New Republic born with equal suffrage in Czecho-Slovakia
United Press reports that Czecho-Slovakia grants women equal political rights at birth. Women will vote and stand as candidates in municipal elections, with officials noting women’s role in home and governance. Red Cross workers note women take prominent parts in local government.
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Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Republic
White House
American Red Cross Unit
New Republic
Press Freedom and Government Censorship in Wartime Practice
William J. Bryan argues against government controlled news and praises press freedom as a cornerstone of American institutions. He notes wartime censorship was voluntary, with self censorship by newspapers. The public preferred independent reporting over government supplied versions of events.
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William J. Bryan
Bryan
Washington News
Plenty of Sugar Converts Outlook for 1940s Industry
Sugar production is estimated at 2.216 billion pounds for the season, above recent averages. Beet sugar leads the crop while cane lags. Cuban imports will boost supply. The jam, ice cream, candy, and soda industries are expected to flourish, boosting American energy use and work output. Peanuts, soybeans, and velvet beans cited as hog feed amid high pork prices.
Washington Post flags trade thaw before German peace treaty
The Washington Post notes that lifting the German blockade and issuing blanket licenses to trade in most goods except dyestuffs, chemicals, and potash simplifies Senate treaty deliberations. Steamship lines will link US and German ports even while war remains technically ongoing, shaping quick ratification debates.
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Washington Post
Germany
Senate
Separation Commission
America
United States
Taft
League of Nations
Dinner Stories From a Warship and a Flat Share Jokes
A collection of naval and domestic gags told as brief anecdotes. A debate on patron saints leads to a clash over St Patrick and Harry Lauder. A shipboard drill ends with a sailor’s feigned coasting excuse. A flat is crowded for six, and a punchline about deeds versus words finishes.
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Ireland
Jack
Pat
Harry Lauder
Side Talks by Ruth Cameron on Cultivated Frankness
Ruth Cameron muses on frankness in conversation. She contrasts natural candor with cultivated bluntness shown by a friend who criticizes outfits and coffee and notes butterscotch quality, suggesting a line between kind honesty and rude bluntness.
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Ruth Cameron
Old Time Household Recipes For Meat Noodles And Desserts
A collection of kitchen instructions for beef and pork filled noodle squares with tomato sauce and cheese, potato salad with a custard dressing, molasses pudding with cinnamon, steamed rice with raisins, and variations for two to six servings. Includes tips on preparation, cooking times, and storage.
Unclear and Improper Practices Highlighted in OCR Text
The fragment describes a chef trimming cucumbers to extract a poisonous substance, mentions using a hot iron and beeswax to alter pillow inner surfaces, and suggests brightening jewelry by urine and soda in a flannel bag. Content is nonsensical and hazardous with improper methods and harmful tips.
The Field of Wheat and a Kaiser’s Trial
A speaker recalls five acres of wheat through storms and drought and the toll of worry on frail nerves. Harvest comes, proving fear unfounded, while the ending note shifts to a mock trial for Hindenburg as stand-in for the Kaiser.
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Hindenburs
Kaiser
Hindy
Drake University Prospect Carl Broadley Faces Jack Dempsey Rivalry
Drake University in Des Moines aims to set a boxing record with Carl Broadley a 6 foot 4 inch 246 pound Texas youth who wants to box for a living Coach Mark Banks predicts Broadley could challenge heavyweight legend Jack Dempsey with proper training, planning for on field football involvement this fall to toughen him for boxing.
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H. C. Hamilton
United Press
New York
Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa
Drake
Carl Broadley
Broadley
Texas
Mark Banks
Drake Gymnasium
Jack Delmsey
Banks
Jack
Dempsey
Taft Peace Treaty Suggestions Under Senate Consideration
Washington July 24 Senate Republican leaders are weighing Taft suggested reservations to the peace treaty focusing on article ten domestic questions and the Monroe Doctrine. The proposals were outlined in a letter to the Grand Rapids Herald and sent to Senator Spencer of Missouri after discussions with President Wilson.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Senate
Local visits documented across Athens area
Mr and Mrs John Allen and sons Wilkin and Josiah visited Herman Ator on Sunday. Miss Arvilla Tippie returned from six weeks with her brother Palmer Tippie near Mechanicsburg. Ross Tippie and Helen and Edith Sams visited John McClain. Elsie McClain was guest of Forrest Rowson. B H Pugh family and Golda Blanche Vick called on Edward Brammer. Riley Tippie hosted Emma Pratt of Toledo. Barl Ator returned from overseas service. Dave Haning visited his brother in Athens. Glenn Pratt visited his parents in Athens. Riley Tippie family called on Ellsworth Bolen and mother. Scott Tippie and Eva visited Athens. Mrs Cora Frost of Athens was ...
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John Allen
Wilkin
Josiah
Herman Ator
Arvilla Tippie
Palmer Tippie
Mechanicsburg
Ross Tippie
Helen
Edith Sams
John McClain
Elsie McClain
Forrest Rowson
B. H. Pugh
Golda
Blanche
Vick
Edward Brammer
Riley Tippie
Emma Pratt
Toledo
Barl Ator
Dave Haning
Athens
Glenn Pratt
Gurden
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing Co
Messenger
Athens Ohio
Swift & Company
Swift
Union Stock Yards
Chicago, N
U.S. A
Swift & & ‘Company
France
Murphy
Cliff
By Walt Mason
Jage Dempsey
Iowa College
Tre Bates
Mths Oumumys
Ellsworth Bolen
Scott Tippie
Eva
Cora Frost
Eynous Tobacco Co
Ada
Heney
Crysta
Prince Albert
P. A
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
Elbert Sams
Augusta Parker
Columbus
Christian Endeavor Society
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