Secretary Sees Large Reclamation Potential for Land
Secretary of the interior promotes a $12,000,000 plan to open about 160,000 acres under the reclamation act with farms of 15 to 25 acres. He cites the Shoshone project in Wyoming as a key example where the second highest dam will serve roughly 226,000 acres of water supply. In Yakima, potatoes yield 600 to 900 bushels per acre, supporting the case that reclamation creates homes for about 40,000 families and employs 400,000 people on government reservoirs and reclaimed lands.
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Wace
Wyoming
Payne
Washington
Yakima
Wash
Shoshone
Wyo
Congress
United States
Nation-wide drive to round up draft deserters
The War Department plans a nationwide effort to publish a list of 173,911 deserters in the coming weeks. Deserters will be arrested and tried by military courts. men unsure of their records are urged to contact authorities within two weeks to avoid public listing and possible pursuit. The department emphasizes it seeks to protect honorable servicemen from slacker stigma.
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War Department
the Army
Lst
Hikhart
Elkhart
Petersburg
Pike County
Warsaw
Kosciusko
Marshall
Whitley
Noble Counties
Tippecanoe
Marshall County
Indianapoli
Indiana
E. L Lewis
Indiana Public Service Commission
Dunkirk
Indianapolis
Public Service Commission
Madison
Cilfty Falls
Jefferson County
James P. Goodrich
South Bend
William H. Schntz
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
Richard H. Schweitzer
Knightstown
Muncie
Rollin H. Bunch
Atlanta
Federal Board of Pardons
Franklin
Chamber of Commerce
Scottsburg
Vinecennes
Knox’ County
Harry F. Dietz
State Conservation Department
Ia’ Pauls
World to Set New Deal for Ocean Cables and Control
International conference in Washington aims to curb British dominance in cable and wireless links. United States blocks Western Telegraph cable to Miami, deploying five destroyers to prevent landing. British envoy Geddes instructs ship to depart until a settlement is reached.
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Great Britain
Washington
Pioneer Enterprise
United States
Western Union Company
Miami
Fla
Western Telegraph Company
Barbadoes
West Indies
Daniele
Sir Eric Geddes
The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck
Josephus Daniels attends school in Wilson North Carolina where a Friday declamation session becomes a prank. A dozen boys vow to recite the same poem about Linden snow as the master grows irate and the pupils press on despite the admonition to be unique.
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Josephus Daniels
Wilson
N. C
Linden
Indiana News Highlights Escapes and Elections Across State
Jeffersonville and Indianapolis report escapes from Indiana reformator y hospital and a party convention nominating a Upland candidate for US senator. Other items cover farm conventions, shortages in Cass and Dune Park, narcotics inspectors, court bids, and county developments.
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Jeffersonville
Maple Cox
James Powers
Indiana Reformatory
Cox
Delaware County
Powers
Dearborn County
Indianapolis
Culla J. Vayhinger
Upland
United States
Indiana Prohibition Party
Vayhinger
Taylor University
M. Kroft
League of Nations
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
Indiana Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
Fairmount
Grant County
Logansport
Cass County
Hammond
New York Central Railway
Dune Park
G. W. Berry
F. J. Berry
Chicago
Joe Collins
Collins
State Pharmacy Board
W. A. Oren
Paul W. King
Helen Munchef
Harriet N. Gilerce
Frank Warner
Wolcott
Peoria
Lil
Warner
Indiana
Michigan City
South Bend
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Albert. F. Wray
Lewis “Creek
Foreign currency craze spurs an American family joke
The American father of a Yank who stayed in France to “clean things up” laid out credit for his son. When the son’s account overdrew by 100000 the father replied by cable: send him home if you mean dollars, warn him if you mean pounds, and give him all the funny little things if you mean those.
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France
American Legion Weekly
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy made from vegetables. It claims consistent quality in every bottle and offers sample bottles by mail from Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY with the newspaper request.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Ilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Getting His Bearings Exchange Twist
A driver hears a rear wheel bearing crack and sits on the running board awaiting help. A seedy driver passes by, offers help after slyly winking, and asks for a hush while suggesting a place for bearings.
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Promote Digestive Regularity
Advertisement claims constipation signals stomach liver and bowels disorder and presents Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as restoring regularity without griping.
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Wright
William Dean Howells on Style and Sermons
An editor recalls William Dean Howells joking about fashions. A minister uses a witty sermon reference, and Howells chats with a New York young lady about his reaction and the sermon text drawn from Revelations.
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William Dean Howells
Cuticura Powder Promises Fancy Fragrance
A fragment describes Cuticura Powder as a refined fragrance and dusting powder. It mentions perfumes and posits readers may be attracted to the scent and style of this luxury item.
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