Indiana Woman Suffrage Suit Aims To Bar Vote Before Constitutional Convention
Indiana lawyers prepare a suit to declare the equal suffrage law unconstitutional arguing it extends voting to women against the state constitution. The challenge targets native and foreign born women and cites Article 3 provisions baring women from voting. Governor Goodrich says no special session. Purdue’s Prof. Christie named state food director. An Indiana National Guard quartermaster corps forms to handle large troop movements.
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Purdue University
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Quartermaster’s ‘Corps
Earl Malone
Gary
Otto Diehl
Guy Kimble
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How Much One Should Have
A Milwaukee Journal reflection on money argues there is no fixed limit to wealth and that attitudes toward money depend on motive. Excess can breed conceit and hardness, while too little fosters envy and dishonesty. Money is vital yet not the sole measure of welfare.
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The
Milwaukee Journal
Centenarian Winslow Fights Time At Bunker Hill
Austin Corbit Winslow, 102, claims no smoking but tobacco chewing as he reflects on life and health. His father fought at Bunker Hill and he cites hardy ancestry, Vermont birth, and legible handwriting as parts of his enduring vigor. He expects to live as long as Methusaleh.
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Austin Corbit Winslow
Bunker Hill
Washington Post
Mr. Winslow
Barnard, Vt
Hezekiah
Mary Sampson Winslow
New York Show Elephant Enjoys Vacuum Cleaning
A New York show elephant named Lena likes being cleaned and prefers vacuuming over ordinary scrubbing. She waits to be cleaned, shows delight when the vacuum is used, and behaves well on days the cleaner is used.
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New York
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Lena
Gasoline Fueled Gun Described With Explosive Charge
A novel weapon uses gasoline as the explosive with a reservoir beneath the barrel a carburetor behind and a battery in the stock. A rear plunger compresses the gas air mix while a valve from the carburetor feeds the chamber and triggering the electric circuit detonates the charge and fires the bullet. The projectile is held by springs before firing resisting several times the plunger pressure but yielding to the explosion.
No Danger Lady Refuses Frisky Four Wheeler
A poised young lady hails a four wheeler but hesitates as the horse shows a lively temper. She asks the driver not to rush off. The cabby, with a sigh, explains he already has a wife and seven children at home.
Treat the course as though you loved it
A Cincinnati golf club displays a large sign under the bulletin board on the first tee with the message Treat the course as though you loved it. A similar sign is posted at the tenth hole urging golfers to co operate in keeping the course in good condition.
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Cincinnati Golf Club
Popular Mechanics Monthly
Horatius Bridge Party Question Prompted by Puck
A question about a Horatius bridge party arises from a dialogue cited by Puck. A pupil responds that no person by that name has hosted any bridge events in the neighborhood for several years.
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Horatius
Puck
A Fool and His Money Spun Into Daily Life
A Penns grove man spends 15000 in one day and 1000 on suits while a hotel man scatters 800 cents to the four winds. The piece argues spending money quickly benefits society, as money kept idle harms the economy and treadmills cash through many mills. It concludes by urging readers to bless such lavish spending rather than curtail it.
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Pennsgrove
Girard
Philadelphia Ledger
Newport
Tuberculosis in decline says Harvard physician
Dr Cleaveland Floyd of Harvard Medical School argues TB could be wiped out in a decade if poverty and poor hygiene do not persist. He notes most carry germs but resist illness with healthy living and nature’s protection, while infection spreads via inhalation and impure milk can pass germs to children.
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Cleaveland Floyd
Harvard Medical School
Floyd
Dualway Gun Cuts Recoil With Balanced Explosions
An army officer describes a gun that fires in opposite directions to eliminate recoil. By placing powder charge in the center and equal weights of shell and counterweight on each side, the gun remains stationary while a front explosive shell launches forward and a lighter countercharge drops harmlessly near the gun.
Star o Bethlehem incursions in naval saber rattling
A trawler drifted into a port with a destroyer flotilla at anchor. The vessel fouled the first two ships and failed to move despite the watch officer’s attempts. The commodore ordered the intruder to clear and anchor elsewhere, demanding who they were. The reply, bold and defiant, claimed to be the Star o Bethlehem and cited a nocturnal mission.
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Bethlehem
Efficiency in War Shifts to Motor Trucks
The Bulgarian army has replaced ox carts with motor trucks. The supply department reports one truck now does in a day the work of 500 oxen, 250 carts and 300 men, reflecting a major boost in efficiency for front line transport.
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Serbia
Actor’s waning popularity cited after declined roles
The article notes the moving picture star’s fall in vogue as he refused offers from most of America’s studios. His reluctance to take on new parts is linked to a drop in public interest and fewer high profile projects.
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America
Life of Court Page Drills and Fainting Pages
A New York Independent piece recalls a Prussian page Manfrede training to stand for hours at court duties. His sister Freda explains the long drills from twenty minutes to over an hour and a half. The article notes pages fainting during concerts and being replaced by reserve pages.
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Manfrede
Alicia von Krockow
New York Independent
Freda
Fairytale Gag About a Fairy Rescues a Stalled Motorist
A humorous exchange imagines a good fairy appearing on the road when a car breaks down. The motorist laments the lack of fairies and wistfully asks for magical help to speed along.
Seed committee praises Worthington seed firm for patriotism
The Worthington firm J. D. Myers & Son offers to furnish any kind of seeds at cost and carriage to farmers, with seed committee members absent but urged to follow the example. The exchange mentions toy balloons as purchases by buyers, highlighting a loyal spirit amid wartime efforts.
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J. D. Myers & Son
Worthington
For Sale Property and Seed Crops in Lyons Indiana
For sale 22 acres with house barn orchard 10 acres wheat and 114 miles of Tulip good neighborhood part cash balance by payments contact W L Slinkard for sale seed corn and seed oats call Lex V Deckard Lyons Indiana
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W. L. Slinkard
Lex V. Deckard
Lyons
Indiana
Real Estate and Loan Agency Ad in Bloomfield Indiana
C. E. Combs offers loans on improved farms at low interest and reasonable commissions. He lists farms and city property in Bloomfield and invites buyers to choose from a large inventory. Urgent soliciting of business is emphasized by the agency.
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C. E. Combs
Real Estate and Loan Agency
Bloomfield
Indiana
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Newspaper Subscriptions Offer Limited Time
The Bloomfield Democrat and the Terre Haute Tribune advertise a yearly combo at eight dollars. Send in your subscription now while the offer remains valid.
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Bloomfield Democrat
Terre Haute Tribune Daily
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