Atlanta Opportunity School enrolls 500 in evening program
In Atlanta, Willis A Sutton leads a new public school initiative the Opportunity School aimed at workers with no time for full time study. More than 500 residents have enrolled to study typing stenography filing business arithmetic and bookkeeping with classes running from morning to 6 pm.
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Atlanta
Ben Franklin
Miy
Opportunity School
Ducation
Willis ‘A. Sutton
Atlanta Public Schools
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Lumbago Relief
Old time remedy St Jacobs Oil advertises fast relief for backache rheumatism lumbago and sciatica. A trial bottle is proposed with simple topical use promising pain vanish within fifty counts and safe non irritating action.
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St. Jacob's
St. Jacobs
Universal Tonic Claims 666 Cures All Ailments
An advertisement touts a universal tonic that allegedly cures malaria colds constipation biliousness and headaches. It promotes quick relief and health restoration, urging readers to try the remedy.
Proclamation Declares November 30 as Thanksgiving Day
President Harding issued a proclamation urging all citizens to observe Thursday November 30 as Thanksgiving Day. The notice sets the national observance and calls for gratitude for blessings and national unity.
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Washington
Harding
Tax rates set in Crawford county districts for 1922
Crawford county auditor Albert G. Filickinger released a tentative 1922 tax rate showing 57 of 68 districts planning higher levies. The public rate figures will guide levy decisions across the county.
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Bucyrus
Crawford County
Albert G. Filickinger
Yost Credits Fess With Teaching Him How to Win
Ohio State game photo captures Fielding H Hurry Up Yost and Congressman Simeon D. Fess in a friendly grip before the Ohio Michigan clash marking the stadium dedication. Yost recalls learning from Fess at Ohio Northern University and using square play to win, aligning with Republican aims.
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Yost
Fess
Olumbus
Michigan University
Simeon D. Fess
United States
Versity
Ohio Northern University
Michigan
Lameure
Ohio
Hess
United States Senate
Selective Jewish Immigration Policy by Hias in Early 1920s
The Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society, known as Hias, limits Jewish admissions to the United States from war-torn Europe. It favors relocation to Palestine and uses a banking system to transfer funds for relatives abroad, with 190,000 immigrants processed and only 711 turned away between 1920 and 1922.
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New York
Europe
United States
America
Hias
Addios
Palestine
Ocean
Special delivery stamps show peak year end rush
The post office department data show that in the last year every man, or every woman, sent a letter with special delivery and received a reply in the opposite gender. The highest volume occurs in the last quarter, not summer, with ne groes cited as heavy users in the South. Total stamps sold near 79.99 million and revenue over 7.49 million dollars.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Post Office Department
Spooners
Prohibitionist Titus Calls Volstead Law Too Mild
Detroit on November 2 1920 Prohibition candidate I F Titus told a crowd that the Volstead law is too mild and not a true prohibition. He argued that even one half of one percent beer remains intoxicating in impact and should be rejected by supporters.
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Sonora
Detroit
Mich
IF. E. Titus
Prohibition Party
United States
Mr. Titus
Ohio
Commonwealth
Funeral arrangements announced for Mrs Dan Kovach
Different funeral plans for Mrs Dan Kovach were set for Hollister with a short church service and 1 PM departure from Glouster. Rev Landsitter of the local Methodist church will deliver the sermon and interment will follow at Hollister cemetery.
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Dan Kovach
Hollister
Landsitter
Methodist
Loyal Robinett attend funeral of Frank Lowther
Mr and Mrs Loyal Robinett attended the funeral of Frank Lowther near Albany Friday. FE E Pedicord and family left Thursday for Mt Vernon Hill where Mr Pedicord serves as pastor at a fine salary. He has been stationed there the past weeks and is moving his family to the city.
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Loyal Robinett
Frank Lowther
Near
Albany
FE. E. Pedicord
Mt. Vernon, Hill
First regular council meeting set for Friday night
The first regular meeting of council for the month is scheduled for Friday night. Reports from department heads will be read and such business as may come up will be transacted.
Campbell and Hyde Attend Aunt Turner's Funeral
H W Campbell of this city and Mrs Charles Hyde of Ferndale attended the funeral of their aunt Mrs John Turner at Hemlock Friday.
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H. W. Campbell
This City
Charles Hyde
Ferndale
John Turner
Hemlock
Mrs Thomas Johnson Spends Friday in Columbus
Mrs Thomas Johnson spent Friday in Columbus visiting relatives and attending events, with details limited to her appearance and activities during the day.
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Thomas Johnson
Columbus
Duplers Visit Columbus for Weekend with Relatives
Mr and Mrs C E Dupler traveled to Columbus Friday to be guests of relatives and friends for the weekend, enjoying time away from home.
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Mrs. C. E. Dupler
Columbus
Looked Over Again by Mayr’s Remedy Claim
Eight years of stomach and liver trouble left the speaker a walking skeleton with yellow skin and severe pains. Cousin recommends Mayr's Wonderful Remedy which purportedly cured the ailment, restoring weight and appetite. The ad claims the preparation removes intestinal mucus and inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments including appendicitis. One dose convinces or money refunded.
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Mayr
Muskegon Nap Story Tells Of Abducted Girl Case
In Muskegon Michigan on November 3 an unnamed man aided Ray Eugene Wilson in abducting and mistreating 11 year old Rosalie Shanty as detailed today by the young speaker nicknamed the diving Venus of the Muskegon beach.
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Muskegon, Mich
Ray Eugene Wison
Rosalie Shanty
Muskegon Beach
Honesty and Tax Reform Debate in Ohio Conference
Delegates at the Ohio Welfare Conference in Columbus hear John R. Cassiday call for public sentiment to enforce tax laws and reform. Prof. H L Lutz advocates a state income tax and corporate tax reforms. Ethelbert Stewart links unemployment cycles to overproduction and urges industrial readjustment.
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Columbus
Hamilton County
John R. Cassiday
State Tax Commission
Ohio Welfare Conference
Cassiday
H. Ll. Lutz
Department of Economics
Oberlin College
Ethelbert Stewart
United States Commission of Labor Statistics
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Compound Promises Natural Color
An old time remedy blends Sage Tea with Sulphur to darken faded gray hair. Advertisers claim Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound restores natural color, gloss, and beauty with simple application by comb or brush, showing results by morning.
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Wyeth
Wreth
Pinkham's Compound Sells Widely for Women's Ailments
In 1920 nearly 3,000,000 bottles shipped from Lynn Massachusetts with branches in Canada and Mexico. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claims the largest sale of any medicine for women's ailments. It is made from selected roots and herbs and contains no harmful drugs, offering safe use for women.
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Pinkham
Lynn
Massachusetts
Canada
Mexico
Lydia F. Pinkham
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