Music At State Fair Brings Three Major Bands to Indiana
The Indiana state fair will feature three large concert bands during the week of September 8. The John C. Weber band of Cincinnati, the Indianapolis Military Band, and the Indianapolis News Newsboys’ Band will perform daily in the coliseum and grounds, with soloists and a silver jubilee celebration for the military band. The Newsboys’ Band, founded by the Indianapolis News, will perform near the administration building all week, with conductor J. B. Vanderwerker guiding 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
Indianapolis News
J. B. Vandaworker
America
Adv
Indiana State Fair Board Names 17 Officials for Week of September 8
The Indiana state fair administration will be run by seventeen officials forming the State Board of Agriculture. President Clem Graves of Bunker Hill and secretary treasurer Charles Downing head the general administration. Department managers include L C Boyd for Admissions and Charles W Hickman for Grandstand among others in cattle, horses, poultry, art, horticulture, machinery and amusements.
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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 C. Haines
Rockport
Mason
Niblack
Vincennes
Tuell
Corydon
Oscar Hadley
Plainfield
I. Newt.Brown
Franklin
Knode Porter
Hagerstown
Lime for Soils Indicates Lime Use for Legumes
Agricultural note explains lime's role in correcting soil acidity, especially for clover and alfalfa. It describes calcium needs, how to test soil with litmus paper, forms of lime, and application rates from three to six tons per acre, using a manure spreader for broadcasting finely ground limestone.
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C.C. Rostel
Marble
Washington
Stevens County
Acre
Destructive Grasshopper Advice From Walnut Grove Notes
A letter to Jacob Mathiason explains grasshopper growth, prevention by cultivating shallow soil, and fall plowing to reduce eggs. It describes a hopper dozer for killing adults with kerosene and a criddle mixture poison using horse droppings, salt, and paris green, plus seed selection before frost for next year.
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Jacob Mathiason
Walnut Grove
Minn
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Paris
Fletcher
Dominion of Canada
Chattanooga Readies 47th G A R Encampment in 50th Chickamauga Anniversary
Chattanooga encampment planners prepare for the Grand Army of the Republic gathering September 15 to 20. The event marks the 50th anniversary of the September 19–20, 1863 Chickamauga battle. The city previously hosted a United Confederate Veterans reunion drawing over 100,000 visitors with praised hospitality.
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Chickamauga
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chattanooga Encampment Association
Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans
Chattanooga lands 47th Grand Army encampment
Gen Alfred B Beers and Henry J Seeley visited Chattanooga and secured an invitation and contract for the 47th annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment. The city promises superb hotel and boarding facilities and will host veterans from nearly every state, with hundreds of private homes open for visitors.
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Alfred B. Beers
Grand Army of the Republic
Henry J. Seeley
Chattanooga
United Confederate Veterans
Beers
Union
Wireless call system to alert operators at night
Wireless engineers seek a constant alert system that rings an alarm when a station sends a message. Marconi proposes using a prolonged signal that triggers a galvanometer and electric bell, though distinguishing true calls from atmospheric false alarms remains challenging.
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Marconi
Saturday Evening Post
Red haired women marry fast says Burne-Jones and Ramsay
Sir Philip Burne Jones claims real Titian hair is rare and red haired girls wed early. Sir William Ramsay agrees the hair color appeals to men and leads to quick marriages, sparking London social debate over aging and “red head” stereotypes.
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Sir Philip Burne-Jones
London
Sir Philip
Burne- Jones
William Ramsay
Population Leadership and Growth of the United States
Leslie's notes the United States leads among major nations in population effects and economic activity with 96 million people. It compares global ranks, cites Germany Austria Hungary Japan the UK France Italy and Spain as next in line, and asserts the U.S. growth rate outpaces other first class countries.
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China
Russia
United States
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Japan
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Spain
Leslie
A City of Forty Mosques in Adrianople
The city of Adrianople now holds about 80 000 inhabitants including Turks Armenians Israelites and Greeks. Ruined city walls echo past splendor while forty mosques display fine eastern architecture amid a long varied history from Hadrianic founding to Gothic Avar and Russo Turkish conflicts.
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Adrianople
Hadrian
Turkey
Greece
New York Herald
New Lifeboat Rules Set by British Board of Trade
Revised life saving rules issued by the British board of trade specify required numbers of davits for ships by length. Vessels under 160 feet must carry two. 245 to 270 feet six. 300 to 300 feet ten. 450 to 510 feet fourteen. 590 to 670 feet eight een. 150 to 540 feet twenty-two. 940 to 1 040 feet twenty six. Each must seat one passenger per lifeboat or approved substitute.
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British Board of Trade
Kansas City Star
Walter Hines Page and the new American ambassador
The piece praises Walter Hines Page and the new American ambassador, noting editorial humanity and genial traits. It cites a New York Tribune quip about a writer’s repeated submissions and the ease of rejection versus acceptance. The anecdote underscores Page’s diplomatic tact and public regard.
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New York Tribune
Advice On Etiquette For Engaged Couples And Guests
The article urges engaged couples to show etiquette and consider relatives and friends. It stresses balancing time with the fiancé and social obligations, respecting family, older relatives, and friends, and avoiding a constant private focus on each other. It also counsels the fiancé to greet the partner’s family with courtesy.
Repose In the Hands Advice on relaxed hand gestures and nerve energy
The passage urges readers to observe their hands for unnecessary tension and restless movement. It advises stretching and relaxing hands, limiting gesturing, and keeping hands still when not needed. It warns that constant motion wastes energy and offers tips to rest hands, position them in the lap, and use only graceful, purposeful gestures.
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Bill Arp
Social Etiquette Rules for Introductions in Public Life
A guide discusses behaviors for introductions between men and women. It notes women may initiate recognition when acquaintance is slight, and that failing to recognize signals a desire to end contact. It also covers who should rise, hat removal in public, and respect for elders in social settings.
The clock in youth’s companion tale speaks in haste
Two voices in a children poem compare a busy clock and a pompous clock. In the first verse the quick clock urges no delay and punctuality. The second verse features a slow clock urging that too much haste is a waste and time should be wound and moved steadily.
Real Hero of the Sea Patrolman Midgett’s lifesaving feat
A North Carolina life guard patrolman named Midgett earned a gold medal after single handedly rescuing ten men from a hurricane wreck. He swam to the stricken vessel seven times amid ninety mile an hour winds and heavy waves, bringing each survivor to shore. He declined praise, saying he had done nothing.
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Midgett
North Carolina
Secretary of the Treasury
Candy Riddle Answers From A Frosty List
A playful quiz links candy names to clues such as spice money making, wildflowers, lemon drops, butterscotch, gumdrop, Jordan almonds, hourhound, popcorn, fudee, wintergreen, straws and other puns. Each line hints at a candy via a double meaning or homophone.
The Faithful Dog Romp and Echoes of Pisa Cathedral
A dog named Romp accompanies his master to market each day and faces punishment when a butcher withholds meat. The tale shifts to a dog at the post office and a market slip tale as the master’s slippers disappear. The section notes Pisa Cathedral echoes and a Finland cavern that belches terrifying sounds.
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Ife
Romp
Fez Ant-Pheasant Riddle Unveiled in Clever Wordplay
A riddle praising good habits over bad, urging daily effort to plant new thoughts and deeds. The puzzle hides a two part clue leading to a bird named Fez ant-pheasant, with Turkish red cap imagery and a sly wordplay resolution.
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H.W. Kravaasn
Indiana State Fair
Newell Sanders
U. S
Tennessee
Citizens’ Encampment Committee
Walter Hines Page
Pisa
Finland
Fez
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