Visit the Polk Plant at Greenwood Indiana
Come visit the J. T. Polk Company plant at Greenwood Indiana the largest and most sanitary canning and preserving establishment in the country. A guide will lead you through the modern rooms while explaining Polk s Best pure foods and the exclusive processes that shock experts with promise of a vegetable preservation revolution. Every visitor receives a souvenir tin of Polk s Best Rice Pudding and the plant welcomes the public at any time.
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J. T. Polk Company
Greenwood
Ind
Polk
Polk's Best Peas Plant Drives High-Volume Canning
The Polk plant operates with fourteen hulling machines and a Polk Gravity System to produce up to three hundred thousand cans daily. One hundred thousand to three hundred thousand cans of Polk's Best Peas are filled daily from 1,700 acres. All processing is mechanized and sanitary, with white uniforms and nine new brick buildings since a 1906 fire. The Central Kitchen concept cooks at scale, many products are ready-to-eat, and no artificial colorings or preservatives are used. Money-back guarantee urged for trial.
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Polk
Polkc
J. T. Polkco
Town terror in English forest as 600 mysteries unfold
London reports a string of late night assaults near Warren hill in Epping forest, Loughton. Victims describe unseen attackers with blows and clawlike scratches leaving no trace, prompting police and locals to fear a supernatural highwayman and avoid the area.
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London
Loughton
Epping Forest
Warren Hill
Workmen's Law A Harshness On Aged Employees
London June 3 Sir Hiram Maxim opposes the new workmen's compensation act saying it harms middle aged and elderly workers. He notes older men face fewer accidents and argues age should not bar them from employment. He cites personal experience with aging gunmakers and senior laborers.
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London
Sir Hiram Maxim
Hiram
Tom
England
Denver Convention Hall With Noted Acoustics Draws Big Crowd
Denver officials report the new auditorium in downtown Denver seats 14 900 and offers highly praised acoustics. Eminent performers have tested the hall during construction, guiding adjustments for clear sound across the vast space. A convention audience is expected to benefit from the improved design and acoustic quality.
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Denver
Col
German Cruiser in U S Waters Opposes Warships Coming
A news snippet notes a German cruiser in U S waters and reports ships from England may approach. It references a convention in Denver with sessions, estimating four days to finish work and about 100 000 expected attendees, based on hotel bookings and chartered trains.
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U.S
Agao
England
Denver
Atlantic race to test three battleships with Prince of Wales
London June 4 three modern battleships will race across the Atlantic to accompany the Prince of Wales on his Canada voyage. Indomitable will lead the way with other fast ships. the aim is to beat transatlantic records, reward the fastest vessel, and demonstrate speed and power for future wartime needs.
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London
Atlantic Ocean
Prince of Wales
Canada
Royal
Atlantic
Finland Bs
French duelist wounded rival in lung likely expelled
A French duelist wounded his opponent in the lung. He will probably be expelled from his union for unprofessional conduct.
Canine Show in Paris a Great Success
Paris June 24 Dogs are pampered pets of Parisians and the canine cult is celebrated at the annual show in the Tuileries gardens. The catalogue lists over 1 200 dogs in neat cages on the terrace overlooking the Seine. Baron Henri de Rothschild won a prize for a field spaniel and American visitors figure prominently in a surprising turnout.
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Paris
Tuileries
Seine
Henri de Rothschild
Nathan Strauss
Books muddled by Vigo auditor says Mr Cotton
Vigo county auditor Nathan Wallace may face a $100 penalty for delaying the common school fund report due June 22. State superintendent Fassett A Cotten may act after a late, possibly unofficial, telephone report as Vigo books hinder apportionment and Vigo treasurer settlement. A separate note describes a crowded excursion car where a man warns a boy he may not see the quarter again, but the boy returns with a sandwich.
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VIGO
MR. Cotton
Nathan Wallace
Vigo County
Supt. of Public Instruction
Fassett A. Cotton
Cotton
Cotten
Wallace
Girl acquitted after murdering old sweetheart in Nevers
Paris reports a Nevers jury acquitted Angele Garnier after she in male disguise shot and killed her former lover Parthiot who had jilted her. She warned him against marrying Angele Billard and confronted them at a local fair before firing. The case drew wide attention in Paris.
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Paris
Nevers
Angele Garnier
Angele Billard
Parthiot
Angele
Secret cosmetic method promises bust and neck development
An advertisement by Madame Monettux touts a household formula to enhance the bust arms and neck using a Nervine stimulant. It instructs mixing glycerine tincture cadomene rose water and borax to apply twice daily, claiming dramatic, beneficial changes for women with undeveloped figures.
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Madame Monettux
New York
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