The Athens Messenger Historical Publisher Note
The Athens Messenger dates 1825 to 1928 under Frederick W Bush as publisher with staff including Charies Garris and Don K Bush. The paper lists associations, circulation bodies, and advertising policies and notes second class matter status.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W Bush
Don K Bush
Gen. Mer
Charies Garris
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Banka
Athens
Grandmother’s wisdom stands through changing times
The piece argues that old habits and items never truly go out of use. It notes the bicycle comeback, the rise of walking, and the value of not discarding heirlooms like hats. It asserts practical truths persist, from home gardening to cautious political promises. Life’s fundamentals endure.
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Washington
Dangers of Gasoline highlighted after truck crash
A western state gasoline truck crash killed two and damaged property as Athens Fire Department warns of gasoline hazards. The commentary urges caution at filling stations and homes, noting careless handling and potential for deadly fires.
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Athens
Woll Warns of Coming Tax Burden From New Deal Policies
Matthew Woll of the American Federation of Labor warns at a University of Virginia conference that inflationary credit policy and rising public debt foreshadow needed taxation to fund relief and public works. He argues the public will face the costs as the government expands.
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Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
University of Virginia
Voice of Labor
Woll
Not All in Junkpiles After a Distressed Car Test
The National Safety Council reports that sixty of every 1000 tested motor vehicles on a busy highway were dangerously defective. Vehicles needing repair include headlights brakes and tires with small bills potentially saving lives. If nationwide defect rates hold there are over fifteen million vehicles needing urgent repair. Many wrecks still appear roadworthy.
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National Safety Council
Critique of Federal Work Programs and Delays
The speaker condemns publicizing New Deal projects to skeptical citizens and labels such efforts as extravagant. They argue federal rules slow progress, noting private contractors could complete work quickly. Citizens, facing future taxes, grow wary and angry at ongoing federal spending.
Behind The News on the Townsend Coughlin Smith Lemke merge
Washington report outlines a political sideshow merger of Drs. Coughlin Townsend Lemke and Smith. Republicans doubt their official leaders promoted it as it would cut Roosevelt votes especially from Townsend allies. Townsend finances show a nine month deficit with receipts $603745 and expenditures $625245.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Drs. Coughlin
Townsend
Lemke
Smith
Coughlin
Wall Street
Huey Long
Roosevelt
John Hamilton
London
Mr. Roosevelt
Cleveland
John L. Lewis Weighs Labor Party Changes
John L. Lewis yawns over the A F of L trial and imitates Joe Brown to show indifference to expulsion. He believes his organization will rise and aims for bigger prospects. He is deeply involved in politics and foresees possible labor party shifts in coming years.
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John L. Lewis
A. F. of L
Joe Brown
Labor Party
Roosevelt luck shapes political prognostication
Prognosticators miss the Roosevelt factor as the Spanish revolution coincides with Governor Landon's acceptance speech. A East Coast thunderstorm disrupted radio reception, limiting Washington coverage to a fragment of the London talk interwoven with radio static shrieks.
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Roosevelt
Landon
East
Washington
London
Army Uniforms Go White Capturing Naval Evacuation
Army General Staff officers discuss the new white coats and soft collars decreed by the War Department as diplomats and admirals coordinate Madrid to a Spanish port evacuations. The fashion update highlights how the uniform coats emphasize the officers’ midsections.
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Spain
Army
State
Navy
Madrid
War Department
Hypnosis birth and lightning strike in plains notes
The piece mentions a mother hypnotized in a so called hypnosis birth while new fathers seem affected too. It reports a Midwest senator struck by lightning amid vows to serve constituents. A Norfolk bandit fails to rob a shooting gallery and an outlaw receives a life term for a Hamm kidnapping amid high meat prices.
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Ohio
Midwest
Norfolk, Va
Federal spending taints election scenery with delayed jobs
The text laments widespread dalliance and spending across the country as vote winning projects loom before elections. It notes federal jobs funded under a New Deal policy drag on for months while the public worries about repayment by future generations.
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Washington
Public Forum Letters on Politics and Hard Times
Readers discuss labor, relief, and political stances amid the Hoover Roosevelt era. Frank R. Humphrey of Carpenter weighs his farm livelihood and allegiance, while Michael Dudash of Millfield criticizes relief and urges easing money restrictions.
