Sheep Killing Threatens Meigs County Sheep Industry
The Meigs County region faces ongoing dog attacks on sheep with owners receiving limited compensation. Community and county leaders plan stronger action including dog control to protect flocks and revive wool producers. Strong support aims to encourage farmers to stay in the sheep business and turn hills into pastures again. Posses and officers are urged to hunt down sheep-killing dogs like other criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Pomeroy
Someoom
Meigs County
United States
New Auditorium Boosts Southeastern Ohio Convention Plans
Ohio University’s new Memorial Auditorium, seating 3 000, promises to draw large gatherings and high quality music to Athens. Officials expect it to host state and regional conventions including Spai n war veterans and Grangers, establishing the area as a cultural and meeting hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Southeastern Ohio
Ohio
Grangers
Athens County
Athens
Picnic in the Hills Ideal for Real Open Air Enjoyment
The piece urges embracing simple picnics in the hills with easy to prepare food. It advocates letting men supply steaks and basics while women avoid heavy prep. Enjoy shade, cushions, and the open sky from noon to dusk, then end with simple coffee and water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Beng
Gossip Habit Among Men Traced Back to Olden Times
A fragment discusses a boys and girls group reflecting on gossip as a lifelong habit. It notes that men and women both enjoy discussing others, with a claim that gossip originated before newspapers and radio, spread by word of mouth.
Perosaurs and Flight Evolution Across Time
A fragmentary discussion argues that Perosaur reptiles predate birds and humans, with claims about extinct skeletons, Smithsonian placement, and the evolution of flight. It links early reptiles to Archeoptery and notes a change in perceived intelligence from ancient times to modern birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Smithsonian Institute
Lindbergh
Grmany
Grounded man rises to planet boss through fear and thought
A man with no flight experience stays earthbound due to weakness and dental issues yet overcomes fear to become a ruler of the planet by careful thinking. The note urges application of this mindset to business.
New York Forms Panel to Probe Vice
New York appoints fourteen investigators to probe vice with a report describing conditions as simply terrible. Night clubs are deemed worse than Raines Law hotels, while studios of vice and hostesses, with possible honest exceptions, are noted as an ancient profession.
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New York
New York Speakeasies Surpass Saloons With Closed Doors
The text notes that there were thousands of speakeasies in New York that stay shut, making a law seem ineffective against human behavior. The overall point is that prohibition-era closures fail to open doors as expected.
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New York
Shart
Housing Bias Hurts Colored Residents in North
In northern cities financiers refuse loans for apartments built for colored people. Colored tenants face dilapidated housing and high rents, a system harming both blacks and whites by demoralizing communities.
Rockefeller and Rosenwald Back Affordable Colored Housing
John D. Rockefeller in New York City and Julius Rosenwald of Chicago fund well built apartments at fair rents for colored families. Rosenwald plans a 2.5 million dollar investment to house 400 Negro families with tenants paying lower rents and a 6 percent return.
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John D. Rockefeller
New York City
Julius Rosenwald
Chicago
Rockefeller Builds New Negro Housing in New York
In New York a district with many colored residents gains the Paul Lawrence Dunbar Apartments for negroes. The piece asserts white men brought colored people as slaves and urges civilized whites to ensure decent treatment and fair opportunities.
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New York
Mr. Rockefeller
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Prohibition Era Gangster Killing Targets Detective
Frankie Yale was murdered by rival gangsters amid bootlegging tensions. Detective Prospero Petrovio, famed for solving cases, worked to name Yale’s killers. While dining Sunday night, shots shattered his window from a speeding car, signaling a perilous danger in the city.
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Frankie Yale
Prospero Petrovio
Yale
New York
Cipes
Petrovio
Prohibition clashes as rum thefts climb and violence rises
The stake in the killings and counter-killings reaches at least 1 million dollars annually. Prohibition authorities admit large diversions from government warehouses with reports of 100000 gallons in one case. Republicans downplay prohibition as a national issue while criminals disagree.
