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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
8
Indiana Governor James P. Goodrich appeals through Fire Marshal H. H. Friedley to stop fireworks and toy balloons this July 4. He cites wasted money, fire risks, incendiary misuse, and better use of funds for munition material. A model ordinance would ban storage and sale of fireworks in municipalities.
Indiana food director G I Christie warns against planting late potatoes before mid June due to heat and drought risks. He says June 15 to 20 promotes later tuber formation with better moisture and cooler temps. Seed potatoes should be warmed in sun to sprout short purple sprouts before planting.
Under new officers the Richmond Commercial Club plans to boost membership to 600 or more.
Indianapolis Earlham college in Richmond will be governed by a four member commission after President Robert J. Kelley retires September 1. Announcement followed a board of trustees meeting. Crawfordsville City council appropriated 50 dollars to start a market fund for farmers to sell produce directly to consumers. Kendallville council authorized a 16000 dollar reservoir project at the water works station. Gary: Indiana regiment raised by Maximilian Kirchman as part of volunteers division, Teddy may lead to Europe. Rushville Company B needs eleven men to reach war strength. Brazil city raises wages for all employes by four to ten dollars monthly due to high living costs. Washington complaints about high school athletes running through streets in September to practice. Evansville thieves steal eight tin boxes of nickels and pennies from Bethel Evangelical church. Hartford City card-prize societies swap gifts for staples like sugar and potatoes.
Rapid recruitment of nine army engineer regiments will train railroad workers under a regular army colonel. Recruits will face real war conditions while serving in France and Belgium, with shell fire risk and real battlefield experience. General Crowder leads the provost marshal operation shaping selective conscription and registration.
Very Pleasant describes a scene on a park bench where Patrice asks if fear was felt. The reply is that no fear existed because the stranger kissed Patrice, revealing a surprising encounter.
A householder who toils conscientiously in the garden gains health and experience even if no radishes reach the dinner table. Vigorous outdoor labor strengthens effort, and partial success inspires better work next year, as the spirit of gardening works miracles.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap for night and morning facial cleansing with hot water. It suggests applying Cuticura Ointment to pimples or dandruff before bathing and claims Cuticura as a top daily toilet preparation. Free samples available by mail with a postcard درخواست to Boston.
A Jersey newspaper editor recounts a reader asking how to dynamite a stream. The editor’s reply urges four sticks of dynamite around the neck with a fuse and a rapid dash away from water to avoid harming snakes and reptiles.
Green's August Flower has been the most successful family remedy for fifty-one years for biliousness and stomach troubles. It claims to relieve sick headache nervous indigestion sour stomach and general low mood. Available in 25 and 75 cents.
Audience quips about Lakewood New Jersey wit and a club named for women practicing rifle marksmanship. The joke implies enhancing women's aim in life through target practice and self defense, reflecting a lighthearted local column note.
A reflective note on pies linking childhood memories to present tastes. The author remarks that while pies remain comforting the eaters have changed, and fables that necessity drives invention often leave orphans.
Town Tepica records a quirky exchange where Willis Bump announces plans to transform a long owned eighteen story building site by planting onions and potatoes rather than rebuilding.
A humorous exchange frames a debate over the hardest task to accomplish. She asks for the toughest duty while he quips that sleeping through a blasting alarm is the ultimate challenge. The light joke captures everyday frustration with morning wakeups.
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