Postmaster Change and Local News Highlights
C H Hryson becomes Ath ens postmaster with Harry McKinstry as assistant. Mrs F J Preston hosts a board party in Nelsonville. Dr and Mrs W N Alderman return from Columbus. Lighting outage follows drive bell failure at the electric plant. G W Hopking visits Harrisonville and Cincinnati. Ohio snowfalls of three inches. Mid Delta Theta’s fifty three members active in World War. Mrs Frank Gross visits Jacksonville. Russia leaves World War I. Ohio University male students begin first military drill with about 22 present. Mrs J T Merwin returns from the movies.
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Mid Delta Theta Chapter
Ohio University
A Thought for Today Peaceful Paths and Pleasantness
A devotional note cites Proverbs 3 17 about pleasant paths and heavenly peace, pairing biblical guidance with Bailey's reflection on heavenly signs of tranquility.
Lord Birkenhead Attacks English Divorce Legislation
The article recalls Lord Birkenhead, once lord chancellor, criticizing England's strict divorce grounds. He argues cruelty persists when tied to a drunkard or prisoner or insane spouse, noting many women live half lives in asylum or prison. Europeans scorn lax U S divorce, yet English law constrains renewal and happiness.
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Lord Birkenhead
Supreme Law Office of the
Crown
England
Honkers and the Habit of Honking in Traffic Jams
A columnist condemns loud horn honking as a sign of selfishness and nuisance in traffic jams. It argues patience reduces accidents and noise, urging motorists to accept delays and “pipe down” rather than escalate with blasts.
High School Football Costs Rise With Gear and Staff
A Massachusetts high school spent 4590 on uniforms and had custom 11 shoes for players. The payroll includes a coach, an osteopath, a dentist, and a trainer. Stadium and travel add to expenses, suggesting high school football can rival Broadway show costs. One man turned from golf to other games to boost his morals.
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Massachusetts
Prohibition Crusader Tells Indiana of Quitting Drink
An Indiana audience heard a crusader say 21,090,000 Americans who drank before prohibition quit entirely while about 90,000,000 allegedly still drink heavily, signaling a split in national alcohol use trends.
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Crusader Against
Indiana
Hindus and Mussulmans on cow sacrifice and music rights
Arthur Brisbane notes Hindu and Mohammedan beliefs on cow killing and religious processions. He contrasts India’s religious tensions with England’s music, and praises the pen over the sword, citing Harden and famed literary figures to argue brains win over brute force.
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England
India
Fight King James Tunney Joins Millionaire Philanthropy Group
James J Tunney heavyweight champion is named a member of a philanthropic committee alongside Charles M Schwab John D Ryan Charles A Whelen and Otto H Kahn His lawyers Chadbourne Stanchfield Levy help keep his wealth safe while his status as fight king is noted A man falls from a ladder during a public stunt as bystanders joke it is for a movie
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James J. Tunney
Charles M. Schwab
John D. Ryan
Charles A. Whelen
Otto H. Kahn
Mr. Tunney
Chadbourne, Stanchfield & Levy
Tunney
Gambling and taxes mix in a night and day world
The piece notes people bet on horse racing in New York and elsewhere while trading stocks in the morning and gambling on greyhounds and cards at night. It mentions Mr. Mellon proposing a 225 million dollar tax cut as a preferable outcome to hardship. It also cites King Alfonso seeking a tunnel under the Straits of Gibraltar and calls for a Channel tunnel between England and France, while British conservatives fear the risk.
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New York
Alfonso
Spain
Straits of Gibraltar
Africa
England
France
English Channel
France Would Invade England If War Came
The quotation argues France would not land troops to invade England because air power would enable quick destruction of English cities in a single day.
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France
England
Proposal for modest metal dirigible gas bag experiment
The speaker urges government funding for a mid sized dirigible creating a metal duralumin gas bag. It would be lighter and longer lasting than traditional bags, resist battle damage, and reduce dependence on foreign or private initiative.
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The
Grolier Society
Health and Diet Advice by Dr Frank McCoy
Reader questions cover abscessed kidneys causes symptoms and dietary treatment. Another inquiry asks if chewing gum benefits gums by aiding blood circulation. A young man seeks help to quit snuff with a practical habit change and water snuff method as a deterrent.
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Frank McCoy
McCoy
I. M
N. Kk. W
Low Blood Pressure Cure By Walking And Exercise
The text argues that low blood pressure signals weakness and enervation, predicting diseases like tuberculosis or cancer. It prescribes building blood strength through long daily walks starting at one mile, progressing to five, plus vigorous daily physical culture exercises. Target blood pressure to 120 mm.
What Price Glory Across the Channel in London
By the Way in New York writer Gilbert Swan recalls wartime heroes seen in London. A veteran nicknamed Scotty sells papers with medals on his coat while pedestrians and soldiers parade across the channel, medals shining in public view.
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By the Way
New York
Gilbert Swan
London
Paris
Channel
Oxford
Scotty
Europe
Berens shoots waiter after tip criticism in Munich
In Munich Fritz Berens shot a waiter who criticized the tip Berens gave him. Police report a dramatic confrontation over service and gratuity ending with the gunfire. Local authorities investigate the attack and potential charges.
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Munich
Fritz Berens
Berens
Prohibition Debate Reaches Staunton Academy Student
Lamar Pickett at Staunton Academy seeks data from his father Mr. Deets Pickett reformer for temperance on prohibition. The elder cites Buffalo arrests down 21 percent and intoxication arrests down 2.46 percent while denying a 200,000 bootleggers figure.
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Washington
Staunton Military Academy
Lamar Pickett
Lamar
Deets Pickett
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Ricketts
Lama
Pickett
Dad
United States
Buffalo
First American Hamlet actor in London and other Q A facts
Frederick J. Yaskin answers questions on theatre pioneer Steele MacKaye and his son, helium costs, using a watch as a compass, and James Madison as Father of the Constitution.
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Hamlet
London
A. Steele MacKaye
Father
W.T. A
James Madison
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John Finsterwald
Athens
Harry McKinstry
WEITY
F. J. Preston
Sam Preston
Nelsonville
G. W. Hopking
Harrisonville
Mrs. Tulles
Cincinnati
Ohios
Frank Gross
Jacksonville
Russia
J.T. Merwin
Moving Pictures
Bailey
Arthur Brisbane
Maximilian Harden
Kaiser
Voltaire
Louis XIV
Frederick the Great
Goethe
Schiller
Heine
Lincoln
NEA
Threuge
Rodney Dutcher Messenger
Daddy Pickett
Cal
Senate
America
New York City
Ay Bayer
Bayer
Frederick J. Yaskin
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