Service Men Preferred Ford Hiring War Veterans
The Ford Motor Company raised its workforce by 20 percent after an American Legion appeal favoring veterans over aliens where work is scarce. The policy aims to reward Americanism and ensure fair return for service, with expected Senate endorsement. Navy yard workers face job losses tied to the Hughes program, a situation seen as unavoidable, though sympathetic.
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Ford Motor Company
American Legion
Detroit
War Strain Reported by Army Physicians
Army physicians report that examinations of officers reveal clear signs of physical deterioration due to World War I strain. The diagnosis notes abnormal blood pressure fatigue nervous instability and a tendency to worry and hypochondria. The same mental fatigue appears to affect the broader American public and the nation’s leadership, though signs of recovery are emerging.
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Washington
Ample Warning Securs Navy Yard Layoffs
Ample warning claims arise as about 1500 Washington Navy Yard workers were discharged without written notice. They appeal to the Secretary of the Navy and the President for relief, arguing the action follows the Armistice Day program outlined by Secretary Hughes in 1921.
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Navy Yards
Washington Yard
Secretary of the Navy
Hughes
After Dinner Stories and Clubroom Misunderstandings
A salon of humorous vignettes unfolds with Margie eager to share a bed and find space, a club debate on Ireland turning tense with a sharp remark, and a banker alarmed at signing checks without checking amounts. The scenes blend witty misprisions and social moments.
Gatti to Manage Opera Four Years More
Report notes BG SE EE RE Raa Gatti will oversee grand opera for four additional years. Observers comment on punishment as a motivator. Two fake counts found in France and speculation follows. Alexandre Duval, prominent French restaurateur, dies at old age, famed for never eating at his own establishments. A green half time position sought by a young woman.
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Grand Opera
Alexandre Duval
Meadow Lark Pie and the Cute Society Trap
A witty quip highlights a wife’s clever kitchen traps like meadow lark pies, contrasting with husbands distracted by a charming young flirt. The remark frames domestic cleverness versus social vanity in humorous terms.
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Marcel ‘Steinbrugge
Pinon Nut Gains Popularity as Southwestern Delicacy
The pinon nut from Pinus edulis trees across New Mexico Arizona Utah and Colorado becomes a prized edible. Indians harvest and traders market the nuts with rising eastward demand aided by New Mexico’s 1921 harvest of about 2 million pounds and Fannie Spitz's shelling machine increasing supply.
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Washington, D. C
New Mexico
Southwest Highlands
Arizona
Utah
Colorado
New York
Fannie 8. Spitz
Albuquerque
N. M
Athens diary notes city life and political buzz
Agers Athens Day by Day column recalls a day of small deeds and chatter. The author visits Logan and McArthur areas, mentions local figures like Mayor Koppe and Whitcraft, discusses upcoming primary races, and ends with a call to Friday Clean up Day and renewed city spirit.
Q and A column from The Athens Messenger
Questions and Answers to readers cover census ages debt date and places. The agency lists topics from 1920 census ages to West Point rejections, Pan American Conference of Women in Baltimore 1922, willow wood in artificial limbs, and early U.S. animal breeding records.
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A. A
United States
West Point
Treasury Department
Forest Service
Bureau of Animal Industry
George Washington
Spain
Baltimore
Charter party and ship terms explained
The text defines a charter-party as the contract between the freighter and the ship master or owner outlining the hire terms. It asks what the hog in the States weighs and answers that it is practically constant or constant.
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States
Largest Maryland Hog Weighs 1156 Pounds
The Agriculture Department records the heaviest hog in the United States at 1156 pounds from Maryland. The Philippine Islands hold an estimated total wealth of 5.5 billion dollars. The Postal Money Order System began in 1864, created to safely send small sums by mail.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Philippine Islands
Islands
Congress
Foster Seen as Strong GOP Pick in 10th District
Glouster Press notes the 10th Congressional District is solidly Republican, making a Democratic candidate unlikely. It praises I. M. Foster of Athens for self made success, O A graduate and Harvard Law alum, arguing he would deliver results if kept as the district's representative.
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10Th
I. M. Foster
Athens County
O. A
Athens
Harvard Law School
Foster
Glouster Press
Barnes Sentenced in Ohio Diamond Robbery Case
Charles Barnes of Wheeling was sentenced today to one to fifteen years in the Ohio penitentiary for involvement in a diamond robbery last October. Barnes testified for the state.
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Akron
Charles Barnes
Wheeling
Ohio
Barnes
Trotsky Orders Strengthening of Soviet Battle Fleets
Washington reports Trotsky, head of the Soviet war council, orders immediate rehabilitation of the Russian navy. Warships idle on piers will be reconditioned and recommissioned while old czarist officers and sailors are urged to reenlist. The move aims to boost offensive and defensive power amid tensions with capitalist navies and potential conflict with Japan.
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Washington
Soviet Russia
Leon Trotsky
Soviet War Council
Ate
Moscow
Trotsky
Red Army
Japan
Revvoensmiet
Military War Council
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McArthur
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Public Forum
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J. J. Beasley Milling & Grocery Co
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Columbus Oil Company
Columbus, Ohio
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Lostro Auto Sales Co
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Athens County Buick Co
Hopkins
Alnghy Wheaton Hardware Co
Athen
Nice
Selby
Harvey Furrow
Hilltop
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Moler Auto Sales Co
Guthrie Auto Sales
Joss Francis
Haydenville
R. A. Antle
Trimble
C. Ray James
Chauncey
Ed Lowery
Circle Hill
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Pidcock
Beaumort
W. Lockhart
Guysville
T. Abdella
Chauncey C
E. Ferrell
John Day
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Minner's Garage
Nelsonville Gunpipe Accessory Battery Co
Glouster Lzlom
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