Robbery in a Dice Game in Athens Alabama
Riley Hodge about 25 was bound over to await grand jury action on robbery by Judge J E Glenn in Limestone County Municipal court this week. Newby says Hodge robbed him with a knife of over 200 dollars from the sale of cotton during a craps game by the riverbank near Athens. Hodge was arrested in Tennessee and returned for trial.
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Athens
Ala
Riley Hodge
J. E. Glenn
Limestone County
Horton Newby
Clem
Newby
Hodge
Bank of A K
Tennessee
Russian economics and politics viewed by Brandt in 1920s dispatch
Raymond P. Brandt surveys Soviet economic theory and practice, comparing Marxist surplus value with state capitalism in Russia. He explains NEP, five year plans, and Stalinist shifts, noting popular endurance under tyranny and the influence of external pressures on policy.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Raymond P. Brandt
Washington
Russia
Hoover Food Relief Commission
St. Louis
Moscow
U. S
United States
Goulds
Harrimans
The
Hills
Rockefellers
Morgans
Mellons
Bruce Hopper
Harvard
Oxford
Marx
Hopper
Karl Marx
Lenin
Rnment
Stalin
Trotsky
Communist Party
Engels
Stalin Eine
England
Germany
Ivan the Terrible
Peter the Great
Ford car praised for comfort and value by drivers
A Ford promotion quotes motorists praising the car's comfort safety and driving pleasure. A university affiliated driver notes eleven previous cars with eight mid price models yet says the Ford gives more genuine satisfaction for price and economy. The ad promises lasting enthusiasm after extended use.
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Ford
Growth Relations for Girls Across Ages
The data show that at age one the average girl weighs eight pounds less than her height in inches, and the difference remains constant in the same ratio as she grows. By five years this difference becomes one and a half pounds, while at age sixteen she is 61.6 inches tall and weighs 112 pounds.
Best circus here in years in opinion of show
Decatur residents praised Downie Bros Circus as a clean, fast moving and highly entertaining performance. The parade through business streets drew large crowds and the final act earned high praise for beauty and skilled personnel. The show was among the largest seen locally in recent years, delivering strong value and audience approval. The article also notes the 1928 US gold production totaling 2,128,027 troy ounces valued at $43,990,200.
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Decatur
Downie Bros
Cullman
Downie Bros Circus
United States
Vinol Promises New Pep and Sleep Aid Diet Drink
A vintage advertisement touts Vinol as a tonic for thin nervous women, claiming it boosts appetite, digestion, blood health, and sleep. It asserts quick results after the first bottle and cites testimonials from Thompson's Drug Store and Albany Drug Co.
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R. A. Cromberg
Thompson
Albany Drug Co
Adv
Indigestion Remedy Advice Marketing Milk of Magnesia
An old promotional piece touts Phillips' Milk of Magnesia as a fast, harmless fix for indigestion caused by excess stomach acid. It urges using the product and mentions dental Magnesia toothpaste, promising immediate relief and white teeth, with availability in 25 and 50 cent bottles at drug stores.
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Bond
Cardui
Cardus
Frank Grey
Burlington
Wis
Celia Kirkman
Grey
Herbert Boschert
Bobby Boschert
Siberia
Canada
Europe
Federal Farm Board
West
Soviet Russia
Belgium
Ivanteyevka
Montevallo Coal
Montevallo Coal Mining Co
Decatur Coal & Mfg. Co
Desthnet
Ford Finance
Universal Company
Ford Motor Company
Sheet Metal Works
Downie Bros. Circus
Eyo
Liere
Target
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp
Louisville, KY
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