What use is there in far off exploration says Columbus today
A column notes humankind pushes beyond known frontiers from Columbus to Everest to radio and climate control. It argues new lands Minnesota to Montana and even Australia await, while critics once mocked innovations like Fulton’s boat and railroads. The piece celebrates exploratory spirit and calls the lab the missionary of progress.
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Amundsen
Seattle
North Pole
Columbus
Mt. Everest
Himalayas
Minnesota
Montanas
New York
Delaware and Hudson Company
Fulton
Minnesotas
Billings
St. Paul
Australias
Shackleton
The Farmer's Boy and the Call for Fair Farm Share
An essay argues farming is noble yet needy of science and fair labor sharing. It condemns the old mindset of treating sons as mere labor, urging partnership between father and son with just compensation and shared profits.
Farm life transformation through modern amenities and family
Reverend Matthews urges farmers to invite electric lights libraries reading lamps and magazines into rural homes. He says parcel post rural mail delivery and autos bring world attractions to the farmhouse to keep children on the farm and develop future leaders who guide public opinion and legislation with agricultural virtue.
Homey Philosophy on Censorship and Freedom
The author argues against movie censorship, claiming self censorship by the public is the only effective form without law. He mocks royal command moralism and urges allowing people to choose decency, suggesting nature will enforce standards when needed.
LICKSKILLET ITEMS FROM THE BLOOMINGTON STAR
Local column notes a pastor candidate for Postmaster and a candidate Constable Si Plum plans to inform President Harding. Reports of a Linton trip by Zeb Stubbins, minor mining strike humor, a church wood donation by Squire Hansford, a sofa damage dispute, a new agency for Fireside Friend, and humorous town gossip about a red headed new neighbor.
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Si Plum
Brown County
Harding
Zeb Stubbins
Linton
Squire Hansford
Caleb Fish
Ed Bivins
Peruina
Love Ann Long
Lem Hamilton
Indianapolis
Becky Jones
Ed Bascomb
Credit Crime Ring Nabbed After Double Cross
In a Wilkesbarre sting, prosecutor D West and lawyer Henry Easton expose a fraudulent bankruptcy scheme. Abe Einstein and Edwards plotted shipping stock to siphon money, but a dictograph captured their talks revealing a planned 2500 payout and a six year prison outcome.
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D. West
National Association of Credit Men
Edwards
Association
West
Abe Hinstein
Henry W. Easton
Easton
Einstein
Wilkesbarre
Hinstein
SixLegged Hog Spotted By Gill Township Farm Bureau President
Harry Buff, president of Gill Township Farm Bureau, reported in Indianapolis a six legged hog weighing 350 pounds sold for ten cents per pound for county fair exhibition. He noted the Producers' Association ships more hogs than rivals, with 17 cars on the day versus 11 for competitors, and that farmers support the group which handles 16 percent of business, totaling 3 500 accounts.
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Harry Buff
Gill Township Farm Bureau
Indianapolis
Buff
Producers’ Association
Mr. Buff
Farm Bureau Federation seen as center of national farming progress
Mrs. F M Cooper editor of the Arkansas Rice News describes a visit to the American Farm Bureau Federation headquarters in Washington and a day in Chicago Federation. She highlights a busy, no frills office where national farming issues are shaped to advance American farmers and national prosperity.
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American Farm Bureau
Great Farm Bureau Federation
F. M. Cooper
Arkansas Rice News
Arkansas Rice Growers’ Co-operative Association
American Farm Bureau Federation
United States
Tile big crops smile riggs clay product company
Venice Indiana has long dominated glass bead manufacture with about a thousand Venetian artisans dedicated to the trade since the 14th century. The piece notes a strong local craft and industrial presence in the regional glass bead industry.
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Venice
Dogs Foretell the Weather at the Zoo
Prairie dogs at the New York zoological park demonstrate weather awareness by digging and moving soil around their mounds before storms. They form dykes and stamp earth down with their heads to dam burrows, suggesting an instinct to prevent flooding.
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New York Zoological Park
Revolver Quip Highlights Nation's Needs
A Providence Tribune comment humorously asserts the country’s demand for a revolver capable of counting ten before firing, reflecting a satirical stance on gun culture.
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Providence Tribune
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