Lindbergh as Upper Air Legend and Sheriff Pursuit
A magazine essay lauds Charles Lindbergh as a mythic hero of the sky while contrasting rugged heroism with modern life. It recalls his postflight energy boost and envisions him as a Knight of the Upper Air, amid reports of a Joliet bandit pursuit and a New York barber run over by his own car.
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Lindbergh
Antaeus
Hercules
Indbergh
America
France
New York
Roosevelt Field
Washington
Spirit of
Earth
Rlindbergh
Okla
Joliet
Ill
Markgraff
The Movies Fail at College Hatches a Screen Test
The piece laments college education as many students waste years awaiting success, then reveals Hollywood's search finds only one senior worthy of a screen debut. Movie magnates in gowns scrutinize graduates, deeming only one promising for a screen career in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Sheriff Fights Mob in Meridian as Threat Grips Race
In Meridian Mississippi a sheriff battles a mob trying to burn two black men at the stake. The scene echoes old outlaw eras with high tension as authorities aim to restore order and protect lives near the local county line.
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Jesse James
Dalton Brothers
Texas
Jack Omohundro
Meridian
Miss
Tulsa
Warning on dangerous flying stock schemes
The article cautions investors about flyung company stock tied to Lindberghs name. It alleges plans to sell between ten and one hundred million dollars of stock based on his achievement. It argues commercial air routes remain loss making without heavy government subsidies.
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Lindbergh
Senators mock President Coolidge on worm fishing
Senator Borah and Senator Reed deride the presidents worm bait for trout fishing while praising his political results. Borah jokes about imbecile trout and Reed calls trout degenerate as a worm remains a democratic bait. The piece notes the president’s fishing as a metaphor for his vote tally.
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Senator Borah
Senator Reed
Missouri
President Coolidge
Borah
Russia's rulers rely on terror like tsars of old
The piece recalls Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great using terror to suppress threats. It notes Peter executed conspirators on scaffold, with bodies desecrated post-mortem. It adds Ivan inflicted harsher punishments, asserting historical parallels to state violence.
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Russia
Ivan the Terrible
Peter the Great
Peter
Ivan
Modern Russia and Europe Confront Hidden Executions
The text notes that small groups face modern executions, with charges of foreign conspiracy and espionage for Poland. It contrasts Europe’s uneasy memory of past rulers Louis XI and Peter the Great, suggesting a shared amnesia about harsh state actions.
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Russia
England
Poland
Europe
Louis the Eleventh
Peter
Governor Lowden Sights Third Term Challenge in 1932
Louis Seibold argues Lowden will use a third term challenge to unseat Coolidge in 1928 politics, a move he says should wait until 1932. The piece notes Coolidge has one election, George Washington two, and clarifies that filling a vacancy due to death is not an election or term.
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Louis Seibold
Lowden
Coolidge
George Washington
Lindbergh Tax Demand Sparks Congressional Debate
Opinion urges Congress to remit income tax on Lindbergh's 1927 New York to Paris flight reward valued at $25,000. The piece mocks the tax as chicken feed and argues Lindbergh deserves far greater recognition and compensation for his service and inspiration to the nation.
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Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Congress
United States
Lindbergh Heroes and Prizefighter Goldstein Compared
While Lindbergh was in New York a prize fighter named Goldstein was knocked out after boxing one minute forty seven seconds and paid twenty five thousand dollars just what Lindbergh got for his flight. We reward our heroes unevenly.
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Lindbergh
New York
Goldstein
British fliers suspend 5,000 mile non stop bid
Two British pilots Carr and MacWorth began a bid for India in a large bomber aiming to beat Chamberlin’s record with a 5,000 mile nonstop flight. After 100 miles they had to land yesterday. The piece notes every aviation mark spurs progress and suggests Americans would chase any long distance achievement.
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Carr and
MacWorth
India
Chamberlin
Health and Diet Advice on Stys and Diet Effects
Dr. Frank McCoy links stys in children to enervation and acidosis from bad food combinations. He recommends diet fixes, eye care, hot eye packs, and professional optometry if needed, with a Q&A section on muffins versus bran, nervous indigestion, dizziness, and salad dressings.
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Frank McCoy
McCoy
Marianna
M. Co. C
Alice B
T. B
Broadway playground blends theater life with child play
In New York the leg shaping trend and a backlot of apartment hotels create a unique playground. Actors and stage hands mingle with children playing in a sunlit, crowded Broadway yard. Parents in theater life briefly join their kids between acts and rehearsals as matinees and late shows shape daily routines.
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New York
Broadway
45Th Street
Hamville Station
Answers to Questions by Frederick J. Haskin
The chemical composition of eggs is largely fixed by the hen while the diet mainly changes the vitamine content. Eye chemistry remains largely unaffected by feed. only severe deficiency alters analysis slightly. Moderate variations in ration do not change the egg's chemical makeup much.
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Frederick J. Haskin
Bear of Alaska Ends Storied Arctic Service in Nome
The Bear, a barkentine that served northern Alaska for over four decades, sails north for the last time and will be anchored at San Pedro to serve as a receiving or training ship. Its journeys, rescues, and missions supplied natives, transported teachers, and aided epidemics, making it a legendary ship in Kotzebue and Barrow lore.
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Rodney Dutcheler
Washington
Nome
Alaskan
Bering Straits
Point Barrow
Kotzebue
Tin City
Aniyak
San Pedro
Calif
Secretaries of War and Navy
Adolphus W. Greeley
Bear
Greeley
Winfreld Scott Schley
United States
Alaska
King Island
Barrow
Unalaska
Coast Guard
Captain Healy
Healy
Ulakak
Phil Scott
Kimo
Phil
Mills to Speak at Athens Kiwanis Meeting
William Mills Nelsonville architect will address the Athens Kiwanis on building topics. Mills is a leading regional architect who designed many area high schools.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Becomes Global Laxative Hit
In 1892 Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin started as a mild liquid laxative for women children and elderly and grew into the world’s best selling liquid laxative. Millions rely on it for relief from headaches biliousness indigestion and sleep issues. Mothers especially trust it for themselves and their children and free sample bottles are offered by mail from Monticello Illinois.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
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Cami
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Secret Service
Indvan Acie
Stys
By the Way
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Braucher
POLAR
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Mercury
NEA
Venus
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Germany
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Australia
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Singapore
Athens
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