Papuan birth bonus aims to shape large families
London reports Col. J. H. P. Murray explaining Papua’s birth bonus system. Native women with four living children see their husbands’ taxes remitted and receive a five shilling mother’s bonus plus extra allowances for more children. Officials tout improved thrift, farming, and village upkeep under maintenance duties and taxes.
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London
Papua
Pacific Ocean
Australia
Col
J. H. P. Murray
South Sea
Protectorates
Colonel Murray
South Seas
Blind and Deaf Actress Claimed as Original Little Eva
Mrs. Amy Matheson, fifty four, once a child star in Montreal, is said to be the original Little Eva from Uncle Tom's Cabin. She is totally blind and deaf yet performs poems and pursues drama studies. Her birth name was Amy Savin and she acted with Ruth Palmer Rose Coughlin and Joe Wheelock.
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Amy Matheson
Little Eva
Young Woman Sues for Divorce in Court Decree Granted
Mrs Mary A Randolph eighty seven sues for divorce from Wesley Barry Randolph forty seven in Los Angeles. Judge Burnell grants the decree after hearing the claim that a young man cannot love an old woman.
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Los Angeles
Mary A. Randolph
Woman Seeks Custody of Child Sold in Divorce Fight
Mrs. Nina M. Fellows testified in Syracuse that her then husband Fred A. Fellows forced her to sign over their child for 150 dollars after their separation, threatening she would not see the child again. She now sues to regain custody while he insists he bought the child with his money and will not surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina M. Fellows
Syracuse
N. Y
Fred A. Fellows
Wisps of Wisdom on effort and character
A collection of maxims urging fearlessness and service to others. It warns against work driven by wages, promotes prudent handling of authority, and questions personal goals and pride.
Neighborhood Notes From The Times Community Page
Local column lists numerous visits and travels of residents including Carroll Alfonte in Indianapolis and Irene Copeland in Marion. Burglary at J. M. Roberts store noted with safes opened but few losses. Events include church services, a KKK gathering in Muncie, a Bird Club picnic, and a reception for the new M. E. minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Roberts
H. Browns Blacksmith Shop
Erby
Emery Flowers
Shelby Wright
Canton
James Flowers
Pendleton
Ed Jenkins
Indianapolis
Will Jenkins
Bird Club
Idlewold
Opal
Alma Ginder
Irene Roberts
Olive Moore
Maxine Cook
Iva McCarty
Catherine Cox
Eunice Milner
Helen Hogan
Lucile Hays
Bessie Cox
Will
Rain Signals Weather Change in Coinciding Clues
An old regional verse links signs of rain to animal behavior and household observations. The list notes damp salt, crowing hen, low swallows, creaky furniture, a cat washing, parrots silent, tightening cords, bothersome flies, ants migrating, stretching horses, strong flower scent, and loud ducks as rain indicators.
New type writer copies up to thirty at once
Popular Science notes a electricity driven type writer able to produce as many as 30 legible copies simultaneously. It also describes ultra fine gold wire from forty pounds of gold able to circle the earth, shark leather in 15 days, and six months to tan leather. A cymene dye resembling indigo is produced from pulp waste.
Statistical Notes on Early Science and Geography
The passage notes northern Canada largely unknown. It credits Christopher Hugens, a Dutchman, with the pendulum in 1656. It mentions incubation of eggs in England by charcoal fire under cotton, a clepsydra as early time measurement, and arithmetic figures entering Europe from Arabia up to 991.
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Christopher Hugens
England
Europe
Arabia
Judge Shines in Robes as Nature Dies in Mockery
A Richmond Times Dispatch note reflects on public life, hypocrisy, and the circus of fate. The quote laments modern vanity while contemplating education and leadership.
The Lure
A Richmond Times Dispatch excerpt notes how men have been drawn by women through history and myth. It cites Adam Solomon Samson Caesar as examples and suggests history repeats in rings around women.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
For Sale Jersey herd bull registered No 193749
Jersey herd bull for sale three years old registered number 193749. Describes a good animal. Contact Noble H Troy Route 7 Greenfield Indiana phone Milner Car. Subscribe For The Times.
