Democratic primary candidates for Putnam county sheriff and representative
A crowded notice lists multiple candidates for Putnam county sheriff and one for county representative. Names include W E Gill Cloverdale and Edward H Eitle Jorge along with Allen Eggers Vermandes C G Hurst Will Glidewell Fred Lancaster E Lige Wallace Harkins L Jackson and Jesse M Hamrick. Primary is set for May 4, 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Gill
Cloverdale
Putnam County
Jesse M. Hamrick
Candidacy Announcements For County Commissioner Districts Two and Three
Reese R. Buis of Marion Township announces his candidacy for the Second district commissioner subject to the Democratic primary. David J. Skelton of Washington Township announces his candidacy for the Third district commissioner subject to the Democratic primary. The notices dated May 4, 1920.
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Fred Lancaster
Madison Township
Putnam County
Wallace
Greencastle
Reese R. Buis
Marion Township
David J. Skelton
Washington Township
Tramp On Freight Train Sparks Farewell Among Old Friends
A brakeman and his partner confront a tramp stealing a ride on a freight car. George refuses to eject the man, torn by the memory of an old boyhood friend. The brakeman shoots the tramp after being urged to “settle him,” revealing the tramp is also a friend of Jane.
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George
Jaine
The Diamond Mystery a Glimpse of Strange Origins
Franklin Clarkin's The Trail of the Diamond explores the enigmatic origins and distribution of diamonds. The piece surveys meteorite provenance, planetary hints, and geological movements, noting the diamond's elusiveness and unlikely ties to earthly processes.
Savage Eagle Hawk Rampant Threat to Sheep Farmers
A Singleton correspondent notes the eagle hawk as a deadly foe to Australian sheep farmers. He reports average runs losing up to a hundred sheep per season to these carnivorous birds. They strike with overwhelming strength, prey on live mutton, and despite traps or poisoning, their numbers rise continually.
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Singleton
London Standard
Ghosts and Graves in Boston Cemeteries
Tourists linger in Boston and Cambridge as a guide recalls lore about James Russell Lowell’s boyhood ghost hunt. A local gravesite anecdote describes a man with three wives each bearing a self titled stone, adding a quip about the first wife haunting the cemetery.
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Boston
Cambridge
Lowell
Irishwoman Delights in Numbers from The Letters of a Noble Woman
Mrs. La Touche of Harristown laughs at sums and argues arithmetic is not exact science. She claims hidden laws of numbers affect results and insists a mind like hers can see the subtle variations ordinary accountants miss. She notes adding from bottom up and from top down yields different outcomes.
The Force of Habit in William James Psychology
The piece praises James's view of habit as shaping fate and ethics. It notes his claim that every action leaves a trace, with the line about spinning our own fates and counting each virtue or vice, stored in nerve cells for future temptations. It invokes a Jeffer son's Rip Van Winkle comparing excuses to ongoing self-accounting.
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William James
Rip van Winkle
Jefferson
Health In City and Country Observes Rural Death Causes
The article notes cities show higher respiratory disease deaths while rural areas have higher deaths from circulatory and nervous diseases. Typhoid is more common in rural areas and some anaemia is present, as supported by United States census reports.
Pity for the Malade Imaginaire in Dreams and Shadows
A London Daily Mirror reflection deems suffering real even when imagined and urges pity for the fanciful valetudinarian. The piece contrasts dreamlike lives with the harsh truth borne by those who bear illness, real to them despite illusion.
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London Daily Mirror
He Knew Whereof He Spoke
A three year old boy named Jack recalls a Hetle experience with a bonnet and wonders if another sharp shooter fly is in the house. The Delineator notes his remark after seeing a bonnet on the window.
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Jack
Beyond Reformation Verdict In A Playful Exchange
A stage dialogue features Patierce claiming she married to reform him while Patrice recalls his admission of fooling himself at marriage. She counters that no reform has occurred. The banter centers on the couple's evolving relationship and the tension between intention and outcome.
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Patierce
Patrice
Maxing acid phosphate production in U S fertilizer industry
The Agriculture Department bulletin No 144 explains that phosphate rock has displaced bone guano and apatite as a phosphoric acid source. It details the den and open dump methods, impurity issues especially iron and aluminum, cost factors 6 20 to 8 00 per ton, and pricing at 40 to 56 cents per unit of available phosphoric acid.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Vicar Confronts Milkman Over Dietary Use Joke
A mild north of England vicar complained to his milkman about the milk quality for dietary purposes. The tradesman replied awkwardly and noted he only supplies for dietary use and not for christening, turning the exchange into a humorous misunderstanding.
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North of England
Missed His Train Story at the Railway Station
A man rushed to the ticket window in a breathless hurry and returned defeated. His neighbor teased about a lost pocketbook, but the man reveals a fatter obstacle blocked his passage through the turnstile.
