HAPPENINGS ABOUT THE CAPITAL Propaganda reach in schools and churches
The Anti Saloon League Year Book 1929 outlines vast organized efforts to spread prohibition education. It cites hundreds of millions of pages, pamphlets and leaflets distributed by the League and allied groups through schools, churches and newspapers during the past year. It notes extensive activity by WCTU, Methodist temperance groups, and collegiate programs, with millions of pieces of literature and thousands of meetings and lectures aimed at shaping public opinion and school curricula on alcohol policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dutcher
Wester Wattington
Anti-Saloon League
Prohuition
Ciry
League
National Woman's Democratic Law Enforcement League
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and
Public Moral
The
World League Against Alcoholism
Fessor
Irving Fisher
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association
Colleee
Arizona
Delaware
Nevada
New Mexico
Wyomine
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Maine
Missour
North Carolina
Nort Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Sout Dakota
Tennessee
Washington
A Thought for Today and Addison’s Warning
A brief reflective notice features a biblical verse from II Corinthians 7 9 urging rejoicing in repentance not sorrow, followed by Addison's counsel that a guilty man should warn others to avoid similar vice or folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison
Name spelling spurs Beveridge family reunion dispute
The piece notes S F Beveridge of Athens pressed to restore the original Beveridge spelling against the Beverage variant in Ohio records. It cites family genealogy linking to Noble Beveridge and Senator Albert Beveridge, arguing names carry meaning and accuracy matters for records. It also recalls the Graf Zeppelin sighting thrilling Athens residents as it crossed the United States en route to Detroit with worldwide radio coverage.
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S. F. Beveridge
Athens
Messenger
Beveridge
S. F
Highlands
Scotland
Ohio
Beveridges
Henry Beveridge
Noble Beveridge
Albert Beveridge
Indiana
United States
Michigan
Detroit
Pacific
Atlantic
Siberia
Graf
Air travel debates and a hometown blimp memory
The piece discusses the spread of air mindedness across the country and compares dirigibles planes and blimps to the Shenandoah crash. It notes newspapers educate readers about air travel and recalls Athens witnessing a baby blimp over the valley years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Hills
Ohio
Athens
Homecomings draw crowds as old ties spark reunions
Towns along the Hocking Valley host August and September homecomings as former residents return by car from Ohio and other states. Families once coal mining neighbors share memories, rekindle friendships, and invite new friends to enjoy the season’s gatherings.
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Hocking Valley
Messenger
Ohio
Poverty and a Street-Worn Woman Highlight Manhattan
A New York Evening piece notes how poverty hides behind a screen until a sudden glimpse reveals a dispossessed old woman with overdue rent and few options. The article follows Tin Pan Alley mood as a young songwriter faces rejection, possible publicity stunts, and the city’s indifferent pace.
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Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Manhattan
Palestine Unrest Sparks Death Toll Reported by Henderson
Arthur Henderson, British foreign minister, informs the League of Nations that riot violence in Palestine killed 83 Muslims, 4 Christians, 109 Jews and left 122 Muslims, 10 Christians, 183 Jews wounded in hospitals. He says disorders have been quelled. Ayn Abd el Hadisi warns that the troubles persist and Arabs vow to fight to keep Palestine under their control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Henderson
League of Nations
Palestine
Henderson
Ayn Abd-El-Hadisi
Feisal
Iraq
Arabs Rise in Strength Amid Decline of Old World Powers
The piece notes Arabs reclaiming influence after centuries of desert isolation. It contrasts past mighty civilizations such as Babylonian and Persian empires with Arabs now seen as regaining world presence. It cites Richard Coke's England published work and reflects on anti Zionist and prohibition themes tied to Arab power dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Coke
England
Unclear Ideology Clash Cited Between Arabs and Jews
A dated remark emphasizes a perceived difference between Arabs and Jews as members of the Semitic group. It claims Jews are globally scattered, diligent, and cohesive under the label Jews, with a general assertion about their life prospects.
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World
Ringworm facts and home remedies from Dr Frank McCoy
Health and diet advice on ringworm causes spread and treatment. Subjects include contagious skin fungi, transmission from animals and shared facilities, body and scalp infections, barber shop sterilization, and the role of diet and cleansing solutions in management.
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Frank McCoy
United States
Airplane Race Notes Highlight Lack of American Entry
The article discusses Arab regional identity and cohesion while describing an 80 foot long Dornier Supervalls plane built in Friedrichshafen and assembled in the US. It argues the US should compete in aviation and notes the Schneider Cup race featured six flyers with no Americans.
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Delaware River
Miguel Kryguel
Friedrichshafen
United States
Germany
Bible knowledge linked to more lying among children
The article reports Professor Hichtower of Butler University who tested 3316 pupils and found that those who know the Bible well but cannot apply its teachings may lie or cheat more than peers with weaker Biblical knowledge. He notes knowledge alone does not ensure virtue.
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Hichtower
Butter University
Moral and linguistic questions from a quiz column
The piece surveys Q and A items on etiquette age for addressing parents in families, wings of condors and eagles, Turkish name for ancient Troy, iron as the cheapest metal, and Rockefeller funding for Iowa University’s School of Religion, noting Protestant Catholic and Jewish salaries and a mushroom crop query in Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Hissarlik
Hinun
School of Religion
Iowa
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
University of Iowa School of Religion
Questions on Haskin and regional crop trivia
The text presents a quiz style collection covering Haskin questions on the American mushroom crop share, Ypsilanti’s naming origin for Demetrius Ypsilanti, a Civil War era killing frost in Ohio, Roger Williams statue placement in Statuary Hall circa 1870, and the dates of Educational Week as observed by the Bureau of Education noting December 5–11, 1920.
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Chester County
Ypsilanti
Namgy A. de A. Ypsilanti, Michigan
Demetrius Ypsilanti
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
North Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Penn-ylvania
Roger William
Statuary Hall
N.C. v
United States
Bureau of Education
Daily Study in Correct English Word Clues
A compact note outlines common errors and usage tips. It lists misused phrases mispronounced words and misspellings and suggests a daily goal to expand vocabulary by mastering one word such as pernicious and its meanings while urging attention to pernicious doctrines.
Clocktower to glow at night in courthouse upgrade
Electricians string wires for clock face lights as the courthouse prepares a nightly illumination. Congressmen Foster and Merwin returned from the Pacific coast after serving with a shipbuilding committee. Moler leaves for Louisville and Kentucky business. Mrs. G A Conrad and Major Conrad at Camp Merritt. Twenty years ago Dr. Alston Ellis spoke at the Northern Kentucky Teachers Institute. Andrew Ullom’s home hosted the wedding of June Anyard Ullom to Robert Francs Bishop Jr. in Brighton Trinidad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alston Ellis
Day
Kentucky
Northern Kentucky Teachers’ Institute
Covington, Ky
Andrew Ullom
North College Street
June Anyard Ullom
Robert Francs Bishop
Brighton Trinidad
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Claxton
Maurice
Eleanora Ambrose Maurice
Maurice (Mouvet
Samuel Kata
Publix Theatres
Advil Vv
Bowery
Tin Pan Alley
New York River Front
Central Park
Broadway
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
Asia
Realer
Tam
Africa
Yale
Papa
Mama
W. L. Gordon
I. M. Foster
J. T. Merwin
Pacific Coast
Mouse Shipbuilding Inventiential Committee
P. G. Moler
Louisville
Dorothy Andrews
G. A. Conrad
Major Conrad
Camp Merritt
W. N. Alderman
Miss Blanche
Primrose
Nebesonville
J. A. Bowen
Anse Conrey
Zeleski
James McNamara
Anos Winans
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