Behind the scenes at the Hagen beck Wallace circus
A Athens Messenger watch dog writer tours the Hagen beck Wallace circus crew from clowns to jugglers. He notes clean language and a lively back stage world with performers like Kid Kinnard Jerry Alton and Joe Coyle. Prices peak around 100 weekly for stars and 25 to 33 for fill-ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yong Lady
Kid Kinnard
Jerry Alton
Ringling Brothers
Alton
Mr. Jackson
Ray Glaum
Joe Coyle
Irene
Allen
Lewis Plamondon
Dick Pinkney
Mr. Goodenough
In Memoriam Counts and Odd Yardstick Help
The record lists totals of deaths by action wounds and other causes: 36709 killed in action, 14697 died of wounds, 22123 died from accidents and other causes. It also explains old English measure a nail as 2.25 inches and halfnail as 1.125 inches, noting their rarity on yard sticks.
Foes Or Associates In The German Russian Treaty Debate
The Genoa row creates a new alignment of powers with Germany and Russia on one side and the Allies and their friends on the other. It probes whether a balance of power will emerge and how to counter any vast German led bloc from the Rhine to eastern Asia. The piece suggests cooperation with rivals may be wiser than outright fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Germany
Russia
Europe
America
Rhine
Asia
Japan
China
Navy Size Settled At 86 000 Personnel
The United States will maintain a navy personnel level of 86 000 for the near term, rejecting calls for a larger cut. The choice aligns with the 5-5-8 ratio and aims to match Britain’s strength while respecting the naval limitation treaty that sets a maximum, not a fixed requirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate
Great Britain
Heavyweight Bob Martin Knocks Out Eddie Civil in Second Round
Huntington West Virginia March 8 Bob Martin heavyweight champion of the A E F knocked out Eddie Civil of Ashland Kentucky in the second round of a scheduled twelve round bout. Martin weighed 187 pounds and Civil 800 pounds. The piece hums with social commentary on prize fights and fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Bob Martin
Eddie Civil
Ashland
Martin
Civil
Britain's Pace on Global Risk If Asia Europe Appear Safe
The passage argues that if Britain follows suit and Asia or Europe pose no threat, it implies a cautious stance toward international danger. It suggests evaluating potential risks and aligning policy with a stable continental environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Asia
Europe
Longshore humor and nautical yarn at dinner table
A tavern landlord mocks a collector of moths and butterflies while a ship captain boasts of coastal navigation. Obed Fisher sabotages the lead line causing Nantucket misdirection as a punchline follows about David and Goliath with a Sunday School memory.
End of Fine Feathers and the Paradise Plume Trade
A review of the decline of the bird of paradise plume in New York millinery, driven by new tariffs and anti smuggling laws. The piece notes smugglers rely on seafarers, the Audubon Society’s conservation work, and public opinion shifts shaping fashion. It cites gull protection as a success story and warns the fate of paradise plumes may mirror changing taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
National Association of Audubon Societies
Audubon Societies
T. Gilbert Pearson
East Indian Islands
Papua
New Guinea
Africa
New York
Birds of Paradise
Pearson
Frank M Chapman
Mr. Pearson
Pomeroy and Middleport Mortgage Transfers and Local News
Mortgage releases from Pomeroy Middleport list values from 50 to 1800 dollars involving Jennie Whealdon Augustine Graber Ettie Swindler W A Nickeson Ernest Burton and others. Court of appeals sides with Mutual Electric on referendum petition for higher commercial lighting rates in Pomeroy. Pomeroy plot honored Captain Pownall heads to Cincinnati for the Queen bound for Point Pleasant. Mrs Eliza Lee Staneart departs to enter Old Ladies Home in Cincinnati. friends honor her with a church gathering before her move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie M. Whealdon
