Public Tastes Shift Against Sensational Sex Films
A Pictorial Review writer argues viewers should eschew sensational sex and crime cinema. Across Main Street Gordon offers risqué fare drawing 964 in line, while Tiernan’s refined drama attracts 49 patrons. The piece asserts real life remains decent and predicts a public taste turn away from lurid movies.
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Pictorial Review
Main Street
Old Tiernan
England
Gordon
Tiernan
Terence
Barthou Aims For France Britain Alliance War Cabinet
Louis Barthou, former French foreign affairs head, now war minister in the Briand cabinet, advocates tight Franco British cooperation amid the crisis. A man of opportunistic shifts, Barthou is noted for art, literature, and rare collectibles, shaping a refined public persona.
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Louis Barthou
Great Britain
David Lloyd George
British Empire
Chamber of Deputies
France
England
Barthou
Briand
Bordeaux
Paris
Basses-Pyrenees
Felix Meline
Times
Mirabeau
Avenue d’Antin
Pinex cough syrup recipe promises rapid relief at low cost
Thousands of housewives report saving money with a simple Pinex based cough syrup. Mix 2 ounces of Pinex with a pint of sugar syrup or substitute honey molasses for a palatable remedy said to ease bronchitis croup hoarseness and asthma. guaranteed satisfaction or refund.
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Pinex Co
J. Wayne
Ind
Isolated Ohio Town Faces Slow Highway Improvement
Logan Ohio residents endure higher rail fares as road work west of Rockbridge stalls. Charley Barthlow cannot hire workers or secure materials for a nearly three mile stretch to the Fairfield county line, delaying completion this spring. From the Fairfield line to Red Rocks work should begin and by June relocation to Rockbridge will reduce public inconvenience. Mr Al Shreck and Miss Ruth Gallagher visited Lancaster and Columbus over the weekend.
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Logan, O
Columbus
Logan
Rockbridge
Fairfield County
Charley Barthlow
Fairfield Line
Red Rocks
I W W Editor Reinstated After Questions On Russian Labor
White Light On The Reds last October the Northwest Industrial Worker, an I W W publication, questioned whether Russian workers could organize travel freely or publish a press without government interference. The editor was discharged but soon reinstated after the organized loggers of the Northwest demanded it, signaling a shift in American labor’s view of Lenine Russia and industrial democracy versus tyranny.
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Northwest
Russia
Lenine
Senator Johnson's Motive in Urging National Primary Law
The question asks whether Senator Hiram Johnson has a personal motive behind pushing a national ential primary law. The phrasing seems unclear and potentially conflates individuals and policy aims. Johnson’s advocacy generally centers on streamlining nominations and reducing regional influence.
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Hiram Johnson
Egg Candler Claims Eggs Have Distinct Personalities
An egg-candler notes eggs possess distinct personalities with occasional particularly strong traits. The remark frames eggs as reflecting individual characters rather than uniform items.
After Dinner Stories Taft Anecdote About Language Mixup
Taft tells a tale of a Frenchman who seeks English help for a speech and begins with I do not wish to cockroach upon your time. The Englishman corrects him, and the Frenchman laments English genders, saying they are too much to manage.
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Taft
Pantry keeps preserves under Sunday law glare
A humorous exchange suggests Mrs. Jabbs faces arrest under a Sunday law as a secret inspector discovers her pantry preserves are "working." The wry joke hinges on the idea of a legal ban on Sunday activity and a trivial domestic enterprise becoming evidence.
Rever-Poor Brown and the Silent Majority Letter
The Barber County Index editor received a subscriber note begging to stop the paper. The writer praises the Index as the best paper, notes the family’s preference, and humorously warns they may cancel some competitors while continuing the Index.
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Brown
Barber County
Kansas
Red River Scheme to Tame Colorado for Farms and Power
A Washington letter outlines using damming the Colorado River to irrigate desert lands and generate hydroelectric power. Led by William Mulholland, the plan proposes two large dams and multiple sites, delivering over six hundred thousand horsepower and irrigating six hundred thousand acres. Benefits include cheaper power for railroads mines cities and reduced flood risk, funded by bonds backed like farm loans.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Colorado
Grand Canyon
America
Interior
Franklin K. Lane
Red River
Ness
Haskin
Lane
William Mulholland
Water Department
Los Angeles
Colorado River
Mulholland
Mrs. Warren Heads East for Logan Visit
Des Moines Iowa resident Mrs. G A Warren is visiting Logan to recuperate after a physician advised travel. Her son works for the Riley Shoe Company.
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G. A. Warren
Des Moines
Iowa
Logan
Riley Shoe Company
Barber Shop Robbed in West Hunter Street
Thieves looted Tom Wakely's barber shop on West Hunter Street during Friday night. The interior was gutted except for heavy furniture left behind. Razors, soap, perfumes, powders and related items were taken. Entrance gained via a side door. No clues yet.
