GOP Comes Clean on Postwar Policy Promises
The Republican party argues it has kept its pre election pledges to return power to the people and cut wartime expenditures. It cites restoration of telephone and telegraph ownership, the Cummins bill returning rate making to the ICC, the Knox resolution on league of nations, and advancement of woman suffrage. It notes Army and Navy budget cuts and expeditious use of a surplus for public benefit.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
House
Cummins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Navy
Republican Party
Trade scouts revive supercargo role for U.S. trade drive
The Shipping Board reenlists the supercargo to oversee cargoes and report harbor conditions, customs, and consumer tastes in ports abroad. About 350 trained men already operate in this field, aiming to align American exports with foreign demand and spark private expansion. Germany and Austria object to peace terms citing defense gaps, but the public sees little need for Austria’s defense.
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United States Shipping Board
United States
Shipping Board
Opinions Reprint on League Covenant Debates and Article X
The New York Herald questions the league covenant in Senate debate detailing that Article X lacks legal or moral obligation. It notes Senator Borah exposed defenders admitting the article is weak and merely a scrap of paper. The piece contrasts a powerless league with a possible enforced superstate that would override the U.S. Constitution.
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New York Herald
Senate
Wilson
Borah
League
United States
City workers dream of rustic vacations amid nature
A poem laments high living costs forcing city laborers to dream of forest moors and wild outings. It imagines one month of rest in mountains, forests, and seas, contrasting toil with a yearning for simple outdoor pleasures. The piece notes grocers, Dutcher, icemen, and plumbers draining earnings, blocking real travel.
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Glens
Dells
Side Talks by Ruth Cameron on Mental Muscle Growth
A magazine example on Luther Burbank shows mental muscle grows with use as he expands focus from a few experiments to thousands. The piece argues early victories ease future ones and that daily habits shape character, warning that laziness weakens moral fiber across pursuits.
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Luther Burbank
Burbank
Home Style Ham Patties and Summer Salad
A household guide presents ham patties made by grinding cold boiled ham with cracker crumbs and eggs, formed into patties and fried. Also described is a mixed summer salad with lettuce radishes cucumber hard boiled eggs sugar salt pepper mustard, vinegar and oil served with a lump of ice in the middle.
Dry Drink Formulas and Homemade Mock Lemonade
Instructions for mixed cold drinks using lemonade ginger ale grape juice and other juices. Includes a Mock Lemonade recipe from rhubarb water sugar and lemon extract and steps for bottling and storage. Also details a Root Beer recipe with yeast fermentation and bottling.
Dinner Stories and a Gift of Umbrella
A visiting gentleman watches a rural justice of the peace marry a couple and present the bride with an umbrella, only to learn it was his own. A hayrick arson defense cites diminished responsibility, while a witness recalls a worker returning an extra crown. The Wichita Eagle notes a town editor moving his press and meals after a society item about Mrs. Catt.
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Arthur
Wichita Eagle
Fourth of July Scenes and Local Notices in Amesville
Amesville residents spent the Fourth with family and friends as farmers labored in the fields. Names include Roger Hosington, Albert Roberts, Mack Braley, and Sidney Carpenter, who will move to Franklin Street. Riley Andrews relocates to Lathrop. S. R. McCune shows improvement after heat. Copperheads noted, with a near mishap to Harry Glover. A large gathering at the Dickson home featured relatives from Stewart and Bartlett, plus music and tea. Floyd Grimes' son Floyd arrived safely overseas.
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Roger Hosington
Columbus
France
Albert Roberts
John Roberts
Mack Braley
Union
G. L. Fleming
Sidney Carpenter
The
Mills Co
Franklin Street
C. T. Strode
Mabel McPeak
Glouster
Harry Glover
Gerald Cunningham
Earl] Dickson
G. A. Harris
Chloe
Amesville
A. B. McGee
Trimble
Asa Dille
George Brooks
Albany
Joseph Brooks
M. E. Wolf
Buchtel
Lillian Bardin
T. E. Dickson
Dickson
Robert Brill
Wayland Brill
Biddison
Evelyn Spears
Stewart
W. G. Dickson
Lindore
John McPeak
Bartlett
Robi. Grimes
Floyd
Plains Team Defeats Visitors In High-Scoring Ballgame
A large Fourth crowds at the Plains team ballgame saw the home side win 8 to 7 after a lively contest. A pie social at the Heston home drew strong sales with pies reaching $4.20. Earlier, Broadwell beat the locals 8 to 4 in a separate game.
