Athens Messenger Publisher era details and rates
The Athens Messenger describes Frederick W. Bush as publisher from 199e to 1929 and notes weekly Saturday editions. It lists Gore Bush as owner and Charles Barris as managing editor. The paper covers five counties in Southeastern Ohio with a regional reach and mentions affiliations and circulation practices with various associations. Subscription rates are given for carrier and mail, including weekly and yearly terms.
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Frederick W. Bush
Weasey
Poreiay
Athens
Ahise Nornhea LD Printing Co
Gore . Bush
Charles Barris
Ohio
Community Life Awakened Rebirth of Rural Social Life
Rural life shows a strong comeback with good roads schools and land security boosting gatherings. A single township hosted six reunions and a church picnic on a Sunday aided by improved roads and grading. Old schools become homes and hillsides turn green with renewed farm-house aesthetics and revived small churches.
World Wide Conditions Echo Global Economic Shifts
The article notes improving employment in England and rising prices in France, with Germany hiring more workers and Italy maintaining a controlled economy under Mussolini. Across Europe price declines slow, signaling a move from buyer’s to seller’s markets, while Canada and Mexico report better business conditions.
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England
United States
France
Germany
Italy
Mussolini
Europe
Canada
Mexico
New Ideas Offered on National Recovery Effort
A local column urges every citizen to participate in the national recovery program. People should buy more and save for emergencies, avoiding hoarding while supporting driving industries like cars and steel. The piece argues widespread participation can end depression and may influence future business control.
Court backbone seen in garment workers strike ruling
Judge Harry Fisher of Chicago refused an injunction against strikers at a garment factory. He ordered NRA wage and hour codes to be applied and warned that equity cannot aid a business built on oppressing workers. The decision highlights the fighting ground of the recovery era.
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Court of Equity
Harry Fisher
Chicago
NRA
Fisher
Widow’s tact and sex appeal in love and marriage
Dorothy Dix argues widows attract mates due to sex appeal and a patient, yielding approach. She contrasts widow charm with spinster caution, saying widows use softer tactics, support husbands, and avoid scenes, making matrimony easier.
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Miss DIX
Miss Florence Basom sails to Porto Rico to teach
Miss Florence Basom daughter of Dr J B Basom sails to New York to board for Porto Rico to teach in mission schools. The item notes civic matters and personal milestones from the period including a possible street name change and a marriage at a local parsonage. The Athens County birth count and a graduate story are also mentioned.
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Florence Basom
J. 8. Basom
New York
Porto Rico
Digest of protest and policy notes from the era
Reports include a Black Diamond Mine accident injuring George Fairbanks with both legs fractured, Governor Cox urging strict Sunday saloon closures, Donald Millikan visiting Rev. H E Wright in Columbus, and Ohio University President Ellis planning agricultural extension work. The piece argues wage standards, humane conditions, and codes to curb cutthroat competition, promoting fair labor practices and protecting ethical employers.
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George Fairbanks
Lathrop
Black Diamond
Ellis
Ohio University
Noises and Fatigue From Modern Life
Light noise and vibration from machines fuel general fatigue. Auto and rail travel induce fatigue with impaired coordination and slower mental work. Endocrine factors involving thyroid pituitary and adrenal glands contribute. Psychogenic fatigue affects women more, with stress from ambitions and home life. Understanding mental causes aids relief.
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Pituitary
About Your Children By Olive Roberts Barton
A mother argues with neighbors about child rearing and the balance between guiding and allowing independence. Grandma advocates treating Tommy as a reasonable person with a will, warning against forcing obedience and promoting mutual respect to foster self-reliance.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Tommy
Thomas
Grandma
Mary
Pacifists Face Strong Navy Policy Push From Roosevelt
Washington notes examine pacifist groups press to curb Navy budget restraint. Roosevelt taps 240 million from public works to expand naval build up, while pacifists push Geneva disarmament talks and demand actions from Swanson on labor share, repeal of Japanese Exclusion Act, and troop withdrawals.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy
Public Works Fund
Dorothy Detzer
Women's International League For Peace and Freedom
Short Cyprus Divorce Phrase Upends Kurdish Marriage Bonds
A proverb-like line notes how a Kurd in eastern Turkey dissolves marriage with the simple claim I divorce you three times. The item contrasts quick dissolution with longer literary forms and odd historical facts about a copper ore mass and a London truck fine.
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Turkey
Fragmented clue puzzle folds into a hidden portrait query
A list of crossword like clues blends names and objects across horizontal and vertical entries. The reading hints at a riddle about a lady in a picture and a mythical bird, with mathematical and linguistic fragments touching on titles, places, and items.
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Persia
Niagara Falls
Public notice guidelines for column contributions
The Messenger reminds contributors that unsigned letters will not be considered. Each submission must include full name and address as evidence of good faith, per editor instruction.
Fragmentary Verse Refers to Hard Times and Faith in Nelsonville
A damaged OCR fragment presents a poetical meditation on money, toil, and divine providence. It mentions Nelsonville and hints at economic anxiety with bees, grass, ripening wheat, and a critique of wealth. The readable lines lack clear narrative structure and date.
Religious strife in Europe traced to Bohemian revolt
Charles E Miller notes that in 1618 Bohemian governors were hurled from a Prague castle window, igniting years of religious conflict. He laments that such controversies rarely yield good and recounts Europe’s slow recovery from the ensuing carnage and barbarism.
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the Messenger
Martin Luther
Wertenberg
Prussia
Europe
Bohemia
Prague
Germany
Zodiac Fortunes and Fire Crash Sharon Area
The column predicts prosperity and personal gains as beneficial celestial alignments favor business and private life. In Middletown, a late night crash on U S Route 25 near Blueball Village left seven injured, two serious, as a truck full of paper and a highway stand burned after a collision with a car.
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Middletown
Blueball Village
Here
Athens Legion Drum Corps Seeks Posture for National Parade
The K. T. Crossen Post American Legion plans to send its drum corps to attend national conventions in October. Commander R. H. White notes the Chicago parade will feature bands and drums, with the Athens unit drilling twice weekly under W. Janssen and officers. State and interstate topics include railroad acquisitions affecting Muskegon and Wisconsin routes.
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K. T. Crossen
Ican Legion
R. H. White
National Conventiog Erican Legion
Vention
Athens Corps
Co. W. Janssen
Chicago
W.R Burke
Lima
Ohio
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America
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Burdette Foraker
Zimrhode Bicknell Robinson
Methodist Parsonage
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Fred Cornwell
Athens County
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Jacksonville
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Donald Millikan
H. E. Wright
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William
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Bryan
Featherstone Triplets
Miami, Fla
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Journal of the
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Hygeia, the Health Magazine
West Virginia
Kingfish
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Rachel Croddy
League of Nations Social Service Section
White House
Nuey
Huey Long
Senate
Joe Robinson
Arkansas
Huey
Louisiana
Texas
Long
New Orleans
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Charles G. Miller
Joe
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
Kump
Emergency Relief Administration
Harry Hopkins
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms
Illinois
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