Hoosier Cattle Produce $100 Million in Milk in 1919
Purdue University data show Indiana produced about $100,000,000 in milk on farms during 1919, up 26 percent in four years. Creamery butter output rose from 1918 to 1919, with total milk production reaching over 87 million pounds and condensed milk increasing since 1914. Dairy cattle numbers rose to 2,500,000 with mil t value rising from $1.50 to $45 per hundredweight from 1914 to 1919.
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Purdue University
Lafayette
Indiana
Dairy Department
German Captain Relents as Fly Paper Holder Innovation Emerges
An Atlantic Monthly excerpt recounts a German captain surrendering to a French sergeant and debating honor versus capture. A New Jersey inventor creates a device to keep fly paper taut, securing it in any position and doubling as an embroidery frame.
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France
Atlantic Monthly
Germat
New Jersey
Popular Science
Amonthly
Doughnut bakers organized at Kansas State College
Eight Wingas boys at Kansas State Agricultural College in Manhattan formed a corporation named The Perfect Bakery. They operate a bakery business farming out bread cakes and cookies with a specialty in doughnuts to cover expenses.
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Dougnnuts
Troghnuts
Wingas
Kansas State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Ylhe Perfect Bakery
Observant Victim Sets Time By Church Clock
A London Tit-Bits item recounts a victim describing an attempted hold up by a footpad with a revolver. He notes the time as five minutes to one, explaining he used the church clock to confirm the exact moment as the hands matched his own position.
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London
Prosperity Seekers Urged to Sit and Rest
The message decries those who strive for prosperity as foolish, urging them to abandon effort and adopt a passive, easygoing approach. The sentiment champions resignation over ambition and work.
Evansville & Indianapolis Railway Sold to Bondholders
Under a U S district court order master Charles Martindale held a sale in Oakland City. Garrett Townsend and Raymond Smith of New York bid $1 005 000 to represent bondholders. A reorganization will occur immediately as Big Four officials attend to inspect the line for possible improvements.
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E. & I. Railway
Oakland City
United States District Court For
Indiana
Charles Martindale
Evansville
Indiananapolis
Garrett T. Townsend
Raymond MM
Smith
New York
Chicago , & Eastern
Prisoner Lezns Through Car Window Near Indianapolis
Eugene Duvall, a prisoner from Michigan City state prison, leaped from a passenger train five miles north of Indianapolis while being transported to testify in a Marion county jail gambling case. He was injured in the escape attempt and treated at City Hospital where hospital staff described severe facial and head injuries.
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Lezns
Indisnapolis
Eugene Duvall
Indiana
Michigan City
Indianapolis
Duvall
Marion County
Indiana Largest Graduation Class Sees 474 Degrees Given
Bloomington June 7 Indiana University awarded diplomas to its largest class in open air amphitheater exercises. Degrees distributed include 242 bachelor of arts 26 master of arts 28 bachelor of laws 81 bachelor of science 48 doctor of medicine 3 doctor of jurisprudence 5 doctor of philosophy 33 doctor of medicine cum laude 11 graduate nurse.
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Indiana
Bloomington
Indiana University
Depgrees
Worace Hoffman
Influenza Toll Is High In Indiana Health Report
Indiana health figures show influenza caused 57 deaths in May versus a normal 29. Measles 60 deaths and whooping cough 18. Tuberculosis led fatalities with 318 deaths.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State Board of Health Office
Army Worms Strike Decatur County Cornfields
Farmers report army worms damaging cornfields in Decatur county. In response, farmers are blowing deep furrows around fields to halt further spread of the pests.
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Greensburg
Decatur County
Game Law Arrests Net $1,975
Fort Wayne report states that since April 26 game wardens in northern Indiana arrested offenders and collected fines totaling 1975 dollars. Most violations involved possessing gill nets.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Spring suit styles show conservative cuts outsell fanciful models
The first spring suits presented range from simple tailored ladders to elaborately decorated coats. Conservatively cut, moderately trimmed suits dominate sales, praised for comfort and all around wear. A second suit features a vest of tricolette with embroidered silk bands and a coat with a nonclosing front and distinctive cuffed sleeves.
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Spechner
Hen
Soni Piers
Hats to Grace Summer Affairs II Commentary on fashionable summer hats
The piece reviews season hats from June to August highlighting white brocade silk crown hats, blue satin braid with grasses and grapes, green taffeta sport hats, and black street hats with white velvet accents. It notes hats suit graduations weddings and outings and vanish with cold weather.
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Ibhem
How To Launder Georgette Waists Faintly
Instructions advise soaking georgette waists in lukewarm water with soap chips for about thirty minutes based on soil. Rinse in tepid waters, squeeze dry without wringing, then iron while wet at high heat. Wet georgette can be stretched gently to restore size.
Wooden sports hats captivate with wood fiber trims
Wooden sports hats are made from wood fiber and light like straw. They come in rose, blue, orange and many shades, with trimmed edges shaved to resemble curling quills. The hats are shaped in various styles and popular for sporty outfits.
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Captain Cuttle
Dombey and Son Fame
Paris
Poem Fragment by George Kingzle
A brief verse reflecting on endurance through a single day and the burden of long sighs. The lines contemplate passing hours within a tight limit and the strain of awaiting what lies ahead.
Sweet Sandwiches to Take the Place of Cake
A vintage recipe outline describes sweet sandwiches packed with cinnamon sugar dates orange coconut honey pecan strawberry and pistachio fillings. It suggests buttered white or whole wheat bread, lemonade tea and cocoa as pairings and ends with a quip about fault finding from Fuddn'head Wilson's Calendar.
Family pastry and cherry sponge dessert recipes
An old-fashioned home cooking note outlines a lard crust for three pies, a cherry sponge pudding with canned cherries and a lemon flavor, a noodle bake with veal and chicken broth, and a cherry cake with layered batter and cinnamon topping.
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