Minor Nations Hope Genoa Gains Through Unity
Sir Philip Gibbs argues small nations like Scandinavia and Central Europe can leverage combined interests at the Genoa conference to gain from Russian matters and avert Bolshevik menace. He notes Czech Slovakia, Jugoslavia and others may resist German strangulation while rebuilding economic balance, railways and war debt.
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Sir Philip Gibbs
Scandinavia
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Holland
Esthena
Latvia
Lithuania
Finland
Red Army
Czecho-Slovakia
Jugoslavia
Europe
Germany
Czech
Static Menace Promises Pranks From the Air
The Antigonish radio scene grapples with static that disrupts sermons concerts speeches and bedtime tales. Experts know its nature but not its cure. Mid-summer calm, the feared hour, sees explosions and bird whistles erupting from broadcasts. Authorities urge calm and continued study toward a fix.
A Thirst For Bonds
An insatiable appetite by American investors for sound loans, domestic and foreign, puzzles Wall Street. Analysts question how a country in a low mood can sustain a bond-buying surge, noting the money remained in the United States even as it circulated less.
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Wall Street
After Dinner Stories and a Monkey Prank
A four year old Herbert in a white suit is scolded for stepping in wet grass after his bath. Grandma disciplines him and remarks on a dirty stick. A drunken man wakes to see a monkey tied to his bed and fires at it, saying he is in a hell of a fix either way.
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Herbert
Hurra
May
Reds
Cubs
Moran
Babe Ruth
Boston Braves
Phily
Tigers
Cleveland
Browns
Shocker
Sox
Chauncey
Seattle
Delaware
Ruth
Rixey
Hocking Valley
Nelsonville
Athens
Slim Sheffield
Saim
Coal House
Bill Simmons
Coat House
Bird
England
United States
Minnesota
Arkansas
Custer
Fort Riley
Kansas
Rome
Evening reads from Athens barbershop and baseball dreams
A humorous Athens Messenger column reflects on aging through baseball chatter led by May and Red Sox talk. It blends a comic short story about Slim Sheffield the conductor with a two act motor cycle misadventure, plus reader Q and A notes on Sunday papers and generic trivia.
Judge and the catfish bank tale from Julesboro lore
George S. Kinsman recalls a judge known for running a catfish bank alongside his duties in Julesboro Colorado. A stranger presented a check and failed to produce adequate identification. The judge, after listing letters and telegrams, notes that money cases require extra caution.
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George S. Kinsman
Julesboro
Colo
Wonders Of Vaudeville On The Spur Of The Moment
A Iowa woman recently joined the stage with a knitting act that unfolds socks and embroidered names in the audience. She knits the Declaration of Independence backward and even completes a union suit in four minutes for encores. Noah’s home brew notoriety is noted concerning Bryan.
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Iowa
The Original Star Spangled Banner Exhibition in National Museum
Frederic J. Haskin reports an exhibition in Washington of the original Star Spangled Banner flag. The article recounts Key writing the poem during the 1814 bombardment of Fort McHenry, the flag’s preservation, its 15 stripes and 15 stars, and Key’s Maryland origins and burial. The piece notes the flag’s influence on American patriotism and the Key Bridge in Washington.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D .C
National Museum
Francis Scott Key
United States
Washington
Key
Young Key
Baltimore
Cockburn
Francis Key
Minden
Fort Henry
Fort Mc. Henry
Admiral Cockburn
Chesapeake Bay
Benjamin Edes
Edes
Ferdinand Durang
Anacreon
Berling
Warner
Long
Major Frailey
Durang
Ades
Holiday Street
UW Wale Company
Tors
Paddy” McFarland
United States of America
Frederick County
Maryland
Frederick
Barbara Frietchie
Virginis
Athens Messenger Information Bureau Offers Answers
The Athens Messenger advertises an information bureau under Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC. Readers may send plain questions with full name and address and two cents for return postage. responses are sent directly, not providing legal medical or financial advice.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
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