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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1924
Page
5
Daily publication notice lists subscription prices: ten cents a week in Indianapolis and twelve cents a week elsewhere. Contact information includes 3500 MA phone prefix for the Indiana newspaper.
C W Barron lauds Henry Ford as the era defining figure in industry. Ford built 11 million automobiles at low prices and expanded into tractors railroads mines ships forests flax and auto parts while creating large hospitals a flagship magazine and new farming methods.
A newspaper roundtable compares Governor elects Ma Ferguson of Texas and Ross of Wyoming, labeling Ferguson as homebody and Ross as intellectual. It shifts to humor about stars age, wheat relief, gunmen in Chicago, brain use, railroad feats, a talking phonograph, a New York orator, Kaiser Wilhelm, and a divorce suit from Mrs Magdalene Jackson of Chicago over a bridge mishap.
Mrs. Mary Ann Johnson of Worcester Massachusetts asserts she wore trousers and fought for the Union Army during the Civil War and now applies for a pension. She states her service and residence as the basis of the claim.
New York dispatch by James W. Dean notes a bustling Broadway scene with Tom Meighan en route to Birmingham to film a Jack Bethea story, Al Woods the bed room farce impresario, Eddie Sutherland now a director, Helen MacKellar and Eugene Frey among others. Barney Gallant plans a Greenwich Village supper club revival as Bohemia’s bookshop scene persists amid lingering fashion and club activity.
In a Dec 3 report George Britt notes the first wireless trans mission of pictures across the Atlantic spurs interest in exclusive rights for Paris fashion photos. Maj. Gen. Harbord touts photoradiogram potential for rapid document signing and global news. RCA researchers describe secure, high fidelity image transmission and early limits.
A man in the Bronx County jail selects four books while a clerk notes his choice for gifts. He mentions a sophisticated mother and a recent read The Tattooed Countess, and asks about a Pen Hecht novel. The scene contrasts jail life with a park theater nearby and organ grinders paid by no one, as screens block coins.
A report notes Nature New York as the hub for importing pythons and boas to zoos and museums. It cites frequent strikes on trees in the national parks of New Mexico and Arizona and details baby elephant growth and behavior. The piece mentions young elephants weighing 175 to 200 pounds at birth and their late dependence on maternal care. It also notes elephant teasing of mothers and temporary feeding dependence.
Christmas shopping grips shoppers at every window as families inspect displays and attractions. Mothers pause over dresses and hats while fathers seek gifts for the Missus, and children tag along eyeing toys as they anticipate Santa. The rush grows daily yet peaks at final minutes.
A short quotation contrasts a Bible verse about angels from Psalm 91 with Voltaire noting Providence gives us hope and sleep as compensation for life’s cares. The text blends religious sentiment with a literary remark.
A witty American Legion Weekly quip places the speaker and another in a car with the father figure appearing in the back seat alongside a bathing beauty. The exchange hints at societal humor and family dynamics of the era.
The article cites a question about President Coolidge's veto of a bill to raise postal employees' pay, asking how many workers were affected. It then lists other trivia items and numbers from various categories, including taxes paid by Henry Ford and miscellaneous knowledge questions.
People comment on fashion and manners from gossip in the Youngstown Telegram and Michigan Gargoyle jokes. The Boston Transcript notes tennis and dumbbell exercise. Emila Villemin of New York speaks in French on Marie Antoinette at Cropsey Hall Central Library Friday at 8.
Thirteen German aircraft designers led by Dr. Arnstein arrived to work for the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation here. The project aims to build the world’s largest airship for commercial and wartime use, with a tentative base near Akron. The RS-1, a large semi rigid US Army ship, nears completion at Scott Field.
A Kansas City lecturer jokes that a tired businessman needs a bath. Chicago hosts a large funeral procession. a Dallas bride reportedly drinks perfume. A Maine resident predicts the world ends Feb 6. In Iowa a wife must pay alimony. Santa Cruz Island reports a 17 foot octopus. Goodyear plans a giant ship and an Akron air field. Zeppelin manufacturing shifts to the U S following an Allied treaty. A Boston Transcript quip about lamb and mutton ends the snippets.
Article notes a century ago plague would devastate towns but modern science confines outbreaks via quarantine and prevention. Fleas from rats spread disease. ships require rat guards. Pacific coast campaigns target rat extermination, with New York cited for organized disease prevention departments.
A collection of remarks from W. J. Batley Otto H. Kahn Merle Thorpe and Rev. William Christie. Batley criticizes Wall Street capital gains claims, Kahn praises jazz versus grand opera, Thorpe mocks overemphasis on business in play, Christie calls for strong rule in China and critiques the voting system.
The Boston Transcript recounts a playful scene where a child in new long trousers insists he is Alex, despite Grandma’s belief that he only wears rompers. The misidentification centers on clothing and the child’s certainty that his mother dressed him in the longer pants.
A report from Indiana recalls thirteen children who crawled beneath idle freight cars at the Belt line crossing on Blackford Street, aided by a brakeman who received a sixty day suspension. Officials press safety measures yet urge instinctive caution through training to prevent such near misses.
George B. Gaston, a Marion County grand juror, was arrested Monday after an argument with a police sergeant at a traffic crash scene. An elderly woman was injured. a debate over urgent hospital transport followed. The prosecutor and police chief ordered investigations into the incident.
Indianapolis street railway launches motor bus service from Thirty Fourth Street along Capitol and Central Avenues. Passengers may transfer to street cars at no charge, signaling a shift to bus feeders to boost patronage and extend reach into sparsely settled areas. Rails lack mobility. buses can be rerouted to meet demand and prevent railline bankruptcy.
The piece argues Bobbs-Merrill is a key Indianapolis industry whose books feed minds and foster lasting city fame. It contrasts tangible goods with intellectual products, noting Athens and other cities gain fame from diverse outputs, but Indianapolis gains enduring prestige through its publishing house and its literary impact.
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