City heads urge economy amid looming slump
Mayor Shank urged all departments to cut expenses for the rest of the year amid a possible business downturn. He said wages would not be raised except for the lowest paid workers. A police chief’s convention trip was approved, and park projects move ahead despite council reluctance. Parks receipts hit a record while street dept. warned over staff shortages. General fund funds look healthy after taxes and a $300,000 loan payoff.
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Shank
Walker
Rikhoff
Joseph L. Hogue
Board of Health
Jesse E. Miller
Pig acts as aid to clown master Clownetta
A one month old pig named Clownetta works with George R. Wood as part of the Axton-Fisher Tobacco Co. act in Louisville. Clownetta appears intelligent as she nods approval when Wood hands out cigarette packs, though she does not smoke and is described as a lady.
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Ter
Clownetta
Wood
Axton-Fisher Tobacco Company
Louisville
Authorities Probe Business Man's Death
Authorities investigate the death of Robert Lowrie 60, a Monticello retired businessman, who was found unconscious in a hotel room in Richmond. He arrived Saturday with two women who left Saturday night. He registered under the name J B Morris Flint Michigan and family. Lowrie's pocketbook and car are missing.
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Times Special
Richmond
Ind
Robert Lowrie
Monticello
Lowrie
J. B. Morris
Flint
Mich
Club Seeks $1 Million Building Plan Approval
Columbia Club advances plans for a new building valued at $1,000,000 with board authority granted at a stockholders meeting. The club has not chosen temporary quarters during construction and will proceed as funds and permits allow.
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Columbia Board
Columbia Club
Knocks Three Down by Car at Streetcar Stop
Eddie Dickerson colored of 857 Edgemont Street was charged with assault and battery and with passing a street car unloading passengers after his auto struck three men as they alighted at Twenty First Street and Shriver Avenue. The victims were Paris Organ Minard Patten and Robert Hawkins. none were seriously hurt.
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Eddie Dickerson
Edgemont St
Twenty- First St
Shriver Ave
Dickerson
Paris O. Organ
Woodlawn Ave
Minard Patten
Wright St
Robert Hawkins
Coal driver arrested for alleged theft at Home
Sam Smith, 17, coal company driver for State Street Coal, was arrested by Motor Policemen Bastin and Hansford after allegedly taking a $3.75 revolver from a bedroom while delivering coal to W J Hostegel at 3242 Park Ave. Smith claimed he read the ticket wrong. no one was at the residence.
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Bastin
Hansford
Sam Smith
Rader St
State Street Coal Company
Smith
W. J. Hostegel
Park Ave
Holtegel
Candy Firm Plans New Four Story Building at McCarty and Union
The Indianapolis Candy Company at 225-27 E Maryland St will move to a new four story building at the northwest corner of McCarty and Union Streets. The $50,000 property purchase from Wolf Davis closes this week, with 190 feet on McCarty and 134 feet on Union. The old structures will be replaced while the current lease runs to May 1 1925 and the new building is to be ready before then.
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Indianapolis Candy Company
Maryland St
McCarty and
Union Sts
Wolf Davis
McCarty St
Union St
Candy Company
Black-Draught Praised By Rev Wilcoxen In Summit
The Rev J H Wilcoxen of Summit North Carolina credits Black-Draught with curing his long standing stomach trouble and aiding his family for colds constipation and torpid liver He notes years of use and says it disappeared after meals and improved his health The advertisement urges readers to insist on the genuine Thedford’s Black-Draught sold everywhere for 25 cents.
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North Carolina
Summit
N. C
J. H. Wilecoxen
Wilcoxen
Mr. Wilcoxen
Thedford's
Pepsodent Coupon Promises New Dental Era
An advertisement extols Pepsodent toothpaste claiming it multiplies starch digestion in saliva to remove film and whiten teeth. It urges readers to present a coupon at local stores for a 10 day trial and notes millions in 50 nations use the product daily.
Teeth film and tartar described as root cause of decay
A dental health piece explains a viscous film on teeth fosters tartar and decay. It notes film harbors germs, absorbs stains, and forms a coating that traps food and acid, contributing to widespread tooth troubles and pyorrhea.
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Board of Public Safety
National Police
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Chamber of Commerce
Indianapolis
R. Walter Jarvis
John F. Walker
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Clown Master
George R. Wood
George R. Wood and
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Ing Street Car
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Murat
Stuart
Alker CO
BANCO
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Chicago
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Indianapolis, Ind
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Mandolin Wizard
D. Apollon
Sally Sisters
RITZ
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Weaver Bros. Arkansaw Travelers
Charles Bates
Motion Pictures
Taugim
White Sox
Men’s Union
Ecia
Women’s Union
Stout Union
Aizes
Siris
Inf’s
Children’s Sport Sox
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Palm Beach
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H. A. Snow
Africa
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Modest Altschuler
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Edwin Carewe
Golden West
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