Japan’s Baron Kate Sees Pacific Pact Clearer After Conference
Baron Kate, Japan’s senior delegate to the Armament Conference, says the Pacific situation has brightened. He argues direct, Japanese American talks without European meddling best settle Pacific controversies and notes Europe’s preoccupation with its own affairs fuels rumors of US Japan conflict.
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Baron Kate
Japan
Pacific
Greece
Brazil
Spain
Italy
Russia
Belgium
United States
Europe
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
Poet Walt Mason reflects on independence from neighbors criticism and the value of pursuing his own path with integrity. He dismisses spiteful remarks and old judgments, choosing to live by what he believes is right despite public scorn and taunts.
Toward Peace With Japan and Europe in Postwar Debate
The passage discusses global tensions and domestic resolve, citing Japan’s acceptance of the 5-5-3 ratio as proof of no intent to attack America. It argues for resolving differences without war, praises naval treaties, and envisions a ten year period of tax relief and peace following disarmament.
Washington gossipers urged to join revival meetings
A Washington businessman offers a quip about gossipers attending revival meetings, wondering if there would be room for women and children if all the chatterers showed up.
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Washington
Traffic Hints for Pedestrians from a Flippant Era
A humorous dated guide on street crossing etiquette offers gendered guidance and tips for pedestrians. It mixes advice about looking both ways, yielding to women, selecting crossers, and avoiding wet day mishaps with jokes about flappers and social norms of the period.
Out Under the Old Oak Tree Boy Sits Beside Squirrels
A three year old boy sits on a bench beneath an old oak tree watching children play. He is described as crippled yet appears happy as he observes squirrels and distant play by the old stone while the sun shines. The scene ends with the boy never again watching the squirrels.
Slogan contest chatter and courting quirks spotted in town
In a store a discussion on a slogan contest unfolds as a cashier and a shopper talk money and health as a joke. A bystander remarks on finding the slogan in an old Journal. A suitor teases with terms of endearment before and after paying bills, revealing domestic irony.
Robbery Report Amid City Chief's Public Speeches
A home burglary is described as the city attends a speech by the chief of police about good government. No suspect details are provided. The incident highlights tension between crime and public leadership.
Local Beer Maker Relocates to Indianapolis
Christian Kommer, a beer maker and Bible agent formerly of Lawrenceburg, has moved to Indianapolis. The column notes the rise of fashionable coiffure matching gowns, mentioning bobbed hair as a popular trend described in Harper's Bazaar.
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Atta Boy
Lawrenceburg
Christian Kommer
Indianapolis
Harper's Bazaar
St Mary's and Kalona Split Basketball Wins
In Riverside at the public school gym on Wednesday St Mary's won both games over Kalona. Girls 17 to 7 and boys 16 to 8. Lineups featured Dautremont, Deatsch, Rose and Reha for St Marys and Woods For ward Grady O Green Skola Britton Dawson for Kalona. The Riverside and St Marys boys teams included Schnoebelen O Brein Vegey Scott Schneider. Both teams showed strong improvement over the past month.
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Reha
Brown
Muller
Kalona
St. Mary's
Lahey
Cupp
Ehrenfelt
Lemley
Small
Riverside
Schnoebelen
O'Brein
Vegey
Scott
Schneider
Ford For Thought and Mystery in a Gilded Gift Saga
A quirky verse tale riffs on gifts from a husband with a jade motif and a judge's wit about intent. A mischievous narrator, Pat, resists mischief while a biblical prophecy print joke hints at a rushing world.
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Ford
Hoosier's Love of Horses Brings Him Rich Reward
Joseph McDaniel a western Indiana farmer with a talent for breeding horses built success from a Percheron filly with a damaged hip in 1903. His line of stallions and mares has won at Indiana state fairs and sold well, driven by grit and hard work on an eighty acre farm and rented land. He traveled twenty three miles to Thorntown to select a better sire, passing closer but poorer options.
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Joseph McDaniel
Indiana
Foundation
Thorntown
Sevie
A. P. Nave
Attica
Nave
Joe Lafollette
Ohio
Galigai
Finch Bros
Illinois
Donoa
Breod
Mr. McDaniel
Ring Send Roxie
Helen
Percheron Breeder Recalls Life and Horses
A farmer recounts his quest to raise Percheron horses starting in 1886 with a $25 loan. He describes buying a registered mare, her foals and show winnings, and building a $35,000 herd that paid off a mortgage. He notes careful breeding, feeding, and travel to stallions, alongside Indiana State Fair successes.
Missing Wednesday paper prompts quick pickup
A quirky urban note urges readers to grab Wednesday’s paper if they missed it and head to work. It jokes that privacy is cheap and laments being cut off from the world by a phone booth slot. It pokes fun at love in an airplane with a playful line.
Why Deeds Are Canceled in Latin and Modern Use
The article explains the etymology of cancel from cancellus meaning lattice. It traces how low deeds were canceled by drawing lines across them and how the term evolved to mean to cross out or efface in modern usage.
New Treasury Savings Certificates Announced
The new issue of Treasury Savings Certificates, placed on sale in December, offers five year maturity with $80 per $100 value and three denominations $25 $100 and $1,000. Certificates are registered to the purchaser and yield 41 percent semi annually to maturity and about 3 percent if redeemed early. Anyone may hold up to 5,000 in maturity value per calendar year. The issue is described as absolutely secured against depreciation and redeemable at cost plus accrued interest. The Treasury plans to use funds from $600,000,000 in stamps due January 1, 1925, in a refunding operation. For details see the local post office.
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Treasury Savings
Providence
R. I.) Journal
Treasury
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