French Croix de Guerre Award To Walter Stewart
Walter Stewart of Guynsville received the French Croix de Guerre for distinguished services in France. Ten years ago Athens county decided to hire a dog catcher. Byron Danford and Miss Selah Proxmire led the grand march for the Alpha Sigma Alpha birthday dance. Those on the Maccabee program were Mrs H T Wise Virginia Dalton Harold Wise and Melba Woodworth.
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Walter Stewart
Guynsville
France
Athens County
Byron Danford
Selah Proxmire
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Mrs. H. T. Wise
Virginia Dalton
Harold Wise
Melba Woodworth
A Thought for Today on the Day of the Lord
A devotional note cites II Peter 3 10 about the day of the Lord coming as a thief in the night and quotes Richard Fuller on life paths converging toward a common center amid a sense of impending judgment.
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Peter
Richard Fuller
First Homesteading in Southeastern Ohio Traced
Historian recounts early settlement in the Ohio Company era after Revolutionary War. Volunteers received 100 acres for living on and defending land, leading to the Donation Tract in northern Washington and southern Morgan counties and launching local homesteading.
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Ohio
United States
Washington
Mississippi
W. E. Peters
Athens
Ohio Company
Marietta
Fort Harmar
Great
Miami Valley
Kentucky
Detroit
Washington County
Morgan County
Need for a better airport in Athens highlighted
An editorial urges a properly regulated and well sited airport at Rowland field on the east edge of Athens. It warns crowds at landings pose danger, traffic cannot be controlled, and calls for a competent manager and adequate facilities to prevent tragedy after a near-miss involving an ex-army aviator named Scottie.
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Rowland
Athens
Rowland Field
Scottie
March of Medicine Reflects Typhoid Decline in Cities
The American Medical Association notes seven U S cities with populations over 100 000 reported zero typhoid deaths in 1927 New Haven Springfield Yonkers Paterson Richmond Canton and Kansas City mark a significant record as typhoid once a scourge becomes nearly wipeoutable.
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The
American Medical Association
New Haven
Conn
Springfield
Mass
Yonkers
N. Y
Paterson
N. J
Richmond
Canton
Kansas City
Kas
Chicago mayor Mayoral resignation hints in race for state's attorney
Chicago Mayor Big Bill Thompson threatened to resign if Swanson defeated Crowe for state's attorney. The remark suggests he may be preparing to step down, possibly studying American histories to frame his departure.
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Big Bill Thompson
Chicago
Swanson
Crowe
Big Bill
From the Cold North What Vice President
Garbled radio messages in French and Italian from Nobile s Italia dirigible reach the Pacific coast. Searches aim into the Arctic Circle as General Nobile and his crew rely on month long provisions and full equipment. Hope remains strong despite uncertain location and dramatic calls for help.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Nobile
Italia
Arctic Circle
Nomination settles among Democrats as Smith campaign continues
The piece notes Democrats have settled on the presidential race with Governor Smith as the nominee. It questions who will be the vice presidential pick, seeking a stout ally who can leverage Republican farmer hostility to the McNary Haugen veto while acknowledging the difficulty of switching a lifelong Republican farmer to the Democratic side.
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Smith
McNary—Haugen
Wells proposes global governance by a single board
H G Wells advocates a world management plan led by one board of directors. He asserts religions have run their course and Christianity has shifted from its ideal of shared wealth to relentless pursuit of wealth, stealing from the poor.
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H. G. Wells
Wells
Buddha renunciation to faith amid superstition theme
A reflection contrasts Buddhist renunciation and self sacrifice with a claim that superstition has supplanted the Buddha’s teachings, tracing a decline in spiritual practice and moral clarity.
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Buddha
Thinkers of Plan and Philosophy Span Time
Mr Wells plan and Plato and Moore and Marx plans are compared as equally ineffective yet thought provoking. The writer notes each plan would not work but stimulates reflection, underscoring the value of challenging ideas.
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Mr. Wells
Plato
Moore
Karl Marx
Public schools light the path for growth
The text argues humanity or individuals grow at different rates and cannot be rushed. It stresses guiding development by encouraging thought and spreading knowledge. Public schools are the greatest agency, providing light that helps people find their own way.
British scientist Arthur Keith denies life after death
Arthur Keith, a heavyweight British scientist, asserts mind and soul are manifestations of a living brain and cease when the brain dies. He notes many scientists discuss things they cannot understand and rejects the idea of life after death.
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Arthur Keith
Bonfils Reflects on Longevity Amid Advancing Life News
Denver Post owner F. G. Bonfils declares he is living now and muses on existence across years and even millions of years. He asserts that if life can extend once, it could repeat, supporting a forward looking, almost fate driven outlook.
