Akron Rubber Giants: Human Element fuels a City’s Rise
Akron rose from a 1890 population of 27,690 to about 175,000 and became the world’s leading rubber hub. The story credits Akron founders and local leadership for Goodrich, Goodyear, Firestone, and Miller Rubber success, noting large capital, booming 1918-19 sales, and the belief that civic progress depends on its people.
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Akron
Ohio City
Ohio Hill
B. F. Goodrich
Hastings
N. Y
Goodrich
Goodyear
Ite
Arvey
Firestone
Miller Rubber Company
The Time to Be Happy and the Present Moment
A narrator recounts a friend urging happiness today rather than waiting for spring or future goals. The piece urges living in the present, enjoying small vistas, and spreading happiness now, quoting Mr. Aldrich and tying joy to being kind to others.
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Mr. Aldrich
Montana dairy farming rises as dominant future amid mineral wealth
The article notes Montana's historic mining and lumbering base with coal copper and sapphire mines, then stresses a shift toward dairy farming. It cites a dairymen convention and asserts food production from soil and climate as vital, urging regions like Athens County Ohio to heed Montana's example and reduce reliance on imported foods.
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Montana
Athens County
Ohio
Rippling Rhymes A Good World
A reflective verse questions the world’s woes while praising resilience. The speaker notes crime, industry disruption, and public disorder in contrast with a hopeful tone that the world could improve if leaders cool tensions and focus on practical work.
Weatherstrip Jones Meets Morning Draft Roots
A humorous exchange features Weatherstrip Jones and Lily as they discuss odd baby names and a planned move to California. Lily explains the California choice as practical for her fiancé the village reporter who covers parish meetings, hoping for more steady work and fewer miseries.
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Lily
California
Va‘a.ua
Ans
Household Hints and Recipes for a Day
A column presents simple home dishes including Potato Soup with milk onion and flour, Onion and Carrot Salad with mayonnaise, Caramel Tapioca made with milk tapioca and vanilla, and Scalloped Tomatoes with bread crumbs. Also notes to wash peel boil and strain potatoes, and to prep tomatoes by soaking.
Mending Linen and Homemade Cement Tips
The article offers practical how tos for quick linen repair with an embroidery hoop and sewing across both directions. It also describes making a cement by melting alum in an iron spoon for glass china and metal repairs. Additional notes suggest repurposing worn socks into warm petticoats and bloomers for children.
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Amer
Opinions on press censorship and democracy debated
Reprinted from the St Louis Times and Chicago Daily News the opinions argue against government censorship of newspapers and praise free discussion as essential to democracy. They warn that restricting speech and forcing conformity would empower despots and mislead voters, urging openness and robust public discourse.
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Louis
Napoleon
Berlanger
Chicago Daily News
New York Assembly
Give Girl Chance To Choose Life Work While In School
Miss Helen Christene Hoerle urges schools to let girls freely explore life work options. She notes women can succeed in professions from manicure to stock broker and hopes her book becomes a text or reader for girls studying vocational fields.
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Helen Hoerli
Helen Christene Hoerle
Gremamar Hool
Hoerle
Miss Hoerle
Glouster Wedding Tonight for McCarter and Saunders
Lawrence McCarter 21 of Glouster and Dorothy Saunders 17 of Nelsonville plan a 7 PM wedding at the parsonage with Dr. L M Good officiating. Guests include local residents as they embark on matrimony amid hopeful wishes for calm seas.
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Lawrence McCarter
Glouster
Dorothy Saunders
Nelsonville
Embargo Lifted on News Print Shipments
Canadian government lifts embargo on news print from Fort Francis mills to U S customers. Shipments go forward as usual. 150 tons rushed to Winnipeg papers but will miss today’s edition.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Fort Francis Mills
United States
Anti-Cants Class Seeks Volunteers for Enrollment Drive
The No 3 anti cant class invites volunteers to attend next Sunday morning to assist enrollment. The message emphasizes teamwork and commitment with the line if you come once you’ll come again.
Florida’s Only Gypsum Deposit South of Virginia Found
A geologic note confirms Florida hosts the sole gypsum deposit in the United States south of Virginia and east of the Mississippi River. The finding highlights Florida's mineral resource significance and regional geology.
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Florida
United States
Virginia
Mississippi River
Oil and Gas Well Drilled Near Canal Winchester
A wildcat well drilled by Community Oil and Gas Company between Canal Winchester and Fairfield County is estimated to yield close to 600 000 cubic feet of gas daily and good oil production in the Trenton sands.
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Canal Winchester
The
Community Oil and Gas Company
Fairfield County
Trenton Sands
Wildcat
Colorado Fuel and Iron declares dividends
The directors of Colorado Fuel and Iron Company meet in Denver and declare the usual dividend of three quarters of one percent on common stock and two percent on preferred, payable February 20 to stockholders of record February 6.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
State Bank Must Deposit Before Trust Function
Columbus Ohio January 27. General Price reports that the state banking department says a state bank seeking to function as a trust company must deposit 100000 dollars with the state.
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Columbus
State Banking Department
Chile Irrigates Over Three Million Acres
Chile irrigates more than 3,000,000 acres of land and has nearly as many acres available for irrigation, indicating extensive water management efforts and potential for further agricultural development.
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Chile
Prison court hears captain accused of brutality
Colonel Houston testified as a character witness at Governor's Island in the general court martial of Captain Karl Mahon. The defense contends Mahon disciplined troops harshly at Le Mans and Col Houston described a rebellion among sergeants driven by his methods. In Michigan a Hoff man Hotel fire killed one guest and injured three, with $200000 loss. A.C. Wigle was identified as the deceased. others were locals from Detroit. British inventors showcase daylight motion pictures on a screen, readable in bright light as in a theater.
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C. Houston
Tex
Karla
Governor's Island
Department of Criminal
LeMans
France
First Air
Colombee-Lee-Belles
Leonard D
Mahon
Parton
Michigan
Detroit
United Press
Hoffman
A. C. Wigle
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Will
Nannie Davidson
Andrew Viney
Mansfield
Birt Davidson
Birt
Guy Taylor
Bernard Tucker
Chas
Rendville
Sun
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Powers
Harry Davidson
First Baptist Church
Geo. Hansett
Kerein
Korein Co
New York
Canby, Ach & Canby CO
Dayton
Y & Womens
Geowe A
Tae Amers Medical CO
Women's Dept
South Bend
Inds
Summers
Columbuse
Hw, Whitehead & Co
W. State St.—Athene
Athens Ice & Storage CO
Athens
N. Court
Swanson-Furniture Co
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