Riley Hospital Fund Campaign Under Way For Children
Indianapolis donors add 18520 to the Riley Hospital for Children building fund now under construction. Total pledges and cash exceed 860000, with 65000 received at headquarters. First unit will serve over 100 children and cost about 500000 as plans begin for a May drive to reach 2000000 for the full hospital.
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Indianapolis
James Whitcomb Riley
James W. Carr
Indiana
Robert W. Long
City Hospital
Indiana University School of Medicine
New York Faces Coal Shortage Threatening Famine
New York City faces a coal famine that could cause intense suffering, warned Mayor Hylan. He said anthracite on hand would last four days in a heavy blizzard and urged conservation, substitutes, and mixing buckwheat and bituminous coal with anthracite to avert freezing homes.
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United Press
New York
New York City
Hylan
The
Fuel Administration
War Purse of Indiana Volume Tells State War Finance
The War Purse of Indiana by Walter S. Greenough, issued by the Indiana historical commission, summarizes World War era finance across 92 counties. It covers the five Liberty Loan campaigns, War Savings and Thrift Stamps drives and is distributed to libraries and historical societies. The 282 page volume is illustrated with bronze reproductions of war posters and is the second in the commission’s World War series.
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Indiana
Indiana Historical Commission
Walter S. Greenough
Publiity
John W. Oliver
The
Historical Commission
Liberty Loan
Investigation into Death of American Girl in Paris
The American consulate joined Paris police in probing the death of Rose Shannessey of Minneapolis. The inquiry focuses on belongings taken from her apartment after rumors of self inflicted death and the room being ransacked.
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Paris
Rose Shannessey
Minneapolis
Minn
Butler College Plans to Beautify Campus Move
The Butler College general plan committee8020 was to meet to prepare a report for the board. It recommends hiring a landscape architect to direct beautification as the college moves to Fairview, with the city and college collaborating on the campus project.
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Butler College
Henry Jameson
J. W. Atherton
Emsley W. Johnson
Fairview
Turkey Was Yough Mebbe The Day After Thanksgiving
Woman Mary Houghland is reported sharpening a butcher knife on her front steps the day after Thanksgiving in a memoir style note. The fragment recalls a tense scene tied to a holiday period.
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Mary Houghland
Naughty Uncle Sammy and Door Laws at Public Buildings
A letter criticizes Uncle Sam for breaking the law and complains that post office doors open inward while public buildings should open outward. The writer signs C. H. K.
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Uncle Sam
Post Office
Chasing Man With Revolver Allegedly Threatens Wife
A report describes a man in West Indianapolis chasing his wife with a revolver as she cried for her mother. The pursuit followed both victims, prompting alarm in the neighborhood.
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Indianapolis
Theft Reported by Miss Arvendeaine Baker
Miss Arvendeaine Baker reports a thief entered her room at 304 N Senate Ave and stole a fur coat valued at 100 dollars last night. Police are investigating the burglary and reviewing nearby surveillance for clues.
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Arvendeaine Baker
N. Senate Ave
California Fig Syrup Ad Promises Quick Liver Cleanse
A mother recalls how the fruity California Fig Syrup soothes feverish and constipated children by cleansing the liver and bowels. The ad claims a teaspoonful relieves sour bile and undigested food, returning a child to health within hours and urges asking for genuine California Fig Syrup with directions on the bottle.
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California
Less Meat If Back and Kidneys Hurt
A health warning links excessive meat intake to kidney trouble and backache. It recommends Jad Salts as a kidney flush and urine neutralizer, taken as four ounces in water before breakfast for several days, claiming safe use and wide popularity.
Foley's Honey and Tar Eases Lingering Coughs
H E Campbell of Adrian Michigan recalls a three year cough ending after using Foley's Honey and Tar. The ad claims rapid relief from lingering coughs colds croup throat and bronchial trouble and notes no opiates with ingredients on the wrapper. It touts itself as the world’s best selling cough medicine and available everywhere.
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H. E. Campbell
Adrian
Michigan
Foley
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