Athens Past Scouting Propaganda Routes and Local News
Twenty years ago Athens carries updates on youth groups delivering federal war propaganda routes. The Rev H Marshall Thurlow became minister at the local Presbyterian church. A fire in the telephone building was contained by a quick fire department response. Fire extinguishers saved a broader blaze in front of Wheaton Hardware as a gas station thawing incident led to a minor explosion. Dean ry G Williams and Ohio University president Henry attended an educators meeting in Columbus. General Grosvenor traveled to Washington to seek post office funding. Prof Atkinson hosted the Electrical Society at his home.
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Wheaton Hardware
Ry G. Williams
Henry
Ohio University
Columbus
Washington
Andrew Mellon
the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Treasury
Carter Glass
Whelch
Mellon
Hoover
A Thought for Today on Nothing New
A fragment quotes Bertin noting nothing is new except what is manyones lle, offering a pithy, reflective line for the page. The garbled line signals a brief quotation intended as a daily inspiration with ambiguous source details.
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Lle
Bertin
Congress considers national hospital for drug addicts
An article urges Congress to pass a bill establishing a national hospital for drug addicts to treat offenders within federal courts. It argues addicts are often criminals yet pitiable and current penitentiaries lack care facilities. A dedicated hospital could provide cure and reduce spread of the illness.
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Congress
Rules and liberty under influence of Hedjaz culture
The piece contrasts Western complaints about rapid laws with anecdotes from Hedjaz showing strict social codes. It notes tobacco, shaving, silk, perfume, and alcohol bans, yet claims personal liberty remains possible elsewhere despite abundant laws. It underscores differing norms between reformers and Saoud's governance.
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Hedjaz
Medjaz
Arabia
Mofhatch
Ibn Saoud
The Well Colored Man in the Woodpile
The writer argues Americans should support U S actions in Cuba and Central America as justified. He dismisses foreign critics and insists the Monroe Doctrine and imperialism charges are unfounded, urging readers to view Uncle Sam's role as benevolent and necessary.
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Charles Evan Hughes
Cuba
United States
Uncle
Coke Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam
America
Fatien’s
Sam
Ohio Highways Work Continues To Smooth Rough Roads
Ohio highway officials report progress on smoothing hundreds of miles of rough streets as gasoline tax funds and state aid accelerate. Cities counties and the state share the burden, with the state sometimes assuming ownership to ease abandonment. Athens faces a similar issue with local roads awaiting settlement under a broader program.
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Oere
Ohio
Étaté Highway Department
Ponthes
Athens
Fragmentary Uruguayan Speech Sparks Incoherent Debate
A damaged OCR snippet suggests a speech in Uruguay with references to compliance and a comparison to a “gavin” and an unrelated ex. Context is unclear and other details are unreadable.
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Uruguay
Coméiant
Polidg
Magnet strength tricks hollow magnets outdo solid cores
Arthur Brisbane notes varied climates from Alaska to Florida and cites an experiment from Germany showing hollow magnets outperform solid ones. A magnet built with four hollow lamellae lifts as much as nine solid lamellae, challenging intuition about magnetism.
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Germany
Mystery of Hollow Magnet Powers Sparks Science Puzzle
A fragment suggests new ideas linking atomic construction and electron dynamics to human knowledge, while noting a puzzling hollow magnet phenomenon that challenges science.
Capital ism and Bolshevism contrasted in historic notes
The piece argues that one advantage of wise capitalism is gratitude and loyalty to friends, unlike Bolshevism which exiles leaders like Trotzky and Lenin's aides. It recalls the French Revolution where Danton and Robespierre were executed and Mirabeau died before a similar fate.
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Trotzky
Lenin
Siberia
France
Danton
Robespierre
Mirabéau
Public shifting loyalties in business and politics
The public often misreads allies and foes, idolizing Dewey for a house gifted to his wife and then denouncing Lindbergh's father for resisting financial influence. Yet big business adheres to a harsh motto: never abandon friends.
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Dewey
Lindbergh
Congress
German imports exceed exports by a billion under Dawes plan
Germany imported goods worth about one billion dollars more than it exported last year, including items sent to allies under the Dawes plan that were not paid for. The country also faces annual gold payments of 600 million dollars under the same plan, stirring German business worry.
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Germany
Quiet assurance on trade gaps and upheaval
The text notes that excess exports are not always a disaster and cites pre revolutionary France under Louis XVI where exports surpassed imports before the Revolution began, implying resilience yet hinting at underlying tensions.
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Rance
Louis XVI
Dawes Plan Sees Practical Payment Limits Cited
The discussion notes the Dawes gold plan faces change since a $600,000,000 annual payment is unfeasible. A boy bets a million but cannot pay, and Germany cannot supply gold it cannot acquire.
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Germany
Germany’s Postwar Debt and Export Drive After War
Dispatches note Germany’s postwar recovery through debt elimination and foreign asset sales. It argues the nation shed internal debt and sold assets to foreign buyers, claiming vast sums were pledged as cue marks, while questioning the timeliness of other countries regaining their losses.
