Hoosier Library for Exposition Puts Indiana on Literary Map
Indiana's Panama Pacific exhibit highlights state writers and works. Gen Lew Wallace's The Tale of Christ is translated into many languages and accessible to the blind. Riley's dialect poetry is noted among Hoosier strengths. The Indiana Panama-Pacific commission plans extensive literary coverage at the San Francisco fair next year.
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Indianapolis
Hoosiers
Indiana
Christ
Lew Wallace
Riley
Tax Valuations Rise as Indiana Reports Record Corporate Assessments
Unofficial figures from the Indiana state board of tax commissioners show a net increase of 0.215 million in total property valuations, with six express firms down due to parcels post effects. Steam railroads and electric roads lead gains, while telephone and telegraph properties also rise. overall, 1919 valuations set a record across corporate property categories despite exemptions and incomplete returns.
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Terre Haute
Bixth
Red Light
Indiana
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Tax Board
State Board
Pullman
Rans
Indiana Educ Dept Leader Resigns to Lead Northwestern
Prof. EL Jones of Indiana University education department resigns to become head of education at Northwestern University with a higher salary. He joined IU in 1908 after earning a doctorate from Columbia University.
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EL. Jones
Department of Education
Indiana University
Willian Lane Bryan
Urekammer Tern
Doctor Jones
Northwestern University
Tere
Columbia University
Right Way to Grow the Strawberries
W H L Burke outlines universal appeal of strawberries and key steps for growers. He emphasizes choosing robust plants from reliable sources, preparing soil to five inches deep, proper rolling if sandy, and maintaining regular cultivation and mulching for protection, moisture, and cleanliness.
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W. H L. Burke
Tropics
Alaska
Switzerland
Jungfrau
Matterhorn
Chicken Wisdom For Hens And Eggs
Practical notes on incubation and breeding for small farms. It warns that brown and white eggs do not hatch well together, compares shell types and vigor, and advises on feeding scraps, egg freshness post mating, alfalfa use for fowls, clipping, and a rotation in breeding males to improve fertility.
Injury to Valuable Trees and Safe Anchoring Methods
The article warns that using valuable trees as anchors, guy wires, or clothesline posts often kills or injures them. Temporary solutions include boards around the trunk, but are risky beyond two to three years. Better methods involve screwing a hook or bolt through the tree for secure wire attachment.
Once for All and the Kookaburra on stamps
A collage of ads and quips from a vintage page mentions Freddie washing up "once for all" with a judge, Putnam Fadeless Dyes in cold water, a stage character sketch artist, Roman Hye Balasm for eye irritation, Australian stamps featuring the laughing Kookaburra, Dr Peery’s Vermifuge, Deep Breathing advice, Red Cross Ball Blue laundry soap, and Wright’s Indian Vegetable Pills offered for constipation with a sample request addressed to New York.
Cheese Industry Concentrates in New York and Wisconsin
The cheese market is dominated by New York and Wisconsin which together exceed three quarters of national production. Wisconsin slightly leads the output though Wisconsin and New York are nearly equal. Other major cheese states include Michigan, Pennsylvania, California, Oregon, Illinois and Minnesota with Wisconsin accounting for about 47 percent.
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Indiana Law School
Indiana Pythian
Hannah M. Graham
Eleanor Pear Barker
Ella Mary Gronninger
Indianapolis
Bartholomew C. Domingo
Philippine Islands
Teofil If. Grabowski
Poland
Louis W. Sherwin
Charles W. Moores
Addison C. Harris
James A. Rohback
Homer Leroy Archer
Indiana
Eleanor Pearl Barker
A. B
Fabian Vernon Hoys
Winots
Scott Ridge Brewer
A. U
William Eluer Russell
Smiley Newton Chambers
Paraneis Marion Hamilton
Michael Harran
Pennsylvania
Joseph Henry Wilgenberg
William Edward Horsley
Robert Bradley Houghman
Edward Howell Jones
New Jersey
Ralph Jimerson Jones
A. K
Charles Washington King
Thomas Allen Moore
Ferdinand Joseph Montani
Joseph Richardson Ogre
Ross Re
New York
Wisconsin
Michigan
California
Oregon
Illinois
Minnesota
Castoria Ad Urges Safe Use for Infants
An old advertisement prompts mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the Critiz signature noting use for over 30 years. It emphasizes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children and mentions children crying for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Use Pure Tobacco Use Pure Tobacco
A brief notice appears to promote tobacco use with price points listed as 1.00 2.00 and 3.50. The message emphasizes the product but lacks further context or details about venue or promotion dates.
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Ohio
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