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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1931
Page
4
Trend of Literature List Traces American Life Shifts
A compiled list of best sellers from the last thirty years shows changes in American life. Early works focused on love and sacrifice, with simple plots, but by 1915 industry and modern life shaped fiction. Authors like Booth Tarkington and novels such as Main Street reflect introspection and social critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameri
Wiggs
Cabbage Patch
Kingdom Come
Andi
Lonesome Pine
June
Garth
Booth Tarkington
John
Mary
Elmer Gantry
Salvation Army seeks aid for Athens County Christmas needs
The Salvation Army urges county residents to donate to help needy Athens County children. With more families needing food baskets and toys than last year, kettles alone may not cover all requests. Community support is essential to supply dinner baskets and gifts to about 200 children and ensure a happier holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Santa Claus
Salvation Army
Washington swore the father of his country
Prominent historian Albert Bushnell Hart asserts George Washington used swearing at times during the Revolutionary War. The piece notes public unease with a blemish on the revered founder and suggests that biography reveals Washington had moments of provocation and anger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon
Ang
Os Albert Bushnell Hart
Washington
George Washing
Master of Ceremonies Shapes Broadway Vaudeville Era
The piece surveys Broadway vaudeville hosts led by Low Holtz and rivals like Richard Craig and Irving Straus, noting their patter and stage influence. It cites radio, columnists, and a new word pediculous entering Manhattan slang, all reflecting nightlife humor and performance culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Io Amusementéom
Metropolitan
Low Holtz
Broadway
Holtz
the Palace
Elysian Fields
Vaudevilliens
Richard Craig
Irving Straua
Europe
Mons. Straus
Litigant
Ted Husing
Harvard
Husing
Manhattan
Excerpts From A Curious 19th Century Q and A Page
A compact Q and A feature discusses tree leaves and plant survival, Russian cooking methods, a Columbus Memorial Lighthouse architect contest results with top prize to Gleave of Nottingham, Sino-Japanese terminology, battleship stripping for action, kelp meanings, Pacific kelp length records, and simplistic dog shoe construction. The piece blends science trivia, travel notes, and architectural competition results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K
Columbus Memorial
Santo Domingo
Pacific
Americas
United States
Cottage retreat among the hills with springtime songs
Poem describes a charming cottage in the hills a place of peace and rural sounds like robins katydids and crickets, suggesting contentment away from toil though the speaker admits they might never visit. The verses evoke April blossoms and a tranquil dell amid country life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Cottege
Robbins
Noting an End to Efforts and a Quiet Conclusion
The speaker contemplates letting go, accepting that further action may be futile and choosing to release the matter rather than pursue another attempt.
A Thought for Today From Hebrews Adage
A brief devotional line echoes Hebrews 10 11 about forgiveness of sins and iniquities. The message emphasizes grace and mercy, inviting daily reflection.
Striped Church of Reumania in Transylvania Drawn
Cartoon commentary notes Hermannstadt Sibiu once part of Hungary now Romania. The Striped Greek Cathedral hosts two denominations with ongoing worship rights in the same sacred space amid lingering postwar claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reumania
Hermannstadt
Transylvania
Kingdom of Hungary
Roumania
Nagy Szeben
Roumanias
Sibiu
Hermannmstadt
The 120 year old French Assemblyman feature
Charlie Romano recalls a childhood pose he practiced until it became a lifelong habit, now sleeping with arms behind his head and hands clasped under his chin. His home is 76035 101st Avenue, Ozone Park, Long Island, New York. Tomorrow: The 120 year old French Assemblyman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Romano
Romane
101St Avenue
Ozone Park
Long Island
New York
Toomorrow
Food for Seven Million Captures New York Markets
Frederic J. Haskin surveys New York City’s food culture, noting dense blocks of street food shops from Harlem to Broadway. He describes artistic display practices, kosher meat costs, egg consumption, and the Levantine quarter near Trinity Church with diverse vendors and exotic pastries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Fifth Avenue
Park Avenue
Wall Street
Bronx
Harlem
Sixth Avenue
100Th Street
200Th Street
Broadway
France
Financial
Trinity Church
Alexander Hamilton
Robert Fulton
Standard Oil
Cunard
Equitable
Bank of Manhattan
J. P. Morgan's
How To Get Ahead Booklet On Personal Finance
A promotional booklet explains budgeting for rent food and clothing, and saving a portion of earnings. It offers sample budgets for different income levels and easy saving and account keeping systems to help individuals and families make money work for them. Coupon offered.
