Cabinet guesswork and rumors swirl around Hoover choice
Washington dispatches recount how reporters played a guessing game to identify Hoover’s cabinet. Mellon's likely retention as treasury head sparked early bets, with Borah as a possible secretary of state and Donovan as attorney general the favored nonofficial option. Doak and Morrow rumors arose, plus a surprising Adams misidentification tied to a Boston sports scene.
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A Great Work in the Hocking Valley Mission
The American Sunday School Union extends its reach in the Hocking Valley Ohio to deliver religious education. Missionary C. A. Spriggs leads eight Ohio missionaries serving 205 unions with about 10 000 attendees, aided by Athens and Hocking Counties students and local donors. Spriggs’s efforts bring religion to isolated communities, shaping young lives through practical evangelism.
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Hoover’s Special Session Faces Hurdles and High Hopes
The coming special session tests Congress as it weighs farm relief tariff immigration and prohibition. With Mr Hoover leading a solid majority the aim is business like action rather than rhetoric. If the majority reads public mood the session may produce substantial work.
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Modern novel turns feminine as women dominate fiction pace
The article notes a shift in literary power with women authors becoming the driving force in modern novels. It argues female writers now shape not only their works but much of male writing, focusing on emotion and sex, while women increasingly support libraries and publishing through annual lists of new fiction.
Night Wanderers Of New York In A Rainy Street Scene
Gilbert Swan chronicles urban ghosts who haunt New York at night, from gutter-scrap scavengers near Jefferson Market to a derelict woman by the 1912 vintage, noting police proximity and the uneasy social tone. He also records Waldorf Astoria pilgrims, aging guests, and a Taft anecdote about signature-seeking advertisers.
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Health and Diet Q A by Dr Fane McCoy
Health and diet questions answered by Dr Fane McCoy author of TheNewest Way to Health. Weekly menus include varied meals with vegetables fruits and protein advice on braces for bunions egg shampoo iodized salt and knee swelling with cautious guidance.
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Dope and pioneers haunt a curious readers page
The article mixes quotes on hope and doom with a profile of David G Buick a pioneer in the auto age who invested in the car then lost fortune while General Motors rose. It includes Q and A style notes on ski rules Amundsen sweets state parks and the Soroptimist Club.
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Indiana figure Tom Taggart dies at 72
Tod Taggart of Indiana dies at age 72 after a long life as a political power in the state He defeated Champ Clark and played a pivotal role in nominating Woodrow Wilson for president His influence spanned a generation in Indiana politics.
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Return of Belief in Life Beyond the Grave Comments
Sid Oliver Lodge recalls his wife’s posthumous messages saying she met their son and daughter in spirit and sent a final line before resting. The extract evokes comfort in contacting the dead and the hope that most souls await as angels with songs.
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Stamp Act Sparks Colonial Resistance in British Parliament
A 164 year old reference notes the British Lords approving the Stamp Act, igniting war with American colonists. It details the vast scope of taxed items from legal documents to playing cards and dice, the slogan taxation without representation is tyranny, and the shift to patriotic self denial before sterner opposition emerged.
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Crossword Puzzle Clues From a Faded Page
A fragmented crossword list shows horizontal and vertical clues with garbled entries. Many terms blur into partial phrases such as weight of a container and decorative gems, plus references to land, grains, and metals, all lacking clear solutions.
Various Local News Flows From 20 Years Ago Governor offers reward for tobacco plotsters
Kentucky Governor Willson announces a $100 reward for each person guilty of sowing tobacco beds with blue grass or weed seed. Alumni banquet invites Phi Delta Theta quartet with Heber Henk Frank Crumit Edward McWilliams and George Thomas performing at Ohio University.
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