Western Canada grain outlook boosts wartime farming effort
Readings from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta indicate an excellent 1917 grain crop with strong prices, increased land values, and high demand. Farmers, debt free, face labor and land expansion as patriotic drives boost production to fuel allied needs.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Western
Canada
Mr. Hoover
United States
W. J. Hanna
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Route of emergency air fields marked along Indiana farmland
Indiana farmers along the Camp Wilbur Wright to Ft. Benjamin Harrison aviation route permit use of fields for eighty three landing spots between Richmond and the speedway with only three refusals. An all white painted i and arrows mark the first field near the Georgetown road. Army truck notes Emergency Landing Fields United States Aviation Corps.
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Indianapolis
United States Army
Camp Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Speedway
C. W. Pyle
Fourth Indiana Regiment
John Bookwalter
R. Z. Winsell
Georgetown Road
Thirtieth Street
C. E. Cappeller
Frank Hatfield
Centerville
United States Aviation Corps
Richmond
Ind
National Road
Irving
Benjamin Harrison Harrison
Pyle
Richmond Writer Noveleet Dies After Long Illness
Richmond's novelist and Indian tales author Richmond Edgar Nig died after a long illness. He was once active as a Republican politician and was about seventy years old.
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Richmond
Edgar Nig
Standing of 100 in Army Draft Draw to be Held This Week
Indianapolis reports a lottery drawing of about 100 registration cards to determine draft standing. Adjutant General Smith and state agent Jesse E Echbach supervise as cards received since July 10 are drawn by lot and assigned to districts. The list includes those who failed to register or were detained and will place them at the end of their district lists.
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Indianapolis
Smith
Jesse E. Eechbach
War Department
Reformatory Plans Farm to Cut Living Costs in Indiana
Jeffersonville Indiana reformatories develop farming to lower living costs. A cattle herd is fed and a 100 by 300 foot storage and vegetable cellar is established for farm produce. Thousands of heads of cabbage are processed into kraut at the cannery.
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H. C
L. Jeffersonville
Indiana Reformatory
Potato Patch Thieves Steal All Tubers Then Replant Tops
Byron Toney reports his potato patch robbed of every potato. The burglars neatly placed the tops back in the ground, delaying discovery until the wilting tops revealed the crime. Local authorities investigate the unusual theft.
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Princeton
Byron Toney
Military Funeral for Boy in South Bend
An eleven year old boy Stewart Angus was buried in a military funeral here after being killed by an automobile truck. He was a member of the Elka big Brother Scouts. Newsboys have collected five hundred dollars to be given to the boy’s mother.
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South Bend
Stewart Angus
Elka
Big Brother Scouts
Young Angus
Six In Two Families Drawn In Cass County Draft
In Cass county two local families, Henry Berg and John Harman, each lost three sons to the first 500 draft. The drawing affected multiple households as several other families saw one or two members called. The community weighs the impact as the conscription proceeds.
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Logansport
Cass County
Henry Berg
John Harman
Washington Township
Campaign for 20000 Ends in Indianapolis Drive
The sympathy Saturday campaign in Indianapolis raised about $5,000 of a $20,000 goal for sick children workers. Organizers announced the drive concluded with substantial local support and praised contributors.
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Indianapolis
Wholesaler Shot From Ambush Near West Side
Hammond Hess a fruit wholesaler was shot by two men from a bush as he rode home in a taxicab fleeing toward East Chicago police seek the assailants. In a separate incident John Koster of Whit ing died when a Pennsylvania flyer struck him as he crawled under closing grade crossing gates.
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Hammond
Max Hess
Chicago
John Koster
Whiting
Pennsylvania
Businessmen seek Col Roosevelt to Russia to restore order
Kokomo business leaders have started a movement and will urge President Wilson to send Col. Roosevelt to Russia to help stabilize the situation and impose order amid the unrest.
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Col. Roosevelt
Russia
Kokomo
Wilson
Roosevelt
Hartzell Dies at 95 in City Home
Anderson Charles Hartzell aged ninety five died at his daughter's home in the city. He had lived in Madison county for more than sixty years.
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Anderson
Charles Hartzell
Mr. Hartzell
Madison County
Hoosier Notes and Local Incidents Across Indiana
A compilation from multiple towns reports a 16 year old, Lawrenceburg, donated blood to save his sister before her death. Fort Wayne per traction line seeks 6 cent fare with no ticket sales. Lafayette recounts the body of Frank Bolenagle recovered from the Wa bash river after two days missing. Crawfordsville hosts Spanish American War veterans reunion at fair grounds. South Bend discusses creating a city home guard. Valparaiso man William Andersbock, 74, killed when thrown from a mowing machine. Bicknell dynamite mishap near Pan Handle coal mine fails to explode after a fall. Ligonier unidentified man killed during severe labor storm last week.
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Lawrenceburg
William
Crawfordsville
Montgomery
Crawfordsville Fair Grounds
South Bend
Valparateo
William Andersbock
Bicknell
John Alton
Pan Handle
Ligenler
Minnow Bait Tips for Muskellunge to Bass Fishing
A guide on choosing minnows for various game fish describes species like spot tailed shiner fallfish chub and silver shiner as top baits. It covers sizing hooking techniques keeping minnows fresh in camp weather and transport tips including a submerged minnow box gravel bed aeration and water-change methods.
The Stomach Doctor and PepS-Aid Ad Highlights
An old advertisement touts PEPS-AID as the quickest stomach remedy with home use. It promises rapid relief and references a price point and distribution by a Shenandoah Indiana company. The text also includes assorted quotes and a note on Amsterdam's population.
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Shen
Indiana
Ady
Milwaukee Schools Drop German From Lower Grades
A Milwaukee education shift ends German language study in early grades. A reflective proverb notes time heals wounds but rarely erases scars, while observations about men reveal delays in recognizing their own insignificance.
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Milwaukee
Memory of a Dental Visit Sparks Slapstick Exchange
Short dialogue reveals a dentist visit mishap as Bobby forgets which tooth was pulled. The exchange captures a humorous miscommunication and a bristling nurse or assistant role in a light domestic scene.
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Bobby
Soap and fishers tale echo in mixed ad and humor
An ad for Cuticura soap and ointment promises cleansing and healing benefits. A long humorous aside discusses women fishing and the folly of baiting hooks, ending with a ironic note about promises and lies. The piece blends marketing with satirical humor.
Young Son Joins Infantry Despite Youth Concerns
A Boston Transcript excerpt discusses a youth entering military service, noting he is very young yet determined to join the infantry. The exchange highlights parental concern about age versus wartime duty.
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Infantry
Boston Transcript
Mental Exercise Do You Enjoy Modern Poetry
A short dialogue notes one person asks about enjoying modern poetry and another confirms enjoying it while describing the challenge of interpreting meaning. The exchange highlights playful enthusiasm for poetic puzzles and the fun of deciphering obscure lines.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Prompts Soap Laundry Tale
An advertisement mocks laundry blues and coin values with quips about clean money and soap brands. It riffs on Red Cross Ball Blue benefits and affordability while a cheeky exchange questions productive cash and social status, ending with a sharp jab at tramps.
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