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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1928
Page
9
A column argues the city can own and operate a gas utility, countering claims that residents lack capacity or would mismanage it. It warns of forces opposing public ownership using education and media and advocates transferring certificates to the public while noting broader U S roles in Europe and the impact of funding agreements and German reparations.
A United Press estimate cites 170 violent Christmas deaths in the nation with 107 traffic, 31 fire, and the rest drowning, gunfire, or personal crisis. The piece argues total violence deaths average about 250 daily, and warns against alarm at holiday figures, noting poison liquor deaths are minor and daily funerals number in the thousands.
Dr Morris Fishbein outlines ten rules from a study by Dr James Alexander Miller on climate and tuberculosis. Emphasizes rest, diet, open air life, and careful climate selection guided by medical supervision and patient needs.
The piece argues that the United States will unofficially influence the European war reparations settlement to protect its own financial interests. It notes that economic realities undermine the Versailles myth and that American creditors hold leverage as Germany’s debt payments flow through the U.S. economy despite official denials.
The article explains two primary aims of organisms the need to grow and stay alive and to pass life to future generations. It traces evolution from amoeba to multicellular life, noting specialization in body parts and the physiologist’s focus on organ function.
Major Chester Mills, former New York prohibition administrator, won a $25 000 prize for best plan to make the Eighteenth Amendment effective. He calls for better permit control, tighter manufacturing oversight, and vigilant enforcement, noting that public acceptance of prohibition remains low and smuggling would persist if demand remains unmet.
A humorist struck by an auto gains fresh material for pedestrians and drivers jokes. A Cleveland judge denies a divorce claim claiming the husband’s weekend whisker growth is a right. The piece notes Coolidge finding new life in fishing and shooting during trips, contrasting politics with play.
The piece argues that America hides pain and death behind screens of privacy. It notes cemeteries outnumber the living and that crime and disaster receive only local notice unless sensational. It warns reporting distorts life’s risks and creates a warped view of danger.
The piece argues the flu panic hit society as hard as the illness. It notes school closures, crowds avoided, doctors overworked, and mothers anxious. It warns against overemphasis on one disease, urging balance and proportion to preserve health and judgment.
December 27 marks news of King George II death reaching Boston in 1760 and 1776 Congress granting Washington dictatorial military powers. In 1863 Civil War prisoner exchange ended with Federals surrendering 121,900 prisoners for 110,800.
A satirical column satirizes Christmas excess and political reapportionment debates. It mocks urban population counting for representation, notes racial disenfranchisement, and pokes fun at consumer excess, radio mischief, and public figures like Coolidge and Langley, ending with a quip about the Vanderbilt fortune.
No readable facts to summarize a news item. The text presents fragmented and satirical remarks without a coherent event or identifiable entities.
A bridge lesson explains why delaying trump drawings can cost game. When declarer has an established side suit and control of trumps, draw trumps immediately to exhaust opponents and then cash additional tricks for the win.
A compact snippet contrasts Nehemiah 9 33 and John Locke thoughts on punishment. It cites Nehemiah praising divine justice and Locke suggesting punishment fails to reform the mind or soften the will, implying moral resistance.
The writer describes Harpo Marx’s plan to fix every woman at introductions as Miss Benson, proposing a system of branded identities to prevent embarrassing name gaps. He muses on descriptive, temporary names and legal limits on baby names to avoid stigmatizing distinctions.
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