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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1930

Page

4

Athens Messenger and Herald listing details and rates

The Athens Messenger and Herald run by Gordon & Bush outlines publication scope covering Athens area in Ohio and lists offices, associations, and subscriber rates. It notes editions on weekdays and a large Sunday issue, with rates for carrier and mail subscriptions and address listings for sales offices.

Frederick W. Bush Athens Messenger & Herald Vrinting CO Gordon & Bush Mer. Charlies B. Barris

Thoughtful Parable Says Wisdom Guards Time and Mistakes

A compact reflection notes Proverbs wisdom cautions strict instruction may not curb waste or errors. It adds that errors often teach best lessons, echoing a view attributed to Fronde.

lFroude

Following the Star the Best Thing about Christmas

The piece argues the pre Christmas period holds the true miracle as people rally in Give-a-Christmas campaigns. It notes volunteers form committees, collect funds, and share a national solidarity that benefits givers as much as recipients, guided by a Spirit of Christmas. It urges following our own star toward compassion.

Judea Rockefeller

Brotherhood and Kindness for a Transfigured Life

A reflective line on living by brotherhood and kindness as a path to inner light beyond ordinary life, suggesting that practicing these values brings personal transformation.

Sinclair Lewis praise marks a shift in American letters

In Stockholm Sinclair Lewis argues that public taste harmed American literature for decades yet hints that better times are ahead. He credits his own works Main Street and Babbitt with shaping reader expectations and showing that small towns and business life can reveal less than ideal spiritual values.

Wix Sinclair Lewis Stockholm Lewis Mr. Lewis Sinclair Lewis

Time To Invest For The Investor

The Magazine of Wall Street urges investors to use capital wisely amid clearer investment principles. It notes hard rules for safe capital employment remain watertight and warns that even bull markets can end while bonds remain reliable. It concludes that patient memory and courage to act offer near limitless reward.

The Magazine of Wall Street

After the Battle a General Election

A commentary notes voters rallied to individual candidates over party platforms. It argues that discontent, unemployment, and mood influenced results across states. It claims the winning governor was defined by personal record rather than ownership views.

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Sea Horses and Salt Fish Swap Runs Aquarium Tour

A New York observer notes popular spots like the Aquarium and Statue of Liberty. He explains fish swapping between aquariums, aboard ships like The Sea Horse, supplying sea bass pilots and dogfish to inland stations, and the complex logistics of salt water, air, and tanks aboard these exchanges.

New York Aquarium P. T. Parnum Music Hall Woolworth The Battery Sea Horse New York Fish Museum David Wetl Exchange Departments Manhattan Chicago Detroit San Francisco

Before joining a panic line consider business and jobs

This passage warns that panic can wreck business and end employment. It questions the value of keeping assets if banks seize or credit dries up and urges readers to reflect before joining anxious crowds.

Statement by Hearst echoed through time

The note cites a signed statement by William Randolph Hearst asserting that what was true then remains true now, and warns against letting fear drive foolish responses. The fragment hints at a broader caution about public mindset and resilience.

William Randolph Hearst

The Nation’s Wealth Beyond Cash

The speaker argues that real wealth lies in land, mines, mills, and factories rather than cash. They warn that the country has lost courage and that bank deposits could not be paid if many people rushed to withdraw savings at once.

United States

Wall Street Panic As Traders Sell Stocks Low

A vivid, opinionated passage likens nervous market traders to frightened chickens, noting they react to perceived threats though no real hawk is present. The piece claims fear drives wild stock selling at prices well beneath prior levels.

Wall Street

Billy Seymour’s Snowshoe Sprint 192 Miles in 42 Hours

In 1907 08 Billy Seymour a Hudson’s Bay Co worker covered 192 miles on snowshoes from Fort George to Quesnel and back with a 60 pound pack. The urgent company mission saw him depart Fort George at 11 pm and rejoin the trail at 8 am hours later with J A F Campbell of Victoria as the source of the plan.

Billy Seymour Hudson’s Bay Co Hudson's Bay Fort George Quesnel Seymour

Omen Crab with Woman Image Displayed in Shanghai Exhibit

A crab etched with a female likeness, found in Swatow this year, is shown at the Sunny Guy Auditorium in Shanghai. The drawing was inspired by an original photo taken by a Chinese New Yorker named Clifs who recently returned from the Orient.

