Indiana BREVITIES A collage of county notices and officials
A miscellaneous Indiana roundup reports on state and county government actions. Topics include tax levy reviews in Lafayette and Indianapolis schools, county election commission disputes, a Purdue survey of central Indiana farms noting white snakeroot and water hemlock, LegionAuxiliary officers, tax rate debates in Newcastle, and a rash of local incidents from jail guard assignments in Anderson to a fatal shooting of a town marshal near Bedford.
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Miniere
Setia
Meco
Ani Willan
Tinasitten
Cas
Tamilton County
Danville
Berdsuse
Menty
Chendricks County
Tutve
Oneh O
Bis
Noblesville
Trebane
A. AL Hansen
Agricultural Extension Department
Purdue Unniversity
State Board of Tax Comissioners
Terre Haute
American Legion Auxiliary of
Indiana
J. Mo Downey
Wabash
Wilma Farmer
Tidianapolis
Clarence Hughes
Indianapolis
Titzel Workroot
Helen Green
Garrett
W. A. Stevens
Columbus
C. A. Salm
Rockport
Soarch of
Fochmapolis
Seletors
Tadlampelly
City Board of Health
Fince
Herman G. Morgan
Morgan
Newton TV
Miller
Érate
Newcastle
Sears
Lake County
Qixen TL
Wout
Oussistant
Vie Federil
Willina
Erty Guthoe
Tea Diba
Lateris
Cary
Felemel Cotink
Linia Pols
Atberaes
Terre Phare Terry Paptkner
Shelbysne
Vierary
Wits Odepted
Othe Ameriaga Legion
Terre Plante
Americai Legion
Department of Inditing
Mend Ves- Talo O
Nobdesville
Tadiana National Guard
Roward-Power Consolidated Callieries Company
Staupton Confield
Dadiana
Aueuse
Ife
Muncie
Tijianapolis
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Anderson
Lewis
Bedford
Pink Bugh
Dunlitie
Dixie Highway
Cobb
Speed Cobb
W. Ciinden
Brown County
Nashvillle
Ate. Comidon
King George Cuts Royal Budget by Fifty Thousand Dollars
The king ordered a major royal household overhaul to save about 50 000 annually without reducing efficiency. A private balance sheet by Viscount Farquhar guided cuts at Buckingham Palace Windsor Castle and other residences. He trimmed racing expenses including the Tritanni cutter and yacht use, reassessed the Britannia, and planned future changes to the royal stud to restore former racing strength.
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London
George
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
House of Commons
Viscount Parquhar
Lord Farquhar
Edward
Queen Victoria
Green Apples Fuel Tractor Distillery Plan
A Washington orchardist drives a tractor powered by alcohol distilled from green apples picked during thinning. He says vast waste from June drop can be used to produce fuel and other by products. A college graduate, he runs a private chemical lab and will present his method at the state conference this fall.
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Eastern College
Nine Month Old Boy Noted as Whistling Wonder
Youngstown reports Mervin Heyman, nine months old, can whistle like a canary and has been whistling since six months. His father Max Heyman proclaims him the champion baby whistler, joking he could be in great demand when grown, perhaps sought by conductors like Sousa.
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Youngstown
Mervin
Max Heyman
Sousa
Honolulu man waits 37 years for wife before divorce
Tawaiian T. A Coburn H Maemae testified that his wife Emily deserted him four months after their 1884 Ewa marriage. He waited 37 years for her return before filing for divorce on grounds of desertion. She is now described as a fisher lady living near Kalihi harbor.
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Honolulu
T. A
Coburn
H. Maemae
Tawaiian
Emily
Maemae
Ewa
Anta
Kalakaua
Maenine
Kalihi Harbor
Elonolula Day
War Officer Wears $9 Suit From Flour Sacks
John Martyn private secretary to the secretary of war claims the War department set economy by wearing a suit made from three flour sacks bought in Panama for $6 with a $3 tailor fee. The outfit totals $9.
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Washington
Ommay
War Department
John Martyn
Secretary of War
Trees Planted for Royal Visit Die in Harrisburg Grounds
The larch tree planted by the king of the Belgians during his 1920 Harrisburg visit and the companion tree honoring Queen Elizabeth in front of the state capitol have died from overly rich soil. Both stood amid long fertilized flower beds. The Foch tree planted by the French marshal remains thriving.
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Harrisburg
Elizabeth
State Capitol
Marshal
Relief Aids Petrograd Cut Cholera Cases
Cholera cases in Petrograd have been reduced to almost negligible levels this summer due to sanitary measures by the American relief administration. Purification of the water supply and inoculation of 75,000 people credited with the improvement.
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Petrograd
American Relief Administration
You Can Get Back Your Grip on Health
An advertisement touts Tanlac as a remedy for indigestion and underweight. It claims stomach relief improves nutrient absorption and weight gain, citing a Lynchburg Virginia testimonial from Mrs. O D Flaherty about her son gaining twenty pounds after treatment.
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Tunlac
O. D. Flaherty
Grace St
Lynchburg
Tanlac
Nurses Gain in Health
A city hospital matron praises nursing noting that many delicate girls adopt the profession and grow strong through regular life. The remark highlights improving health and resilience among nurses in the urban hospital setting.
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Promoted Nationwide
Fifty years ago a Pennsylvania physician gained fame for treating disease and moved to Buffalo to launch his Favorite Prescription. The tonic for women’s ailments promised relief from pain nerves and weakness and attracted thousands of testimonials. A newer remedy Anuring for kidneys and backache claimed to conquer uric acid symptoms, with 10 cents requested for a trial label and free medical advice offered by Dr. Pierce of Buffalo New York.
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Pennsylvania
Dr. Pierce
Ier
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
N.Y
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Jeffersonville
Clark
James W., Fortune
Charles’ K. Zollman
State Board of Accounts
Hamimond
George Weeks
Notarly
Bartholomew County
Old Lady of
Threadneedle Street
Bank of England
City of London
Herbert Baker
King
Great Britain
Britannia
Cowes Re
Medina River
Isle of Wight
Autun Si
Doncaster
Newmarket
Kaiser
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Germany
Hermine of
Preuss
Auburntown
Tenn
Stearns Electric Paste Co
Sira
Robert T. Donnell
Rata
Jhst
Kennedy Brothers
Drug and General Stores
Stearns
Green Mountain
Drugeiate
J.B. Guild
J. H. Guild
Rupert
Wae Wee
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