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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
7
A detailed series of home projects for children, including a tin can propeller motor boat with rubber band drive and its parts, plus a miniature indoor greenhouse crafted from a starch box. Step by step construction, materials, and assembly tips are provided with diagrams references and safety notes.
Indiana reports 774 318 school age children in 1916 based on the latest enumeration by State Superintendent Charles A. Greathouse. The gain of 5 696 from last year reflects distribution of revenues for the coming year and shows 200 600 school age children not in school. The report covers white and colored boys and girls, township town and city counts, and notes a net gain of 5 696 after varying results by type of school corporation.
The request to delay the Indiana freight rate general revision hearing was granted. The hearing, initially set for June 6, is postponed to October 1 with the start date moved to October 2 unless another postponement occurs.
The public service commission directed New York Central Lake Shore South Bend Railway and Chicago South Bend Northern to file crossing blueprints by July 1 for the Lincoln highway in St. Joseph county. A 30 foot clearance concrete abutments and a 30 foot wide roadway are required. Estimated cost exceeds $150 000.
Resolutions adopt giving the old Henry Kahn home at Pennsylvania and Twenty-seventh streets to the state for use as the governor’s residence. The plan also calls for constructing a large artificial lake north of Riverside park, funded by assessments on the north park district rather than general taxation.
Articles filed with the secretary of state include Northern Amusement company Indianapolis with capital of 1500 for moving picture shows directors M. J. Barrett Robert Wands and James A. New. Hornaday Crawford company in Hamilton county changes its name to Noblesville Sanitary Milk Products company. Fulton Avenue Mercantile company Evansville dissolves its business.
Mrs. Harry Sulsbaugh, wife of a real estate dealer, dropped her pocketbook after stepping from a streetcar in Gary containing jewelry valued near $5,000 and some money.
Henryville M H Dunlevy and Fred Cooper plan the ninth annual meeting of newcomers and homecomers from Scott Washington and Clark counties to be held here on Thursday August 24.
The excerpt contrasts luck and success with witty quips about public life. It notes a pretty woman walking down the street and then mocks Jibway as comfortable in the spotlight, joking about how he isolates himself for a bath.
A terse maxim notes that unrestrained self will soon lose charm once others push back. It implies social limits shape behavior and that dissent helps balance individual desires.
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