Athens County fuel committee appointed by judge
Com mon Pleas Judge J. M. Wood named A. B. Roe Jos F. Leopold K and Roach Dr A L Pritchard and W A Craft to form a committee with full control of the fuel administration in Athens county. The Red Cross War Council urged women to knit faster. Ohio University students staged the play Get Rich Quick Wallingford. Mrs Henry Zenner and Miss Ree traveled to Pittsburgh to visit relatives.
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A. B. Roe
Jos. F. Leopold
K. &. Roach
A. L. Pritchard
W. A. Craft
Common Pleas
J. M. Wood
Athens County
Red Cross War Council
Ohio University
Henry Zenner
Miss Ree
Pittsburgh
A Thought for Today From Hosea Ballou
A Thought for Today quotes Hosea Ballou on charity being spontaneous and timely, not driven by importunity or emulation. It cites a Bible citation 4 18 from Peter and reflects on Christian virtue guiding daily conduct.
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Hosea Ballou
Do You Know Your Town
A town survey of Athens and surrounding communities highlights pride in local schools hospitals industries and infrastructure. It notes West Athens South Athens North and East districts plus a massive Athens brick plant site with thousands of poles and hundreds of workers. The piece encourages residents to walk their town and learn what is happening.
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Homme
Athens City
Messenger
Athens
Nelsonville
Logan
Glouster
Pomeroy
Middleport
West Athens
South Athens
Norththens
East Athens
Middle West
Spread of Good Roads Spurs Farm Makeovers
As roads reach rural areas, farms gain shrubbery, gardens, and neater exteriors. Clean roadside fences improve appearance and raise value, reflecting pride of ownership and morale. With coal mining downturn in the Hocking valley, miners may shift to farming to sustain the valley’s economy.
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Hocking Valley
Dallas Plans for Growth and Public Works Bond Issue
Dallas outlines a comprehensive growth plan with new buildings streets widenings parks and utilities. A $23 909 000 bond package funds improvements including a fine arts institute municipal auditorium airport hospital expansion and water plant upgrades as cities seek orderly expansion amid traffic and architectural goals.
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Dallas
Texas
Fine Arts Institute
Gqtes
Germany Faces Unending Reparation Burden
The piece compares Germany to Sisyphus, detailing a 1927 28 reparations bill of 1.75 billion gold marks and annual future payments around 625 million, framing the plan as an accumulating, unsustainable load. It cites the massive sums in both marks and dollars as the ongoing financial strain.
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Sisyphus
Germany
World asks if the tribute must be paid by Germany
The world questions whether the immense annual payment can be required, whether Germany will accept or evade it, and what steps the allies, especially this nation, could take if Germany declines.
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Germany
Germany Finances Through Industrial Power Not Military Might
The passage argues Germany can pay by slashing army and navy costs, mobilizing hundreds of thousands of idle soldiers into productive labor, and underselling rivals. It claims leadership has shifted from the decaying Hohenzollern moneylenders to capable German brains guiding policy.
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Germany
Hohenzollern
Germany’s Industrial and Bank Notes Face Bearish Surge
A brief market commentary notes that Germany’s industrial and banking securities have come under selling pressure as traders anticipate consequences of past adversity, implying a harsher lesson for speculators who bet against German assets.
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Germany
Rubber plans outpace tire trees in Ford Firestone scheme
A column on the alleged Ford Firestone plot to grow their own rubber hints artificial rubber could precede the start of tire production from Ford Firestone trees.
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Firestone
Ford
Ford-Firestone
Germany to Grow Synthetic Rubber?: Aims to Cut Costs
Germany announces efforts to produce synthetic rubber at lower cost than natural rubber. If successful, parallels to past dye ventures suggest it could threaten rubber plantations and the cochineal industry’s fate. Potential to lower reparations by about one third.
