Question and Answer Digest from Francisco Cal
A compilation of trivia and explanations on stamps counterfeiting lines, Gentile term origin, smoke damage to evergreens, Kaw Indians, broom corn, forks in England, papal succession, Laramie Mountains location, and Yankee Rails as US railway shares.
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Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Gramineae
East Indies
England
Thomas ‘Colgate
Benedict
Laramie Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Wyoming
Albany
Laramie
United States Railway
New York Stock Exchange
A Thought For Today on Wealth and Friendship
Wealth makes many friends yet the poor stands apart from neighbors. The thought notes wealth as power leisure and liberty while contrasting social reach with poverty.
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Lowell
Third Party Movement Fails to Impress Voters
The piece argues that the La Follette third party shows no real progress in two weeks as voters awaken to its lack of offers. It predicts a firm, informed electorate voting to uphold constitutional protections, push for tax cuts, and resist potential public ownership and increased government roles.
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la Follette
Russia
La*Follette
Y Trotsky
United States
Calvin Coolidge
Mr. Davis
Good Judgment Emphasized by Union College Speaker
A speaker at Union College urges students that good judgment is fundamental to life, success, and happiness. The talk argues judgment is partly innate in women, mainly developed in men, and cultivated through broad education, open-mindedness, and learning both sides of issues.
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Union College
Fallacy of Intelligence Tests and Judging Instinct
A speaker tells college students that instinctive rejection of wrong and selection of right is rarely possible. Snap judgments are seldom good. deliberate thinking and reasoning are necessary. The message warns against overreliance on intelligence tests.
Slow Thinking Outlines True Genius
A reflection on judgment and intellect argues that rapid thinking favors speed over sound reasoning. It suggests the best thinking is deliberate and slow, portraying genius as not exceptional but frequently lopsided with limited judgment.
Prohibition Cited as Key to Reducing Pauperism
A census report notes poverty decline in America despite population growth and high prices. Prohibition is argued as the main driver, freeing liquor money and labor for homes, savings, and invest ments, with the most impact seen among former drink-paupered classes. Enforcement remains imperfect but transformative.
Idaho Woman Jury Rule Sparks Citizenship Debate
An Idaho man was convicted of unlawful liquor possession but the judgment was reversed by the state supreme court which held Idaho women are not competent jurors under state law. The piece argues that this creates a split citizenship and foreshadows broader rights aligning with national progress.
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Idaho
State Supreme Court
Idaho Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Smithsonian Institution and Its Founding Vision
A historical overview traces the Smithsonian's origins from James Smithson's bequest of 104,960 gold sovereigns to the Smithsonian Institution’s 1846 charter. It highlights early secretaries Joseph Henry, Spencer F. Baird, Langley, and current head Charles Walcott, plus the Bureau of American Ethnology and ongoing ethnographic work with Native American tribes.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Messenger
Uncle Sam
High Seas
United States
James Smithson
Amer‘ica
Young Republic
Young Republic. Yet Heeems
New World
Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Philadelphia
United States Treasury
Congress
School For
The
Smithsonian
Joseph Henry
United States Weather Bureau
Spencer F. Baird
Fish Commission
Samuel Pierpont Langley
Langley
New York
North America
Walcott
Bureau of American Ethnology
Smithsonian ambitions and vastness of its collections
The Smithsonian Institution showcases its global reach through extensive fossil and vertebrate finds, insect collections, and African animal holdings. It emphasizes careful curation, public education, and international exchanges, detailing thousands of objects and ongoing explorations that expand knowledge worldwide.
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Smithsonian
National Museum
South America
China
Theodore Roosevelt
Smithsonian Institution
International Exchange Service
United States
Congressional Board
Congress
Frederic Haskin
Johnson to present Baseball controversy to Justice Department
President of the American League B Johnson states that any alleged baseball corruption will be referred to the Department of Justice for investigation, as announced by Attorney General Stone.
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Washington
B Johnson
Amercan League
Department of Justice
Attorne General Stone
Tokyo embraces American films after boycott
American motion pictures gain popularity in Tokyo and across Japan after the boycott, with every house showing American films. Movies have been in high demand since last year's great earthquake as a popular amusement.
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Tokyo
Japan
Young Japanese pirate defiant at court over mass killings
A well born Japanese youth faces murder charges for piracy at sea. He admits sailing with followers, seizing a Russian vessel, killing the crew, and casting them overboard. He calls the act patriotic retaliation against Bolsheviks as nations set piracy examples.
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High Seas
What is the matter with the church
The piece discusses old fashioned preachers asking what ails the church and notes clergymen in pulpits like Dean Inge portraying one apostle as not inspired, claiming he merely knew epileptic fits. The tone is reflective and critical of traditional views.
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Dean Inge
St. Paul's
London
The Clouds Satire Opposes Zeus Replaced by Vortex Theory
Aristophanes mockingly argues in The Clouds that modernists would eject Zeus and install a Vortex driven by science. He suggests a claim that Earth arose not from creation but as a whirling cosmic vortex replacing divine authority.
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Aristophanes
Christ
Zeus
Jupiter
Fishermen in Rowboat Challenge Cathedral’s Faith Effort
Clergymen in New York's St John the Divine rally faith with a grand procession of bishops and honoraries in a multi million dollar building. A rowboat of six fishermen, costing under two dollars, discussing religion earnestly may move more faith than the cathedral.
