Franklin the idealist realist for tough times
A Michigan editor praises Benjamin Franklin as a model for reformers who balance grand ideals with practicality. The piece argues Franklin blended radical reform with money sense, showing one can pursue change without losing touch with reality and the need to meet payroll.
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Michigan
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
United States Supreme Court
Paris
Europe
Richard
Unearned Taxes Are Unpaid Taxes
A thoughtful analysis warns that government costs near unaffordable levels harming homes industry and employment. It argues tax fairness requires cutting spending and redistributing the burden, condemns new special taxes, and urges reform prioritize tax policy.
Doles for Motorists in Declining Road Funds Dispute
The writer rails against dwindling road funds in Athens County and across the district. He argues motorists pay millions for roads and social reforms while state and federal aid falls short, leaving battered surfaces and higher taxes. He critiques the reliance on Uncle Sam and warns of misused funds and unmet repair needs.
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Yesteryear
Athens County
Uncle Sam
The NEWS Behind the News by Paul Mallon
The article reviews intensified headlines in the Mediterranean and Far East. Mussolini fires blank cartridges at Britain while Japan escalates a diplomatic barrage. Both powers move to seize or undermine China and Ethiopia, with American diplomacy staying quiet.
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Washington
Mediterranean
Far East
Mussolini
Britain
Tokio
Ethiopia
China
Hitler threatens Russia to hide eastward expansion aim
The piece links Herr Hitler to bulldozing threats against Russia, arguing his goal is to frighten the world into silence for colonial eastward expansion. It notes American attention is limited now but suggests future focus, and mentions Reds reacting with growing excitement to Nazi legions and the Horst Wessel tune.
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Hitler
Russia
Horst Wessel
Diplomats Smile as Hitler Uses Honeymoon for Pressure
The article notes Hitler repurposed a honeymoon, taken by General Goering and his bride, to cast diplomatic threats. The party, including aviation secretaries and Prince Philip of Hesse, toured nations Germany seeks to sway, illustrating how Mars is dressed as Cupid in political maneuvering.
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Hitler
General Goering
Philip of Hesse
Bulgaria
Germany
Mars
Cupid
Quiet Warning Signals From Global Powers
The article outlines rising tensions as nations push expansionist aims. It predicts limited conflicts and delayed global war with Japan expanding in China, Mussolini in Ethiopia, Britain and the US preoccupied, and Hitler moving east toward Russia while the Soviet Union stays passive.
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Japan
China
Britain
United States
Mussolini
Ethiopia
India
Hitler
Russia
Alarbin
Hoover Influence Rumors Circulate Within Republican Ranks
Washington Republicans view Mr Hoover as a titular leader with limited personal following and as a liaison who can discuss principles with leaders but cannot rely on backing for a future nomination. They see no distinct Hoover crowd shaping the party's direction.
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Mr. Hoover
Hoover
Washington
Blue Book proposes New Deal cotton program and policy aims
A confidential second edition by The Committee for Economic Recovery urges a 10 cent loan limit on 1935 36 crops and net weight pricing, plus quick AAA policy moves and currency stabilization. It calls for foreign trade easing and permanent cotton committees amid strong New Deal backing. An elderly relief applicant insisted on legal counsel before signing, highlighting distrust of paperwork.
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Committee For Economic Recovery
New Deal
AAA
Tariff Commission
Doctor Einstein Sits Quietly in Philadelphia Speech Canceled
In Philadelphia Doctor Einstein rises and then seats himself without remarks leaving more time for Gertrude Stein’s latest offerings.
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Doctor Einstein
Philadelphia
Gertrude Stein
Magician Thurston Weds Massachusetts Girl
Magician Howard Thurston marries a Massachusetts girl, a union noted with public curiosity. The bride’s family and social circle, including women whose husbands are known for tricks, anticipate their share of attention and sympathy in the wake of the ceremony.
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Howard Thurston
Massachusetts
District Tales of Long Ago Baseball Parody in Gallipolis Journal
A Sept. 5, 1804 Gallipolis Journal feature recounts a humorous game between the United and Associated Press and the Lawyers Pettifoggers and Court House Gang. The 52 to 18 score is described with caricatured players, witty digressions, and mock commentary, with a note that the piece continues tomorrow.
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Gallipolis Journal
Department of Education
Gallipolis
United
Associated Press
Pettifoggers
Court House Gang
Quotes on merit and equality from public figures
The passage presents remarks from Senator Morris Sheppard, actress Sylvia Sidney, Ogden Mills, and Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler. They discuss government payments, Hollywood beauty standards, American business ethics, and equality of opportunity tied to social and economic security.
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Hollywood
Sylvia Sidney
Ogden Mills
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Memorial Day address from Spanish American War veterans
The Public Forum prints a Memorial Day address delivered on WCHS to veterans of the Spanish American War. The speaker praises the Civil War era, recalls The Maine and Fort Sumter, and honors volunteer service from 1898 to 1902 while noting wartime casualties and endurance on duty.
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WCHS
Meigs County
Western Hemisphere
Maine
Ft. Sumter
Alamo
San Juan Hill
Manila Bay
America
Poisonous Mushrooms Kill Two In Dinner Remains Worth Watching
Two couples who gathered wild mushrooms fell ill after a meal and suffered severe jaundice. two died. The tale warns that the silver coin test is unreliable and urges buying mushrooms from trusted dealers and seeking immediate medical help if poisoning is suspected.
Poison Proof Linquist and Tree Dwellers Cartoon Study
Yesterday's cartoon features Mithridates the Great famed for language mastery and toxicology as he seeks an universal antidote. It also highlights the Toborochos of Eastern Bolivia who inhabit bottle tree trunks used as stilted dwellings. Tomorrow sketches teased.
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Mithridates the Great
Pontus
Mithridates
Pharnaces
Bolivia
Love and intrigue swirl around Katharine and Michael
Katharine Strykhurst, 20, loves Michael Heatherder who runs a riding school. After overheard detectives seek Michael, Katharine marries him and he heads to New York to resolve a legal fortune claim. A traffic accident then leaves him missing as Katharine investigates his papers and the scandalous Moon family.
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Katharine Strykhurst
Beautiful
Michael Heatherder
Katharine
Bertine
Zoe Parker
John Kaye
Michael
Sally Moon
Ireland
New York
Violet Merser
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H. C. Johnston
Mat Merriman
John Henry Thomas
John Hanna
Alcorn
Switzer
A. Nash
C. W. White
Jones
Blackstone
Spaldingnd Hoyle
Smith & Wesson
Amos
Andy
Court House
Chapman
Sycamore Street
Ian
Mariettas
Hyde Dale
John Thomas
Thomas
Morris Sheppard
Texas
the Public Forum
DR. Morris Fishbein
George Clark
Damascus
Unce
Bay
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Summe
Sally
Clarence
Evenin
Clark
Mister Michael
England
Sally Modn
Tips
Clarrence
Miss Moon
Clerence
Sonny-Boy
Pepe
Michael Hea Strykhurst
Ste Chael's Bureau
Phi Delta T
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E. Schiyer
Ter Cruise
Barber
William Benton
Ohio University
Rauch
Helen McClaiis
Jane William
Delta Taw de Fraternity
David
J. A. Cady
Murphy
Darrell
R. B Pick
John Kiinder
Violet Russel
Lowell Robinsee
Clyde Carpenter Jumbus
8Dlin
John Lovett
Ant
Scorest Frost
Decatur
Ardson Pi
Helen Copeland
Aber
Regis
Atkins
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