Anadas Mailed Fist Strikes Newsprint Prices
The piece warns that Canada aims to raise newsprint prices by $5 per ton, threatening American publishers and advertising. It argues reduced consumption harms readers, notes wartime price swindles, and calls for protection of the industry while highlighting broader fire hazards in old buildings and homes in Athens.
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Anada
Hoover
Great American Paper Company
Canada
United States
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Canadian
Fire season is at hand warns merchants after Parkersburg blaze
The editorial urges vigilance as holiday commerce approaches and recalls the Parkersburg fire that destroyed a block, stressing no town in the region could easily bear such losses and many retailers were wiped out.
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Parkersburg
Grange outlines policies in annual meeting
The National Grange, as leading spokesmen for organized agriculture, issued its policy platform after a large annual gathering. It calls for tax reform based on benefits received, broader state income tax reach, tariff protections, rural post roads, and continued Farm Board support while opposing daylight saving time and centralized finance. The statement highlights rural education, community advancement, and a cautious stance on irrigation and censorship.
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Grange
Organized Agriculture
Federal Farm Board
Philippine Islands
Ohio
Athens County
National Grange
United States
Broadway jokester Huchedsch’s career ends in tragedy
The piece chronicles Raymond Huchedsch a lively Broadway figure who wore many hats from chorus boy to producer. Struck down out west days before a planned Great White Way comeback his life intertwines with his notorious habit of ribbing audiences and financiers including a last moment rescue of a failed music show by a stranger who added five thousand dollars.
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New York
Raymond Huchedsch
Broadway
Texas Guinan Club Show Sparks Humorous Exchange
In a 1920s club scene Tex and Hitchcock traded quips on stage. Tex urged audience to applaud a performer while Hitchcock leaned in from his seat and pleaded for a moment of support for the act.
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Texas Guinan
Tex
Hitchcock
Broadway Star's Rise From Auburn Shoe Clerk to Savage Chorus
He left Auburn New York where he worked as a shoe clerk and joined Henry W Savage's early acts. A boast about window dressing led to a career in his chorus with a first big break in The Sultan of Sulu. He toured a lot and disliked trains, later buying a small Ford.
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Broadway
Auburn
N. Y
Henry W. Savage
Philadelphia
Sulu
Biography of Rev. John Roach Straton in preparation
A biography of the late Rev. John Roach Straton is in preparation and reportedly will include a few surprises. The item also notes Harry Richman, famous for Clara How, planning a return as a supper club entertainer, with reference to Al Smith.
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John Roach Straton
Harry Richman
Clara How
al Smith
Young Worker Starts Career at 26 Broadway
The text notes a 23 year old, described as a large young man, who began work at 26 Broadway on a Monday morning and was punctual. It mentions he is the grandson of the builder of the name and that he, John D. Third, is expected to have many opportunities in life, with reference to him eating in Childs restaurant.
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Broadway
John D
Entertainers and artists gather in cosmopolitan scenes
The piece notes Anena Enters returning to Broadway as a choreomime dancer who has entertained European crowned heads. It mentions Richard Halliburton in Houston but paraded through Park Plaza, and Cole Porter anew with Fifty Million Frenchmen earning wealth from songs and a French chateau hosting U.S. literary guests in winter.
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Taurants
Anena
West
Europe
Broadway
Richard Halliburton
Houston
Tex
Park Plaga
Cole Porter
France
Heir To World’s Largest Fortune Questioned In Time
A fleeting remark questions the size of the world’s largest fortune when passed to the heir noting it may shrink before reception to rival past fortunes like Edsel Ford’s or others unknown today.
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Edsel Ford
Wealth and Ideas Shape Greatness Across Centuries
The passage argues that wealth alone cannot ensure success. ideas drive achievement. It cites ancient Rome where a wealthy father failed in war with Lucullus while his son excelled, and notes how later families used money to boost art and influence, illustrating how wealth supports but does not guarantee greatness.
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Caesar
Lucullus
Jacques Coeur and Young Rockefeller in Modern Charity
Jacques Coeur, famed French financier, used his wealth for national aid amid hardship but faced ingratitude. The piece then shifts to young Rockefeller, third generation, beginning a new philanthropic effort.
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Jacques Coeur
France
Rockefeller
Water Cure and Hydrotherapy History Notes
Dr. Frank McCoy surveys water therapy from Hippocrates to Priesnitz, outlining methods like cold compresses, douches, wet sheets, and switchover to a scientific system. He urges doctors to study hydrotherapy and offersArticles on water treatments via mail with a small stamp. He also answers reader questions on hearing loss and exostasis with cautious medical guidance.
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Hippocrates
Gelen
Paracelsus
Augustus
Antonius Musa
Europe
Niccolo Lanzani
John Floyer
Baynard
Currie
Priesnitz
Silesia
Grafenburg
John D. Rockefeller and family praised for global health work
A passage extols John D Rockefeller and his father and grandfather for substantial contributions to global health and education, noting vast wealth and vast oil wealth as a backdrop and wishing John D. continued success.
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John D
No clear person or event to headline from fragment
A concise note contrasts poverty and wealth, saying necessity drives achievement and that success can be easier with wealth or without funds but with resolve.
Government Protest Note Involving Russia Britain and China
The government issues a protest note to Russia Britain and China and joins in. Britain's foreign secretary notes in the House of Commons that the move followed a suggestion from the United States.
