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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1923
Page
7
George A. Rushton, an elevator operator at the Chamber of Commerce Building for seventeen years, says happiness comes from doing your job well. He compares this to a millionaire ending negotiations and cites service to others as the true reward, aligning with a Biblical principle.
The city plans to appoint Hubert F. Templeton as assistant chief smoke inspector to lead smoke abatement efforts. The goal is to cut the city's smoke burden and save about 2,500,000 dollars annually, improving health for residents and making Indianapolis cleaner for all. If successful, Templeton would earn lasting acclaim in Hoosier Hall of Fame.
A Paul L. Benjamin report for the Family Welfare Society highlights widespread law violations by children, parents, and sellers in smoking minors. An Indianapolis school forms an anti nicotine club as states ban cigarette sales to youths.
Gerald White buys a radio that brings beauty to life but ruins it as Cora May White files for divorce. The device’s jazzy tunes and a costly $700 purchase strain their eight year marriage, illustrating how new tech can fracture the home.
A Johns Hopkins professor reveals a survey showing 7,000 college educated prisoners, dominated by church members and late-life criminals, challenging the idea that extensive learning promotes virtue. The piece urges integrating character building into schooling.
A jittery news item parodies headlines and quips on marriage, crime, and social topics. It lists mock headlines such as Bootlegger Loses Suit and Prominent Women Speak, with cheeky asides about alimony and public figures.
The text notes advantages of diversified farming as shown by diversified farmers who have entered public life. It mentions unanimous Borah support and minimal factionalism, urges strong delegation to the national committee, and references reactions to English Tory defeats and Poincare facing a potential labor movement with harsher diplomacy.
This sixth Babcock article explains four of a kind in Mah Jongg, including how it substitutes for three of a kind, the use of loose tiles, and how exposing or concealing fours affects scoring. It notes tile counts and practical play implications.
A historical science note explains electrons as negative particles orbiting a proton nucleus, not forming atoms themselves. It states protons form the nucleus, electrons surround it, and their numbers are fixed, with collisions avoided by deflection.
A Clinton area bachelor Mike Cizel was arrested after officers found moonshine equipment in his home as he prepared for a wedding. A Lafayette post adjutant election was decided by a deck of cards with Web Gunkle winning. Also notes on Disciples of Christ in Muncie, an Elkheart Historical Society model mill, and a buckwheat flour mill in Elkhart.
The editors suggest Senator Ralston may be a Democrats perceived dark horse who could become a political liability as he shifts in public memory and party metamorphosis. The piece closes with a seasonal charity appeal to support local children and a note praising a good fellow.
John Carson analyzes the ongoing battle over railroad value. The Interstate Commerce Commission put railroad value at 18.9 billion dollars three years ago amid broader valuation efforts. Critics argue the commission neglects prudent investments while railroads wield political clout through large capital outlays and critical links to industry.
A biblical verse from First John notes hatred as murder and a quotation from La Rochefoucauld warns that excessive hatred lowers one below those feared or despised. The pair links moral reflection on emotion to social judgment.
In a Clinton context the Daily Clintonian argues the Postmaster General Harry S Truman era policy has ruined federal mail service and shifts responsibility from local postmasters to Washington. The piece also warns parents about child guidance failures and the danger of letting youth run wild.
A Des Moines smoker recalls neighbors discussing burglars as a neighbor fears for her plate and jewelry. That night she investigates her bedroom and finds a man’s legs under the bed, prompting shock and questions about whether they belong to the burglar.
A collage of dialog snippets from Detroit News Boston Transcript American Legion Weekly and more. Witty exchanges cover childhood honesty romance street crime and frugal fashion with dated slang and social tone.
Readers provided with a long list of trivia questions and answers covering topics from naval history and architecture to geography and imperial policy. The questions reference Cervera, Hobson, Gibraltar, the Dead Sea, and other historical facts with succinct answers.
A humorous poem by Berton Braley compares life in ancient Egypt to modern times. It notes Egyptian rulers and politicians, fashion‑minded women, social scandals, and decadence, concluding that daily living mirrors four thousand years ago despite modern advances.
Paradise reports Tonga in the South Pacific as the world’s only debt free nation with free schooling and medical services. Taxes are minimal tariffs and about eight dollars per year for males over 16. Population 25,000 with telephones and radio.
In a notice the editor urges Times readers to submit brief comments on interesting subjects. Sign your name to show good faith. Submissions may be printed unless you object.
A Times reader questions justice for a 9 year old sentenced to twelve years for forgery and contrasts with harsher punishments for adults and bank robbers. A mother protests the loss of childhood and equity in sentencing.
The passage recounts brutal acts attributed to an Afghan Amir including executions of 120000, blinding 10000, and torturing captives by freezing water to encasement in ice. It notes Curzon’s book and ponders whether civilization is a greater achievement.
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