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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1919
Page
4
The article cites an average preacher salary of 774 dollars per year across twelve leading denominations, about 2.12 dollars daily. It describes the preacher as married with children, working seven days a week, and expected to appear well-off while the congregation begrudges pay, paying in small sums and praising the reward in heaven.
Vegetable crops stay productive in hot July and August with a straw or leaves mulch. Apply five to six inches between rows and around plants, drawing mulch up to stem. Mulching preserves moisture, adds organic matter, reduces weeds, and cuts cultivation needs.
A fragmented editorial list argues home ownership benefits individuals and cities. It claims owners are wealthier, more permanent, thriftier, beautify communities, better workers and citizens, and less likely to become public charges, with renters seen as inferior. Separate notes mention copper currency control by China and a pocket folding handle for postcards.
Gardeners report mulching boosts yields of eggplants peppers Irish potatoes rhubarb and asparagus. The mulch enriches soil, rots before frost to plow under, adding organic matter and paying for itself through higher harvests and reduced labor.
Indianapolis reports that Indiana Anti-Saloon League chief Elis Shumaker notes wide state variance in legal definitions of intoxicating liquor. States range from half to two per cent alcohol by volume, with several lacking any clear definition, complicating federal prohibition enforcement and prompting shummar to share findings with Indiana’s congressional delegation.
Washington July 21 a Rainbow Division colonel and veteran of the Argonne reports that American troops who fought in France oppose the league of nations as outlined especially article X which would bind the U S to European affairs. They want to return home and avoid entanglements in future European rivalries.
New York July 21 Will Hays chairman of the Republican National Committee laid out required reservations for the League of Nations covenant. He urged safeguards for US sovereignty Monroe Doctrine Article X and domestic powers including immigration and tariffs and the right to withdraw on notice. He said the administration must decide if it will accept these guarantees. Experiments in France show wood gas replacing coal using sea pine billets with similar calorific power and by products small coke and tar.
The speaker warns against America joining Europe’s lingering strife as France and Germany anticipate renewed conflict. He notes bitter national resentments among officers and soldiers and asserts that most oppose involvement, reflecting the general mood while in uniform.
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