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The Athens Messenger published weekly except Saturday with a Sunday morning edition. Gordon K. Bush Publisher General Manager Charles H. Harris Managing Editor. Advertising rates on application. Subscription rates include 15 cents a week in Ohio and yearly mail options. Obituary notices and cards of thanks available.
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Athens Messenger
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Thought for Today Love One Another Quote
A devotional note echoes St. John 14 12 reminding readers to love one another as Jesus loved. It adds a Seneca line urging readers to return love if they seek love in return.
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St. John
Seneca
Time to limit immigrants to protect American workers
The piece argues the nation has enough labor and should restrict new citizens arriving from borders and overseas. It cites newspapers and police as warning that European migrants bring crime and that immigration harms the American standard of living and economic adjustment.
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Seven Seas
Europe
Rural Sidewalks and the Pedestrian’s Plight in Rural Areas
A discussion on building rural sidewalks to protect pedestrians, especially school children, from traffic dangers. It notes that walking remains common despite cars, highlights dangers from lack of crosswalks and dark clothing, and cites New Jersey, Wayne County Michigan, and Allegheny County Pennsylvania as examples investing in rural sidewalks.
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New Jersey
State Highway Commission
Wayne County
Michigan
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania
Pedestrian Walkways Urged to Cut Motor Casualties
The article urges building Pedestrian fac ilities as essential to reduce deaths and injuries from motor traffic. It notes many victims are pedestrians and cites rural road sidewalks as effective. Athens County areas like Athens York and Trimble Townships lack such protection where fatalities occurred, urging law changes and coop eration between communities and state highway departments.
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Athens
Notaby
York
Trimble
New York Stool Pigeon Scandal Exposed
An exposé criticizes the New York City vice squad for relying on paid informers to trap women and frame innocent targets. It accuses police of perjury, falsifying evidence, and racketeering for gain, noting suspensions and grand jury action as investigations expand.
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New York City
New York
Stool Pigeens
Missing Cleveland Boy Finds Brief Hospitality in Capone Home
A Cleveland mother learns her runaway son is in Chicago after seeking help from Al Capone. Capone's brother shelters the boy and alerts the mother, who then contacts Chicago police as the family plans his return. The host treats him well, but the situation causes family distress and worry.
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Cleveland
Chicago
al Capone
Capone
Reforestation Proves Value for Indiana Timber
Charles Lathrop Pack, president of the American Tree Association, outlines the economics of reforestation in Indiana. He notes the state uses six times its own lumber production annually plus freight, arguing a home-grown supply would cut costs. Pack urges public education on profitable, successful reforestation.
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Charles Lathrop Pack
American Tree Association
Pack
Indiana
Peter Arno and His Manhattan Cartoon World
A profile of Peter Arno, 28, famed New Yorker cartoonist known for witty penetrant observations. From Yale graduate to Greenwich Village painter of social satire, his work spans lamp shades to two volumes Arno’s Parade and Arno’s Hullabaloo. His fashion flair and early break via Harold Ross and Bea Irvin are noted along with his indulgence in chic, sometimes risqué humor.
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New York
Peter Arno
Supreme Court
Justin Curtis Peters
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Yale
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Gilda Grey
Peter Foun
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Whoops Sisters
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Who's Who
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Health, nerves and hatred in a mixed editorial note
The column muses on the limits of scoring in life linking health to vital organs, recalls Voltaire’s survival through care, and warns that religious hatred remains the worst poison as Balkan tensions flare. It blends personal anecdotes with broader social commentary from ARTHER BRILLANT.
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Celly
Enplanation of Yesterdays Cartoon Portrait of Bion
Cartoons recount Bion born in Oczacov iak on the Dnieper in ancient Scythia about 230 B C. The figure held many beliefs and shifted loyalties, described by Laertius as highly learned yet utterly profligate, with roles from academic to skeptic noted in the passage.
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Oczacoviak
Dnieper
Scythia
Laertius
Mushrooms And ToadoTools Are The Same
The text asserts mushrooms and toadstools are the same edible fungi, with mushroom as the technical plant name and toadstool as the common term. It cites Fundamentals of Botany by Gager, Chapter 20, and hints at a future item titled The Most Important Vote Ever Cast.
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Gager
Refrigeration advances and ice industry growth in America
The Washington Letter notes groundbreaking progress in refrigeration amid a cold winter. It traces ice harvesting from early American farms to modern electric and gas freezers, citing per capita consumption rising from 249 pounds in 1904 to over 1000 pounds, and industry capital well above $1.0 billion with over $75 billion raised in stock and bonds.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Carolinas
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Gulf Coast
Maine
Riotous mob targets churches and convents across cities
A mob of about 200 smashed shop windows owned by Jews and blocked the Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool from entering Notre Dame Convent for a prize event. Convent windows were broken, railings torn, and the Archbishop pelted but not seriously harmed. Separately, fires in a New York City Catholic church and in New Jersey are attributed to arson.
