Private Seance Exposes Medium and Son Hoax
Madame Ida and Professor Nathan stage a seance for rich Karpen hoping to conjure his dead son Percy. The spirit proves real only as Percy claims fleshly life and demands reconciliation with his father, exposing a ruse and halting the scheme for more profits.
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Nathan
Madame Ida
Karpen
Henery Ka
Mr. Sharpen
Carp
Madame
Mr. Karpen
Father
Percy
Edith
Summerland
Queen Victoria
Vast Arid Space and Boundaries of the American Desert
The article describes the vague boundaries of the Great American desert from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevada and Cas ranges, extending north to British Columbia and south to the Mexican boundary. It notes that only a portion of this vast area is arid waste, approximately 550,000 square miles.
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Great American Desert
Rockies
New Mexico
Texas
Ens
Sierra Nevadas
Casranges
British Columbia
Dependability and a Cents-Way to Lose Pants
A cautious gentleman visits a store to buy suspenders. The merchant touts 25 cent price and urges purchase. The man quips that at that price a man would hardly be losing much, then exits with the line that he would lose his pants anyway. Forestry commission reveals 1924 25 season plantings in Great Britain. Over 24 000 000 trees were planted on 14940 acres.
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Forestry Commission
Great Britain
Edward C. Turner
Franklin County
Ohio
Turner
Blue Sky Department
Geiger Jones Company
Woodrow Wilson
R. L. Collings Company
Cleveland Discount Company
Electric Cords Warn Against Unnecessary Rub
A note warns that friction with sharp edges, woodwork, legs, or stoves causes insulation wear on electrical cords. Unnecessary rubbing and similar abuse are major, preventable causes of cord damage, second only to kinking, and can be reduced significantly by careful placement.
Ohio Republicans urge re election of three supreme court judges
Columbus special coverage reports Mrs. Margaret L. Hamilton of Cincinnati backing Chief Justice Carrington T. Marshall and Judges Thomas A. Jones and Edward S. Matthias for re election. It notes Willis and Cooper campaigns and highlights other statewide race details and candidate backgrounds.
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Columbus
Margaret L. Hamilton
Cincinnati
Frank M. Hamilton
Lebanon
Paul Johnson
Coshocton
Judicial Bureau
Republican State
Charles R. Frederickson
Hamilton
Republican Women’s Organization
Hamilton County
Hebert, Cordes and Raidt
Carrington T. Marshall
Thomas A. Jones
Edward
Matthias
Supreme Bench
Mrs. Hamilton
Myers Y.cooper
Ohio
Supreme Court of Ohio
Marshal
Marshall
Supreme Court
Zanesville
Law School of Cincinnati College
University of Cincinnati
Chief Marshall
Ohio Supreme Court
Oak Hill
Jackson County
Ohio State University
Jackson
Jouage Jones
Jones
Advantages of Latin as a Second Language for English Children
Latin is presented as a concise organic language with a large vocabulary and near phonetic spelling. Its roots are described as having lasting significance and it is claimed to form the philological basis for a broad language group spoken by many people globally.
Pondering The Past Themed Musings On Society And Science
A collage of wry aphorisms and observations from a past era touching on music, weather, debt, budget tools, travel, war, crime, rainmaking, science, and social norms. The pieces mix humor with commentary on culture, politics, and technology.
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G. W. Masters
United States
Frank B. Willis
Ohio House of Representatives
Congress
Willly
Washington
United States Senate
Warren G. Harding
Willis
Europe
Asia
Coolidge
James O. Mills
Mills
Cleveland
National Restaurant Association
Myers
Cooper
Licking County
Ohio Fair Managers’ Association
Ohio Council of Churches
Clarence J. Brown
Blanchester
Mr. Brown
Washington and Lee University
Brown
Miamisburg
Milford
Lynchburg
Edward Matthias
Common Pleas
van Wert
van Wert, Bulletin
Ohio Northern University
Republican Party
Bert B. Buckley
Dayton
Buckley
France
Harvard
Sport
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