Athens Day by Day as Seen by the Messenger Watch Dog
Athens diary style recounts a day’s travels from Athens to Columbus with stops at the Arcade barber, discussions with a Happy Hollow teacher, and notes on a fire scare, a Christmas visit from friends, and a letter from T. A. Cooper from Cathedral Oaks. The entry mentions Tim Warden, E. B. Clarke, Pickering family, and local schooling, plus references to Reginald DeHoven and the October moon’s harvest rising.
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Athens
T. A. Cooper
Cathedral Oaks
California
Mr. Cooper
Hocking River
Tim Warden
E. B. Clarke
Charles and Wood Pickering
Simeon Pickering
Frank C. Stedman
Billy Brown
Reginald DeHoven
Washington
A. Dehoven
Washington Symphony Orchestra
Cooch’s Ridge
Del
Naval Observatory
Freeville
N. C
Reddington
Annapolis Junction
IdAtchfield
Thoughts on science and weather in a busy season
A reflection contrasts a Cincinnati scientific convention with Congress Washington, praising scientists for lasting contributions and global, non political reach. It notes science transcends borders, questions moon influence on weather, and explains sun driven atmospheric changes and minor lunar air tides.
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Cincinnati
Congress
Washington
Amer Association For the Advancement
United States
Canada
Weather Bureau
Weather myths and traffic safety reform urged nationwide
Old time weather lore is debunked as rain after battles or sports events is attributed to normal weather patterns. Cook County findings show warnings alone fail without regulations and law enforcement. Pedestrian caution and contributory negligence drive many accidents, prompting calls for traffic engineers and scientific study to ease congestion and improve safety.
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Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Cook County
Ill
Chicago
Reconstruct ion in Japan
The dispatch notes rapid Japanese recovery after the Tokyo Yokohama earthquake. It cites a government survey valuing unrebuildable losses at 1.865 billion yen, with 1.461 billion yen replaceable by labor and rebuilding. It covers finance housing lumber trade insurance reforms and potential compulsory earthquake insurance.
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Washington, D. C
Japan
Tokyo
Yokohama
Department of Commerce
Aswell
Europe
Bank of Japan
Posta
England
Toko Chamber of Commerce
Toyee
Nero
Ave
Christmas Card Wish With Jocular Cider Note
A reader recalls a Christmas card from friend Frank M. McKay that wished joy and cider for the couple. The note playfully reads here's to you and your wife as you sit beside her may Christmas all with joys fill you up with cider.
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Frank M. McKay
Athens Jeweler Bemoans Firecracker-Free Christ 89 Day
Cing McLean, a veteran jeweler in Athens, laments that the Christ 89 of 1923 is the only one he has known not marked by firecrackers. He notes the city’s youth have long celebrated this day in some districts, dating back to his boyhood.
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Cing McLean
Athens
Ince
Cing
Opus
Ithe
Gridiron Club Dinner Attendees and Absentees List
In Washington the Gridiron Club dinner featured presidents’ sons Abram Garfield Irvin Garfield James R GarfieldDr Harry A Garfield Theodore Archibald and Kermit Roosevelt Robert and Charles Taft John and Calvin Coolidge Also absent were Dr Lyon Gardiner Tyler B Gardiner Tyler Russell B Harrison A Grant Jesse R Grant Webb Hayes Chester A Arthur Robert Todd Lincoln Richard Vollen Cleveland Francis Grover Cleveland Webb Hayes declined for himself and brother The note mulls election history Blaine Lay BOR won popular but Cleveland carried electoral college Also mentions sanitation and hearing disorder unrelated to dinner
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Washington
Abram Garfield
Irvin Garfield
James R. Garfield
Harry A. Garfield
Theodore
Archibald
Kermit Roosevelt
Robert
Charles Taft
John
Calvin Coolidge
Lyon Gardiner Tyler
B. Gardiner Tyler
Russell B. Harrison
A. ®. Grant
Jesse KR. Grant
Webb Hayes
Chester
Arthur
Robert Todd Licoin
Richard Voleon Cleveland
Francis Grover Cleveland
Blaine
Menam Cleveland
Christmas High Chair Makes Stranger Feel Small
Narrator admits feeling tiny when receiving a high chair at Christmas. They speculate the sender is someone who has eaten at their table and witnessed the lack of proper raising. The note implies the gift highlights household missteps and social awareness.
Time for pedestrians to get insured
The notice hints that pedestrians still need life insurance and suggests securing coverage now as we occasionally see Want Ads where someone seeks work and perhaps insurance-related help.
Family gathers for Christmas at Goldsberry home
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Bowers hosted Christmas with their son Clyde Bowers of Cincinnati and daughter in law Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowell and child. Dr and Mrs. Blaine Goldsberry of Athens joined the visit with the Goldsberry elders Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Goldsberry.
