Indiana Young Men's Institute Concludes Annual Session
The Indiana Young Men's Institute closes its annual convention in Indianapolis naming August 1914 for the next meeting and elects officers including Grand President Patrick Hanlon. Socialism is condemned in remarks while Catholic federation indorsed with support pledged to Catholic education and reports show membership gains.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Young Men's Institute
Surre Moute
Grand Council
Federation of All Catholic Societies
Patrick Hanlon
Joseph C. Seyfried
Edward W. Uayden
A. Jawlinson
Brazil
N. J. Bigame
Lafayette
Peer Lutz
Huntington
J. J. Carroll
Indiana Hicksite Friends Declare Open Politics in Church
The Indiana yearly meeting at Richmond endorses political discussion in church affairs, aligning religious duty with civic duty amid debates on township option versus county unit and unity among wet forces. Also notes forthcoming state health bulletin on July births, with Marion county total and racial breakdown.
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Indiana Yearly Meeting of
Hicksite Friends
Richmond
Indiana
Otion
Morria Harding
State Board of Health
Warren County
Benton County
Marion County
Florida Man Designs Standard With Wire Arms For Plant Growth
A Florida man creates a plant support device for young trees in Ife. A grooved two section standard is driven into the ground and a coil wired arm system slides to fit height, embracing the plant to guide straight growth and provide support during storms.
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Florida
Ife
Window Garden Tips for Vines and Nasturtiums
Care for new plants includes trimming bruised top growth and letting feeding roots form before strong growth. Water only when the surface is dry, avoid overwatering, and stack shelves with a wire arch to train vines like Madera and nasturtium for winter blooms. Take garden cuttings before Jack Prost appears.
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Jack Prost
Plant in Cement Sidewalk
A Popular Mechanics note explains placing a plant pot or keg into a sidewalk to water it unseen. Water seeping from the pot is absorbed by the earth, keeping the walk dry, with a cover shown to conceal the container.
Stable manure in orchard depends on climate and soil
Stable manure value and fertilizer in the orchard hinge on soil conditions and climate. Some soils yield excellent fruit without fertilizer while others need feeding. It is a question of science and sound judgment.
Fruit Varieties and Orchard Diversity
The farmer who raises fruit for his five own family should have a much larger variety than the commercial orchard since the latter must produce large quantities of each kind to ship for advantage.
Way to spray strawberries by W H Chandler
Plant disease and insect guidance for strawberries covers leaf spot, leaf roller moth, white grub, and Crown Borer. Recommendations include Bordeaux spraying after harvest, mowing and burning infected beds, arsenical sprays, crop rotation, and avoiding burning harm to plants.
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W. H. Chandler
Tree Planting Advice for Fall Hole Preparation
The guidance suggests digging large holes this fall for upcoming spring trees. Fill holes with manure now, then remove it next spring and rework soil to the proper depth for planting.
Agricultural Notes on Fruit Culture and Orchard Care
This column covers spring fruit bud formation, willow as fast growing shelter, use of wood ashes as fertilizer, and cautions about grading bad fruit. It advises examining young trees, notes Ben Davis apples on the market, and warns on dry weather effects and pest hibernation. It also covers pruning, planting timing, cantaloupe planting near squash, spray recipes for bitter rot and pests, strawberry vigor, and manure use for soil prep.
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Ben Davis
Andorra a Tiny Nation on the Edge of Change
Paris reports Andorra a small protected republic in the Pyrenees with 176 square miles and 6000 people. It has thrived under a double protectorate from France and the Bishop of Urgell and may soon enter the 20th century with new rail and wagon access.
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Paris
France
Republic
Andorra
Charlemagne
Pyrenees
Spain
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Free
Brave
Stars and Stripes
Angel
Long Lost Ring Found After Beach Clue
Boston residents recover a wedding ring lost in a summer swim at King's Beach Swampscott. A message inside the ring reading From Flossie to Frank Oct 11 1905 led Arthur Getchell and George Alley to Lynn marriage records, locating Frank Brown a Chelsea shoe factory bookkeeper and Flossie Lauckner of Lynn.
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Boston
Mass
Franklin Brown
Chelsea
King's Beach
Swampsott
Arthur E Getchell
Lynn
Flossie
Frank
Getchell
George F. Alley
Easex Street
Brown
Lauckner
Porter Street
Great Store of Loot Found in Tenth Avenue Loft
A New York police officer forced entry into a Tenth Avenue loft where a muscular young man resisted and tumbled down stairs. In a fourth floor closet investigators uncovered a large stock of silks and satins valued at 25000 dollars prepared for removal. The suspect said three accomplices fled by car during the struggle.
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New York
Tenth Avenue
Astaire
First Golf Game Marked 100th Birthday in Plymouth
In Plymouth Massachusetts Uncle Tildes Pierce aged 100 played his first golf round soon after his first automobile ride and his first sip of ginger ale joining a milestone day that combined novelty and celebration for the centenarian.
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Plymouth
Mass
Tildes Pierce
Barrel as Collection Plate at Zion City Tabernacle
In Waukegan Illinois a barrel served as the collection container at Zion City tabernacle. Deacons announced the barrel held 57 800 in contributions.
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Waukegan
Zion City Tabernacle
Liquid blue weak solution ad and phone operator pun
An old style ad copy highlights a blue solution product with a playful line urging buyers to ask grocers about Hedross Bail Blue It claims the blue is all blue. A separate quip questions if telephone operation is a profession noting it as a calling.
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Hedross
Accounted For in a Dusty Question on Car Purchases
A reader asks why so many can raise money for automobiles and remarks they are the easiest things to use to raise dust, implying a critique of spending and financial ease in car buying.
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Itoo
Are You a Servant of the People Senator Sorghum Speaks
A constituent asks if the senator serves the people. Sorghum answers affirmatively then notes a top tier servant may resemble a boss. The remark frames the line between public duty and authoritative control.
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Senator Sorghum
Social function at the assembly district political club
A New York representative spoke at a Fast Side assembly district club function where the entertainment committee chair presided. The guest was introduced as “The Honorable and Mrs. Congressman Blank” and a couple named Mr. and Mrs. Inspector of Hydrants, Faucets and Shopworks Casey were announced after a whispered correction.
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New York
Congress
Chaiman
Congressman Blank
Casey
Lippincott’s
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Young Men's Institute
Patrick Hanson
Federation of Catholic Societies
Edwin M Lee
State Central Committee
Lee
United States
Wo Vantriggte
Fourth Ward
Progressive Organization
Nominaton
VanBriggle
E. A. Willis
Sixth Ward
John F. Wild
The
Wild State Bank
Wild
Indiana Nurses’ Association
Y. W.la
Jane A. Delano
R. N
Washington
National Committee On Red Cross Nurses’ Service
Council of Women
Propylaeum
Y. W. Cla
Martha Woody
Maud McConnell
Sultvan
Elizabeth Henderson
Martha Elliott
Fort Wayne
Bessie Graham
South Bend
National Association
Chicago
Florence Martin
Roy Furman
Indiana Horticultural Society
Orleans
Joseph A. Burton
First Baptist Church of
Mitchell
Burton
Indiana Association of Spiritualists
T. W. Smith
J. Hf. Collins
Henry Bronnenberg
Mabel Riffle
Robert Bragdon
Joseph Corbett
Treasury
Tts
Parry Ranort
Little Nation
King’s Beach
Massachusettes
Brocka
Qual
Childeen
Whittemore Bros. & CO
Albany St
Cambridge
Mana
Brownie
Cata
Jones
West Wayne Street
Wayne, Indiana
South Georgia
A. B. Cook
Fitzgerald
Cole
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