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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1924
Page
2
Daily Indianapolis paper lists subscription prices: local ten cents per week and elsewhere twelve cents per week. Includes phone contact MA in 3500 and notes publication schedule.
A tribute to Samuel Gompers as head of the American Federation of Labor, detailing his rise from union groups to a 3 000 000 member federation. He championed arbitration over violence and guided organized labor through forty years, being elected leader forty three times. His death leaves a leadership gap as the groundwork he laid shapes the movement’s future.
George Harvey of the Washington Post blasts the income tax dispute as un-American. He argues Congress framed the law to let newspapers publish income tax payments and suggests the courts may strike it down, warning that pressure on the judiciary threatens the legislative branch.
The article warns that heart disease kills far more people than tuberculosis and urges awareness of cardiacs. It explains chronic heart disease, its links to infections, and guidance for children and adults, including suitable light work for women and sedentary roles for men. It notes clinics help cardiacs live independently. It ends with cautions about hunting trips and a note that Magnus Johnson will be heard from again.
The WW air mail service handled more than 60 million first class mails and logged 1,863,251 miles in a year. 74 planes operated on the New York to San Francisco route. The service, funded by Congress with 1.56 million dollars, is considered to be paying its way and may expand to a southern route to connect the South with the East and West.
John A. Stewart of the George Washington-Sulgrave Institution in New York proposes an educational campaign to portray Washington as a real boy and man. He urges school studies on Washington’s seven life periods, downplaying cherry tree myths, and advocates a national effort ahead of the 1932 bicentennial with a world expo and a Washington university endowment.
William Allen White urges self-expression beyond daily routines. Dr. A J Carlson says fasting is not painful and hunger strikes weaken gradually. Ida M Tarbell notes women’s political power remains largely illusory.
The Youngstown Telegram quotes a dialogue about Santa Claus skepticism among children. The piece notes that whiskers are becoming rare and youngsters have never seen a sletch, illustrating growing disbelief in holiday traditions.
Gaylord Nelson of the Public Service Commission Friday ordered a reduction in Indianapolis electric light and power rates. The move is expected to cut annual revenues of local electric companies by about 200 000 dollars, a boon to consumers though savings are small for typical usage. The article notes the Chamber of Commerce watches the impact on industrial siting and city development, as even small rate differentials influence location decisions.
A new apartment building by JR PPWARD G. SOURNRIER will rise on the northeast corner of Miinels and St. Clair, offering twenty four one room units with modern amenities. The design emphasizes compact space and convenience, reflecting changes in living standards and expectations.
The statistical expert criticizes modern schooling saying most students graduate on wit not honest work. He cites concentration as essential and warns that quick easy success is a myth. He stresses that success requires work and focused effort, noting the price is persistent labor.
Pomp ARL SMITH laments the loss of the Nour walker once deemed essential to the department store. The floor walker’s pompous image symbolized a faded era as commerce shifts toward efficiency and modern expertise.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions comfort, Isa, ogils and plans about the sea. It references a thought and a set of unclear names and places, with no coherent event or dates.
Outing Club members Miss Mercedes Tinder and Bertra Reinhart, graduates of Shortridge High School in 1923, were formally welcomed into the Indiana University club at Central Ave. The club, open to proficient outdoor sports enthusiasts, promotes activities such as tennis golf horseback riding croquet hiking biking and rifle shooting with annual Brown County hikes and steak roasts.
The article recalls hunting in Australia with two savare dogs and a Faust car, describing a kangaroo chase across a track in sand and arguing the sport leaves few kangaroos. It also notes wolves in Romulus era Italy and bold packs in Abruzzi, including a one Sunday attack on San Vit churchgoers.
Mary, a country girl, babysat for city neighbors and faced a humorous mishap when the eldest child turned out to be the mother’s husband in disguise. The anecdote ends with the surprised reaction of the hostess.
Sylvester Graham, a Presbyterian minister, promoted a reform diet centered on whole wheat bread and vegetarianism. His Graham system linked health to eating habits and sparked riots led by butchers and bakers in New York and Boston before becoming a respected trade name for Graham bread.
A French government report cites more than ten million wartime cripples and a cast of nations with casualties as critics argue monuments honor war. The piece rails against romanticizing conflict urging permanent warnings to deter future wars and warns against glorifying violence.
A jumble of facts and questions covers portraits on U S golf certificates yellow seal causes of vision defects feather weight measurements Alaska gold history and miscellaneous trivia. Names include Michael Tillemas Andrew Jacke and Lord Saint Helens with scattered figures and dates.
A digest of witty quips and social bits cites bonds sales and Uncle Sam as Santa Claus myths. It notes Silent Night’s hundredth Christmas, a steamboat auto collision, a post office loss in 1923, and a quip on Loeb and Leopold. It also covers a popcorn bulletin and odd questions on beef imports and chicken beak trimming.
A 1924 NEA Services column urges turning plans into action with steady effort. It warns that talk is cheap and ambition fades when work begins, and stresses doing the task to the best of one’s ability with real effort rather than mere pep.
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