Athens Messenger Publisher and circulation scope declared
The Athens Messenger outlines its publisher Frederick W Bush and Gordon K Bush with Charles H Harris as editor. It serves Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomeroy Middleport Coolville Gallia and surrounding communities with subscriptions listed and dates from 1806 to 1929 noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Gerald
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles H. Harris
Ohio
Tar
Athens
Nelsonville
Glousteelogan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Gallipolis
Congress may pass broad reform if opposition remains constructive
The piece argues that a calmer Congress could enact broad remedies if lawmakers restrain reactionary drives. It notes some Roosevelt era leaders and press voices have shifted to support the President, potentially smoothing passage of his program this winter.
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Washington
Congress
Fresh Air Fitness for City Dwellers This Autumn
Health writers urge urban residents to adopt a daily half hour outdoor walk and a training regimen to resist winter cold. The piece argues outdoor life improves air quality indoors and promotes a steady routine akin to athletic training.
You Cannot Draw the Curtain on Youth Crime Causes
The article argues that blaming newspapers and films for youth crime is simplistic. Criminologists say deeper factors like heredity environment parental guidance and social influences shape youths, and society cannot shield children by censoring news or entertainment.
Simple Hydrogen Method From Folsom Inmates
A California prison convict reportedly devised a cheap hydrogen production method using four salad dressing jars a dry cell and odds and ends. Engineers who examined the device say it could revolutionize the hydrogen industry though the reporter admits uncertainty about the outcome.
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California
Folsom
Ten Commandments for Brides Concerning Mothers-In-Law
Dorothy Dix offers practical counsel for daughters-in-law on harmony with mothers-in-law. She urges love over conflict, avoiding jealousy, including the mother-in-law in family life, resisting snobbery, seeking and respecting advice, and maintaining fair ties to both sides for lasting goodwill.
Local Society Notes From Nelsonville and Nearby
Mrs A G Mechem led a missionary society event at the Christian Church with a Women’s Educational Day program. The Elks Minatrels rehearsed as the OU male quartet sang for Rotarians. Bridging hosted by Mrs Everett Parker honored guest Mrs C A Smith. A porch fall injured Mrs C E M Jennings slightly. Florence James led Red Cross stamp sale efforts. Johnny Swanson and B M Covert visited Nelsonville on business. The Carrie Goodrich Auxiliary met at the First Church of Christ. Santa Claus activities were to be organized by Copeland Sunday School to be arranged by Frank Lowry Emmett Cotton and A C Roach. A committee including Fare Hart D Scott Allen and J A Fuller planned a series of Elks dances.
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A. G. Mechem
Nelsonville
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Frank Lowry
Emmett Cotton
A. C. Roach
Copeland
Cartoon explainer recalls Tom Topham strongman feats
The piece highlights Tom Topham the Red Lion Inn host who died in 1749 at 39 and famed for rolling pewter, bending iron, and tossing a horse. It notes his Irish exhibition cracking a coconut and mentions a separate cold wager on Lord Paulston who spent a night naked in freezing air near Notre Dame and survived amputation with a $5 000 recovery.
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Tom Topham
Red Lion Inn
London
Topham
Ireland
Lord Paulston
Pastor Kneipp
Tower of Notre Dame
Hard Times Raise Tuberculosis Risk in Depression Era
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses how unemployment and poverty worsen tuberculosis spread. Crowded, unsanitary living and scarce food weaken bodies, hinder treatment, and trap families in transmission cycles, with poor households facing worse outcomes than the better off. Institutions and nursing care are limited by cost.
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Edward L. Trudeau
Trudeau
December Lessons On Kindness For Children
Olive Roberts Barton argues December softens children but warns against Santa threats. A nurse of compassion invites parents to teach Billy through stories of selflessness, stressing kindness over fear to guide behavior beyond Christmas.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Santa
Santa Claus
Billy
Mable
Securities Act Sure To Weather Storm
The securities act likely to survive Congress intact as Roosevelt weighs revisions amid Wall Street pressure. Some banks delayed registrations to push changes, while advisers warn proof of losses from misrepresentation is hard for small investors. Also notes White House confusion over new federal agencies and a push to ban the police third degree.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Wall Street
Roosevelt
New York
Wiggin
White House
National Emergency Council
Consumers’ Council
NRA Consumers’ Advisory Board
AAA Consumers’ Counsel
Frank Walker
Colonel Howe
Mary Rumsey
Homer Cummings
Department of Justice
Cummings
Connecticut
Israel
Bridgeport
December brings a season of generosity and hopeful beginnings
The text urges heightened generosity and thoughtfulness at year end noting December offers unique openness and expectancy. It contrasts older and younger readers, saying children rarely feel gratitude yet respond to expectancy, while December is a time for real beginnings.
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Billy
Horizontal Puzzle Clues For A Windy Day
A compact crossword style list of numbered clues spans music art and science terms. Entries include singer first name rough tone bitter drug sheltered place helmet part employer land songstress measures spread with dew perform small sturgeon yes sun god Esther soul fruits poem writing fluid being social insect and Lug Morindin dye Eucharist vessel silkworm northeast lava silly since eggs of fishes military shells out of bed she was born in
Farmers Angrily Critique Groups and Costs at Institutes
A reader from Sharpsburg voices frustration after two Farmers' Institutes. He questions the value of the Farm Bureau Grange and tax meetings, notes high salaries among speakers, rising prices for inputs, and stagnant farm income. He warns that road assessments threaten homes and old age, urging accountability and economic clarity.
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Farm Bureau
Grange
NRA
Bern
Lillian Bardin
Sharpsburg
Unclear Note From The Messenger Editor
The message expresses frustration over missing news and longing for any release from distress. It references life’s burdens and a wish for a small moment of relief amid ongoing trouble. No concrete events, places, or names are identifiable in readable text.
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the Messenger
Newcome
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the Athens Messenger
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Ohio Dailies
Inland Daily Press Association
United Associations
John W. Cullen
South Michigan
Chicago
Fifth Ave
General Motors
Detroit
Oserrier
Malin Ohio
Mr. Roosevelt
Dorothy Dix
Frank X. Rauch
Colene Norveil
Gene Jones
Forest McGurk
Ohio University
Rotarians
Everett Parker
Bridge
C. A. Smith
Chillicothe
Herbert J. Parker
C. EM. Jennings
East Union Street
Florence James
Red Cross
Johny Swanson
B. M. Covert
Carrie Goodrich
Christian Women's Board of Missions of
The
First Church of Christ
Fare Hart
D. Scott Allen
A. Fuller
Elka
Ywyorild Y Nakhichevan
Noah
MT Ararat
Horse Cemetery
Erivan
Armenia
Russia
Tsar's Lantern Guard
Novo Cherkask
Ripley
DR. Morris Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Hygeia, the Health Magazine
Securities Act
By Rodney Dutcher
Songstress
Sun God
Youn
Lug
Mellon
Devery
United State
Albany
Dec
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