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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1924
Page
6
President announces approval of a measure to lower federal taxes for the coming year and provides a cautious critique of its defects. He argues the bill offers temporary relief and maintains that a more permanent, economically focused reform should await the next Congress session.
Indiana beekeeping reports indicate a strong season ahead as inspectors note favorable conditions. The state Department of Conservation, under Yost, emphasizes that this year could bring productive yields for apiaries statewide.
A garbled late page note mentions Chamberlain's salve for burns boils and wounds. It emphasizes its suitability for family use and general relief though text is partially indecipherable and Latin-like. The passage reads as an old time remedy listing with limited readable details.
Report on Bishop William Brown appearing before the Episcopal House of Bishops trial board on a Saturday. He was found guilty on a stated count and remains under church procedure amid the proceedings.
A series of demonstrations and lectures on apiaries and bee management will be held this month led by local officials. Theullivars county convention met in Shelburg. a Noble County tour is planned, with a Wabagh County event scheduled for June 16 and a June 1 tour in another county.
In Craftordaville Indiana on June 3 a meeting of the Memorial Foundation to honor Anna Wilson, long prominent in India, approved incorporation to solicit funds for humanitarian and educational purposes. The foundation, started by Crfordville High School students and alumni, aims to support charitable education and aid.
In Tipton Tipton county farmers estimate they have one half of their corn planting to do. The figure reflects ongoing field work and seasonal tasks across the county.
North central Indiana onion farmers report hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses as high winds blow onion seed from the soil. Estimates show one quarter to one fifth of spring sown seed wasted, with fields near Monoquet in Kosciusko County badly damaged and similar losses in Steuben Noble Whitley Starke Fulton Marsill and Sten counties. Some farmers resow while others cannot obtain new seed.
In Sullivan Indiana during June 9 a 15 year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs John Walters, was killed instantly when he ran into a high tension electric signal wire of the Co E railway while playing atop a box car with two companions. His father works as a coal miner.
Mrs. Lizzie Field of 208 Ogden Street credits Doan's Pills with ending severe back and kidney pain. She says the remedy cured the attack and keeps headaches away, bought at Smoot Bros. Drug Store. The ad, by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, lists the price as 60 cents at all dealers.
Princeton June Charles Wright a 590 year old painter living near Oakhind City died at Methdist hospital after falling head downward from a swinging stage at the Henne berger Ice plant on Main Street. He fell about 25 feet striking concrete, his skull crushed and limbs injured. Wright who was married leaves a wife and family. His son Delores 17 was on the job below holding a rope when the stage slipped. The exact sequence is not clear but the stage moved suddenly causing the fall. Wright was known locally for painting work and was unconscious after arrival at the hospital and died shortly after.
London reports England has fifty five trusts and aims to curb profiteering. Sidney Webb president of the Board of Trade drafts a bill to regulate big combinations from shipping to textiles. The plan follows cautionary notes on good and bad trusts and borrows ideas from the Sherman Act. Webb keeps details secret.
In Berlin on June 3, spider web stockings made of extremely fine thread are the latest fashion. Dealers claim 2794 miles of thread would be needed for a single pound of silk. After one dance to modern jazz, toe and heel areas may snag or tear.
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