Salvation Army appeals for funds to support home campaign
The Salvation Army asks readers to donate to a home campaign highlighting its postwar service. It praises the organization for its courageous work with the down and out, noting volunteers who risked their lives and proclaiming that a man may be down but is never out.
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Salvation Army
Boston
Salvation Army Home Service Fund
United States
General Pershing
France
Germany
Anaconda Standard
Harvard
Larnin
Swat
Army
White House
Swat the fly campaign urged for community health
The piece argues private citizens must join a public sanitation effort to reduce fly populations. It extols yard cleanliness and preventive measures and cites an exaggerated calculation of flies a single swat could avert, urging collective action led by officials and citizens.
What Kind of Town Would It Be If Everyone Were Like You
A civic exhortation urging citizens to improve their towns by fair dealing and self reform. It argues reputation reflects inhabitants nature, condemns selfishness, and calls support for progressive efforts to better living conditions and empower others.
Peace conference risks and wartime echoes in a mix of notes
A collection of editorial asides touches on current events and social campaigns. It cites the Peace Conference and Pershing withdrawals, notes Salvation Army fund drives, and mocks Bolshevism and labor dreams while surveying public figures and curiosities.
Gardeners Warned to Spray Currants and Gooseberries
The state conservation commission urges immediate spraying of currant and gooseberry bushes to stop worm damage. Use arsenate of lead at one ounce per two gallons of water and spray both leaf sides. A good crop is possible this year with proper care. The Indiana Federation of Farmers convention will be held in Marion on June 3 with ten counties represented. Monroe township meeting of Grant County Agricultural Association is set for June 4 due to the Marion convention. A well-kept yard with shrubs raises home value and appeal.
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State Conservation Commission
Indiana Federation of Farmers
Marion
Monroe Township
Grant County Agricultural Association
Why did John profit less selling apples than Dick
An old lady sold 60 apples with two sons, John and Dick. John sold 3 for 10 cents and Dick 2 for 10 cents, earning $2.50. Next day John sold at 5 for 20 cents and earned $62.40, yet he made less profit than Dick due to price per unit and the sale mix.
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John
Thumb Injury Sidelights Van Buren Worker Visit
H. J. Miller and family of Van Buren visit Adolph Witzeman and family after Miller injures his thumb on a drill press at a Van Buren factory. He is unable to work.
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H. J. Miller
van Buren
Adolph Witzeman
Mr. Miller
Bluffton Banner
Sprained Ankle AdviceSolicits Liniment Use Promptly
After injury, obtain a bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment at once and follow the simple directions included. Use care to apply as directed for relief and recovery.
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Ind
E. H. Depoy
Indiana
The
Your Town
Mickie
Clark
Clark Jewel
W. C. Booz
Hampion
T. C. Pike
Immedi
H. A. Davis & CO
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