Hoosier Women Highlight Indiana State Fair Art Show
Indiana State Fair will showcase art and crafts created entirely by Indiana women including crochet knitting lace embroidery sewing and painting. The new plan limits exhibits to Indiana women with eleven fine art divisions and a prominent china painting display. County farm agents will present a major exhibit at the Studebaker pavilion demonstrating advancing agricultural work and resources.
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Indiana
Inna
Studebaker
State Fair Premiums Totals 71507 Dollars Across Departments
The fair offers 71507 dollars in premiums and purses, divided among Speed, Horse, Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, Riculture, Horticulture, Fine Arts, Dairy, Boys' Judging, and Corn Growing contests with specific allotments listed for each area.
Woodpecker starts fire at cyanide milling plant
A woodpecker flew through an open window at a large cyanide milling plant in Whitcomb Montana and became entangled in 19,000 volt power lines, triggering a transformer house fire. Foreman William Francke spotted the blaze promptly, preventing major damage.
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Whitcomb
Mont
William Francke
Duck Rearing Tips Emphasize Soft Food and Sanitation
Practical guidance for duck care covers feeding mainly soft ground grains hydrated with water, ample green and animal foods, clean water, and sanitary yards. It notes ducks’ faster growth, easier confinement, and the need for damp incubation conditions and careful moisture to reduce disease and mortality.
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Canada
Labor Day Attractions at Indiana Fair
Labor Day September 6 will feature Ruth Law the famed woman flyer performing spectacular flights, a flying leap by George Maryland, a high class vaudeville bill, a clean arrival show, four harness racing events, concerts by the Weber and Indianapolis Military bands, and a night horse show with soprano Miss Helen Warrum and Miss Wilminer lammann of Cincinnati. The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce will host the annual business men’s party as the exposition promises one of its best days.
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Ruth Law
George Maryland
Weber
Indianapolis
Helen Warrum
Indiana
Wilminer Lammann
Cincinnati
Indianapolis Chambel of Commerce
Hindu Mystery Shown Exposed as Trickery in Stage Basket
A long account describes a European and American stage illusion where a Hindu girl is placed in a hollow basket and a blade appears to pierce it, yet a substitute girl hidden by a movable partition and a screen swaps places, revealing the trick as ordinary illusion rather than magic.
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India
Europe
America
Pathfinder
Shadow Surgery and Radio Scopic Techniques
A new method dubbed radio scopic surgery uses X rays to view the body while bending instruments at right angles to avoid shadowing the target. Dr Wallgamer guides forceps into an incision, aligning instrument shadow with a bullet or shell fragment for rapid, safe extraction.
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Wallgamer
Wallyamer
Magellan’s Straits and the Early Views of America’s Size
European explorers misread the new world as an archipelago and hunted a passage to the spice lands. Magellan, serving Spain, sailed from Brazil along the unknown coast and entered the strait at the continent’s southern end on October 21, 1520, naming it after the Eleven Thousand Virgins.
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New World
America
Spice Islands
Magellan
Spain
South America
South Pole
Foot and Mouth Disease Precautions From Cornell Report
A Cornell Veterinary College bulletin outlines how to recognize foot-and-mouth disease in cattle sheep and swine and details strict quarantine and disinfection measures. It emphasizes immediate action to prevent spread and the near certainty of loss without vigilant control.
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State Veterinary College At
Cornell
Veterinary College
U. S
Uses of Corn Show Rich Range of Products
Experts from the Agricultural Department describe over thirty corn derived products excluding whisky. They note six table syrup glucose types, four candy glucose types, corn oil for fibre, gum, alcohol, grain meal, and fibrous uses. Cob and cob byproducts aid cattle digestion, corks, pipes, fuel value, hog feed, and fertilizer. a rural proverb closes the piece.
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Agricultural Department
Printed Family Stationery Ad Promotes Personal Address Use
An advertisement urges readers to order personalized stationery with head of family name and address. It touts low bulk pricing for 250 500 or 1000 sets with envelopes, plain or fancy styles, and single sheets or folds. It argues fashion dictates printed personal stationery for all ages and stresses correct spelling and delivery reliability.
Shot at Black Cat Leads to Fine in Pittsburgh Court
Daniel Taylor claimed a black cat’s path foretold misfortune and fired at it before paying a $25 fine after missing the cat earlier. He told the court he is a good citizen but a poor marksman and vowed to “manage her nine lives” if he ever found the animal again.
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Pittsburgh
Daniel Taylor
Taylor
Siberia
Mr. Taylor
Cow Kicks Man's Wooden Leg in New Jersey Farm
Charles Mackerley, a Redgate farm worker in Newton New Jersey, suffered a cow kick that shattered his artificial limb. The cow was confined after the incident and Mackerley recuperates while his wooden leg undergoes repair.
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Man
Newton
N. J
Charles Mackerley
Redgate Farm
Charles
Nancy
Deserts My Hus band Is Always Looking For
Marion Harris Neil presents several dessert recipes from Ladies' Home Journal including Pears a la polonaise and Cottage pudding. The text lists ingredients and steps for multiple molded desserts with guidance on steaming chilling and decorating.
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Marion Harris Neil
Ladies’ Home Journal
Aod
Practical kitchen care tips from New York Su
The note advises filling washed utensils with water to 4 percent and soaking scraps, using tissue paper for polishing lamp globes, and covering towels to prevent spills. It suggests soaking earthenware casseroles in salty or soda water for 24 hours to prevent cracks and extend usefulness.
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New York
Measuring Cups for Precise Kitchen Measuring
A Ladies' Home Journal contributor notes three measuring cups aid cooking. Two glass cups and one tin cup improve measuring accuracy. A glass cup with a raised rim prevents liquids from overflowing, while a rimless glass cup is best for leveling flour. The 8 cup can measure water or shortening for heating.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Pickle Secret Revealed By Famous Homemaker
The renowned housewife behind famed crisp pickles finally reveals her secret. She explains that the unique flavor comes from adding fresh horseradish to the pickle brine, a simple touch that elevates the preserved treats.
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