Indiana Headlines Ringing Rural Hoosier Notes
Indiana state notices from Nashville to Washington report bumper blackberry prices, wheat yields, and road work. Descriptions cover rationed crops, farm land values in Lafayette, factory strikes in Hammond, and a six year rural high school plan expand in Tippecanoe and Huntington counties.
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Nashville
Rushville
Indiana
Central Indiana Independent Telephone Association
Jeffersonville
Terre Haute
Congress
United Mize Workers of America
Plymouth
Marshall County
Rust County
Huntington
United States
Forestry Association
Indianapolis
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
State Fair Grounds
To ‘airTurniers’association
Lafayette-Tippecanoe County
City of
Lafayette
Randoph
Hammond
Standard Steel Car
Washington, D. C
War Department
National Guard
Indiana Guard
State Assembly
Federaion
Terre Hiaute
Internal Revenue
Af Tigne
Terre Hute
Elwood
Owensville
Wabash Township
Anderson
Madison County
County Commissioners’ Association of Indiana
Princceton
Gibson County Commissioners
Princeton
Columbus
Bartholomew County Farmers’ Association
Watson
New
Benham
Indiana State Brotherhood of Threshermen
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Edward J. Chambers
L. E. Northrup
Doctor Northup
Elkhart
Elkhart Central Labor Union
Kentucky
Tennessee
Tippecanoe County
Huntington County
Noblesville
the Mary Association of the United States
Central States
Mary
Board of Review
Vigo County
State Board
Muncie
Delaware County
Alfred Davis
Davis
Federal Horticultural Board
Illinois
A. B. Anderson
Indiana State Industrial Board
Coal Miners’ Organization
Martin County
Fort Wiayne
Lutheran Church Conference
Philip Wambsganss
Fort Wayne
St. Louis
R. L.bauman
Redwing
Mian
Anenst Freese
Smuggling Plot Tells How to Foil Detectives Aboard Tanker
An unidentified smuggler aboard the Standard Oil tanker Royal Arrow arriving from Hongkong used a ruse from Mark Twain to mislead customs. Inspectors found a hidden stash in a vacated stateroom including heavy roll of pongee silk and a valuable silk kimono after they changed back into uniforms.
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Pittsburgh
Bwain
Lin
Standard ‘Oil
Royal
Arrow
San Francisco
Hongkong
Corpse Revived In Paris After Funeral Rasps Shock
Relatives laid plans for Mrs H P Baker's funeral in Paris Texas after Stratford Michigan reports claimed she was dead. Her son R H Baker received a message from doctors stating she had died but later she was found to be breathing and is believed to recover.
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Paris
Texas
H. P. Baker
Stratford
Mkla
H. Baker
Thief Steals Chocolates as UC Girls Hide at Home
Miss Agnes Driscoll and two University of California students, Miss Frances and Miss Emma McCauley, hid under a dining table when a burglar entered through a window and ransacked their Clayton Street home in San Francisco. They alerted Park police after he departed.
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San Francisco
Agnes Driscoll
Clayton Street
Frances
Emma McCauley
University of California
Park
Man Sleeps on Window Ledge At Land Title Building
In Philadelphia near Broad and Chestnut streets a new porter slept on the window sill forty to fifty feet above the street. Workers and pedestrians watched in alarm until John the head porter roused him and he safely returned to the floor.
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Philadelphia
Broad
Chestnut Streets
Land Title
John
Statistical Note on Marriage and Trade Ratios
A statistical snapshot notes that ten bachelors marry for every widower. It cites about 13 000 square miles of coal fields in the United Kingdom. It also states that of 650 tons of ivory shipped annually to England, Sheffield consumes one third.
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United Kingdom
England
Sheffield
War casualties and homefront notes from readers
Louis Seele of Camp Lee Virginia reports 13 cousins killed in the war. William Perry of Cross Creek Pennsylvania notes wool hoarded since 1905 seized for government use. C H Habecker of Rohrerstown Pennsylvania reports mixing 35 percent limestone with furnace coal. Robert Loomis of Oak Park Illinois, fourteen, rejected for army service, is six feet tall and weighs 160 pounds.
