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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1931
Page
4
The fragment describes the Athens Messenger and its regional reach across multiple Ohio counties. It notes publication details, affiliations, distribution channels, and subscription rates, referencing offices in Chicago and New York and a post office filing.
The President calls for a prompt improvement of banking laws and a broader Federal Reserve reach. He urges separation of banking types, expanded branch banking with limits, and easier Fed membership, noting past bank failures and the need to safeguard deposits and stabilize credit.
A speaker argues that Congress cannot cure broad economic woes with laws alone. He cautions against fool legislation and urges self reliance, hard work, and sound judgment over hope for sweeping fixes. The piece critiques universal cure-alls and stresses individual responsibility.
The fragment expresses a metaphorical vow to aid the blind and support the lace team. It reads like a line from a poem or lyric, but lacks concrete event or identifiable people, places, or organizations to anchor a news-style card.
An elderly New Yorker returns to his former Brooklyn home to find a speakeasy in its place. After being admitted by the boss, he tours the club and ends up leaving with a moose head as a curious souvenir. A Murray Hill survivor plans a surprise private party at his old home for his sister’s anniversary.
A compiled quiz from a newspaper page covers tiger fatalities in India with 1100 deaths annually, the 1916 Democratic convention chair and location in St. Louis, privateering in Revolutionary times with prize values, and the origin of silver coinage in the Aegean Islands.
A poem reflecting on money and prudent thrift versus reckless ventures. The speaker recalls saving pennies and avoiding wildcat finance while observing friends who chased fortune and lost their gains. In regret, the narrator notes the lure of fortune and wishes for a chance taken.
A brief note on Ernesto Nathan born in England in 1845 who became mayor of Rome after 1870, with his Italian reformist career and re election in 1910. It mentions the town hall Palace of the Senators, and a reference to a dictionary ending with Zyxt. Tomorrow teaser: a story about a man who pumps natural gasoline from his yard.
Frederic J. Haskin notes a shift toward hand production and workmen gardens as a response to unemployment and overautomation. He traces a European movement begun in Belgium in 189 with cooperative plots, small 20 by 25 foot spaces, rentals around 123.50 yearly, and international ties through the Office International de Coin de Terry et des Jardins Ouvriers. The piece highlights President Roosevelt era efforts and corporate land use to aid workers, and predicts a rise in the "man with the hoe" movement despite distribution challenges.
A box of home made candy is a Christmas remembrance and tasty, cheap treats can be shared with many friends. The paper offers a booklet with scores of recipes not requiring special equipment or expert candy making skill. Send for CANDY RECIPES with six cents to cover cost and postage.
Joseph Riordan, 31, escaped police gunfire after a burglary at a Newark grocery. A companion, Henry E. Martell, 32, was shot dead as police arrived responding to the alarm. Martell had a metallic gleam in his hand and the dead man clutched a stolen can of sardines.
Cincinnati grocers say milk dealers form a combine to keep prices prohibitive. They claim wholesalers pay 12% cents a quart for mix and Cincinnati retailers pay 13 cents, prompting preparation for action against the alleged price fix.
A fragmentary note recalls old items found in Virginia University archives and added to the Ohio University museum. The dated materials include a 1831 poem about The Battle of Baltimore and an 1841 student agreement to pay for uniforms.
A woman’s Music Club and Prof. T. Hoover secured Alex McClung-Skovgaard for a one set. Alex owned a $123,000 violin and was accompanied by his wife, a pianist, with an accompanist. They visited large sites but stayed overnight on a stoop.
Daily papers claimed Rutherford of the International Bible Students Association predicted 1995 would close the present order and that Christ would be present as ruler thereafter.
The United Mine Workers nationwide held elections on December 12 1911 for national state and district officers. T J Lewis sought the presidency a post he would occupy for three years. John White was widely forecast to be re elected along with existing sub district officials.
Miss Stahl displayed her artworks to many art lovers and included pieces once shown at the Art Museum where they drew high praise from renowned artists.
Two hundred invitations were issued for a 5 o'clock tea to be held at the Masonic Temple hosted by Mesdames S Bethel Peters Gronea and Henry.
Special writer reports Capitol sightings and anecdotes from Washington. Photographs claim Hoover autographs, Henry Rainey’s pipe tale and smoking start, Mitchell at the White House notes, police caution during hunger marches, and an Oklahoma banker’s quip about Alfalfa Bill Murray’s presidential button.
A narrator observes a lively year old baby at supper and notes how mothers label child behavior as nervous or naughty. The piece warns against harsh parental labels and stresses guiding strong wills without implying helplessness, urging adults to shield children from damaging expectations.
Today China reports two air bombing raids by Japanese fighters. One village suffered 21 bombs, another at Tawa faced seven bombs and machine gun fire. Chinese residents of Chinchow fear planes flying low over homes as they learn about modern war. The piece notes courage airplanes and submarines as key in modern warfare.
Twelve Chinese bandits seized the Peiping Mukden express, waving a red flag as six hundred passengers including Americans were forced to surrender money jewelry and overcoats. The piece hints preparedness could deter such robberies.
The Manchester Guardian withdraws its longtime support for the League of Nations, insisting the organization has failed amid the ongoing Chinese Japanese tensions, signaling a dramatic shift in editorial position.
John J. Baskob, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, tells a luncheon that the party should recruit four year men to sustain a long Democratic era. He dismisses the idea of minute men and warns insiders to stop fighting within the party and focus on steady, long term effort.
The piece describes Germany delaying and reducing wages and official salaries, creating a government commission to set prices for basic needs. It notes legal limits on interest, mortgage, and loan costs, and restricts foreclosures unless 70 percent of property value is reached, warning that Americans facing foreclosure may be affected.
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