Echoes of Crystal Pool Memories at The Bend Swim Spot
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls Crystal Pool as a popular river rendezvous in the Hocking Valley where hundreds of children played. Makeshift diving boards and improvised slides formed a rough but lively scene, with local anecdotes about neighbors, rock pounding, and playful dangers. The piece notes a history of drownings and accidents along the river, reflecting on a safer era long gone.
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Hocking River
Central Avenue
Charte Pickering
Sente Rauroad
Aoi
Kime
Hall Fostra
Woman Could Become First Female Attorney General
Ashington July 21. If Hoover wins next November, the cabinet may include a woman for the first time. Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt, assistant attorney general of New York, is named as a possible attorney general choice, noted for strong prosecutions in liquor, tax, and related cases. Her record includes seven years as assistant attorney general and active enforcement efforts despite political resistance.
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District of New York
Ashington
Herbert Hoover
Mabel Walker Wilebrandt
Broadway
New York
Allc
Shire
Helief
Serkale-Warnek
Brocklyn
Frank
Willebrandt
Hocking Valley Railroad
Afra
Cincinnati
Notardo
George Tomas
Atlanta
Julia Blanshard
NBA
Wester EW
York
Alrs
A. N A
Avg
Tnrous
Ohane
Mrs. Anzell
Women’s Exposition clinic aims to unite working women
A clinic run by 125 women from 125 fields launches under the Woman’s Exposition of Arts and Industries to map the common denominator of success. The project seeks expert guidance, cross-field contact, and a potential permanent record of women’s work as they increasingly enter professions from teaching to engineering. Notable participants include Mary Dendelur, Minna Ehr, Marguerite Denson, Tarthea Aspergh, and Florence Broheck.
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Julia Burnshard
York
Woman's Exposition of Arts and Industries
Mel
Oliver Harri
Aturany
Ple
Mary Dendelur
Minna Ehr
Washington Iising High School
Marguerite Denson
National
F Auction of Manufacturers
Tarthea Asbergh
Florence Broheck
Woman's Magazine
Arbitration taps vast business power to settle disputes fast
The American Arbitration Association promotes a private tribunal system as a faster, cheaper alternative to courts. With 2000 arbitrators nationwide and 26000 cases awaiting trial in courts, business leaders urge uniform arbitration laws and voluntary mediation to resolve trade conflicts efficiently, backed by figures like Hughes and Warburg.
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Hontense Launders
NBA
York
American Arbitration Association
Moses H. Grossman
Eudeg Rastman
Association
Arithmetic Oddities Highlight Century-Old Book Donation
A donated book titled Arithmetic Over Century, Old Has Interesting Odd Problems offers a window into early mathematical teaching. The volume showcases varied problem sets and curiosities that intrigued readers of the era.
Hawaiian Art Display and Corn Borer Exhibit at Museum
The Ohio University museum hosts a new Hawaiian display featuring native bead necklaces, koa wood pieces, shells, an abalone pendant, and a Hawaiian coat of arms ring. A corn borer exhibit with life history, insect specimens, and control methods also opens, contributed by the government. Dr. M. A. Matheny notes viewing the adult moths and damaged corn products. Also shown is a 100 year old arithmetic exhibit from Crooksville with several old problems and poems. Mrs. Willebrandt’s 1921 appointment as assistant attorney general is noted, along with her adoption of a former client’s two-year-old daughter.
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Art Wolfe
Papa
Ras Mane
Angel Ridge
Ag Pt
Virgene Brill
Ohio University Museum
Hawaii
Tasmania
Honolulu
Nfe
M.A. Matheny
Fiva Wilson
Crooksville
Harding
California
Willebrandt
Clent
Hittie
Illinois Hardware Association warns husbands over domestic decor
In Chicago on July 21 the Illinois Retail Hardware Association suggests wives adopt matching home decor to reduce discord. It claims wives with gold trimmed outfits should be paired with kitchen decor in sky blue and white, linking fashion choices to marital harmony.
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Hicago
Women in Science Defy Doctor Heilborn Claim
Dr Maude Stye associate professor at University of Chicago Medical College asserts women are the equals or superiors of men in nature and evolution. She notes female fighters and providers across species and condemns subjugation of women by civilization while praising progress and independence in science and business.
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Hietlborn
Doctor Heilborn
Maude Stye
Medica College
University of Chicago
Jioetor Blye
Sprak
Slye
Doctor Sutt
Doctor Stye
Tam
Doctor Heilhorn
Long Distance Operators Thrill at Transatlantic Calls
Florence Sullivan leads a crew of Walker Exchange operators in New York handling expensive calls between the United States and Europe. They quote rates at 15 a minute and juggle up to 12 minute connections with multilingual staff, including German French Swedish Italian and Spanish speakers. Operators relay messages via Rocky Point and Cupar before London, with Earhart and other international figures among past contacts.
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Saunders
New York
Berlin
Detroit
Derlin
United States
Florence Sullivan
America
Euranpe
Florence
Mich
Germany
Ope
Isan Diego
Cal
Stockholm
Swedden
Jou Ftcorratta
Miss Sullivan
Foreign Department
Walker Exchange
New York City
Ustenerin
Engkand
Paris
the Hague
Amsterdam
Brussels
Antwerp
Sullivan
Motion Pictice
Europe
London
London Stock Exchange
New York Exchange
Ella Higgins
Trans- Atlantic Exchange
Boston
Rocky Point
Long Island
Cupar
Scotland
London Exchange
Miss Ficorratta
Prince of Wales
Thomas Lipton
Miss Earhart
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Crystal Pool
Charlie Pickering
Frank Harper
Harper
Ot Hoover Forges
Women's Club
Women’s Exposition of Arts and Industries
Big Four
BNE
Court of Kin
League of Nations
Washington
Senate
Harry Daugherty
Daugherty
Thomas W. Miller
Ual
Arizona Desert
Wilebrandt
Los Angeles
Base
Slale Lwiws
Charles Evans Hughes
Gwen D. Young
Felix Warburg
Harry Guggenheim
Charlies Schwab
A. Lincoln Vilene
Finley B. Shepherd
Borer
CHAMP
J. M. Brown
Athens
Gotham
Ansell
Abe
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