Rashness as Cause of Misfortune
A reflective aphorism noting rashness leads to misfortune, attributed to Thomas Fuller, highlighting the perils of hasty actions without due care.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1930
Page
4
The Constitution Reconditioning Sparks War Image Debate
Reconditioning the old Constitution stirs tension between romantic war glamour and modern pacifist views. The ship’s historical significance and public curiosity contrast with a belief that war is now fought differently, suggesting caution in glamorizing past conflicts while honoring a relic.
Modernize Traffic Laws to Curb Auto Toll
Education reduces child accidents but overall toll rises as laws lag. The piece argues many states have not updated traffic rules since ox cart days, increasing congestion and fatal crashes. It notes 31 000 deaths last year and praises school safety teaching for cutting child accidents, urging broader public support.
Money for amusements in America
The Rev W R Inge calls Americans’ luxury spending a burden to Britain’s war debt and estimates ten and a half billion dollars spent on amusement annually. The piece argues the large leisure spend indicates widespread wealth and a release from drudgery, a positive sign despite foolish choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Inge
England
Why Capone Hints Police Know Lingle Murder Clues
The Chicago underworld and city officials are tied to the Lingle murder murkiness. Al Capone remarks the police know who killed reporter Jake Lingle, suggesting a broad backdrop of hidden misconduct. Public cleansing of dirty linen may be required to reveal the full story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L Capone
Florida
Chicago
Jake Lingle
Capone
Lingle
Railroad Whistles The Romantic Sound Across Crossings
Railroad men hope to develop a whistle that directs its noise to crossings, reducing overall sound. The author praises the distinct haunting quality of railroad whistles and laments losing that romantic, elfland-like note even as noise reduction would be welcome.
New York City Street Life and Night Scenes in Memoir
A vivid urban portrait from Gilbert Swan describes crowded tenements, street vendors, and restless youth on hot days in New York. The piece references gasping heat, fruit carts, pretzel vendors, crying children, and a colorful cast including Marie and drifting artists along Christopher Street and Washington Square.
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Gilbert Swan
York
Marie
Christopher Street
Washington Square
Manhattan
Night on the tenement roofs under a sweltering moon
Toward evening the tenement rooftops teem with sweltering residents. Bits of bedding and newspapers blanket tar and pebbles as old and young folk gather, chairs improvised, while a gentle breeze moves through under a rising moon.
Moonlit City Silhouettes Blur in Park and Nightlife
Vague scenes describe a moonlit town with families in a park fountain, couples under trees, curious tourists near "sucker spots," a MacDougall Street nightclub urging no cover charge, Italian cafes selling young wine, and police near Vagabondia tables as Willagy and Romany Marie appear in dim alleyways.
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Washington Square
Park
MacDougall Street
Willagy
Marie
Ripley Notes Eggs in Annam Cuisine
Ripley remarks eggs in an advanced state of decomposition as a great rarity in Cochin China. He recalls a mauve menu item that startled him during his stay in Annam. He adds there is no quarrelling about gustatory peculiarities and announces tomorrow’s weighing, found wanting.
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Cochin-China
Annam
Two earthquakes strike Benevento area causing house collapses
Two tremors hit Benevento at 9:15 am and 1:15 pm local time today. The shocks were mild but toppled several tottering houses, prompting emergency precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benevento
Italy
Plants Now Patentable Under New Law
Congress authorized letters patent for new plant varieties including roses grapes and apple trees with a 17 year exclusive right to the inventor. The Townsend plant patent bill aims to aid agriculture by enabling patent protection for asexually produced plants and lays out royalties for infringements. Loganberry cited as an example of a patentable hybrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Sam
Congress
Patent Office
Sim Bigler
McGonigie
Blaccbugler
Senate Committee On Patents
Thomas A. Edison
United States
Houses
John H. Logan
Santa Cruz
Cal
Dead mail shows vast losses and curious finds at Washington post
Washington reports 25 million pieces of dead mail yearly with 200 blank envelopes daily. Valuable contents such as checks and bonds surface, including a $165,000 check. Most items are returned to senders, while some become auctionable assets for the treasury.
