WeaT We Were Doing Twenty Frahs Ago
Today Cornelly Dunn Yard murder at Vive and Miss Cornelia Heney at A Inga. Names include Wyan H. C. Calloway Graham Niven Trautville and Peterstown. Easter holidays bring Paul C. Thomas home from Washington University. Heather named postmaster at Boony Gap.
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Cornelly
Dunn
Vive
Cornelia Heney
Inga
Wera
Wyan H. C
Witlie EL. Cowling
Mise Eva | Batley
Ronton
Heather
Boony Gap
Willis Speaks On Campaign Trail For 1928 Nomination
A report notes Senator Willis of Ohio has begun a tour of speeches regarded as the start of his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 1928. The piece questions whether voters can be swayed by rhetoric alone.
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Willis
Ohio
Fragmented Ode to Laughter and War-Ending Hope
A damaged verse by W. H. Ogilvie pleads for divine laughter as armor against war. The speaker asks gods for mercy and resilience, seeking relief through humor and sleep to endurance. The poem envisions laughter shaping a world healing from suffering and wounds.
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Otr
W. H. Ogilvie
Unk Park youths' building bombing mirrors Leopold Loeb case
The two Enk Park Illinois high school boys who set off a home made explosive in an apartment building did so to avoid injuring people, unlike Leopold and Loeb who killed for thrill. The incident shows growing access to information and tools for dangerous acts, prompting scrutiny of the attackers and the methods used.
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Unk Park
Nathan Leopold
Itlchetrd Loeb
Women Today Taller Stronger Than Mothers Says Editorial
An editorial traces statistics from a conductional college study of 4300 women, begun in 1886, showing today’s college women are two inches taller and about 12 pounds heavier on average than their 1856 counterparts. It cites explanations such as bone and muscle gain, urges caution about moral policing and traffic safety, and warns against overzealous policing of automobile flirts and the risk of petty blackmail in urban life.
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Todividuele
Portsmouth
Peenamole
Gatther
Bollag
Baltimore Evening Sun
Milton
Bronner
Ofer
Wneland
Britain
Fragmentary Verse Line Reaches for Prayer and Wonder
A brief, fragmented historical text evokes a religious moment with phrases about divine guidance. The lines mix imperatives and questions, hinting at surrender and searching through imagery of nets and revelation. The piece reads like a loose devotional meditation within a larger devotional or poetry page.
Hamlin Garland and the future of human health debate
The fragment discusses anxiety about humanity's future, asserting critics misread biology and evolution. It cites Hamlin Garland and Theraldeon in claiming modern theories fail to address true causes of aging, weakness, and health decline, while suggesting a shift toward health and strength through walking or movement.
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Hamlin Garlend
Tharaldeon
Aldson
Fragmented OCR ledgers and stray letters in a political notice
A garbled OCR fragment shows disjointed phrases about exchanges, love letters, a New York store robbery, a court or regulatory text, and political mentions. The readable portions suggest a historical newspaper item with scattered names, places, and phrases but no coherent event or clear outcome.
Bets and prohibition talk dominate City and world news
The column notes betting on Mayor Hylan’s reelection with odds as high as 12 to 1 while wagering pools place modest stakes against his defeat. It also surveys global views on prohibition movements, India and Bombay considering strict limits within a decade, and a customs detainer over a Greek immigrant Nicolas Anfolities amid a rug seizure as a potential national symbol.
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Wall Street
New York
Clty
W. L. Darnell & Co
Hydan
Atiecsad
Hylan
Well Street
War Andi
Biuess
Tidin
United States
India
Bombay
Todia
Nicolas
Byron
National Greek Line
Nicolga
Fellowship of Prayer Lenten meditation on wealth and service
Daily Lenten Bible reading prepared for the Commission on Evangelism of Federal Council of Churches of Christ in Amarion. Meditation urges using wealth unselfishly, warns money as a potential evil, and seeks God's guidance to use riches for others.
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Commission On Evangelism
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
Amarion
Jesus Uhare
Aonl
Chriat
Ticklers and tomfoolery in a garbled Telegraph note
The fragmentary Telegraph piece reads as a jumble of aphorisms and social quips about ignorance, laziness, saving, honesty, and money. It references a watchful washerwoman and men by windows, with scattered phrases about truth, rainbows, Congress, and patriotism, all in a dated satirical voice.
Prohibition Debate Across Borders and Moonshine Tales
A Boston column critiques pro prohibition in Britain and notes Anglophone press calls for temperance, while recounting moonshine schemes in Annam and a French carnival anecdote. The piece also contrasts British justice with local tropes, describing a court scene and a duel tale involving MisS. Ingle.
Schoolboy defines volcano in general knowledge exam
A pupil offered a definition during a recent general knowledge exam describing a volcano as "A mountain with a hole in the top." The moment reflects a humorous misunderstanding captured by the Rotary Club and a local schoolmaster.
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Ayr
Phwat Aye
Rotary
Quoted Verses and Editorial Jabs in Unnamed Column
A collage of comments covers honesty percentages, social norms for women taking husbands’ names, editor pranks in Austria, personal anecdotes on humor and misdirection, and a historic note on Senate filibuster tactics. The piece blends social critique with light political history and satirical asides.
Illinois Law Recodification Debate Quietly Moves Ahead
Springfield notes show Representative Theodore D. Smith of Chicago presenting a plan to recodify all Illinois statute books amid concerns that the current laws are unwieldy. The May discussion in Wisconsin and the reference to 315 indicates the scope and procedural steps under consideration.
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Illinois
Springfield
Dinos
Theodore D. Smith
Chicago
Resolution to recodify statutes by joint six-member committee
A draft resolution proposes a joint committee of six from the house and senate to recodify statutes. The measure notes the average American is overwhelmed by statutes and cites the maxim ignorance of the law is no excuse. The commission would report at the next legislative session.
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Ste . 1S
Senate
Reed
Miles
House
Maet
Smith
Improvements to cost millions across Steubenville area
Steubenville officials announce millions in road and bridge work on the central region. Plans include rebuilding the Steubenville bridge, widening two tunnels near Steubenville, constructing two viaducts near Pittsburgh, and improving an area near Columbiana to enable heavier equipment and larger locomotives on the division.
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Steubenville
Commarca
Pittsburg
Columbug
Willer
Fables On Health Speak Of Mind Body Harmony
Mia Mann of Anytown notes happiness links both mind and body and warns many sane bodies conceal troubled minds. She reflects on mental illness in society, the public danger of unseen distress, and the role psychiatry plays alongside law in crime and responsibility.
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Mia. Mann
Anytown
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