How To Get Ahead booklet request note
A citizen forwards BIX CENTS in coin or stamps for a copy of the HOW TO GET AHEAD booklet. They include name street state and request delivery from the Information Bureau in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Gallup’s Contentment List Highlights Local Prospects
Vincent J. Jaeger of the Independent and Evening World in Gallup New Mexico lists what Gallup has to offer. He notes 123 contented souls and claims a monopoly of contentment in a disturbed country along with six beauty shops six churches five up to date drug stores and one airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent J. Jaeger
Independent and Evening World
Gallup
New Mexico
Warriors of Papago Apache and Yaqui Gather at San Xavier
A three nation gathering of Papago Apache and Yaqui warriors takes place at the San Xavier mission in gratitude for harvests. They perform ancient dances and invite their god from Sihuki near Pinacate Peak to witness a three day celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Xavier
Sihuki
Pinacate Peak
Elders Worship of Elder Brother Amid Lava Trails
The passage describes Indians venerating Elder Brother, a creator figure aided by coyote, in the Pinacate Peak lava fields. A white man avoids the site while Bishop Daniel L. Gereke conducts solemn mass for the three tribes, continuing a long religious tradition despite modern faiths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coyote
Pinacate Peak
Daniel L. Gereke
Lincoln memo reads on state of United States diplomacy
A fragment recalls President Abraham Lincoln meeting foreign diplomats with Secretary of State Seward. He drew a memorandum from his pocket outlining U S positions and other notes from the diplomatic exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Seward
United
Old Town News Roundup: Local Snow Reporting and Social Notes
Local items recount Mill Street paving bid by Fr H Beckler at 5757 dollars and outlay by out of town firm 1907 less. Mentions tax talk by Dr S K Mardis at Central School, Sarah Bernhardt burial near Paris, Babe Ruth World Series fine and suspension, Athens County Fruit Growers meeting, Knights of Pythias officers elected, and Miss Core Renz death by suicide in Columbus linked to melancholia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr. H. Beckler
Mill Street
East Bridge
Bist
Highy Study Circle Meeting on The Kithdale Romance
The Highy Study Circle met with Gertrude Barth on Park Place and heard Dc. E. Cameron read a paper titled The Kithdale Romance. Mrs. 8. E. Hedges led the discussion.
Capitol Happenings Signal Big Washington Season
Washington scene buzzes with Congress battles among Democrats Republicans and Progressives. Unemployment and home building conferences spark debate while the National Woman's Party presses for equal rights. Party committees set dates for national conventions and the city预计 hosts huge Washington Bicentennial events with over six hundred thousand visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Hoover
Washington News
Committee On Unemployment
National Woman's Party
Woman's Party
Equal Rights
About Your Children Let Me Catch You Lady Before Your Shopping Trip
A persuasive plea argues against handing down worn clothes to younger children and urges buying new outfits for Herbert Frances Betty and Reddy. It stresses fairness and status for younger siblings and notes that spending supports economic recovery while suggesting giving to the truly needy if possible. The author invites the reader to reconsider and offers apologies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Frances
Betty
Reddy
Gou
Roddy
Political debate echoes Lincoln and Washington remark
Fragmentary passage cites duty not to interfere with foreign nations and governments. It contrasts U S government views of Lincoln with a remark attributed to George Washington, quoting a Faro Bank phrase about double emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Faro Bank
George Washington
Japan asserts will power in Manchuria amid League tensions
Japan declares it will act in Manchuria with bold resolve while the League of Nations and the United States issue only words. The piece argues Washington will echo passive protests and warns that no military response will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Pacific
Lincoln
Washington
United States
League of Nations
Manchuria
State Department
Five Day Week Idea Echoes Across Labor Union Plans
Mr Green head of the union labor advocates a five day week promising a Jed for workers. President Hoover stresses home building as a key benefit. He notes groups of workers living near their jobs in 5000-house communities with schools and churches, while local government would address many issues including politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Union
Labor
Hoover
Voters Urged to Vote Intelligently Despite Taxes
The speaker criticizes graft and high taxes, arguing that voters fail to educate themselves before casting ballots and that this indifference undermines the democratic process.
Alcoholic insanity rates drop in New York and Illinois reports
The New York Department of Mental Hygiene's 42nd annual report shows alcoholic insanity among women halved and among men down about one third in New York. Illinois deaths from alcoholism fell from 390 to 195 between 1910 and 1930 despite population growth. Mrs. T. A. Copeland Athens Dec 1, 1981.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Department of Mental Hygiene
New York State
State Health Department
Ilinois
T. A. Copeland
Athens
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