Street Paving Advances on Cemetery Street at City
Street work on Cemetery Street progresses with curbstone laid today. The Athens Opera House vaudeville show last night was the best of the season. The new high school building, started last fall, is under roof and expected to be finished by November 1. Seven hundred sixty students enrolled at Ohio University summer school. Mrs. A T Lawhead and Mrs W E Moler visited Columbus Monday. Mr and Mrs W C Gross, and Ernest Gross with family drove to New Lexington Sunday. Training School of the State Normal College opens this morning.
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Athens Opera House
England and France argue over a Channel tunnel plan
The piece outlines fears and stipulates details of a proposed electric Channel tunnel. It notes costs about 80 million dollars, a 39 kilometer length, 50 meters depth, and capacity for 25 million passengers and 8 million tons of freight. It cites military objections and potential countermeasures in wartime.
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England
English Channel
France
Dover
Speculation Floats on Possible Fall Special Session
Discussion mounts over a US special session of Congress in the fall before the regular session. The President has not decided but administration leaders say a session could be called. Awaiting Mississippi program results and tax revision ideas from officials and stakeholders, a summer decision is anticipated.
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Congress
Deaber
Army Engineers
Mississippi
Tax Revision Bill Prospects Amid Congressional Delays
The text discusses chances of moving a tax revision bill through Congress late in December if Congress convenes in October. Experts view passage as highly unlikely but consider possible acts between parties. It notes the difficulty and likely need for hard work to push a tax bill through by March 15.
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Congress
Con
Cooperative Marketing Ration Push Gains Bipartisan Backing
Public officials press stronger cooperative marketing rations to align production with consumption. Differences remain on method with the administration favoring government aid in services and Congress expected to act next winter. A $10,000,000 campaign against corn in Great Lakes border states has concluded but results hinge on six weeks more.
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Great Lakes
Love and romance endure through wars and rumors
A 70 year old man and 66 year old wife recall their marriage after ages 20 and 16 in Beer. An army captain married after being cared for by a nurse in 1918 and 1927 in Wash. Despite conflicts, affection and storytelling persist in American life.
Money Left in Prosperous Country Promises Cheaper Funds
The text claims the United States has ample money after lending hundreds of billions to Europe and issuing war loans. It states call money costs 4 percent and money will stay cheap, with Americans receiving large dividends and interest in July, discouraging market bears.
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Europe
Ambition and War Shipping Scrapping Debate
President Lowell says work toward an ideal aim not profit while questioning long term civilization impact. The piece notes ancient coral builders created islands and sun seekers today. it questions scrapping 142000 tons of American war shipping unless Britain and Japan also scrap. It argues Congress should vote on destruction of ships funded by public money.
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Lowell
Harvard
South Seas
Britain
Japan
Congress
Duke of York appeals for fund to build national playing fields
King George's son the Duke of York urges a fundraising drive for a million pound national playing fields scheme. He argues young men should exercise rather than watch and that leisure choices split between dissipation and recreation.
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George
Duke of York
Public Play and Exercise Shape National Life
In Britain masses of children play on crowded streets while adults watch organized games. The passage notes the value placed on keeping the common people active and content through sport and exercise.
Ford to unveil new car with guarded details
Henry Ford plans a forthcoming car release differing from 15 million existing models nationwide. Edsel B. Ford notes no specifics have been published and no Ford official can speak with accuracy or authority.
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Henry Ford
United States
Edsel B. Ford
Ford
Soviet Ban On Razor Blade Imports Sparks Policy Note
The government of Russia has forbidden razor blade imports drawing attention to trade controls. Analysts compare the move to potential action on other goods like lawnmowers, noting speculative policy shifts.
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Russia
Quips and Quirks From a Gossip Column
A collage of wry lines on marriage cooking politics and sport. The collection joke about eight husbands tidal waves and golf while noting the G O P soft pedal on third term talk and a peace claim from Chang Tso ling amid front page fatigue.
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Chang Tso-lin
China
College choice rooted in scholarship despite last season's football
A young man told his parents he chooses the college for its scholarship strength, noting the football team did not win a game last season.
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Correst
Ice Cream as a Real Food Advice by Dr McCoy
Health column argues ice cream is a nutritious real food rich in milk fat calcium and minerals. It cites standard formulas high in vitamin A and gelatin while advising moderation with meals and suggesting summer lunch ideas avoiding heavy foods.
Broadway Siren Draws Manhattan Socialites Into Theatre
In New York June 24, Manhattan social life is dominated by theater talk. Many chase stage dreams or back shows, backed by big fortunes. Stories note wealthy backers, rising Broadway interest, and a Village experiment where an elderly financier joins as an angel despite being used as a sucker.
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New York
Manhattan
Variety
Long-kept Consular Link Through Gibraltar A Dynasty
Washington dispatch traces the Gibaltar consulate lineage from Horatio Sprague in 1800 to his descendant Richard Louis Sprague. It notes the end of hereditary appointments, the consulate’s role in naval events, and the Marie Celeste mystery as a notable report from Gibraltar.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Gibraltar
Richard Louis Sprague
Horatio Sprague
Massachusetts
Spragues
Sprague
Great Rock
the Rock
Boston
Cadiz
Malaga
Malta
Genoa
Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Humane Society of Massachusetts
Polk
Sprague II
Government House
Atlantic
Answers to Questions by Frederick J. Haskin
A Q and A feature covers yeast calories eight ship oil burners Kana Kanaka color sense Buffalo Jones and Charles J. Jones. The article notes Fleischmann’s yeast cake has 20 calories per cake and that most modern ships use oil burners with few coal burners, navy ships totaling about eight coal burners. Kanaka means man in Hawaiian and Kanaka used in French Pacific. Birds generally lack color distinction while bees see colors. Buffalo Jones refers to Col. Charles J. Jones, an American vaulter who joined Africans to showcase lasso skills.
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Hawaiian Islands
Buffalo Jones
B. KE
Charles J. Jones
Africa
Two Happy Homes From Lydia Pinkham Wonder Drink
Letters from Mrs. Goldie Shoup of St. Joseph Illinois and Mrs. J Storm of Paterson New Jersey praise Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring strength and happiness. The women describe improved health allowing them to manage housework and family life, implying better homes.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Goldie Shoup
St. Joseph
Illiois
Shoup
Women barred from subordinate Odd Fellow lodges in Ohio
In Wooster on June 23 the Grand Lodge of Ohio declared that women will not be admitted as members of subordinate Odd Fellow lodges for the upcoming year.
Million Dollar Diabetes Sanatorium Planned in Cleveland
Cleveland June 23 A contract is awarded for a 1 million dollar sanatorium to treat diabetes by the Cunningham method. H H Timkin, Canton millionaire announced today.
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Cleveland
H. H. Timkin
Life unbearable for man with sore itching hands
Brooklyn resident J. Shheiner reports months of red itchy hands with watery sores and constant pain from immersion in water. After failing salves, he used Resinol Ointment and Soap, using two jars to achieve clear skin and relief.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
J. Shheiner
Sockenn St
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