Old Hatreds Die Few Years Ago in Parade Debates
A newspaper column recalls Confederate Veterans in the Hoover inaugural parade and argues the Civil War was a tragedy, not romance. It warns against reviving old prejudices while noting spring renewals, gardening, and rising building activity as life gains vigor.
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United Confederate Veterans
United States
Lee
Camelot
Sheridan
Forrest
McClellan
Picket
Thomas
Chickamauga
Alabama
Athens Club
Athens
Spring Clean-Up Sparks Activity Across Southeastern Ohio
The article notes spring brings a cleanup push as the Southeastern Ohio district starts digging in. Residents prepare for harvest, clear brush and trails, plant food, and trade fur, while today also focusing on tidying up old cars and homes amid the season.
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Southeastern
Ohio
Don’t Be A Road Hog Say Drivers Warned
A outspoken warning targets reckless drivers dubbed road hogs. The piece urges cautious driving, keeping to one side, and watching for others, noting dangers from mid road hogging and misjudging distances on narrow roads.
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United States
State Highway Commission
Fool-Proof Air Travel Advances Prompt Foresight
A Newark New Jersey airport test uses floodlights to guide landing from a distant aircraft. Other devices include a course indicator without maps, a wing slot to prevent tail spins, and ground distance sensors for night fog or snow.
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Newark
N. J
Broadway Clothes and Millionaire Style in New York
Gilbert Swan notes that Manhattan's rich favor restrained tailoring over flashy ensembles while Broadway actors set the fashion tone with bold colors and theatrical flair. He cites Jimmy Walker and Dwight Morrow as examples of public figures who influence, but do not define, everyday taste.
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Broadway
Willionaire
Wnat
Wall Street
Teefean
Hough Aw
Dwight Morrow
Mexico
Asa
Amaie
Harlem
Jimmy Walker
Broadway Belt
Peewee
Italian optimism amid France’s growth amid war echoes
A fragmented excerpt contrasts Italian belief in rising influence with France flourishing despite low birth rates. It notes France’s wartime record and Verdun as a distant memory, suggesting a dated geopolitical mood.
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France
Verdun
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Fane McCoy
Question and answer column offering health tips and laughter as medicine. Dr McCoy advises on mood and digestion, student nervousness, cleansing diets, and avoiding lung irritation from dust, with practical guidance and lifestyle suggestions.
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Fane McCoy
Tax cuts and social concerns in postwar debate
Secretary Mellon advocates lower earned income taxes while Britain rejects depletion exemptions. The piece links tax policy to aging workers and depleted mines, notes enforcement risks from strict laws, and mentions a Cuban resort project led by Renee Du Pont. Churchill is praised for a large surplus. O'Shea proposes ending homework for young students.
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Mellon
Mr. Mellon
Odd Christmas Festivities and Notable Fallacies
A jumble of antiquated passages links debauchery, displays of supposed superiority, and extreme acts as relics of past beliefs. It notes festivals with dancing, ritual dances by Mayan women, male drunken excess, and tragic acts for fame. It ends with a sensational tale of a rector and a bizarre boys knickerbocker gift.
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Iman
First United States Mint Created by Congress
Anniversary notes the 1792 act establishing the U S Mint following Alexander Hamilton's push for a national gold and silver coinage system. The measure aimed to unify currency and standardize coinage for the new nation.
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U. S
Congress
Frst
United States
Alexander Hamilton
Prohibition Lobby Expands In Campaign Against Dry Laws
Rodney Dutcher reports that the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment has hired a research director and issued a major pamphlet. It catalogs graft, enforcement costs, and rising crime tied to Prohibition across U S cities, citing 1920 to 1928 increases in arrests, seizures, and liquor imports.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Anti-Saloon League
Westerville
Ohio
Association Against the
Quebec
Sweden
Canadian
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Congress
al Smith
Democratic Committee
Organized
Wets
William Howard Taft
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Buffalo
Association
Uquor
Canada
Financial Standard and Mint Act Historical Note
The text outlines 19th century monetary standards and coinage proposals including a 1 to 15 ratio based on bullion values, favored gold and silver denominations, the mint act omission of a gold dollar, and the later interpretation that unit referred to numbers. It also notes the motto In God We Trust appearing on U S coins from 1866 after James Pollock advised Congress.
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U. S
Pennsylvania
James Polock
Congress
Coal tariffs spark Ohio operator meeting on reciprocity issue
Ohio coal operators plan to meet over the senate action removing the reciprocity with Canada from the tariff bill. West Virginia senators influence led to the clause's elimination. Also noted: new freight house at Grosvenor Crossing, and Athens area updates on graduates, travel, influenza trends, and local military movements.
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Ohio
Senate
Canada
West Virginia
Mystery of a Waterp p and other oddities
A jumble of quiz questions and fragmented phrases. It asks about a famed Waterp p formation, religious changes, compass points, and biographical hints, with scattered references to blood color, tumors, and lakes. The text resembles a pastiche of trivia prompts from a newspaper puzzle page.
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United States
Tasu Crain
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Jerry B
Great Britain
Britain
Renee du Pont
reat _ gratér
Cuba
Havana
Atlantic City
Winston Churchill
John Bull
Uncle Sam
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Leonard Jerome
William R. Tavers
Jerome
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Madison Square
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Lord Randollph Churchill
Luke of Marlborough
Doctor O'Shea
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Gwyon
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America
Grosvenor Crossing
New Marshfield High School
William Everett Burt
George Arthur Gilham
Goldie Fay Gillham
Harry Elvin Hawk
Frank Cone
Amensville
Columbus
C. H. Grosvenor
Ohio Wool Growers’ Association
State Department of Health
H. R. Justice
Athens County
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Elks’ Minstrels
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Walker Street
Jackie” Sweeney
186Th Field, Artillery
Camp Stuart
Newport News
Michael Sweeney
Great Lakes
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