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Germany
Guillibie
British statesmen seek to disenfranchise 250000 paupers
The author argues against stripping voting rights from 250,000 people on public dole. The unfortunates, not the prosperous, are deemed most valuable in a functioning democracy. They insist the unemployed deserve a voice as a safety valve to prevent social explosion.
Betting Becomes The Focus At The Wall Street Scene
The piece notes Wall Street shifting to betting as a focal activity with talks on the 1928 presidential race. It mentions bets on Coolidge winning next year at about 4 1 2 to 1 and cites Will Rogers and William Randolph Hearst figures backing various odds.
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Wall Street
Coolidge
Bond buyers seek repayment from De Valera era issue
The notice states that those who purchased Irish bonds from Mr. De Valera must apply for repayment. Only 84,913 of 303,678 buyers have claimed refunds. Peter J. Brady is named as receiver in New York City to oversee repayment, and De Valera cannot retain the funds.
Food wisdom from Dr. Frank McCoy on healthy meals
Dr McCoy argues balanced eating avoids excess of any one nutrient and warns against mixing heavy protein with multiple protein sources per meal. He urges separating meat from bread and emphasizes digestion and vitality through proper portions and combinations.
Neuralgia and neck stiffness reported by Mrs P D
Mrs P D reports years of neuralgia and recent two months of stiffness in the back of the neck. She asks what could be causing it and possible remedies.
Black Eyes and Barbershop Tales from Old Bowery
A New York City columnist recalls the demise of the old barbershop black eye ritual amid party politics and election folklore. He notes rising winter crowds in Manhattan, high lunch tabs, and booming but subdued fashion and fur markets, with shopping districts crowded and luxury stock languishing.
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Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Bowery
James Jen
Louis Alrisi
Louis
Brooklyn
Bibon Rg
questions and answers on buttermilk lime and history
A reader asks about buttermilk production and lime use in agriculture. The exchange covers buttermilk origins, lime’s effect on soil and grass, the meaning and origin of boulevard, Napoleon’s wife exile, mummies wrapping, Polish revolutionaries, the Antonine Wall, and christening vessels with champagne.
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Napoleon
J. EK
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Casimir Pulaski
Antoninus
T. G
Antoninus Pius
Britain
Firth of Forth
Firth of
Clydeon
Mellon’s stance on Hoover hints at cautious neutrality
The Washington commmentary weighs Andrew Mellon’s possible presidential leanings amid talk of backing Hoover or Dawes. The piece notes Mellon’s neutral posture, hints at Philadelphia boss Bill Vare’s influence, and suggests Mellon may consult Vare before committing.
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Mellon
Hoover
White House
Saih Mellon
Bill Vare
Philadelphia
Ness Vare
Pennsylvania
Bos Vare
Pelotus Jack the New Zealand guiding porpoise
A reader recalls Pelotus Sound near New Zealand hosting a regular cetacean named Pelo tus Jack that guided ships. authorities reportedly recognized the large porpoise or grampus, not a fish. The item also notes Patrick Henry belonged to the Church of England.
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New Zealand
Pelotus Sound
Patrick Henry
Church of England
Social intelligence tests given to Ohio university leaders
Students chosen from prominent campus groups at an Ohio university were tested in the psychology department yesterday with a new social intelligence examination. Developed by George Washington University researchers, the test measures memory for names and faces, facial cues, motives, problem solving, and behavior under varying circumstances.
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Psychology Department
I. A. Moss
T. Hunt
K. Z. Omwake
M. M. Ronning
George Washington University
Margaret Cordwin
Violet Collins
Emily Nixon
Five of a Family Die in McFadden Fire
Five members of the King family perished in a McFadden fire near Rawlins Wyoming when their home burned after an overheated stove ignited a blaze. The victims included John King his wife and three sons aged 6 8 and 10.
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Rawlins
Wyo
U.P
McFadden
John King
Fragmented Crossword Clues and Puzzle Fragments
A jumble of crossword clues and partial words appears including hints about land tax, collection of facts, erase, nuisance, examination, and a few broken phrases. The scrambled text also references timing with seasons and lights, plus a stray note about yesterday’s puzzle answer.
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F. W. Bus
Cha . Harris
Rabe
Romer
Doe
H. Marshall Thurlow
Presbyterian Church
Grosvenor
meHbber
Congre
Prof. Atkinson
The
Electrical Society
Arthur Brisbane
Alaska
Florida
California
Gulf States
Donald McMillan
Bowdoin
Labrador
Frank McCoy
McCoy
Cr. K
By the Way
Manhattan
Hegel
Soqrdire
28Th Street
Frederick J. Haskin
Bigg A
Kentucky
North- United States
Rodney Dutcher Messenger
Dawes
London
Hughes
Hoover Camp
State Cade
Blalk
Slere Idds
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