Obituary notices and society affiliations elude full details
Fragmentary text lists membership in press associations and services including American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List Audit Bureau and International News Service. It hints at obituary notices and social cards but provides no readable names, dates, or places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Dailies
International News Service
Anil Womemal
Thought for Today Inspires Cheer in Daily Life
A short proverb prompts a merry heart as medicine for ailments. The lines reference a sweet spirit and its power to lift the bones, with a biblical verse and a note on fear driving away ills.
The Souvenir Habit in Hotel Linen Losss
A hotel manager in a midwestern city notes that lost towels and other items are kept as souvenirs by guests. Hotels removing insignia from linens cut towel losses. nonmonogrammed silver stays longer than marked pieces. Forgotten items include clothing, toiletries, books, and more, logged with dates and room numbers. many are returned to owners.
Race and power shift over time, says scholar
The piece cites Professor J. W. Gregory and Felix von Luschan arguing that inequality shifts with dates and that no race is inherently inferior though civilizations rise and fall. It notes whites currently lead in wealth and arts while civilizations decay over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Gregory
Felix von Luschan
Evolution Stages Mark Difference in Races and Crime
The text contrasts races by evolution stages and states habitual criminals lag far behind law abiding citizens. It claims the criminal belongs in the Stone Age and uses Stone Age methods as his medicine.
Martian Fishes and the Race to Contact Mars
A speculative column ponders future war as a race collision and muses on Martian life. It cites Percival Lowell on canals and suggests Mars may host beings as different as beavers or fish. It notes human electrical life on Earth and the improbability of contacting Mars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Mortain
Percival Lowell
Europe
Speculating In Bonds
Bankers warn that speculative buying of German wartime bonds mirrors gambling. German marks fell to near worthlessness, while investors in the early days saw outsized gains. Despite dramatic fortunes for some small buyers, bankers insist bonds have no real value and advise cautious, steady investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bro
Germany
New York
Dawes
Wall Street
Kings and merchants feud over power and money in a wary America
The column argues rulers from Pharaohs to Czars show idle excess while workers suffer. It cites Evans and Coolidge, critiques La Follette, and predicts future upheaval as finance and diverse society clash. An English runner Hart wins a London endurance event as a counterpoint to unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Dawe
Coolidge
Klan
la Follette
W. Hart
Crystal Palace
London
Merica
Irish American mayoral legend contrasts with British reformer
Old reporters recall an Irish American who ran 600 miles in six days in New York and later became mayor of Long Island. The piece critiques Lloyd George, arguing Britain’s wartime power altered him into a radical, and calls Dawes reparations an order from international bankers with no appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Long Island
Britain
Lloyd Georg
Lloyd George
Questions and Answers Information Service Notice
Readers are invited to send questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington D C. It states the bureau answers questions but does not give legal medical or financial advice and will not resolve domestic troubles. Include full name address two cents for return postage and mail to the indicated bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger _ Information Bureau
Frederica J. Haskin
Nector
Washington, D. C
Labor politics and the fear of a US labor party
Josephus Daniels muses on American labor relations and the British model. He notes the US lacks a homogeneous working class to sustain a Labor party and warns that a US labor movement could not easily unify Irish, German, English, Jewish, Italian, and Scandinavian workers into a cohesive political force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Party
England
MacDonald
Kerosene in Radiators and Public Quiz Answers
The article questions kerosene use to prevent radiator freezing, noting kerosene can damage radiators and cause deposits. It then lists a quiz with answers about Coolidge prize awards, European deaths, U S clerks, Paul of Bamosata, and Cunard line origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Os Coolidge
T. A. Wallingford Riegger
Mrs. Coolidge
Mr. Jegger
Albany
Geora
Europe
United States
V. N
Descriptions of Jordan River and Mountain Passes
The Jordan River rises in Northern Palestine and travels to the Dead Sea through a rocky bed. Its course averages 30 to 60 yards wide, with 180 yards at the mouth, and the plain experiences floods in rainy seasons. Main continental passes include Berthoud Gibson Targhee Pleasant Valley Reynolds La Veta Wolf Creek Red Mountain and Raton. Cracking peaches results from a dry spell followed by sudden rains causing internal growth outrunning the skin.
