Athens County Fair Dominates Ohio Event with Grand Displays
The Athens County Fair in eastern Ohio showcases large crowds, road access improvements, and extensive exhibits. Attendees anticipate record crowds as displays, racing horses, and a broad automotive presence highlight the week. Weather is forecast favorable for strong attendance. The piece also notes the broader world context on coffee and rubber monopolies impacting global markets.
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Athens County
Ohio
Cad Coenaian
Imroads
Athens
Adhens
Fou
Frriday
Brazil's Coffee Valorization Raises Prices and Shrinks Demand
The article outlines Brazil's valorization scheme boosting coffee prices over the past year, earning about $80 in value but harming Brazilian consumers and traders. The higher prices reduced domestic consumption by about 10 percent as drinkers shifted to tea, cocoa, or stopped consuming coffee altogether, signaling ongoing market adjustments.
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Brazil
Amundsen Abandons Arctic Air Expeditions for Now
Two Arctic airplane runs fail to reach the pole as Amundsen and companions retreat to safety. Storms and cold halt further efforts this year though some predict future success. The article asserts human intellect will solve Arctic challenges and reveal hidden value in time.
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Arctic
Amundsen
North Pole
No Remedy in Politics and Public Service Corruption
The piece argues wholesale corruption in narcotics and prohibition enforcement, saying honesty and vigilance are needed but unlikely while job-peddling politics interferes. It warns naval and military services risk loss of independence if outlawed businesses influence public service.
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Army
Navy
Uncle Sam's investments hold vast United States securities
The United States Government holds Liberty bonds Treasury certificates and overseas and domestic issues. It also owns stocks from railroads and other interests including Foreign government bonds and relief loans. Holdings total about 11.18 billion dollars with many debtors domestic and foreign.
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Washington
D. C
Amert
United States
Big West
Uncle Sam
Sam
Treasury
Andrew W. Melton
Britain
Finland
Hungary
Lithuania
Amer- Ron
Missouri
General Supply House
France
American Relief Administration
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
United States Grain Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
Uwed
Boston
Maine
Equipment Trust
Tre Epjs
Federal Lana
Shipping Board
Central Branch
Union Pacific Railroad
Abraham Lincoln
Nationwide mosquito eradication campaign urged
The piece argues that killing mosquitoes locally is pointless as they travel by trains and automobiles. A nationwide effort would be more profitable than any presidential action, with Los Angeles and Shenandoah named as productive hubs for daily aerial work.
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Los Angeles
Shenandoah
Seven men hanged in Cairo for Sir Lee Stack murder
Seven men were hanged in Cairo last Saturday for killing Sir Lee Stack the British sirdar and governor general of the Sudan. The executions were staged at forty minute intervals to heighten impact. one man showed defiance while others spoke of guilt or innocence.
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Cairo
Lee Stack
Sudan
Bitter view of empire contrasts with British success
The text notes deep resentment of British rule in Egypt India China and other regions yet observes that, in the end, Britain prevails. It frames imperial power as enduring despite local hostility and resistance.
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Egypt
India
China
Suburban Long Island Homes Lack Phones in Boom
In New Yorks suburbs rapid development leaves hundreds of Long Island homes without telephone service. A real estate office becomes a message exchange as residents ask Mac to relay visits and messages to wives dates and relatives while the utility infrastructure lags behind.
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Long Island
Suburban Life and Judiciary Salaries Debate
A speaker laments low judge pay citing $8 500 yearly wages and federal court judges. Senators Reed and Graham propose a new scale to raise salaries to $14 000 or $16 000 based on district population, arguing the change costs about $700 000 annually and reflects a wealthy nation can afford fairness.
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Reed
Graham
Pennsylvania
Pickpocket Steals Watch in Times Square Incident
Dan Fish, newly arrived from Cleveland, was relieved of his watch in Times Square. He wonders how the thief knew the watch was in his upper coat pocket, noting there was no chain to indicate its location.
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Great White
Dan Fish
Cleveland
Times Square
Fish
Detectives Track Sneak Thieves on Broadway Corners
James W. Dean notes that despite police skill and constant vigilance, pickpockets persist. Even detectives familiar with most faces remain on edge as crowds on Broadway attract visitors studying electric signs and risking wallets.
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Broadway
British rule and colonial power across Asia and Egypt
The text contrasts executions in Egypt with Gandhi's imprisonment in India, arguing British rule subjugates vast populations. It asserts the empire's skill at governing diverse peoples and claims Britain uniquely masters governance among nations and races.
British Talk Air Bases and Future War in the Air
The piece notes President Coolidge’s awareness that future wars hinge on air power. It mentions British interest in trading Gibraltar for an air station across the Straits in Africa, signaling strategic aviation importance.
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President Coolidge
Gibraltar
Straits
Africa
Gibraltar Selloff Rumor To Spain Backed By Officials
British generals Ashmore and Steele warn the Gibraltar wreck proves durable against air attack and propose trading Gibraltar to Spain in return for Ceuta, to secure an air base on the strait.
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Great Britain
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Ashmore
Steele
Spain
Ceuta
Straits
Senator Borah Objects to Belgium Debt Settlement
Senator Borah objects to the debt settlement with Belgium arguing it rests on the assumption that a war president mistook himself for Divine Providence and challenges the generosity of the agreement.
