Don’t Whine in Sick Room Carry Cheer to Bedside
Thrift Magazine urges visitors to bring cheer rather than pity to the sick, noting a long paralyzed man asking friends to stop saying sorry and to share news from outside. Flowers and reading matter are encouraged to brighten the room.
Three Great Men Banquet Quip Triggers Laughter
An exchange quotes a speaker saying America has produced three great men Washington Lincoln and I myself causing loud laughter. He then intended to add Theodore Roosevelt but was interrupted and sat down.
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America
Washington
Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Jones and dancer’s past sparks chilly recollection
A terse exchange recalls a former partner, referencing a shim and a dance memory. The dialogue hints at lingering feelings and unresolved history between Jones and the dancer.
Tramp Probed by Munice Housewife in War-Taught Trade
A back door visitor in Munice claims to be out of work after the war ends his family’s trade of tramping. He says the van destroyed his only occupation learned from his father and followed until the war started. The widow questions the tale with a firm stare.
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Muncie
Hydrant headed octopus wows village readers
Mrs Field heckles the Torch of Liberty for a cryptic line in the village newspaper. The editor is accused of a possible typo or unknown malice as townsfolk laugh at the “hydrant-headed octopus of Wall street.”
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Torch of Liberty
Wall Street
Farmer Field
Kansas City Star
Indiana News Roundup of School Aid Rates and Local Devel
A state plan earmarks 202538.08 to aid 149 Indiana school corporations in 26 counties through the deficiency fund, with 356018.78 requested but short Lib. Also noted are new auto insurance rates lowering for high priced cars, higher taxes in Indianapolis, efforts to curb Wabash river poaching, and various local notices from Lafayette to Fort Wayne on wages, elections, and public works.
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Indianapolis
J. 8
Hubbard
Indiana
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Marion County
City Board of Health
State Highway Commission
Lafayette
Wabash River
Purdue University
Muncie
William W. Parsons
Indiana State Normal
Valparaiso
Kankakee
Columbus
Bartholomew
Washington, D. C
Jeffersonville
Clinton
Terre Haute
Bartholomew County
James Henry Decker
Fort Wayne
Allen County
State Commission
Commission
Goodrich
Board of Election Commissioners
Portland
Jay County
Mitchell
Shelbyville
Shelby County Thrashermen’s Association
Charles Poland
Fairland
Ire Howe
Gabe Lowe
Reuben Sandefer
Henry Compton
First Baptist Church
China
Baptist Academy
Swatow
First Church
Grant Brothers’ Company, Poultry and Egg Dealers
Evansville
Central High School
Gary
School Board of
Laporte
Laporte County
Michigan City
Chicago
Indiana Harbor
Inland Steel Company
Purdue School of Agriculture
Elwood
B. J. Fettig
South Bend
Board of School Trustees of
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