Seventeen Year Old Swallows Carpet Tack
Gale Gandee, seventeen, of West Athens, coughed up a carpet tack he swallowed a day before last Christmas. The bright stack suggested the human anatomy stores surplus tacks. W Bush attends Ohio editorial association meeting in Columbus. Mrs John McCoy returns from visits with daughter in Hemlock and relatives in Zanesville and Fultonham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Gandee
West Athens
W. Bush
Columbus
Ohio Editorial Association
John McCoy
R. W. Miller
Hemlock
Zanesville
Fultonham
Allies Sweep Across Front In Major Allied Push
News brief reports Allied forces advancing across the Marne sector with heavy German losses, claiming thousands of German soldiers killed or captured. Mentions Miss Minnie Dean traveling to Washington for summer vacation and Epworth League delegates Miss Maria Grover Miss Helen Truipp and Mrs Louis Snyder attending a convention in Murray City. Paul in Frederick stars in The Hungry Heart at the Opera House with the crowd urged to see it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Grover
Helen Truipp
Louis Snyder
Murray City
Epworth League
Thought for Today and Religious Verse Fragment
A compact religious snippet attributes mortality to Genesis and notes that death ends sorrows for Christians while resurrection restores joys. The two quoted lines present a devotional reflection rather than a news item.
Ideal Family Home Balances Kids and Chaos
A portrayal of a young couple who live closely with their children, embracing activity and shared adventures while allowing some disorder. They recall their own childhoods’ lessons and anticipate a future when the house will be empty, valuing the sounds of children now over pristine order. The father joins in plans to travel and explore, sharing confidences with his children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Houston
Hapy
Board of Strategy
Ohio River Produce On Market Southeast Ohio
Southeast Ohio river bottom farmers along the Muskingum valley and Meigs county ship early season vegetables and chickens to markets across the Middle West. Growers face hard work, insects, floods, and drought while trucking and river packets move produce rapidly to towns and rail hubs.
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Ohio River
Ohio
Rardy
California
Washington County
Muskingum Valley
Middle West
Back Roads Bring All Year Travel And Growth
Farmers flock to Athens and surrounding county as eight and ten foot back roads replace muddy earth paths. Narrow plans gave way to wider arteries. voters reach polls, neighbors meet, and business moves easier. County crews hailed as messengers of hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Humidity and Home Life In One Quiet Town
A small town paper notes the steady humidity in the local atmosphere and observes Mrs. Al Smith's smile in recent photos. It hints that Al Smith might casually toss ashes on the rug at home whenever desired.
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al Smith
Untitled Row Reflects On Modern Life And Freedom
A fragment describes four topics including babies, gold, nudity, and freedom. The lines suggest a contemplative or provocative meditation on societal values and personal rights. The exact source context is unclear.
Earhart: Women Will Play Great Part In Flying
Arthur Brisbane quotes Miss Earhart saying women will have a large role in aviation and other fields. She asserts bravery and skill, noting women’s influence in flying astronomy singing acting and motherhood.
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Miss Earhart
Raskob as top GOP organizer and the naked protest urge
The piece compares Republican prospects to Russell Raskob as a strong organizer and financier and cites the Doukhobors in Nelson British Columbia who stage naked parades as a protest. It notes the unlikely effectiveness of such demonstrations and comments on fashion choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raskob
General Motors Finance
Russia
Nelson
British Columbia
Sons of Freedom
Courage Under Death In Kentucky Execution
Seven men were electrocuted in a Kentucky prison. Three black inmates showed greater composure than the four white men. Hasten Dockery, slated to die first, requested a delay to become Catholic and was received by a priest. The white inmates shivered as the hot night wore on.
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Kentucky
Hasten Dockery
Death Row Scene Notes Voice and Calm Farewell
A Louisville man identified as James Howard sang "Sweet Lily of the Valley" in the death room. As he was placed in the death chair he waved to witnesses and asked, "Gentlemen, how are you feeling to night?"
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James Howard
Louisville
Harris
America
England
Cafe Dome
Paris
Questioning Courage in Death Chair Inquiry
A passage reflecting on Clarence McQueen and the act of singing in the electric chair. It ponders whether courage equals absence of feeling and links it to the murder act and the electric chair, asking what true courage is in such context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence McQueen
Peggy Joyce to Wed Fifth Husband Lord Northesk
Young ladies wake to news that Peggy Joyce plans marriage again for a fifth time. The former Countess Gosta Morner reportedly weds Lord Northesk, while his estranged wife Jessica Meons, once a Ziegfeld beauty, pursues a divorce.
