Princess Pat performance honors top war stamp sellers
High school students John Kircher and Kitty Penny backer entertained by Superintendent G F Morgan after leading in war savings stamps. Athens streets buried under fourteen inches of snow as Athens County Red Cross ships knitted items to Cleveland. P G Hocchett joins Athens County Agricultural board amid debates on municipal light plant legality before the Ohio Supreme Court. Ten years ago Rev B D Means promised Hun work pictures. Ruth Davis sang at penitentiary prisoners service. Mrs F L Treston hosted Pi Delta Kappa gathering.
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John Kircher
Kitty Pennybacker
G. F. Morgan
Princess Pat
Thought for Today: Safety in Counsel and Learning
A brief moral note quoting Proverbs and Colton on wisdom from counsellors, enemies, and friends. It emphasizes safety in choosing whom to learn from and when to give instruction.
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Colton
Bethlehem Steel leader links waste to workplace injuries
Beth Lehem Steel President Ugene Grace declares waste in accidents a key front in industry reform. The Bethlehem firm divides its workforce into groups and offers cash prizes for the lowest accident records to curb worker injuries and ease family hardship.
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Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Bethlehem
Bethlehem Concern
Twenty seven years for two fifty robbery
A column argues a sentence of 27 years for two teens who robbed a pedestrian of 2.50 was justified. It contends the severity reflects the act of highway robbery and the inherent danger, not the monetary amount stolen.
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New York
Wong
Memorial request honors 32 pilots of the airmail service
Arentz of Nevada asks Congress to vote a memorial for 32 aviators killed since the airmail service began. He says the best memorial is the service itself, built by brave pilots who fly coast to coast in all weathers, making the airmail a lasting national institution.
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Arentz
Nevada
Congress
Sydney
Australia
South Dakota
FE. V. A
Biological Survey
National
Gettysburg
Growth of the U S fur industry and its wartime shift
The fur trade expands from a 1914 value of 44 million to over a quarter of a billion dollars as U S firms market furs domestically and abroad. World War I altered patterns with the U S exporting raw furs worth 117 million annually and reimporting finished goods, while whispers of a reversal emerge as demand shifts.
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United States
Mississippi Basin
Baffin
Khyber Pass
India
Gobi Desert
Europe
Leipzig
London
Paris
Canada
Asia
Wall Street Doubters Panic Then Rally After Rate Hike
Wall Street traders fled stocks as Chicago Federal Reserve Bank raised rediscount rates to 4 percent to curb speculation. Prices later recovered as buyers returned, lifting values again.
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Wall Street
Thomases
Car
Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
Stock gambling urged to curb speculation and protect investors
Opinion notes speculation or polite stock gambling should be curbed. It argues intelligent financiers could pursue safer methods to avoid driving up costs for regular business and frightening legitimate investors.
High Finance Battles Fed as Dollar Value Shifts
Authors argue against the Federal Reserve, claiming its discount rates fail to predict value. They state the dollar fell from 100 to 60 cents in real value while wages rose and national wealth grew. They forecast sound values will rise until the new dollar stabilizes at a new level.
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High Finance
Federal Reserve System
Crowds gaze at controversial eugenic baby tale
A widow with no children claims the so called eugenic baby as hers. The narrative notes historic examples of unwed mothers and legendary figures such as Europa and Perseus to frame the debate. The piece reflects on motherhood and legitimacy through a provocative local column.
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Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Europa
Danea
Perseus
William the Conqueror
Leonards
Rum or prosperity the 1928 issue says Doctor Butler
Doctor Butler of Columbia argues rum will drive the 1928 campaign but the real issue, he says, is prosperity. He notes workers seek wage gains from ten to eighteen dollars a day and big business seeks higher earnings, while prohibition and bootlegging remain entrenched as factors shaping the year.
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Doctor Butler
Columbia
Cabinet official’s son-in-law testifies on oil deal
The informant testifies that after the cabinet member handed government oil reserves to a major oil figure, the latter paid $269,000 to the official’s father-in-law. The piece questions potential jail time, contrasting petty theft with large-scale corruption and implying leniency.
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United States
Europe
Tornado Destroys Country School Near Nashville
Tale of a tornado near Nashville Tennessee that toppled a country school and killed four children. The writer laments housing fragility and urges mass production of safe, affordable homes to reduce wind damage.
