Suffrage Tragedies Among Ohio Coeds
Ohio University coeds face an awkward education in voting as they grapple with ballots and names. The piece notes their humorous schemes to mark ballots and their eventual decision to memorize local candidates including Dwight Lowell Stanley, amid mockery and caution about electoral steps.
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League of Nations
Cox
Oan University
Board of Elections
Roger Jones
Irene
Dwight Lowell Stanley
Ash
Athens Hosts Southeastern Ohio Teachers Convention
Teachers from across southeastern Ohio gather in Athens for the annual Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association convention. Sessions at Ewing Hall begin in the afternoon with programs including a song recital, addresses by Dr. John W. Hoffman and Dr. H. H. Chaney, committee reports, and officer elections. Public schools and Ohio University opened for inspection. university and city schools closed to accommodate attendees.
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Ohio
Athens
Southeastern Ohio Teachers’ Association
Ohio University
The
University
T. N. Hoover
Ewing Hall
Chas. T. Tittman
U.S. Asst
Washington, D. C
John W. Hoffman
Ohio Wesleyan
University Delaware
Foral Strickland
Florence Hawkins
H. H. Chaney
Youngstown
Standard Oil declares stock dividend in unusual move
Chicago Oct 29 Stockholders in the Standard Oil Company learn a stock dividend of one and one half shares for each whole share, value of about 157 million dollars. Directors voted to declare the dividend while the firm reports profits totaling 200 million since its organization.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Tadions
Eee A of
Death Column Mrs Nell Kern of Columbus Formerly Athens
Mrs Nell Kern of Columbus and formerly of Athens died this morning at Grant hospital after a year long illness. The widow of Harry Kern, she leaves one child Mrs Charles Losey of Columbus. The funeral and interment will be in Athens. time to be announced.
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Nell Kern
Columbus
Athens
Grant Hospital
Do All Against the Democrat Do All Against the Democrat
Jim O Leary Chicago betting commissioner says no bets on the election as Harding leads. Odds on Harding widen with people avoiding bets on Cox or Democratic candidates. Reports say Harding favored in Ohio and Wisconsin. Pennsylvania and New York views show mixed betting tendencies.
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Chicago
Jim O'Learys
Harding
Big Jim
Cox
New York
Coolidge
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Wisconsin
Secret for Looking Well Promises Quick Weight Gain
A reader reports gaining 9 pounds in two weeks after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy and credits it with improving health. The letter claims the remedy clears catarrhal mucus and inflames from the stomach to intestines, including appendicitis, with a money back guarantee. Sold by McKee Drug Co. and druggists everywhere.
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Mayr
McKee Drug Co
State seeks more workers in November civil service exams
The state civil service commission lists 21 examinations for November across multiple agencies. Tests run the week of November 16 with four to five per day, including positions such as appraisal engineers, clerks, guards, bookkeepers, matrons, stenographers, and various state department roles, many with monthly salaries and bonuses.
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State Civil Service Commission
Public Utilities Commission
Highway Department
Child Welfare Department
Board of State Charities
State Insurance Department
University Service
Institutional
Bureau of Juvenile Research
Secretary of State
State Department
Sylvia Pankhurst Sentenced for Sedition in Navy Case
Sylvia Pankhurst associate editor of The Workers Dreadnaught was sentenced to six months imprisonment for circulating seditious literature in the navy.
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London
Sylvia Pankhurst
Workers’ Dreadnaught
Cleveland Plans Massive Building Boom If Costs Fall
Cleveland expects a $40,000,000 construction boom next spring for offices, apartments, and homes as material prices ease. Building permits include a $10,000,000 20 story bank, a $5,000,000 bank, a $3,000,000 theater, and a $2,000,000 library. The Greenland birch is noted as the world’s shortest tree, under three inches tall.
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Cleveland
Summerhill
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