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Liverpool
Notre Dame Convent
New York City
New Jersey
Cardinal Hayes Warns Unemployment Threatens Society
Cardinal Hayes of New York urges action against rising unemployment within his diocese calling it a social menace. He argues disaffected workers may undermine rights of others and stresses moral responsibility amid debates over Sunday moving pictures for charity in Baltimore.
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Cardinal Hayes
New York
Oth
Sunday viewing of moving pictures divides town
Opinion argues films such as a fine gun set and Niagara water should be shown on Sundays for those who want to watch while others stay home. It questions who has the right to regulate others’ lives and challenges the idea of a man imposing rules on others' choices.
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Niagara
Senator Nye Claims Backers Spent 641274 On Davis Primary
Senator Nye alleges backers of former secretary of labor Davis spent 641274 in the Pennsylvania primary to secure his Senate seat. He argues the figure is implausible given Davis is a labor union official with limited means.
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Davis
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American Federation of Labor
William N. Doak
Senator Nye Alleges Davis Backers Overspent by 272812
Senator Nye accuses Senator Davis and supporters of misreporting expenditures by 272812 dollars. Davis plans to respond in kind, aiming to prove legality of costs and that backers are legitimate and properly labeled.
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Davis
R. Davis
Old Boyce and Boyd home on Price Hill described
A letter recalls the Ohio University pair George W. Boyce and William F. Boyd, lifelong lawyers in Cincinnati and partners since 1839. They married sisters, built a family home on Price Hill, lived there 21 years until Boyce’s death, and left furnishings largely as when they lived there.
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Athens
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Wellsville
Ohio
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Carthage Township
Athens County
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Virginia
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Terese
Gatishee
Three Old Zimmering Play For Athens County
A letter from Eber F Wooley of Cleveland praises three performers Chester Morris Grubb and Smith for playing guitar and banjo on WJAY Athens area stations. The note lists their backgrounds in Athens Glouster and Cleveland and mentions requests from Athens Chesterland Ames Mt Vernon and Sandusky. Wooley hopes they visit again and asks for postal cards to help them stay locally.
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Athens
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Caesar’s Triumphs in a Football Themed Verse In Rome
The poem blends ancient Rome with football imagery suggesting Caesar’s legions inspired modern players. It notes battles, scores, and crowd excitement, claiming Romans won scrimmages and crowds cheered as athletes returned in triumph. A second piece mocks stock trends and taxes and hints at ongoing wars abroad.
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Rome
Body found along 8B and O tracks near Children's Home
Don "Pug" Wilson was found last night by a passenger train crew. His body showed heavy mangling and was dragged for more than 154 feet.
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Don “Pug” Wilson
Widening of North Court Street Nearing Finish This Week
The city reports that the widening project on North Court Street and related sidewalk repairs should be completed within the week. Work has focused on expanding lanes and replacing damaged sidewalks to improve safety and access for pedestrians and drivers.
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North Court Stree
Oil Boom Expected in Fisher District Alexander Township
The Fisher district of Alexander Township nears a major oil boom as several wells pump large oil volumes. Multiple cars are prepared for shipment amid rising production.
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Athens County
Fisher
Alexander Township
Health nurse finds defects in Athens school children
Athens County health nurse Miss Munn examined 1,064 pupils finding 2,181 defects. Underweight poor vision and hearing and defective teeth were the most numerous ailments among the students.
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Athens County
Miss Munn
Wilfred Robinson Buys West Washington Lot for New Home
Wilfred Robinson purchased a lot from D. M. Richards on West Washington Street and plans to build a new house next spring. He also intends to sell his existing home on West State Street.
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Wilfred Robinson
D. M. Richards
West Washington Street
West State Street
Indictments Target Hockitz Valley Railroad and Sundair Creek Coal
A federal grand jury in Toledo returned 28 indictments against the Hockitz Valley Railroad and nine against the Sundair Creek Coal Co. The charges involve rebating and discrimination as alleged in the case.
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Hockitz Valley Railroad
Sundair Creek Coal Co
Toledo
Happenings at the Capitol in Washington
A collage of Capitol gossip and political chatter. Mentions a nameless man found wandering, many Hoover commissions, Farm Board pamphlet on feeding wheat to livestock, and remarks about Calv in Coolidge. Includes notes on Amtorg, Liberty motors, Dergass testimony, and Nick Longworth’s lockout. Describes a party by Mrs Harriman for Senator Walsh and hints at rumors of two locals who once sang together.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Federal Farm Board
Calvin Coolidge
Samuel R. McKelvie
Nebraska
Coolidge
MecRhelvie
Soviet Russia
Dergass
Amtorg Trading Company
Hamlish Congressional Committee
Russia
War Department
Amtorg
Answers to Questions by Frederic J Haskin
The article provides concise Q and A on gravitation definitions Roosevelt family professions the Slocum disaster date and a brief note on uncut books. It states gravitation as universal attraction with force proportional to mass and inversely proportional to distance squared. Roosevelt sons roles noted and Slocum disaster dated June 16 1864.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Porto Rico
Kermit
Archibald
New York Harbor
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