McWhorter clansman jokes convert to cabinet daydreams
Washington columnist notes Senator J. Boomboom McWhorter faces family pressure over government posts after re election. A fanciful slate lists relatives in fictional offers from Mozambique to the Treasury, highlighting a comic clan clash over federal jobs and political ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dutcher
Amines
Washington
J. Boomboom McWhorter
McWhorter
Senate
J. Boomboom
Mozambique
Calel McWhorter
Caleb
Ethyl
Methyl McWhorter
Methyl
Addie Mase Whorter
Addie
Hoo-hoo McWhorter
Hoohoo
Mabel Willebrandt
Europe
Hoohoe
Treasury
Pilose McWhorter
Pilose
McWhorters
A Thought For Today On Service And Profit
A long editorial urges businesses to serve the community to earn profit. It argues success follows good merchandising, responsive service, and honest stewardship, warning internal faults erode trust and patronage. The piece includes population shift data showing rural to urban movement and farm birth/death rates across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
Farm population in United States falls to twenty-year low
The 1929 farm population is estimated at 27 511 000, down from 27 699 000 a year earlier. Despite better agricultural conditions, population movement shows 1 960 000 leaving farms and 1 362 000 moving from cities to farms, moderating the decline from previous years.
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Bureau
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific
United States
United States Department of ‘Agri Re
Congo
Proposal to plant trees along Athens roadsides gains support
A townwide proposal urges roadside tree planting to beautify Athens and boost civic pride. Citing examples from St Petersburg Oxford Street Rochester and Washingtons cherry trees the piece notes rapid visual impact and lasting publicity potential. It mentions the Mikurumigaeshi cherry variety famed for its beauty and a Japanese road designed to showcase it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Therr
St. Petersburg
Florida
Oxford Street
Rochester
New York
Potomac Park
Washington
D. C
Japan
Lincoln Memorial
France Rebuilds Fortifications For Possible Next War
France studies World War I lessons and begins a major fortification program. Officials argue forts, once sidelined, can form the core of a future trench system if another war with Germany occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Gossip and showbusiness swirl in New York’s Big Town
Gilbert Swan surveys theater and cinema chatter in New York. Walter Hampden’s real name, Stella Ames’s stage plans, M. Chevalier’s Paris NY mix, and news on Giorgia Swanson’s stalled film from Eric von Stroheim. Kennedy's cinema ascent and fades surface in a fog of rumor.
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Gilbert Swan
New York
Walter Hampden
Dougherty
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Polytechnic High School
Shylock
Hanpden
America
Acto
Torch Burr
Mansfield-Booth
Manhattan
Cugano
Gioria Swanson
Eric von Stroheim
Joseph Kennedy
Kennedy
FBO Pictures
Radio Pictures
Papa
Pathe
Swanson
Christians End Stadiatorial Bloodshed Says Lecky History
The article quotes Lecky in History of European Morals praising early Christian efforts to end gladiatorial games and calls on modern clergy to oppose prize fighting. It argues Beecher would act against legalized fights, contrasting past moral influence with present politics and sensational legends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beecher
Jonah
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Fane McCoy
Reader questions on water for infants honey use erysipeloid cause and cure and guidance for a 15 year old boy with behavioral and health issues. Dr McCoy provides concise answers stressing adequate milk intake no added sugar, non contagious erysipeloid, and diet plus exercise as part of treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fane McCoy
Young Johns Manville president arah Lewis H. Brown
Lewis H. Brown becomes president of the Johns ManvilleCorp at 35, succeeding the late Theodore F. Merseles, after starting as a salesman and rising through the ranks. The piece notes Brown is the youngest head of the firm and highlights his rise from public school to university to corporate leadership.
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Lewis H. Brown
Johns-Manville
Theodore F. Merseles
Mr. Brown
University of Itown
Merseles
Baby refuses bottle says three month old girl
Mrs. C R T reports her three month old baby girl will not take any water or formula. She seeks advice on feeding difficulties and possible reasons for the resistance.
Winchester Coal Property Sold in Waterloo Township
The Winchester coal mining property in Waterloo Township was sold by Sheriff Webster to William Shingler for 10000 dollars, with a appraised value of 14700 dollars. A Fremont attorney received a French black letter demanding 1000 dollars to be placed in Old Betsy cannon at Fort Stephenson Park or face a fatal penalty.
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Winchester
Waterloo Township
Sheriff Webster
William Shingler
Fremont, Ohi
Old Betsy
Fort Stephenson Park
Washington Occupies Boston Marking First Revolution Victory
The article recalls the July 1775 to March 1776 siege of Boston and Washington’s untrained forces capturing Dorchester Heights to force General Gage to retreat. It notes the accidental powder deception and the first Revolution victory without a shot fired.
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Washington
Boston
Gage
Cambridge
Mass
Dorchester Heights
Puzzle fragment slips into crossword clues
Reads as a scrambled cross word clue page with garbled entries. Mentions eggs cooked beaten, a cuckoo bird, wheel, pace of a meter and random letters, suggesting partial puzzle text and stray words.
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Senator McWhorter
Eepeare
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Tara Bow
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M. Chevalier
M. Ziegfeld
Will Rogers
Ing
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Paris
Saint Patrick
Tammany
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
Lecky
McCoy
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Assyria
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Greece
Rome
Goldsmith
Tyre
Jerusalem
Judge Olvany
Tammany Organization
Croker
Murphy
Obany
al Smith
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Olvany
Smith
Earth
Heaven
Jacob
St. Paul
Broca
Cc. Hi. A
Paul Broca
Omar Locklear
H.W. F
Omar
Locklear
American
Arctic Islands
Greenland
Charles George Gordon
Khartoum
Alexandria
Ramsay
William Ramsay
T. J. West
Greenfield
L. Dow Poston
Dayton
Co. L. Poston
Chalmers-Detroit
John Gibson
Meigs County
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Scipio Township
W. H. Johnson
Pittsburgh — University
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