The Athens Lilessenger 1828 1909 Publisher and staff
The Athens Lilessenger details its staff including Frederick W. and Charles H. Harris as publisher and manager. It notes a Southeastern Ohio circulation of about 100000 across five counties and lists publication as weekday afternoons except Saturday, with home and foreign offices and obituary notices available.
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Mer” Charles H. Harris
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Pleasurable Charity Bridge Auction Aids Athens Kids
The Athens Kiwanis Club launches a six week auction and contract bridge tournament starting Thursday night to raise funds for underprivileged children. The plan aims for 8 tables and about 200 players, turning bridge into a community effort with fun at each table.
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Athens Kiwanis
Hias
Mt Carmel declares emergency moratorium on business
Mt Carmel Illinois imposes an emergency moratorium closing many businesses while keeping grocery stores utility offices bus railroad depots and the town newspaper open highlighting the press as a vital community service during hard times.
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Mt. Carmel
Ill
The Lame Duck Passing Man and the Ratification Delay
The piece argues the Lame Duck amendment was long overdue as travel and communication changes made the original plan obsolete six years prior. It cites history’s smooth course and rare crises, noting only 1861 and 1933 produced serious consequences from lame-duck periods.
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Washington
Nelson plan for real estate tax reform proposed
The National Association of Real Estate Boards outlines six recommendations to overhaul taxation. Key points include constitutional limits on real estate tax, fair school funding, gasoline and vehicle revenue for roads, local consent for special assessments, and valuing property by income or use value. Herbert A. Nelson of Chicago champions the plan as a fairer approach for discriminated taxpayers.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
Nelson
Herbert A. Nelson
Chicago
Taxpayers face diminishing returns as costs rise
The piece argues that three cent postage and rising gas and property taxes will push people toward cheaper mail, smaller cars, and unpaid property taxes. It warns tax experts favor revenue growth over cuts and predicts widespread tax resistance and mounting deficits across cities counties states and the nation.
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Smaliest
Dorothy Dix warns of office wives and marital trust
Dorothy Dix argues husbands are mainly to blame for office wives and urges moral restraint by men. She notes stenographers' appeal and the wife’s jealousy while calling for reform of male behavior and caution in office relationships.
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Miss DIX
Dorothy DIX
About Your Children By Olive Roberts Barton
Olive Roberts Barton argues for teaching children doctors and dentists are friendly and safe. She stresses parental calm, avoiding hysteria, and not isolating babies, to prevent fear and distrust of others and professionals.
Government must cut taxes and reduce public demand
The text argues deficits will vanish only if taxation is reduced and public demand eased. It notes families cut expenses to live within reduced income, and asserts governments will need to do the same to balance budgets and eliminate deficits.
Believe It or Not One Line Drawing by Chas A Wier
A Kansas City Missouri designer, Chas A Wier, presents a drawing challenge that can be completed with a single continuous line without retracing. The trick tests precision and steady hand control for this intricate design.
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Chas A Wier
Kansas City
Disease Struck Down Coolidge Still Poorly Understood
Dr Morris Fishbein explains coronary thrombosis in the wake of President Coolidge's death. He defines thrombosis as a blood clot blocking heart vessels and notes symptoms can mimic indigestion. Most patients are over 50, with rare cases below 35, and gradual blockage may let other vessels compensate.
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Coolidge
Morris Fishbein
Mrs Craig Attends Washington D C Courties and Bridge
Mrs T W Craig returns from a visit in Washington D C where she was guest of Congressman and Mrs I M Foster. She was feted in diplomatic circles. Dr and Mrs P E Hixson hosted twelve tables of bridge at Athens Country Club with high score trophies to Mrs Charles E Howe Robert S Wood and BE Bibbee and Mr Oscar Bingman. Mr and Mrs Emmett Parker were in Columbus to see the Music Box Revue at the Hartman. Mrs S G Stonecipher came back from Buffalo N Y with her daughter Mrs Raymond Banfield and children.
