English workers favor leisure over high output, says Will Irwin
The British labor force favors time for sport and talk in clubs or bars, resisting German and American methods. American efficiency experts are imported to munition factories, while British trades unions distrust premium bonuses. An anecdote recalls an Englishman touring a New York plant who asks where the old men are, and is shown a graveyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Irwin
Saturday Evening Post
New York
Baron Rothschild Encourages Legislature With Electricity Metaphor
Baron L G Rothschild of the Merchants' Heat and Light company urged discouraged legislators to stay resilient. He told a lower house member to keep nerves raised, avoid burnt-out fuses, and push for an economy and conviction in the Goodrich program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Rothschild
Merchants’ Heat and Light Company
Senate
Goodrich
Indianapolis News
Mails by Airplane Between New York and Chicago
A regular air service is proposed linking New York and Chicago for 720 miles. Flights would take six to ten hours, typically seven, carrying 500 to 1000 pounds of mail. Departures would be at 60 p.m. with stops at three stations for maintenance and an emergency alighting station every 22 miles. The fastest current railway trip exceeds twenty hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Why He Hurried In Chicago
Aaron notices Beerbaum with a new coat and asks about it. Beerbaum explains he tore his old coat after colliding with a large car on Michigan avenue and received fifty dollars from the car’s owner to buy a new one. He heads out to check the stalled automobile.
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Aaron
Beerbaum
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Chicago Herald
Two Irishmen Inspect a Clubhouse Scene
Two sons of the old sod view a clubroom image full of men drinking. One asks if it is art while the other calls it a "full" scene, implying debauchery as typical of such depictions.
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Phaix
His Proper Place in Car Troubles Banter
In a brief exchange Mrs. Twobble notes she rarely enjoys motoring with Mr. Twobble because he spends most trips under the car. The Birmingham Age-Herald captures a humorous domestic moment about misadventures with a car repair habit.
City Chauffeur Coined in Army Mule Remark
A witty exchange likens a chauffeur to a soldier. The joke recalls a Texas regiment and an army mule, hinting at a humorous mishap or misadventure behind the quip.
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Texas
Bread of life sermon and the crowd seeking Jesus
A sermon analysis follows Jesus as the crowd seeks him after the feeding of the five thousand. It contrasts seeking Jesus for signs and bread with true faith, explains belief as God’s work and human will, and presents Jesus as the everlasting bread offering eternal life to those who come and believe.
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Capernaum
Jesus
Griffin Bull
God
Moses
Father
Burying the Dead in Night near Perthes
From a French Lieutenant’s Diary: detail of burying corpses after a night advance south of Perthes three kilometers from the lines. The crew searched pockets for papers and badges, found a diary, and shared a blessing from an abbé infirmier as shells rumbled and trench rockets lit the sky.
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Perthes
Atlantic
Too Many Like This Man on Trains Says Toledo Blade
A Toledo Blade quote portrays a dramatic contrast in behavior by a man on trains. He claims to be courteous at home but acts rudely aboard rail cars, trampling others and provoking anger. The piece critiques self‑centered conduct in public spaces.
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Toledo Blade
Farmer finds relief after doctor visit in humorous tale
An ailing farmer distrusts physic but visits a doctor. He recovers a bit, then jokes that after leaving the clinic he drank half the medicine and threw away the other, unsure which helped more. The exchange ends in playful rural wit.
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Zur
Sunflowers Seen Profitable for Canadian Backyards
A trade report to the Department of Trade and Commerce notes Canadians can grow sunflowers for profit and ornament. Demand in England values sunflower seed at about 100 dollars per ton, or five cents per pound, with seeds increasingly crushed for oil used in margarine.
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Trade and Commerce Department
Canadian Trade Commissioner
England
Toronto Globe
Lobsters Mentioned By Mike In Boiling Tale
Mike boasts of red sea lobsters while claiming hot springs in a cold land make crabs swim through them ready to crack open and eat. Ireland dialogue scene shows Mike’s contemptuous tone about crustacean color and readiness.