Platforms and leadership for a united nation
The writer urges unselfish leadership unbound by bias to steer national destiny for the people. They critique President Roosevelt's crop control stance and warn that labor needs a living wage to sustain agricultural supply, insisting farmers alone cannot meet American demand.
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Messenger
Roosevelt
Miles Family Saga Tells Rutland Origins in Ohio
Long district column recounts Miles family arrival in Meigs County Ohio about 1801, their New York roots, and movement from Rutland Vermont and Rutland Mass. It notes Barzillia Hosmer Miles died aboard the Thomas Jefferson in 1833, Sarah Miles married Russell Cook, the first burial in Miles Cemetery, and ties to Higley, Parker, Grant, and other local families.
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Mr. Vail
Miles Cemetery
Miles
Ohio
New York State
New York City
Rutland
Vermont
Higley
Mass
Higleys
Barzillia
Hosmer
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana
John Miles
Sarah
Russell Cook
New West
Miles Home
New York
Esther Hobart
William Grant
Middleport
Consolidated Plans 60 Clipper Type Naval Patrol Seaplanes
San Diego reports Consolidated Aircraft near completion of 50 fast army pursuit ships and accelerating plans for building 60 clipper type naval patrol seaplanes as the next major project.
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San Diego
Cal
U.R
Consolidated Aircraft Company
Resort 2 Hotel Opens Romance at Lake Racine
Ann Hamilton, a secretary on vacation, meets Ralph Spring the head boatman at Lake Racine. He is blunt and ambitious, dreaming of bridges while she sees his indifferent charm. Their canoe ride begins a stirred tension as the two characters spar over work, dreams, and attraction.
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Ann Hamilton
Bill Ware
Travel Bureau
Lake Racine
Bill
Ann
Ralph Spring
Ralph
Mr. Spring
Ten Years Ago: Local People Return from Trips and Transitions
Ten years ago, Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Dorsey returned to Alexander Township after four weeks at Magnetic Springs. Many residents traveled for visits and events, including trips to Philadelphia and Chicago en route to the Sesqui-Centennial. community members announced candidacies and relocations, with several surgeries and college leadership changes noted.
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B. G. Dorsey
Alexander Township
Magnetic Springs
Press On Verses and Childhood Memories From Readers
Messenger Readers contribute poems bearing name and address. The first piece urges perseverance and faith with a Christian message, urging trust and courage while keeping hope for brighter days. The second piece recalls a Virginia childhood, a longing to return to simpler times, and a memory of a kind mother and a loved one. Lenora George, Athens Ohio, closes the verse.
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Lenora George
Athens
Ohio
Great Men Often Rise From Superior Early Advantage
Health Hints by Dr. Morris Fishbein argues studies of 300 notable individuals show children with better youth advantages tend to reach eminence, though many great figures came from humble origins. Early brilliance is common among geniuses from Kant to Goethe, with rapid advancement and high achievement noted in youth.
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Morris Fishbein
United States
Toilor
John Bunyan
Carlyle
Kant
James Cook
Pitt
Statesman
Mozart
Michelangelo
Weber
Abraham Lincoln
Faraday
Scientist
General Blucher
Voltaire
Coleridge
Goethe
Oliver Cromwell
Cambridge
Ulysses Grant
William Harvey
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the Public Forum
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Frank R. Humphrey. Carpenter
Ford
Supreme Court
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Mile C. Vail
Bedford
Leading Creek
Meigs County
Gallia County
George Clark
EA Service
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NEA Service
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Chapter
Golden Gate
Georgia Tech
Washington Bridge
Mississippi
Mary Powell
Chester Edgar
Columbus
Laird Dean
Francis Lee
Grace Webb
Beryl Cone
Philadelphia
EB. L. Church
Fremont
Neb
A. B. Mackie
Kansas Wesleyan
Salina
Kan
University of Chicago
Walter
Si’) Allen
Des Moines
O. A
Des Moines High School
Jesse Warren
Warren Brothers
H. T. Phillips
Probate
John P. Dana
Nelle Pickering
Cincinnati
G. B. Roush
Mra. H. W. Elson
Greenville
Doctor Elson
Thiel College
Elsons
Sunday Creek Christian Endeavor
Christian Church
Millfield
Poet’s Corner
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Chas. Holdcroft
Chesterhill, O
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