Indiana Brevities Roundup Across Cities and Counties
Anderson completes a trunk sewer system. Winchester reports a safe blown, stamps stolen, and small cash loss. Jeffersonville river traffic revival tied to rail strike. Indianapolis raises driving age to 17, horse vehicle age to 16. Washington extends recognition to Indiana units. Fort Wayne Masons elect officers. South Bend building boom with a $1 million theater and a $750 thousand hotel under way. Indiana farmers face cholera concerns. various coal, banking, and public safety updates noted.
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Anderson
Winchester
Lynn
Jeffersonville
Indianapolis
Board of Public Safety
Washington, D. C
War Department
One Hundred
Willys
Indiana Infantry
Evansville
Tipton
New Albany
Salem
Fort Wayne
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Edward B. Rouch
John H. Wineland
Elkhart
R. E
Vestal W. Woodward
Robert A. Woods
Princeton
R. BE
Jacob Rubin
Grand Guard
Herbert A. Graham
South Bend
Indiana Farms
Newman T. Miller
Alcosier
Indiana
Madison County
Petersburg
Pike County
Muncee
Indiana Federation of Clubs
Shelbyville
Shelby County
L. Megee
Boggstown
Liberty
Farmers’ Bank of
Newburg
Charles W. Camp
America
Detersburg
State Conservation Department
E. C. Rumpler
Legislative Council of Indiana Women
Ida Mix
Kokomo
White
H. C. Sheridan
Frankfort
Iona Jay Foreman
Isdna E. Pauley
Stella C. King
Board of State Charities
Decatur
Holland-St. Louis Sugar Company
Ohio
St. Mary’s
McCray
Hoover
Purchasing Power of the Dollar Falls in 1918 Study
The National Bureau of Economic Research reports that despite a 61 billion dollar national income in 1918, real production and consumer benefit were limited as prices rose. Per capita income rose, but purchasing power fell, with war materiais dominating output and only partial real gains for households.
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New York
United States
National Bureau of Economic Research
Wesley Clair Mitchell
Willford I. King
Frederick R. Macaulay
Oswald W. Knauth
Bureau
Ture
Williams Press Congress President Reelected
Walter Williams of the University of Missouri School of Journalism was reelected president of the Press Congress of the World by acclamation. The congress passed a resolution urging President Harding to admit press representatives to the disarmament conference deliberations.
Proposal for Buenos Aires Conference Topics
The Argentine Branch of the International Law Association prepared a program for discussion at the London executive committee's request. The 1922 Buenos Aires conference will cover mail inviolability in wartime, international labor on sea and river navigation, freight contract law, submarine use in war, recognition of de facto governments, and state responsibility for foreign damages amid civil wars.
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Buenos Aires
The
International Law Association
London
Association
Buenos
International Organization of Labor
Pure California Fig Syrup Advertisement
Public notice style ad promoting California Fig Syrup as a reliable laxative for babies and children. It urges mothers to use the genuine product and warns against imitation brands, claiming a cleansing of the bowels can prevent illness and make children more comfortable.
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California
Case of Demonstrations and Subtle Sales Patter
A humorous exchange recalls car shopping and demonstrations that lose enthusiasm. The buyer notes the demonstrators grow less energetic over successive visits, joking that at least one may have put the demon in demonstrate.
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Retail Ledger
Philadelphia
Distinction Between Surnames and Christian Names
In a primary class the teacher asks children to name surnames and Christian names. Charles hesitates and says his father's surname is Tompkins and his Christian name is a Methodist.
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Charles
Tompkins
War Drives Cotton and Linen Prices Higher Ad Shows Laundry Tip
The notice notes cotton and linen costs doubled by the war and suggests extending fabric life by using Red Cross Ball Blue in the laundry. An advertisement from grocers accompanies the item.
Confession Reveals Writer Father Makes Up Stories
A little girl explains to a visitor that her father, famous for humorous stories, does not tell real tales but makes them all up from his own head. The anecdote appears in the Youngstown Telegram.
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Youngstown Telegram
Drawn Together in Gossip After Car Reveal
Mrs Jibway and Mrs Gadder declare a truce following a neighborhood stir sparked by Mrs Gadspur’s new car. Neighbors blame envy as the cause of friction and relief surfaces among residents.
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Francisco
Gibson County
Pete Krechak
Franklin
Franklin College
Indiana General Assembly
Bureau OF Economic Research
Agricul
T.S. Adams
Treasury Department
John R. Commons
University of Wisconsin
John P. Frey
International Molders’ Journal
Edwin F. Gay
New York Evening Post
Harry W. Laidler
Intercollegiate Socialist Society
Elwood Mead
University of California
New School For Social Research
J. E. Sterrett
Price, Waterhouse and Company, Accountants
N.I. Stone
Hickey-Freeman Company
Allyn A. Young
Harvard University
I F. P. Fish
National Industrial Conference Board
Huh Frayne
American Federation of Labor
David Friday
American Economc Association
W. R. Ingalls
Engineering Council
Industrial Relations Association of America
George E. Roberts
American Bankers’ Association
Malcolm ¢. Rorty
American Statistical Association
A. W. Shaw
Periodical Publishers’ Association
Gray Silver
American Federation of Farm Bureaus
Dol's
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Nat’s
United Kingdom
Germany
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Sapolio
Enoch Morgan’s Sons CO
Sole Manufacturers
U.S. A
Olio
Siaimimegy
Eago Daye
Ffs
Birmingham Age-Herald
Liggett Vklyers
King Pin Plug Tobacco
Lonsdale & Bartholomew
St. Albans
Parker
Hiscox Chem
Patchoeue
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Michigan Moe
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