Twenty years ago notes from Athens area social scene
News Your Dad Read Long Ago reports recent past social and official moves including Ned Wolfe of Athens Brick heading to a Millersport outing, J. P. Wood departing for Washington for Spanish War Claims, Miss Helen Allom visiting Marietta, and other locals traveling to camps, cottages, or summer homes.
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Ned Wolfe
Athens Brick Company
Weésu
Millersport
J. P. Wood
Washington, D. C
Poets Call For Restraint After Irish Killings
Dennis McCarthy, famed Irish poet, argues political murder is not party sanctioned and urges leaders to muzzle wild elements. He warns that in Ireland and America, fierce bitterness invites bloodshed and harms public opinion, advocating restraint to reduce hatreds and wars.
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Dennis McCarthy
McCarthy
Kevin Ohiggins
Irish Free State
Ireland
King Albert of Belgium Arrested for Speeding in Spa
A report claims Albert the king was stopped by police in Spa for speeding in a friend's car. Spa enforces a 1 kilometer per hour limit and may fine the monarch, who faces a court decision despite the claim of royal status. The piece contrasts monarchies and democracies in handling traffic violations.
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Belgium
Albert
Spa
America
Democracy
Republic
Coolidge
Labeling Divorcees Ere a Cause for a Champion
A sarcastic ramble argues that Paris promotes “divorce rings” as gold or platinum circlets with back to back hands around a colored gem. The piece mocks the idea that divorce deserves grand symbols, contrasting it with the modest wedding ring.
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Paris
Spending for Life Security and Savings, A Counseled Path
William A. Schneider, a personal financial counselor for a large electric maker, argues that prudent spending leads to saving. He urges spending choices that fund life insurance, education, and investments as a route to financial progress for wage earners facing tight budgets.
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William A. Schneider
Schneider
Europe Faces Balkan Dangers Amid Global Shifts
The piece surveys European tensions after King Ferdinand’s death and Austria's possible dismemberment, with Germany eyeing remains of Austria and Russia looming as a potential conqueror. It notes Romania’s postwar gains, a shifting balance of power, and US market optimism despite global unease. It also discusses emotion delaying science and a debate over origins of man and monkeys.
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Europe
Vienna
Ferdinand
England
France
Germany
Austria
Rumania
Paris
Royalty’s Glorious Garden Party Amid Global Guests
A London crowd of 13 000 gathered at King George’s garden party with foreign monarchs oriental rulers and wealthy Americans in attendance. The piece argues Napoleon’s ridicule doomed royal prestige more than past executions and recounts his invitation to Talma to perform before a kingly audience in Erfurt.
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George
Napoleon
Talma
Erfurt
Charles the First
Louis the Sixteenth
Advertising art and science drive national prosperity
A Buick related figure stresses advertising as essential to business success. The message boils down to making people see read understand and want the offering. If a business isn’t worth advertising, sell it.
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Buick Motor Car
Congress to address man slapping sunburned shoulders
As Congress readies for the new session, debate rises over a man who goes about slapping sunburned shoulders. Citizens express concern about the behavior and urge a formal response or policy action.
New Jersey Town Bans Auto Driving on Sundays
A New Jersey town prohibits Sunday auto driving while neighboring communities rely on self enforcement. The piece notes broader Sunday observances and questions how the eighteenth amendment fits into planned weekly schedules.
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New Jersey
Standardization in cinema turns deadly and earnest
A wry look at how films overemphasize order and uniformity, turning routine standardization into a threat. The piece critiques the irresistible urge for perfect systems in storytelling, noting the comic and tragic sides of rigid conformity.
Dempsey Sharkey Tickets Soured on Resale Surge
Ticket prices for the Dempsey Sharkey bout rose from 27.50 to as high as 200, a development highlighted with a wary wink at showman bravado.
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Mr. Barnum
Eskimo diet and heat wave notes from New York
Diet observations from Greenland and Labrador show Eskimos thrive on a high protein meat diet eaten mostly raw with fat, while starch mixed with meat causes digestion issues. Readers are invited to seek guidance on thyroid care and cleansing, with New York heat wave scenes and city life described vividly for contrast.
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McMillan
Greenland
Labrador
Retail buying favors men in two lines only
Frederick J. Haskin reports a survey of 12 retail lines showing men buy more in automobiles at 59 percent and hardware at 61 percent. The study covers department and drug stores grocery silks pianos leather goods and others. Also notes raisins take about three weeks to dry and cure on a tray.
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VT. BK. A
Jerry Talbot’s bid for fame and a name in Congress
Jerry Tarbet known as Americas living unknown soldier tours the country to seek recognition for his war service. He plans to display his photo in Catholic church vestibules and sell his 40 page mimeographed autobiography to fund his quest. Congressman Carter backs Talbot while Johnson challenges him as a possible fake.
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Washington
Jerry Tarbet
America
Sam
Jerry
Jerry Talbot
Congress
Carter
California
Talbot
Johnson
House Committee On
Tarbot
Sharon
Ihut
Weather and history quiz snippets from a late era page
A compilation of trivia items on weather timing for grapes and raisins, Ireland under Henry II, US post offices versus railroad stations, gun discharge noises, and the rise of Sunday newspapers after the Civil War. The piece interleaves questions and answers in a fragmentary educational style.
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England
Ireland
Pope Adrian IV
Henry II of
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