Diamond Revue at Indiana State Fair to Feature Grandstand Show
Gertrude Averys Diamond Revue will headline the fair’s night features from September 3 to 7 with a star cast and lavish Chicago style scenery. Don Tranger leads the New York orchestra and serves as master of ceremonies while Pauline Stephens sings the prima donna role in a production aimed at Broadway level outdoor entertainment.
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Chicago
New York
Don Tranger
Diamond
Gertrude Avery
Broadway
Pauline Stephans
Marthage Citizen Ad Rates and Publication Note
The Marthage Citizen imprint notes second class matter with a March 25 1907 post office filing in Carthage Indiana. The notice quotes a biblical verse Isaiah 58 11 about guidance and sustenance.
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Carthage
Indiana
Congress
Early Stock Broking and the Rise of Exchanges
The text traces stock certificates to the 17th century and the East India and Hudson Bay companies as early examples. It notes the term stock jobbers in England, licensing laws in 1688 and 1697, the arrival of stock trading in America, and the 1792 agreement by 24 brokers that formed the New York Stock Exchange by fixing commissions.
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Pratt
Wall Street
East India Company
Hudson Bay Company
England
America
New York Stock Exchange
Royalty Exhibit Showcases Historic Toys in London
Items valued over five million pounds displayed in a London exhibit titled Children Through the Ages. Notable pieces include two gold rattles once enjoyed by the Prince of Wales, a doll companion of Queen Mary, royal dolls gifted by Queen Victoria, Elizabeth and Cromwell era robes, and a two year old Charles I skirt.
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London
Prince of Wales
Queen Mary
Queen Victoria
Duke of York
Elizabeth
Oliver Cromwell
Charles I
Indifference of Capital Residents to Historic Landmarks
A Washington Post observation notes that locals and visitors alike often pass by the White House, Washington Monument, and Capitol without pause. The piece laments the lack of attention to the presidency’s main residences and monuments, suggesting a gradual desensitization over a week.
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White House
Washington Monument
Capitol
Washington Post
Do Snakes Lay Eggs or Give Birth to Live Young
Snakes reproduce either by eggs or live birth. Oviparous snakes lay eggs, while ovoviviparous snakes keep eggs inside the body until hatch. The sole ovipositing genus that incubates is the python, with others relying on environmental incubation.
Japan Tops in Road Mileage Behind U S and Canada
Little Japan ranks third among nations in road mileage with over 635,400 miles, according to new figures. The report highlights Japan's extensive network and compares it with larger systems in the United States and Canada.
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Little
Japan
Eiffel Tower Height Fluctuates With Heat
The Eiffel Tower in Paris reaches 984 feet in height and may extend up to 11 inches on hot days as metal expands with temperature.
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Eiffel Tower
Paris
Father Catfish Guards Young From All Danger
The article describes the breeding behavior of the male catfish, detailing nest construction in shallow water, about 18 inches across with four bottoms, and a 2,000 egg clutch. The male guards eggs, removes sediment, and sometimes mouth-feeds the eggs. fry protection lasts several weeks as the family stays in shallow water.
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E. T. Boardman
Cranbrook Institute of Science
Fur Bearers of Bolivia Supplied Varied Classes
A Military Engineering writer notes Bolivia’s four main fur bearers the llama guanaco vicuna and alpaca. Wild guanaco and vicuna span from high mountains to Tierra del Fuego while domesticated alpaca and llama live with Indians. Traditions link llama to commoners guanaco to nobles alpaca to royal governors and vicuna to Inca imperial rank. Alpaca hair yields fine fabrics displayed in museums.
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Patagonia
Tierra del Fuego
South America
Guanaco
New Submerged Continent Found Beneath North Pacific
Echoes from the depth finder on the U S S Ramapo reveal a vast submerged region beneath the North Pacific described as a raised eastern shoulder of a continental shelf. The area features immense plateaux and deeps, with a western segment near Asia showing towering ridges and many undersea formations.
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Pacific Mountains
Mount Everest
America
North Pacific
Ramapo
Pacific Ocean
North America
Asia
Debts and Returns Through the Season
Sourdough asks if Mr. Bilks pays debts. Gumboil says he returns a snow shovel in spring and borrows a lawn mower.
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Mr. Bilks
Profit and loss in industry show risk to jobs and savings
A study notes Marshall Field & Co and Consolidated Gas report strong sales but rising costs and losses, while General Motors posts higher sales yet far lower profits. It argues NRA driven costs and public taxation threaten earnings and employment, urging protection of industry lifeblood for workers' pay and sav
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United States
Marshall Field & Co
Chicago
NRA
Consolidated Gas Company of
New York
General Motor
The A B C of Safety
The piece urges Always Be Careful to reduce traffic and home hazards. It cites 33,000 motor accident deaths yearly and argues most incidents come from recklessness and carelessness, stressing the need to never take needless risks. It calls for simple safety habits to protect every citizen.
Morristown Tomato Plant Closed Over Wage Violations
Federal authorities closed the Morristown tomato packing plant for several days after finding it did not pay wages required by the canner's code. The plant remained shut until the manager agreed to comply with the wage standards.