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Russia
Britain
China
House of Commons
United States
Candid Hope for Avoiding Reckless Fiscal Bailouts
The speaker warns against spending billions to rescue financiers who made unsafe loans to the Czar and Kerensky. They urge wiser choices to prevent future financial missteps and protect the nation's interests.
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Kerensky
Wise Japan Keeps Aloof From Russia in Business Talks
In cautious diplomacy Japan remains distant from Russia, attending only to its own affairs. The article notes Japan will not seek conflict and acknowledges a changed Russia from the czarist era that defeated Japan.
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Japan
Russia
Rival suitors clash as one shoots
While Madeline Nolan watched on Monday a young man who sought to marry her shot and killed another man with the same aim. Miss Nolan mourns and says she did her best to keep the two apart.
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Madeline Nolan
Miss Nolan
Ancestral Courtship and Casual Violence Recalled
A speaker laments modern ignorance and recalls how, in past generations, killing a rival in courtship was seen as a casual act. The text suggests great grandparents would judge suitors who refused such violence as inadequate or disreputable.
Reuben Kamin 17 Stands in Line at Sing Bing
A brief note identifies Reuben Kamin, aged 17, waiting in a line at an event themed Sing Bing. The snippet captures a youth awaiting entry amid a crowded scene with no additional context.
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Reuben Kaminsky
Prisoner Stabbed to Death After Whistleblowing
A prisoner was killed in an attack by many inmates after he reportedly exposed another convict's misconduct. He remained silent about his assailant and did not realize his life would end. Fear and prison life context surround the fatal stabbing.
Inside the Prison Aims at Capital Punishment Critics
A gruesome claim asserts a prisoner killed near the electric chair as proof against abolitionists. The columnist suggests the act answers advocates who demand capital punishment to deter crime and claim inevitable execution.
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Breans
Not fear but education will diminish crime
A concise, period style claim emphasizing education as the key to reducing crime. The statement frames crime prevention as a public policy outcome tied to learning rather than intimidation or punishment alone.
British Morals Clash With Anna May Wong Pictures
The British censor rules forbid Miss Anna May Wong, a young Chinese actress, from kissing a white man in public photos unless the kiss is shown with no warmth. They object to race mixing on empire screens, aiming to curb such depictions.
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Anna May Wong
Empire
Marine Band Broadcasts Since 1922
The Marine Band has been broadcasting since 1922 and now airs twice weekly.
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Marine Band
Lawn Bowls and Curious Calendar Queries
The text describes bowling with a jack and bowls played to approach it, scoring points per near bowl. It then notes a proposed Russian calendar of 73 weeks five days each and asks about negroes at foreign universities. It ends with Anneke Jans relation to Dutch royalty and mentions William the Silent.
Happenings About the Capital on Food Prices
Washington observes that eggs remain a cheap meal option relative to prewar costs and lists increases in 1918 to 1928 across foods like ham, steak, pork, bread, milk, tea, and rice. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics is cited for figures, noting price shifts from 1900 to 1922 and postwar trends, with regional consumption variations highlighted.
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L U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Genealogical Note on Early Webber Family Marriages
Credited with a clandestine marriage, he had two children Wolfert and Sarah Webber. Wolfert Webber wed Catherine Jonas and produced three children including Anneke. Anneke first married Jan Roeloff Jansen and later married Everardus Bogardus.
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Wolfert
Sarah Webber
Wolfert Webber
Catherine Jonas
Anneke
Jan Roeloff Jansen
Everardus Bogardus
Missionary’s aim to win China through street children
Public Forum Editor Messenger recounts a missionary’s experience in China. He describes idol temples and frightened children as a catalyst for founding Ragged Sunday Schools to reach the young, leading to eager crowds and new church members from Shanghai streets.
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China
Jesus
Shanghai
Regional food consumption patterns across the United States
The North Atlantic family averages 27 pounds of sirloin per year while the South Atlantic averages 35 and the West averages 39. Chicken and milk consumption is higher nationwide, with bread also up. South Atlantic and South Central lead in flour corn meal and rice. South Central tops onions at 82 pounds. Lamb and potatoes show regional gaps with North Central leading pork chops.
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North Atlantic States
South Atlantic
North
South Central
Santis Pstates
North Atlantic
North Central
Christmas gifts for Shanghai Brownies brighten small lives
A 1929 Shanghai letter from Rev H G C Hallock describes fundraising to send 890 Brownies in China Christmas treats and toys. He notes local children singing gospel, the need for warm clothes, and that homes lack Christmas trees while Christians share joy through gifts.
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Jesus
Shanghai
Zia-zia
H. G. C. Hallock
Cp.o
China
A Daily Study In Correct English
W L Gordon explains common usage errors and pronunciation tips. He urges daily vocabulary growth and defines voracious as ravenous and greedy in eating, giving an example of a child with a voracious appetite.
Geography Puzzle Grid From The Zodiac Clue List
A newspaper style puzzle lists across and down clues including geography terms, animal names, measurements and common nouns. It features 34 horizontal items and 19 vertical items with several theme notes and wordplay prompts.
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Madame Swetchine
Athens
Pas
Rt All
Gilbert Swan Messenger
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
Congress
John Hix
Richmond
Ngane Asylum
Pone
Beh
Clellan
San Francisco
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Rth
Frank McCoy
Sitz
E. L
K.aska
New England
Mediterranean
Australia
L. V
M. G
Anneke Jans
L. Ls
Anneke Webber
Wiliam the Silent
Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Ind
Bureau Statisticiana
W. L. Gordon
Hamburg
Germany
Buff
Ico
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