Indiana farm and city notes from New Albany to Wabash
Reports from Indiana cover farmers in Floyd and southern counties predicting bumper crops despite slow ripening. Officials in Indianapolis and Washington discuss National Guard policy. State meetings elect officers for Odd Fellows and Rebekah assemblies. Local populations rise in East Chicago while hospital, university, and church events unfold across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Floyd County
Indianapolis
Chicago
Seymour
Roland P. Hofmann
Paoli
Indiana
Washington, D. C
Adjt
Harry B. Smith
National Guard
Army
Guard
Otto A. Beyer
South Bend
Grand Lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of
George E. Hershman
Crown Point
Emma W. Wilson
Jasper
Rebakah Assembly of Indiana
Eva L. McDaniel
Shelbyville
Emily Wedgewood
East Chicago
Valetta Kimmel
Kendallville
Laura M. Morris
Frankfort
Police Department
Desk Seargents
Floyd Weathers
Richard Weathers
Marengo
Terre Haute
William Wood F Parsons
Indiana State Normal School
Lafayette
Tippecanoe County
Purdue University Union
University
Indianapollis
Clyde E. Titus
Indiannapolis
Indiana Funeral Directors' Association
Huntington
Huntington County
Clifford Funderburg
Gary
Ruth Harriet Windlad
Ephran Windlad
Clinton
Vermilion County
Thomas R. Marshall
League of Nations
Marshall
Thomas Taggart
Ralston
Alice Foster McCulloch
Bessie Lauenstein
Evansville
Mary K. McNutt
Hortense Tapp Moore
Rockville
Mason J. Niblack
United States
French Lick
Carleton B. McCulloch
Samuel M. Foster
Fort Wayne
Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Associations
Anderson
Madison
Henry
Delaware
Randolph
Muncie
Delaine
Madison County
James Burns
Washington
Boards of Safety, Public Works and Park Commissioners
Indiana Woman's Association of Commerce
Vincennes
Churches of Christ of Indiana
Tipton
State Brotherhood
D. S. Shields
Kokomo
Roy Deadman
Lebanon
E. H. Clifford
Mount Vernon
Valparaiso
Edgar Dean Crumpacker
Congress
Crumpacker
Albert J. Beveridge
Greencastle
DePauw
Agi
DePauw University
Jeffersonville
Clark County
Crawfordsville
Montgomery County
Karl C. James
Yankee telegraph office ruse ends with Confederate capture
In Virginia a Confederate major and fifty men seize a telegraph office. A hidden Connecticut actress uses a concealed electric key to replay a ciphered message in plain language. Captured, the major learns the trick. years later he marries the clever operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
J. E. B. Stuart
Stuart
Connecticut
Day Belongs to the Nation Memorial Day Origins
The article recalls Memorial Day origins in Columbus Mississippi after the Civil War with southern women honoring graves of both Confederate and Union soldiers. It notes General John A. Logan's 1868 order designating May 30 as a day to decorate soldiers’ graves and mentions regional observances including Confederate Memorial Day and Jefferson Davis’s birthday tied observances in Louisiana on June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Miss
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Union
South
Louisiana
Jefferson Davis
Memorial Day Reverence Across Hamlets and Nation
Memorial Day stirs small towns and cities as Americans honor their fallen soldiers. Priests preach, crowds gather, parades form, and children lay flowers by the star spangled banner to remember the nation’s warrior dead.
Quaker Quips and Witty Observations on Life
A collection of quips on money, love, marriage, and aviation. Jokes note how a dollar buys little, marriage ties, memory tricks, and a comic take on social norms with a Philadelphia Record attribution.
Abbreviated states list humorous compact guide
A compact list assigns short labels to groups and places, matching medical, laundry, personal, and regional terms. It pairs terms like Md for doctors and Mass for a large group with other playful attributions such as Tenn for treaty writers and Del for country dwellers.
The Wedding Cake Customs and Superstitions
An old verse surveys wedding cake lore from many cultures. It warns that tasting before the ceremony brings bad luck while cutting first slice grants luck to the bride and warns of omens if fingers bleed or cake crust molds.
United States Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission Created
Congress approves 400000 for federal participation in Pilgrim tercentenary observances. A nine member commission will oversee projects including improving Provincetown grounds Plymouth rock burial sites and erecting markers. Massachusetts and Plymouth add substantial funds while patriotic groups contribute as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincetown
Mass
Truro
Wellfleet
Eastham
Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission
Plymouth Rock
Coles Hill
Burial Hill
Plymouth
Old Colony
Massachusetts
United States Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission
Senate
House of Representatives
Farmer Gets Half of Average Milk Price Across United States
The article analyzes milk pricing in April across 25 major cities, noting farmers receive 4 to 13 cents per quart (avg about 8.5 cents) while consumers pay 16 cents, with distribution and middlemen taking about half the dollar. It cites regional ranges, top city prices in Savannah and lower prices in Seattle Milwaukee and Green Bay, and highlights that in Omaha the split favors the distributing company at 57.1 percent versus 42.8 percent to the farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
New England
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central States
Mountain States
Pacific States
Savannah
Agricultural Department
Seattle
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Wis
Salt Lake City
Best
Omaha
Neb
Every Child in a Garden Army Aims to Grow in 1920
The article reports 2,500,000 children enrolled in 1919 in the U S Garden Army and outlines goals for 1920 to expand the program. It emphasizes making gardening a defined school subject, forming student companies with captains and lieutenants, and distributing insignias and certificates of honor. Manuals are available from the Government Printing Office in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hildren
United States
School Garden Army
Garden Army
U.S
Short Truths on Leadership and Wealth
A collection of maxims on leadership, trust, and wealth. It notes that birth or status does not guarantee virtue, the rich measure value by character, and clever rivals can outplay you. It also suggests honest effort beats mere talent and warns against deceitful tricks.
Oklahoma Prosperity Highlighted By Historic Territory Race
Representative Everette B. Howard of Oklahoma recalls the 31th anniversary of the Indian Territory race for homesteads marking statehood. He cites 1919 crop value of 547.758 million dollars, livestock value of 214.181 million, and landowners’ total receipts of 840.939 million from crops and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everette B. Howard
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
South Atlantic
South Central
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wiliam Franklin
Wiliam
Frankin
St. Marys
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Benjamin
St. Joseph’s State League
Otto Kreuzberger
Goodrich
State Purchasing Committee
Wabash—Waltz Township
Wabash County
Western Newspaper Union
Maude
Milly
Billy
Moe
Del
Aricles
Tenn
George
Uncle Sam
U.S.S.G. Army
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