Ford and the Great Economic Truth in the Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal credits Henry Ford with stating a key economic truth: expanding enterprise and employment is the greatest service a wealthy person can provide. The piece questions whether life is only about jobs and money, pondering philanthropy, personal use of wealth, and the broader social impact beyond economics.
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Henry Ford
Wall Street
Wall Street Journal
Ford
United States
Health hint warns of trains this winter near coal railroads
Tom Sims cautions hunters along railroad tracks to watch for trains this winter while seeking coal. An Alabama man who paid $150 for half interests in a queen bee claims he did not get stung. A wry remark about longer skirts follows.
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Alabama
Kidnapped Boy Reunited With Mother in Missouri
Four year old Russell Everett Smith was kidnapped in April 1919 by wanderers and later returned to his mother in La Grange Missouri after a wandering peddler provided crucial information. The emotional reunion sparked celebrations and tears among neighbors as the boy recounted cruel treatment.
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Russel Everett Smith
la Grange
Wintering Hoboes In Cities As Tramps Seek Shelter
Washington October reports describe the hobo fraternity flocking to major cities for winter quarters. Hoboes crowd Cooper Union in New York while Bowery lodging fills. southern routes shift beggars toward New Orleans and Atlanta. New York leads in beggar earnings and cheap shelters, with Philadelphia and Chicago also serving as winter havens.
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Washington, D. C
Rts
York
Cooper Union
Bowery
Boston
Buffalo
New Orans
St. Augustine
Jacksonville
Llahassee
Atlanta
New Orleans
Uth
Florida
New England
New
New York City
New York
Manhattan
Newark
N. J
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Chicago
Bridewell
Hobohemia
West Madison Street
Athens Day by Day as Seen by the Messenger Watch Dog
A daily jottings from Athens Ohio recounts a morning in bed at four, a gas bill concern, wife pressing trousers, and dinner with sausage and mince pie. The writer notes visits from Congressman Foster and Mr Martin praising Fess for Senator, plus reflections on Prohibition, letters, and local life. He observes travelers from coast to coast, a church visit, and a beggar, then defends teachers amid school funding debates and social events as part of community duties.
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Athens
Samuel Pepys
Nelsonville
Bart
Salvation Army
Hammer Club
Congressman Foster
Mr. Martin
Foster
Fess
Senator
Pomerone
A. T. Archer
Amesville
Tifft
Circleville
Methodist Church
India
James A. Miller
Joredit
Wisdom and want ads mix in Athens and beyond
A long column blends quirky verse about suitable marriages with a local inventor planning pocket sledge hammers for the theatre crowd and a reader poll on moving pictures. The piece shifts to trivia questions about bullets, a Lowell poem line, and 1899 versus 1921 car production figures, ending with a note on Indian arrowhead methods.
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Court House
Athens
James Russell Lowell
United States
Post Office Department
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C
V.A. A
The
Indian Office
Questions and Answers on Legal Medical and Financial Matters
A reader guidance column explains how to seek answers to legal medical and financial questions. It notes that responses do not resolve domestic disputes and urges clear full names and addresses with replies directed to the inquiry author for accurate guidance.
West Point Governors and Early Baseball Editor Facts
A trivia segment notes Andrew Jackson as the sole U S president West Point graduate. It lists Harvard and William and Mary alumni as presidents, cites moisture content in green trees as 40 to 60 percent, and credits William Cauldwell as baseball’s first editor. It also gives a street etiquette rule for a man with two women and begins a rifle question.
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West Point
Andrew Jackson
United States
Harvard
William and Mary
Forest Products Laboratory
William Cauldwell
Old
New York Sunday Mercury
Iwo
Ladies Aid Meeting at M F E Church Guest Dinner
Lottridge Ladies Aid met at Nora Kincade's home with ten members present for a devotional and literary program. November 9 was set for the next gathering at L T Runion's home. Several local families, including Reed Deeter Castle Robinson Shields Stout Swisher and Morris, were listed as Sunday visitors.
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M. FE. Church
Nora Kincade
L. T. Runnion
Henry Reed
Henry Deeter
Coolville Station
Pearl Castle
Herman
Charles Castle
Pearl Pitts
W. E. Robinson
Pearley Shields
Hubert
Jennie Shields
Uppers Plains
Emerson Stout
Clarence Barnhill
Dutch Ridge
Emmett Swisher
Leslie Morris
Local families host guests and visit distant relatives
Athens children joined O L Davis and family for a Sunday visit. Isadore Montie and Anthony Kinnen with families were guests of Kinnen clan. Land Barnhart family and others spent Sunday with B F Barnhart and kin. Fred Warner and baby Hazel dined with Daniel Ackley family. Ray Oliver and son Carl of Stewart visited his parents, Charles Day and wife. Carson Boggs and Junior visited W S Minear family at Beebe. Hattie Ackley and niece Helen returned to Marion after a short visit. C E Wood and wife spent Sunday with Charley Wood in Chester. Aylmer Ackley moved a carload of apples to Guysville and plans another load.
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Athens
O. L. Davis
Isadore Montie
Anthony Kinnen
Kinnen
Laud Barnhart
Roy
Bad Justice
Mary Capillinger
B. F. Barnhart
Fred Warner
Hazel
Daniel Ackley
Ray Oliver
Carl
Stewart
Charles Day
Mr. Oliver
Carson Boggs
Little Son
Junior
W. S. Minear
Beebe
Hattie Ackley
Helen Ackley
Marion
C. E. Woode
Charley Woode
Chester
Aylmer Ackley
Guysville
Pie Supper at Fairview School in Lee Township
A pie supper will be held at Fairview School in Lee township on Friday evening October 20 to raise funds for the school library. Proceeds go to the library.
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Fairview School
Lee Township
Pimply Face Cleared with Olive Tablets
Ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle, effective calomel substitute to cleanse blood and bowels, claiming clearer skin and improved health after a few nights. Highlights olive color tablets and price of 15c and 30c.
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Dr. Edwards
Edwards
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Billy
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Malay T Peninsula
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Sue
Carrie
Betty
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Nettie
Dot
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Boston Transcript
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