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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1924
Page
5
The piece questions G O P vice presidential candidate Dawes appeal to farmers. It mocks his farming rhetoric and his banking background. It suggests his best claim is a new strong expletive for farmers to vent their anger and questions if that wins farm votes.
Illinois Republican Rep. Fred A. Britten accuses Washington of a butterfly set dominating Navy jobs from Europe to Washington. The piece warns morale and discipline drive peacetime safety and urges a sting of reform, not a pampered elite. It notes planned reviews and questions about political slogans and party plans amid other 1930s references.
Theresa Quinn Minet greets delegates arriving for the Democratic convention with cheer and a team of fifty four assistants. She studied timetables and schedules to ensure every delegate and spouse was met upon arrival by boat or train.
A reflective piece on the strain of a telephone operator's day. It portrays the phone girl waiting at the board amid buzzing lines and flashing lights, urging readers to treat her with kindness for her humanity.
Mrs. Minet, chair of the delegation committee and manager in a New York bank, explains conventions will showcase warm, neighborly hospitality on a grand scale. Hosts from White House circles preside over garden parties and receptions to dispel views of New York as cold and heartless. Visitors will tour elegant homes and exclusive clubs to meet influential locals.
In New York the summer season sees furnished apartments in high demand as residents retreat to resorts. Hotels offer favorable rates until October 1, while winter leases begin thereafter. A street scene captures a grimy young boy peddling at elevated stations, and a Midtown druggist promotes a free ice cream soda with lunch, illustrating changing local commerce and casual incentives.
A compact quotation reflects on sloth as a destructive trait. The verse compares lazy behavior to a door turning on its hinges and cites Proverbs and Horace warning against lethargy.
A collage of quips on summer coal profits marriage weather crops and manners. Pieces touch on farmers rain team sports autos social norms and jokes about cooking smoking swimming and holidays. The tone mimics a humor column mixing everyday life with wry observation.
A small boy calls a chemist asking for Mr. Jones and a raise in pay. The exchange reveals a job inquiry, a possible misdirection about work, and a light, dated humor tone. Several jokes follow about hair, plumbing, lawnmowers, broken promises, and latch keys in a collage of quotes.
Washington reports Congressman Fred A. Britten accuses the Navy’s nine member promotion board of favoritism toward the “butterfly set” and seniority, urging an investigation after six captains were advanced to rear admiral. The White House says a probe will be ordered.
Science widens its reach as chemistry grows too vast for any one mind. Inorganic chemistry covers earth metals and elements while organic chemistry studies carbon compounds. Biochemistry investigates living substances and derivatives, a field with unfathomable amounts of unseen substances.
The text warns that cowbane or wild parsnip grows from coast to coast and, if eaten, can cause convulsions or death without quick medical action. It notes cowbane is found in wet ground with poisonous roots and foliage. It also describes the spring tail insect, a tiny six legged jumper living under bark with a forked tail mechanism used to spring.
By Will M. Cressy. Dispatch from New York lists new entries in National Democratic swaps. Notes include four governors Donahey Parker Davis and Ritchie plus Walsh Wheeler and Homer Cummings as potential candidates amid election chatter.
Readers submit questions to the Indianapolis Times Washington Bureau including requests for factual answers and brief research. The note outlines stamps for reply, confidentiality, and limits on medical legal or marital advice, plus a sample query about Theodora and a historic Senate filibuster.
A collage of political murmurs listing potential Democratic candidates including Carter Glass and Pat Neff, plus village gossip about figures and a long rambling Q and A section. The text ends with miscellaneous trivia on government costs, Lincoln's address, Dempsey, patents, registration, and La Scala.
A humorous Flamingo cartoon depicts a daughter resisting engagement to a miserly suitor. The exchange highlights the tension between frugality and romance as the couple debates marriage prospects.
Senator Royal S. Copeland argues for cheaper food and greater food abundance to combat hunger among American children. He cites a New York City survey of 19,037 children showing 7,328 with malnutrition or related disorders and warns poverty and social injustice cause widespread undernourishment in major cities.
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