Democratic Primary Notices For Putnam County Officials
Public notices list multiple Democratic candidates for Putnam county offices in May 1920. Wards and obituaries are priced, with poetry lines charged per line. Candidates include W E Gill Cloverdale for representative and Fred Lancaster, Allen Eggers, Edward H Eitle jorge, Vermandes C Hurst, and Will Glidewell for sheriff subject to May 4 primary.
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W. E. Gill
Cloverdale
Putnam County
Fred Lancaster
Madison Township
Vermandes’ C. Hurst
Greencastle
Will Glidewell
Warren Township
Putnam County Sheriff Primary Candidacies Listed
Notices announce multiple candidates for Putnam county sheriff in the Democratic primary on May 4 1920. Jesse M Hamrick E S Lige Wallace and Harkins L Jackson of Green Castle Greencastle and Marion Township seek the office with primary fate undecided.
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Putnam County
Jesse M. Hamrick
E. S. (Lige) Wallace
Greencastle
Harkins L. Jackson
Marion Township
County Commissioner Candidacies Vow Primary May 4 1920
Reese R. Buis of Marion announces second district bid subject to Democratic primary on May 4 1920. David J. Skelton of Washington seeks third district seat in the Democratic primary on May 4 1920. O A Day of Marion township enters race for second district subject to the Democratic primary May 4 1920.
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Reese R. Buis
Marion Township
David J. Skelton
Washington
O. A. Day
Annoumeces
Putnam County
Women to Clean Up Town in Gilbertson Pa Streets
Borough president Thomas Rouse announces a women street gang to repair the borough where men are scarce. Mrs Mary Ross will supervise and women will earn eight dollars for an eight hour day. The wartime experiment in Giberton showed the plan workable.
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Pennsylvania
Thomas Rouse
Gilbertson Borough
Mary Ross
Hod
Giberton
Fenin
Mrs Milne Endorses Chamberlain Tablets for Biliousness
Mrs A W Milne of St George Utah says Chamberlain tablets relieve biliousness and constipation. Get them at the drug store. They only cost 2 quarters.
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A W. Milne
St. George
Utah
Chamberlain
A Reliable Cough Remedy Praised by Mother
Mrs. C. O. Nesbit of Vandergrift Pennsylvania says she has given Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to her five children for fifteen years. She claims it cures coughs colds and croup and that the children take it willingly.
Not Always Pacific People The Military Insignia Romance
Col. Robert E B Wyllie notes in National Geographic that the first military medal may date to a Chinese emperor about 1900 years ago. Asia magazine writer T L Leo compares Sun Wu and Frederick the Great in a look at early Chinese warfare and strategy. Leo suggests China long viewed fighting as something to curb rather than celebrate.
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Robert EB. Wyllie
National Geographic Magazine
T. L. Leo
Asia Magazine
Leo
Sun Wu
Frederick the Great
von Hindenburg
China
Lee
English Scientist Demonstrates Distant Machine Control
An English scientist used a police whistle to start steer and stop a model car, with manikin passengers, in a striking display of remote control. The Popular Mechanics article shows the car responding to whistle blasts and lighting lamps by tone.
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Popular Mechanics
Jack and J P Pay No Attention in Street Tale
A brief Indianapolis News anecdote recounts three year old Jack sent to fetch J P his baby brother. Jack returns claiming he spoke with his mouth and J P wouldn’t listen, highlighting neighborhood wit about J P and Jack on Thirty seventh street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Rowan
Jack
J. P
Jack Fins
Indianapolis News
Read This To The Man Who Cannot Read English
An appeal from Tappan Zee high school Piermont New York urges illiterate alien adults to visit night schools to learn liberty rights privileges duties government and how to obtain citizen papers. The program is open to men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tappan Zee High School
Piermont
N. Y
Hutchinson Tire Dealer Adopts Old Tire Strips
A Hutchinson motor tire dealer partially uses strips from a highly guaranteed tire in a scheme claiming the tire is good for 10000 miles under a car weighing 140 pounds, suggesting the arrangement yields virtually unlimited durability.
