Indianapolis Prosecutor seeks food price information for grand jury
Indianapolis Aug 9 18 prosecutors plan state wide questionnaires to grocers on wholesale and retail food prices from July 19 to August 35. Claris Adams says the survey will gather supply statements for Marion county grand jury probes while witnesses from Wyckoff's office and local groups testify on price differences and cold storage holdings. Subpoenas have been issued for all participants as hearings continue at the market and surrounding stands.
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Indianapolis
Claris Adams
Ans
Adams
Marion County Grand Jury
Havin
Stanley Wickett
Marion County
Holin
Viomen Urge Special Session
Resolutions protested the postponement of a special session of the Ta dans Legislature to ratify the federal amendment. Distributions for signatures were organized by Women’s groups across Warner County with Mrs Stewart and Mrs Teeth leading county chairs.
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Richmond
Ave
Tadans
Wwormins Osufireee Owere
Warne County
Pronees ¢ Biurk
Ehrirmiap
Gie Womens Pranehise Respeue
Pnd
Stewart
Piabtin Rescue
Mes
Caubettoo City
Noblesville Dentist W. Truitt Dead After Sudden Illness
Noblesville mourns W. Truitt a longtime traveling salesman for the Calydtad Purmi ene Mire company who died suddenly of an apparent illness in Noblesville. He had spent 40 years in the city and is survived by his widow and son Dr Frank Truitt. He was brother of T S Pruitt president of the Noblesville Trust Company. Funeral was held Saturday afternoon.
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W. Truitt
Nobiesville
Aue
Alow
Nebiesville Trou
Mast Taverpool
Phe
Calydtad Purmiene
Elive
Frank Truitt
Tewis
T.S. Pruitt
Noblesville Trust Company
Talks of Profit and Loss in Indianapolis Meeting
John V. Coffield, public accountant, told the Indianapolis Association of Credit Men that 60 percent of business failures stem from incorrect profit and loss data. He warned that half of U S merchants do not know their financial status, leading to costly mistakes that proper profit and loss review could have prevented.
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Indianapelix
John V. Coffield
Indianapolis Association of Credit Men
Chaypool
United States
New History and Art Study Launches at Earlham College
Mrs. William Dudley Foulke funds a new history and art appreciation course at Earlham College. Instructor Mrs. Arthur M. Charles, announced by President D. M. Edwards, aims to create an art department. Charles temporarily in Chicago.
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Earlham
Barlham
William Dudley Foulke
Earlham College
Arthur M. Charles
D. M. Edwards
Edwards
Charles
Chicago
Spanked Wife Sues Spouse in Divorce
Anderson August 18 Mrs Rose Etchison files for divorce from Edis Etchison claiming her husband spanked her with a stove shaker. The suit seeks legal dissolution of their marriage.
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Anderson
Edis Etchison
Rose Etchison
Poorly Dressed Poultry Raises Losses for Flock Owners
A U S Department of Agriculture guide argues that properly fattened killed and dressed poultry fetch premium prices. It details meticulous picking and dressing steps to prevent skin tears and damage, improving profits for both small flock owners and commercial packers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
California
Mother Eucalyptus Tells Forest Family Tale
In a fable told by Mother Eucalyptus to other trees, she explains she was never a mother of any common kind but a useful healer. The tale describes how trees provide syrup, air, and remedies, with leaves serving as doctors and nurses in a whimsical, communal forest setting.
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Daddy
Nancy
Nick
UBS
Eucalyptus
Pease
Egg Case Study Finds Safer Transit Requires Proper Packing
A study of egg cases shows that reducing egg loss rests on using sound new cases, proper nailing, and an efficient bracing system. Research details thickness of wood and correct nail driving to prevent breakage during transport.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry Notes on Breeding for Profit
Poultry guidance emphasizes subscribing to poultry papers, sending late hatched stock to bed with full crops, preferring early hatched pullets as better winter layers, keeping top pullets and cockerels, ensuring a pure bred male leads the stock, and using American breeds as best. Plaster-filled nest eggs in eggshells aid nesting, and with proper care pure bred fowls yield higher profit than mongrels.
