Burgoyne at Saratoga The Turning Point of the Revolution
The Saratoga campaign altered the war's course as Burgoyne's siege ended in surrender on October 17 1777. Clinton's delayed relief hastened American victory while French involvement followed, securing American independence and reshaping global alliances.
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Bunker Hill
Burgoyne
Saratoga
Ackland
Gates
Grenadiers
Twenty-fourth
Arnold
Red Treat
Clinton
Card Sharp Trick Involving Four Kings And Hidden Jacks
A Cleveland Plain Dealer description outlines a card trick using four kings and two jacks hidden behind a king. The performer places the kings on top of the pack with two jacks concealed behind the first king. After revealing the top king, the two jacks are inserted at different pack positions, leaving three kings at the top and one at the bottom. When the pack is cut the kings appear centered.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Telling time with watch and sun
Instructions explain using a watch to track sunrise by drawing an imaginary line from the hour hand to the dial. The opposite side indicates sunrise time after sunset. Examples show sunset at 8 yields sunrise at 4, sunset at 7 yields sunrise at 5, and sunset at 5 yields sunrise at 7.
Treasures of Tours Cathedral and Towers Noted
Medieval splendor centers on Tours Cathedral of Saint Gratin begun 1170 and long unfinished. Towers of St Martin and Charlemagne honor Saint Martin and Charlemagne, commemorating Clovis era deeds and burial sites respectively.
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Tours
Saint
Gratin
St. Martin
Charlemagne
Gaul
France
Clovis
Alaric
Luitgard
What Webster Said About Education and Self-Government
The quote asserts that America has shown it is possible to elevate the laboring class through education and knowledge, enabling self-respect and competence for self-government. It frames education as a profound example for humanity, contrasting it with past conditions of birth and class.
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America
Indiana Banks Promote Livestock Clubs For Youth
Indiana banks through the agricultural committee and state council of defense push livestock conservation and education. Banks supply pigs and feeder calves to 4H like clubs in Tipton Monticello Vigo county Sullivan and other counties to encourage pig and calf raising and share market proceeds with banks.
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Indiana
Banks
Council of Defense
Indianapolis
Indiana Bankers’ Association
State Council of Defense
Multiple Local Briefs Chronicle Indiana News Bites
A long row of terse notices covers crime, elections, and public life across Indiana towns. Notable items include Florence Morris, 15, admitting self-inflicted wounds and disposing of a revolver in a river. coroner election in Miami County. the Elkhart water company safe robbery. various city council and parish updates. and a wide array of incidents from farm demonstrations to saloon fights and a Purdue scholarship.
Dinner Guests Spark Noisy Tire of Quarrels
A dinner at the Bartons reveals constant bickering between Mr. and Mrs. Barton as guests observe caustic exchanges over cooking, cigars, and household habits. The women report similar tensions at home while hoping for civility in front of others.
Winterbottom Praises Indiana Defense Council Work
John H. Winterbottom of Michigan City praised the Indiana Council of Defense during a meeting with Will H. Hays and other council members. He commended the coordination efforts of state and national defense councils and their overall performance.
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Defense Council
John H. Winterbottom
Michigan City
National Council of Defense
Councils of Defense
Will H. Hays
Indiana Council of Defense
Council
Winterbottom
Indoneil
Defense
Indiana Apple Show Planned in Evansville Coliseum
Indiana Horticultural society announced the Indiana apple show will be held in Evansville at the new coliseum from November 21 to 27. It marks the second time the show shifts from Indianapolis, moving to West Baden last year at the Tri-County Fruit Growers Association’s request, then returning to a central region. The release notes Indiana apple crop prospects are strong, nearly double 1916, thanks to modern spraying and orchard management, with praise for Hoosier growers who adopt progressive practices. Officers of the Indiana Horticultural Society include F. J. Heacock of Salem as president, Co. G. Woodbury of Lafayette as vice president, W. W. Richards as secretary treasurer, and an executive committee of E. A. Teas, C. E. R. Smith, W. M. Walton, and Walter Vonnegut. Also reported is the 1917 average tax rate in Hoosier cities and counties, with statewide figures by Henry A. Roberts.
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Peru
Florence Morris
Anderson
Shelbyville
Star Mills and Hilligos & Son
Petersburg
Goad
Terre Haute
Estelle Potts
West Terre Haute
Greenfield
Sheldon Bottle
Emmerson Dunlap
Farmersburg
Muncie
Associated Charities
Jeannette Neighly
Indianapolis
Madison
Bremen
Chris Grose
Elkhart
Elkhart Water Company
Bicknell
Woman's Relief Corps
M. L. Wagner
Miami County
Indiana States Federation of Labor
Jeffersonville
United Gas and Electric Company
Goshen
Elmer E. Mummert
Columbus
Emma Newsom Hadley
American Bible Society
Gary
Eli Folger
Columbia City
Auburn
Cr. Hoyt Ives
Buffalo
Greencastle
Angola
Alexandria
Lippincott Glass
Brazil
Joseph Koch
Mary B. Austin
Battle Creek
Mich
Bartholomew County
Hagerstown
H. C.knode
William Beasy
John Smith
Lafayette
Senate
John Goldofsky
Cleveland
Winchester
Ralph White
Indiana Horticultural Society
Indiana
Evansville
Tri- County
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Gertiemary
Johnny Burgoyne
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
White Plains
Long Island
Washington and Lee
Brandywine
Germantown
Trenton
Bennington
Princeton
New England
Hudson River
Canada
New York
Albany
Bernard Shaw
Devil
Lake Region
England
Burke
Lake George
St. Clair
Crown Point
Hudson
Congress
Gages
Washington
Fort Edward
St. Leger
Lake Ontario
Fort Stanwix
Baum
Breyman
Sir Henry Clinton
British War Office
Phillips
Reidesel
Frazer
Webster
First National Bank of
Tipton
Purdue State Bank
West Lafayette
State Bank of
Vigo County
People's State Bank
Sullivan
First National Bank
Mooresville
German’ National Bank
Fort Wayne
Second National Bank
Vincennes
Owensville
Farmers’ National Bank of
Wadesville
National Banks of
Orleans
Howard National Bank
Kokomo
Atlas State Bank
Union City
Jasper County
Mount Vernon National Bank
Mount Vernon
Posey County
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank of Boonville
Warrick County
State Bank of Paoli
Pendleton Banking Company
Pendleton Trust Company
White River Bank
Logootee
Citizens’ State Bank
Elwood
Old State Bank
Berkshire
Agricultural Experiment Department
Purdue Unversity
Ind
Ball Coal Director
Thayer
Public Service Commission of Indiana
Monon Railroad
Monon
Kankakee River
Warsaw
Winona Lake
Winona
Commission
Kankakee
Montezuma
Public Service Commission
Interstate Public Service Company
Bedford
Lebanon
Central Indiana Lighting Company
Bloomington
Indiana Utilities Company
Mabel Herbert
Urner
Helen
William
Warren
Hilda
Bartons
Phere
Helen Gayly
Mrs. Barton
Marion
Bobbie
Angel
Northwestern
Mr. Barton
An Welen
Apple Show
Hoosier
Henry A. Roberts