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Nashville
Tenn
Pilot Brooks Aids Lindbergh Flight To Mexico City
Brooks piloted a three engine Ford plane with Mrs. Lindbergh to Mexico City covering 790 miles on 20 gallons of gas. A late leg over the Blue Ridge mountains forced a return, but he will start again to complete the trip.
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Brooks
Lindbergh
Mexico City
Detroit
Miami
Blue Ridge Mountains
Just think there are nearly 300 shopping days until Christmas
The note ponders the calendar with a playful math twist stating there are about 300 shopping days before the next Christmas season. It offers no additional details or quotes.
Spring Harbingers Arrive as Willie Stuns Crowd
The season arrives with a fanfare as Willie takes center stage, drawing gasps at the scene with dramatic flair and striking reactions from onlookers to the unexpected display.
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Willie
Mrs Graham McNamee Comments On Her Husband
Mrs Graham McNamee wife of the radio announcer says she likes to hear him talk. The remark reflects public interest in his on air personality and the reaction of listeners to his voice.
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Graham McNamee
New York City Paid Over a Billion for Government
Last year New York City spent more than one billion dollars on government operations. The state debates limits on overseas trips for mayors and other officials.
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New York City
Europe
Doctor Keeps Chicken Heart Alive for Fifteen Years
A physician has sustained a chicken heart for fifteen years and hints it may be kept for use in future trials involving American jurors.
Leisure brings luck says Mellon on Hoover support
Andy Mellon declined pledging support for Hoover saying in leisure there is luck and joking the Republicans should change their name to the Mysterious Old Party.
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Andy Mellon
Hoover
Judge Rules Woman May Bend Husband's Toes for Work
A Kansas City judge affirmed a wife's right to bend her husband's toes to wake him for work but warned against harming him as many women have continued the practice to the point of permanent injury.
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Kansas City
Drunken man with machine gun seized in Chicago
A intoxicated man was arrested in Chicago after operating a machine gun in public. Police say the incident reflects a troubling display by gun operators and underscores concerns over weapon handling.
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Chicago
Seven Long Island City Girls Name Ideal Husbands Quality
Seven Long Island City girls told a pastor the top trait for an ideal husband is the ability to support a wife properly. The remark blends wit with a touch of poetic sentiment.
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Long Island City
Eye Fatigue and Disease Health Advice by Dr Frank McCoy
Dr McCoy warns eye strain wastes bodily energy and causes headaches and fatigue. He urges optometrists for proper eye exams and corrects vision with glasses or eye exercises. He offers tips on lighting, reading conditions, and proper eyewear and diet to reduce eye strain.
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Frank McCoy
Anger Saintes
Urban farm dreams in a Manhattan skyscraper coop
The piece reflects on city dwellers mixing rural life with urban spaces. It notes two hens kept atop a Lexington Avenue skyscraper for 14 years, pigeons thriving among tall buildings, and pigeons causing mini traffic in public spaces as New Yorkers glimpse farm life amid concrete and steel.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Lexington Avenue
Manhattan
Answers to Questions By Frederick J. Haskin
Frederick J. Haskin provides Q A style responses covering topics from Mary Astor’s real name Lucille Langhanke to the size of Gettysburg National Cemetery, northern Greenland gardens, and early American colonial colleges, with concise factual answers and brief explanations.
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Frederick J. Haskin
Mary Astor
D. Cc
Protests Stir Up Civil Service By Rodney Dutcher
Washington January 27 Civil Service Commission faces criticism as union and political pressure test its methods for qualifying federal enforcement workers. The forty fourth annual report shows 559128 civil service employees, 423000 in competitive jobs, over 208000 postal workers with 2755 added that year, and 60900 in Washington.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Commission
Congress
Executive Civil Service
Washington and the Restonteide, Bret of Course There Are Moodress
Dangerous sore throat cure promises fast relief
An ad touts Thoxine as a physician prescribed remedy for sore throat, claiming it prevents tendilitis scarlet fever and diphtheria. It pledges relief within 15 minutes on a single swallow and offers a money back guarantee with prices 85¢ 50c and $1.00. It asserts safety and pleasant taste with no iron chloroform or harmful drugs.
Cross Word Puzzle Clue Fragments From The Paper
Puzzle text presents garbled clues and stray phrases about a border, a housekeeper, and names like Julie Cheats. It hints at a cryptic grid with 13-letter border answers and scattered words such as Proportion and Op. 89.
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Autton
Julie
Youra
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Ohio Penitentiary
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Pi Delta Kappa
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McCoy
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Publin
Lucille Langhanke
France
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Yale
Princeton
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