie weighs in on big roses and big numbers
A Washington Star piece notes four year old Jimmie and his sister visiting a friend. Jimmie declares a hundred pounds as his weight while the father weighs five hundred pounds and jokes about ever larger weights and numbers.
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Jimmie
James
Little Sister
Ainmle
Washington Star
Liquid Air Cracks Nuts Without Damaging Kernels
National Bureau of Standards experts found chicha nuts require about a ton to crack by force. Immersing the nuts in liquid air for 30 seconds cracked them easily without harming the kernels, prompting tests for large scale commercial use. Chicha nuts grow in South America and their shells were used for wartime charcoal.
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National Bureau of Standards
South America
Copra
Science Service
Neon gas sparks a new use in auto spark detectors
For 20 years neon was mainly a curiosity in chemists labs. A bulletin from the American Chemical Society says it will be put to work in an improved auto spark detector. The piece notes that discoveries gain usefulness over time and hints that the future will involve higher dimensional thinking.
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Bulletin
American Chemical Society
Davenport Man Seeks Abutment After Car Rampage
C W Peterson of Davenport Iowa appealed for permission to build a concrete abutment in front of his home to stop runaway cars after six vehicles backed into his residence last year. A truck dealer dumped vegetables in the parlor and a moving van entered the house, highlighting ongoing nuisance.
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C. W. Peterson
Davenport
Peterson
Keeping Tab on Health in Washington Schools
A daily health habit record is kept for every pupil in Washington D C schools. Teachers inspect daily and send the form home with the report card for parent signature and return.
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Washington, D. C
Mental Laziness and the Path to Progress
This piece argues that invention hinges on saving human labor through careful thought. It asserts mental laziness as the chief barrier to progress, urging people to think out the best methods of doing things to gain a place in modern civilization.
Pencil Stains on Silk Cleaning Tip
A 10 percent potassium cyanide solution applied with a camelhair brush usually removes pencil stains from silk. Hydrogen peroxide may also be used without harming the fabric. Effectiveness depends on the ink or pencil composition.
Nice Mirrors Add Charm to Room Decor
Mirrors enhance house furnishings by reflecting beautiful objects like a cabinet topped with a vase of flowers. They are increasingly used with excellent results in interior design.
Juniors Host Seniors and Faculty with School Year’s End Festivities
Juniors entertained seniors and faculty with a musical program contests and a large punch reception in the Assembly room. Pearl Foerster led as toastmistress and later the Dixie Five band entertained before a grand finale program featuring piano duets, a mock oration, readings, and speeches marking the year’s close.
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Pearl Foerster
Stanley Barnhorst
Marion Nickel
Helen Michel
George Biehl
Rosella Benz
Virginia Mestermacher
Emil Dieckman
Ivy Wisman
Viola Wintz
Ralph Jeffries
Ralph Zins
Norma Behlmer
Ethel Gunter
Rosella Heitz
Norma .Behlmerl
Lillie Fichtner
Edna Castor
Naomi Roell
Ivan Stille
Gerald Howard
Pearl Foesrter
Bertha Kaiser
Dixie Five
Fossil slab with rain imprint joins Trinity College museum
A fossil brown stone slab bearing rain droplet imprints is presented to Trinity College geological museum. The Rainstorm marks endure from ancient times and echo poetry’s lasting heritage as a link to John Keats and Shelley's Adonals.
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Shelley
Geological Museum
Trinity College
John Keats
Fime
Christian Science Monitor
Determined, The Wife and Husband Clash in Calcutta Looker
A heated exchange centers on a late return and a flimsy excuse in a Calcutta Looker item. The husband remains adamant he will stick to his tale despite his wife’s accusations of absurdity.
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John
Calcutta
Valuable Pair of Amazon Fish Arrive in London
Two fish from the Amazon arrived in London England displaying winglike red and yellow fins and black striped bodies. The pair was valued at $100.
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Amazon
London
England
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Paramount
Billie Dove
Harry Morey
Beyond the Rainbow
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FOX News
William Farnum
Farnum
Norma Talmadge
Norma
Billy West
Thomas Meighan
Sam McGinnis
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Sam
Ben Turpin
Elliot Dexter
Milton Sills
M. Julienne Scott
Wife
George Melford
Canada
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