Three Percent of Criminals Found Mentally Fit Study
A Detroit judge consulted a psychiatric clinic to examine 100 criminals at random. Three were normal, 33 feeble minded, 25 labeled inferior, and the rest had personality deviations. Two should be sent to insane asylums and 71 deemed poor community risks. 15 were able and 12 doubtful. The findings suggest psychiatry could guide punishment and public protection, with the judge proposing broader use to defend society amid rising prison populations.
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Emal
Platform aims at city revenue and highway program
The Star outlines municipal power plant revenue use to develop natural resources in Hopa Wy Pavement and 1920 sanitary improvements in back yards. It supports a state highway plan for all weather roads yearly, tax reform, efficient government, and cooperative efforts among Hempstead county farmer groups to boost progress and cattle tick control.
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Hopa
Chamber of Commerce
Hempstead
Legend of the Angels of It Was a Legend of 1914
Wartime legend told of British troops seeing shadowy angels firing invisible arrows on German forces. A German claim now says a projector and moving pictures on a bank created the illusion. The tale reportedly boosted British morale as German plans backfired, a twist Colonel Herzenwirth calls a trick.
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Friedrich Herzenwirth
Imper -German
Germhans
Brass and Brash Budget Bluster in Chicago Politics
A Chicago opinion column denounces leading politicians for mismanaging finances and laments their protest when businessmen offer expenditure control. The piece mocks the officials for lacking funds, then ridicules their claim of undermining citizen confidence, calling the protest brazen and laughable.
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Chicago
Coast Guard Sees Respect Erode Amid Prohibition Role
Washington piece notes the coast guard’s 130 year history of life saving and heroism while acknowledging rising unpopularity. It cites criticisms from army and navy officers, public displays in New York Boston London and Florida, and incidents tied to enforcing prohibition. The writer discusses the tension between duty and public scorn.
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Rodney Dutcher
NBA
Washington
Coast Guard
Tngram
Army
Navy
Adams
Clarence R. Edwards
Guard
Corse
New York
Boston
London
Florida
Senate kills duty on shoes and European heels rise
A compact summary notes the Senate killed the shoe duty, with talk of restricting European shoe imports. Nick Longworth criticizes calling the House the lower house. A Chicago Tribune headline mocks a Lake Forest home lawyer, while Mayor Thompson stays silent on a local financial crisis. A Chicago woman is enjoined from annoying her husband as police weigh tax enforcement.
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Chicago Tribune
Rob Lake Forest
Chicago
SS. van Dine
Actress Jane Cowe Faces Stage Fright On Lead Night
Famed actress Jane Cowe faltered on her debut as the leading lady after a tense backstage moment with director David Belasco. The incident involved a costly delay as Cowe attempted to return to the stage following the first curtain.
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Jane Cowe
David Belasco
Cystex 48 Hour Test Promises Quick Relief
Backache and bladder irritation symptoms are urged to be treated with Cystex in a sales pitch. The ad claims rapid improvement, a money back guarantee, and complete satisfaction. It features a testimonial by John S. Gibson and mentions a drug store context.
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John S. Gibson
Local Attendances and Visits Noted Across Town
Mose Austin from Garland visited friends on Wednesday night. Meséra Fiddie Smith and Lee Nations on a business trip to Hope. Hazel Mieses and Roxie Watkins spent the weekend with relatives near Washington. Mr. Joli Morgan and family visited relatives here Sunday. Several pupils out of school due to flu.
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Mose Austin
Garland
Meséra Fiddie Smith and
Lee Nations
Mieses Hazel and
Roxie Watkins
Washington
Mr. Joli Morgan
News of Other Days From the File
A feature recalls events from 25 years ago and notes visits, funerals, births, and travels of residents. Reverends J R Sanders and James Thomas journeyed from Texarkana to conduct funerals in Washington and Nashville respectively. Local residents and visitors are listed with towns including Hope Texarkana Nashville Columbus Prescott MeKanic and Oklahoma.
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Nevada
Howard
Miller
LaFayette
Associated Press
Associated
J. R. Sanders
Texarkatsa
Methorlist
Hope
Washingtot
Pat Justus
James Thomas
Texaskans
Nashville
John Parl
Hugh A. Johnson
South McCallister
Indian Territory
Med. T. T. Boardman
Iva T. Kay
Gin'don
B. H. Logan
Luther Hinton
L. Reed
Frances
Little Rock
Opal Hay
Inck. Moody
Texarkana
Rufus Martindale
Little Kathrine Nelson
Gran
Verna Lee Ditdy
Mary Kim Carrigan Hag
May Briant
Jenny-Jones Crow
Horace Ellen
Columbus
Jas. S. Wilson
R. R. Cornelius
MeKamic
W. M. Cornelius
Hope Furniture Company
Chas. S. Newton
Hooper
McCain Af ‘Hope
Prescott
D. Anderson
Lawson
Okla
Washington
Anderson Drilling Company
Oklulwenia
Lee Valentine Visits Friends on Red River This Week
Lee Valentine visits friends on Red River this week. Friends of M. E. Austin are sorry to know he has moved to Garland. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Torpley spent Sunday with her parents at Fair View.
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Lee Valentine
Red River
M. E. Austin
Garland
Elbert Torpley
Fair View
MELLO GLO Face Powder Ad Promises Pure Beauty
An advertisement touts MELLO GLO Face Powder as a trusted beauty aid for women guarding complexions. It claims pure coloring approved by government, a smooth spread, and a lasting youthful bloom through a new French process. Sold by John S. Gibson Drug Co and Geo. W. Robinson Dept. Store.
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John S. Gibson Drug Co
Geo. W. Robison
Aly
Crossword puzzle garble reveals scattered proper nouns and numbers
The readable text mixes names such as Georgia, Capuchin monkey, Lewhine, and Meds Worl with figures like 1,177,090, 1.870, and 970,136, alongside scattered phrases about tobacco and cotton. The fragmentary OCR yields no coherent story, but hints at a puzzle page with clues and unrelated data points.
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Georgia
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GE Palmer
Fretident Dite
Wasasume Bae Biiter Und Publisher
United States Senate
Europe
Nick Longworth
House of Representatives
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William Hale Thompson
King George
Qur
Stag
Yeenar
Gough
Igul
Wits
Vuechlay
Knvterg Staudusy the
Alderrined
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Snell
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Cupley
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Keanen
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Wreens & Rontradleton
Jhrunkard
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