A Valley Community Faces Decline and Rebuild Plan
A Chamber of Commerce talk by S. M. Johnson warns that Athens valley faces job losses, vacant houses, and rising missed connections. The piece urges diversified industry, boosted local assets, and centralized action by chambers to revive employment, education, parks, and living standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ajob
S. M. Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Major Johnson
Athens Chamber
C. M Gill
Jing Valley
Alvin York Forges School Project For Blue Mountain People
Sergeant Alvin C York, famed World War I hero, breaks ground in Tennessee for a $100,000 school and dormitories to educate boys and girls in the remote Blue Mountains region. He aims to give the Cumberland plateau residents access to learning and better opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apter Ergeant Alvings
York
America
Oe. Tenn
Alvin C. York
A Dog’s Life in a Crowded Midwestern City
An excerpt recounts a beagle named Rinder, a hound with no notable lineage, living in a compact, crowded middle western city. The fragment hints at a simple urban dog existence amid modest surroundings and everyday routines.
He ll Catch Fish Husbands Are Eclectic
Column by Arthur Brisbane notes events and opinions from a luncheon with visiting French journalists to a rising steel price, Eastman hunting in Africa, and President Coolidge’s vacation fishing jesting about agriculture and thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
United States Steel Common
Wall Street
Steel
President Coolidge
President to fish with real worms not flies
The President will not use fancy flies for fishing but will use genuine worms, the same kind he pulled from the ground with his fingers after a rain years ago.
Eclectic husband and lavish costs in varied society notes
A judge awards Mrs. Jane M. Lane $75 weekly and $500 counsel in a divorce suit claiming her husband favors both blondes and brunettes. Other items mention Carl Laemmle’s recovery from surgery, a Chicago woman speeding a railroad train, and a reflection on time value and wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane M. Lane
Mussolini Expands Workday In Tightened Italy
The article notes Mussolini adds one hour to Italian workers’ day as a remedy for wartime ills and restricts luxuries. It contrasts Britain’s political tension with George Buchanan’s republican stance and royal debate, while mentioning regional earthquakes and a Polish battlefield accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussolini
Italy
George Buchanan
Labor
Parliament
Judea
Britain
Regulation of Diet Sparks Congressional and State Action
Washington commentary notes possible bills to regulate dieting and prohibit self star vation to shed pounds. It cites the National Federation of Women's Clubs backing a counter amylophobia measure and urges reliance on physician approved methods with a call to develop a height weight scale for women.
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Fatty
National Federation of Women's Clubs
Federated Club
Atlantic City
General Federation of Women's Clubs
America
Remarks About West May Re-Echo By Charles P Stewart
Washington July 2 The ryan of Brookhart West a Bruce coinage in farm legislation discussion stirs Capitol talk. Lawmakers fear the East West split will shape the coming campaign with many wishing Bruce had not used the phrase. The issue mirrors North South cleavage debates.
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Charles P. Stewart
Washington
the Ryan
Brookhart West
William Cabell Bruce
Capitol Iide
Bruce
Congress
Greenwich Village Tour Highlights Its History and Arts
A New York City visit reveals Greenwich Village as a birthplace of arts and letters. The article traces the area from Washington Square to 14th Street with landmarks like Audubon Memorial church and hotel, MacDougal Street tea rooms, Sullivan Street studios, and Italian eateries. It notes artists, writers, and pioneers who rebuilt blocks and shaped the village’s poetic atmosphere.
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New York
Grenwich Village
Fifth Avenue
Washington Square
the Square
14Th Street
Chelsea
Fifth’ Avenue
Highth Avenue
Square
Christopher Street
Audson
Blanchard'’s
Frank Worris
Stephen Crane
MacDougal Street
Fourth Street
Vagabondia
Black Episat
Angelina's
Provincetown Playhouse
MacDougal
Sullivan
Sheridan
Charles Bleecke
Perry
Cherry Lane
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Peter Warren
England
Sixth Avenue
Minetta Street
Minetta
Grove Street
Siphigan
Eighth Street
Cine Ad
A Tour Through Greenwich Village
A historical note describes Greenwich Village with references to gas lamps and a picturesque scene near Waverly and Arony. Details are fragmentary but evoke a stroll through the village streets and their lighting.
Athens baseballs wins shine in twin 7–0 routs
The Athens team defeated Arietta 7 to 0 in both games with a strong effort from pitcher Dick Russell. Also noted are 4th of July dinner outings in Amesville, local shop thefts, a birthday party for Grace Junod and Florence Pickett, and a 10 year ago recap of Allied advances and local events.
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Athens
Arietta
Dick Russell
Amesville
Dunbar
Mary Townsend
Hattie Carpenter
Louise Carpenter
Eva Sheldon
C. L. Biddison
George Gregg
Harvey Porter
E. R. Walker
T. R. Biddle
Clinton Poston
Clinton Biddle
Atlantic City
Somerman
Edmonson Tailor Shop
Tom Dell
Dell
Josten
Black
The
Dorcas Missionary Society
Grace Junod
Florence Pickett
Cr. H. Horn
L. D. Poston
The Bryan or Brookhart West and the Coming War
A U.S. senator warns that growing Western East Western antagonism threatens war. He cites 1 greenback money 2 populist movement 3 free silver 4 tariff on farm products, arguing farm relief by artificial means is unconstitutional and will worsen the crisis, as the Bryan or Brookhart West nears liquidation after the war period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peffer
Jerry Simpson
Congress
Bruce
Bryan Or
Brookhart West
Bruce and Brookhart in Farm Relief Debate Echoes West East Split
The piece notes Inflation warnings and quack remedies as debate continues over farm relief. It discusses Bruce and farm relief supporters as opposing camps while criticizing terms used for the West and Brookhart Bry an linking. It suggests western spellbinders aided the 1926 campaign and Brookhartites welcome the tie to Bry an.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce
Sunday Island Claims World’s Tallest Mountain Title
Sunday Island in the Pacific is described as the tallest mountain in the world, rising 2000 feet above water in a five mile depth and being about 30,000 feet from base to summit.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Kubla Khan
Sunday Island
Pacific
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John Gist
North Hill
C. M. Gill
Athens County Agricultural Society
Athens County
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George L. Fenzel
Fenzel
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H. T. Phillips
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