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Germany
Multilingual Professor Contemplates Limits of Knowledge
Professor Tassilo Schulteiss, an instructor of Latin Greek and religion, is said to know seventy seven languages beyond Greek and Latin. Some wonder about the value of such vast learning and its relevance to one person.
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Tassilo Schulteiss
Not a news item but a literary musing on language
A compact reflection asserts that great writers like Homer Dante and Shakespeare knew one living language each. It argues fluency and the power of expression matter more than polyglot ability. The quote emphasizes clarity and impact over linguistic breadth.
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Dante
Shakespeare
Government critique ties socialism to Mexican troubles
A scholar argues socialism underpins Mexico's woes and links it to the revolutions in France and Russia. He notes Rousseau Voltaire and other philosophers were not socialists and cites Taine on political education as a counterpoint.
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Mexico
Rousseau
Voltaire
League For Political Education
Taine
Soldiers trained as veterinarians in five month course
A five month program trains soldiers as veterinarians with 700 hours of study to distinguish diseases such as glanders from bog spavin.
Russia teaches aviation in public schools and veterans to fly
The speaker suggests repurposing a veterinary school into a flying academy after noting Russia trains 4,090,000 citizens in aviation. He compares teaching soldiers to be veterinarians to civilians learning to drive a hansom cab and argues big money would push the government to change curricula.
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Russia
Thanksgiving forewarns against excess and vows civility
A Thanksgiving warning argues against overeating and food excess, framing the holiday as holy but urging restraint and charity. It notes the health risks of stuffing and urges readers to donate excess funds to charity. The piece segues into New York anecdotes about Horatio Alger stories and cultural shifts in eateries from Luchow’s to Chinese restaurants. It mentions a 13-year-old shoeshine bail bond story and nostalgia for Union Square locales.
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Massachusetts
Gilbert Swan
New York
Horatio Alger
Manhattan
William Trachte
Hoothlack
Anid
Union Square
Ty “Son
Luchow's
Lachow's
Academy of Music
Low Blood Pressure Causes and Cure Diet and Exercise
A reader notes low blood pressure signals enervation and tissue weakness. Cure lies in building strength through careful dieting and vigorous exercise.
Oklahoma Statehood Moves Capitol to Guthrie
Dr. H. W. Elson of Ohio attended a National Tax Commission meeting in Columbus. Mrs. W. H. McKee and her two children left to visit Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Hibbard in Canaanville on Sunday.
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H. W. Elson
Ohio University
National Tax Commission
Columbus
W. H. McKee
P. G. Hibbard
Canaanville
State rights in national politics and tax debates noted
Washington column discusses state rights as a political tool in lawsuits and elections. It cites Maryland Governor Albert C. Ritchie and others, recalls Prohibition and child labor fights, and reports on hearings by the Ways and Means Committee. Mayor Broad Bill Thompson remarks on American history prizes amid flood control remarks and crowd interactions.
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Washington
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Bill Ware
Frank Smith
Senate
Pennsylvania
Mlinois
National Council of State Legislatures
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Broad Bill Thompson
Chicago
George Washington
Broad Bill
Bowery
Down Stich Linois
Andy Mellon
Answers to Questions By Frederick J. Haskin
Questions cover radio saturation estimates and global set requirements. It notes 18 000 600 sets in use serving about 99 million people, 9 percent of current zones, and 356 million sets needed for world coverage. Also details Resurrection filming in Russia with two complete villages supervised by Count Kra Tolstoy and the Tennessee name origin from Tenasse meaning curved spoon or river bend.
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Dolores del Rio
Russia
A. Fe U A
Hollywood
Kra ' ‘ Tolstoy
Leo Tol
Tennessee
I. C
Skin remedy S.S.S. touted for eczema relief
An advertisement promotes S.S.S. a vegetable remedy claimed to relieve eczema and other skin diseases. It cites a letter from Cleophas Forte praising six bottles of S.S.S. and notes the product is sold in two sizes at drug stores.
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S.S.S
Cleophas Forte
Soldiers and Sailors Home
Quincy
Ill
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