Music at State Fair Featured Bands and Jubilant Lineup
The Indiana State Fair will feature three major bands the John C Weber band of Cincinnati the Indianapolis Military Band and the Indianapolis News Newsboys band each day during the week starting September 8. The Weber band with forty musicians and singer Miss Wilmine Hammann highlights strong soloists and a renowned repertoire. The Indianapolis Military Band directed by H W Klausmann marks its silver jubilee at the fair where it began 25 years ago and will perform in the Coliseum and grandstand with Miss Anna Woodward as soprano. The Newsboys Band founded by the Indianapolis News and led by J B Vandaworker will perform all week near the administration building with over fifty members.
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Indiana
John C. Weber
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Indianapolis News Newsboys
Weber
Weber Band
Wilmine Hammann
H. W. Klausmann
Klausmann
Anna Woodward
Chicago
Newsboys
The
Indianapolis News
J. B. Vandaworker
America
Adv
Indiana State Fair managers announced for September exposition
Seventeen officials form the State Board of Agriculture to oversee the Indiana State Fair during the week of September 8. President Clem Graves of Bunker Hill and secretary treasurer Charles Downing lead general administration with department managers named for admissions grandstand speed horses cattle sheep swine poultry art horticulture agriculture machinery concessions coliseum amusements and more.
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State Board of Agriculture
Clem Graves
Bunker Hill
Charles Downing
L. C. Boyd
Indianapolis
Charles W. Hickman
Lafayette
Speed
Charles H. Anthony
Muncie
Warren T. McCray
Kentland
Dan C. Reed
Attica
John L. Thompson
Gas City
Cornelius O’brien
Lawrenceburg
John Isenbarger
North Manchester
James E. McDonald
Ligonier
John CC. Haines
Rockport
Mason J. Niblack
Vincennes
Tuell
Corydon
Oscar Hadley
Plainfield
I. Newt. Brown
Franklin
Knode Porter
Hagerstown
Lime for soils and lime application guidelines
A column by O C Rostel of Marble Washington discusses using finely ground lime rock from Stevens County to correct soil acidity especially for leguminous crops. It covers methods to determine calcium needs, forms of lime, application rates from one to eight tons per acre, and spreading techniques with a manure spreader.
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O. C. Rostel
Marble
Washington
Stevens County
Acre
Destructive Grasshopper Advice From 1890s Mail Reply
A Walnut Grove reader asks for grasshopper remedies. The article reviews early growth stages, soil disturbance as a preventive, fall plowing to reduce numbers, and two control methods: a hopper dozer built from sheet iron and kerosene, and a poisoned bait called the criddle mixture using horse manure, salt, and Paris green. It notes regional success and safety considerations, urging preparatory seed selection before frost.
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Jacob Mathiason
Walnut Grove
Minn
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Fletcher
Dominion of Canada
Chattanooga Plans 50th Chickamauga Anniversary Encampment
The Chattanooga Encampment Association prepares for the 47th annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment September 15 20 in Chattanooga Tennessee honoring the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga. The city recalls hosting a Confederate veterans reunion that drew over 100 000 visitors and praised by all for hospitality.
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Chickamauga
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chattanooga Encampment Association
Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans
Chattanooga Wins G A R Encampment Bid
Gen Alfred Beers and Henry Serley visited Chattanooga to invite the Grand Army of the Republic to hold its 47th annual encampment there. The invitation was accepted and arrangements won praise for city hospitality including hotels boarding houses and private homes to accommodate visitors.
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Chattanooga
United Confederate Veterans
Beers
Grand Army of the Republic
Union
Wireless call alarm to alert operators in telegraphy
The article describes efforts to automate wake up alarms for wireless stations. Marconi proposes a system where a prolonged signal triggers a galvanometer to ring a bell at the receiving end. The challenge remains reducing false alarms from atmospheric discharges while preserving reliable detection.
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Marconi
Saturday Evening Post
Red haired women marry swiftly say experts in London
Sir Philip Burne-Jones notes Titian red hair remains rare in adulthood and suggests red haired girls gain advantage at marriage. Sir William Ramsay agrees that many red haired women marry quickly, while anthropologists warn the red haired race is vanishing.
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Sir Philip Burne-Jones
London
Sir Philip
Williamy Ramsay
Population lead and growth of the United States
Leslie's notes that the United States, with 96 million people, exceeds most nations in population aside from China and Russia. It argues U S wealth and activities surpass those nations and cites expanding lead over Germany, Austria Hungary, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Spain.
