Vacation days and industrial tours from Linwood Park Ohio
A June 24 1927 report describes an automobile trip across Iowa Illinois and Indiana noting crop progress and corn borers in Ohio. The journey includes Lorain Ohio steel plant tours and Lake Erie port activity as observers discuss industrial potential for Washington and the reach of steel and pipe production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Lorain
Ohio
Linwood Park
United States Steel Co
Charles Rk, Ball
Lake Erie
Washington
Lake Eine
Notron
Central Park
Champion Parents and the Race for Prolific Fathers
The article surveys claims of very large families as a measure of fatherhood greatness. It cites Scheinberg with alleged 87 children across two wives, mentions Dr Mary Austin with 44 children, and notes other famed counts such as Mrs Feodor Wassilley and Dionore Salviati, while acknowledging many records are unverified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheinberg
Mary Austin
Anthony Shields
New Bern
N. C
Coolidge
Congress
Leander Gentle
Feodor Wassilley
Dionore Salviati
Florence
Italy
David Wilson
Madison
Ind
Pathfinder
Daily English Word Lesson Non-Commital
A vocabulary note defines non-committal as not having or expressing a decided opinion. It includes guidance on usage and pronunciation details for common misused terms and emphasizes expanding vocabulary by mastering one word daily.
There Are Roads Both Wide And Winding
A reflection on roads guiding life from distant fields to villages and cities. The poem contrasts invitations and repulsions, dry and wet paths, sunlit ribbons over mountains, and tolls with the final assertion that the best road is the one home.
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Rome
Diaphragm Drives Breathing as Core Muscle System
The text explains that breathing is governed by nervous control with the diaphragm as the main respiratory muscle. Downward diaphragm movement creates a vacuum drawing air in, while its upward movement with abdominal contraction expels air. Chest muscles assist mainly in forced breathing.
On the Street Car by Elizabeth Swam
A sensory streetcar scene unfolds with a fat lady, a man in cane and spats, and two flappers amid feathers. The speaker notices a magnetic figure whose eyes, hair, and lips captivate, then a distraction arrives as someone with a basket of pies interrupts the moment.
Willing to Listen Money Talks in Boston Transcript
Portrayal of a money minded man in a humorous bit from a Boston Transcript page. A businessman, bored by wealth, dictates letters to his wife after a kiss, with stage dialogue highlighting financial preoccupations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Kittykat
North Pole
Calendar reform and pay day musings in town
The writer muses on changing the calendar to add more pay days and comments on food, noting a cold fried egg as a limit. Albert Donovan stops to ask about a legend of a Scotchman who threw a dime in the river after a Jew died, and the response is a firm denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Donovan
Albert
Sunday School Lesson on Baal Ends in Bold Reply
A lady teacher told juniors of Baal worship and a hypothetical request for a sacrifice. A seven year old responded by saying he would punch the preacher in the jaw, illustrating a blunt child’s retort during the class.
Porcupine’s Egg and Onion Breath Jokes in Local Sketch
In a humorous fragment, readers note a chestnut burr gag about a porcupine egg and a city visitor ribbing Rube. Hiram Johnson recalls a restaurant visit with a fashionably dressed woman asking for something to kill onion breath, meatily answered by the chef with limberger cheese as the joke closes.
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Rube
Hiram Johnson
Mother Daughter Swim Prompt Stirs Safety Debate
A short, archaic dialogue about a mother allowing a daughter to swim raises questions about safety and supervision. The exchange highlights parental guidance and potential risks of water activities for children.
Riddles and verses from a late 19th century page
A collection of light riddles about hands, sails and moons with puns and a comic verse on a hat. Includes jokes on weather, animals, numbers and a section titled Some Famous Last Words ending with a flirtatious line about knocking.
Local quarrel over dirt and a dramatic letter amid film era chatter
A fragment recalls a domestic spat about ashes and mud on carpet and floor, a partner lamenting a longtime pocketed letter, and a stray splash of film-era talk noting a star performer on the screen this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Fly
Fox Films Star Dan Mason Celebrates Golden Anniversary
Amusements note Dan Mason and Charlie Evans of Evans and Howy mark fifty years since their first joint appearance in variety shows as Fox Films works on Wages for Wives. Mason debuted on stage in 1872 and later moved to film with Professor Nutt and Toonerville Trolley Line roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Mason
Mr. Tevis
Fox Films
Fox
Charlie Evans
Evans and
Howy
Charlie
Dan
Mr. Evans
Mr. Bailey
John Golden
Mr. Mason
Receiver Appointed for Katona Clay Co in Iowa
LL Spencer was appointed receiver for Katona Clay Co of Katona Iowa on June 3 1927 and has qualified under court orders. Notice also references Union Trust Co and Rufus Chapin in related proceedings and mentions a two dollar per member assessment and road-related deficits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Trust Co
Rufus
Chapin
Town
Washingto County
LL. Spencer
Katona Clay Co
Katona
Iowa
Birthday Dinner Honors Brysons and Keota News
Keota notes report Ross Crawford and Jno Bryson birthday dinner with gifts and letters from Bryson relatives in California Colorado and Ohio. Mrs Fry’s rheumatism and falls prompt Des Moines return. Local Epworth League at Mt Pleasant and union services at Baptist church. Keota chautauqua guarantors seen as lucky in Feeree reading.
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Keota
Ross Crawford
Near Farson
Jno. Bryson
Washington
N. P. Allender
Bryson
Nettie
Bryson) Douglas
California
Rue
Bryson Trumbauer
Merideth
Denver
Colorado
Besse
Nycum) Dowis
Dayton
Ohio
Allender
Douglas
Trumbauer
Dewis
Nycum
Thomson
John Conklin
Crawford
Samuel Fry
Des Moines
Mrs. Burns
Glade Callister
Helen Helscher
Paul Seydel
Epworth League
Iowa Conference Institute
Mt. Pleasant
Minnie Longman
Emma ‘Turner
Worthington
Minn
J. J. Smith
Lester Smith
Muscatine
Mike Meyers
Washington Hospital
The
Baptist Church
Willis Craft
Bessie Hammond
Methodist
Ashville
North Carolina
Frank Kirkpatrick
Presbyterian Kensington
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Washington County
Eldfr, Shannon & CO
Bruce Cowden
East Main Street
Thes der CT
Wahington, Ane
United Press
Cerriar
Linwood Park, Ohio
Columbus Junction
Sandusky
Hanaie Lis Dan
Inliel “Hanes
China
Mexico
Argentine
Australia
Russia
India
South Africa
Old Home Road
John J. Daly
Elizabeth Swam
Sailog
Miguwigels
America’s
Burlington
Rocky Mountain
J.C. McKay
J. J. Treater
West Side Square
Silk
J. C. Penney Company
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