Athens and Camp Sherman notes from bygone era
The item lists people and events from a past Athens era. Francis Levelle visited from Alabama with his family. R. D. Williams led the Athens Presbyterian Men’s Club. Mr and Mrs W B Lawrences hosted a Tuesday event at the Athene high school. Superintendent B Skinner spoke about fire safety in local schools. Ten years ago Dr B R LeRoy’s son in the navy sent a letter noting a lieutenant rank. Twenty years ago a science hall for Gideon University was being considered.
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Dr. B. R. LeRoy
Navy
Leutenant
Thought for Today Fragment Headline
Fragmentary text presents a reflective line about vanity and judgment, with unclear attribution and broken phrasing. The readable portion highlights a crown of glory as a thought and hints at childhood influences and personal reflection.
Athens Misses University Students Over Holiday Gap
The article reflects on Ohio University students leaving town for holidays. It notes the city’s quiet streets, dark chapter houses, and empty churches while urging local residents to offer support to students in need. It highlights both loneliness in Athens and the potential for neighborly aid.
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Ohio University
Dad
Athens
Road Slips Pose Heavy Costs for Ohio Builders
The article warns that spring landslides in hill country threaten further damage as trees are cleared and hills destabilize. It recalls 1927 losses, notes thousands in repair costs on some routes, and states state, county, and township crews struggle against nature’s unpredictability amplified by human clearing.
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Ohio
Are You For More Biscuits
A humorous plea argues for more soda biscuits at social functions and home meals. It claims hot browned biscuits are desirable, notes men’s reluctance to bake, and urges readers to strike for biscuit liberty.
New Goodyear dirigible factory eyed by three cities
Baltimore Los Angeles and Cleveland push to land the Goodyear dirigible plant as the industry aims to grow. The firm now has only two airships but expects dirigibles to become a major future business and air travel cornerstone.
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Baltimore
Los Angeles
Cleveland
End of Winter As Spring Season Opens Across States
The passage notes winter ending and spring starting soon in Arkansas Texas Louisiana and other favored places. It suggests teams are preparing as openings approach and celebrates the change in season.
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Arkansas
Texas
Louisian
Metal men promise freedom from industrial slavery
Inventor of a mechanical man unveils a Washington statue and argues that metal workers will free society from labor bondage. He claims machines have replaced vast labor roles from knitting to hauling, and that steam and electricity power such progress regardless of workers' fears.
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R. J. Wensley
George Washington
Washington
The Perfected Machine That Will Not Imitate Man
The passage argues that a perfected machine cannot imitate a standing man. It notes early humans used bipedal stance to scout and gaze at the stars, but mechanical men remain curiosities, not industrial successes. Science should improve on nature rather than imitate it.
Lindbergh Eyes Free Energy Flying Machine Hope
A new magnetic power flying machine idea draws interest from Lindbergh and others. It burns no fuel and aims to fly for two thousand hours as inventor Lester J Hendershot remains hopeful. The model works, but the promise is still early with Tesla and others predicting wireless earth power will someday fuel fast global flight between Niagara and Colorado River sources.
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Lindbergh
Lester J.hendershot
Tesla
Earth
Niagara
Colorado River
Oklahoma housewife makes egg angel cake earn 1 dollar a dozen
Mrs James Hamilton of Pawhuka Oklahoma rejected 30 cents a dozen for fresh eggs and devised a plan. She used eleven eggs to bake angel cake selling for a dollar per cake. Other ingredients cost little and she earned nearly one dollar per dozen eggs.
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James Hamilton
Pawhuka
Okla
Market Value Dilemma Sparks Rural Wit
A rural Irish farmer and an efficiency man debate value of ducks in mud and puddle water in a London market scenario reflecting rugged farm life and market awareness. The exchange highlights practical economics and the humor of farmers facing market forces.
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London
Thomas Hardy dies at 87 leaves wife yearly income
The novelist Thomas Hardy has died at 87 leaving half a million dollars and three thousand a year to his wife who was forty years younger, with a provision that her income halves if she remarries. The widow supported Hardy’s poetry while he offered affordable editions for poorer readers.
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Thomas Hardy
Hardy
Lowell
Core
No clear event headline from fragmented text
Delegates from a music academy discuss folk music contrasts and cross cultural humor. The piece references Stalin Lenin Trotzky and a looming red army with labor forces, suggesting global reaction to a hypothetical invasion.
French flier breaks loop record with 1111 aerial somersaults
A French aviator surpasses the American loop record by completing 1111 somersaults in a monoplane over four hours and fifty six minutes, while observers dismiss it as mere stunts and praise invention over repetition.
Seasonal Lines From A Distant Season
Fragmentary note describes lingering winter in parts of the United States while spring hints appear. The writer jokes about statistics and traffic but cannot confirm bird activity or seasonal signals.
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Npn Beshanes
King Albert Nearly Falls From Swiss Bob Sled
European royalty ride a toboggan tour across Switzerland with King Albert narrowly avoiding a fall. Observers note festive royal participation as rulers from across the continent join the excursion.
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Albert
Switzerland
Europe
Preventing Baldness Through Diet and Exercise
Dr Frank McCoy promotes hair health by detox diet and tissue building foods. He urges fruit fasting, calisthenics, scalp massage, and cold ice treatments to boost circulation and gland function, alongside clean hair care and regular washing.
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Frank McCoy
McCoy
Manhattan sidelights tell of a circus man and a Harlem singer
A NY column traces Ben the circus man who became a speakeasy owner named the Circus and painted lions on walls. It recalls Rubino and his wife street performers on Delancey Street and the death of the Missus. The piece ends with Antonio Castano Lopez, once a Nassau Street cafe counterman, making his first appearance.
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New York
Manhattan
Ringlings
Broadway
Ben
Antonio Castano Lopez
Tony” Lopez
Nassau Street
Crossword Puzzle Update from Festerdar’s Curne
A brief note on today’s crossword puzzle in Festerdar’s Curne, highlighting a fresh grid with clues spanning literature and local history. Readers are invited to test vocabulary and enjoy a light, engaging brain teaser.
Birth of Ann Lee Shaker founder in 1736
February 29 marks the birth of Ann Lee founder of the American Shakers in 1736. In 1836 U S troops in Florida faced Seminole attacks. 1864 the U S army revived the rank of lieutenant general.
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Ann Lee
United States
Florida
U. S. Army
Questions and Answers from Frederick J. Haskin
A printed dialogue answers queries on railway tie preservatives like coal tar creosote and zinc chloride. It explains the round cotton bale advantages, London building materials and brick usage, and bread yield per acre with wheat to flour conversion details.
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G. K
London
T. A
Tips on Your Income Tax Return
Washington guidance for filing 1928 returns covers which forms to use 1040 or 1040A and who must file. It outlines deductions credits and penalties emphasizing keeping a duplicate return and reporting interest losses charitable contributions and stock dividends while noting March 15 deadline and extension option.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue
Woodland Tunnel opened era marks railway entry and opening
The Woodland Tunnel began in spring 1839 and the first train passed December 2, 1845 on the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire line now Great Central Division of the London and Northeastern railway. Oklahoma lands opened to settlement noon April 23, 1889 drawing large crowds and rail conveyances from Arkansas City to Guthrie.
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Woodland
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway
Great Central Division
London and Northeastern Railway
Oklahoma
C. W
Arkansas City
Guthrie
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B. Skinner
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