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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
7
A Botanic Garden Grant monument displays four crouching lions with American flags in their bodies, echoing Trafalgar Square copies. The raised center tablet bears a large inscription while observers question the motif’s meaning and intent regarding an American hero.
Hawaii officials urge federal help to use Kilauea lava as a giant foundry for sewer pipe and bricks. A retired U S pipe maker outlines a chain bucket system to transport lava from crater to molds. Proponents call Kilauea a unique heat source for industrial use and economic diversification.
Hunt, secretary to Senator Reed, challenged Maryland constables who fined him $5 for driving a nonresident flivver into Maryland without a license. A district JP ruled a nonresident may tour Maryland seven times without a license, while Maryland officials debate the need for Virginia and Maryland licenses for district residents touring nearby jurisdictions.
Dispatches from Indiana industrial centers report steady labor conditions and a lack of serious strikes through May. Mines in the west have reopened, glass factories expect a busy season, and manufacturing across the state runs at full force with strong demand for skilled and unskilled labor.
Indianapolis reports on the teachers pension board May meeting to admit more units and fund the plan. Units include Marion Lafayette Logansport Muncie Evansville Fort Wayne and Wayne County. Benefits require member fees and include sick pay rising with years of service and a state annuity up to 700 after forty years. Centen nial button sale planned in Crawfordsville for Montgomery county celebration. Oil strike near Princeton signals deeper drilling in Gibson county attracting many oil men.
The Tippecanoe dairy men demand price hikes, seeking winter rates to cover summer. In Rensselaer a man dies after stomach hemorrhage en route to a hospital. Internal revenue shows April gains, led by spirits. In Muncie an inquest blames acute alcoholism for a jail death. Roachdale drug store theft prompts administrator sale. IGOOF home in Greensburg to add a $25,000 two story hospital wing.
An old advisory promotes drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to flush poisons from the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims this “inside bathing” cleanses purifies and improves mood and energy for those with constipation biliousness headaches and stomach issues.
Mrs Simpson takes her daughter Elsie to tea at a friend's home. At the end, Elsie quietly pockets a slice of bread and butter, explaining she wants to take it back to the nurse as a pattern. The scene ends with surprised, gentle admonition.
An unobtrusive editor of a western newspaper replies to a query about becoming editor. He jokes that journalism in the West is not as belligerent as presumed and quips about a 51x shooter used as a paperweight rather than a weapon.
A new arrival questions local resolve while an old resident recounts a town’s unity. Last week the community lynched a horse thief, and all but the thief wanted to catch him and string him up.
A Pennsylvanian describes relief from nervousness, weak stomach, and loss of appetite after switching from coffee to Postum. Within two weeks her condition improved, sleep returned, and daily health benefits followed. Postum Co. promotes two forms: Postum Cereal and Instant Postum with pricing and brewing notes. There’s a Reason for Postum. Sold by Grocers.
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