Propaganda Cartoons Rally Dry Groups in Schools
Washington dispatch notes Methodist Board of Temperance posters and cartoons promoting prohibition themes. Scenes show tiger and dragon imagery urging opposition to liquor, warnings of corruption, and contrasts of progress versus crime as anti prohibition materials circulate to editors and teachers.
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Washington
Diry
Antifeloon League
Methodist Board of Temperance
Methodist Board
al Smith
Jez
United States
Lincolne
Lee
Syrd
Shaws
Nootheerer
Judee
Wurchaser
Chredles
A Thought For Today Proverbs and Cervantes Quote
A daily aphorism notes Proverbs 10 11 about words and wisdom and a Cervantes warning that not all people handle matters wisely. The compact item presents two classic literary maxims in one line.
The Value of Timely Advice From Teachers
The passage discusses satisfaction in giving good advice when asked, noting people resist unsolicited guidance. It cites teachers receiving thanks from students who later recall or value prudent counsel. It describes how advice given well can flow naturally in conversation and serve as compensation for effective instruction.
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Peraps
Sheep Day at Carpenter Seeks Profitable Feeding Systems
The Ohio Experiment Station will host Sheep Day at the Southeastern Test Farm in Carpenter Meigs County on July 30. Specialists will demonstrate 16 sheep and lamb demonstrations showing returns per head under different feeding and management systems. Attendees will learn how system choices affect wool and lamb yields and flock maintenance.
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Carpenter
Meigs County
Ohio
Fire Traps to be Removed Under Building Codes
Officials in Athens and nearby towns push to eliminate dangerous old ice and fire traps. The move aims to replace hazards with permanent structures built to approved building code regulations, improving safety and neighborhood appearance.
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Athens
Proto
City fire hazards prompt call for building code enforcement
Citizens pressed for action as hazardous structures along Court Street and other districts threaten safety. Firemen tour old buildings revealing attic and basement clutter and packing material, urging removal. Athens enforces a building code to curb fire risk, but lingering fire-traps before adoption keep danger high.
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Court Street
Athens
Uncle Sam Saves on New Bills
The article notes cost savings from the new smaller bill design savings include printing half a million dollars less annually and million dollars less for labor. It also cites longer bill lifespans and greater pocket portability while acknowledging public unfamiliarity with the change.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Safety in the Water Advice From Hygeia on Drowning Hazards
The July Hygeia urges safe swimming and rescue skills to prevent drownings. Dr. Claude P. Fordyce explains that fear and panic kill more than cramps, and stresses floats and the prone pressure method of artificial respiration.
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Hygeia
American Medical Association
Claude P. Fordyce
Hollywood Film Nights Show Off Celebrities and Microphone Skill
In Hollywood diary style, the piece notes film premieres with Magnavox buzzers announcing arrivals, stars like Joan Crawford and Mary Pickford entering, and Hollywood parties resembling Sunday school picnics. Writers shift from stage to script, as Arthur Caesar becomes a gags man for talkies while others parade in style.
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Santa
Hollywood
Magnavox
Joan Crawford
Doug Fairbanks Junior
Mary Pickford
Sardi
Arthur Caesar
John Howard Lawson
Hollywood Boulevard
Gangster racket exposed in New York detective report
Police say New York City hosts about 32 000 speakeasies like the Hotsy Totsy on 1721 Broadway. The piece links organized crime to contractors, racketeers demanding cut profits, and arson warnings against noncooperative builders. It also comments on Russia and China in broader terms.
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New York City
Broadway
Uncle Sam
Prohibition Enforcement
Chicago
New York
Florence Knapp
H. Emerson
W. Laidlaw
Smith
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy on Milk
Dr Frank McCoy explains condensed milk types evaporated and dried milk processing methods and their uses. He notes sugars in sweetened condensed milk limits diet value and warns of contamination risks from milk. He also covers evaporated and dried milk advantages digestion vitamin content and cautions on raw foods and hair bleaching chemicals.
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Frank McCoy
North America
Bolshevik rhetoric sparks editorials on Russia and reform
The Skibbereen Eagle editor warns Bolshevism could force public ownership of utilities and end private yachts for American families. He cites tax paving removal as a threat to patriotism and urges focus on the Bolshevik government as nations pause for peace and China signals.
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Europe
Skibbereen Eagle
Russia
China
Quickfire Q and A on science and history topics
A compilation of Q and A items covering voice transmission on wires, Abraham Lincoln Foundation plans for a university in New York City Westchester area with a 66 million dollar endowment, blue flowers, atomic radioactivity, eel anatomy, zoom in aviation parlance, Newfoundland coinage, and religious order titles.
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H.W. A
Bureau of Standard
Abraham Lincoln Foundation
N.C. A
Abraham Lincoln University
New York City
Westchester County
U. P
Japan
C. A
Smithsonian Institution
Today’s Cross-Word Puzzle Clues Mixed With Ancient Names
A dense list of crossword clues spans horizontal and vertical entries, mentioning Posten tray for mortar binding imitation and collection of facts. It also references terms like goddess of peace and Olympian queen of heavens, with numeric markers and cryptic style prompts.
A Daily Study in Correct English Preview
A fragment from W L Gordon presents word usage notes and misused forms. It highlights pronunciation pitfalls, common misspellings, and examples like bichlorids. The piece urges careful word selection to expand vocabulary and improve daily language skills.
Judge Worstell Injured In Columbus Auto Crash
Judge L G Worstell of the Common Pleas Court sustained a fractured leg in an automobile accident in Columbus. A foreigner named Charles Castivi faced assault charges in Athens as part of a report on local legal matters. The Hughes Bill for county health officers passed in Columbus and Lou Beauchamp presented a 1919 Take the Sunny Side edition.
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L. G. Worstell
The
Common Pleas Court
Columbus
Charles Castivi
Athens
Hughes
Lou Beauchamp
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