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Plains
Will Heston
Broadwell
Liberty Hill
Morgan County
Snake story tellers quit after backyard tale
Aut Linscott claims he heard a tale last week that defeated rival Rias Brooks, stating he has quit. He describes a black snake with a tail around an eye spout near the old Brawley house attempting to reach a bird nest. A second snake aided, reaching the nest, with unclear details on any division of 650-50 or persimmon hogging.
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Rias Brooks
Aut Linscott
Aut
Brawley House
Local visitors and gatherings mark a summer week
Jay Morris and sisters Lucy and Alberta of Cutler visited Miss Gar nett Linscott over the Fourth of July. A birthday gathering for Mrs. Morris at Hoopers Ridge featured ice cream, cake, music, and games. Lou Blunden of Cincinnati stayed with Miss Emma Patterson. Mr and Mrs John Perry and family stopped by on a Sharon, Pennsylvania trip. F L Thomas family returned from Columbus after the centenary. Rev Roy Chapin preached at the Presbyterian Church and Mrs Chapin spoke on the Christian Endeavor work in Cleveland. Lucile Copeland of New England visited Miss Mary Bowman.
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Lewis Morris
Hoopers Ridge
Morris
Lou Blunden
Cincinnati
Emma Patterson
John Perry
B. W. Pickering
Ethel
Sharon
F. L. Thomas
Columbus
Roy Chapin
Presbyterian Church
Community notes highlight visits and birthday at Carthage
Local residents from Carthage and surrounding towns visited friends in Coolville and Athens. Meals, dinners, and Sunday gatherings connected families including the Gaston, Townsend, Gaston, and Parker households. A surprise sixteenth birthday for Glenn Hawk on July 5 drew ninety guests with gifts and well wishes.
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Callie Carr
Coolville
Emma Bean
Guysville
Amos Townsend
Potter
George Jeffers
Hannah Chalfant
N. E. Mills
C. H. Wernholt
Martins Ferry
Ora Townsend
Cydnor Riley
Albans R. D
Bruce Robinson
Max Chapman
Chessie Chapman
Bashen
Carrie Gainer
John Archer
J. J. Gaston
Itha
Ira Gaston
Lee Gaston
Omah
Glenn
L. A. Townsend
Beulah
Athens
Elizabeth Parker
Sherman
Draper Davis
Everett Cole
Charles Day
J. S. Gaston
Cole
Carthage
Abe Burdett
Blane Chapman
Boggs
Lotridge
Marguerite Stewart
Columbus
Annie Runion
N. BE. Mills
Glenn Hawk
Rainy Sunday Cools Atmosphere as Farmers Gather Wheat
The Sunday evening rain cooled the air and allowed farmers to continue harvesting wheat. The damp weather provides relief and steady work as crews bring in crops.
Bedside Swing Table for Invalids Invents Clamp Design
A new bedside table mounted on a clamp attaches to the head of a bed and swings into place for use or folds away to save floor space. The device eliminates need for a freestanding table in confined rooms.
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Athens Ohio
Coming Clean
Trade Scouts
Austria
By Wait Mason
BY Ruth Cameron
Schlouselhold Klimts
Jay Morris
Lucy
Alberta of Cutler
Garnett Linscott
Ellen Harrison
Canaan Road
Dr. A. Moneta
Toledo
Palmer House
DR. Monetts
al Jolson
Sterling Trio
Blue Ridge Mountains
Campbell
Burr
Agnes Lynn
Columbia Comedienne
Irving
Jack Kaufman
Columbia Grafonolas
Walt
Waldorf Astoria Dance Orchestra
Columbia Records
Columbia Graphophone Company
New York
Hibbard’s Music
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