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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1925
Page
14
The Indianapolis Times published daily except Sunday from 214 220 West Maryland Street Indianapolis. It lists subscription rates for Indianapolis ten cents per week and a general phone contact MA in 3500. The page includes a constitutional statement guarding free speech and press rights for Indiana citizens.
The Better Indianapolis Movement is presented as serious and strategic efforts to attract people and investment to Indianapolis. It emphasizes salesmanship to outcompete Florida in drawing economic activity, notes cost and returns, and discusses funding and political implications including hospital funding and potential state takeover of Julietta.
State of Indiana should care for the unfortunates at Julietta Hospital for the Insane. Marion County pays taxes to state hospitals while lacking own facility. Central Indiana Hospital is overcrowded and has long suffered from insufficient legislature funding for needed improvements.
The piece argues that many states bar appeals from small fines, citing Kentucky where a judge cannot appeal a 15 dollar fine. Editor Susong of Covington notes the quote unappealing nature of the state’s “gossip” law and the mayor’s involvement. The author condemns fines below appeal thresholds as hitting below the belt and calls for judicial self-respect.
Ellsworth, once a polar exploration hero, arrives in the United States to find a bare dock and no welcome from customs officials or ship reporters, reflecting fame's fickle nature after his perilous journey.
A Smithsonian scientist notes daily air temperatures vary little by day, yet long term climate shifts occur over thousands of years. Wheat needs 39 to 68 degrees mean annual warmth, with no recent habitat changes. Pan-Pacific Science Congress plans in Tokyo for 1926 backs tides, radio weather, and earthquakes study.
The Washington Bureau of The Indianapolis Times explains beliefs such as hoop snakes cats seeing in the dark and babies dying eight months, separating fact from myth. Readers can mail in the coupon to request the FACT AND FANCY bulletin for broader explanations of these curiosities.
Tom Sims offers a string of aphorisms on modern life. He jokes that beauty of the moon coincides with cars stranded for fuel, critiques national blame, and notes small towns seek big men. He quips that progress comes only if one can slide uphill and hints age enhances a girl's lines.
Readers asked about meanings and trivia. Fiddlers Green is the sailors paradise of rum and merriment, while presidential bachelor James Buchanan was the only unmarried U S president. The Sioux name Winona means Firstborn daughter.
Esley M'gin nis alias Frank Gordon of Indianapolis was arrested in Rochester Indiana on reckless driving carrying concealed weapons speeding and liquor transport. Officers found 375 gallons of grain alcohol in his truck. Paroled from Pendleton Reformatory after a 13 month term for rum running, he has prior liquor-law arrests. A companion bank bandit, jailed recently, has a history of dope trafficking and multiple short sentences. The piece criticizes parole reform and discusses Julietta insane hospital funding and county versus state responsibility for 254 inmates, urging action to provide humane care.
A Vanderburg County home beautiful contest prize highlights a century old log house near Evansville that became a bright, inviting space after a frugal, self driven renovation. The couple replaced decayed interiors with wallpaper curtains window seats and handmade furnishings, proving spirit matters more than costly upgrades.
J Landers, superintendent of the Indianapolis Plot Railway, said construction on the 14 million track elevation for the Belt line on the south side will start about Oct 1. The White River bridge cost dispute over Raymond St appears settled, though completion may take ten years and will close many street crossings.
Marion County's stepchild status surfaces as the county council opposes funding for the county insane hospital. Author Hica condemns the stance while Tulietta is cited as the county's stepchild, amid tensions among council members over maintenance appropriations.
A reflective verse by Hal Cochran from 1925 contemplates the world as a stage for life. The speaker admits misjudging life and urges readers to recognize worth in existence, acknowledging personal flaws and growth over time.
A quirky fragment tracing evolution from Mesozoic life to flight and land animals, noting serpents, pterodactyls, and the first bird. It blends speculative science with persona-style humour and ends with a tease about a theft case.
A compact reflection cites Matthew 5 44 blessing enemies and praying for persecutors while Henry Beecher argues that thought alone cures moral evil and heals the world of sin through technique or principle.
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