The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-17
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On what day of the week did
Christmas come i'm 1910?
Sunday.
What is the address Of Mary Rob.
erts Rinehart, the author?
2479 Massachusetts Ave, n. W.
Washington, d. C.
WHAT is the premium on a Co.
mmbian half dollar?
There is no premium.
On what part of the dirigibIe Los
Angeles is the name painted?
On both sides, just forward Of the
fin. The name is visible from the
ground when the ship flies low.
Where and when was Estelle Tay-
Tor, the wife Of Jack Dempsey, born
and what nationality are her par.
ents?
She was born in 1900 at Whining
ton, Del, of Irish parents.
How many fOreign-bOrn white per
sons are there i'm the United States?
13,712,745. representing practically
every country in the world.
Does the United States Govern.
ment pay pensions to widows Of Con
federatc veterans OF the Civil War?
Only when the Confederate soldier
served in the Mexican or Indian
wars. Tn such cases pensions are
sometimes granted. Most Of the for.
mer States in the confederacy pay
pensions to their Confederate veter.
ans and widows
What is 'brOadtaiP'?
Skins from winter.killed Persian
lamb. II is nearly always black. II
is much smaller than Persian lamb
skin and has very silky, MORE Of.
feet fur wool.
What do the names Helen. Lorct.
ia, Dorothy. Erwin and Kenneth
mean?
Helen, light; Loretta, pure; Doro.
thy gift Of God; Erwin, strong, and
Kenneth, leader.
How many horses and mules were
used by the American and French
artillery during the whole period of
the WARP How many were killed or
died i'm the service?
There were 224,135 horses and
mules employed by the American
Expeditionary forces in France dur.
ing the war, and Of this number
S,6S2 were killed or died.
How many Brazil nuts are there
in one shell? Where Do they grow?
There are from eighteen to twenty.
four nuts in a shell. They grow wild
in South America and the entire
production comes from that CONT
nent.
When one is I'm mourning, what is
correct in stationery?
White stationery Of good quality
is correct for all occasions and
mourning IS no exception. That
which has a narrow black border is
good, but a border nearly an inch
wide is In bad taste. After three
months have passed gray stationery
is permissible. The border may De
lessened from time to time during
the period OF mourning or It may
remain the same until It Is discarded
Can a magnet he insuIatedg
A magnet can be partially insu.
lated by interposing a sheet OF glass
or hardened rubber. or balSelite. he.
tween the magnet and object from
which it is desired TO insulate It.
Please give name and street mum.
her Of firm on the Circle who furnish
home work for women?
MRS. NJ. E. 6.
We do not give business addresses.
Who wrote 'Thanatopsis?"
u. NOBLE.
William Cullen Bryant.
What is the lowest place In the
world?
The Dead Sea in Palestine. II ia
/ ,290 feet below the sea level.