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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1925
Page
7
A short inscription quotes a notable line “Death is the crown of life” attributed to a youth figure, reflecting a somber meditation on mortality and the value of life.
A Good Choice President Coolidge selects Attorney General Harlan F. Stone to replace retiring Associate Justice Joseph McKenna after twenty seven years on the Supreme Court bench. Stone, a robust vigorous and college friend of the President, has long served as dean of Columbia Law School and leads the Department of Justice with a reforming record. The promotion earns him praise from both supporters and traditional critics.
A critical 1916 style column argues the United States must change tactics in the Philippines. It denounces propaganda claiming Filipinos cannot govern themselves while highlighting American hypocrisy and the need for open, decisive policy toward independence and self rule.
Fragmented remarks from Congress discuss hundreds of bills in both houses, war lessons, and policy aims. Speakers from Missouri Texas and Republican senators note congressional workload, seabed warfare, new acreage and farming outlook amid agricultural show context.
An annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture highlights dairy products as understocked in homes and less regulated than wheat and livestock. It discusses trade and price factors influencing dairy availability compared with other commodities.
Excerpts quote Dr Carl Akeley on conservation education and the need to cultivate the next generation. Detroit and New York speakers discuss peace and war, diplomacy, economic causes, and global struggle. A Sunday School pupil asks, botched by the angel of death reference, prompting a classroom inquiry.
Fragmentary dialogue reports Jones saying he feeds his wife an apple daily to ward off a demon with a doctor advising caution. Confusion and incomplete quotes follow, leaving the exchange unclear.
In Washington on January 7 the Sixty-Eighth Congress opens with no major legislation disposed of. The Senate debates Muscle Shoals and public ownership, while the House passes routine bills for Interior Post Office Treasury Agriculture and Navy. The postal pay bill fights and a Potomac bridge project hold up progress as both chambers set busy schedules ahead.
An Indiana report describes a fatal delay as a man injured in a collision was transported by private ambulance after city hospital response lagged. The piece calls for faster emergency medical aid and notes ongoing scrutiny of hospital timeliness and police investigations. It also covers Representative Wright’s proposed Horse Thief Detective Association reforms to curb powers and rebrand as state constable associations.
A humorous decay of toys as the season nears. Missing hair, dented dolls, a stubborn horn that won’t blow, a jump that won’t spring, and clay that loses its charm. The Santa Claus in Miami watches as beloved playthings become mere wrecks.
A terse kitchen moment shows Maggie testing a cake with a knife. She leaves briefly then returns beaming, confirming the bake.
The report describes a divided council where a minority elected a president at a Monday session and the majority chose another president at an evening meeting. The rival factions stage a tumultuous show as public welfare seems sidelined while power plays unfold.
An Indianapolis man abandons two young sons, ages seven and younger, with authorities in Cincinnati. Officials rescue the boys as police search for the father. The piece rails at child desertion and praises public and private charities aiding vulnerable youngsters.
In a letter to the Times, reader E Grimes criticizes Herbert Quick for contrasting pro and anti aging views from doctors. He questions Quick’s stance on wisdom, brain health, and nature over brute strength, urging independent thinking and cautioning against reliance on authority.
The piece reviews the ether as a speculative medium filling space and linked to radio growth. It notes Sir Oliver Lodge as an early proponent, references Einstein’s doubts, and introduces Prof. Albert P. Matthews of the University of Cincinnati proposing etherions as rotating units, signaling interest in what may lie beyond the electron.
A fragment discusses soil chemistry and plant growth with mentions of rhododendrons and arbutus. It notes hailstone formation in layers of clear and snowy ice and recalls a Maryland hail event from 1915 described as baseballs.
Bayard Dominick explains investments versus speculation, stressing three cardinal qualities for a true investment: safety of principal, satisfactory income, and saleability. He warns that frauds masquerade as legitimate investments and urges investors to investigate before committing funds. The piece contrasts preservation of capital with profit seeking and highlights the difficulty in distinguishing fraudulent schemes.
A reader questions topics from chemistry to history and animal facts. The column provides brief answers on composition of Graham flour, Princeton enrollment in 1923-24, electricity on poultry, distinguishing platinum, longest war in history, polychrome work, Great Britain’s debt, porpoises as mammals, and Ad Wolgast vs Battling Nelson bouts with concise explanations.
A Washington Bureau bulletin on popular astronomy explains sun earth moon stars topics and methods of measuring distances and speeds. The Indianapolis Times invites readers to order copies with six cents and stamps and includes instructions and contact details for obtaining the bulletin.
Jumbled clippings report varied items from Maine Kansas and Chicago including a clock jokes about pessimists and a London hotel dynamite incident. Random notes touch on cows jazz music head injuries and dating quips amid weather cold snaps and incomplete quotes from the era.
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