Escapes From Indiana Reform School Highlight Local News
Jeffersonville-Maple Cox and James Powers, inmates, escaped the Indiana reform school via a ventilator shaft. Cox, serving 1-8 years for petit larceny since 1918, was from Delaware County. Powers, from Dearborn County, 5-14 years for highway robbery.
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Lewis Creek
Lagrange
Albert D. Helper
Mr. Helper
Erie
Helper
TUBERCULOSIS IS SERIOUS MENACE EFhart
A long Indiana news roundup notes health and civic items from Elkhart to Indianapolis. It highlights tuberculosis dangers in cattle and swine, farm disease warnings, court, housing, and public notices, with reports on county projects and local events.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States
Bureau
Hairy Peruvian Alfalfa Has Special Advantages
Forage experts say true hairy Peruvian alfalfa grows faster and recovers quickly after cutting, producing more winter and early spring pasturage than common alfalfa. It suits Pacific coast to Charleston, SC, but not where winter temps fall below 10 degrees. Introduced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1899, renewed seed efforts began in 1908. see Agriculture Circular 93.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Pacific
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Department of Agriculture
Timber raising in East ern United States prospects
Timber raising in the eastern United States is described as profitable due to cheap land unsuitable for farming, abundant rainfall accelerating growth, strong rail and water transport, and a ready market in large nearby cities, with the Pacific Northwest distant from virgin timber supplies.
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United States
Pacific Northwest
Testing Soils for Acidity with Litmus Papers
A simple method uses blue and red litmus papers from a drug store. Moisten soil with a spade, press papers into the exposed soil, and observe color change. Blue turning red indicates acidity, red turning blue indicates alkalinity, no change means neutral. For precise acidity, consult a chemist.
Wagon Tailboard A Handy Shovel Helper For Loads
Portable tailboard attached to the bottom of a wagon box allows shoveling from a full load of potatoes or apples and can act as a hopper to pour into a chute. It uses heavy strap hinges, sheet iron wings, and riveted wood construction with reinforcing cleats and an adjustable support chain for various angles.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Cull Unthrifty Chicks and Use Prolific Brood Cockerels
In every lot of chicks some are unthrifty and fail to repay feed and care, so cull them early. Also identify cockerels that outpace others in growth to keep as breeders for better stock.
Keeping Scum From Tanks Using Copper Sulphate
A method to deter algae in water tanks uses small copper sulphate amounts. One half ounce to 60 gallons kills ordinary algae growth without harming livestock, and treatment can repeat as new growth appears.
Old milk can trap for rats with bait mystery
An old milk can serves as a simple rat trap. Bait the bottom with bacon rind cheese cracked walnuts or other good bait. Place the can in a likely spot and let rats enter. They will struggle to escape once inside.
Jet the Coal Like Stone with Ancient Ties
Jet, a coallike material, resembles lignite and anthracite in weight and texture. Found in Britain since ancient times, it yields beads and ornaments from the Bronze Age, Roman relics, and Whitby Abbey rosaries, and often contains fossilized conifer wood traces.
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Whitby Abbey
Whitney
Detroit News
Theatre Scene Confession Sparks High Tension
A crowded theater stage shows a villain grabbing the heroine and revealing a secret about her father. He claims ten thousand tins of condensed milk are hidden in his strong room. He warns the heroine that leaking the secret would cause a mess.
Louvre Opinion Sparks Youth Adrift in Paris
An ex soldier wearing an American Legion button discusses the Louvre with a youth at a city library steps. He dismisses the Louvre as a grand department store while noting his art loving flair and speech style.
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Louvre
American Legion
Emerson
Paris
Coal to the cellar and other lessons
A Boys' Life line features a joke about a first class Scout explaining that most items go to the buyer, yet coal goes to the cellar. The dialogue illustrates simple economic humor as a tenderfoot asks what is meant.
Stereotype about deception across women
A maxim notes deception toward mothers is easier than deceiving any other woman, reflecting a belief about trust and maternal figures in social manners.
Blame Not Entirely Hers in a Political Gathering
A story told at a political gathering warns that whichever side wins may act like a new maid. The maid keeps to make shift habits until a dirty plate triggers a clash over cleanliness. The mistress protests while the maid admits thumb marks and claims mustard stains existed before.
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Mary
Adapting Natural Power in Swiss Homes
Consul Francis R. Stewart in Berne reports a rising use of water power to drive household appliances in Switzerland. Washing machines have been limited so far with electrically driven models found mainly in public laundries as the energy supply expands.
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Switzerland
Francis R. Stewart
Berne
I understood that young Smyth is Ned's alter ego
A dialogue reveals a misunderstanding where one character claims Smyth is Ned’s alter ego while another asserts Smyth is Ned’s best pal. The exchange underscores tension about identity and loyalty between the two figures.
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Smyth
Ned
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