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Jordan
Palestine
Lake of Galilee
Dead Sea
The
Pleasanton social notes and upcoming working bee at church
Pleasanton residents traveled to Athens for the Fair and Kenney reunion and hosted visitors from Cincinnati and Morgantown. An all day Pleasanton church and cemetery working bee is planned for Aug 30 to improve grounds. Sunday School meets at 9:30 AM and locals welcome guests and help from neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kinkead
Cincinnati
Athens
Wayne Kenney
Cyrus Gilmore
George Gilkey
Henry King
Toledo
Roy Huston
Pleasanton Church
Charles Hummel
Columbus
John Bolin
E. E. Arnold
Richard Morrison
Arnold
Bedford
George Morrison
D. B. Arnold
Grant Bolin
Albany
Mike Gilkey
Iva
Morgantown
W. Va
Grant Gilkey
Frank Martin
Wade Parker
Helen
George Martin
Athens Fair Guests From Several Towns Attend Event
The Plains couple Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith and Mrs. Lyda Martin of Carbon Hill joined Friday visitors to Athens Fair. Will Roberts and daughter Given of Bridgeport attended the Athens fair and called on local residents. Joe Hutchins and his family visited Logan with his mother Mrs. Beth Robinson. Virgene Shields of Greenfield and Mozelle Stephane of Athens spent time with Mrs. Lit Guess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Smith
Lyda Martin
Carbon Hill
Worth Dicken
Athens
Will Roberts
Given
Bridgeport
Charles Shafer
Keeton
Fanny Ball
Charleston
W. Va
Joe Hutchins
Logan
Beth Robinson
Virgene Shields
Greeneld
Mozelle Stephane
Lit Guess
Social News From Athens Area and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs J K Brown and Miss Ida Campbell motored to Athens. Mrs Thomas Goodfellow Jr and daughter of Bellaire attended the Fair. Dr and Mrs Osborn of Athens were guests of Mr and Mrs A M Humphry. John L West returned to see his twin sons Dave and Don. Social visits include Mr and Mrs Ed Michaels and others in Athens and Rock Rifle. Hikers Hyla West and party from Pomeroy hiked to Middleport and back, enduring rain and a ride in a horse and buggy through mud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Brown
Ida Campbell
Athens
Thomas Goodfellow Jr
Bellaire
John Baptist
Osborn
A. M. Humphry
John L. West
Chillicothe
Dave
Don
Scott
Salem
Fletch Hawk
Jack McAllister
Gallipolis
Ethel Loomis
Here
Logan
John Gabriel
Shawnee
Ed Michaels
Grant Michaels
Eleanor May
Carpenter
Rock Rifle
Ed Shipley
M. E. Twiss
Mary Jo
Mary Michaels
Hyla West
Hocking
Helen West
Lucille Price
Flediere Parfitt
Pomeroy
Middleport
Henry Hennesy
Harner Hill
Pratt's Fork Athens Hosts and Visits Across Families
Pratt's Fork Athens was the setting for several Sunday gatherings as residents visited relatives and friends. Miss Goldie Bowles returned home to Milford Center after a stay with her sister Mrs. W. M. Beal. Earl Sapp and family joined Mr. and Mrs. Elza Sapp in Athens for a weekend visit. Gladys Smith of Athens visited Mrs. Fred Fisher and family in Marton, while Ralph and Roberta Fisher hosted their cousin. Local workers Joe Smith Pearl Sapp and Vinton Meeks spent the weekend with families after helping on the Glouster Burr Oak road project. Mrs. C. L. Orr and Dorothy visited Mrs. Morris in Waverly, and Grant Cain and son from Athens were weekend guests of Miles Cain. Gerald King and children visited his parents C. V. Dixon and wife. J. Smith returned to work with the Home Telephone company in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Gilkey
Athens
Goldie Bowles
W. M. Beal
Milford Center
Earl Sapp
Elza Sapp
Gladys Smith
Fred Fisher
Ralph and
Roberta
Marton
Pearl Sapp
Joe Smith
Vinton Meeks
Fred Beckler
Glouster-Burr Oak Road
C. L. Orr
Dorothy
Orr
Morris
Waverly
Grant Cain
Little Son
Miles Cain
Gerald King
C. V. Dixon
J. Smith
Home Telephone Company
Radio conference set for September 30 in Washington
Secretary of Commerce Hoover called a third national conference to establish voluntary regulation of wireless communication. The meeting will be held in Washington on September 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
State Civil Service Exams Set for Sept 23 24 in Ohio
The State Civil Service Commission at Columbus announced fifteen assembled and seven non assembled examinations for September 23 and 24 in its official bulletin. The bulletin notes the schedule as part of the state's testing program for that period. An unrelated line states experiments show earthworms have memory.
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Columbus
State Civil Service Commission
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Josephus Daniels
Se Fons
Daniels
Ramsay McDonald
Great Britain
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Paul of
Bamosata
Cunard Line
Samuel Cunard
George Burns
David
American Royal Mail
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Rprittania
Pleasanton
Ralph Fricker
Mont Ray West
Athens Co. Snv. and Loan Co
Tritipp
Simmons
Battery & Electric Co
Luckett
Chauncey
J. D. Haskins Chiropractor
Security Savings Bank
Lash
Army & Navy Stores of
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Athens Book & News Co
Cline Bldg
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