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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1925
Page
15
A compact reflection cites Proverbs 21 5 on diligence leading to plenty and warns that haste yields want. Lavater adds that swift use of the moment marks a genius of prudence.
A Scripps-Howard letter argues the federal government exists for national defense and essential public functions. It notes war costs and pensions, estimates defense eats about 20 percent of current income, and claims living in the United States remains cheaper than tobacco or movies.
An altered Capitol budget added 62.80 a year to each of 21 charwomen, raising their annual pay from 410 to a higher figure without strike action or petitions. The House Appropriations Committee solved a budget snag by simple arithmetic, avoiding public fuss.
New York news reports a $15,000,000 drive to build the Cathedral of St. John the Divine as a democratic house of worship. Donations range from a newsboy to a Wall Street financier, reflecting a cosmopolitan city backing a French Gothic cruciform shrine with seven tongue chapels and a 500 foot central tower.
HAL COCHRAN urges readers to plan the new day with completed work and proactive effort. The message stresses starting fresh, finishing tasks, and facing dawn with a positive mindset to improve prospects and outlook.
A collage of aphorisms on marriage, flirtation, and society. It jests at bachelors and old maids, hints at playful deceit, and surveys modern conscience with light satire. The piece weaves quirky maxims about affection, theater, and imagination.
Indiana officials plan a thorough audit of the highway commission by private accountants after years of high spending and rumor. The move aims to reveal facts, reassure the public, and curb speculation about the department’s operations while broader unemployment in coal regions presses Indiana workers toward steel mills.
The article discusses a proposed bill to establish a State board of examiners for cosmetology to regulate and license beauty specialists. It argues licensing may curb unscrupulous practice but notes even with a license, enforcement remains uncertain. The piece questions if a license could extend to judging divinity itself.
Taxpayers may deduct losses from fires storms shipwrecks theft or other casualties under the 1924 act. Losses must be net of insurance and may apply to property used in business or for personal use with limits on auto cases. Amended returns can recover prior year losses and refunds if deductions were missed. Losses from illegal transactions are not deductible.
ENATOR HARMON introduces a bill to empower judges to order attorneys to rewrite pleadings in concise language so a common person can understand the intent. He argues verbose phrases cloud meaning and inflate fees, urging reform to strip excess words and clarify legal expression.
A reader asks about information access and record privacy, while an assortment of trivia covers saxophones radio links with planets parrot talking ability and the meaning of Oklahoma. The piece also notes Boy Scout week dates onion tears and Army enlistment citizenship rules.
N D Cochran argues motor buses will replace trolley systems as cities long ago planned, warning municipalities that mixing bus and trolley valuations raises fares. He predicts curbside loading, municipal trolley ownership, and eventual streetwide shift to buses, urging public action to avoid compounding old investments.
The U S public health service will soon announce if oysters carry typhoid, a finding that could save or devastate a 13 million dollar industry. Chesapeake Bay dominates U S oyster output though bans on raw oysters persist amid public Health scrutiny.
The 1924 travel rise occurred across the nation despite economic hardship in some regions. Motor travel to national parks grew while train travel slightly declined, according to the Secretary of the Interior’s report.
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