Athens Messenger Eatablisher 1633 and Publisher Details
The Athens Messenger claims a regional reach of about 100000 across five southeastern Ohio counties. It lists Gordon Bush as publisher and Charles Barris as managing editor, with telegraph wire services and national reps in Chicago New York and Detroit. Subscriptions are offered by carrier and mail with varied weekly and yearly rates.
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Frederick W. Bush
Herald Tainting Co
Gordon BK. Bush
Charles A. Barris
Ohio
Athens-Nelsonville
Glouster Logan-Pomeroy
Middleport
Coulville
John W. Quice
South Michigan Ave
Chicago
Fifth Ave
New York
General Motors
Detroit
Thought for Today Inspirational Quote
A brief devotional note urges trust in the Lord and confidence in guidance through darkness, citing Psalm 4 5 and Cicero. The line emphasizes faith as solace and strength in uncertain times.
Christmas Spirit in the Hills of Southeastern Ohio
The piece celebrates neighborly Christmas unity in Vinton Athens and Hocking County areas of southeastern Ohio. It notes kinfolk arriving, bright lights, and cheerful homes, with a reflection on past hardships, progress, and optimism for the future despite hard times.
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Anta Claus
Ohio
Highland
Vinton County
Athens County
Hocking County
Meigs County
Dreams and Youth Breaks Light Way to Real World
A high school student in Pennsylvania runs away from home to enter college but fails as algebra defeats him. He ends up in a Cleveland breadline, learns hard lessons about independence, while adults question youthful optimism and warn of harsh realities.
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Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Vidocq the Paris detective and scam ruler
A historical note on Francois Eugene Vidocq describing his dual role as Paris detective chief and crime lord. It covers his creation of the first Trade Protective Society, the stool pigeon system, and his alleged provocateur tactics before his death at 82, with a mention of bibliographic references.
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Francois Eugne Vidoceq
Paris
Vidocq
Second Hand Car Bought With Coffee in Roveredo
Signor Spargnapani, owner of a Roveredo cafeteria, offered to sell a good second hand automobile for 10000 cups of coffee to be paid on delivery. After demonstration, a salesman bought the car, paying at 10 cups daily, taking about eight years to settle the price. Viennese press mocked the quirky deal noted in December 1929. Tomorrow: When Christmas was illegal.
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Signor Spargnapani
Roveredo
Italy
Wesley Hill Remembered as Gabriel in Green Pastures
Funeral rites in Harlem honor Wes ley Hill the actor known for his role as Gabriel in the play Green Pastures. The piece traces his rise from minstrel stages to Broadway fame and notes his death after a Harlem taxi collision. It recounts theater lore about the horn of Gabriel and Hill’s early acting across medicine shows and vaudeville.
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New York
Wesley Hill
Harlem
Manhattan
Charleston
Angel Gabriel
Green Pastures
Gabriel
Lord Jehovah's Office
Hill
Eva
Florence Mills
Wesley Bill
Letters Replace Sorry Aims To Save Billions Of Syllables
The idea envisions replacing polite phrases with single digits like 8. It argues the telephone could dramatically reduce spoken language, saving billions of syllables and adding years to American life.
Morris Seeks Car Sold For 500 Dollars In England
Jim William Morris, a British maker, touts a car at five hundred dollars claiming an edge over Henry Ford. The text suggests a plain rugged car offered for 3300 cash by mail, highlighting a sales approach and competition.
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Jim William Morris
England
Henry Ford
этап: Mr Sloan’s idea for a motorized vehicle
Mr Sloan of General Motors proposes a practical motorized vehicle aimed at workers and farmers. The design would replace bicycles with a front seat and a rear iron toolbox for tools, plus removable seats, enabling speed and low gas use.
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MR. Sloan
General Motors
Russia to Britain Woolworths over cheap bulbs
A chaotic quote reflects shifting opinions on Russia and global markets as analysts forecast collapse, then pivot to pleading for help with Soviet labor and cheap electric bulbs. Britain’s Woolworth stores reportedly ordered twelve million bulbs at 13 cents each.
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Russia
Washington
Woolworth
Britain
Decimal coinage would save Britain millions, says Woolworth
Woolworth stores and G W Hill of the American Tobacco Company argue that the decimal system is superior to pounds, shillings and pence. They note English sixpence and shilling prices on goods that would cost ten and twenty cents in the United States.
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Woolworth Stores
G.W. Hill
American Tobacco Company
Britain
England
Woolworth
Mr. Hill
Navy program cost estimate under British guidance
The plan to carry out the naval program, guided by British needs, would cost the United States between 1.1 billion and 1.25 billion dollars. Admiral Pratt notes the final total depends on the number of battleships built and the scope of the aircraft program.
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Laia
Uncle Sam
Admiral Pratt
Americans Spend Record Travel Money Abroad
Americans spent five billion dollars on travel last year and Canada alone accounted for over three hundred million as tourism boosted hotels and services. The note adds that such travel outflows equaled half of the ten billion lent to Europe, illustrating prosperity despite ailments to be cured.
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Canada
Europe
Truthful longing for a ten ton truck in travel verse
The speaker rejects fast cars and racehorse power, desiring a ten ton truck to travel from a remote home. He envisions safer town drives, saving fuel, and cars yielding when his horn sounds. The poem imagines respect and priority for a modest, practical vehicle over speed and show.
Aliens High Beats Commerce High In 39 21 Victory
Ten years ago Aliens High opened with a surprise win over Commerce High 39 to 21 in a fast game. Captain Wise led the scoring and Booby Batin followed as the next star. Ivy Worstell praised courthouse associates with gifts. Sheriff Herb Parker and Deputy Pete McKinley received boxes.
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Aliens High
Commerce High
Captain Wise
Batin
L. G. Worstell
Ivy
Herb Parker
Pete McKinley
Two Prisoners Get Christmas Dinners in Athens County Jail
Sheriff Herb Parker announced he would cover the cost of Christmas dinners for the two inmates in Athens County Jail. He said he would ensure they have a good meal despite paying for it himself.
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Athens County
Herb Parker
Rutland Bride’s Relative Weds In Secrecy Incident
The great grand daughter of Rutland’s first bride, Miss Ruth Hoppes, married QO A Pettibone of Columbus. The ceremony was intended as a secret, but word has leaked out.
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Rutland
Ruth Hoppes
QO. A. Pettibone
Columbus
Local man miraculously escapes locomotive wheels
Louis Waschenschwantz of Nelsonville clung to a tender axle as a locomotive stopped to avoid tragedy. His leg was broken in the near miss, leaving him injured but alive.
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Louis Waschenschwantz
Nelsonville
Athens Visit By Kansas City Politician
Hon. W. L. Kessinger of Kansas City Missouri is visiting his sisters Mrs C L Poston and Mrs Louise K Crippen in Athens for several days. He previously represented Athens County for two terms in the state legislature.
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W. L. Kessinger
Kansas City
Athens
C. L. Poston
Louise K. Crippen
Kessinger
Athens County
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Ohio Select List
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Macaulay
Bank of Athens
National Bank
Gmremes
Koko Kokoko
Koko
A.G
C.E. Daney
Kit Carson
Vestures Syndicate
Great Britain
Resey
Francois Eugene Vidocq
Withal
New York Public Library
Automobile
Gilbert Swan
Messenger
Jehovah
Promised Land
Gabe
Arthur Brisbane
Mr. Gifford
Seenda
Senegal
Ivory Coast
Boroulkh
Cyrus the Great
Cyrus
Seen
James J. Montague
Brey Oe
Masonic Temple
Athens County Criminal’ Court
Santa
Athens National Bank
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