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Washington
Mississippi
Burton G. Cowles
Department
Washington Post
Cowles
Appointment by Hearst Ties to Washington Herald
Continued from Page 1 one, has been appointed by W. R. Hearst, editor in chief of The Herald, one of his newspapers published in Washington D C.
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W. R. Hearst
The
Herald
Washington, D. C
Senator Capper Backs Patterson for Herald Editor Post
Senator Capper of Kansas endorses Mrs Patterson as editor in chief of The Herald. He calls her brilliant and says she will be a great directing editor and a hit in the role.
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Senator Capper
Kansas
Wrres
Patterson
The
Herald
Amtorg Spent Vast Sums in U S in Recent Years
Testimony shows Amtorg the Russian buying agency spent 114 million dollars in the United States over nine months, with earlier years totaling 82 million in 1924 and 1925 and 128 million in 1928 and 1929. Proponents say the expenditure supports industry and employment.
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Amtorg
United States
Brest Minds and Cash in the Cold War Clash
A fragmentary piece notes a group named Brest Minds arguing for ousting Russian business while separating cash from Communism. It recalls Lord Beaverbrook’s payment as a cautionary comparison, hinting at complex wartime financial stances. The text is partial and context light.
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Brest
Lord Beaverbrook
More Truth Than Poetry by James J. Montague
A reflective verse dialogue questions romantic tales of outlaws like Jesse James and contrasts historic glamour with modern brutality. The poem notes reform pressures, social issues, and nostalgia for a vanished era, ending with quips about public morals and lingering mischief.
Gold Star Mothers and Alaska Police Questions
Answers cover who qualifies as Gold Star Mothers, whether Alaska has a mounted police force, and when the Hartford Courant became a daily paper. Additional FAQs address the origin of Ballyhoo, fork etiquette, the Ninety-nine Club, Stephen Girard and Girard College, blasting science, why church weddings shown are Catholic or Episcopal, Confederate Army size, lightning voltage estimates, Indian reservations, cover charges, and yacht club pennants.
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France
Alaska
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
United States
Department of Justice
Bureau of Interior
Prohibition Bureau
Hartford Courant
H. McG
Ballyhoo
Ninety-nine Club
HE. P. A
Ag. C. A
Bureau of Navigation, Commerce Department
Trade remarks on Britain Russia relations stir debate
A controversial remark questions Britain buying from Russia and cites trading with cannibals as a provocative example. The inflammatory line prompts discussion on ethics and policy in foreign trade.
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Britain
Russia
Fertilizer Study Promises Lower Wheat Costs
The head of the American Agricultural Chemical Company reports to President Hoover that intelligent fertilizing could help farmers by reducing wheat production costs to 47 cents per bushel.
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American Agricultural Chemical Company
Hoover
Farmers Question Government Role in Muscle Shoals
Farmers press for government operation of Muscle Shoals to supply cheap nitrogen for wheat, while Republicans and Democrats reply that a fertilizer trust exists and accuse the farmers of Bolshevism.
Curtis achieves long flight legacy as Buffalo pilot dies
Glenn H. Curtis, who once flew from Albany to New York in a bold 20th century record and won the Pulitzer prize, died in Buffalo on Wednesday. His aviation career helped shape the history of flight as modern long distance records evolved.
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Glenn H. Curtis
Buffalo
Albany
New York
Curtis
Doctor Wood announces live cancer cells grown in tube
Doctor Wood of the Crocker Cancer Research Institute reports success in growing cancer cells in a glass tube. He notes these cells are genuine cancer since they cause cancer when transplanted into rats. He claims three thousand years of work with dead cells ends with this living, transferable cancer.
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Doctor Wood
Crocker Cancer Research Institute
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