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Louis Seele
Camp Lee, Va
William Perry
Cross Creek
C. H. Habecker
Rohrerstown
Robert Loomis
Oak Park, Til
24 HOURS IN THE MOVIES That night and next morning
A Louisville Courier-Journal notice outlines a sequence of times in a cine scene. It catalogs events from that night to the next morning, noting afternoon and gloaming periods as transitions.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Nine requisites for success in a law suit
The list states nine essentials for winning a case: money patience a good cause a capable attorney solid counsel credible witnesses a fair jury and a good judge plus good luck. It notes that the nine items include money patience and luck along with professional and procedural elements.
Health Hints on Youthful Wellness and Discipline
Health hints urge that health keeps one young regardless of age and that proper self discipline in body and mind builds character. The note advises moderation in eating and regular exercise as foundational to a moral life and decent conduct.
Texas Tips Silk shirt price prompts quick judgments
The column notes prices and social quirks, joking that a $16 silk shirt seems high and that keeping tabs on others is easier than managing one’s own money. It quips about family tensions and Tillie Clinger’s reason for leaving a boarding house to avoid a spring poetess roommate.
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Tillie Clinger
Dallas News
Sayville Captain Plans Rhode Island Red Chicks With Wooden Legs
Captain John Hodge laments the death of Bedpost the four legged cockerel described as Sayville’s famous bird. He intends a new venture feeding sawdust mix to Rhode Island Reds to breed chicks with wooden legs.
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Sayville
L. IL
John Hodges
Captain Hodge
Rhode Island
Odd Facts About Inventions And Natural Phenomena
The text lists curious assertions such as savings banks being invented by a clergyman, burnt cork ashes making good black paint, brass reflecting heat well, and Sweden growing nettles to feed cattle. It mentions gray horses longevity and creams affected by heat, plus a note on water expansion and ice particle packing.
Barber Attacks Sleepy Customer in Napa Chair
James G. Maxwell of Napa was waking from a nap when the barber allegedly slashed his throat. Maxwell escaped to the police station as the barber, said to be mentally deranged, claimed the razor slipped. Nine stitches were needed for Maxwell’s wound.
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Napa
Cal
James G. Maxwell
Maxims on conduct and self-mastery from a classical source
A collection of aphorisms stressing sociability, prudent effort, balance between yielding and perseverance, distinguishing pride from coldness, the value of education through good habits, prudent use of wit, and the importance of self mastery over others. The tone emphasizes personal discipline and prudent social behavior.
Don't Help Forest Fires Start Says Forestry Association
The American Forestry Association urges strict fire safety after a costly 1918 Minnesota blaze. A list of cautions for campers advises never leaving a fire unattended, fully extinguishing embers, and reporting fires to a forest guard or state fire warden via nearest phone.
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Waseiera N
American Forestry Association
Minnesota
Divorce trends rise in the United States
Census bureau data show rising divorce shares from 6 percent in 1890 to 10 percent in 1916. District of Columbia reports 13 per 100,000 as Nevada hits 607. Wives file most motions. alimony uptake grew from 9.2 percent to 15.2 percent of cases by 1916.
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United States
United States Census Bureau
District of Columbia
Nevada
Immigrants Poised to Leave United States With Billions
An official report by Ethelbert Stewart of the labor department estimates up to 1.3 million aliens may desert the United States, carrying about 4 billion dollars. Investigations spanned Chicago area steel districts, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and mining regions, with detailed nationality return rates. Fraud and pressuring propaganda abroad are blamed for slow assimilation of immigrants.
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United States
Ethelbert Stewart
Chicago
Investigation and Inspection Service
Department of Labor
Indiana Steel Mill
South Chicago
East Chicago
Indiana Harbor
South Bend
Gary
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Youngstown
Wilkes-Barre
Poland
Lajos Steiner
Intelligence Bureau of the
War Trade Board
Europe
Uncle Sam to Campaign for a Healthier Nation
Public Health Service under Surgeon General Rupert Blue proposes a nationwide program to raise physical fitness. It cites 1917 draft shortcomings with only 70 percent of 38 million examined fit for service and outlines steps from maternal care to school medical inspection and pasteurization to prevent defects.
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United States Public Health Service
Rupert Blue
Doctor Blue
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