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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1924
Page
7
16 year old Birdie Reeve types with music in the air as she works at a typewriter. She is praised as the world’s fastest typist with a claimed vocabulary of 64 000 words. She can spell well too.
An Indianapolis motorist was acquitted after evidence linked driving while intoxicated to large street holes. The Indianapolis Times survey noted unusually bad street conditions and urged city funds be spent on repairs, especially on N Capitol Ave near the Statehouse.
After a year of prep the smoke inspection department begins enforcing the ordinance against excessive smoke. Arrests of alleged violators may test the ordinance’s validity as scientific tests show reduction is possible and other cities have adopted similar measures.
George Mulholland of Butler College earned selection as light heavyweight boxer after winning tryouts in Boston. The Indianapolis athlete highlights the role of athletics in education as Indiana showcases its talent on field and in ring.
A man recalls a blind veteran tapping across Pennsylvania and Market Streets and, moved by the sight, shifts from opposition to support for a veterans bonus. The encounter with the eye-punished hero reframes patriotism as shared burden, ending with a pledge to back aid measures for those who sacrificed.
A bulletin explains how to build and install backyard play apparatus for children. Includes materials, diagrams, measurements, and approximate costs for items like a sandbox horizontal bars flying rings horizontal ladders and notes a location in St. Louis and R. R. City.
A train porter delivers a message from a man who once served time in the Ohio State penitentiary. He says Mrs. Booth inspired him to reform, reconnect with family, and turn his life around after a prior encounter years ago. He adds he is the train’s engineer and urges her not to worry about her Chicago trip.
A compact proverb pairing Prov. 15:1 about gentle speech with Studius on anger. It contrasts soothing words with the damage of grievous speech, warning that anger controls judgment.
The column compiles quotes from Rev. George Elton Harris, Dr. T W Jeffrey, Dr. W J Waters, P W Wilson and Emily Newell Blair. Topics include parental authority bread of life farm freight rates and women in politics.
The greatest asset a nation has to draw upon is its child life. Its protection, its education, its development physically, mentally and morally, should be the proudest and most appealing work of every age and generation. There can be no justice if we are not just to the child.
The Times column provides concise replies from the Washington Bureau on diverse topics. It covers debts on insurance policies, Muscle Shoals details, incubator care for defective chicks, components of wood ash, species counts of reptiles and amphibians, papal infallibility date, Froebel’s kindergarten origin, corn production and exports, best dinner timing, Irish famine dates and losses, boiler temperatures, Tacoma meaning, and Mrs. Grant’s death and burial.
A fragment recalls a household quarrel about expecting twins, with a fatherly remark that he warned against expanding the family. The dialogue hints at a tense domestic scene and an unresolved outcome.
George Harvey of Peacham Vermont, a former ambassador to Great Britain, will take charge on June 1 as editorial director of the Washington Post. The move fuels speculation about his stance on the Coolidge candidacy and his past shifts between Democratic and Republican positions.
A stream of quirky lines mocks politics health and fashion with references to May flowers bills insurance cotton stockings and Teapot Dome. The jumbled items mention Chicago London Atlanta and archaeology while joking about exams jobs and social circles.
Sir F G Kenyon reports that a portion of a manuscript play attributed to Anthony Munday was written by William Shakespeare. Handwriting analysis and literary merit comparison link Shakespeare to scenes in the British Museum discovery, highlighting his dramatic touch amid a less strong remainder.
Honduran revolts feature Maria Pastora Hernandez an 18 year old Itibuca fighter famed for joining battles since the uprising. Her sweetheart was among the combatants as the conflict continues across the region.
A humorous verse describes late night kitchen raids after meals. A narrator imagines prowling in pajamas to nibble leftovers like pie cheese olives and cold ham, relishing the munching as the night light glows.
Maria joins General Testa’s forces with machete rifle and pistol after fleeing separation. She fights at Cepile near Tegucigalpa, captures a rebel flag, and endures injury. She vows to marry soon to a comrade, while teen Antonio Herrera ages 15 also fights and seizes ammunition at Ceiba.
The tiny fruit fly is one of fifty nine species in the country. It breeds in decaying fruit and is common near vinegar and ripe fruit like grapes bananas and pears. Ordinary screens fail as the flies pass through. Larvae injure grapes on vines by hollowing hearts and can bore through linked berries.
A policeman on his beat hears a boy describe his brother Bill crying because their mom is crack-eyed and deaf. The lad explains mom is mending pants and has them on, prompting a taunting exchange that reads like a humor column exchange from Whiz Bang and the Chicago Tribune.
A hostess’s daughter boasts she helps at home by counting spoons after guests depart, noting that Ethel is useful too. The vignette appears in the American Legion Weekly and a Labor-Saving Tommy column.
An independent voter argues that Senator James E. Watson’s boast of GOP aid to workers overlooks idle plants in the city. The letter criticizes Coolidge Hughes and Merrill Moores over immigration policy and Japanese exclusion, urging support for Samuel M. Ralston against Coolidge in the fall.
Indiana reader Robert A. Lineberry asks Senator James E. Watson why H. W. Evans the Texas Imperial Wizard shows interest in Indiana politics. The correspondent seeks clarity on Evans's motives and Indiana relevance.
A collection of editorial quips cites Senator Watson defending the GOP against reported corruption in the national administration. It questions whether papers exaggerate misdeeds while noting other editors mock clean government campaigns and political bets with playful wordplay and puns.
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