Athens Messenger News Note From Neoerephte Area
In this fragment from the Athens Messenger the text references locations including Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Fomerot Middleport Coolville and surrounding communities. It mentions a twentyfive county scope and a sum of 190 000 with a four week period and carrier details.
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Atmens
Nelsonville
Glousterlogan
Fomerot
Middleport
Coolville
Burrounding
Seibel
Not Quite Accurate Expressions About a Heroic Drowning
A reflection on an accident at a Pennsylvania camp where a young man saved seven children by boat then drowned trying to reach shore. The speaker argues true sacrifice means gaining meaning, not losing life, and asks if the rescuer really loses his life or gains something beyond ordinary existence.
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Pennsylvania
Road Building Boosts U S Trade And Economy
Expansion of highway programs benefits American business by expanding markets for motor vehicles and related goods. The world highway program totals over three billion dollars, with two thirds spent in the United States, boosting exports of iron, steel, cement, wood, and road building machinery to foreign markets. Year round roads improve rural transport, education, and social life while easing costs and supporting industrial activity.
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United States
Wheat not king here heat must not dominate Ohio farmers
Renick W. Dunlap, assistant secretary of agriculture, argues wheat should not dominate farming in Ohio. He notes corn is the leading crop and dairy products, hogs, and poultry yield far more income. He says the U S imports more farm products than it exports and urges more domestic production, suggesting ten million extra acres could be used for farming.
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Ohio
Renick W. Dunlap
Dunlap
Innocent Ubangi Lectures Turned Harlem Sideshow
A colorful tale from New York in August recounts Manuel and Diosaner, two Ubangi men brought by explorer Martin Johnson. They became Harlem curios, performing lectures in Swahili for four bits and earning tips and knickers, while negotiating an eight hour day with Johnson and a hoped for union wage.
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Africa
New York
Explorer
Central
Manuel
Diosaner
Harlem
Ubangisi
Ubang
Iffe’ E
Elephant House
Explorer Johnson
Central Africa
Information Bureau offers free inquiry service in Washington
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau directed by Frederick Haskin offers to answer inquiries for two cents. A reader asks about baritone versus tenor numbers, Bill Tilden’s age, old time curfew, hand signals in state traffic rules, and the Ohio Penitentiary fire which killed 320 souls on April 21, 1920.
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BF Freperic J. Baskin
Washington
Fox
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederick Haskin
Washinton
Bill Tilden
American Automobile Association
Kansan
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
Maine
Mississippi
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Tenessee
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Ohio
C. Aln
More Truth n Poetry By James J Montague
The piece reflects on historic cures from dragon teeth to witch doctors, noting shifts to modern medicine and the belief in roots and animals as remedies. It also discusses American agriculture, tariffs, and the urban demand for cheap food, urging farmers to hold fast to favorable laws.
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James J. Montague
Congres
Mr. Dunlap
Fragmentary Thought From Fooker Quotation
A brief, cryptic line notes that without belief all else is worthless and that only a naked leaf remains in the absence of faith. The text appears as a partial quotation reflecting existential musings.
Athens Chronicle Glimpses of a Century Ago
Ten years past items include William Jennings Bryan as a notable but failing candidate visiting Athens, Kesler’s seventieth birthday with five tall children, and town births and deaths. Rev Murch preached his last sermon at First Christian Church with a post service reception. Notes recall 20 years ago primaries, local officials, and school events. Health and tuberculosis concerns dominate public notice.
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N.M. Kesler
Trimble
A W Kasler
Jease Kasler
Athens
McKasler
Florence, McCune
Frank Miner
E. D. Murch
First Christians Church
Murch
Happenings at the Capitol in Rodn ey Dut cher Messenger Special Writer
Democrats blame Hoover as the economy sags while Republicans praise a glimmer of hope in a 1932 campaign snapshot. Wide field of political rhetoric shows optimism on both sides, with discussions of 1933-34 shifts and relief measures amid a slumping national mood.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Toot
Hoover
GOP
Republvana
Spider Inherits Fortune In Eccentric Testament
Wile Dupuy, an accomplished pianist, leaves a vast estate to her pet spider its heirs and descendants in perpetuity claiming the spider was her faithful listener and competent co composer. The article notes the unusual bequest and odd details of the testament.
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Wile Dupuy
Arachard
Calgary
Canada
Pat- Tosh
Passport proof for air travelers under new world flight era
The Washington Letter notes growing red tape for air voyagers dropping into foreign countries. It cites Lindbergh Post Gatty and others who needed passports for each country crossed, warns of possible aircraft seizure if a fall occurs, and highlights evolving police controls as air navigation expands.
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ATR
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
Lkely
Col. Lindbergh
Washington
Orient Post
Gatty
How To Get Ahead and Air Travel Regulations Explored
The Athens Messenger discusses a 32 page budget booklet How To Get Ahead outlining personal finance strategies with charts and tables. It surveys international air travel controls noting strict permission requirements from the Department of State and foreign governments for overflight and the need to declare equipment and routes. It highlights risks such as smuggling, disease, and espionage concerns driving licensing and censorship of routes and gear.
Long life spans and shifting sail era in family and shipping
The item notes a woman with forty years since her third husband’s death, plus ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren, then shifts to Transatlantic shipping rates revealing First class to Europe at 155, third class at 73, and mentions Kermit Roosevelt and Vincent astor leading efficient voyages with a fare around 108 for one class.
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Meera
Tranb-Atlantic Ship Lines
Europe
Kermit Roosevelt
Vincent Agtor
Vincent Astor
Dollar Line Intereste
Herbert Fleishhacker
San Francisco
About Your Children and Dogs in Hot Weather
A gentle editorial argues dogs are not inherently rabid in August and warns against stigma. It urges humane care for pets, daily baths for dogs, regular washing of cats, clean food water and safe feeding, noting heat and spoiled water cause illness but not madness. It cites Dr Axel Munthe on dogs.
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Wople
Rablex
Dia
Axel Munthe
Michele
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