Cablegram From Americans to Collins Urges Nonviolence
A cablegram signed by a Roman Catholic bishop, priests, a judge, prosecutors, and civic leaders urges Michael Collins to reject violent opponents of the Irish Free State. It emphasizes Americans will not fund efforts that promote fratricidal strife or civil war and calls for sober reflection on actions and their consequences.
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Michael Collins
Provisional Government of
Ireland
American Committee For the Relief of Ireland
Turiends of Irish Freedom
MacNevin Club
Sient Order of Hibernians
America
Acca
German Dumping Sparks Debate Over Cheap Watches
The piece notes Limer Dover, assistant secretary of the treasury, describes gold filled watches with six jewels and twenty year guarantees sold by German manufacturers for 60 cents plus duties, totaling 78 cents to import. American retailers fare at ten dollars, prompting questions about fair benefits to consumers and protection of the market.
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Limer Dover
Treasury
Dover
Ger
Baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Ford of Upper Corner
A WeldonArkansas News item notes the birth of a baby boy to Mr and Mrs Ford of Upper Corner last Tuesday. The rest of the passage discusses theatre crowds and the uncensored nature of street fashion and behavior in public venues.
After Dinner Stories on Heaves Medicine Cure
A speaker recalls a folk remedy for horse heaves. The exchange notes a claim that breathing causes the ailment and asserts two doses of the medicine cured a horse by targeting the cause.
Little Louise Brought to Police Station Lost on Street
Louise, a young girl, was found wandering and taken to the police station. Officers attempted to learn her name, and a clever officer asked what name her mother uses for her father. Louise replied that her mother does not call him any name because she likes him.
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Louise
Glider Flight Ahead From Birds Inspires Low Power Plane
A 1910 era look at gliders and the pursuit of sustained flight without power. German experiments by Hiarth and others push toward a low powered aerial flyer likened to a glider that can rise and ride air currents.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Atlantic
America
Mente Fiyer
Wilbur Wright
Kitty Hawk
North Carolina
Germany
Essel
Hiarth
Harth
Fu ‘Ture
Harth J
Wright Brothers
Watch Dog Reveals Matrimony Views At Probate Office
The April scene at the Athens Probate Court shows couples at the license desk amid wedding plans and nervous spectators. A juvenile case and tests for the feeble minded mirror the district office duties as youth and love meet law and life in a single morning.
State road 159 delays spark bitter rural protest
G T Henderson laments the stalled work on State Road No. 159 across Meigs County. He complains about mud, delays, and broken promises while demanding road repairs, better grades, and funds to finish the project. He questions officials about when construction will proceed and calls out exposure to taxes for ongoing dissatisfaction.
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Middleport
Chester Road
Ohio
Meigs County
G. T. Henderson
Farmer Near Athens Faces Class Six Attendance Question
A local farmer within a dozen miles of Athens was cited in a Sunday notice regarding attendance to Class Six next Sunday at nine. The query questions why Carl Beasley missed Sunday School last Sabbati and whether the farmer’s kerosene loan relates to the timing of the service.
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Athens
Carl Beasley
Carl
Local banker orders pipe inner tubes. Murphy holds drive record
Yesterday I heard Billy Golden, a local banker, order two packages of inner tubes for his Dunhill pipe. Link Murphy still holds the record for the longest drive, and I expect to hear a golf ball has an accelerator one day.
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Billy Golden
Dunhill
Link Murphy
Questions and Answers in The Athens Messenger
Readers can request information by writing to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau. Include full name address and two cents for return postage. The bureau does not give legal medical or financial advice nor settle domestic matters.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
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Athens Mesener & Herald Priniing Co
WWE
Homer
Pet
True Friends of Ireland
Net
Hienen Asa NA Ennen
Bill Shakespeare
Banka
Robert Ward
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Ves
Philadelphia
Watch Dog
Flying Huntress
Kingstown
Dublin
Chaumont
Columbia
New York Herald
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Norfolk
Boston
San Francisco
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Mulligan
Argentina
Egypt
Syria
Mt. Carmel
S. A
United States
Sweden
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Ill
Matic
Erator
IENS
Edgemont
Tee
Erty
the Green & Green CO
Columbus
Dayton
Lima
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