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T. W. Craig
Washington, D. C
P. E. Hixson
Athens Country Club
Charles E. Howe
Hire
Robert S. Wood
BE. C. Bibbee
Oscar Bingman
Emmett Parker
Columbus
The
Hartman
8. G. Stonecipher
Buffalo
N. Y
Raymond Banfield
Athens
Notable Society Members and Local Happenings
Notices report Dr. Charles W. Super elected to the Society of American Authors. Miss Mabel Littler visits Columbus with the Nicelys. W. W. Coe of Guysville travels with his sister-in-law Mrs. Fordyce amid an appendectomy update. YWCA advisory tea honors Twilight Recital musicians. Equal Suffrage Association meets at Mrs. Putnam’s. Joe E. Brown backs out of Kansas City baseball stake. Congress urged to address stamp reform. Stock Exchange seat buyers’ purchases noted alongside a Kreger Toll sale mention.
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Charles W. Super
Society of American Authors
W. W. Coe
Guysville
O. O. Fordyce
Columbus
Mongolian Desert Crossword Puzzle Theme and Clues
The page presents a two section crossword with across and vertical clues referencing deserts, gemstones, minerals, and mythic terms. Answers likely include geographic names such as Gobi and Erongo style words paired with decorative descriptions and wordplay.
Tugwell Remedies Stir National Capital On Mood
Washington Professor Rexford Tugwell proposes a broad economic recovery program aligned with President-elect Roosevelt. The plan includes heavier taxes on wealth, a $5 billion public works program, and farm relief, aiming to restore purchasing power and balance the budget while avoiding a sales tax.
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Washington
Rexford G. Tugwell
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Tugwell
New York
Congress
Senate
Hoover
Fish feel no pain when hooked say researchers
A note claims fish lack pain perception due to few nerves around the mouth. The article also mentions London's early baby clinics in 1816 and contrasts fruit consumption between Americans and Englishmen.
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London
Sailors Seek End to Famous Navy Bean Diet
The House Naval Affairs committee heard navy experts urge changing the ration for enlisted personnel to save costs improve efficiency and attract sailors with a diet like civilians. Rear Admiral J J Cheatham testified that refrigeration and lighter ship duties since coal gave way to oil or electricity have reduced the bean heavy fare and better results come from more fresh fruits vegetables and milk.
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Washington
U.P
House Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
J. J. Cheatham
New Districts for Congress Suggested
Columbus February 1. A congressional bill by Rep George J Harter aims to readjust districts and create two new districts. Summit County would be the Fourteenth, Mahoning and Trumbull join as the Nineteenth, and Twentieth through Twenty Second redrawn from Cuyahoga County. The western part of Cuyahoga would join Medina and Lorain to form the Twenty Third.
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Columbus
U.R
George J. Harter
Akron
Summit County
Mahoning and
Trumbull
Cuyahoga County
Medina
Lorain
Colleges to Debate at Heidelberg February Conference
College debate teams from Ohio and Michigan will hold a forensic conference at Heidelberg College here on February 23.
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Tiffin
Ohio
Michigan
Heidelberg College
Postal savings taxed under property tax ruling
The Tax Commission rules postal savings deposits are taxable under property tax laws. Depositors at the time of transfer face tax on the amount on hand as of the ruling date.
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Columbus
Intangible Tax Division Tax Commission
Postal Savings
Watchman Kills Man in Ironton Burglary Night
Ironton February 1 Russell a private watchman shot and killed John Bartram after barroom and store burglary claims. Police reported Bartram confronted by Russell in a store window area. gun fired, Bartram dead. Russell states he shot in self defense. no charges against Russell as yet.
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Ironton
Russell
John Bartram
Bartram
X Bartram
Sbarteam
Russel
Overpowered Giants Scene In Confusing Report
A garbled item describes a nine foot man in San Francisco smashing furniture and overpowering others. Nearby, a figure named Fennelly is referenced in an unclear afternoon setting involving a ceiling being chiselled in a cell.
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San Francisco
Anson
Six
Largest moving party in 1907 reshaped migration to United States
In 1907, 333452 people from Austria-Hungary emigrated to the United States, the largest annual transfer in history. Wells in northwest New Mexico yield the highest grade of oil available commercially. Some historians claim America was once called Fu Sang with a Buddhist missionary visiting around 450 A D. Arbor vitae hedges should be trimmed soon after growth begins in spring.
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Austria-Hungary
United States
New Mexico
America
Fu Sang
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