Need Safe Motor Laws for Ohio and Nation
The piece argues for stronger motor vehicle laws, citing Ohio fatalities rising from 717 to 1494 between 1920 and 1927 as registrations grew 153 percent. It compares regional trends, highlights Northeastern and Southern disparities, and endorses uniform codes and mandatory exams. Pennsylvania is used to quantify benefits of modern laws.
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Ohio
Taneportation Department
Chamber of Com
United States
United States Bureau
National Conference On
Icle
Pennsylvania
Reading Habits and The Newspaper Mindset
The piece argues readers choose between interest and learning when reading and notes many prefer snappy content that passes quickly, while urging deeper engagement. It reflects on how newspaper workers also face the balance of important versus entertaining material.
Reading balance in daily news sustains mental growth
The piece argues crime stories attract readers while not belonging in news, and urges balanced coverage of Washington and world events. It contends news affects wallets and daily life, and that thoughtful digestion of routine facts yields mental growth comparable to other pursuits.
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Washington
Old World
The
Times
Ohio
Washington News
New or Old in Religion The Church’s Modern Dilemma
A theologian debates whether old religious tenets survive in a modern age. He argues the church must become a social unit and adapt to reform while preserving the Bible as a logically sound guide for life, service, love, and happiness.
World Has a Heart He Story of Billy Newhart
Billy Newhart of Bellaire Ohio who suffers brittle bones has spent much of his life bedridden. Readers nationwide sent thousands of letters and toys after a newspaper story about him. He declines photo requests to avoid appearing to beg for gifts and handles his illness with grace, drawing praise for his restraint.
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Billy Newhart
Bellaire
Billy
Lindbergh
Day by Day in Greater New York City
Gilbert Swan describes the strains of New York police work and the toll on officers. He notes tests for suitability and the need for calm minds, physical endurance, and tact under pressure. The piece visits the aging Drydock Belt area near Williamsburg Bridge, recalling Civil War era lore and a quiet, fading neighborhood atmosphere.
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Greater
New York City
Williamsburg Bridge
Fifth Street
Bankers Offer Reward for Bank Robber Killings
In Laredo Texas reporter Harry William is killed after uncovering smuggling and laborer issues. Texas bankers offer 5000 to anyone who kills a bank robber amid accusations of framing burglars and inappropriate rewards.
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Texas
Trotting Horse Advice From Late Billy McGrory
New York dive-keeper Billy McGrory told two New York Sun reporters to buy a trotting horse and buggy and spend afternoons on the road to earn money. His remark emphasized the value of seeing opportunities and making quick profits.
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Billy McGrory
New York
New York Sun
Emotions and Digestion By Dr McCoy Health Advice
Dr McCoy answers health questions via this paper. Longevity expert Dr Andrew Morrison links worry to digestive issues and disease, noting subconscious thoughts influence digestion and peristalsis. Calm mood, pleasant meals, and humor aid digestion. avoid anger and chronic worry to improve health and appetite.
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Fane McCoy
McCoy
Andrew Malcolm Morrison
Medical Q and A on under eye puffiness and gall bladder pain
A reader asks about under eye puffiness and possible body disease. Response notes puffiness signals possible heart or kidney trouble or anemia, requiring careful examination.
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A. C
Radio era visions and early questions on energy flight and finance
A fragmentary excerpt surveys advances like remote controlled lighting for landing fields and wireless power for aircraft, alongside notes on bank lending rates and a New York Grand Jury stance on bootlegging. It also features a Q A panel with Hoover travel miles, regenerative radio interference, and varied trivia on ships, cattle, and bird temperatures.
Two Presidents Doff Hats to Clerk During Historic Inaugurals
William Tyler Page, then a young House clerk, recalls inaugurations of 1893 and 1897 with vivid detail. He recounts Harrison and Cleveland weather, a white house carriage photo moment, and writing the copyright bill for Draper, delivering it to Cleveland at 1 a.m. and receiving $20.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
United States
William Tyler Page
House of Representatives
Page
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Pension Bureau
Cleveland
The
Treasury
Capitol
Grover Cleveland
McKinley
General Draper
Massachusetts
Committee On Patents
White House
Oft
Pruden
Draper
History of America February 21 milestones
Key events include the British capture of Ogdensburg New York on February 21 1813 Spain ceding Florida and the United States relinquishing all claims to Texas in 1819 and President Hayes 1877 1881 prohibiting liquor sales at army posts.
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New York Central Railroad
Red Caboose
Spain
Florida
United States
Texas
Hayes
Forgery Trial Opens in Athens County Courtroom
The trial of Bett G. Ewing for forgery began before a large crowd. Ewing was indicted by a 1906 grand jury. The item also notes fines for three Frenchmen in New York, building plans on Court and Union Streets, a barricaded farmer in Cutler, a newborn found deceased on Morris Avenue, liquor seizures in Detroit, a Charleston press union, bootlegging among youths in Chillicothe, and a returning soldier from the 869th Infantry with ties to Athens.
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Grand Jury
New York
Bett G. Ewing
Athens County
Ewing
Court and
Union Streets
W. B
C. W. Lawrence
Puzzle clues mix asks about authors and states
Fragmented crossword style text mentions an author on wees duscover TM wed by M and Mme. It asks about a state related to the Great act and a verb to be. Odd phrases reference a victorious Qaswee and Westerdag's feces.
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Mme
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L. A
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Columbia University
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Cutler
Leander Harris
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International Typographical Union
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Vina Lee
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Indianapolis
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