Rhode Island upset signals shift in White House focus
The piece argues the White House will stress recovery over reform next year due to Rhode Island upset backlash. It cites rising third party talk, radicalism fears, and warnings that New Deal policies anger conservatives, farmers, and relief workers, risking class tension and political fallout.
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Rhode Island
White House
United States
Washington News
AAA
Minnesota
New England
Teaching Boys From Athens County To Seek Strange Places
A group of Athens County school boys toured distant states and returned with wide new impressions. The journey prompts reflection on history, citizenship, and the contrast between daily life in Ohio and other places. The author suggests such travels foster humility and may attract visitors and investment to the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Washington
Congress
Ohio
Mississippi
California
Iowa
Virginia
Floods remind how indifference costs in Ohio valleys
A historical note recalls repeated floods in Southeastern Ohio as settlers built along streams. With heavy rain, ravines flood and watercourses, ancient and altered by settlements, overflow. Residents in flood zones face recurring danger and costly damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
The NEWS Behind the News by Paul Mallon
Washington column discusses New Deal taxes on the LaFollette plan and the banking stance on Italy. It notes LaFollette’s influence, anticipated changes by conferees, and the Export-Import Bank credit limits tied to Mussolini’s Ethiopia policy. It also mentions Hull, Moore, and Kelley linked to the bank decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Mussolini
Ethiopia
New York
State Department
Hull
Messrs
Moore and
Kelley
Johnson’s clash with relief workers shocks no one
General Johnson’s trouble with striking relief workers was expected by New Deal authorities who planned to oppose the strike. President Roosevelt decided to combat the strike with Assistant Labor Secretary McGrady acting as liaison. Johnson has seemed downcast in recent weeks, and the tale of punishment from Washington is unfounded.
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Washington
Finance Committee
Roosevelt
New Jersey
Senate Finance Committee
Daffy
Senator LaFollette
Powers-That-Be
LaFollette
House
Senate
General Johnson
New Deal
Johnson
McGrady
Nations meet in Paris to steer Ethiopia fate
Britain France and Italy plan talks in Paris to pressure Ethiopia toward economic concessions rather than war. Diplomats say Britain will propose a League of Nations mandate to develop Ethiopia and grant Italy economic concessions while Haile Selassie stays on, masking British accountability.
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Britain
France
Italy
Paris
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Haile Selassie
Flood-prevention storage dams urged after repeated losses
The speaker argues that communities ignore flood protection until damage occurs, citing Dayton 1913 and Muskingum Valley events. He says floods will recur, but damage can be controlled by costly storage-dam projects. Recent years have shown millions in potential funds, making dams more understandable and feasible.
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Dayton
Muskingum Valley
District Tales of Long Ago
The First Presbyterian Church of Athens organized in 1808 by Rev. Jacob Lindley. Nine members formed the early congregation meeting in the county courthouse with elders Joshua Wyatt and Alvan Bingham. Revivals in 1815 and 1820 grew membership, and a 1828 church was funded by pledges of cash and farm goods. Early pastors included Rev. William Burton, Timothy Stearns, and Rev. Purington who funded education through a Meigs County farm sale.
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C. H. Harris
First Presbyterian Church of
Athens
Jacob Lindley
Ohio University
Lindley
Joshua Wyatt
Amesville
Josiah Coe
Alvan Bingham
Arthur Coates
Dr. Perkins
Sally Foster
Presbyterian Church
John Spalding
Hocking County
Athens Church
William Burton
Theodore Burton
Timothy Stearns
N. B. Purington
William H. McGuffey
Wells Andrews
Aaron Williams
Purington
Salem Township
Meigs County
August primaries nominees and local notices
Nominations listed for mayor, council president and other offices including L. A. Evans BE Woodworth J Sherrard Griffith Evans M D Hughes Fred Fenzel Frank Lowry and Bert Russell. Local social notes mention Emma Stout hosting Daisey Parr guest of Mrs Sadie Kiinder and warnings about chain letters from Postmaster Harry McKinstry. Includes mentions of American Legion Gloucester planning a semi pro football team and musical studies by Miss Shouhee Arpee with Percy Grainger. Also notes twenty years ago social visits and travels of local residents including Beatrice Billings Milton Kennedy Thelma Miller Olleta Griffith Lucile Bennett Branch Howe and trips by H O Townsend.
