In the Shadow of War Remembrance on Beacon Hill
A veteran narrator recalls the Civil War era and the birth of American freedom. He recounts rescuing a frightened young woman at night, carrying her to a tavern while reflecting on courage, love, and the cost of war. The tale, titled In the Shadow of War, follows a roadside peril as a coach breaks down and a dame seeks shelter.
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Great Britain
England
Washington
Boston Common
Old Beacon Hill
The
Charles
Roger
General Putnam
Hudson River
Connecticut
Gowan’s
Tarrytown
Fishkill
Merton Balfort
Putnam
General Washington
A Morgan County Diamond Unearthed by Gold Creek Find
State Geologist Blatchley examined a blue diamond found by R L Royse in Morgan County nine miles north of Martinsville. The rough stone, pea sized and nearly flawless, was washed from Gold creek gravel. Past Morgan discoveries have stirred excitement though this specimen stands apart.
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Gold Creek
Morgan County
Blatchley
Diamond Strike Question From Indiana To Hudson Bay
In Indiana the search for a diamond strike notes that prehistoric glaciers fed the Senos, with a discussion about where to find precious stones. Mr Royse asks where to search and Mr Blatchley suggests between Morgan County and Hudson's Bay as a potential region for a diamond find.
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Indiana
Mr. Royse
Blatchley
Morgan County
Hudson's Bay
Compromise formed for Shortridge and Manual Training sports rules
A joint committee from Shortridge and Manual Training High Schools agreed on a framework for new athletic rules. Each school will keep its own regulations but align on core standards, including pass/fail in year’s work. Faculty aim to accommodate differing local curriculums while preserving competition and fairness.
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Shortridge
South Side
Jeanette Wright
Nelle Pease
Puritan Maids Society
Roy Howard
Stark
Manual Training High School
Frank Welch
Willard Boyle
Commercial Club
Indianapolis
Frank Hunter
Hunter
Fred Davidson
Zelda Rehling
Harvey Emmerich
Shortridge Students Preview May Advanced Report Ecards
May 3 marks issue of next advanced report ecards. Miss Selleck’s art students work on pose drawings while a May commencement looms. Shortridge programs include an Oratorical Club election, new tennis club, and junior reception plans at Brenneke Academy.
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Shortridge Oratorical Club
Edith Brannon
Carl Brickert
Sumner Clancy
Laura Potter
Grace McDowell
Joy Brown
Ruth Moorhead
Elinor Posey
Maude Hovey
Monelle Kirkpatrick
Olive Buskirk
Florence Schrader
Brenneke Academy
Scott
Barbee
Johnson
Wiley
Pray and Jones
Bosler
Knode
Randall and Hyatt
Leckner
Weer
Gates
Riddle
Gipe
Holdson
Farley
Brown
Buchanan
Edwards
Herzsch
Craigg
C. Allen
Vonnegut
G. Darlow
Spruance
Eitel
Inquiry for Jerry Mullen Family Emerges in Telegram
Police received a telegram from Peoria Illinois last night seeking information about the family of Jerry Mullen who reportedly died at St Francis Hospital and was said to have come from Indianapolis.
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Peoria
Jerry Mullen
St. Francis Hospital
Indianapolis
Official Souvenir Soldiers Monument Description Issued
The Journal on May 15 issued a complete permanent description of the Soldiers Monument with many views. It includes a facsimile of James Whitcomb Riley's poem The Soldier and the hymn The Messiah of the Nations. The booklet, printed on plate paper in a bound cover, costs ten cents and can be ordered by mail or at the counting room.
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Messiah
Riley
Journal Office
Agricultural Training For New England School Children
A Boston education proposal argues for strong agricultural education using seeing and doing methods. It cites experiments, farm visits, experimental and rotatory gardens, and simple apparatus like a ten foot pole and microscopes to teach crops, soils, and environment, urging libraries and central schools to support teacher access and field study.
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New England
Boston
University of New York At Albany
Great Britain
Hayes
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Hampton
Seridk
Columbia University
New York City
Butler
Farm Institutes of
West
Florida
Central School
Increase of Sheep Massachusetts Plowman
A retrospective on sheep farming shows old practices of minimal winter feeding and rough fodder yielding to modern methods. Twin lambs now fetch better results with enhanced feeding, farm labor pressures, and profit concerns, urging reforms to improve wages, housing, and market prices.
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Massachusetts
Stable disinfection methods for dairies and stables
A. W. Bitting of the Purdue University Experiment Station advises routine stable disinfection. He recommends gas disinfection for stables, with steam and sulfur burning, though whitewashing is a practical, cost effective method. Emphasizes regular, thorough cleaning to protect milk supply and barn illumination.
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A. W. Bitting
Purdue University Experiment Station
Insects and Crops: Practical Advice for Farmers
The article advises fertilization as essential for all crops and urges farmers to distinguish beneficial insects from pests. It recommends powdered hellebore to combat currant worms, advocates buckwheat for bee forage and soil, promotes corn as green forage, and suggests netting melon and cucumber vines. Hand-picking potato bugs is slow. spraying with an effective insecticide is urged to protect vines. It discusses seed sowing methods, noting drills outperform hand sowing, and highlights millet and Hungarian grass as quick, weed-eradicating hay sources.
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Force” Food CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Philadelphia
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn
St. Louis
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Anheuser-Standard
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