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Mike
Ireland
Deaf farmer helps stranded chauffeur on rural road
A foreign chauffeur ran out of gasoline and, far from towns, met a deaf farmer. The driver asks where to get gasoline. the farmer mishears and mistakes gasoline for hay, revealing a humorous misunderstanding on a model car with a horse.
Boy Treated After Skull Surgery at Surgeons Congress
Robert Horner, 14, of Gloucester New Jersey, underwent skull removal to relieve pressure during a clinic at the Congress of Surgeons of North America last October. His family doctor says his condition is now nearly normal.
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Robert Horner
Frank Horner
Gloucester
N. J
H. L. Northrop
Congress of Surgeons of North America
Northrop
Horner
KR. T. Fox
Cheney firms oath on Hall's Catarrh Cure payment promise
Frank J. Cheney of EB. J. Cheney & Co declares in Toledo that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notarized December 7, 1886. Advertisement notes cure method, testimonials, price 75 cents, and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
EB. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney & CO
Notice of Letting Contract for Macadamized Road
Greene County Indiana Board of Commissioners will on April 8 1917 at 2 pm receive bids for a macadamized road in Wright township to petition Henry A Wolfe. Plans specifications and details are on file in the County Auditor's office. Bidders must file proposals bonds and affidavits as required by law. right to reject any bids reserved. George E Kidd Auditor seals this notice March 8 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
Bloomfield
Indiana
Narnaher
Board of Commissioners
Benjamin F. Need
Jefferson Township
Wright Township
Henry A. Wolfe
Board of County Commissioners
George E. Kidd
James L. Humphreys
Quintilla Horn
Christopher Horn
Greene Circuit Court
Admx
E. Kirby Ashcraft
Greene Circuit
Jas. M. Hudson
Wright Township Road Construction Bid Notice
Bids requested for the construction of a macadamized road in Wright Township petitioned by James L. Humphreys and others according to the plans. All bidders must file their proposals.
Notice of Administration for Rachel J. Carson Estate
An administrator has been appointed by the Greene County Indiana Circuit Court to manage the estate of Rachel J. Carson, late of Greene County, declared solvent. A. M. Bucher serves as Administrator.
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Circuit Court
Greene County
Indiana
James S. Whitaker
Rachel J. Carson
Physician and Surgeon Listings for North Side Public Square
Public notices list physicians with hours from 11 to 12 a m and 3 p m, plus evening slots. T Roy Cook practices at Westside Square Richland Block with office hours 9:30 a m to 3 p m and 8 p m, residence 120.
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North Side Public Square
T. Roy Cook
Westside Square
Richland
Frank A. VanSandt
Trustees Notice for Taylor Township Business in Scotland
Notice to Greene County Indiana residents that W E Doss trustee will transact the business of Taylor township at his office in Scotland on Fridays and Saturdays each week. The notice specifies ongoing weekly sessions and identifies the official local office location.
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Richland Township
Greene County
Indiana
A. B. Titus
Allen Williams’ Store
Taylor Township
Scotland
W. E. Dosss
Jackson Township
Owensburg
Willliams
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E. O. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute
Western Newspaper Union
Jesus the Bread OF Life
Kaiser Wilhelm
Kansas
Julia Whitaker
A. M. Bucher
Guy H. Humphreys
Bloomfield, Indiana
W. R. Cravens
James M. Hudson
Square Bloomfield
Joan W. Jackson
Russell Fuller
Recorder’s Office
J. Howard Hays
Lyons
Ind
W. L. Slinkard
Greene
Samuel E. Bruner
Admr
Adam R. Brown
Sarah Brown
Sarah R. Brown
Edna J. Brown
Etna Brown
Enoch B. Brown
Mary Brown
Maud Bridges
Howard Bridges
William Brown
Benjamin Brown
State of
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