Women weigh in on political race amid campaign uproar
Mrs. Clem Shaver denounces the Democratic ticket and platform, asserting no good American women will vote for it. Will Rogers quips Clem’s wife threw a cat into the electric fan as campaigns heat up. Women voice strong opinions as female voters become a central force on both sides.
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Clem Shaver
Will Rogers
Clem
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy
Health and diet guidance on heat illness prevention and treatment, sunstroke, heat exhaustion, and sunburn. Includes recommendations on diet changes, clothing, and bathing, plus responses to reader questions about evening milks and heart conditions.
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Frank McCoy
Weekly Menus and Diet Advice for Weight Loss
A reader asks if the weekly printed menus offer a reduced calorie plan to lose ten to fifteen pounds. The column’s response explains how to adjust portions and choices for a balanced diet while still enjoying the featured meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter Vals
F. W. Aske
By the Way in New York in July Ramble on a Summer City
Scattered notes from a Manhattan ramble describe Times Square street life, heat on the East Side, open windows, rooftop games, street scenes, and the bustling crowd. The piece paints a portrait of sun drenched sidewalks, July crowds, and urban habitations.
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Gilbert Swan
New York
Manhattan
Times Square
Amelia Earhart
Tex Guinan
44Th Street
Lindy
Rudolph Valentino
Central Park
Root Gardens
Jack
Answers to Questions by Frederick J. Haskin
A compilation of quiz Qs and As on subjects from fossils to weather and tin to coal history. It includes definitions of tulipomania and homogenised milk and notes on coin, art prices, and trained fleas with dates and figures.
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Frederick J. Haskin
Free State
America
England
Local Social Notes Reflect Twenty Years Past Gatherings
Twenty years back, Mr. and Mrs. N. K. Alderman hosted guests Miss Minnie Pugh of Glouster and Mrs. Wild Alderman of Amesville. Relatives visited in Mansfield and Mechanicburg. Mrs. Frank Reach, visiting Syvelend, traveled to Mechaniceburg. Frank Edwards of Columbus, guest of M. T. Ellis, returned home. Mrs. F. E. Golagne's daughter Frances visited Athens. Mrs. Carl Beasley attended a knitting party honoring Rechel Brent of Kenton.
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N. K. Alderman
Minnie Pugh
Glouster
Wild Alderman
Amesville
Frank Edwards
Columbus
M. T. Ellis
Carl Beasley
Rechel Brent
Kenton
Hoover Named as Real Choice by Rodney Dutcaer
Washington July 11 special writer analyzes why Herbert Hoover secured the Republican nomination. The piece notes Hoover’s presidential stature, voter popularity, party factions, Kansas City convention dynamics, and opposition figures like Dawes Lowden and Coolidge, with focus on Pennsylvania power and Mellon influence.
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Rodney Dutcaer
Washington
Imain
Herbert Moover
Republican Party
Éuts
Hoover
Kansas City
Senate
Pennsylvania
Mellen
Coolidge
Ware
Everett Sanders
White Mouse
Wallee
Milles
Vare
Thorn
Mellon Boys
Mellons
Philadelphia
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United Presa Service
Mme. de Gaparin
Arthur Brisbane
Ostie
Lone
Tee
By the Way
Frank McIntyre
Bureau
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Raffael
Madonne
Gainsborough
G. F
Holland
Wilse
Prank & Reach
Syvelend
Mechaniceburg
Reach
D. B. Stewart
K. Maré
Taya
F. E. Golagne
An Francis
Alteny
Real Choice
Kanegs City
Man What
Gad Leagerness
Borah
Moorer
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
Milleses
Butlers
Tieep
Peadeolidge
Dawes
Wateon
Willig
Gof
Curtis
Foren
Ruth Manns McCormick
Londen
Lowen
Lowden
Ciritimizia Magicioivity
Iain Tomer
Proves Grote
Cates Na
Bethan
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