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Hutchinson Motor Tire
Kansas City Star
Doan's Kidney Pills End Back Pain Says Annie Naughyle
A Greemastle resident cites Doan's Kidney Pills as her longtime remedy for backache and kidney irregularities. She recommends Mullen's Drug Store where she buys the pills for 50 cents at dealers, noting Dean's Kidney Pills strengthen kidneys and relieve pain. Foster-Milburn Co. manufactures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Naughyle
R. D
Dean
Mullen
Doan
Mr. McKee
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Italy Faces Hunger as Food Costs Surge Across Nations
Italy battles a worsening food crisis with harvest shortfalls and heavy import needs. Food costs rise sharply affecting bread, grain, cheese, milk, and sugar while strikes and unrest reflect deep public anxiety. Food Controller Muriaidi warns of no quick relief and calls for belt tightening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Muriaidi
Chamber of Deputies
British 10 Develop Antarctic Wealth
The British imperial Antarctic expedition sails from England in June for five years to explore and commercialize regions of Antarctica. Dr John L Cope will lead, aiming to locate mineral deposits, track whales for industry, study weather and magnetism, circumnavigate the continent, and expand scientific knowledge with an estimated cost of £150000. Captain C H Wilkins joins as chief scientific staff.
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England
Antarctic
South Pole
John L. Cope
Ross Sea
Antartica
Bruce
Mawson
Scott
Shackleton
Cape Ann
Enderby Land
Australasia
South Africa
South Orkneys
Antarctica
C. H. Wilkins
Doctor Cope
Man Found Sleep Snug in Garlic Patch After Drinking
Oakland patrolman James Bray dug out a man dressed as Adam from a Fifth and Chester garlic patch after a night of heavy drinking. The unconscious man had dug a shallow grave and buried himself up to the neck before sleeping, his snores guiding Bray to him. At the hospital he was said to live, with Bray suggesting the man believed he was sunning himself at the seashore.
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Adam
James Bray
Oakland
Cal
Fifth and
Chester Streets
Bray
British experts plan safer air travel with wireless support
London officials say the aerial mail service will remain interrupted by bad weather until a new system is fully deployed. Wireless telegraphy and directional wireless will enable pilots to receive weather updates and contact aerodromes during flight and after forced landings, reducing delays and increasing safety.
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London
Paris
London Times
Holt Thomas
McMullin
Air Mail
Hounslow
Lympne
Raid Uncovers Largest Alabama Moonshine Still Plant
Prohibition officers found and wrecked seven moonshine stills near Pelham, twenty miles south of Birmingham. They destroyed 13,500 gallons of mash and arrested five men. The operation was active when raiders arrived, and the plant supplied Birmingham with corn liquor selling for $25 a gallon.
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Alabama
Prohibition
Pelham
Birmingham
Calf 21 Inches High Draws Visitors to Hugo Ranch
J L McNutt a Hugo Colorado rancher reports a ten month old purebred calf weighing 250 pounds but just 21 inches tall. The calf has a normal head and markings but ceased growing at seven months. Its seven inch legs and unusual size have attracted eastern visitors and circus exhibit offers.
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J. L. McNutt
Hugo
Colo
Colorado
McNutt
Tiny Shakespeare volume valued at seventy five thousand dollars
A two by three inch 1509 Venus and Adonis arrived with George D. Smith a rare book dealer from the Cunard liner Carmania from Liverpool. He said he paid 75000 dollars for the tiny work purchased for Henry E. Huntington of New York.
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New York
George D. Smith
Carmania
Liverpool
Spain to Have Skyscrapers in Bilbao
At a conference of property owners and architects it was decided that rising land values will lead to twenty and thirty story buildings in Bilbao to be built hereafter.
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Bilbao
Spain
Shoe Dealers Fined for Profiteering in Boston
Three Boston men officers of the F. G. Collins Shoe company of Providence were fined 1000 dollars each for profiteering. They allegedly instructed sales staff to inflate prices beyond the actual sale price on shoes to maximize profit.
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Boston
F. G. Collins Shoe Company
Providence
R. L
Austrians Perish in Siberia in Wartime Death Toll
Red Cross reports nearly 875000 of 500000 Austro Hungarian POWs captured by Russia have died in Siberia from smallpox and typhus fever. The figure reflects prison camps and harsh conditions during the conflict.
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Russia
Siberia
Red Cross
How Colds Are Contracted and Treated
How Colds are contracted by germs in the throat and nose. A chill fatigue or over eating weakens resistance, allowing a cold to begin. Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy per directions to recover quickly, or neglect leads to serious illnesses.
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Walthy
Adv
Coal mining output falls to seven year low in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania coal production dropped significantly with bituminous output at a multi year low and total coal mined well below last year. January soft coal mines resumed at normal levels after the strike, while overall production lagged behind prior-year figures.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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Charles J. Arnold
Jackson Street
Ind
Allen Eggers
Jackson Township
Edward H. Eitlejorge
Food Ministry
America
Fond Control Office
Furone
Imperial Expedition
Europe
Ity
John Cook & Sons CO
Helmer
Hurst & CO
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