DailyTimeCapsule brief
August 1, 1931
The story of August 1, 1931 is best read through its archived headlines. On August 1, 1931, one archived headline reported: "JAMESTOWN TO ABSORB PRIVATE POWER PLANT; Utilities Board Approves City's Purchase of Niagara, Lockport and Ontario Company." The archive note adds: Jamestown to buy plant of Niagara, Lockport & Ontario Power Co. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail. Another item reported: "Income and Wages.; NO SYNTHETIC BEAUTY. Physical or Mental, It Must Be Acquired by Work to Be Real. BLAMING THE WOMEN. History Cited to Show Crime Increases Under Their Domination. Dr. Butler's Message." A third item noted: "W.S. LUDLOW DIES; OHIO HISTORY EXPERT; Last Surviving Grandson of the Founder of Cincinnati Succumbs at 91--Traced Origin of Dixie." Together, the page presents a same-day newspaper snapshot rather than a modern retelling with invented color.
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On August 1, 1931, one archived headline reported: "JAMESTOWN TO ABSORB PRIVATE POWER PLANT; Utilities Board Approves City's Purchase of Niagara, Lockport and Ontario Company." The archive note adds: Jamestown to buy plant of Niagara, Lockport & Ontario Power Co. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On August 1, 1931, one archived headline reported: "Income and Wages.; NO SYNTHETIC BEAUTY. Physical or Mental, It Must Be Acquired by Work to Be Real. BLAMING THE WOMEN. History Cited to Show Crime Increases Under Their Domination. Dr. Butler's Message." The archive note adds: Lr on unemployment and wages in South. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On August 1, 1931, one archived headline reported: "W.S. LUDLOW DIES; OHIO HISTORY EXPERT; Last Surviving Grandson of the Founder of Cincinnati Succumbs at 91--Traced Origin of Dixie." The archive note adds: Ludlow, W S, 91. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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