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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1912
Page
6
The Patrick Conway band of New York, a leading concert group, will perform afternoon concerts at the state fair during the week of September 2.
The Indianapolis Military band directed by Harry C. Kraussman is Indiana's largest concert band. It has played the State Fair for over twenty years and will feature more musicians than ever, with Miss Anna Woodward of Chicago as soprano soloist at the coming fair.
The fifty ninth Indiana state fair in Indianapolis begins Labor Day September 2 for five days and nights. It features bands, livestock shows, parades, art, horticulture, poultry, racing, midway attractions, and extensive education for farmers and townspeople with Purdue experts teaching farm chemistry, milk testing, butter making, and household economics. The event aims to boost productivity and rural wealth through practical demonstrations and lectures.
Indiana state fair enforces no pass admissions with electric record-keeping at gates and central treasurer desk. Adults 50 cents, children 25 cents, vehicles free, with full gate charges and department judges named to oversee divisions.
A patent no sink life saving jacket by Mr Carroll proves highly effective in rescue, keeping the wearer's head above water when exhausted or unconscious. It is warm and comfortable and particularly useful for women and children.
A fragment notes a curious finger post described as the most curious in the world with brief, unclear reference to an airmen context.
Reading fragments show a joke about a soldier comparing a colonel's appearance with a photographer. The text shifts to an account of dangerous substances carried on deck causing a shipboard explosion after sodium and chlorate of potash ignited, blaming mispacking for the loss. A brief note mentions the Suez canal incident and a company restraining its charter.
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