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New York
St.John the Divine
Dent in Maverle skull prompts hopes of cure
Edward Maverle was struck by hold up men and suffered a skull dent that doctors say ruined his character. In a Los Angeles hospital they operated to relieve brain pressure and he hopes to turn honest again, with a broader view of youth and mental health.
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Edward Maverle
Maverle
Los Angeles
Senator La Follette Warns Republicans Over Slush Fund Hope
La Follette accuses Republicans of seeking a slush fund to influence an election while noting some potential donors refuse support. He claims small contributions are turned away by wary party managers who fear public scrutiny and political backlash.
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la Follette
Reuublican Party
Borah
France to recognize Russia amid oil wheat and platinum deals
The article notes France preparing to recognize the Russian Government, prompting US interest as American financiers funded the Czar. It argues Americans were misled by eager financiers seeking commissions and notes that Czars were doomed.
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Russia
United States
France Moves Ahead in Business Despite Russian Debt
The French government and business leaders press forward with deals despite Russia owing large sums to American investors. France leverages experienced statesmen to expand trade while navigating international financial pressures.
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Russia
France
Hamden Visitors and Local Notices Highlight Week
Hamden residents hosted and visited relatives including Mrs. A. T. Ogier Jr and Miss Grace Morehead. births announced Nellie Frances to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Pierce and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Burns. Local exams and pension reviews conducted for veteran Thomas Edwards with doctors from Hamden and Radcliff.
Death of John Talbert after weeks of illness
John Talbert of Church Street died at home on Thursday morning after a several weeks illness due to sugar diabetes mellitus. He had been injured July 18 at Puritan Brick Co with rib fractures and grew weaker since. Relatives hosted Dr. and Mrs. A Gray of Jackson and Mrs. W J Ogier of Wellston Thursday evening. A 14 year old son of Luther Knox near Byers broke his right arm above the wrist Wednesday while cranking a Ford and was treated by Dr. Ray.
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John Talbert
John ‘Talbert
Church Street
Byers
Ray
P T A Plans Second Year Meeting At School Auditorium
The Parent Teachers Association will hold its second meeting of the year in the school auditorium Tuesday night October 14. Members are urged to attend and participate in the discussion on upcoming events and school programs.
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Parent Teachers Association
Parent Teachers’ Association
Questions and Answers Information Service Notice
An Athens Messenger notice explains the Information Bureau run by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C offers answers to questions. It states the bureau provides information only and cannot give legal medical or financial advice or handle domestic issues.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
Chicago wins first National League championship in 1876
The Chicago club captured the inaugural National League title in 1876 with a 52 win 14 loss record and a 788 winning percentage. Forecast centers are located at Chicago Illinois New Orleans Louisiana Denver Colorado and San Francisco.
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Chicago
Ill
Newerleans
Denver
Colo
San
Local Notes of Springfield and Surroundings
McArthur Miss Delia O Connor has gone to Springfield to take a hospital job. Mrs J M Murphy visits Lima and nearby for a few days. Willard Clark was a business visitor at Wellston on Wednesday. Mrs F T Hudson of Columbus visits her mother Rebecca Blackstone and other relatives. Mrs Leslie Cox of Wellston visits here on Wednesday. Mrs Herbert Hamilton is visiting Columbus for a few days. Presbyterian Circle meets at Mrs James K Paden's home on Monday evening. Mr and Mrs Kay Cox move from I M Lantz building to Mrs Sarah Thorpe's on Market street. Miss Janie Lyle visits Elia Arganbright near Ratcliffshire for a few days. Duane Rosser, recently operated on at Grant Hospital, Columbus, is improving. Word arrives of the September 16 marriage at Rattle Creek Michigan of Miss Clare McCarty, daughter of Mr and Mrs P A McCarty formerly of Vernon Corkins of Rattle Creek.
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Delia O'Connor
Springfield
J. M. Murphy
Lima
Willard Clark
Wellston
F. T. Hudson
Columbus
Rebecca Blackstone
Leslie Cox
Herbert Hamilton
Presbyterian Circle
James K. Paden
Kay Cox
I. M. Lantz
Sarah Thorpe
Market Street
Janie Lyle
Elia Arganbright
Ratcliffshire
Duane Rosser
Grant Hospital
Rattle Creek, Mich
Misa Clare McCarty
P. A. McCarty
Vernon Corkins
Rattle Creek
Recent Marriage License In Hamden
William Holtz and Thelma Deal of Hamden married at McArthur by G W Specht on date unknown.
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William Holtz
Thelma Deal
Hamden
Mc.Arthur
G. W. Specht
Fashion Trends Signal Brown Dominance This Autumn
Paris observers note dressmakers see brown as the prevailing color for women this autumn while green loses favor. Superstitious fears about green being unlucky are suggested as a cause, though designers may still push bolder hues.
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Paris
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McArthur
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Sadie Cook
Cincinnati
W. A. Foose
H. St. Feose
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J. 7. Ogier
Jvr
Main Street
Ogier
Vinton County
Pat Rogan
Georca Eagie
Joe Gallagher
Zeke Jenkins
W. J. Orrier
KE. TT. Dande
John Walker
Clyde Pierce
Buffalo Street
Nellie Frances
Chester Burns
J.T. Ogier
Latonig
Winsfield Rawkins
Coatton
Leo Stanton
Thomas Edwards
New Mymouth
KB. S. Ray
B. V. Swisher
Radcliff
H. S. James
Resino
Mertoce Compatune
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