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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1921
Page
2
A roundup covers the death of a famed preacher in Georgia, political indictments in Illinois, labor and strikes in New York vaudeville houses, pensions in Tennessee, and relief gifts to Greece. It notes battles in Morocco, Turkish withdrawals, Lenin’s debt talk, and Washington disarmament talks amid global unrest and famine warnings.
War risk bureau orders Washington review of about 10 000 veterans rated permanently disabled following treasury comptroller rulings. Secretary Hoover urges governors to let road contracts fall in autumn to ease unemployment. Harding opposes pre conference on arms control. Northcliffe denial of Curzon interview and royal rebuke read in Commons. Weeks cites 13 795 troops in occupied Germany. opium use declines in China per Hong Kong consul general. Senate finance committee backs funding talks for Allied debts. Dawes touts central government control savings. Northcliffe boycotted by British embassy. Lasker seeks 125 million dollars for next five years. Population stats show shifts among whites and blacks. exports to Europe fall while domestic imports rise.
Springfield reports George Burchek's sentencing triggers a court fight over the new prohibition act as Attorney L Ek Stone vows to appeal to the Supreme Court, arguing constitutionality. The case tests Volstead act-based provisions and the act's reach within Illinois law.
Edward Kinne eighty who presided over the Washtenaw Circuit court over thirty years died at Ann Arbor Mich after a long illness James T Kent eighty pension clerk at the National Soldiers home Danville Ill was found dead in his hotel room in the city obituary style report notes both men deaths and ages with brief locations and roles
Soviet dispatches publish Maxim Gorky appeal to European and American publics for bread and medicines to relieve Russia's hunger plight. The Greek church appeal to Bishop Manning warns of famine and calls for urgent aid. Hoover aid to Russia linked to release of American prisoners, Russian authorities accept.
Durnfour, a Swiss aviator, successfully landed on Mount Blanc after two failed attempts. He started from Lausanne, reached the peak at 15,782 feet, then descended to Chamonix following the successful landing.
An Essen newspaper reports Moscow ordered the Soviet embassy in Berlin to ready accommodations for 400 people, comprising the personnel of the third international headquarters.
Washington reports 12000 enlisted sailors to be discharged from the navy to meet the legal limit under the 100000 men for whom pay is provided. The action aims to reduce personnel to the authorized wartime strength.
Mrs. Block of Hopkins Minnesota testifies that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms after two years. She recommends the medicine to friends and invites letters to Lynn Massachusetts for health guidance, with confidential responses by a woman.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip frames a pedestrian anger at an unseen motorist. The irate walker vows to punch any kin who is in the crowd, seeking vicarious satisfaction through a distant relative. The cartoonish exchange highlights roadside tensions and public feuds.
The text highlights perfume influence on charm and skin care. It promotes Cuticura Soap and hot water to cleanse pores and Cuticura Talcum powder for clear skin. A playful exchange suggests a man’s face powder that cannot be kissed off, in Boston Transcript style.
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