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Tom Wakely
West
Hunter Street
Local Child Dies of Spinal Meningitis at Gibisonville
Spinal meningitis reappears in Gibisonville as eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Joel Vorhees dies suddenly on a Saturday. A physician was summoned but the child died before arrival.
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Gibisonville
Joel Vorhees
Haydenville Family Visit Arrives in West Second Street
Mrs Zehmer and her young daughter of Haydenville arrive to spend a fortnight with her parents Mr and Mrs George Glaman on West Second Street.
Miss Rhea Gladman Visits With Parents in Columbus
Miss Rhea Gladman of Columbus pays a social visit with her parents Mr and Mrs George Gladman on West Second Street during a recent afternoon outing.
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Rhea Gladman
Columbus
Mrs
George Gladman
West Second Street
Gore resident J Nutter visits Logan on business
Mr. J Nutter of Gore a leading citizen traveled to Logan on Monday for business matters.
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J. Nutter
Gore
Logan
THAT ROBIN CONTROVERSY ON BIRDS IN THE BACK YARD
Judge E O Pettit of the common pleas court offers inducements to robins to gather at his premises for an early bird show down. The columnist states he has no inducements and keeps a clean slate while the back yard fills with red birds each morning.
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Robin
E. O. Pettit
Common Pleas Court
Robins From Hidden Cave Supply Logan Winter Stock
Walley Wright, a traveling salesman, claims a sheltered south facing cave on his brother in law J Woltz farm in northwest Marion township hosts hundreds of robins every winter. He says the cave windbreaks and the birds migrate from there, supplying Logan with robins in harsh winters.
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Walley Wright
J. Woltz
Marion Township
Questions and Answers Information Service Notice
Public notice describes The Athens Messenger Information Bureau by Frederic J Haskin offering factual questions only with return postage paid by the inquirer. It states no legal medical or financial advice and requests full name address and two cents postage.
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Athens
Enger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
Athens County Farmers Form Livestock Association
The Athens county farmers organized a livestock association, aiming to improve market access and share best practices as they join forces with pigs and McHenry to strengthen their farming activities.
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McHenry
Athens County Farmers
Public Forum: parental critique of campus social life at Ohio University
An editor letter expresses disgust at student social life last semester at Ohio University. The writer argues many students prioritize dances and house parties over studies and calls for stricter academic discipline, noting parents seek education not social experience. AN INTERESTED PARENT.
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Ohio University
Doan's Kidney Pills Cited By Athens Resident
Mrs. E. Kyle of 189 W Union St Athens says kidney trouble began with backache and sharp pains. After two years on and off she used Doan's Kidney Pills from Cline's Pharmacy and found relief. She reports long term better health and quick relief for minor flare ups. 60c at dealers FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY claim.
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Athens
Dean
Cline
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co. Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Answers from the Postal Question Box Archive
A reader asks when the song America was first sung and Samuel F. Smith recalls writing it during 1831 32 in Andover and its first public use at a July 4 celebration in Boston Park Street Church. Other queries cover checkers origins eagle protection Buffalo Bill burial inks and milk versus cream nutrition.
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America
Samuel F. Smith
Andover
Park Street
Boston
B.C
Greece
New Zealand
Bureau of Biological Survey
Union
Wyomin
Alasaka
Biological Survey
Buffalo Bill
Lookout Mountain
Denver
Colorado
Two Children Burn to Death in Columbus House Fire
Irene and Julia Goodwin aged two and four died when their Columbus home burned late yesterday. Their mother Mrs. Lewis Goodwin was away, leaving the children alone. Four rescuers were driven back by smoke and flames as they tried to reach them.
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Columbus
Irene
Julia Goodwin
Lewis Goodwin
Public Forum on Rural School Education and Centralization
A speaker urges intelligent oversight of rural schools arguing that many pupils leave grades without fundamentals. He cautions against relying on high school or centralization alone, stresses self effort, teacher quality, and parental support, and criticizes district superintendents as ineffective.
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Messenger
Belgium Resumes Palm Oil Fuel Experiments in Motors
The Belgian government has resumed testing palm oil as a fuel for internal combustion engines in the Kongo.
There’s a hot time in the old town and a quick dash home
A college audience recalls Ralph Bingman. A Athens youth hurries onto a departing train to reach his girl, leaving her in the mud as the train pulls away. He questions if he did right while the crowd ponders the tale of the girl I left behind me. Separately, George McHenry, storekeeper, also raises hogs in the countryside near Athens.
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Ralph Bingman
College Auditorium
Old Town
Athens
Bingham
George McHenry
McHenry
Eatonic Promises Relief From Stomach Ailments
A testimonial from A Percifield cites ten months of stomach pains ending after using Eatonic. The ad claims Eatonic neutralizes acidity and gas, restoring digestion and well being. It urges carrying Eatonic and taking one after meals, noting inexpensive box costs.
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Eatonic
Rairom
A. Percifield
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