Draft board calls more men to fill quota in Wayne County
The district No 2 Wayne county draft board issued its second call for 99 men, with 30 of 198 examined already. Seventy six more are listed to appear for exams Thursday, followed by a long roster of named individuals and their order numbers. Also noted are local weather, training camp admittees, timber sale, and county scholarships to Purdue University chosen by the board.
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Draft Selection Board of
Wayne County
Luther C. Hutchinson
Hagerstown
Geo. M. Dixon
Richmond
Antone L. Burden
Fountain City
Frederick M. Hosier
Rebecca Hosier
Jacksonburg
Forest E. McKee
A. E. McKee
Dublin
Officers Reserve Corps
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Board of Commissioners
Purdue University
Russell E. Brown
James R. Behr
Germantown
Alva Horn
Robert E. Wright
Cambridge City
Stub First Rule Keeps Checks Safe, Woman Recalls Lesson
A shopping trip anecdote recalls a woman insisting on filling the check stub before writing the check. Her father once advised a strict rule to always complete the stub first, likening it to a vow. She says this habit helped her manage accounts and reassured her husband.
Odor as Warning and Preventive Sense
The Louisville Courier Journal notes that offensive odors from decay indicate disease breeding sites, warn of tainted food, and help prevent epidemics. It argues the nose guides health by signaling when conditions are wrong, supporting natural preventive instincts.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Looking Glass Motifs Across Cultures and Time
A London Spectator note traces mirrors in lore from ancient Greece to West Africa. It recounts Venus with endless mirrors, Minerva without a mirror, and a magic talking mirror in a Maria tale that declares there is none, until a daughter’s gaze sparks jealousy and vengeance.
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Venus
Minerva
West Africa
Maria
London Spectator
Sunlight and Germs Demonstrate Effect of Sunlight
Scientists conducted an instructive experiment on the effects of sunlight on germs. Terrible disease anthrax was sown on gelatin plates, one kept in darkness and one in sunlight. After ten minutes the sun plate had 360 colonies and the dark plate 400. One hour later the sun plate showed none, while the dark plate reached 2,520. No disease germ thrives in sun light.
Early Opportunity in Real Estate Dispute Echoes History
A Washington Star quote centers on colonization and land deals with the phrase we came to this country and took the innocent red man's land away from him. It notes a counterpoint about dispossession and timing in real estate dealings, reflecting on historical inequities.
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Washington Star
A Classy Youth in Baseball and Sprint
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet notes a young athlete in the .300 batting class in baseball and in the ten second class in the 100 yard dash. The remarks frame the boy as possessing notable speed and hitting potential.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Boring Wells and Ancient Waterwork Narrative
The text notes that boring wells dates back over four millennia in the East. It briefly references Abraham's servant meeting Rebekah at a well in 1859 B. C. This juxtaposes ancient practice with a biblical moment marked in BCE dating.
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East
Abraham
Rebekah
B. O
Improve the Setting Howell How can a man get his wife in a pleasant frame of mind
Powell suggests a gilded frame as the key to putting a wife in a pleasant mood. The quip turns on the idea of mood by decoration, reflecting light humor from Town Topics.
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Howell
Powell
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