Questions and Answers from the Information Bureau
Readers submit inquiries answered by The Athens Messenger Information Bureau director in Washington. Topics cover a New York Christmas wreath, stamp travel distance, Russia’s military, telephony at 1876 Philadelphia, porcupine quills, Eskimos snow houses, Chinese on water, Phillips Brooks and O Little Town of Bethlehem, Sing Sing Baumes laws, why the alphabet is named, hippos, seasickness in women, and edible mushrooms vitamin content.
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Free Information Bureau
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederick Haskin
Washington, D.C
M. McN
New York
Grand Central Terminal
Russia
Philadelphia
Alexander Graham Bell
Alaska
McKenzie Delta
Atlantic
Labrador
Greenland
Cape York
Phillips Brooks
Bethlehem
Brooks
Little Town of Bethlehem
Sing Sing
Aly
N. A
War’s false romance fades when viewed close up
A column argues against romanticizing war after describing a Lake Erie wreck and praising peaceful industry. It cites Commodore Perry’s battles, then extols Great Lakes sailors and calls for world peace. It also notes dairy industry leaders seeking county funding for tuberculosis safeguards in milk supply.
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Lake Erie
Vermilion
Commodore Perry
Perry
Great Lakes
Middle West
Athens County dairy stock league seeks 2500 for tuberculin test
Dairymen in Athens County form a league to eradicate tubercular cattle and ask county commissioners for a 2500 appropriation to fund an area plan test. They aim to improve stock and milk markets by removing tuberculin-reactive cattle, noting past progress in sanitation and buyer preference for sanitary dairying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
J. A. Kierman
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
C. M. McCandless
Athens County Dairy Tuberculosis League
Athens County
Access to The Players' Club Limited to One Woman in Fact
New York reports that The Players' Club on Gramercy Park remains strictly male with one exception Mrs. Senatius Booth Crossman, daughter of Edwin Booth. The club preserves Booth rooms, a rare elevator, and walls filled with famed members while anecdotes about Mark Twain and Richard Harding Davis circulate among longtime members.
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New York
Players’ Club
Gramercy Park
Senatius Booth Crossman
Great Booth
Booth
Sarah Bernhardt
Gramercy Park Square
Olympus
Mantell
Mark Twain
Gooth
Richard Harding Davis
Davis
William Harper
Harper
Center Line On Highways Popular In Ohio
State Highway Department reports center-line painting on hard surfaced roads to guide motorists. Weather and road work delay resurfacing. in 1929 3 780 miles of line were applied using white paint and asphalt emulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Highway Department
Ohio
Harry E. Neal
State Department of Highways
Mr. Neal
New York
San Francisco
What Byrd Is Up Against
The article explains Byrd's Antarctic aerial work by comparing it to a vast, uninhabited ice world. It emphasizes the continent’s size, extreme weather, and rugged terrain to illustrate the tremendous challenge of completing a round trip without landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
Commander Byrd
Antarctic
United States
Boston
Nebraska
Postwar Market Woes and Censorship Talks
The piece notes widespread destruction gone, declares values will rebound, and warns some stock remains worthless. It mentions a German play PLY RED EAGLE of the Ty rol to be toned down by Italy, and discusses how applause and patriotic rhetoric could spark new conflict. It also critiques Kellogg Pact relevance amid naval disarmament talks.
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Tyrol
Italy
Germany
Chemical
Europe
Uncle Sam
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy Weekly Menu
Health and diet guidance by Dr Frank McCoy with weekly menus. Includes breakfast lunch and dinner plans featuring omelets, vegetables, meats, and desserts. Also covers opinions on international affairs and sunbathing for nervousness, plus reader questions on shaving and malaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCoy
Indians Poor Despite Some Wealth on Osage Lands
Washington reports that among 837,000 Indians only about five percent have money while 95 percent live in poverty with hunger common on reservations. Osage wealth rose from oil but now declines as leases drop in value. Congress extended trust protections to 1959 and gave the Interior Department leeway on lease acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indian Bureau
Pine Ridge
President Coolidge
Oklahoma
Kansas
Jackson Jarnett
Osage
Osites
Congress
Interior Department
Quapaw
Indian land leases and royalties across Dakotas Minnesota and Wisconsin
The text notes that this year and last year Native communities received nearly 10 million dollars from lease sales and royalties. It adds that other Indian groups in the Dakotas Minnesota and Wisconsin have leased timber lands of varying value and that rich reservation farms exist though many owners prefer leasing to white farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Daily Study in Correct English Word of the Day Grievance
A compact note advertising a daily vocabulary lesson focusing on the word grievance and its sense of a just or supposed ground of complaint. Includes usage tips about pronouns and common misuses to improve accuracy.
Christmas Day Observed At Home On South College Street
Mrs. Christiana Moore held a festive family dinner at her South College Street home with pretty appointments. Merchants report holiday trade exceeding last year, improving beyond recent years. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Watkins visited Carthage after days with friends in town.
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Christiana Moore
South College Street
C. W. Watkins
Carthase
Jesse Warren
Sam
Walter H. Moore
Charleston
West Virginia
Harry McKinstry
East State Street
Yuletide Puzzle Grid Clues and Answers
A compact listing of horizontal and vertical crossword clues including Serf Hawk Cheerful aperture perching northeast today and other entries. Yesterday's answer shown for cross reference with clues covering verbs adjectives nouns and prepositions across several puzzle sections.
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G. K. Bush
Chas. H. Harris
John Hix
Lage Stam Peres
Ahora
Nicaragua
Congre
Dee
L. Leishman
Richey
Toronto
Degel
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Frederick J. Haskins
Ain A Dei Oe
Linia
Gilbert Swan Messenger
Twain
Howard Kyle
Kyle
Sam Clemens
Kibitzer
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
Wall Street
Parcheesi, Sly
Red Eagle
Dr. McCoy
League of Nations
Romania
America
China
Rumania
Isvestia
Senator Borah
Prohibition
M. W
M. R
Rodney Dutcher Messenger
H. W. Elson
T. N. Hoover
Ohio University
New York City
National Historical Association
John Kale
Moore Avenue
Raymond Kale
Columbus
Oarl Kale
Chillicothe
Joseph R. Phillips
Loveland
Marie Ginnan
Jiinn Walker
Washington D. C
C. Tl. Martzolff
Ohio University ‘Alumni Association
O. U
Aldine Club
Nate
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