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F. G. Bonfils
The
Denver Post
Prevention as national imperative in illness awareness
The piece highlights that 2,000,000 Americans fall ill daily and the average worker loses eight workdays yearly. It argues that prevention should be the country’s priority to reduce illness and its economic impact.
A. O. Smith Health program for Milwaukee workers
The A. O. Smith company with thousands of Milwaukee employees keeps a staff of medical experts who inspect every worker from top to bottom at no cost. Each employee learns their exact health status and how to prevent illnesses.
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A. O. Smith Company
Milwaukee
Health warnings spread through major employers
Mr. Haley Fiske's Metropolitan Life Insurance company began a program among its thousands of employees, adding health warnings. Many large concerns, including the Federal Reserve Bank, have adopted the initiative. The message notes that the most valuable people in firms are often those most in need of warnings as heart disease statistics show.
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Haley Fiske
Big Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Federal Reserve Bank
Surprising Old Habits Defy Hot Weather Trends
In a wry note from 1921, residents joke that even with heat waves, some folks cling to past fashions like an old pair of pants and a straw hat, underscoring enduring quirks in public mood.
Health and Diet Advice from Dr McCoy
Dr Frank McCoy answers reader health questions in this paper. He argues fears are taught and cites child rearing habits that foster anxiety. He urges laughter over crying and self reliance to prevent lifelong bad habits and suggests avoiding coercive teaching in favor of gradual exposure.
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Frank McCoy
McCoy
Modernistic style spreads through Manhattan shops and streets
Gilbert Swan notes Manhattan embraces ultra modernism from Fifth Avenue to East Side shops with geometric luggage and Austrian Italian French furniture. He observes pastel color schemes, frosted glass, and hidden lighting, plus a new two and ten cent grocery storefronts packing goods in palm sized portions.
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Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Manhattan
East Side
Fifth Avenue
Avenue Windows
Austria
Noteworthy medical meeting attendance in Chicago
Dr. J. L. Henry traveled to Chicago for the annual meeting of the American Medical Society. The column notes a salary raise history for Postmaster Bryson from 2500 to 2600 dollars a year twenty years ago. It cites muslin as ideal for undergarment covers and mentions a failed Athens north bridge and road project by the city council.
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J. L. Henry
Chicago
The
American Medical Society
Athens
Answers to Questions by Frederick J. Haskin
The Q and A cover topics on aviation fields near Detroit including numbers of landing fields and types, billion dollar corporations in the United States, origin of modern punctuation by Aldus Manutius, a student at Peekskill Military Academy, burglary insurance history, and U S extraterritorial rights listing several countries and former Ottoman territories.
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United States
M. Ai Mma
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
National City Bank of New York
New York Central
New York, Chicago, and St. Louis
New York Life Insurance Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Southern Pacific
Standard OH of
New Jersey
U. S. Steel Corporation
Union Pacific Q
Ga. F. Co. A
Aldus Manutius
W. A . Arthur
Peekskill Military Academy
Beta
Ob. A
China
Siam
Turkey
Morocco
Muscat
Abyssinia
Andersia
Crossword Puzzle Questions From a Historic Page
A jumble of clues asks about famous storytellers, Bolshevists leaders, birds, composers, church benches, verbs, abbreviations, retro terms, and a famous Rhode Island resort. The fragment resembles a vertical word puzzle with mixed topics and misprints.
West Dominates Presidential Politics Says Western Rise
A Washington dispatch argues the West controls political momentum behind Hoover in 1920s presidential nomination, noting eastern bosses fail to unite for a candidate. It cites figures like Hughes and Coolidge and claims western voters produced many prominent senators and leaders.
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Penrose
Quay
Murray Crane
Hoover
Melton
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Lowden
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Coolidge
Fuller
Sacco-Vanzetti
Hughes
al Smith
Congress
East
South
Senate
Borah
Jim Reed
Norris
Tom Walsh
Johnson
Couzens
Wheeler
Mississippi
Moon and Sun Size Illusion Explained
The sun is about 400 times wider than the moon and roughly 490 times farther away, so perspective makes the two appear nearly the same size. The question notes extra territorial rights and compares the moon to the sum, highlighting how distance affects perceived size.
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United States
May 1746 Patrick Henry Birthday Notes
This date marks the birth of Patrick Henry in 1746. Other entries note Morse telegraphing from Baltimore to New York in 1814 about the Democratic nomination, Wisconsin's admission to the Union in 1848, and Ulysses S. Grant's declination of a third term in 1875.
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Patrick Henry
Morse
Balimore
New York
Wisconsin
Grant
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