The Athens Messenger History and Publication Details
The Athens Messenger details dating from 1825 with Frederick W. Bush as establisher and 1896 to 1928 as publisher. It notes weekly weekday afternoons, Sunday editions, and offices in Athens and major cities. Lists staff roles, associations, circulation data, and subscription rates including 4 dollars yearly and 50 cent four-week terms.
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Frederick W. Bush
Ane & Pig
Athens Messenger & Werkald Ukinning CO
Gordon & Bush
Charles H. Harris
Ohio
Thought for Today Scriptural Reflection Fragment
A devotional fragment cites Samuel 22 38 praising strength and power in God. It mentions guidance and light in God’s shadow and ends with a brief personal note. The style resembles a cotidial religious caption or note.
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Diod
Samuel
The Age of Hate and the Johnson Impeachment
The piece argues politics has improved since Jackson’s era and cites George Fort Milton’s book The Age of Hate. It recalls Johnson’s postwar impeachment, Senate pre judgment, bribery pressure on seven Republican senators, and the claim such tactics could not occur today.
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George Fort Milton
Andrew Jackson
Johnson
Southland
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
White House
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts
Small Community Banks Face Collapse Risks and Consolidation
The Magazine of Wall Street explains that suspended banks in smaller communities were harmed by collapsing security values. Their loans appeared sound in normal times, but local banks struggle when business booms turn sour, prompting inevitable consolidation.
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The
Magazine of
Wall Street
Small Town Banks Face Suspension Amid Cash Depletion
The piece notes many smaller banks have suspended operations due to abnormal cash drain, while some have resumed. It questions why larger banks do not aid their smaller counterparts to prevent a potential epidemic of bank failures and cites France adding government rescue to sustain confidence as a contrast.
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Adam
Planning Ahead for Roads Conference Emphasizes Farm to Market Links
A Washington conference urges long range highway programs and careful budgeting to fit farm and modern traffic needs. It notes many states neglect rural roads, cites Hyde on higher living standards with good roads, and calls roads the foundation for national prosperity. The text references the Sixth International context.
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Washington, D. C
Hyde
Sixth International
Crime Industry Growth and Public Burden Cited
An essay argues crime is a thriving, publicly funded industry costing the public about 16 billion dollars annually. It notes an estimated 1 million criminals, 23,000 state laws in Illinois, and rising crime legislation, urging voters to choose laws that balance public safety with citizen rights.
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Committee On
White House
Illinois
Aged Louisiana woodsman charged in whiskey distilling case
A very elderly backwoodsman from Louisiana was brought into federal court in Baton Rouge for distilling liquor. He confessed he had never heard of the prohibition law and wondered if the Civil War had ended, though he had heard rumors.
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Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Rive
Richard Cromwell Beats Fame To Steely Staunch Stardom
A New York cinema story traces Richard Cromwell once Richard Raabaugh rising from obscurity to a film star cast as Tomble David. He navigates radio flubs, art ties, and a rapid ascent with premiers, city openings, mall appearances, and a penthouse visit as fame reshapes his life.
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New York
Richard Cromwell
Richard Ra@abaugh
Tomble David
Richard Barthelmess
Silient Screen
Barthelmess
Cromwell
Mike
Hell
Howard Chandler
Kisty
File Colony
Local Christmas health seals prompt public inquiry
A reader to the Athens Messenger questions how many people sent in Christmas health seals and notes the seal program funds tuberculosis clinics. The letter mentions fines at a tuberculosis clinic and implies worry about the program's outcomes and financing.
Little Geral Dine Mazza Climbs Mt Shasta Solo
On July 18 1928 eight year old Geral Dine Mazza of 580 Greene Street San Francisco climbed Mt Shasta solo using a short cane as the Alpine stick was too long. The Moose Bird Jay insect control noted beside. Tomorrow feature promises a power of china ware.
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Little Geraldine Mazza
Greene St
San Francisco
Mt. Shasta
California
Weather forecasting for laymen challenges old beliefs
Frederic Haskin notes 1930s unusual weather and the growth of meteorology. Free and Hoke argue laypeople can forecast weather by observing clouds wind and past patterns, while warning that real predictions require tracking disturbances and their movements. They cite ancient sayings and modern science alike.
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Messrs. Free and Hoke
Jesus
Hoke
Citizen Promotes Christmas Seal Gift to Fight Tuberculosis
A reader writes from December 15, 1930 about sending a donation to the Christmas Seal committee using a sealed, self-addressed envelope. The citizen notes choosing to do their part against the great white plague and encourages others to contribute, expressing a hopeful civic spirit.