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L. A. Evans
BE. C. Woodworth
J. &. Sherrard
Griffith H. Evans
M. D. Hughes
Fred Fenzel
Frank 8. Lowry
Bert Russell
There’s a Kiss in the Rose Poem by Annie McIntyre Barto e
Poets' Corner invites Messenger Readers to submit verses. The piece titled There’s a Kiss in the Rose expresses affection via a rose metaphor, sending love adrift through petals and dew, with the perfume lingering beyond the rose’s fade. Annie McIntyre Barto e from Nelsonville, Ohio, signs the verse.
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Annie McIntyre Bartoe
Lil Mill St
Nelsonville, O
Health Hints And Diet: Stuttering in Children
Health hints discuss stuttering in about 20 000 U S children with one in ten recovering during elementary school. Emotional factors worsen stuttering, with family and teacher relationships affecting progress. Treatment includes emotional relief, speech training, phonograph analysis, and reading aloud practice to reduce fear and measure improvement.
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Morris Fishbein
United States
J. S&s. Greene
Bowl of Wisdom carved from Confucius skull
A historical note recounts Confucius death in 479 B C and how Emperor Yuen Wang exhumed the body and used the skull as a drinking bowl in gold. The vessel, called the Bowl of Wisdom, was kept in Pekin's Summer Palace until looted in 1842 during the Opium War and later taken to London by a Mr Tait for a family.
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Confucius
China
Yuen Wang
Pekin
Fane
London
Tait
Engagement Ends Over Crest Lake Job At Resort
Jo Darien ends her engagement to Bret Paul after he objects to her taking a hostess job at Crest Lake Inn owned by Douglas Marsh. The Carlyle set drama unfolds with Fragonet courting Jo, Bret as lifeguard, jealous Babs Montgomery, Lola Montez, and a near-drowning rescue. Jo learns Bret saved her life. she confronts unresolved past and a family letter announcing her father’s new state house job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JO Darien
Bret Paul
Bret
Crest Lake Inn
Douglas Marsh
Crest Lake
Marsh
Peter Fragonet
Film Sector
Fragonet
Babs Montgomery
Lola Montez
Lola
Dila Saunders
Hollywood Extra
Tubby
Ashe
Weston
State House
Dawn Walk at Crest Lake Reflects Jo Darien’s Turmoil
At dawn Jo Darien wanders the Crest Lake woods wrestling with heartbreak over Bret Paul and the Saunders girl incident. She recalls longing for forgiveness and a return to their shaded campus days, even as reality shatters her idealized memories.
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Jo Darien
Crest Lake
Bret Paul
Saunders
Bret
Fendale Apartments
Douglas Marsh
Fragonet
Fragmented quotes capture 1920s political wit and theater
A collection of quoted remarks from actors and politicians reveals self deprecating humor and political stance. Ernest Cossart and Ruth Bryan Owen offer reflections on diplomacy and public life while E P Cramer apologizes for whispered criticisms of Roosevelt. Charles F. is named Republican congressman from Rhode Island.
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Paul Mallon
Emma Stout
South Cemetery Street
Daisey Parr
Pittseburgh
Sadie Kiinder
Harry McKinstry
Mr. Clark Williams
Sara Williams
Chicago
Evanston
Til
Mr. Clark
J. Bruce Lineburg
American Legion
Glouster
Shouhee Arpee
Rev
Leon Arpee
Percy Grainger
M E Twiss
B. ©. Skinner
Chillicothe
Beatrice Billings
Milton Kennedy
Thelma Miller
Hemlock
Olleta Griffith
Clinton, Ind
G. Jordan
Fred McCoy
H O. Townsend
Columbus
Lucile Bennett
Coolville
Poets’ Corner
Messenger
George Clark
Sir Francis Drake
Pacific Coast
Nova Albion
Atlantic
Bergmann-Frigcorr
Necedah, Wis
Walkers Shipley
Columbus, Ohio
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Bowl OF Wisdom
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Tan
Ernest Cossart
E. P. Cramer
Rick J. Hurley
Charles F
Ruth Bryan Owen
U. S
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