Swatow China Shanghai New York Clifs Orient

The Great Betty Caddy of Cornwall

Betty Caddy of Cornwall was famed as a remarkable example of strength in the so called weaker sex. She could lift her horse and, carried with two bushels of wheat, lift it up the Town Hall steps in 1774 before a note in Alfred Cumming's Churches and Antiquities. Tomorrow: A Strange Man of India.

Betty Caddy Betty Rutter Cary Cornwall England Winchester Town Hall Alfred Cumming India

MEN FORSAKE TEACHING AS WOMEN TAKE OVER SCHOOLS

Frederic J. Haskin reports on the shift of teaching roles in the United States as women increasingly occupy primary and higher education positions. The Public Health Service urges new hygiene courses in normal schools and colleges to prepare women teachers for healthier educational leadership and senior classes.

Frederic J. Haskin Washington, D. C United States Public Health Service United States England France Little Red America Lincoln Stonewall Jackson Confederacy Robert Ef. Lee Appomattox Georges Clemenceau New England Public Health Service

Rebels Take Valencia and Executions Reported in Spain

Tuesday dispatches describe rebels seizing Valencia, executing three generals, and creating unrest in Zaragoza as strikes worsen famine fears. In China fighting intensifies as authorities contend with rebel activity and civilian casualties.

China Spain Valencia Saragossa

World faces new low as silver falls to 31.5 cents

The market reports silver dropping to a new low price of 31 and a half cents per ounce on Tuesday. India and China, together home to half the global population, rely on silver for purchasing power, meaning the shift affects the other half of the world’s buyers.

India China

Trade War Strains Central Europe Tariff Walls Rise

Czecho Slovakia and Hungary clash in a tariff war harming Central European economic outlook as both nations raise barriers and seek to protect domestic industries amid cautious regional stability.

Czecho-Slovakia Hungary Europe

France Faces Banking Turmoil with Bankers in Custody

France grapples with a banking crisis as 35 bankers are jailed and 185 more placed under government investigation amid mounting evidence of financial misconduct and regulatory strain.

France Rench

Amany's flashing signals aid color blind drivers at crossings

A new system by Amany displays danger with flashing lights that are readable by color blind drivers. When clear, a white light flashes forty times per minute. As a train nears, a red light flashes eighty times per minute and the signals automatically swap.

Amany

Carey Emerges as Young Wyoming Senator from Rampant Cattle Elite

Senator Robert D. Carey, youngest of six new Wyoming picks, rises from cattle aristocracy to Capitol power. Son of former governor Joseph M. Carey, he joins long-time ranchers John Kendrick and others as aProtector who advocates old age pensions and federal state cooperation, despite early stage radical labeling.

Washington Robert D. Carey Wyoming Senate Joseph M. Carey Pat Sullivan Francis E. Warren Carey John B. Kendrick Kendrick

A Letter to Santa from a Busy Businessman

A satirical note imagines a hard working executive asking Santa for holiday relief and a conference. The piece contrasts a practical plea with political comments about Wall Street and a nod to President Coolidge. It closes with a poke at postmen receiving sympathy during the season.

Wall Street Coolidge

Information Bureau Answers From The Athens Messenger

A reader inquiry feature from The Athens Messenger discusses government information services and a range of trivia. It notes a Washington director, a Curie pension figure, ad spending in broadcasting, winter golf rules, calendars with 1198 holidays, Boone birth dates, U S highway use, Scott’s Waverley authorship, and Plymouth power case details.

Frederic J. Haskin Washington Athens Messenger Information Bureau Washington, D. C Bb. J. A Mary E. Hazeltine Daniel Hoon Boone

Carey of Wyoming A rancher and political figure

Carey is a tall white haired Wyoming rancher and cattleman. He leads J. M. Carey & Brother with major cattle and sugar farming interests and oversees large ranches including Carewhurst with buffalo and elk. He headed a 1924 presidential commission on agriculture and campaigned on aligning votes with Wyoming voters on wet and prohibition issues.

Carey Wyoming Joseph M. Carey Robert D Cheyenne Washington Yale West J. M. Carey & Brother Senator Carewhurst Coolidge

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