FOSTER IN LINE FOR RE-NOMINATION OVER SWITZER
A district party missive denounces Switzer for breach of pledge and patronage deals with Foster. It urges Switzer to withdraw to avoid defeat, credits Foster with a strong four year record, and predicts his renomination by a large majority in Athens and allied counties.
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Switzer
Lawrence
Gallia
Senator Harding
Mr. Harding
Congressman Foster
Harding
Foster
Huntington
West Virginia
Sue
Meigs
Jackson
Athens County
Bennett
Johnson
Vinton
Athens
Gallia County
Mr. Foster
Las Vegas bachelors vow to marry no bobbed hair girls
A spirited note from Las Vegas New Mexico says young men have formed a pact to marry no women with bobbed hair rouge lipstick or short skirts. The piece ends with jumbled quips about chivalry and a tongue in cheek “Good News for the Lepers” heading in a periodical.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Man’s Repentance Sermon Over Jurors After Dinner
A Wisconsin revival tale has a man seeking repentance during a meeting but delaying confession until the Grand Jury session ends. The preacher offers forgiveness while the sinner notes the Grand Jury’s presence would block full absolution.
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Wisconsin
Apples and Cookies Provoke Neighborly Trade
A hawker bargains with a woman to sell apples at a penny each but receives little pity. Robbie visits Mrs. Smith and asks for apples, returning with the news the apples are gone but cookies remain.
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Robbie
Mrs. Smith
Bobbie
Blood Pressure Deception Test Urged For Criminal Trials
A Washington report explains how blood pressure tests may reveal deception in prisoners. Dr. William M. Marston claims 100 percent reliability for himself, with others achieving 80 to 100 percent. The method, used by the Justice Department and Berkeley police, could guide further inquiries without proving guilt.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Berkeley
California
Washington
William M. Marston
American University
Marston
Harvard Laboratory
Police
Lie detection by blood pressure test. enduring doubts
The article discusses the sphygmomanometer as a lie detector, noting limitations from hypnosis, insanity, and drug addiction. It cites cases of misleading testimony and a forger husband uncovered via physiological responses, while warning the method is fragile yet potentially useful in judging veracity.
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Mar
Marston
Babson on 22 Crop Outlook and Golfing Views
Roger W Babson provides a broad 1922 crop outlook noting lower acreage but higher yields in wheat oats and rye and a strong export position. He analyzes cotton prospects with a near normal carryover and high prices, then shifts to golf, praising western players, recalling stars like Held von Elm and Johnston and recounting a caddie-rank rise.
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Wellesley Hills
Mass
Roger W. Babson
Russia
Europe
Rabson Agricultural Index
Mr Babson
Babson
Kansas City
Eddie Held
St. Louis
Held
Harrison Johnston
St. Paul
Johnston
George von Elm
Salt Lake City
Warren Woo
von Elm
Golfers clash over West coast star power and swing tips
The speaker lauds Wood and von Elm after a Kansas City meeting and praises the Pacific Coast as a rising force with Fred Wright among the upcoming contenders. He shares elbow position, stance, and follow through tips to improve consistency and distance on drives and irons.
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Wood
Kansas City
von Elm
Jesse Guilford
Trans Mississippi
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Coast
Fred Wright
Los Angeles
von Eim
Salt Lake City
Edgewater
Chicago
From Athens to Long Beach by Motor
A travelogue on a three week motor trip from Athens by way of Indianapolis and St Louis to Long Beach California. The piece notes camps grounds, hazards including desert conditions, a bank robbery encounter, prairie dogs, Indian vendors, Holbrook petrified forest, Flagstaff snow, and the Grand Canyon vicinity. It ends with local gossip about residents and a note that Pearl G Moler and family provided notes.
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Athens
Long Beach
California
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Missouri
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Kansas
Ohio
Los Angeles
Nate Baker
Holbrook
Arizona
Flagstaff
Grand Canyon
Logan
Woolley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Ohio Dailies
International News Service
Athena
U. Postoffice
Athens Mesener & Herald Priniing Co
Robert & Ward Inc
Fifth Ave
New York City
Wabash Avenue
United States Senate
Peggy Hopkins
Joyce
Rey
Eddie
William
Roger Babsons
West
New York
Wichita
Jimmie” Johnston l
East
Eant
Qouimet
Guilford
United States
Hillcrest
Wichita Falls
Texas
Andy Murphy
State Street
O. B. Murphy
J. A. Jones
George Junod
Charles F. McBee
A. B. Roe
Glouster
Tom
Chichester
Chevrolet
Baughman Auto Supply Co
New Marshfield
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