Jowan Proposes Concrete Slab Smoke House
A smoke house for meats built of concrete slabs would use an underground duct to draw smoke from a distant fire, an idea attributed to Jowan.
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Jowan
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1920
Page
4
Prohibition Party Splits Over Cigaret Abolition
Ohio Prohibition party adopts a plank to abolish cigarets amid debate on a national stance. While some argue tobacco bans risk reviving opposition to reforms, others note cigarets attract youth and pose hygienic concerns. Abolishing tobacco nationwide could provoke broad resistance and upheaval.
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Prohibition Party of
Ohio
National Party
Prohibition Party
Garden or Ouija A cartoon urges gardeners as relief from hard times
A timely cartoon shows a man and woman questioning an ouija board about cheaper foods while neglected seed potatoes sprout in a cellar and weeds overrun the garden. The piece argues relief lies in practical gardening not superstitious methods, urging turning to neglected gardens for health and cheer.
After Dinner Stories and Tiny Observations
A series of light anecdotes includes a brawl injuring an Irishman who seeks action, a mother scolding a daughter about missing cake, two bus riders debating Spanish, and a child predicting a birthday drum as a remedy for quiet. The tone resembles a locally sourced humor column with quick quips and everyday quirks.
Long Island Potato Prices Stimulate Laughable Speculation
Long Island potatoes draw global attention as the harvest yields abundant crops. New potatoes fetch 24.50 per barrel or 15 cents per pound while old stock is 10 cents per pound. Speculators once bought unplanted crop futures at 10 per barrel with a $1 option, inviting readers to guess future prices.
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Long Island
It's an Ill Wind
A reader reflects on high rents and housing scarcity in 1920, noting relief for some who benefit from tight housing markets. The essay questions profiteering landlords while acknowledging the burden on families seeking homes and suggests a few people still profit from the crisis.
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Edith E. Moriarty
Nathan Straus set for Holy Land trip and Jewish conference
Nathan Straus, renowned philanthropist, plans to travel to the Holy Land to support Jewish statehood efforts. He will attend a July 4 conference at Carlsbad as a US delegate and has already funded medical work in Palestine, with ongoing plans to increase gifts. His life story highlights his charity driven by business success.
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Nathan Straus
Holy Land
Carlsbad
United States
Palestine
Rockefeller Foundation
Straus
America
Rhenish
Bavaria
Talbotton
New York
R. H. Macey & Co
Randall's Island
International Congress
Household Hints Professor Plans Balloon Communication to Mars
Professor Todd aims to convey signals to Mars by rising ten miles in a balloon with a friend. From ten miles up, he will be forty eight million miles away, ensuring clearer messages and reducing confusion with other people on Earth.
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Todd
Mars
Earth
Raisin Nut Bread and Brown Bread Recipes Traditions
Instructions for making Raisin Nut Bread and Brown Bread with detailed ingredients and steps. Includes quantities for warm water or milk, yeast, salt, sugar, oil, peanut meat, graham flour, raisins, soda, white flour, and optional additions. Provides rising times, kneading directions, and baking guidance for four loaves.
Petrograd Renamed Len ingrad Echoes Poetic Boldness
A playful critic notes the city Petrograd has been renamed Len in grad to honor Lenin. The writer quips that a name change cannot alter the essence, invoking Shakespeare to suggest substance remains despite labels.
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Petrograd
Leningrad
Lenine
Prof Walsh resigns extension post at Ohio University
Prof M J Walsh of the extension department resigns effective after the summer term to take a job in Indiana Penn state normal school education department. He joined Ohio University in 1916 after studies at Michigan and Columbia University and brought wide teaching and leadership experience to teacher training.
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M. J.walsh
Ohio University
Walsh
Department of Education
State Normal School
Indiana
Penn
University of Michigan
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Ohio
Irs
Northwestern University
John Hancock High School
Woman's Music Club
Frances Mary Walsh
Wilford Morrison’s Illness Spurs Visitor Arrivals
New England Wilford Morrison, seriously ill with typhoid fever, shows some improvement. Miss Lucile Copeland, employed in Washington DC, arrived after being called by his illness. Visitors from Stewart and nearby areas stopped by, with others staying in Athens and Circle Hill last week and over the weekend.
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Wilford Morrison
Lucile Copeland
Washington, D. C
Will Spear
Mary Spear
Gladys Hunter
Stewart
Dora Worthing
Athens
James Morrison
E. H. Kincade
Charles Showalter
Arnold Smith
Delbert
Circle Hill
J. W. Devore
Canaanville
Clint Hill
Ehil
Nelsons Visit A J Russell Family Guests
Fairview Mr and Mrs Frank Nelson and family were Sunday guests of their parents Mr and Mrs A J Russell of this place.
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West
Frisco Cole
Josephine Galbraith
Hattie West
Carrie Day
Rosa Barnhart
Dave
Alice Russell
Fairview U. B
Cora Russell
Winifred
David Welch
Near Frost
Coolville
Frank Nelson
A. J. Russell
Ministry tests tobacco on health land estate project
The British Ministry of Agriculture will grow tobacco among experimental crops on a newly purchased estate to show possibilities for utilizing poor health lands.
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Ministry of Agriculture
New Zealand Plans Major School Building Program
New Zealand aims to spend about 8.5 million dollars for new school buildings next March and an additional 6 million dollars over the following two years.
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New Zealand
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