Referenda Show Mixed Wet Dry Signals Across States
The piece analyzes November wet-dry referenda in Illinois Massachusetts and Rhode Island using secretary of state figures. It notes Illinois heavy dry repeal support and strong wet votes in other races, compares past votes, and cites Massachusetts and Rhode Island shifts, outlining how referenda reflected sentiment without confirming broad trends.
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Washington
Ilinois
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Iline’s
Illinois
Congress
Marcus Coolidge
Butler
Coolidge
Fear and Fame in History and Modern Times
A mosaic of reflections questions whether rogues become villains in posterity and imagines how future judgments shape reputations. The piece contrasts rulers and poisoners with today’s concerns about fame and ethics and notes Hollywoods financial stringency and the divorce of business from politics.
Josephine Baker in Paris venues and marriage status
Baker performed at Folies Bergére and a Montmartre nightclub before a recent Casino de Paris engagement. She is married to an Italian count.
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Josephine Baker
Paris
Folies Bergére
Montmartre
Casino de Paris
Napoleon
Washington
Lawmakers clash over welfare spending battles
The text notes continued dispute among lawmakers over spending on unemployment relief, with critics accusing opponents of politicking and offering only a life preserver to the drowning unemployed. The passage frames the clash as a political fight over relief funds.
Great Einstein Heads For Pacific Coast Across Panama Canal
The piece notes Einstein traveling to the Pacific Coast via the Panama Canal to observe how matter space and time feel real while admitting electrons and protons compose reality. It wryly reminds visitors to glimpse the canal locks and cuts on the journey.
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Einstein
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Chevrolet adds night shift to employ 40000
The Chevrolet Motor Company expands operations by adding a night shift and increasing payroll to 40,000 workers, with plans for further growth. The move signals stronger production capacity and workforce expansion for the company.
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Chevrolet Automobile Company
United Fruit President Urges Increased Latin America Trade
Mr. Cutter, president of United Fruit Company, states that last year’s business with Latin America totaled over two billion dollars but should reach ten billion. He argues for expanded commerce and marks Latin America as a key growth area.
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Cutter
United Fruit Company
Latin America
Caribbean Markets Seen Hungry for U.S. Trade
A speaker named Mr. Cutter notes Caribbean nations reach fewer than twenty percent of potential customers. He advocates U.S. business expansion led by the Department of Commerce to tap a ten billion dollar opportunity and urges American firms to pursue the market.
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Caribbean
Mr. Cutter
Department of Commerce
Man Defies Divine Prohibition Failing Suicide Attempt
Joseph Vallera climbed a telegraph pole with a rope and attempted to hang himself. Policeman Bernard White intervened, foiling the act and underscoring the idea that some ignore the belief that a divine ruler watches over all.
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Joseph Vallera
Bernard White
Vallera
Policeman Persuades Suspect to Surrender on Pole
Policeman White ordered the man to come down or be jailed. Vallera released the rope, climbed down the telegraph pole, and surrendered, narrowly avoiding possible self harm.
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White
Death of a Murderer at Sing Sing Raises Questions
A long imprisoned murderer at Sing Sing dies, leaving behind a case that stirs debate over his years in confinement and the justice system's handling of his sentence.
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Sing Sing
Editor’s Murder Echoes in Farce of Afterlife
The speaker ponders editors as victims and killers, noting a murdered editor and his wife buried together in Washington. He imagines their fates at Gabriel’s trumpet and speculates whether memory will endure a million years hence. The passage blends satire with reflections on mortality and oblivion.
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Washington
Gabriel
Hus'ana
Angel Galeriel actor Charles Hill buried after taxi death
The Angel Galeriel actor Charles Wesley Hill a Black man who played in The Green Pastures was killed by a taxi last Wednesday and buried Monday Two thousand mourners attended the funeral singing Ive Heard of a City Called Heaven Hill cherished that hymn and worked in theater in the city
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Prnel
Charles Wesley Hill
Play’s Funeral Trumpet Symbolizes Reverence in Modern Drama
The coffin bore a gigantic flower trumpet while a popular actor delivered lines about the Lord Jehovah and the Angel Gabriel in a staging described as a tremendous success. The article reflects on how such religious themes demonstrate reverence in contemporary theater.
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Jehovah
Gabriel
Admiral Pratt Warns U S Must Build Merchant Marine
Admiral Pratt, chief of no naval operations, argues the United States cannot match Britain without a stronger Merchant Marine. He notes Britain’s fleet and ships used for transport of troops and munitions, stressing each merchant ship’s potential as a warship.
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Pratt
United States Navy
Great Britain
Britain
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