Elmira
Whealdon
Augustine Graber
Wyatt G., Plantz
Ettie M. Swindler
Mary A. Baker
W. A. Nickeson
Wm. Oliver
Ernest M. Burton
M. A. Howell
Peacock Coal Company
Alta Tracy
O. BE. Russell
Mary J. Bryan
John R. Scott
John Sponagle
Court of Appeals
Mutual Electric Company
Pomeroy
OLD Ladies Home
Eliza Lee Staneart
Cincinnati
Old Ladies
Methodist Church
Joel M. Staneart
George
Staneart
Answers From The Athens Messenger Q A Bureau
A compiled Q A column from The Athens Messenger lists questions about world signs Washington visitors pool fish hay tractors Egyptian peasants feminism and fence height with brief factual answers from authorities and experts. It notes the War Department counts 50,406 battle deaths and 61,018 deaths from disease in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Egypt
Dumas
United States
J. D
War Department
Local Chronology of Community Visits and Accidents
Crescent Ridge guest Janie Witham visited Chauncey hosts Mr and Mrs Frank Canter. Lee Jetter fractured collar bone in a wind storm injury from a falling barn door. Roy Knight fractured right forearm cranking a Chevrolet Thursday morning. Other locals attended dinners, shows, and a public sale at the Andrew Jackson farm with various visits from A. P. Werner D. M. Sawyer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie Witham
Frank Canter
Chauncey
A. P. Werner
Lee James
Roy Knight
Thomas Cope
W. A. Hartley
Crris Boudinot
Athens Opera House
Jess
Floyd Werner
Athens
Newton Russell
Guy Lee
Ed Sayre
Andrew Jackson Farm
Local Socials Highlight Easter Day Outing and Community Calls
Chauncey and nearby towns saw a flurry of visits as Mr. and Mrs. Wise and their children joined relatives including Kittle and Sayre families. A large group traveled to Athens to Martha Warren’s home for a noon feast and scenic walks at Strouds Run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wise
Leslie Kittle
Hazel Wemer
Garnett
Leone
Edna Sayre
Milford Sayre
Orvil Boudinot
Harold Wemer
Chauncey
James Ford
John
Jess Wemner
R. H. Wemer
Guy White
Vern
Athens
Martha Warren
Strouds Run
Warren
Muriel Hartley
Grace Knight
Mildred
Catherine Ryan
Ivalne
Ethel Beekman
Mabel Linscott
Jean Thompson
Wiley Ryan
Walter Hartley
George
Jess
John Werner
Herb Adams
Alva Kyle
Orris Boudinot
Charles Rhiner
B. M. Beekman
F. E. Boudinot
Elizabeth Briggs
Harmony Hill Visitors and Local Farm News
Harmony Hill and Little Hocking communities report visiting relatives and neighbors. A frost likely caused little damage. T. J. Foster improves at home. S. H. Noland and others called on Dutton and Foster. Little Hocking beat Bennett Ridge 12 to 1 in a season opener. Thorpe couple visited Devore. McGirr sprays S. H. No land’s orchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mandry
Glouster
Millard Foster
Little Hocking
Foster Home
Charles Harris
Ben Harris
Railon
T. J. Foster
S. H. Noland
Ford
Taylor Devore
O. BE. McGirr
Marietta Debate Set At Ewing Hall Tonight
The varsity’s affirmative team that defeated Denison at Granville will meet Marietta in a closed shop policy debate at Ewing Hall auditorium tonight. The negative team also debates at Marietta, continuing the same proposition as in the Denison clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison University
Granville
Marietta
Ewing Hall Auditorium
Denison
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Athens Mesenger & Herald Printing Co
Ohio
John ‘MacLaughlin
Troy Township
Carthage
J. K. Newman
Jerseyville
D. B. Lowry
Carbondale
Hartley
Lathrop
Linda Antle
Trimble
George Wilks
Athens Messenger
Battlinz Levinsky
Charlie White
Benny Leonard
Eeeee
Petunia
Phiney
Penelope
Wpeaker Hill Bar
Nantucket Shoals
Obed Fisher
Nantucket
Marm Hackett
David and
Goliath
David
Frederic J. Haskin
City
Middleport
H. C. Pownall
Cincinnnati
Point Pleasant
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D.C
Bureau
Anc Athor
The
Inquirer
M. N
Croydon Air Station
London
Washington, D. C
Washington
Bureau of Fisheries
Crescent Ridge
Harmony Hill
Imer SA Clothes
Kuppenheimer
Scott Haney Co
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