Washington Watch: Prince Henry Visit and Indiana Feeble Minded Statistics
Items of interest from the Capitol note Prince Henry of Prussia's upcoming visit dominating Washington chatter in social, executive, and diplomatic circles. Indiana reports 1 924 feeble minded women, 511 with families, citing hereditary concerns and a county poor asylum history as background for public institutions and welfare.
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Prince Henry of
Prussia
Washington
Secretary of State Charities
Armey
President Roosevelt Hosts Royal Visit and Yacht Launch
The article describes President Roosevelt preparing to host Prince Kenry and party in Washington for a royal yacht launch set for February 25 with potential changes. A state banquet is planned at the White House, and etiquette debates arise on how to welcome the prince. Also included are reflections on personal independence and self-reliance as routes to opportunity.
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Eclat
William A Downey
Washington
Hill
Henry C Corbin
Robert D Evens
Count von Quadt
Mr. Roosevelt
Shooters’ Is
White House
Bin
Prince Hte
Roosevelt
Lutheran Church Services Alternate Sundays At Westlacm
The church holds services every alternate Sunday at 1 Westlacm and again that evening. A prayer meeting is set for Wednesday evening. Sunday School begins at 6:50 and the 7:30 Sunday evening service follows. Pastor H. L. Greenawalt presides.
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Nited Brethren Church
Young People’s Christian Union
TO P.m
J.q.cling
Utheran Chrrehb
Westlacm
H. L. Greenawalt
Mexican War Veteran Praises Diarrhoea Remedy
A Mexican war veteran and editor endorses Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, claiming it prevented pension loss during renewals after his Mexican campaigns in 1847 and 1848. He calls it an unequalled quick cure, pleasant and safe, sold by Chas Rager.
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Chamberlain
Mexico
Chas Rager
Indiana towns vie for Knights of Pythias orphans home
Lively competition grows among Alexandria Columbus Frankfort Martinsville Danville Scottville Warsaw Noblesville and others for the Knights of Pythias and Rathbone sisters home. Proposals must be submitted by April 1 with bids limited by terms.
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Indiana
Knights of Pythias and
Rathbone Sisters
Alexandria
Columbus
Frankfort
Martinsville
Danville
Scottville
Warsaw
Noublesville
They Must Have Been Busy
Charles Snyder, a young farmer near Huntington, attended a literary entertainment last week. After leaving a young woman he forgot his horse and buggy five miles from the schoolhouse and walked back to retrieve it, likely because he had been very busy.
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Charles Snyder
Huntington
Lent Arrives Early in 1962 Ash Wednesday on February 12
Lent begins earlier than normal in 1962 with Ash Wednesday on February 12. The holy period continues through Midlent on March 9 Palm Sunday on March 28 Good Friday on March 28 and ends with Easter Sunday on March 30.
From New Hexico Las Vegas trip notes by Charles Wells
Extracts from a 1902 letter recount a railway journey from Chicago to East Las Vegas New Mexico. Wells describes Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico towns, mountain scenery, moonlit peaks, and Las Vegas living conditions, wages, and opportunities for domestic workers.
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Charles Wells
Las Vegas
N. M
Chicago
Illinois
Stop Profanity and Reckless Hunting in Community Notice
Indiana editors urge curfew enforcement and a united effort by pulpit press police parents and teachers to curb youth profanity. A New York party narrative paints hunting as indulgent excess, likening it to sport that shows little value and questions public taste and restraint.
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Indianapolis News
Appointed Section Foreman Clarence VanGilder
Clarence VanGilder has been appointed section foreman at this place and started Tuesday with assistants David Copper and Cal Reed. He is known locally from past work as a section foreman on the Big Four and now takes the railroad post at Fulton.
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Clarence VanGilder
David Copper
Cal Reed
Clarence
Fulton
Mr. VanGilder
Postal Card Size Rules Issued by Post Office
The post office department issues instructions on postal cards requiring an unfolded cardboard piece after each card. It must fit within the Universal Postal Union size limits 39-16 by 66-16 inches and not be smaller than the domestic card minimum 2 15-16 by 10-16 inches.
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Post Office Department
Universal Postal Union
Recruiting Drive Seeks Fifty Thousand Men for Philippines
Captain Arthur Johnson at Evansville recruiting station notified to hire 50 000 men for service in the Philippines. About 36 000 veterans will retire from the service, making the figure hard to reach amid the country’s prosperous conditions.
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Arthur Johnson
Evansville
Hegan
Philippines
Telectoscope to Let Telephones See and Speak
An Indianapolis inventor promises a telectoscope soon to be shared with the public. The device attaches to a telephone and uses a mirror to let users see the interlocutor and surrounding objects while speaking and listening. A corresponding instrument on the other end enables clear vision and sound as well.
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Indianapolis
Webster Lake Renamed for Easier Speech by Locals
Webster residents discuss shortening the world’s longest lake name Clargogs iwoggminchog avoggagungamaug to Chaubunagun gamaug. The lake in Massachusetts town is famed for its unwieldy Indian term.
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Webster
Mass
Avoggagungamaug
Chaubunagungamaug
Pile-ine Cures PilesHeadline
A small medical advert claims Pile-ine cures piles with promised refunds if it fails. The copy emphasizes a money back guarantee and urges readers to try the remedy for relief.
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