Political Gossip and Republican Race Notes from Indiana
Indianapolis writer reports Governor Ralston will handle city investigations in public with the attorney general present. The piece also analyzes Miller withdrawal, Watson’s strong candidacy, and party booster rhetoric ahead of 1916 elections.
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Kokomo Dispatch
Hugh Th. Miller
Miller
Indiana
James Eli Watson
James E. Watson
Republican House of Israel
Watson
Republican Party
Adair to Open Headquarters in Indianapolis Thursday
Congressman John A. M. Adair announces his gubernatorial candidacy and plans to open his Democratic headquarters in Indianapolis on Thursday. He aims to mount a vigorous personal campaign for the nomination with rallies scheduled across the state during the congressional holidays, while Republicans back Harry S. New for U.S. Senate and align with Miller’s organization.
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Huntington Press
Hugh Miller
United States
Miller
James B. Watson
Watson
Indianapolis
Ind
John A. M. Adair
Lafayette
John W. Kern
J. Hamilton Lewis
Ollie James
Adair
Harry 8. New
Hugh Th. Miller
Mr. New
Legis
Prosperity in Pittsburg Advertised by Student Letter
Charley Aker of Reelsville, studying at Carnegie Technical Institute in Pittsburg, reports the city enjoying its greatest prosperity. He notes war orders boosting exports and steel mills, railroads, and chemical factories expanding. He cites DuPont explosives output, rising medicine and dye production, and consolidation of local firms as signs of sustained growth beyond war demand.
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Pittsburg
Charley Aker
Reelsville
Carnegie Technical Institute
DuPont Company
Allegheny
Monongahela
Sevral
Germany
The Stanley Jewel Heist in a Gypsy Escape
Luke Lovell the gypsy flees with the Stanley jewel and drops the diamond into a mailbox. Arthur Stanley is hunted for murder and escapes on a freight train before disguising as a farmhand. The jewel travels via mail pouch to a hunchback while a monkey hides it in an owl nest. The night bird guards the gleaming charm.
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Luke Lovell
Stanley
Arthur Stanley
Dr. Lee
Arthur
Quabba
Harm
Vric
Local Notes From Greencastle Area
Frank Fox Cloverdale was in Greencastle on Wednesday. Mrs. Niles Martin returned home after a week with relatives in Greencastle. John Meek of Midland visited with Mr and Mrs J R Horn. A new hardware store opened by J A Broadstreet is now open. Mr Joh is head clerk. M Jones and Thomas Fidler were in Greencastle Saturday. A D Snyder visited Mr and Mrs J C Moore Friday. Mrs Frank Duncan was in Greencastle Saturday.
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Cloverdale
Frank Fox
Greencastle
Niles Martin
John Meek
Midland
J. R. Horn
Curtis Jones
Dee.dth
J. A
Opportunity for the Young Man PPORTUNITY FOR THE YOUNG MAN
Colleges ready to aid ambitious youths eager to get ahead. The piece highlights thrifty, hard working students who fund their education through jobs, noting college employment bureaus and examples from an Oklahoma lad and a Russian immigrant who study law while working. It frames thrift as path to citizenship and national strength.
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Ben King
Jane Jones
Franklin
Lincoln
Iie
Milwaukee
Ada Carr describes nine thousand six hundred eighty piece quilt
Ada E Carr of Battle Creek Michigan writes about a quilt completed by Miss Pearl Leaker containing 9680 pieces. She notes a tiny central square block and that she pieced it in eleven months and fifteen days while managing housework farm chores and field work. Her grandson in Muir Michigan now owns the quilt as a gift from his grandma aged 3.
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Ada E. Carr
Battlecreek
Mich
P. S
Muir, Mich
Look Pleasant Ban Proved Faulty by Photo Association
A Missouri Valley Photographers' Association panel demonstrated that the command to look pleasant defeats its aim. A model's forced pose produced stiff jaws and inauthentic expressions, while a leading photographer showed how natural humor yields better results in informal shots.
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Missiouri
Why She Left Home and the Day of Domestic Chaos
A flustered woman vents about a chaotic day at home mixing mishaps with calls from a dressmaker, electrician, laundry courier, and an expected relative, all while juggling a burning dinner and household errands. A Texas inventor patenting a sewing machine attachment for waving a fan ends the anecdote.
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Queen Louise
Prussia
Samuel
Laura Flickers
Flickers
Texas
Protect Thrushes Most Useful Insects Helper to Crops
A Department of Agriculture study finds thrushes including robins and bluebirds do little harm to agriculture. Robins eat few fruits, favor wild berries where available. bluebirds feast mainly on insects during fruit season. Townsend solitaire, wood thrush and other species feed largely on insects and wild fruit, aiding pest control.
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United States
California
Department Bulletin
United Stat
The Farm Woodlot Problem and Its Payoff
The wood lot must pay its way or become a loss on the farm. A farm is an investment requiring rent, wages, and interest coverage. If timber land fails to cover taxes and carrying costs, it drags down overall farm profitability and is a net loss.
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Greencastle Garage Co
Richelieu
E. A. Browning’s Grocery
Zeis & Company Grocers and Bakers
Opera House
Nance’s Creamery
Daniel Kelley
Vine Street
A. D. Chew
the Herald
Greencastle, Ind
Charles J. Arnold
South Jackson Street
Telephone
Willis S. Thompson
Ralston
Muncie
Thomas P. Patterson
Rollin H. Bunch
Patterson
Arthur Robinson
State Senate
Jim Watson
New
Kern
Work of
Michigan
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