Athens Messenger and Adjoining Counties Publication Note
The Athens Messenger announces printing with morning and afternoon editions except Saturday. It serves five counties in Southeastern Ohio from Ashland to Nelsonville and Coolville to Middleport, affiliating with multiple press associations and telegraph wire services.
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A Capital Suggestion on County Government Consolidation
The Alabama Association of Real Estate Boards urges reducing the 67 counties to not more than the number of congressional districts. They argue consolidation would cut administrative costs and taxpayer burdens. They note counties were formed in the horse and buggy era and that modern transport undermines the need for many small counties.
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Alabama Association of Real Estate Boards
Stop the Widows Pension Racket Should curb World War widow pensions now
The late Congress passed acts to curb widows pensions for Civil and Spanish American War veterans but left gaps for World War I. The piece argues the pension scheme acts as a tax burden and cites 500 widows of Mexican War veterans still paid despite no living veterans. It warns taxpayers will face ongoing World War II era widows pensions by 2000.
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Congress
Treasury
Sacrifice Tree Expedition Hopes Madagascar Discovery
Our Yearning for Adventure reports a British expedition led by Captain W. De La Motte Hurst planning to Madagascar to study a legendary sacrifice tree said to devour human victims during tribal rites. The piece links thirst for danger to adventure books and jungle films as modern fascination endures.
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London
W. de la Motte Hurst
Royal Geographical Society
Ara
Madagascar
Trader Horn
Are Women Good Sports Says Vera Caspary
Vera Caspary, novelist, argues modern women are not better sports than grandmothers. They excel in country clubs and professions yet boast about being sporting. rising divorce concerns and Paris trips reveal shifting attitudes toward marriage and tolerance. The critique invites reflection on evolving modern marriage.
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Vera Caspary
Reciprocal Tariffs and the Push for Open Trade
The world edging toward freer trade through mutual concessions, with Ottawa as a symbol. The United States faces pressure to expand imports to prevent declining exports, while not drastically revising tariffs. The piece argues trade via reciprocal agreements can boost overall living standards.
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Ottawa
Europe
United States
Fragmentary Bible Verse Quotation Cited
A damaged clipping quotes a Biblical verse paraphrase implying a reminder of God’s formation and judgment. The brief fragment references Beuteronomy and a relation to thoughtlessness toward the divine. The legibility is limited, with missing context and punctuation.
Repeal Likely Delayed Five Years Under Prohibition Debate
The repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment may require at least five years and perhaps longer. Congressional reluctance and state legislative schedules slow the process as both parties seek to leverage platforms for repeal. Experts say ratification could occur by 1937 at the earliest, with state conventions unlikely before 1935 to 1936.
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Glass
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House
Sepate
The Great American Weakness Revealed in a Radio Sketch
A radio dramatization features a valley resident who has lived in Death Valley ten years and loses vitality after chores. The monologue urges readers to seek broader knowledge through reading, history, and active inquiry rather than passively “setting” after tasks or relying on trivial diversions.
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Death Valley
Lfe
Cedar Point hosts twenty fourth convention with 2000 plus attendees
In Cedar Point more than 2,000 Ohlo Hiks gather for the twenty fourth annual convention. Local notes report on railstrike incidents, political positions, and community events including a large Messenger Cooking School kickoff and university funding actions.
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Cedar Point
What Is That Tree With Red Berries Daddy
Dialogue between child and parent as a car ride prompts a humorous misidentification of holly. The child asks about a tree bearing red berries while the father drives, and the exchange covers familiar Christmas holly and decorative myths with a note that the tree described resembles grapes or clusters, some orange-tinged.
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Mom
Terday’s Cartoon Island Flea Island in Cyclades
Terday’s Cartoon Island is described as uninhabited aside from giant fleas, located in the Aegean Sea within the Cyclades. The piece notes fishermen shunning the island and hints at a future headline about “the Costliest Vasa in History.”
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Cee Conan Flea
Aegean Sea
Terday
What Must Be Done To Change Dry Laws
Hoover and dry leaders face division on how to alter Prohibition in Congress and possibly amend or repeal the 18th Amendment. The next session likely to be wetter, with party platforms signaling shifts, but veto risk and constitutional questions loom. The piece mixes political analysis with a domestic vignette about a father and son observing nature and reflecting on focus.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Hoover
Congress
Esual
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Senate
Training babies early day and night routines urged for elimination habits
Dr Morris Fishbein cites Massachusetts Health Department pamphlets offering infant training tips. Day training covers diaper changes and sitting in a bathroom chair, while night training advises limiting fluids after bedtime and waking to care for the child. The guidance favors dry suppers and whole grain breads and cereals in early feeding.
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Morris Fishbein
Journ
American Medical Association
Hygels
Hearth
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
The Steady Steamroller of Truth and Poetic Pace
A verse portrait extols a calm, untroubled driver who moves through traffic with indifference to commotion. The speaker envies such placid motion and laments modern fuss and fear, while noting cultural notes on diction and a playful aside about a dictionary entry.
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Fan Sureinusy Tenry
Friendship marriage best for steady life says Dorothy Dix
Dorothy Dix argues that marriages based on friendship outrun passion in safety and longevity. She mocks love marriages for instability, praises domestic compatibility, and suggests a friendship bond offers less jealousy, fewer shocks, and steadier happiness, even if it forgoes Seventh Heaven.
Glorifying Yourself Coiffures for Seasonal Looks
The piece urges changing hairstyles with seasons while preserving facial features, advising softer lines and curls rather than severe, corkscrew waves. It covers parting hair, neck curls, and easing facial balance with styles tailored to face shape and hair length.
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