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Jersey Herd
Noble H
Notice of Executor Sale of Real Estate Pendleton Indiana
The executor William F. Morris offers at public auction the decedent Hannah E. White estate in Lot 6 Chapman’s Addition Pendleton Madison County Indiana. Sale subject to Madison Circuit Court approval for not less than two thirds appraised value with terms 1/3 cash 1/3 in six months 1/3 in twelve months bearing 7 percent interest. title abstract provided. taxes paid. option of all cash. buyer pays 1923 taxes. household goods sold cash.
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Hannah E. White
Pendleton
Madison County
State of
Indiana
Chapman
Madison Circuit Court
William F. Morris
Misses Return From Indiana University Summer Home
Misses Agnes McKinney Donna Williamson and Frances Ellsworth return from Indiana University to spend summer vacation with their parents.
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Agnes McKinney
Donna Williamson
Frances Ellsworth
Indiana University
Beech Grove Social Notes Report Illnesses Visits
Mrs. Fred Foster is reported quite ill. Miss Ethel Gilcrist and Paul Moore from Indianapolis visit Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jarrett. Mr. and Mrs. Raye Smith visit Mrs. Smith's parents M. C. McCashlin near Richmond. Stephen Jones and wife visit Thomas House and wife. Mrs. Mildred Biddle visits her parents the Wm Pettigrews. John Vance and daughter Elizabeth visit Mrs. Vance at Anderson. Mrs. Vance remains quite ill. Mr. and Mrs. Burchie Adams and daughter Mildred and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Humbles visit Charley Pettigrew and wife of Anderson.
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Ethel Gilcrist
Paul Moore
Indianapolis
Walter Jarrett
Raye Smith
Burchie Adams
Mildred
Fred Humbles
Charley Pettigrew
Anderson
Notice of Appointment of Executor for Hannah E. White Will
The undersigned has been appointed Executor of the Will of Hannah E. White, deceased. The estate is said to be solvent. Dated at Anderson the 19th day of April 1923. W. F. Morris, Executor. Lawrence V. Mays, Attorney.
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Hannah E. White
Anderson
W. F. Morris
Lawrence V. Mays
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Neighborhood News
the Times
Ingalls
Carroll Alfonte
Carl Copeland
Christian Sunday School
Irene Copeland
Marion
Paul Fort
Robert Pettigrew
Ed Copeland
J. W. Copeland
Linder Roberts
Greenfield
Earl McCarty
Tom Kurlin
Charles Wiseman
Ott Huston
Wm. Skinner
Claude Powers
South Bend
Cal Cranfill, and Family
Louisville, Ky
Muncie
M. E. Church
Wm. McCallister
Hartford City
John McCallister
Dale Cottrell
Tom Cottrell
Speedway
Heber Clapp
John W. Copeland
Osa Woods
Hunstville
Turner Jarvis
Bertha Zehner
Charles Valentine
Redmens
Ethel Clary
Myrenia Renforth
Claude Rummell
Bill Laws
Ohio
Popular Science
Northern
Canada
Lagnappe
Fate
Adam
Solomon
Samson
Caesar
The
Times
O. P. Keller
Surday School
Lucinda Jackson
Charles H. Jackson
Neff Bros
Jesse O'Neil
James Alben
James Russell
Ray Wilson
Z. T. Adkins
Oscar Adkins
Charlottesville
Add Milner
Geo. Valentine
Wilkinson
Elbert Carlton
Delph Bros
Chas. H
Ford
Pendleton Auto Go, Inc
Beech Grove
Fred Foster
Gollingwood Brothers
Lowe Brothers Plate
Pendleton Theatre
Jack Gilbert
Calvert
Torchy
H. A. Snow
Africa
Schooley
W. Bronsing, Prop
Pendleton Creamery Milk
M. M. Goff & Son
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