The Athens Messenger Historical Note and Rates
The Athens Messenger detailsPublisher Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush editors Charlies H. Harris lays out coverage across Athens and surrounding counties. Subscription rates listed: mail Ohio $4.50 yearly, $2.50 half year, ten weeks $1.00, four weeks 50 cents, weekly 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Bush
Athens
Merald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charlies H. Harris
Ohio
OSU student launches high brow campus magazine
George Kaufman of Ohio State University started a refined campus publication with light essays, serious reviews and intellectual comment. The campus supports it, suggesting students crave substance over sensational college magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kaufman
Ohio State University
Pretzels Delay Lawmakers In Unreal Beer Debate
In a western state legislators argued over a beer measure and pretzels, with two members seeking to ban pretzel sales to curb alcohol thirst. A senior member urged focus on business, lamenting childish wrangling while more serious legislative work stalls in committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land of Freedom
The Forgotten Significance of April Sixteen Years On
A reflection on how April 6, 1917 and the era of armed citizenry faded from American memory as Prohibition, crime, and reform reshaped public attitudes. The piece traces gun culture, anti gun sentiment, and civic interest from World War I through 1920 to the present, noting the enduring tension between security and reform.
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Ldea
Public debate over dirigible ships in Ohio divides officials
The region discusses the value and safety of Zeppelin type airships after Akron and Shenandoah disasters. Proponents see a pioneering path while critics question cost in lives and money. The article recalls six ships built, four lost, and notes ongoing uncertainty about construction and weather risks.
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Ohio
Akron
Overstrict mothers trap daughters in a prison of rules
Dorothy Dix argues that strict parenting drives girls to lie and seek secret outings. She notes daughters feel jailed, seek frank freedom, and warns mothers that allowing controlled outings and welcoming boyfriends at home helps protect and guide them.
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Dix
Tom, Dick
Harry
Sally
About Your Children by Olive Roberts Barton
A column on infant development explains why babies’ legs may bend and how proper diet and sunlight strengthen bones. It warns against forcing a baby to stand or walk too early and notes that pushing to stand can be normal, while pulling up a child is risky.
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Sally
The Church of Soulac Buried Beneath the Lam
A dramatic description notes the Church of Soulac buried under the lava with only the steeple visible, followed by a cartoon caption about a waterless gemsbok and a misnamed fish, then Mount Katahdin framed by the rising sun and a teaser for tomorrow’s heavy flower feature.
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Soulac
France
South Africa
Mount
Katahdin
Heart Trouble Its Leading Ailment Among the Elderly People
Dr Morris Fishbein reviews aging health risks noting half of elderly deaths stem from circulatory disorders especially heart disease. He cites heredity influence on longevity, warns against vigorous heart massage for weak circulation and suggests mild exercise and rest to aid circulation. The piece compares aging death to abrupt organ failure and discusses energy limits of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Fishbein
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Lewellys F. Barker
Doctor Barker
Family News and Local Plans for Clean-up Week
Mrs John H Preston arrived in Columbus from an eight weeks visit in Texas and California. Mr Preston met her to accompany her home. Mrs W G Danford visited Cincinnati to see her son Byron Danford a medical student. The City Federation prepared plans for Clean-up Week. Ohio University's baseball team shows strong prospects with players Knox Herron ODUffer Tinker Collings Wise Evans Fisher Herbert Cady and hopefuls Rush Lenhardt behind the plate.
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John H. Preston
Columbus
Texas
California
Mr. Preston
Mrs. Preston
W. G. Danford
Cincinnati
Byron Danford
Cincinnati School of Medicine
Ohio University
Ohio
Knox
Herron
O'Duffer
Tinker
Collings
Wise
Evans
Fisher
Herbert
Cady
Rush
Lenhardt
Twenty Years Ago At Herrold Mill And Local Notices
The community recounts past events including Ed White's family catfish catch after a flood, Safety Director Franz Woodworth touring Marietta and Parkersburg to inspect water damage, and Psias Club officers elected. Mrs Kate Dean visits from Logan and Niagara conservation discussed by Ella Slutz.
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Ed White
Herrold Mill
Monster Fish
Small Pond
Franz Woodworth
Marietta
Parkersburg
Thampany L
Psias Club
W. F. Copeland
W. A. Matheny
Ella Slutz
Niagara
Labor May Unite Again Under Perkins Direction
The union movement may rally under Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins as Roosevelt pursues large public works and an expanded 30 hour week. A united labor conference at Perkins’s call produced a national program to restore employment and purchasing power, with a proposed $5 billion public works bond issue and private investment urged by union leaders.
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Washington, D. C
American Labor Movement
Labor
American Federation of Labor
Railroad Brotherhoods
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Hoover
Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Miss Perkins
Joan of Arc
Senate
Voyage icon Sir Welter Raleigh and early migration notes
The passage states Raleigh never reached America and only reached Newfoundland on his voyage to the New World. It also mentions that bird migration began in the latter part of the tertiary period as the ice sheet extended southward. A description of the four-eyed minnow notes its upper and lower eyes on each side of its head in tropal America.
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Maine
North American
North America
Newfoundland
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Sir Welter Raleigh
America
New World
Tropal
Carter
C. Mico
Motif crossword style clues from motion picture era center
A reader puzzle listing horizontal and vertical clues for a grid with terms like mother of pearl, abalone, skull cavity, nocturnal mammal, navigators Islands, and California city hints. The page features numbered entries 11 through 68 across and 1 through 12 down.
Ohio State Faculty Proposes Major Economic Reforms
A special faculty committee at Ohio State University in Columbus recommends strict economies. The plan calls for elimination of several courses, abolition of three departments, and a reorganization of the college of agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
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