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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1929
Page
11
The Indianapolis Times announces its daily publication schedule and pricing details for Marion County and elsewhere. Editor Boyd Gurley is mentioned with Roy W. Howard as president and Frank G. Morrison as business manager. The motto Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way appears.
The article retells Bishop James Cannon Jr’s defense of Wall Street trading as legitimate business. It recounts his early views, influences from prominent brokers, and his claim that banning stock dealings would purge many church members, arguing for a liberalized attitude toward stock gambling.
A congressional report on federal prisons urges major expansion and modernization with two new penitentiaries, work houses, a hospital, narcotic farms, and juvenile facilities. It cites overcrowding, unsafe conditions, parole limits, and the need for a real probation system to reduce recidivism and crime.
The Central Vermont railroad will no longer have conductors cry All aboard or wave lanterns to signal the engineer. Signals will be passed mechanically from the cars. The change aims at efficiency, but it mourns the loss of a cherished railroad tradition and the childhood thrill of boarding a train.
A compact reflection on shared hopes and fears about communism and reform. The piece argues disagreement with communists should not breed fear or jail terms. It muses on immigration, stowaways, vacations, gender language, and a light satire on canaries, Czars, and debt. Civil tone persists.
The text explains agriculture aims to cultivate high yielding plants through selective breeding to maximize food production. It cites sweet corn field corn and sugar beets as examples and notes government research expanding crops like figs dates drought resistant wheat and new orange varieties. It includes a diagram key for water carbohydrate fat protein and ash content.
The NYT notes former mayor Hylan refuses an independent bid and endorses Tammany Hall, hinting at GOP double crossing. The piece discusses stock market shifts, a 6 percent discount-rate move by the New York Fed, and debates over prohibition's impact on crime, banking, and policy.
Fragmentary text references Enoch as the first city mentioned in the Bible from Genesis 4 17. It quotes daily thought and a message about forgiveness and malice. The source blends religious reflection with a citation of Ephesians 431 and Genesis 417.
Dr Morris Fishbein cites Science figures and Illinois records showing US life expectancy after age 40 has fallen by about one year in the last decade. He notes gains in early life but warns degenerative diseases and lifestyle factors drain middle age longevity. He calls for diet restraint and rest to slow wear on the heart vessels and kidneys.
Joe Williams of the New York Telegram recalls the origins of the saying about suckers and humbugs and contemplates a shifting public, noting a rise of skepticism. He covers humbug versus gullibility, Des Moines visitors to Brooklyn Bridge, and quirky feats as examples of changing tastes before closing with admiration for Bill Williams and a peanut on Pikes Peak.
A column argues that broadcasting baseball games does more to unite families than moral influence, with tangential jabs at Graf Zeppelin flights, Dawes, Hoover, and other topics. The piece blends satire and social observation, citing various figures, events, and issues of the era.
The 1905 Portsmouth conference under President Roosevelt produced a peace treaty ratified October 14 by Russia and Japan. It ends hostilities from the 1904 war sparked by Korea and Manchuria disputes. Russia cedes Port Arthur and adjacent lands to Japan, acknowledges Japan's influence in Korea, and agrees Manchuria is restored to China with Sakhalin south of 50° latitude ceded to Japan.
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