McWhorter Promotes One Man Fight for Walnut Bill in Washington
Senator J Boomboom McWhorter runs a self authored weekly newsletter to push his anti walnut agenda. He seeks to abolish walnut trees to aid pecan farmers while courting a potential cabinet role with President Elect Hoover. A dinner at the McWhorter mansion hosted family guests underscores his political presence in Washington.
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Thought for Today Reflections on Sin and Self
A compact meditation cites Romans 7 11 on sin and deception and echoes Seneca on shared fault. The brief note invites readers to examine private guilt before judging others, framing moral introspection within classical and biblical wisdom.
Wintry Ohio Valley Weather Shows Varied Conditions
Residents note a milder pattern in Southeastern Ohio with ice and snow in Ohio Valley neighbors. Reports describe ice carnivals on Michigan lakes and lighted skating events while nearby regions endure heavier snows and frozen roads.
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Florida
Michigan
Chicago
Ohio
Europe
Athens
Columbus
Lancaster
Lake Erie
Prairies
Ohio Valley
Spring Signals in Air of Restlessness and Romance
The piece notes a lingering restlessness as spring nears with Easter about six weeks away. It observes students shed hats and coats in flivvers, adults plan gardens, and youths feel budding romance, all signaling the season’s approach.
Fire Danger Across Athens Properties and Buildings
A long report notes that fire risk varies by owner actions and construction quality. It cites Athens and other Ohio towns, praises the university auditorium as safer, and warns that many large buildings still harbor hazards. Inspections and building codes aim to reduce risk and lower insurance rates.
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Athens
University
Glouster
Logan
Nelsonville
Pomeroy
Middleport
Ohio
Card sharp lore and urban swindles in New York society
Day by Day in Greater New York observes the enduring appeal of the card sharp amid metropolitan nightlife. The piece traces con artists aboard winter liners bound for Havana, their methods with steward accomplices, and the rise and fall cycle of flashy suitors and decoys in Broadway and Broadway-adjacent circles.
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Greater
New York City
Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Josh
Card Sharp
Paris
London
Monte Carlo
Havana
Great artist defies prejudice and rails against liberty notions
The fragment recalls Michelangelo defying a cardinal to paint the Last Judgment and Julius II’s refusal to remove the cardinal’s painting. It notes India’s 6000 years with no word liberty and Britain’s rule over 300 million, then discusses railroads’ finances and falling passenger traffic due to cars and buses.
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Michael Angelo
Hell
Julius
God
India
Britain
Health and Diet Advice by Dr Fane McCoy
Dr McCoy answers reader questions on headaches diet and health noting headaches signal body trouble. He links headaches to liver overload digestion constipation blood pressure and dental or sinus issues and prescribes lifestyle changes and nondrug relief.
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Fane McCoy
McCoy
Rail flying and auto train ideas dominate the era
Col Lindbergh is hired to supervise a Pennsylvania Santa Fe air and rail link from New York to California with a 48 hour start in April. The New York Central joins the all passenger field and Pullman engineers tackle air pullman sleeper issues as railroads eye flying transport.
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Lindbergh
General Atterbury
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania-Santa Fe
New York
California
New York Central
Mr. Carry
Pullman Company
Growing doubt on a deity’s eternal punishment stance
The passage questions if a being powerful enough to govern the universe would condemn its creatures to eternal torment. It suggests a shifting view that universal rulers should not endlessly burn their own creations.
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Oberammergau Passion Play dates in 1930 season
The next Oberammergau Passion Play runs from May 11 to September 28, 1930. Other facts note the age of flags and Yale Nursing history, plus Vineland New Jersey hosting the largest U.S. poultry farm with about 25 000 to 30 000 chicks.
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Denmark
Yale School of Nursing
Vineland
New Jersey
Question and Answer Study Sheet on Common Knowledge
A compilation of quiz style questions and answers covering language usage American British distinctions tax costs on troop transport Wailing Wall dimensions light refraction rural mail routes train mileage and recognition of the Soviet Government by various countries. Includes specifics like 1 108 345 individuals overseas 91 992 900 cost and Great Britain recognizing the Soviet Government in 1924 with many other nations listed.
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United States
Great Britain
Mosque of
Omar
Jerusalem
Israel
Herod
M. A
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Estonia
Lithuania
Latvia
Finland
Persia
Poland
Italy
Uruguay
Greece
Sweden
China
Denmark
France
Japan
Norway
Mexico
Birth and death rates in the United States 1927
The death rate in the registration area of the United States for 1927 was 11.4 per 1,000 population and the birth rate was 20.4 per 1,000 population. Yorkshire is the largest English county, covering 6,066 square miles, more than twice Lincolnshire’s area.
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United States
M. L
England
Yorkshire
Lincolnshire
History highlights from early American eras
A compact chronology lists notable events with dates and places. Snow depths in New England reached 20 feet in 1717. The American Baptist Publication Society formed in 1824. The first Texan legislature convened in 1846 at Austin. The Metropolitan Museum of Art held its first exhibition in 1872 in New York. Hawaii held its first territorial legislature in 1901.
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New England
American Baptist Publication Society
Austin
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Hawaii
Local and regional notes capture plans and ventures in wartime era
A Rutland party eyed Texas Panhandle land purchases with D A R McKinstry in attendance. Ohio University bought the Estey organ for its College of Music. Ed Daugherty and Dr Charley Secoy formed a general livery partnership in Chauncey Athens. Elmer Golden joined the Rosemary Company board in Logan. Ten years ago M D Hughes represented Athens County at a Red Cross civilian relief institute. influenza cases reached Sugar Creek. The Womens Republican Club pushed lingerie reform in New York. American capital eyed German interests in Venezuela Colombia and Central America. A rocking chair rocker conversion used rubber wheels.
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M. D. Hughes
Athens
Athens County
American Red Cross Society
Spanish Puzzle Clues and Crossword Fog
A scrambled cross word hints at Spanish terms and various definitions. Clues mention carnivorous flesh of calf, sheltered place, observing, king of Spain, and other scattered phrases with many garbled letters and misprints.
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Spain
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