Military Training Camps in the Nation's Peace Time Plan
The article discusses Citizens' Military Training Camps as a National Defense Act program. It describes enrollment of 35 000 youths in camps across the Fifth Corps area including Ohio Indiana Kentucky West Virginia. Camp sites include Fort Thomas Camp Knox and Fort Benjamin Harrison. It emphasizes civilian benefits such as citizenship discipline physical development and moral training under qualified tutors. It quotes Jefferson and Coolidge on preparing citizens as soldiers and urges public support for the program.
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War Department
Fifth Corps
Jefferson
James Monroe
Free State
Coolidge
Athens sidewalk spitting provokes women and officials
Women in Athens condemn men and visitors who spit on sidewalks by the courthouse and threaten to curb offenders. Investigations show complaints have merit on some days, with one protest suggesting such men lack self respect and are abusive at home as well.
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Athens
Uct
Debts and Extravagance: Pillsbury on American Finances
Pillsbury argues four fifths of wage earners face debt while most of the population worries about finances. He notes that debt may be sensible for items like autos or furniture if manageable, and that extravagance differs from debt that can be met without strain. He warns against unwisely incurred debts and bills beyond income.
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Illard B. Pillsbury
Get Out the Vote Campaign Urges Informed Balloting
The nationwide drive promotes casting ballots only with clear knowledge of the issues and candidates. It warns that an ill informed vote harms the community more than abstaining, urging readers to understand what they are voting for before going to the polls.
Judge cites Adam's Apple as lie detector
A North Carolina judge claims watching a witness’s Adam’s Apple reveals truthfulness. He asserts a swallows motion before speaking signals lying, describing it as a new wrinkle in court testing.
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North Carolina
Brisbane review: industry gains and faith in progress
Arthur Brisbane notes cheerful federal reserve signals robust steel and manufacturing gains in January. He urges government investment in Mississippi projects and Boulder Dam to sustain prosperity. A Cheyenne Reservation missionary translates the Bible, reflecting on linguistic invention and historical excommunication in Jewish and Islamic contexts.
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Federal Reserve
Mississippi
Boulder Dam
Rodolph Potter
Montana
Basque Boxer Axed by Heavyweight Godfrey in California
In California a 195 pound Basque fighter named Azcudun faced the 235 pound heavyweight Godfrey. The crowd of 40,000 watched as the Pyrenean Basque challenged the large prizefighter in a dramatic contest.
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California
Farce of Fight Card Mockery and Paid Outcome Claims
The passage mocks boxing culture, claiming Azcadan sees all men as alike while white American fighters demand high pay and caution before facing a nimble African American opponent. It suggests rigged outcomes via payoffs or illness to keep opponents from fighting.
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Azcadan
Godfrey
Small gorilla could beat four boxing greats in a bout
The passage argues a diminutive gorilla could defeat prime Azcadun Godfrey Dempsey and Tunney when all four were at their best, suggesting the mismatch in strength and skill would overwhelm the champions.
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Azcadun
Godfrey
Dempsey
Tunney
Pope cites modesty critique at Elisabetta Mora memorial
In a ceremony honoring Elisabetta Mora, Pope Pius condemns modern women’s immodest dress as insults to God and temptations for the world. He notes women once overdid modesty with veils and hoops and now move toward a risqué style.
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Pope Pius
Elisabetta Mora
Fragmented note on Brisbane's housing proposal for centralized services
A damaged passage recalls Albert Brisbane proposing large houses with central heating and water distribution to replace isolated households. The text suggests the idea would keep people from living in scattered, herd-like conditions and avoid carrying water from wells.
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Albert Brisbane
Eig
Dr Douglass Finds Ancient Pueblo Bonito House
Dr Albert E Douglass of the University of Arizona reports an early American house at Pueblo Bonito New Mexico about a thousand years old. The dwelling sheltered about 2000 early inhabitants and growth rings in trees indicate its age since abandonment.
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Albert E. Douglass
University of Arizona
Pueblo Bonito
New Mexico
Doctor Douglass
Arizona Eyes First Female Execution in 1928
The case concerns Mrs. Eva Dugan, a 50 year old convicted of killing a man in Arizona. The question asks if the state will execute a woman for the first time, noting Arizona has not hanged a woman before. The piece questions whether a 50 year old woman can be disposed of for public safety without the degradation of strangulation.
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Eva Dugan
Arizona
Shang
Salo
Death of Fannie May Davis and $15 Million Bequest stirred
Miss Fannie May Davis dies leaving relatives the memory of companionship and a fortune of 15 million dollars to Isaac J. Isaacson. The will calls the gift a direct Providence order, to be scrutinized by a judge. In Chicago, seven men and six women pull off a calculated train robbery netting 133000 dollars. Limpy Charlie Cleaver is jailed after excessive drinking and boasting, with a criminal lawyer held and a politician suspect hunted.
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Fannie May Davis
California
Isaac J. Isaacson
Mr. Isaacson
Providence
Chicago
Charlie” Cleaver
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy Column
Reader questions on diet and health include advice on knee trouble and diathermy treatment, how religion and science influence food choices, and the value of strengthening exercises for a wandering kidney. The editor offers a mailed weekly diet plan titled A Good Curative Diet.
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Frank McCoy
Bowery to Broadway contrasts in Gilbert Swan column
In By the Way in New York Gilbert Swan reconsiders stage lore from the past to present. He notes shifts in nightlife taste with modern chorus girls rivaling old chorines and details costly Manhattan living versus Bowery hardship. The piece also recalls Marceline Orbit the comedian whose estate shows a modest dime-saving bank balance.
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Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Johnny
Grandmason
Marceline Orbit
Marceliné
Charlie Chaplin
Ten Years After A Fall Knee Weakness Recurs
A reader recalls a fall about ten years ago causing knee instability that intermittently gives way. The note describes ongoing joint weakness affecting mobility and daily activity.
Public Forum Letter on Coal Situation and Miner Welfare
Local readers debate the coal crisis in the Mes s Public Forum. They urge miners to unite, resist coercive demands, and seek official leadership to end a four year struggle that has left workers penniless and farmed by management.
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Messenger
Mess Public Forum
George Thompson
Ae Years & Miner
George Savage
Jacksonville
Wales
Hocking Valley
Cyewig
News Your Dad Read Long Ago on Wartime Fronts
A memory column recalls German raids on American front lines and notes social updates from 20 years ago including Mrs. Selby traveling from New Straitsville to visit relatives, Prof Skinner joining the army as an officer, and Emmett Tompkins named Ohio University trustee.
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C. &. Skinner
Ohio University
There Are Two Hoovers
Washington commentary contrasts Herbert Hoover as a relief organizer and executive with his Senate committee appearance on flood relief. The piece notes his calm competence on policy ground and his awkward, unsteady performance under political pressure and questions from Sen. Willis.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Hoovers
Hoover
Secretary of of Commerce
Belgium
Department of Commerce
Senate
Miners Call For Action Amid Coal District Tensions
Letter from William Jansen of Millfield Ohio dated February 28 1928 urges miners and residents in the Hocking coal district to unite for possible strikes to secure higher coal prices and push back employer abuses amid ongoing senator investigation and public debate over mine labor relations.
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Hocking
Messenger
Banker Treme
William Jansen
Millfield, O
Historic milestones marked in early American records
A timeline notes pivotal events including the 1796 ratification of the Jay Treaty, the 1861 Confederate government assuming power in Charleston, and the 1867 admission of Nebraska to the Union, reflecting constitutional and territorial shifts in U.S. history.
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Charleston
8. C
Nebraska
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