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Morristown
Notice of Administration in Rush County Indiana
Walter Newsom appointed administrator of the estate of William P. Newsom deceased Rush County Indiana. Estate presumed solvent. Dated August 22 1934. Attest Dale Fisher Clerk Gary Bohannon Attorneys.
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Rush County
State of
Indiana
William P. Newsom
Walter Newsom
Dale Fisher
Gary & Bohannon, Attys
Use of Tobacco Defended Condemned for 450 Years
A summary of tobacco history traces its use from ancient Egypt to Rome Greece and the Maya in America. It notes papal bans on smoking in church and chronicles the spread to Europe through Columbus and Oviedo with Nicot introducing leaves for potential medical use in France in 1559.
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America
Washington Post
New World
Rome
Columbus
Antilles
Romano Pane
Europe
Oviedo
Portugal
Jean Nicot
France
European Playing Cards Origins and Suit Histories
The Boston Herald notes that European playing cards originated locally in the late 14th century and were not Saracen imports. Early suits included cups money swords and clubs with varied meanings. Germans favored hearts bells leaves and acorns while the French introduced spades hearts clubs and diamonds.
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Boston Herald
England
Million Men Cross Bridge Abydos in Xerxes Era Parade
Ancient Asia Minor city Abydos hosted a grand display as Xerxes crossed the Hellespont in 480 B C. A boat bridge a mile long survived a storm after 300 lashings and a peace offering of wine. One million warriors from 46 nations passed in review before Xerxes on his throne.
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Abydos
Asia Minor
Xerxes
Hellespont
B. C
Migration to Ohio Inspires Fear of Brain Drain
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes late 18th century east to Ohio migration raised fears New England would lose its best brains blood and sinew. A Boston caricature mocked the tale showing a well dressed man on a large horse declaring I am going to Ohio and a ragged figure riding a poor beast with Ive been to Ohio.
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Ohio
New England
America
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Boston
Five November 11s of Note Across World War I
The passage lists five distinct November 11 incidents: 1914 the British warship Niger sank by a German U-boat. 1915 a Russian victory on the eastern front. 1916 British bombardment on the Ancre and French recapture of Saillisel. and 1917 heavy rains with continued enemy artillery fire along the trenches, all culminating in the Armistice of November 11, 1918.
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Niger
Ancre
Saillisel
Coastline Lengths Measured by U S Coast Survey
The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey reports continental U S coast lines. The land coastline totals 16 900 miles. Including inland shores reached by tidal waters up to three miles wide, the total rises to 40 300 miles.
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U. S. Coast Line
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Continental
United States
McNutt urges all Hoosiers to attend 1934 Indiana State Fair
Governor Paul V. McNutt invites every man woman and child in Indiana to the September 1 to 7 State Fair. He highlights an Indiana made products industrial show a new Century of Progress in Education and a full set of buildings. He notes the fair strengthens economic and social life and features premiums livestock machinery cuisine and entertainment for wholesome enrichment.
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Paul V. McNutt
Indiana Board of Agriculture
Indiana
M. Clifford Townsend
State Hatcheries to Grow Daphna Food for Fish Fry
State fish hatcheries will add special tanks to Bass Lake Wawassee Tri Lakes and Avoca facilities to cultivate daphna a crustacean like prey essential for feeding newly hatched game fish. Concrete tanks about 140 square feet with three compartments will support daphna propagation as part of feeding experiments by the Division of Fish and Game this summer benefiting local conservation clubs rearing ponds.
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Virgil M. Simmons
Department of Conservation
Bass Lake
Wawassee
Tri-Lakes
Avoca
Division of Fish and Game
Four legged chicken hatch reported by Roy Copher
Roy Copher reports a four legged chicken in a recent hatch. The unusual bird drew attention from local observers and agriculture officials who will monitor its development.
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Roy Copher
Remarkable twenty-potato bunch delivered to office
Harry G. Foust living east of town brought to this office Tuesday a single stalk of twenty potatoes grown together. Five large tubers and the rest smaller, but all very smooth.
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Harry G. Foust
Centennial Exhibit Notes and Corrections in Carthage
The piece corrects several items from the centennial display including Colbert's shoe shop and W. J. Phelps' Grocery windows receiving honorable mention, and Miss Florenc Hunt as the farthest woman registrant from Los Angeles. It also fixes figures for the fund and lists omitted items and people associated with the event.
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Colbert
W. J. Phelps
Florenc Hunt
Los Angeles
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Marthage Citizen
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Cc. G. Hill
L. R. Linscott
Catfish
Bolivia
Cian
O. H. Barrett
Forbes
P. J. Sattler
Charles E. Vanscyoc
Grace W. Vanscyoc
Clen Miller and
Maurice Burkett
H. E. Ratliff
Knightstown
Gov
William Holloway
Dayton Holloway
Ford Stanley
Judg Will M. Spark
Cambridge City
Kate Milner Rabba
Indianapolis Star
Star
J. Arthur Lineback
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