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China
Russia
United States
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Japan
United Wingdom
France
Italy
Spain
Leslie
A City of Forty Mosques in Adrianople
The city of Adrianople, now declined, hosts about SQ000 inhabitants with Purks Armenicus Israelites and Greeks. Ruined walls mark its past. forty mosques remain fine examples of eastern architecture. It has a long history from Roman founding in the second century and notable sieges by Goths, Avar Huns, and Russian occupations in 1829 and 1878.
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Adrianople
Ekimperor Anadrian
Turkey
Greece
New York Herald
New Lifeboat Rules Set by British Board of Trade
The British Board of Trade issues revised life saving rules for sea vessels detailing required numbers of davits by ship length. Vessels under 160 feet must carry two davits, 245 to 270 feet six, 390 feet ten, 450 to 510 feet fourteen, 590 to 670 feet eight teen, 750 to 840 feet twenty two, and 940 to 1040 feet twenty six. every life boat or approved substitute must seat all passengers.
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British Board of Trade
Kansas City Star
Walter Hines Page and the New American Ambassador
The New American ambassador is praised for editorial humanity and charm as Walter Hines Page is lauded by St James and his court. A witty anecdote from the New Nor’ Tribune highlights Page’s gentle rejection of a manuscript and his tactful praise for a writer who had never appeared in the Atlantic Monthly.
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Walter Hines Page
St. James
Page
Atlantic Monthly
Madam
New Nor’ Tribune
Advice on Etiquette for Engaged Couples and Social Kindness
The article urges engaged couples to balance attention between each other and their social circle. It stresses respecting parents relatives and friends, maintaining courtesy, and seeking counsel from elders. It also notes the importance of introducing relatives and avoiding excessive isolation before marriage.
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Hhis
Nune
Wen
Repose In the Hands Advice on Nervous Gesture
A short guide urges restraint in hand movements to conserve nervous energy. It advises stretching and relaxing hands, avoiding constant gesturing, and keeping hands still unless a gesture adds meaning. Tips include resting hands in the lap and avoiding fidgeting while conversing.
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Biw Arp
Etiquette on Introductions and Courtesy Rules
The guide outlines bowing and recognition rules for women and men in introductions. It notes women may initiate recognition with an elder or after prior contact, and a lack of recognition implies disinterest. Men should rise for introductions. hats are removed in public and may stay on in bitter cold for women.
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Axman
Couplets on clocks from Youth's Companion poems
A short rhymed verse about two clocks, one quick and busy and the other slow and solemn. The quick clock urges haste and lateness, while the slow clock warns against too much haste and emphasizes a measured pace.
Real Hero of the Sea Patrolman Midgett Saves Ten
North Carolina Patrolman Midgett gained fame for a wave swept rescue on a beach during a hurricane. With no boat or gear he swam to a wreck, saved ten men seven were brought in alive by repeated swims and the last three were pulled ashore by sheer effort. He later accepted a treasury medal with modest words.
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Midgett
North Carolina
Secretary of the Treasury
How Many Can You Guess Candy Riddle Sheet
Riddling list assigns candy names to clues like spice and money making, wild flowers buttercups, lemon drops, butterscotch, gumdrop, Jordan almonds, bearlhound, popcorn, fudge, wintergreen and straws. Each clue uses puns or wordplay linking flavors or candy names to unrelated hints.
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Jordan
How Romp Paid For His Meat
A dog named Romp earned his master’s trust by carrying slippers to the market and using a single cent to pay for meat. After the master’s absence, Romp hid the slippers, leading to a late return to the butcher who accepted the slipper payments one by one as the dog bought his meat.
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Romp
Echoes and cavern legends from Pisa and Finland
A curiously phrased note describes the cathedral at Pisa yielding no echo with two notes and a rich reverberation with three, while mentioning a Finnish cavern where a loud vocal test provokes terrifying mutterings.
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Pisa
Iso
Finland
Upholding Good Habits Over Bad Ones
The text urges breaking bad habits immediately and replacing them with good ones. It argues habits shape growth, with unsown space producing weeds, and encourages daily planting of new thoughts affections noble purposes ideals deeds and friendships to foster progress.
Charade Puzzle: Tea Cap Red Rod and Ant Pheasant
A wordplay riddle hinting two parts leading to a rare bird. First part suggests a red tea cap and rod, second hints at a busy woman, with the whole naming a bird that seldom flies, the ant pheasant.
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Turkey
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John C. Wieser
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Newell Sanders
U. S
Tennessee
Citizens’ Encampment Committee
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