Washington Court House voters approve special tax levy
A local elocutionary reflection notes Washington Court House with 8206 residents faces a tax crisis. Voters recently backed a special levy to fund municipal expenses as police and one fireman work without pay. Schools function, but city government effectively stalls with officers unpaid and the sheriff seeking relief. The piece compares the situation to the Daugherty family and notes lingering civic unease.
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Wearington
Flotse
Ohio
Daughesty
Washington Court House
Washington Court
Charm of the old New Hampshire farm house vs modern life
A Good Old Days Weekly essay questions whether colonial homes with their brick construction fireplaces and pewter hold charm, yet notes lack of screens plumbing and modern comforts. It contrasts 1790 doctors and travel limits with today’s ease and asks if happiness was greater in the past.
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Good Old Days
F Weekly
New Hampshire
Hower in a Hat House Sparks Woodland Adventure
A quirky note proclaims Any Hower can grow in a hat-house, yet it takes me with merve to navigate the woods. The line hints at a playful, rustic piece reflecting local color and whimsy from a historic page.
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Merve
WORLD MONEY LENDER AND FARMERS PLAN HOOVER CANAL
Abridged column outlines Jealousy and murder references then shifts to Wall Street as world money lender. It notes United States lending over a thousand million dollars in gold abroad and warns about repayment. It discusses farmer income, price support, and Hoover canal proposals to connect the Mississippi valley and Great Lakes, arguing freight savings and higher farm prices.
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Wall Street
London
United States
Europe
Hoover
Gulf
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
Liverpool
Lakes
Etiquette Sidelights On Use Of Salad Knife In Place Of Fork
Washington etiquette discussion notes shift toward European styled dining with a salad knife aiding the fork for unmanageable salad. The piece traces American and European methods, cites Hugh Rhodes on historical etiquette, and highlights effects on left handed diners, salt and pepper habits, and napkin wiping at table.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Europe
Atlantic
Hugh Rhodes
Leasing bars lure prohibition era party pleasures in Manhattan
Shrewd young men push new ideas to profit from loosened rules by offering “leasing bars” for private parties. Caterers supply a ready setup with a bartender, retro bar, liquor, sawdust floors, and suggestive art to create a true old time atmosphere. Wealthy hosts even seek in-home bar setups for private gatherings.
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New York
Manhattan
Walla
Finding New Wass To Beat the National Prohibition
Gilbert Swan notes a vogue among shrewd young men creating mobile bars to evade Prohibition, while some teams provide atmosphere without liquor. He observes New York car owners avoiding daytime traffic, cruising Fifth Avenue after rush hour, except one man who uses his car only on Sundays outside the city limits.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
New York City
Questions and Answers from a 19th century Q and A column
Questions and Answers cover royal kinship with Czar Nicholas I, American pulp wood imports from Canada, why Texas is called the Lone Star state, and infant health statistics. The piece cites relations of Queen Maria of Romania to the Russian imperial family and notes U S Children’s Bureau figures on infant health, plus a Q about a visitor entering the country.
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Mariie
M. BR. A
Maria
Rumania
Nicholas I
Russia
Alexander II
Marie
Roumania
United States
Canada
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
New England
Texas
Lone Star State
A. M. OC
United States Children’s ‘Bureau
Train service linked Atherin and Sugar Creek inaugurated
A historic rail link between Atherin and Sugar Creek opened with a special train from Hocking Valley. The event marked practical transport expansion. officials cited economic benefits and regional growth as construction of a large packing plant and municipal reservoir proceeded nearby.
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Abor
Mississippi Steamboatin A thrilling river history by the Quicks
Washington observer reviews Mississippi Steamboatin by Herbert Quick and his son Edward. The book blends rugged antebellum and Civil War river life with vivid scenes of steamboat crews, wrecks, and tragedy. It argues for inland waterways revived by new policy, concluding with a practical case for restoration and transport economics.
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Washington
Herbert Quick
Midwest
Farm Loan Bureau
Ied
Edward
Mississippi
Quick
New Orleans
Jim Bludso
Inland Waterways Corporation
Herbert
Edward Quick
Blind Capetown Man Learns Golf After Blinding
Captain E B Towse, blinded in the war, has learned to play golf in Capetown. The brief item notes his adaptation to the sport and showcases his resilience and skill despite loss of sight.
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Capetown
E. B. BR " Towse
Baa
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