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Nelle Ziggafoos
Dale
Mabel
D. F. Ziggafoos
Athens
Harry Brown
Elsie Reeves
Lanlcaster
Nelson Brown
E. B. Bowers
Clyde Bowers
Cincinnati
Harry Bowell
Blaine Goldsberry
F. E. Goldsberry
Family Guests Celebrate Christmas at McVay Home
Mr. and Mrs. Clint Jewell visited the Christmas gathering hosted by Mrs. Jewell's parents Mr. and Mrs. W. McVay, marking a festive family occasion.
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Clint Jewell
Mrs. W. McVay
Dinner guests hosted by Mr and Mrs T W Coe
Mr and Mrs T W Coe entertained at dinner with guests including Mr and Mrs Perry Coe Mr and Mrs Dent Alley Mrs Allen and Miss Mabel Coe in attendance.
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T. W. Coe
Mrs
Perry Coe
Dent Alley
Allen
Mies Mabel ‘Oe
Family gathering at Floyd Fought home includes many kin
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fought relatives gathered with their families. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Baughman and four children, Mr. and Mrs. Pearly West and three children, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fought of Athens attended. Also present were Mrs. Mary Cross, Mr. Luster Fought of Athens, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Baughman and Doris.
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Floyd Fought
Earl Baughman
Pearly West
Richard Fought
Athens
Mary Cross
Luster Fought
Wilbur Baughmen
Doris
Family Christmas Dinner Shared by Everett Cline Family
Everett Cline and his daughters Misses Faye and MHasel, hosted a Christmas dinner with Mrs. Mary Baker and daughter Faye, sharing a festive meal and holiday cheer.
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Everett Cline
Faye
Mhasel
Mary Baker
Mrs Mary Lee Guest of Lew Roseetter Family
Mrs Mary Lee was the guest of her brother Lew Roseetter and family on Tuesday as noted in local social columns.
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Mary Lee
Lew Roseetter
Local Names Appear In Sparse Wedding Notice
At the rare Ste of Mrs Adame ma we ane Mre B T and Dorothy of Athens and ona Mr and Mre C D Dalley.
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Adame Ma
B. T
Dorothy
Athens
C. D. Dalley
Bolton Family Day With Sanders in Ohio
Mr and Mrs B Bolton and son William spend the day with Mr and Mrs R L Sanders in Otthens.
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B. Bolton
William
R. L. Sanders
Cottingham Visit Brief for Nobiecville Parents
Mr and Mrs M L Cottingham went to Nobiecville Indiana to spend the holiday season with his parents.
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Mies
Carrie Ritchie
Coumbus
Carl Sisson
Carpenter
Miles Sisson
M. L. Cottingham
Nobiecville
Ed Lasch Hosts Sister in Law and Warner Relative Visit
Mr and Mrs Ed Lasch will host as guests the latter’s sister a Warner and her son from Columbus. The visit is noted as a family gathering with no additional agenda or events recorded.
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Ed Lasch
A Warner
Columbus
Manley Couple At Parents Home With Ill Relative
Mr and Mrs L Trey and Dens Manley stay at the home of her parents Dr and Mrs B J Manley while Ms Frey remains ill with typhoid fever in this readable fragment from a local notice.
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Mre
L. Trey
Dens Manley
B. J. Manley
Ms. Frey
Bake Sale By Fruit Bearers At Hotel Harner Basement
The Fruit Bearers of the Baptist church hold a bake sale on Saturday December 29 starting at 10 a m in the basement of the Hotel Harner. Proceeds go to church activities and missions.
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Class of the Baptist Church
Harner
Carolers Bring Christmas Cheer Through Albany Homes
A large crowd enjoys community Christmas tree carols and program. Afterward carolers with a piano on a truck visit homes of Albany's elderly, continuing a long-standing local custom.
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Albany
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Service
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Fifth Ave
York and & Suisee
Eae Eanna Ee
Arch
Wabash
Howard Warner
Glenn Rose
Cheshire
Ameri
Samuel Pepys
Justice Helwig
Tom Edmundson
Fire Department
Powers
Ford
Murch
Pittsburg
Hocking
Happy Hollow
Buchte
Logan
Hocking Valley
Spencer
Farrow
Nelsonville
Ates
E. K. Carpenter
Boise City
Idaho
Esther Teceters
Dayton
Washington D.H
Lloyd Bolen
George Irwin
Sid Bolen
Guy Huffman
Lucy Huffman
W. B. Dailey
Akron
J. T. Dailey
Russel Fuller
Ilean
By Frederic J. Haskin
Lay Bor
Cleveland
Department of* Agriculture
James Chaloupka
Sherman School
Chillicothe
Ohio
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