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Enator Borah
Belgium
Borah criticizes Wilson promises as illegal
The speaker argues that Woodrow Wilson could not legally bind the nation with promises and that the current government should act only within the U S Constitution. He warns against future presidents acting on unlawful deeds and urges domestic restraint before generosity abroad.
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Borah
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
United States
Wisecrax Motto: Two Objects in Life for Men
A Cincinnati Times Star quotation asserts most men aim for wealth and even greater wealth, reflecting a satirical take on money-driven ambition. The line contrasts two aims to underscore greed and aspiration in a periodical voice.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Times Star
Connecticut man wears same shirt for 55 years
A Connecticut man still wears a shirt he has kept for Sundays for 55 years and has never sent it to a laundry. The item is noted in a Beacon Journal feature from Akron, Ohio.
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Connecticut
Akron
Ohio
Beacon- Journal
Local remark on suicide method cited by Ohio paper
A Vindicator quote notes the same man who said he could not breathe while attempting to drown himself would likely deem hanging worse. The remark reflects a grim, unresolved health crisis and local commentary from Youngs in town, Ohio.
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Youngs
Town
Ohio
Truth at Bottom of a Well Quoted in Ohio Star
A concise saying from the Ohio Star contrasts honesty and deception in oil wells, noting truth lies at the bottom while much deceit occurs at the top. The quip reflects local commentary on the oil industry.
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Marien
Ohio
Star
The only two who can live as cheaply as one
A brief Ohio item notes a quip about frugality from Meanfield within the Ohio journal.
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Meanfield
Ohio
Journal
Pure cussed ness as a trait through eras
Canton Ohio reader notes that tempera ment, individuality, and old slang reflect changing self expression across the decades. The quotation highlights how pure cussed ness was once common and scarcely missed today.
Cartoonist mocks Philippine aims over rubber wealth
In Defiance Ohio the Crescent News notes a cartoonist suggesting America's sole interest in the Philippines is rubber production. The piece frames it as a provocative jab about imperial motives and economic leverage.
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America
Philippines
Defiance, Ohio
Crescent News
Bobbed hair may stay popular in America to save bars
Martins Ferry Ohio Times reports that bobbed hair may fade in Paris but remain in demand in the United States to prevent about one third of local barbershops from closing or facing bankruptcy.
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Paris
America
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Times
Home Sewn I Knew Kathleen and Her Fashion
A verse about Kathleen who spends long hours at a sewing machine. She is neat and stylish on the street, her gowns praised as classy and sweet, with little money spent yet noticeable elegance admired by other girls.
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Kathleen
Sewin
Mwiss
Mae Kathleen Fashioned Her Own Wardrobe From Scratch
The piece describes Kathleen as thrifty and skilled in sewing. Mae never complained of lacking clothes and copied current styles by sewing them herself. It portrays Kathleen as wise and industrious, making home sewn outfits from the goods she collected.
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Mae
Kathleen
Senate Shakeup Clouds Progressive Hopes in 1930s
Washington previews a turbulent realignment as four key progressives, La Follette and Ladd among them, die or lose seats. With shifts in Johnson, Shipstead, Magnus Johnson, Borah, and Couzens, the bloc’s strength weakens while independents and regular Republicans gain. Upcoming Senate races in Arizona, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma and others heighten uncertainty for Cox administration.
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Robert M. la Follette
Edwin F. Ladd
Congress
Progressive. Com
la Foliette
Ladd
Lynn J. Frazier
Smith W. Brookhart
George W. Norrin
Henrik Shipstead
Magnus Johnson
William £. Borah
James Couzens
Hiram W. Johnson
Arithue Capper
R. B. Howell
Burton K. Wheeler
Shipstead
Johnson
la Feillette
Frazier
Brookhart
Norris
la Follette
Thomas Schall
Thomas Sterling
McMaster
Borah
Couzens
Sena
Cox
Senate
Arizona
Kentucky
Missouri
Oklahoma
Ohio
Illinois
Nevada
New York
Uta Washington
Fables on Health Cold Plunge Not Good Thing
Surgeon General Dr Hugh H Cumming cautions that the skin is an excretory organ and a daily bath or shower aids waste removal. He warns against cold plunge baths and advocates moderately warm baths with brisk rubbing, noting warmth benefits in summer and winter.
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Hugh 8. Cumming
United States Public Health Service
Q and A on banks ships cars and wood topics
A shuffled Q A dialogue covers banks must include the word national, ocean vessels landing in Miami, a professor’s view on women drivers and car knowledge, census name counts, lightest wood Balsa with Cuban and Caribbean sources, and a note on horse hair and parasitic organisms in water.
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Miem
C. A
Miami
Woman Faces Rough Road in Abolishing Football
A garbled item references a woman and neighbors in a debate about abolishing football. It mentions Ohio and Democrat but lacks clear events, dates, or names to outline specifics or outcomes.
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Ohio
Rumor Triggers Household Tension Over Roomer
An idle rumor stirs tension in a household as concerns rise about a roomer. Neighbors and family discuss suspected issues and potential actions amid rumors.
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James W. Dean
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Wisecrax
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News
Hal Cochran
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Gott Cove Yao
CARE
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Washington, DC
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George Washington University
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