Beets and Indiana Agriculture Promise Tremendous Gains
A long analysis cites American farm experience with beet rotations boosting wheat oats and corn yields by significant margins. Indiana could host 15 to 25 beet factories, adding up to 15 million dollars yearly sugar income, 40 million in land value gains and broader economic growth statewide.
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Indiana
Michigan
C. A. Dugan
Decatur
Paulding
Paulding County
Adams County
United States
Trust
Farmers End Objection to Road Improvement
Farmers withdraw objections to highway improvement after recognizing benefit of better roads for marketing produce. The piece traces road history from forest trails to graded highways, noting bicycle and automobile influence and shared costs among the public. It emphasizes farmer involvement in funding and supporting road upgrades.
Heart's Ease Reunites Ebens Faith in Garden Romance
Eben Baker and Faith Emery share a tender reunion in a country garden after Faith reveals a promised home and a heart’s ease. Eben learns Faith cared for him all along as the two confess their love beneath an elm, with a flowering heart’s ease serving as a symbol of their bond.
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Eben Baker
Faith Emery
Faith
Eben
Martha
Tax Delinquent Property List for Sullivan County 1913
Comprehensive notice listing delinquent lands and town lots across Hymera and surrounding townships in Sullivan County Indiana. Includes owners such as Drummond Cora Keen Sam A McAnally Oral Ray and others with parcel descriptions, areas, and amounts due. Court sale scheduled February 10 1913 at Sullivan Court House to recover taxes and penalties.
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Drummond
Cora
Keen
Sam
McAnally
Oral Ray
Pt. Se
Trustees K
P. Lodge
Nw. Nw
White
Austin
Reed Shelburn
Sw. Se
Wilson
Juda E
Hymera Town Coons
Emanuel W
Cooks
Glenn
Thos. W
G. H. Beckett
Godfrey
Jas. P
Barnhart
Goad
Verna B
Susan S
Loudermilk
Laurent T
Inot
K and L
Maink
Chas. Jr
McKissick
Rosa E
Sw. Cor. Sw. Ne
McLean
Ewing
Roberts
Julia A
Coal Co
Sexon
Chas. B
Martha E
Schwebel
Leon V
Wife
Bicknell
Sullivan
Indiana
S. Bicknell
Sullivan County
Win S. Bicknell
The President Endorses Good Roads Movement
A letter about a Washington to Richmond highway shows the President supporting the good roads movement. It states the project will alleviate farmer burdens, boost traffic, and increase public happiness. It also notes automobile users helped focus public attention and deserve credit.
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United States
Washington
Richmond
New Santa Fe Trail Would Span Western Kansas
A Newton to Colorado line boulevard along the Arkansas River would form a 275 mile continuous road. The Western Kansas movement aims to create an object lesson in road building for the state and nation, branding the project as The New Santa Fe Trail.
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Kansas
Newton
Colorado Line
Arkansas River
Kansas City Times
Alabama opens lab to test road materials for towns
The University of Alabama completed a laboratory for testing road materials. The new feature of the engineering department aims to assist communities and give students practical instruction in road building, a field rapidly growing in importance, with tests already made for towns and counties statewide.
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University of Alabama
Narrow Country Roads in the United States
A discussion notes that U S highways are too wide compared with Germany where roads average 21 to 30 feet. It argues western land values at $100 per acre and suggests wasting three-fourths of highway right of way by leaving it to weed growth amid light traffic.
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United States
Germany
Good roads encourage walking and long country tramps
The piece argues that better roads promote pedestrian travel and longer country walks during fair weather. Such tramps lift urban residents toward healthier living by countering reliance on streetcars and encouraging outdoor activity.
Germany to Open English Theater in Near Future
A German venue plans an English language theater opening soon. The project aims to offer performances to diverse audiences and boost cultural exchange with English playhouses.
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Germany
Few Words of Truth
A concise reflection on self attitude shaping conduct. The piece emphasizes how our view of ourselves influences actions and behavior in daily life.
Calling Down the Nurse on Little Frank
A brief, humorous anecdote recounts a nurse surprised by a child’s question during bath time. The boy asks about “what in the name of copper cents” meaning of soap in his eyes, provoking the caregiver’s exasperated remark.
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Little Frank
Moon and Volcanoes Link Explored by Scientists
Harper's Weekly notes that if Earth's interior mass were liquid it would follow fluid dynamics. Scientists have sought a relationship between volcanic eruptions and lunar attractions, suggesting a possible link between tides and eruptions.
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Harper’s Weekly
Sometimes They Are Right in Household Harmony
A light Chicago News item notes wives often believe husbands only harmonize with one kitchen tool, the nutmeg grater, highlighting domestic quirks and humor. The piece plays on marital dynamics with a playful, period tone.
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Chicago News
Mrs Wayupp Quarrel Reveals Opposite Church Ties
A Life magazine quote notes a fifteen year marriage where the couple discovers they belong to opposite churches, marking a humorous yet telling clash of devotion after years together.
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Wayupp
All He Was Interested In
A humorous Stray Stories piece features a mother asking what her daughter’s talent might yield and a professor predicting a wage of about two dollars per lesson if the piano endures. The quip captures a sly take on talent and value in a light newspaper vignette.
Fox Fire Awakens Camp Fear After Decay Fire
The party described in the fragment explored a wood described as fox fire with sungold decay. They used some fragments for a camp fire and found the ground scattered as they slept, the fire dying at night and waking a man who alarmed the others into fear of live coals.
Frenchman Marguy to be examined for criminal responsibility
A Frenchman named Marguy, alleged to have elephant hide instead of skin, is to undergo medical examination at the request of the French attorney general to determine his responsibility for a theft. He has been imprisoned for several months awaiting judgment.
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Marguy
Two Animated Pictures Of Queen Anne Motorized By Quinine
A London Telegraph note recounts a lady with a severe cold sending her maid to fetch two pennyworth of ammoniated tincture of quinine. The maid returns puzzled, unable to obtain "the two animated pictures of Queen Anne" from the shop.
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Queen Anne
London Telegraph
Uncle Pennywise Saga Opens Plunkville Library
Diogenes Wombat guards a vast library in Plunkville after inheriting a tall pile of newspapers from his father. The scene suggests community archive significance and quirky local heritage.
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Pennywise
Diogenes Wombat
Plunkville
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