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Peggy Joyce
Miss Joyce
Gosta Morner
Lord Northesk
Jessica Meons
How does she do it in the night club scene
A column notes Joyce's dash electrifies clubs amid talk of Helen of Troy and Cleopatra. It discusses rising discount rates and 8 percent call money, detailing the squeeze on borrowers as Federal Reserve policy tightens credit and lenders profit. A Massachusetts couple jokes about a Hoover front plate and a Smith rear plate exposing split political loyalties.
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Helen of Troy
Cleopatra
Massachusetts
Smith
Hoover
Health and Diet Advice by Dr Frank McCoy Column
Health and diet guidance from Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health. Readers send stamped envelopes for questions. Answers cover catarrh and whole wheat foods, cancer prevention through diet exercise and sunbaths, with emphasis on general health and mental attitude.
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Frank McCoy
McCoy
Anxious mother seeks cause and cure for long cough
A reader reports an eleven year old girl with a four year loose cough. The doctor’s say it is not her lines. An expert notes possible habit cough but urges thorough medical examination until a competent diagnostician is found.
Broadway Gypsy and Cabby Tales From New York Show Life
By the Way in New York profiles Joe Barrett known as Broadway Gypsy who tours in a self built mobile cottage with his show as Mike a singing barkeep. The piece also notes Mississippi the Broadway cabby and street sellers of skimpy literature and counterfeit books in Times Square.
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Gilbert Swan
New York
Broadway
Westchester County
Joe Barrett
Mike
Answers to Questions By Frederick J. Haskin
A compilation of quick Q and A on people places and facts. Notes include June Collyer real name Dorothea Hurmance age nineteen. horse sleep mechanism. Sunday as festival. Colgate dock diameter. Conan Doyle birth and knighthood. Hygeia and Salus. Bertillon system finger prints. Liberia flag likeness. Canadian vs US silver content. first Dakotas admission to statehood.
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Dorothea Hurmance
Colgate Dock
New York Harbor
Jersey City
A. Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Edinburgh
Scotland
Hygeia
Salus
Liberia
United States
N.C. I
Cross Word Puzzle Across and Down Pairs
Puzzle shows a grid with numerous short clues for horizontal and vertical words. The page lists a mix of simple and obscure terms including weapons removal, pepper climbing species, tidal fish, and mineral springs. Readers are invited to locate and fill the 1 letter border words and note the five letter words in the puzzle.
Al Smith Campaign Strategy Examined By Observers
Washington reports assess how Al Smith connects with urban voters and how his campaign aims to mobilize new and older supporters. Analysts weigh whether his tone and tactics will broaden appeal beyond New York and shape the national race against Hoover.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Hoover
Harding
Coolidge
Cal
Wilson
Hughes
John Davis
Smith
Tammany
New York
Fragmentary note on signatures and concealed state names
A fragment states that a document with dent Harrison signature had state names concealed and the papers were mixed making it unclear which was signed first. The note continues on page Eight.
This Date in American History July 16 entries
July 16 marks treaties and milestones such as the 1786 treaty of peace between the United States and Morocco, the 1790 establishment of the District of Columbia, the 1849 first territorial legislature in Oregon, 1864 Sherman’s march toward Atlanta, and 1905 Peary departing New York for the North Pole.
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United States
Morocco
District of Columbia
Oregon
Sherman
Chattahoochee
Atlanta
Peary
New York
North Pole
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Gale Gandee
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Kaiser
Minnie Dean
Washington, D. C
Opera House
Pauline Frederick
Nakedness
Arthur Brisbane
Sistine Chapel
Michael Angelo
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Union
Nancy Hanks
Abraham Lincoln
Robinson
Hoover Organization
Federal Reserve
W. E
By the Way
Mississippi
Central Park
Railroad Depot
Jolson
Sippi
Times Square
Girard, Kas
Frank Harris
Life
Frederick J. Haskin
June Collyer
Dakotas
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Remerk
Buture
Roosevelt
Taft
Hearst
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Ogden Mills
White House
New York Tammany
New York Democracy
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