Stimson Admired For Calm Demeanor And Steady Diplomacy
Washington dispatch profiles Henry Stimson secretary of state noting his calm, urbane style contrasts with Kellogg. It highlights his routines, hunting and fishing hobbies, long hours at work, and key early actions such as deciding diplomatic liquor immunity and handling social precedence issues. Stimson’s aide Capt. Eugene Regnier is also mentioned.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Amiatio
Henry Lewis Stimson
Kellogg
Stimson
White House
State Department
Mr. Hoover
Mr. Stimson
Kellogge
Robert
Joel T. Boone
Leo S$. Rowe
Pan-American Union
Philippines
Adirondacks
Anyon
Dolly Gann
Eugene Regnier
Regnier
Stimso
Home is a state of mind not place
The essay argues that home life is defined by love, forbearance, and quiet contentment rather than house size. It praises apartments as valid homes and warns against loneliness born of distrust, urging open warmth and touch to tap life’s reservoirs of kindness.
Little Boy Confined by Illness Amid Nationwide Card Drive
A midwestern boy bedridden by a puzzling sickness drew wide sympathy as readers from Maine to California sent him postcards and letters. The story notes a surge of mail from distant towns, reflecting communal care beyond distant slums and ongoing human interest.
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Middle West
Maine
California
Pan-American Highway To Link U S And South America
The Pan American Union says the highway project is moving from idea to blueprint. Mexico is building a road from the Texas border to Guatemala and surveys are under way to extend through Central America to Colombia, enabling American motorists to reach Buenos Aires in the near future.
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United States
Canada
South America
Pan-American Union
Mexico
Texas
Guatemala
Central America
Panama
Colombia
Buenos Aires
Land of
Strict Spanish pedestrian protection rules threaten drivers
Primo de Rivera imposed penalties for vehicle pedestrian collisions: six months prison for hitting a pedestrian and two years for killing one, with fault presumed. The laws aim to protect pedestrians but may curb motoring in Spain.
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Spain
Primo de Rivera
Soing Places and Seeing Things by Gilbert Swan
Chicago feature profiles the city as a cultural and economic powerhouse. It praises Chicago’s parks, waterways, architecture, opera, theater, and art, contrasts it with Manhattan, notes Capone’s relocation to Florida, and extols Chicago as America’s bustling market and cultural center.
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Chicago
Manhattan
Mary Garden
New York
Michigan Word Puzzle Fragments and Miscued Clues
A garbled OCR style clue set centers on Michigan topics and scattered terms. The fragment list includes terms like Michigan, shore, rodent, preposition, measure, varnish, cooking, and street, presented as a puzzle-like collection rather than a coherent news item.
Fragmentary political reflection in archaic prose
A damaged OCR fragment discusses Europe and Shakespeare era politics with dark allusions to punishment and death. The passage mentions Queen Elizabeth and implies violence as a consequence for perceived transgressions, reflecting historical rhetoric rather than a clear event.
All Metal Dirigible Trial Promised by Navy in Michigan
The article notes the planned trial of the first all metal dirigible, the ZMC-2, built in Michigan for the Navy. It mentions Henry Ford’s early experiments with metal sewing methods and reflects on aviation progress and the brutal execution of Ravaillac for Henry IV.
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Michigan
Navy
Henry Ford
Health and Melons Advice From Dr Frank McCoy
Dr Frank McCoy discusses melon origins water content and sweetness with notes on cantaloupe watermelon muskmelon and imperial valley California crops. He advises melons as a cooling food eaten alone and outlines lunch ideas and buying tips.
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Frank McCoy
Imperial Valley
Free dom and danger in a gas light era and a wild casino tale
A fragmented column discusses dirigible designs using non gas compartments, libertarian thoughts among women, and a bold gangster case with Doody facing post office robbery charges. It notes masked judges, gambling spoils in Deauville, and a French belief that Americans are fools.
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Deauville
Bell Boys
Q and A from readers on varied topics
A collage of reader questions and brief expert answers covers cities with large airports, orange growing zones, swallows and bed bugs, Woolworth Building dates and costs, Valdez Alaska, Baltimore land laws, Gothic architecture origins, peace societies, American child height trends, and a Derbyshire neck term. Answers provide concise facts and context.
Public Forum on Juror Reforms and Duties
A letter from MHH Doolittle of Carbondale Ohio argues for jury reform. Proposals include rotating chairs and restricting public access to the jury room, plus excusing ladies from petit jury duty in serious murder cases. He also discusses juror pay and safety concerns and warns of venomous snakes as a metaphor for dangers in civic duty.
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Ist
Petitjure’s
MHH Doolittle
Carbondale
Athens County
Ohio
Daily Study in Correct English and Word Usage
A compact guide on English usage covering preferred phrasing for invitations and common mispronunciations and misspellings. It defines words like adverse, explains pronunciation notes, and encourages vocabulary growth with a daily word exercise.
Grosvenor Test committees named for arrangements
J. R. Wickham J. J. Rathburn and George Ogg were named on committees to arrange the Grosvenor Test. The annual A. 8 and Joseph Young Camp S. of V. camp fire is set for September 1 2 3. A birthday picnic near North Hill celebrated Mr. Putnam turning 68. Ohio veterans grand reunion invited for Olentangy Park Columbus August 21 with the Ladies band performing. Dr. Wiley Sprague returned to Athens after two years in army medical service. Thor Olson will stay as Ohio University physical instructor. Fruit scarcity in Athens County drives cider price up. one man offered $200 per barrel.
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J. R. Wickham
J. J. Rathburn
George Ogg
Grosvenor
Joseph Young
S. of V
Ohio
Olentangy Park
Columbus
Wiley T. Sprague
Chauncey
Athens
Serevice
Medical Corps
The
Army
Department of Internal Medicine
Diseases of the Chest
Athens County
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Baby Face" Doody
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