Doomed dreams and passports rule postwar travel
A lengthy column surveys postwar issues from aviation patents to a looming naval arms race across Europe. It contrasts French and American policy on aviation, warns of militarist plots in France, notes Poland's mobilization, and argues the United States should stay cautious offshore while urging better passport regulations and youth guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denby
Great Britain
Chanticlere
France
London
Napoleon
Europe
Poincare Frankenstein
Rhine
Tardieu
Poland
Foch
America
United States
California
New York
England
Secretary of State
The
United
Dr Draper Argues Mental Disorders Are Physical
A New Jersey physician argues most insanity stems from physical derangements and that lunacy is not inherited. He cites treatments by dental methods and asserts pus leakage can harm the brain while praising sanitation and even proposing sending toothbrushes to Russia. The piece also mocks Lenin as mentally unsound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf
New York
Bodin
United States
Draper
New Jersey
Russia
Socialist Party
Lenine
Luxurious Fashion Costs Debunked by Socialists
A 1923 King Features syndicate column argues against the claim that properly dressed women spend $35,000 a year on clothes. It contends top Metropolitan stores can outfit a lady for all occasions, including gowns and furs, for under $15,000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Here Comes Help for Graduates Bright Hope of the World
A newspaper note urges new graduates to charge into life with confidence and resilience. It reflects on youthful vigor as momentum that sustains effort and cites the 1923 class as potentially right about saving the world with re-enforcements from schools this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Apa
Athens Day by Day Seen by the Messenger Watch Dog
A Kentucky resident near the Ohio River profiles Benjamin Purnell known as the “King” of Benton Harbor Michigan and his House of David. He reflects on family, finances, the Benton Harbor dispute, and the distant echo of Civil War service as weather and river currents churn the day. The piece blends local character study with regional history and personal ties across Kentucky and Michigan.
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Athens
Kentucky
Ohio
Benjamin Purnell
Benton Harbor
Michigan
House of David
Parnell
House of Shiloh
Greenup
Ben
Matterson Purnell
Virginia
Fleming County
Greenup County
Louis Parnell
Angeline Brown
Portsmouth
Louis
Old Ben
Benjamin
Greenup Kentucky Near Purnell Home Adds Local Amenities
Greenup Kentucky lies two miles west of Purnell’s home and features a flat bottomed auto ferry to Haverhill Ohio. The town also boasts a new garage and a cut rate drug store with a soda fountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenup
Kentucky
Purnell
Haverhill
Ohio
The Big Day at Greenup With Horses Through Main Street
A hometown scene described as horses parading up Main Street signaling a busy Greenup day with horse traders and abundant whiskey, and occasional violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main
Greenup
Local Greenup News Highlights from Portsmouth Times
A Greenup life note reports Dennise Adkins fined 100 dollars for cutting with intent to wound. Lewis Hodges, 17, sentenced to one year in reform school for shooting through windows of a C and O train. Fronzo McKenz ie fined 15 dollars for being drunk in public.
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Old Portsmouth Times
Greenup
Dennise Adkins
Lewis Hodges
Fronzo McKenzie
Mean From Greenup The Kentucky Proximity Tale
A brief remark links a harsher outlook to growing up near Greenup Kentucky, suggesting environment shaped behavior and identity with local color.
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Greenup, Kentucky
Cold Ohio Winter Sparks Humorous Local Quip
A playful Ohio remark imagines King Benjamin appearing in frigid weather as Santa Claus, reflecting a lighthearted local sentiment about the cold season.
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Ohio
Old King
Benjamin
Santa Claus
Rigorous Passport Necessary
Washington May 20. The article discusses how people underestimate the importance of proving birthplace and vital statistics before travel. It notes the common rush to book steamer passages without securing proper documentation and the surprise when proof becomes necessary.
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Washington, D. C
Local Social Happenings and Weather-Related Disruptions
Broadwell Mr and Mrs Wayne France of Athens visited W O White. Local youth attended a pre social at Westland. Albert Smith of Redtown visits D D Smith family. John Conner and W P Haybrow came from Zanesville. Mrs William Williams from New Lexington attended Lydia White birthday dinner then returned home. John Roberts of Philo called on friends. Recent rains caused Fed eral Creek to wash out a railroad trestle at Lathrop. Dorothy Conner, once laid up with a broken leg, can go out again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne France
Athens
W. O. White
Westland
Albert Smith
Redtown
Mr. Smith
D. D. Smith
John Conner
W. P. Haybrow
Zanesville
William Williams
New Lexington
Lydia White
John Roberts
Philo
Federal Creek
Lathrop
Dorothy Conner
A Thought It Is Impossible But That Offences Will Come
Fragmentary biblical excerpt mentions Luke 17 1 and a comment on offences and woe for the actor. text appears as a mid sentence transition, suggesting a religious or sermon context from a historical newspaper page.
Fragmentary Gothic Phrase From Transcribed Text
The readable fragment mentions a first motion at the intert liken to a phantasm or hideous dream in a fragmented historical transcription.
Baked Potatoes Tips for Perfect Results
When baking potatoes keep skins dry to ensure crispness. Wet skins lower oven temperature efficiency and can affect cooking quality.
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Herbert Kaufman
Washington
Lowden
Barnaby Rudge
Curiosity Shop
Julia Lathrop
Secretary of States
States Hughes
Harding
Guy Burkett
Bertha Burkett
Athena
Donald Chutte
Chauncey
John Smith
Clarence Mace
Nelsonville
George Mace
Virgil Baughman
Gerald Sidders
Irene Steadman
Pnaemonia
Raymond Dorn
Carr
Jeffersonville
W. M. Dizon
F. G. Hoodlet
New Marshfield High School
Sanity
King Features Syndicate
Kentucky Hills
By Frederic J. Haskin
United States Department of Agriculture
Ashington Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. DC
New Marshfield
Grange
Summit Grange
Albany
Broadwell
Eagle
FAGIE
Miller
Athens Coca-Cola Bottling Co
West
Cea Eit
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