Pasteurize Skimmed Milk to Protect Cattle and Hogs
The text urges cattle raisers to ensure skimmed milk fed to animals is pasteurized to prevent foot-and-mouth disease and tuberculosis transmission. It notes boiling as a safe alternative if pasteurization isn’t available, with 145 degrees for 20 minutes as the ideal standard.
Dusting Dilemma Delays Cleanliness in Library
Mrs Florin discovers the new maid seated in a library chair. The girl explains she lost the duster and is sitting on each chair in turn to dust the room. This anecdote captures a humorous moment of improvised cleanup.
California Turkey Farm Job Prospects Highlighted
A farmer in California evaluates a boy applying for work on a turkey farm. The farmer notes the job requires diligent duties such as having feed mixed by four o'clock each morning, illustrating early morning labor and opportunity for advancement mentioned in a Washington Star excerpt.
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California
Caifornia
Washington Star
Triumph Pills advertised by National Medical Institute
An advertisement urging women to request information about irregular or delayed use of Triumph Pills claiming safety and dependability. It promises relief and offers free details from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Triumph
National Medical Institute
Milwaukee
Wis
Value of Coal Tar in Poultry Houses
Hotchkiss explains coal tar's usefulness in poultry operations. A coating on roosts repels rats and mice and helps control lice when thinned with gasoline and applied to perches and walls once a year. Gas tar also helps scaly legged fowls, with one application often improving leg scales and overall condition.
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Hotchkiss
Poultry Students Excel At Cornell University
In the poultry department at Cornell University a subset of fifty six students includes a majority of young women. Each student tends a flock of thirty or forty hens and handles equipment from wheelbarrows to bone-cutters and incubators. Each afternoon a two hour practicum covers poultry buildings egg crates fowls anatomy feed value incubators and brooders.
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Cornell University Oine
Can't KelP and Give
A fragmentary exchange recalls an implied pledge and the trouble in enforcing it. The dialogue suggests a speaker pressed another person to honor a stated commitment, while questions linger about whether the decision was truly carried out.
Foot and Mouth Disease Precautions Urged For Farmers
Cornell authorities warn that foot and mouth disease affects cattle sheep and swine with blistered mouths udders and feet. The advisory urges strict quarantine disinfectant stations at farm entries and thorough shoe disinfection to prevent spread and minimize losses across farms and regions.
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State Veterinary College At
Cornell
Veterinary College
Uses of Corn Highlight Many Products From One Plant
Agricultural experts outline more than thirty corn products excluding whisky. Sugar and candy makers use six glucose forms, corn oil for paints and fabrics, gum, alcohol and fusel oil from corn, and corn meal for feeds. Corn stalk yields cellulose for packing and pulp. cobs provide cattle digestion aid, corks, pipes, fuel value, and potash-rich cob ashes as fertilizer.
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Agricultural Department
Hides From All Climes Shape Leather Trade
An expert discusses how climate affects hide quality and grain, noting sources from South America to India. He describes insect challenges in transit, methods like arsenic baths for insect proofing, and contrasts cattle breeds and tanning results. South American hides arrive folded in nine by two foot packages, while Bogota hides ship as a book.
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South America
Central America
Europe
Asia
Africa
India
Australia
United States
Texas
Texan Plains
South
Montevideo
Bogota
New York Sun
Naming a Kansas River Tale of Osage and Neosho waters
The Neosho, Kansas southeast's largest stream, acquired its name after an Osage expedition report. An Indian rider asked water words after his horse fell into deep water on the riverbank, muttering Wugh Neosho meaning water pocket, later attached to the stream.
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Kansas
Minsch
Humboldt
A. T. Dickerman
Oswego
Hutchinson News
Tea planters alarmed by mosquito blight in India
A blight affecting tea plants in India is blamed on mosquito bites, causing widespread concern among tea planters about crop damage and future yields.
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India
Lioness Eyes Cage as World Echoes Choice
A poem fragment presents a lioness full of rage and focus on a spot she desires. The speaker contrasts bold preference with passively following worldly expectations, claiming true soul vitality comes from choosing one's own path.
Texan invents automatic shoe blackener device
A Texan develops a liquid shoe blacking device with a rotary dauber brush and a compact box of dressing. The gadget fits between handle extensions and promises convenient equal application for those who skip polishing.
No More Soiled Hands Shoe Dressing Device
A new apparatus for applying shoe dressing in a controlled thin layer via a valve and cut-off keeps the user’s hands clean. The squid spreads evenly over the roller and avoids double application, though brushing after blackening remains necessary. Professional bootblacks may find it useful.
Handy washpail invents space saving wash pal
A New York inventor creates a combined pail and washboard designed for compact living. The device features a flattened side with grooves forming a washboard that remains integrated without hindering use of the pail.
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New York
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DL Pitlein
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