Atlas Reveals 1835 Views of Indians Near Chicago
A surplus atlas from 1835 shows tribes near Green Bay and along Lake Michigan, labeling some as barbarous with bow and arrow while others are civilized by plow or church. It notes Santa Fe as westernmost city with 5,000 people and depicts unknown southern waters.
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Chicago
Turkey
Smith
Emma V. Murphey
Mill Street
Cape Horn
Siberia
Sante Fe
United States
Mississippi River
Europe
Russia
Huntington attorney found guilty in embezzlement case
A jury in Common Pleas Court returned a guilty verdict against Harry Irons an attorney charged with embezzling 70 000 from the old Jackson Building and Loan Association where he formerly served as an officer.
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Huntington
W. Va
U.R
Common Pleas Court
Harry& Irons
Old Jackson Building & Loan Association
Kellogg's All-Bran Promises Constipation Relief
Advertisement extols Kellogg's All-Bran as a natural relief for constipation and anemia, claiming daily use cleanses the system and improves red blood cell health. It urges inclusion in reducing diets and notes wide availability in restaurants, hotels, and homes with milk, cream, or fruit juice serving ideas.
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Kellogg's
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Lawyer’s Appeal Filed After Jury Deliberates Half Hour
A member of counsel said the jury deliberated 30 minutes. Irons gave notice of an appeal for a new trial with arguments set for today. The attorney is named in seven other indictments totaling $400,000 in defalcations.
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Irons
Literacy support letter praises federal literacy push
A reader from Athens Messenger backs the U S Commissioner of Education and the Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur and urges expansion of literacy efforts. Citing the 1925 census showing 4 931 905 illiterates or about six percent, the writer aligns with Hoover's prior recommendations.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Illiteracy in Ohio Spurred by Moonlight Schools Trial
S K Marcis of Athens Ohio cites census findings on illiteracy and adult education. He notes 25 percent of soldiers could not read a newspaper or write a letter and lists county figures from Athens to Vinton. He argues for compulsory schooling enforcement and adult classes exemplified by Moonlight Schools led by Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart. He cites a Sunday afternoon class in Athens improving literacy among workers over fifty. The piece ends with a Columbus fraud case: 65 year old Cook, alias A G Marshall, sentenced to 18 months for stock fraud in a mythical Ohio company.
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Cora Wilson Stewart
Athens
Alex Root
Athens County
Lancaster
Indus
Columbus
al Cook
A. G. Marshall
Chicago
Consolidated Creameries
Ohio
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