Smoot Leads Republican Tariff Drive Against Democrats
In New York July 30 the Republican offense targets Democratic tariff policy amid big business concerns. Sen Smoot, head of the Senate finance committee, argues Democrats accept protectionism while claiming higher tariffs are unlikely to pass. The strategy aims to sway workers by stressing tariff effects on wages and to pressure Hoover and Governor Smith to align with old line Republican doctrine.
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Senator Simmons
North Carolina
Anti. Smith
Kansas City
Hoover
Thought for Today Faith and faithfulness echo hymns of glory
A contemplative note quotes religious text and reflections on faith. The excerpt mentions Rev 2 10 and Jeremiah Taylor, inviting readers to ponder steadfastness and spiritual conversation with angels.
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Jeremey Taylor
Museum grows in interest trip to Ohio University display
The Ohio University museum in the Agricultural building on University Terrace near the memorial auditorium attracts visitors from across the region. Locals bring old keepsakes to be preserved in fireproof cases, with owners’ names and descriptions noted for lasting display. The collection highlights Southeastern Ohio’s historic artifacts and offers Athens a unique regional museum.
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Ohio University Museum
University Terrace
New Memorial Auditorium
University
Ohio
Athens
The Clean-Up Era Shapes Clothing and Grooming Trends
The piece notes a surge in cleaning and pressing, shoe repair, and general upkeep of clothing for men and women. It describes rising businesses, improved personal care, neat attire, bobbed hair, and barbers appealing to new customers in a disciplined, orderly commerce era.
Newsboy Ambition Reflects American Enterprise
The Newsboy article argues that most newsboys come from good homes and are ambitious young businessmen. It credits selling papers as an early training ground in commerce and cites the Census Department to counter the stereotype of poverty and hardship.
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Census Department
Ohio University memorial auditorium praised as unmatched
A new auditorium at Ohio University nears completion and draws praise for its size and modern design. The facility features extensive air movement systems, a large stage with advanced curtain and lighting controls, multiple dressing rooms, an orchestra pit, expansive seating on two levels, a fireproof backstage booth, and a spacious basement hall for alumni gatherings.
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Memorial Auditorium
Ohio University
Ohio
Gift of Athens Frames Old Ohio Campus Building
A description of a campus building presented as a gift from the city of Athens, set among grand trees with wide walkways leading to its front and connected sections across the campus. The tone honors friends and alumni as key contributors to the site.
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Old Ohio
Government commissions and finance take center stage in early 20th century concerns
A sweeping piece critiques Japan’s high infant mortality while praising U S aviation and mail progress as crucial for national growth. It discusses money security via bank and check use, warns of frauds on women inheritors, and notes sorrow over a New York nurse driven to suicide after a mining scam.
Women and land myths stir in prohibition era debate
A column decries women investing in land without understanding it and urges cautious scrutiny. It links land ownership to political motives, laments high meat prices, and argues prohibition will endure, citing bootleg profits and a vast untaxed flow of liquor.
Skin, health and diet advice from Dr. McCoy in paper
The article features Dr. Frank McCoy answering health queries and outlining skin functions including protection, sensation and temperature control. It covers epidermis and dermis, corns and warts, sun tanning, freckles, and the role of diet with iodine rich foods. Practical tips include walking twice daily and cold showers.
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Frank McCoy
Question: M L asks about persistent drowsiness cause and remedy
The reader reports a constant sleepy, heavy feeling not always linked to meals and sometimes present on waking. The response should identify likely causes such as sleep quality, circadian factors, or medical issues and suggest practical remedies and when to seek medical advice.
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Notes on nothing in particular and every thing in general
By the Way in New York sketches idle observations on Broadway shows costs and audiences. The column notes The Ladder losses and a wide mix of social and political remarks about New York entertainment and public life.
Answers to Questions by Frederick J Haskin
A compilation of brief Q and A on presidents lifespans post Civil War 72.5 years early presidents 61.47 years later. Helium is non poisonous and non flammable. Zones in postal parlance divide the country into half degree squares forming eight encircling zones for parcel post rates. Masonic lodge membership in the United States is 3 134 501. Urban population share rose from 40 percent in 1900 to 61.4 percent in 1920. Camels and donkeys were used in World War campaigns. Atmospheric electricity can yield some power but is not practical for large scale use.
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United States
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W. A. HL
Palestine
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Puzzle clues mixed with garbled OCR text
The readable items describe crossword entries and clues about silversmiths, Russian deporations, and various word definitions, but most of the page is corrupted with misspellings and misordered letters obscuring context and answers.
Athens baseball trip opens with two Jackson games
Prof. Tom Hoover leaves Athens with the university team for a two game swing in Jackson and will visit friends there. The column notes social calls from Mrs. C. H. Harris to Miss Ida Pinkerton in Harmony and attendance at a W. C. I. U. meeting by Mrs. O. M. Lovell and daughter Lucille of Amesville.
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Tom Hoover
Athens
Jackson
C. H. Harris
Ida Pinkerton
Harmony
O. M. Lovell
Lucille
Amesville
FE. R. Lash, Jr
Ten Years Ago Q and A Fragments From War and Daily Life
A dated collection of Q and A items covers topics from a war memory near Marne to theoretical power in the atmosphere. It notes the Rainbow division, a hypothetical device’s energy, and compares thunderstorm power to city electricity costs. It lists questions on chrysanthemum and carnation growing in the Northeastern United States, tight collars and neck boils, Madam Nordica’s real name, and a house with dirt walls.
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Marne River
Rainbow
This Date in American History July Highlights
Key events listed include La Salle landing a colony in Louisiana in 1685, Wolfe defeated in the assault on Quebec in 1759, British capture of Plattsburg in 1813, and Gen. U. S. Grant’s resignation from the army in 1854.
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LaSalle
Louisiana
Wolfe
Quebec
Plattsburg
New York
U. S. Grant
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