Lost Necklace on Stage and School Patriots Highlight Local Scene
Mrs Rosser of Nelsonville visited the Schloss home while Melba White Letha Beasley and Jessie Mills performed The Lost Necklace, a Spanish operetta. Edwin Cooper Esther Head ley won prizes in East Side school for patriotic talks. The Barbarians of Ohio university held their annual pleate in Hebbardsville with about 200 in attendance. Mrs J R Sprague attended a Woman's Music club event in New Lexington. Twenty years ago Dr Nathaniel Butler the University of Chicago gave the Athens high school commencement address. Dean and Mrs H G Williams hosted a faculty reception as Lash's Drug store alley between College and Court streets was being improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Butler
University of Chicago
Athens High School
Thought for Today Purity and Freedom From Barnacles
A short devotional note references Titus 1 15 and praises those whose hearts resist moral grime. The wisely phrased quip attributes resilience to virtuous people and thanks God for such minds in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Holland
The Real Meaning of Memorial Day
A reflective essay argues Memorial Day should honor sacrifice and patriotism beyond parades. It recalls Gettysburg and other battles, urging Americans to remember the cost of freedom and to live up to the nation’s ideals with deeper commitment and vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JME
Cemetery Ridge
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Virginia
Atlanta
el Caney
Santiago
Manila Bay
Cantigny
Belleau Wood
Montfaucon
Pickett
Looking Past Your Nose Prompts New Zealand Shoe Trade
A Commerce Department bulletin urges American shoe makers to target New Zealand, which imports about 5 million dollars in shoes yearly with 85 percent from Britain. It argues American styles and quality could capture a large share despite the distance and competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
New Zealand
Great Britain
Bestir
Colby’s Public Light Plant Draws Private Ownership Debate
Colby Kansas operates a $200000 electric light plant that not only powers the city but sells electricity to several nearby towns. This year Colby residents will pay no city taxes as the plant’s profits cover all city expenses, fueling arguments over private versus public ownership of utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby
Kas
Commencement Costs Highlight Education Spending
A reporter notes high school graduation expenses split by gender with boys paying about 65 dollars for outfits and tickets while girls pay around 50 dollars plus prom tickets and attire. Extra items include class pins, yearbooks, photo exchanges, invitations and commencement cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Treasury
Commencement Reflections on Worth of Ceremony
The writer extols high school commencement as a serious, happy event worth celebration. They note fond relatives attending exercises, flowers, and the value of a proper, well funded ceremony, arguing fifty or sixty dollars could buy meaningful happiness and satisfaction.
Until December Good Bye Honor for the Dead
Arthur Brisbane critiques the power trust and its propaganda after Decoration Day. He says the Senate expired in remorse, the Boulder Dam bill died with it, and predicts a renewed effort in December by well organized power interests while the public remains disengaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Power Trust
Senate
Boulder Dam
Decoration Day Weathers The Living Not The Dead
The article reflects on Decoration Day as a day of recreation and pleasure for the living while suggesting the dead, awaiting judgment or at rest, are content to be kindly remembered. The tone contrasts ritual remembrance with contemporary leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R
Worthy of honor in this nation’s history
A tribute recalling Washington and Lincoln as founding and sustaining leaders, the millions who fought and died for liberty, and especially mothers who raised sons to do the nation’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lincoln
Blonde dancer turns herself in after fatal trap
A twenty year old dancer confessed to police, admitting she lured a cabaret owner who had once defeated her, leading to his passing. The motive appears tied to a past grievance and her conscience prompted the surrender.
Slum life insight from fatal trap involving race and crime
A short story depicts a black man lured by a white woman into a trap and killed by a white man who agrees to help, offering a stark view of New York slum life and racial tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Battle for GFWC leadership in San Antonio pits two women
A crowded race for the General Federation of Women's Clubs presidency unfolds in San Antonio with two contrasting candidates. One described as a home woman and the other as a professional woman, each backed by campaign managers. Observers suggest the home woman may be away from home for extended periods during the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Unclear Fight Motives and Odd Darwin Claim
The text notes a claimed motive of checking atheism and wiping out evolution alongside a proposed Darwinian claim about hair growth direction on arms. It discusses gendered relevance and asserts a factual assertion about hair growth from elbow to wrist versus to the shoulder.
Hair on Monkeys Sheds Rain Like Thatch Roof
The text notes that monkey hair grows in two directions and sheds rain like a roof. It jokes that club ladies with short arms, somewhat stout, such as the late Lillian Russell, cannot fold their arms over their heads, which annoys them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Russell
Edison Company Lightning Demonstration Shown
Arthur Williams of New York's Edison company showed friends moving pictures by General Electric illustrating that science has eliminated danger from lightning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Williams
New York
Edison Company
General Electric Company
Lightning protection by poles and netting
A 100 foot lightning conductor pole protects all within 150 feet of its base in every direction. Three properly grounded conductor poles keep lightning from buildings and oil tanks within their area. As an extra precaution wire netting may be stretched above the tanks.
