Classified billing and subscription rates notice
Telegraph Wire Report notes agencies and associations for the Athens newspaper. It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail, including Ohio prices: one year four dollars, six months two fifty, ten weeks one dollar, four weeks sixty cents, and one weekLoc.
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Meimboers
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Ohio Dailies
Inland Daily Press Association
Telegraph Wire Report
The
United Press Associations
Ohio
Congress urged to act promptly to relieve distress
A call to end inertia criticizes postponed relief as costly and urges Congress to set an example with dynamic action to stimulate business and ease current distress.
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Congress
Quick on the Trigger in Police Shootings Backfire
An editorial recalls a detective who shot an innocent man after misidentifying a target, illustrating the dangers of praise for swift gunplay. It warns that aggressive police tactics often end in tragedy and questions the wisdom of shoot-first, ask-questions-later methods.
Thought for Today on Money and Danger
A short meditation cites 1 Timothy 6:10 about love of money as root of evil. Dr. Johnson warns dangers grow with rising treasures. The fragment suggests caution in wealth pursuit and moral hazards.
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Dr. Johnson
Town approaches as a public image and civic duty
An editorial urges towns to improve their outskirts as a low cost form of advertising. Athens, Nelsonville, Pomeroy, Logan, McArthur and others have good roads but need beautification of riverbanks south of Athens and other eye sores removed by officials, property owners, and clubs.
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Athens
Nelsonville
Pomeroy Bend
Logan
McArthur
Herrold Place
West Union Street
State Highway Department
Hoover urges quick action on relief spending
The article argues President Hoover is justified in seeking authority to spend 150 million dollars on already authorized projects to ease unemployment. It notes the urgent six month window amid a weak business climate and urges Congress to act promptly, leaving room for later consideration of larger sums.
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HILE
Hoover
Congress
Forest fire losses fall sharply this year
The Forest Service reports national forest fire damage totaling 237 370 dollars, a drop of over 90 percent from 1929 despite dry weather raising fire risk. The news is a cause for widespread rejoicing after normally high annual figures.
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Forest Service
Washington
National Forest
Football In All Weathers
The nation’s football season ends amid heavy snow and freezing conditions as college games proceed despite storms. The piece notes football’s hardiness, contrasts with other sports canceled by snow, and questions whether games should be played when travel is perilous.
Scientist and Mosquitoes: Dr William Rudolfs Tests Lotions
In New Jersey swamps Dr William Rudolfs endures mosquito bites to test lotions. He smears one hand with a candidate lotion and sits overnight among swarms to compare bite counts, spending hundreds of hours on the trial.
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Aromatics
William Rudolfs
New Jersey
Doctor Rudolfs
Rudolfs
Homeless shelter theater tale at Manhattan tub
In a New York City feature, Gilbert Swan recounts a scene at Mgr Zero's Tub where the homeless seek warmth and dignity. An aging actor, Wallace Doyle, performs for derelicts, weaving memories of Macbeth into a makeshift show that ends with him securing a winter coat. The piece lampoons social contrasts and civic indifference.
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Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Mgr
Zero
Manhattan
Lhe
Fifth Avenue
Wallace Doyle
Doyle
Macbeth
England
Edwin Booth
Australia
Evolution of the phrase Cut Out in pioneer haymaking to modern usage
The article traces how the term cut out began in haymaking contests where cradlers vied for lead and spread around a field. It notes a later use for stealing a rival’s girl and ends by describing today’s compounded form cut-out with examples on pictures and on automobiles.
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Messenger Tt
Sollowe
Suipmobiles
Love
Hartley
Explanation of Yogi Ramakrishna Cried for 41 Years
A brief note discusses Yogi Ramakrishna who reportedly cried for 41 years to reach his religious goal. It mentions Yogis, Haridas, and Prof. Max Muller's Theosophy, plus a casual remark on cast iron and heat effects. Tomorrow previews The longest name.
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Yogi
Ramakrishna
Haridas
Prof
Max Muller
Taxes Take Nearly Twelve Cents of Every Dollar Income
Frederic J. Haskin notes U S tax burden reaches about 11.9 cents per $1 of income with total taxes near $9.289 billion. Federal share declined from 42.7 percent in 1890 to about one third in recent years while states and localities take two thirds. Localities now the biggest spenders, with WWI shifting more revenue to federal then back as rates fell by 1928.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Europe
Germany
Frederic 4. Haskin
Washington
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Lines show scarce coffee and bread to keep a family fed
A fragment reflects frustration over hunger and dole conditions, arguing that basic sustenance should be provided directly without waste. It questions why auxiliary rules drive concern when immediate meals are needed to prevent starvation.
Borah urges open trade with Russia over restrictions
Senator Borah warns that boycotting Russia will let others capture its potential trade and harm the nation. He urges developing trade rather than restricting it and compares Soviet theories to past brutal regimes, warning against narrow approaches.
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Borah
Russia
Captiol Happenings on Employment Committees Work
President emergency committees on employment have moved quickly to relief work. Fourteen members oversee state and local relief, with six field agents reporting to Dr. James C. Lawrence and Dr. Lewis Meriam. Legislation aims to remove site review bottlenecks and speed up federal building projects and architectural specs.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Arthur Woods
Minnesota
New York
Mississippi
Ohio
Wes
James C. Lawrence
University of Minnesota
Lewis Meriam
Brookings Institute
William Phillips
New England
Fred (. Croxton
Great Lakes
Joseph H. Willis
University of
Pennsylvania Commerce School
Pennsylvania
Woods
Congress
Attorney General
Treasury
Federal
Ballyhoo
Eurface
Sugar as muscle fuel guides health advice
An able doctor states that sugar is the best muscle food and warns that a weakened heart needs plenty of sugar. To combat afternoon fatigue, avoid chocolate or pure candy. instead, consume foods or drinks containing sugar to restore vigor.
Nap Advice From Dr Murphy Aimed at Rest for Busy Lives
The late Chicago surgeon Doctor Murphy urged people past fifty to take a brief nap at midday or early afternoon to restore energy and extend life. He reportedly did not follow his own guidance, working ceaselessly, and died young.
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Doctor Murphy
Chicago
Oakland theater groundbreaking signals mix of growth
Adolph Zukor breaks ground for a new three million dollar Oakland theater as part of a twenty million dollar building program in Alameda County. Uncle Sam opens a new Oakland Post Office in January as the city pushes development and government leadership.
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R. A. Carrington, Jr
Oakland Post-Enquirer
Oakland
Adolph Zukor
Alameda County
Sam
Oakland Post Office
Hen or egg first mystery meets Dr Einstein and more
A humorous verse about Einstein failing to settle which came first the hen or the egg. The piece notes his admission that no one can ever prove the sequence and then shifts to quips about teamwork a riot coach and writer Sinclair Lewis. It closes with a fragment about a boy in a radioless apartment.
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Einstein
Sinclair Lewis
Questions and answers from the Athens Messenger Informa Bureau
A long miscellany of reader queries and answers on trivia and general knowledge is presented. Topics include corn production, gunpowder origins, poker hands, ship chronometers, distilled water, world island area, Hawthorne’s best work, zodiac origins, and Watts of the Hope painting.
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Australia
Hawthorn
G. A
Hawthorne
Beylonian
Greece
Hope
Watts
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