Revival Meetings Underway at Baptist Church
Revival meetings continue at the Baptist Church. Mr and Mrs FE Milliren visited G A Martindale and wife of Laporte. Mrs William Baldwin and son Kenneth stayed with the Baldwins near Converse. Charles Bell is ill. Mr Perkins of Indianapolis oversees Greer Wilkinson lumber yards during Bell's illness.
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William Baldwin
Kenneth
Near Converse
Charles Bell
Mr. Perkins
Indianapolis
Greer-Wilkinson
Mr. Bell
Iron Clad House Plant Aspidistra Described
The aspidistra is crowned as the hardiest house plant with two foot long leaves on rootstocks. Dark green foliage appears when well fed, while white stripes emerge in underfed plants. florists grow it in poor soil to encourage variation. It tolerates dust dryness low light and drafts exceptionally well.
A Fresher Simile and Questions of Philanthropy
A fragmentary dialogue contrasts a sharper simile with a foreign lady from the New Yorker asking if affluent wealth current funds reach slums. The exchange affirms philanthropy among the rich and probes whether money is directed to the right places.
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New Yorker
The
Implement display room for farm equipment catalog
A new display room showcases Champion Binders and Mowers Steel Stuck Tanks Hob White Hay Rakes Ney Hay Carriers and Pracks. The setup highlights diverse hay tools and farming gear for hands on inspection by buyers and dealers.
Paints Patterson Sargent H. PLS. ine and outside tse
Fragmentary item notes Patterson Sargent H. PLS and an outside area. Reading is incomplete. no clear action or outcome emerges from the legible text.
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Patterson Sargent H
Tse
How Far a Waiter Walks In One Day At A Hotel
A head waiter at a long narrow dining room wore a pedometer from 7 a m until after dinner. He walked ten miles and a fraction while on duty, attributing the distance to the room layout, telephone use, and hotel social life. The item ends with a humor exchange about a Salome dance joke.
Baltimore school board changes plan over Confederate protest
Baltimore's board drops a plan to place in public schools a print of Saint Gauden's statue of General Sherman after protest from the Daughters of the Confederacy. They object to Sherman depicted as a conqueror trampling a Georgia pine beneath his horse's feet in triumph over the South.
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Baltimore
Daughters of the Confederacy
Saint Gauden
Gen
William T. Sherman
Gen. Sherman
Poor Sports Remark Sparks Debate Over Safe, Inexpensive Exercise
In a brief exchange a critic questions the value of a low risk game while a proponent defends its fitness benefits and affordability. The dialogue highlights attitudes toward recreation and physical activity.
Universities Growing More Cosmopolitan in United States
The piece notes American universities increasingly host international students from Europe Asia and beyond while American students study abroad. It highlights Cecil Rhodes funded Oxford attendance and a reverse flow of European and Asian students into U S institutions reflecting a globalizing trend in higher education.
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Universities
United States
Europe
Cecil Rhodes
Oxford
Japan
China
Knowledge is Power in a College Yard Laugh
A dialogue from New York Weekly features two businessmen discussing education. The first jokes about a common school background while the second touts college honors. The punchline has the second man recounting using a college yell to scare burglars at night.
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New York Weekly
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Baptist Church
FE Milliren
G A Martindale
Laporte
Becker
Great Western
John Deere
Aang
Land Rollers
Interior Decora
Moresco
Glass Seeds
Round Oak Peninsular and Majestic
Steele
the Mercantile
J. Upshall
Hoover Milling Company
Denver, Ind
Lula Berry
Farmington, Ark
Cardui
Houston Post
Trace Manus
Desline
Iw Corvalcuts &c
Munn & Receiva
Richout Cooree
Scientific American
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