Missionaries warn of youth culture changing girls at youth age
Dr. Paul Rader tells a Chicago Alliance conference that American girls aged 12 to 15 mature quickly under jazz influence, alarming missionaries returning from Africa. He warns of a future where women may be seen as old in their twenties, while elders note shifting attitudes and increased concern for child welfare and education.
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America
Paul Rader
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Chicago
Captain Cadogan sails into retirement after 46 years at sea
The article honors Captain Anthony Cadogan who retired after 46 years at sea totaling about 2.5 million miles. His final voyage was from Buenos Aires to New York, and he crossed the equator 320 times while recalling changes in ships and global travel.
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Anthony Cadogan
Buenos Aires
New York
Captain Cadogan
Karlsruhe
Cadogan
New York City
Gelinas Kaestocous
Lord Cannie & Young
Henry Ford
The
Wall Street Journal
Ford
Zerbe
The Gigantic American Mind and Racial Stereotypes
The piece debates racial images and the idea of a melting pot, arguing Americans lack a single typical type but share nine tenths of their makeup. It contrasts individual races with a collective national mind reacting in waves of emotion and solidarity.
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Felira
Slabtown Tales and a Port Huron House of David Ties
In Portsmouth's Slabtown a flood wall hides driftwood and wash and worn homes where river rats roam. Mrs Angeline Stephens, ex wife of Benjamin Purnell of the House of David, recalls his vanished support and distant justice while neighbors discuss the preacher’s enigma and the Benton Harbor colony. Mrs Evans notes the fame and the lawyerlike talk of the family amid reporters.
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Portsmouth
Slabtown
Kentucky Hills
Second Street
Mill and
Waller Streets
Angeline Stephens
King
Benjamin Purnell
House of David Colony
Benton Harbor
Michigan
Benjamin
Mrs. Stephens
Ben
Mary
Ben and Mrs Stephens Divorce Draws Cult Marriage Claim
Discussion centers on whether Ben is legally divorced from Mrs Stephens or married to a second wife only in a cult service. Mrs Stephens says she believes she has a divorce from the “seventh son of God” and recalls no lawyerly word from Indiana years ago about a Ben divorce.
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Ben
Mrs. Stephens
Free ice prize teased in want ads carries bold promise
The note teases 100 lbs of ice to be given away today. It hints readers should check Want Ads for the winning name and details. The tone imitates a bustling classifieds page inviting participation.
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Ben
The Lost Thrill of a Slocum Station Ride
A narrator recalls childhood dreams of riding the afternoon train past Slocum Station and being hailed by local loafers. In adulthood the familiar gang is gone, the thrill fades, and the trip lacks the expected excitement.
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Slocum Station
Door etiquette changes on the hilltop cars
A writer recalls riding the hilltop streetcars for a nickel and being allowed to exit through the front door. Now they pay six cents and must open the door themselves, with a motorman scolding for waiting for assistance.
Crissinger Seeks Core Role for Federal Reserve Banks
D R Crissinger of Marion Ohio becomes Governor of the Federal Reserve Board and aims to decide whether the twelve Federal Reserve Banks serve as reserve banks or active operating banks. He notes the system began in 1914 amid war panic and that the banks were forced into rapid, full‑speed operation, unlike a new fire brigade gaining practice in peaceful times.
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Washington, D. C
D. R. Crissinger
Marion
Ohio
Federal Reserve Board
American Monetary and
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Act
Federal Reserve System
New York Stock Exchange
Tép Coles Apts Ok
Free services debate at Federal Reserve amid old reforms
Discussion outlines three main services to member banks collection storage and communication. New York Fed costs in 1922 reached nearly $750000 for these free services. Proposals suggest banks pay costs to relieve reserve banks while noting risks to liquidity and rediscount duties.
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Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Crissinger
Federal Reserve Bank
Questions and Answers Information Service Notice
A reader information notice explains a Q and A service by The Athens Medponger Information. It states the bureau does not provide legal medical or financial advice, nor settle domestic issues or conduct research. Send questions with name address and two cents in stamps to the given address.
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Athens
Frederick Haskin
Aden
Fae
Real name of the kissing bug and a historical recall
The kissing bug is a member of the Reduviidae family and is commonly called con-nose. The excitement centered about 25 years ago during the summers of 1898 and 1899 when newspapers across the Southern United States reported on these insects.
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United States
Cadmus High School Commencement Honors In Amesville
Reverend Haskin and family attended the Cadmus high school commencement last week. The baccalaureate was held in the forenoon, followed by a 60 mile drive for a splendid address to the class Sunday evening. The church was beautifully decorated. choirs from both churches sang fine music, including My Faith Looks Up to Thee and Come Unto Me.
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Haskin
Cadmus
The
Home Own
Dore
Linscott Relative Guests in Columbus Family
Mr. Roland Linscott of Columbus visits his uncle A R Linscott and relatives in the vicinity. He has grown since leaving the area and now weighs 212 pounds after becoming a merchant in the city.
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Roland Linscott
Columbus
A. R. Linscott
Gardner Brings Home New Studebaker From Detroit
C A Gardner traveled to Detroit Sunday and returned with a Studebaker for personal use. Lewis Blair, confined at home with goitre, was moved to a Columbus hospital by Dr Weber Tuesday for treatment. The doctor expects a stay of four to six weeks before a possible operation.
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C. A. Gardner
Detroit
Lewis Blair
Columbus
Weber
Nurses from Grant Hospital Return Home for Vacation
Miss Margerett Phillips and Miss Helen Henry, newly qualified nurses at Grant Hospital in Columbus, are home for a two week vacation.
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Margerett Phillips
Helen Henry
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Finch plum grower warns of Black Knot threat to orchards
Mr M T Wilcox of Hoopers, a leading Finch plum grower, reported abundant fruit early but warned without a remedy for Black Knot, local fruit trees could vanish this season if the disease is not controlled.
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M. T. Wilcox
Hoopers
Miss Lucy Morris Visits Athens Friends This Weekend
Miss Lucy Morris of Athens, formerly living in the village, was the weekend guest of Miss Freda Potter.
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Lucy Morris
Athens
Freda Potter
Diamond Mine Worker Suffered Hand Cut After Slate Fall
Mr. Vernon sustained a severe cut to his hand on Tuesday when slate fell at the Diamond mine where he was employed. The injury will require several days off work.
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Vernon
High School Carnival Draws Positive Weekend Crowd
The Saturday carnival succeeded with good eats from five to seven and a fun program. An A. B. B. game in the afternoon ended 16 to 14 with the Alumni securing the win.
Young visitor from Ath ens guests at W E Potter home
Mr. Cletus Mulligan of near Ath ens stayed with W E Potter over Sunday in what appears to be a horse trade to bring the young man a long distance from home.
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Cletus Mulligan
Athens
W. E. Potter
Man Drenched by Bootlegger and Judge Seeks Justice
A man allegedly soaked by bootleg liquor ends up in court where a judge imposes a harsh penalty. The case centers on illicit alcohol distribution and judicial response.
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A. Vellchenblau
LL. D
Kipling
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Department of Agriculture
London
Paris
Petrograd
Berlin
Vienna
Moscow
Constantinople
Glasgow
China
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Amesville
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