Rockefeller secrecy ends as advertising changes public view
The piece argues the Rockefeller family life was once hidden from the public, making him an institution rather than a person. Advertising broke the barrier, revealing activities and stirring public understanding, though the elder Rockefeller’s late openness limited his lasting rewards. The piece notes the broader lesson that a millionaire’s happiness now hinges on advertising power.
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Rockefeller
Rockefellers
Mothers deserve a weekly day of rest nationwide
The piece urges granting American mothers a day off each week to ease burdens on two thousand Illinois mothers on state relief and many more nationwide. It argues funds spent on various societies should instead support maternal recreation, noting daily routines of housework and child care as exhausting and urging women’s clubs to back practical action. It also briefly notes Arizona Indians excelling in golf with natural swings.
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Illlinois
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Hidden mine blast kills twenty French soldiers in Silesia
Notice states Jeremiah G. Harbaugh of Steuben County Indiana is deceased and Ernest E. Watters named as administrator. Bratton and Gleason律师 handle estate matters. The source closes with a quip about luck and laziness.
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Silesia
Jeremiah G. Harbaugh
Steuben County
Indiana
Ernest E. Watters
Bratton & Gleason
Ohio August primary election notes and local political items
Summary of scattered items includes Steuben County electing H. W. Morley as county Democratic chairman, a bus crash and fire in Butler Fort Wayne route, Nellie Henwood reappointed county attendance officer, Fort Wayne auto accident spike with one death, Hilton House hotel furniture removal for renovations, Huntertown Bank sues American Surety over embezzlement, Kendallville senior Zale Miller dies of scarlet fever, region’s dry town label Volstead for a California town, and a nostalgic verse about fashion from nineteen twenties.
Vienna hotel rooms taxed at 5000 to 40000 crowns daily
Travelers report that a first class Vienna hotel room costs 5000 to 40000 crowns per day. Forty percent of this goes to the municipality. A like tax applies to heating, and meals are taxed at ten percent of their price.
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Vienna
Farmer Herbert Harter Takes Lethal Carbolic Acid Dose
Scott township farmer Herbert Harter in poor health for months attempted suicide with a large dose of carbolic acid last Sunday morning. Medical hopes are very slim for his recovery.
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Herbert Harter
Scott Township
Smiles and Sighs In The News From Eagle Files
Orrin Kidney and Lola Stafford wed. Long ago items note clerking in Ray, a contemplated Ray to Clear Lake telephone link, and town officials including Frank Dew ey Allie Caswell Geo R Heller treasurer Newt Ball clerk D A Douglass marshal. Eighth grade grads list many names with Pearl Failing leading averages. Uncle Mose quips on watching trivialities.
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Eagle Files
Frank Dewey
Allie Caswell
Geo. R. Heller
Tech
Newt. G. Ball
D. A. Douglass
B. F. Michael
Eagle Office Holds Supply of Blank Deeds On Hand
The Eagle office reports a current stock of blank deeds available. Local readers are informed these forms are on hand for public use and may be secured from the office.
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Eagle Office
The Unbalanced Woman Sees Man to Blame for Domestic Discord
A critique assigns fault for women's unbalance to men as federal heads of households. It argues husbands failed to provide and discipline, driving women into work and causing extravagant, nerve affected behavior that threatens American domestic life. The piece urges fathers to restore home life to prevent further social decline.
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America
quote on fruit trees and oil wells from Louisiana Journal
The Louisiana Journal argues that planting fruit trees is a reliable venture while drilling for oil remains a guess. The piece frames agriculture as a safer path to prosperity compared to uncertain oil exploration.
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Louisiana “Journal
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Dunnavan
M. G. Fawkes Notary Public
B. Fremont, Ind
B. C. Gibbon
Fremont, Ind
R. J. Weaver
Fremont
Ind
Fred T. Hackett
Ray
B. F. Chapin
Cott
First National Bank Angola
Peya
Robert L. Wade
B. A. Blosser
C. L. Burch
Route 3
Bott
Basil Ab
Senator Dunlap
Everbearing
Cuthbert
Cumberland
M.g.fawkes
Davenport
Harry Mundy
A. Kanavel
R. C. McNaughton
W. Booth
Box D
Hipark
Des Moines, Ia
Angola Reduction Co
Angola
Ford
Mayer Auto Accessories Tion
Ashington St
Buffalo
N. Y
Ralph Myers
Fremont Eagle
Warren D. Wells & Sons
Warren D. Wells
Donald. H. Wells
Henry F. Wells
Baterea
Iama
John D. ‘Rockefeller, Jr
Arizona
Ohio
H. W. Morley
Democrats
Butler
Fort Wayne
Nellie Henwood
County Board of Education
Hilton House Hotel
State Bank of
Huntertown, Ind
American Surety Co., of
New York
E. N
Zale Miller
Kendallville
California
Volstead
Grandma
Austria
York
Orrin Kidney and
Lola Stafford
John Hardenbrook
Frank Abrams
Clear Lake
Pearl Fair
Almaesa
Phenicie
Uncle Mose
M.A. Matthews
D.D
Garner Hill
Gladstone
N. J
E. L. Mertz Drug Store
John H. S. Walker
Follett and P. O. Building Insurance
Fremont, Indiana
Henry McElhenie
Taylor’s Ford Garage
The
Fort Wayne Daily Newspapers
Eastman Kodak
F. A. Follett
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