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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1924
Page
5
Clarence E. Weir urged broader civic work at a College Avenue Ove Association meeting. He said united study of wide civic questions is needed, beyond neighborhood interests, to tackle Indianapolis problems in schools, transportation, and traffic through broader, citywide cooperation.
A Portland Maine audience learns hair fashions provoke staged drama as no bobbed heads appear and a man is drafted to assist in a point about short hair. The column breezily notes politics, Vermont sugar crop, golf ball mislabeling, prohibition rhetoric, a moonshine taste serum, a sphinx crack, and a penny campaign expense claim from Oregon.
Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes founded the Rufus F. Dawes Hotel at 15 0 cents a night offers a bath nightshirt fumigation and a clean bed for hobos on Madison Street. Dawes avoids discussing the hotel, calling it an investment and noting the facility serves charitable ends.
A light verse in which a beachbound wave narrates its carefree life and humbling reflections. The speaker laments being overlooked by the world while noting nature's playful interludes and the vastness of life beyond personal reach.
The article recounts Rufus Fearing Dawes, General Dawes's son who died at 21, and highlights the general's charitable spirit. It notes Dawes hotels built for men and women, his aid to the poor on the West Side, and a tale of his mentorship of Frank Kilkenny from bellhop to investment broker, including acts of personal aid and intercession for others.
A collage of light quips from various magazines including Pearson's Weekly American Legion Weekly and the Boston Transcript. The lines touch on marriage letters smoking stereotypes aging romance and bridge games with a playful tone across publications.
Steve Hannigan notes Brigan G Hughes once famed practical joker now leads a Bronxville bank. His past stunts included a staged horse show prank with Pul dakah, and publicly shaving a cat to win a prize. Also sees Francis Ouimet and Jerry Travers in a White Plains golf match. Ouimet wins in a four ball. Travers is off form.
A collage of quotes from Mrs. Delia Davis and divers figures. John pays his first car down payment, Stresemann laments postwar loss, Nicholson claims liquor forces are nearly whipped, Elmer notes Swedish emigration, and Glenn Frank urges theological study to inform public discourse.
A Bronson Alcott quote on sin warns that every wrongdoing will be punished and that conscience exposes hidden faults. The fragment references Num 32 23 and offers moral reflection in a 19th century tone.
Parliament questions why work and savings lag while year round racing thrives in Britain with pari mutuel betting and an army of bookmakers. The piece notes royal involvement in racing, social etiquette around nobility, and a sharp aside about Lady Astor and Queen Marie of Romania amid crowding social norms.
A collection of aphorisms about effort fear and happiness. Observations include encouragement to act now avoid overconfidence and enjoy simple pleasures while noting everyday quirks such as heat delays and the humorous idea of a porch swing helping a girl find a husband.
Scientists probe the Gobi and Mongolian deserts for buried cities and fossils to determine when modern humans appeared. The expedition seeks mounds and dinosaur eggs to uncover evidence of a fossil country that may date civilization to millions of years ago.
A derailed discussion quotes a skeptical view on medical diagnoses. The Argonaut replies that treating pneumonia must be correct if the patient dies from pneumonia, while noting doctors can err in diagnoses such as typhoid fever mistaken for pneumonia.
Will M. Cressy reports a crowded convention scene with multiple candidates emerging daily. Mickle-Doo still leads but a two thirds rule in Moveland complicates his path. George Washington Olvasy, named for a man who could not tell a lie, named Tammany leader, reshapes alliances.
Readers sent in queries on biblical figures cleaning paints and varnish methods, dates like May 26 1875, pigeon behavior, Pari mutuel betting, political figures, and shipboard metaphors. Answers cover Tommy Ryan birth details, U.S. newspaper counts, Achilles heel meaning, coal bin volume, camelias propagation, and La Follette pronunciation.
The La Follette convention in Cleveland on July 4 faces a crowded start with heavy representation from various groups leaving little room for progressives visitors and press. Organizers consider Grays Armory or the great public hall as backups if initial venue capacity is exceeded. A delayed Democratic nomination could dampen delegate enthusiasm and affect progress toward a candidate.
In 1918 there were 204 milch cow herds in the United States tested clean of tuberculosis. By 1924 the number had risen to 32 242. The British colonial office funds a whaling expedition to tag and study humpback whales with barbed darts to track their migrations.
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