Lightning safety in steel structures and proper grounding
The article argues steel buildings and well grounded metal sewers act as lightning conductors, making lightning generally harmless when properly protected. It warns that imperfectly planned or installed lightning rods raise the danger and should be avoided.
Britain’s Crime Control Evident in Birmingham Population and Safety
In twenty years Birmingham rose from 590000 to 1000000 residents and, amid postwar effects, recorded one murder, three attempted murders, one manslaughter, and twenty five burglaries in a single year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Birmingham
England
Canadian newsprint export association dissolves
The newsprint export association of Canada is dead and publishers gain relief from its price regulation. Price brothers withdraw from the association and plan to sell next year’s output on their terms. International Paper resumes 1929 contracts at a $3 per ton reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsprint Export Association of Canada
Price Brothers
International Paper Company
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy Expert
Dr Frank McCoy answers reader health questions in this paper advising on pain signals and gut gas interpretation, cautions on self diagnosis, and outlines diet and dental care as remedies. He addresses stomach acid reduction, foods for traveling lunches, and hair bleaching safety with restrained guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCoy
McCoy
Broadway Gossip and Gold Coast Echoes in New York
Gilbert Swan recalls Harry Thaw’s loyal bodyguards, Broadway tales of nights and requests, Murray Hill’s clash with skyscrapers, and a 1776 ruse by Mrs. Murray that aided Washington’s retreat, tying nightlife rumor to old Manhattan landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Broadway
Harry Thaw
Ringsiders
Harry
Thaw
Murray
Public Forum Debate Over Coal Field Credit in Athens County
A reader letter criticizes Mr. William Lock’s view of coal region finances, arguing local merchants carry heavy credit with miners and face losses from uncollectible accounts. The writer urges balanced perspective and condemns calls to curb miners’ earnings, asserting business interests and miners share mutual stakes in the local economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lock
Chauncey
Phillipic
Athens County
Hocking
Lock
Glouster
Jacksonville
Fepeees
Daugherty
Cross-Word Puzzle Rhythm Fragmented Clues
A scrambled printable crossword item presents partial clues and garbled text. It asks for city capitals of Kansas and Russia mountains and includes broken word fragments and definitions for terms like mineral spring moist dine impure female horses rigid inert gas and a tuberculosis discovery question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Admiral Dewey
Stroy
Russia
Care of the gums and dental concerns
A reader asks about gum care. The message notes problem areas where the gums have receded due to disease or decay and seeks guidance on prevention and treatment steps.
Heflin blocks third party surge in 1932 political scene
Washington May 31 Rodney Dutcher reports Alabama Senator Tom Heflin blocks any serious anti Smith third party effort. He argues such a bid would be tainted by religious bigotry and split independent voters. He foreshadows a hard road for a lasting third party with few leaders and no assured jobs.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Tom Heflin
Alabama
al Smith
Hoover
Smith
Heflin
la Follette
Wilson
Bryan
Tammany
Bora
Norris
Congress
Answers to Questions By Frederick J. Haskin
Frederick J. Haskin answers readers questions on governor salaries tides in the Great Lakes burial at Arlington cost of battleships and other curiosities. The Q A covers Al Smith’s $25000 governor pay state comparisons, tideless lakes with minor tidal notes, nursing burial rights, battleship costs near 40 million, Hose and Charlies Coghlan as siblings, feuilleton meaning, and mammoth traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Chicago
Arlington Cemetery
National Cemetery
Colorado
Hose
Charlies Coghlan
S. A
May 31 Highlights Across American History
On May 31 events include Ethan Allen's return to the American army after thirty months in captivity in 1778, Walt Whitman's birth in 1819, the first Democratic convention at Baltimore in 1822 nominating Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, the 1889 Johnstown flood in Pennsylvania with 2142 deaths and relief contributions, and the 1892 Chicago corn corner collapse where prices fell from one dollar to 49 cents a bushel.
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Ethan Allen
Walt Whitman
Baltimore
Jackson
van Buren
Johnstown
Chicago
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National
Robert £. Ward
F. W. Bush
Pubr
Chas. H. Harris
Papa
Rosser
Nelsonville
E. C. Schloss
Melba White
Letha Beasley
Jessie Mills
Edwin Cooper
Esther Headley
East Side School
Barbarians
Ohio University
Hebbardsville
J. R. Sprague
New Lexington
Woman's Music Club
H. G. Williams
Lash
College and
Court Streets
Arthur Brisbane
Riles
By the Way
Grippe
Murry
Murray Hill
Manhattan
Ank
J. P. Morgan
George Bakers
Tiffanys
Madison Avenue
Editor
Messenger
Gonstelistion
Fabri Inlet
Bea
Darkness
George 8
Thompson
Frederick J. Haskin
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
South Dakota
Vermont
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