Too Much Gold Hammered Down by War Prosperity
A 1920s commentary argues Japan holds about 670 million dollars in gold plus 250 million in U S credit while 76 percent of its reserves outstrip trade needs, warning that excess money lowers prices and hurts exports. It contrasts this with America’s federal reserves at 61 percent and notes postwar price shifts and renewed demand affecting overseas trade.
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Japan
United States
Bank of Japan
America
Europe
Taft for Supreme Court Vacancy May Surprise Few
The Talk of Taft predicts President Harding will appoint William Howard Taft to the Supreme Court when a vacancy occurs. Taft is seen as likable and highly respected, a great lawyer and judge. The current chief justice Edward Douglass White is 76 and near retirement, making Taft's potential ascent notable in American history. The public, however, grows weary of investigations and awaits concrete action beginning April 11.
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Harding
Wiliam Howard Taft
Supreme Court
Mr. Taft
Edward Douglass
Willie
Taft
Supreme Bench
Republic
Investor praises rails and resilience amid harsh times
An investor notes confidence in railroad stocks and rational behavior. He claims when conditions worsen, improvement follows. He also remarks on a surge in the local cat population, calling it an odd open season for cat killing and citing a five thousand rise since the month began.
After Dinner Stories and Bank Clerks Mirror Pranks
A railway tale ends with a jocular married man reveal by a girl who claims to be an escaped lunatic. The piece on bank clerks Mabel and Ethel shows their lingering breaks from work and a mirror notice begging customers to “Please make up and return” bankbooks.
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Mabel
Ethel
Irish Traveler Fails To Produce Ticket On Train
An Irishman on a train cannot show his ticket when asked by the inspector. He claims it was lost during a pocket search and adds humor by saying he once lost a brass drum, highlighting his claim of not knowing him.
Fragmented musings on war, fashion, and world news
A quirky collection of opinions notes various topics from coal shortages and wartime essays to fashion and light crime quips. The writer muses on American attitudes, international policy, and census figures while poking fun at embassies and isolation in Europe.
Potomac Garden Club Spurs Debate Over City Park Use
In Washington on April 5 Frederic J. Haskin notes Potomac Park hosts 75 acres for gardening by DC residents. The Potomac Garden Club, supervised by W C Hall, grows 60,000 dollars of food annually, with 1,300 workers and 800 plots, raising questions about replacing gardens with golf holes and the economic and health benefits of municipal farming.
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Washington, D. C
District of Columbia
Potomac Park
Potomac Garden Club
W. C. Hall
Iment of Agriculture
Congress
New York
Chicago
United States
Hall
Potomac Club
Futhermore
Mr. Hall
Washington
Advertising Beyond Price and Bargain Perceptions
The article argues that advertising shapes buyer choices beyond price. It notes women prioritize style and quality, men favor quality and style, while price trails. Last year advertising spent reached 1.24 billion dollars, illustrating advertising as a mutual, global economic force.
Advertising as Mutual Benefit in Economy
The text argues that advertising yields mutual economic value and is a duty to households to maximize every spending dollar, stressing its importance in the current time.
Advertising and Buying Should Lead Economic Revitalization
The editorial emphasizes advertising as key to stabilizing and revitalizing the economy. It argues readers benefit from understanding advertising functions and from frank discussion of buying and selling elements, noting many newspapers publish similar editorials.
Editorials from leading ad agencies urge daily business guidance
Top advertising writers unite to publish daily editorials in newspapers reaching millions, offering free essays to support prosperity and home management. Contributors pledge no pay, hoping readers share insights with neighbors and counter pessimism about the economy.
Language counts and curious Q and A notes
A compiled set of trivia items covers language counts from 3 000 to 6 000, Bible translations in 460 languages, a vinegar fly query, center of population as a gravity point, moon position relativity, E F fatalities by self harm, permanent waving origin, Dutch royal relationships, and the Queen of the Antilles as Cuba.
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Naval Observatory
Earth
Nestle
England
Holland
William Prince of Orange
The
Antilles
Cuba
Invention Uses Gear Driven Fan to Cool Printers
A device resembling an electric fan but powered by gears from a press keeps printers' rollers cool in hot weather. The mechanism mirrors a press driven cooling fan, showcasing practical insight into early industrial cooling solutions.
Thoughts of Athens Run-On Notes in April
A column of observational musings from Athens Ohio on town life. The writer frets about housing, fashion, money, and campus trends while poking fun at local habits, gossip, and a dangerous Nelsonville road with reckless drivers.
Watch Dog Column Aims At Ex Service Men
An upcoming column plans coverage for ex service men with news of interest and contributions from various sources. Readers are urged to tell soldier friends to read tomorrow's edition and not miss the Watch Dog.
Garden Getters Start City Plots Amid Hard Winter Ground
A few brave souls begin garden efforts across the city as plots are pried into readiness. Planting may require another plowing as ground is packed by midwinter conditions, but nothing deters eager gardeners who catch the bug.
Bricked Roads Bother Athens Drivers This Spring
Motorists complain about brick roads around Athens making travel rough and unsafe. Dirt roads worsen the shake risk for travelers and drivers cautious to avoid jolts.
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Athens
Man asks help as car trouble asks for space
A distressed man begs a sympathetic motorist for assistance while a talkative passenger counsels him. The driver asks the onlooker to explain his life to his wife or otherwise distract her until the job is done.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Local social updates reflect weekend visits
Sand Rock residents and guests share weekend hospitality in Athens and nearby towns. Mr. and Mrs. Dow Marquis visited Athens on Saturday. Mrs. Will Lent of Jacksonville stayed with Mrs. Adelia Linscott. Mr. and Mrs. George France of Broadwell spent Sunday with Mrs. Rebecca Linscott. Robert Robinson attended services at Stewart Sunday evening. Mrs. Edna Gilkey of Pleasanton is mentioned in the social notes.
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Dow Marquis
Athens
Will Lent
Jacksonville
Adelia Linscott
George France
Broadwell
Rebecca Linscott
Robert Robinson
Stewart
Edna Gilkey
Pleasanton
Local visit highlights from Pleasanton to Amesville
Jess King traveled to Pleasanton last week and bought a fine team of horses. Mr and Mrs George Brown visited Belpre and Marietta. Miss Anna Copeland stayed in Amesville with relatives on Tuesday. Hoyt Stephenson of Glouster and Isaac Price of Canaanville visited relatives here recently. Mr and Mrs George Ogg were in Athens on Monday.
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Jess King
Pleasanton
George Brown
Belpre
Marietta
Anna Copeland
Amesville
Hoyt Stephenson
Glouster
Isaac Price
Canaanville
George Ogg
Athens
Easter Weekend Travels and Local Notes
Longstreth family drove to Springfield for Easter weekend with relatives. Walter Hillyer heads to Delaware to train as a professional pitcher. Haywood Williams takes the post office job from which George Gallentin resigned. Many attend the Pittsburg revival and stay for its services. Carrie Christian shopped in Nelsonville last week. Bill Baker visits family in town from West Virginia. Dick Ritchason and sister Flossie attend a Jobs dance Saturday. Mr Guess and George Galentin drive to Nelsonville. Mrs Herbert Locke returns from Greendale where she has taught recently.
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Carl Reed
Springfield
Walter Hillyer
Delaware
Haywood Williams
George Gallentin
Pittsburg
Carrie Christian
Nelsonville
Bill Baker
West Virginia
Jas, Ritchason
Dick Ritchason
Flossie
Guess
George Galentin
Herbert Locke
Greendale
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