Idle trees share a lesson on happiness and work
In a whimsical exchange, Mother Eucalyptus Tree explains that being busy and doing good work brings happiness. The other trees praise her family for their helpful uses of seedlings and water uptake, noting how past marsh drainage shaped their community.
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Eucalyps
Eucstrptus
Small Yet Warlike Pygmies and Their Poison Arrows
The text describes African pygmies as fierce traders of deadly poison on arrows carried at belt level. Colonel Roosevelt reportedly sent examples of these arrows to the Smithsonian with a caution label. Dwellings are circular dome houses with a central chief’s residence and sentry boxes at 100 yards from the village along paths.
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Roosevelt
Smithsonian Institution
The New Way and a Dry Cleaned Face
A four year old resists washing and tells her grandmother she will not wash her face. When asked why she cites Poe as deciding to have it dry cleaned.
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Poe
Why Rats Should Be Exterminated
A brief note argues rats harm crops by consuming or spoiling grain. It estimates one rat can ruin four bushels of grain annually and that feeding a rat costs between two and four dollars per year on a farm.
Envy and a Boyish Beard Blemish at Home
In Indianapolis News a 19 year old named Henry returns from college with a growing mustache. His 16 year old brother Bill watches with scorn as Henry trims the beard in the bathroom. Bill warns their mother to have Jennie sweep the bathroom for safety.
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Tlenry
Astern College
Bill
Henry
Jennie
Indianapoulis News
Wrong Train of Thought Laughing at Midnight Scene
A fragment describes a woman living near Ann Arbor rail yards and a man gazing at her dreamy face on a May night. A switch engine passes, they laugh gently, and dismiss the cinders with a playful remark, capturing a quiet railroad moment.
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Ann Arbor
Archie
Michigan
An Anecdote on Justice Coleridge Wit
The Lord Chief Justice Coleridge famed for brilliant attainments and caustic wit. An advocate pushes a long point. Coleridge notes the correspondence fails his assertion and then softly concedes politeness prevents contradiction.
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Coleridge
Inglind
Jima
Mr. F
Lawyer and witness exchange during oath
The lawyer questions the witness about actions while the defendant is discussed. The witness recalls being told a funny story and repeats that she was telling him a story as the session proceeds under oath.
Age Has Its Faults In Silver Threads
A compact adage notes the faults of youth do not carry into old age, as aging brings its own defects. The proverb frames aging as a stage with distinct flaws compared to youth.
Opulence Tagged by Hog Weight Price at $23 Per Cwt
A remark notes luxury attached to meat markets with beef or pork priced at 23 dollars per hundredweight. The line hints at indulgence tied to commodity pricing and social status.
Experience and real estate booms as teachers
A concise reflection notes that experience and real estate booms offer valuable lessons for investors and homeowners, emphasizing practical knowledge gained through market cycles and property markets.
TASTY RUSTIC TOASTS REFLECT ENGLAND EATING AND DRINKING
London Morning Post surveys rustic toasts centered on beef bread and beer. It notes humorous lines about beefsteak, bread, ale, and farm life with playful regional slang and wit.
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Carter
London Morning Post
One of the Symptoms Professor Diges a Scientist
The Birmingham Ace Herald quotes a local observer calling a professor a genius while noting his detachment from daily life as he seemingly forgets his own street name. The dialogue suggests the scientist holds extraordinary knowledge about Mars.
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Bate Mars
Birmingham
Wise Man Verse Exchange About Barber and Bolshevism
Wise Man quips that his barber is bitter against bolshevist ideas. The other Wise Man responds such beliefs would ruin the barber’s business.
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Bolshevist
Man thinks he could set pace if not handicapped
A speaker asserts that no one can exceed one’s best effort and that everyone can reach their own best performance.
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