Athens Messenger and Herald history note
The Athens Messenger established 1846 with Frederick W. Bush publisher from 1806 to 1929. Weekly afternoon edition except Saturday and Sunday morning edition at Athens press. prints Gordon RK Bush Publishers general merchandise and Charles H. Sarris managing editor among associations.
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Frederick W. Bush
Ofer CO
Athens Messenger & Herald
Gordon RK. Bush
Charles H. Sarris
Menaging
Hobbies Prove Practical in Southern Ohio Land Reforms
Local business leaders and residents increasingly turn to hobbies that involve land use. Forest projects by Carbondale Coal Co beyond Athens show idle land being converted into productive fields, with pine and walnut plantings and tenant farming. An Athens professional plans two small farms and seeks an acre corn contest to spur further agricultural experimentation.
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Carbondale Coal Company
Colonel Enderlin
Jim Stoecklein
Glouster
Athens
Forester Cromley
Ohio
Commentary on rural road funds and drought relief
The speaker laments poor foresight regarding winter conditions that worsened rural areas, notes missed opportunities to fund township and county road work, and urges continued relief via state county or township programs. Farmers prefer work pay over loans, but drought wiped out many small farms, delaying road improvements until spring.
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State Highway Department
Emperor Wilhelm II Remembers Glory in Uniform
A reprinted snappy note recalls the 72 year old former Kaiser Wilhelm II saying he is still the emperor while in uniform. Medals across his chest evoke past victories as he imagines Berlin and linden trees renewing the old throne’s echoes.
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Kaiser I Wilhelm II
Germany
Greece
Rome
Napoleon
Elba
Caesar
Helvetians
Wilhelm
Berlin
German Empire
New York Winter Resort Route for Visiting Gourmands
New York as a winter destination boasts theaters shopping and dining for visitors. Notable spots include the Algonquin Sardi's Moneta's Fraunce's Tavern Ye Old Dutch Tavern Cafe Royal Broad's Chop House Keen's Tavern Dave's Blue Room Luchow's Lafayette Brievoort and Kritschma venues across Manhattan and beyond.
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Bell Boys
Algonquin Hotel
Chill
Hoboken
Yorkville
Louis Siegel
Moneta‘s
Lower Manhattan
Fraunce's Tavern
Washington
Peter Stuyvesant
Keens
Dave
Blue Room
Reubens
Uptown
Broadway
Billy
14Th Street
Luchow’s
Lafayette
Chefford’s
Luis
Robert
Iodine, meridian stones, and Pershing top Q&A list
A Washington information service answers common questions. Chile is the top iodine producer, meridian stones mark longitudes, major life insurers include Metropolitan Prudential New York and Equitable, and Great Britain acquired the Fiji Islands in 1874. The Hawaii volcano ritual props Pele with red village flags and a pig sacrifice. General Pershing is Episcopalian and Eno Arden is in iambic pentameter.
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Chile
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
A. C
Great Britain
Fiji Islands
Kilauea
Celo
Hawaii
Pele
Mauna Loa
General Pershing
H. W
Eno Arden
Truthful Badger Verses on a Savage Beast
A poem contrasts beasts like the lion tiger and grizzly with the badger’s supposed ferocity and constant conflict. The speaker portrays the badger as a persistent fighter, contrasted with other animals that seek peace and calm beneath trees. The verse notes the badger’s savage nature and unending feuds, ending with irony about consistency.
EXPLANATION OF YESTERDAY S CARTOON AND BRUNDIDGE DOCTOR STORY
The excerpt describes Blowing Rock North Carolina with a perpetual wind blowing items upward. It notes a cartoon caption and then recounts Harry T Brundidge who earned a medical diploma in 57 days to expose diploma mills. Tomorrow feature: The Man Who Was Shod With Horseshoes.
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Blowing Rock
North Carolina
Tom Cushing
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Harry T. Brundidge
Brundidge
St. Louis Star
Predictions of Lord Macaulay Echo in American Mood
The Washington Letter credits Lord Macaulay with prescient view of economic cycles. It notes his prediction that a single setback precedes two forward steps and compares Elizabethan growth to modern Britain and the United States. It discusses population, wealth, debt, and industrial progress across eras and nations.
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Lord Macaulay
Great Britain
United States
Sussex
Huntingdonshire
West Riding of
Yorkshire
Ben Nevis
Helvellyn
England
Macaulay
Athens Messenger Pet Care Booklet Offered
The Athens Messenger advertises a booklet on caring for dogs cats rabbits guinea pigs goldfish parrots canaries pigeons homing pigeons turtles and tame mice. Government experts back many facts in this non government publication. Order by sending six cents with the coupon.
Silver and finance visions tug at wartime era debts
The article proposes lending China 100 million ounces of silver to ease its finances, noting it would remove excess silver from U S reserves. It argues for reestablishing silver value at 20 to 1, criticizes gold dominance, and hints that powerful financiers and oil magnates shape global money and industry.
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China
W. J. Bryan
Italy uncovers oil near Parma in hopeful find
Italy has discovered oil at Fonte Viva near Parma in encouraging quantities. The oil gushes from the ground seven hundred feet down, a sign of potential wealth. Mussolini organized the Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli to search for oil and leads the effort, rivaling Stalin in energy and efficiency among world rulers.
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Italy
Fontevive
Parma
Mussolini
Stalin
Azienda Generale Italiana Petrola
Mussolini Eyes Stalins Aid Through Transatlantic Line
The text suggests Mussolini could imitate Stalin by consulting American experts in industrial issues. Kingsbury of California Seu bert of Indiana Teagle of New Jersey are named as possible advisers contacted by telephone to advise on deepening problems. The message hints at a directive to go down to nine thousand feet.
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New York
California
Manhattan
Florida
Havana
Bermuda
Merchants’ Association
Bronx
Brooklyn
Washington Square
Riverside Drive
Mussolini
Stalin
Kingsbory
Seubert
Indiana
Teagle
New Jersey
Mussolini and oil power stir distant intrigues
The passage muses on Mussolini attracting John D Rockefeller style influence, notes a hypothetical Arctic oil well investment, and envisions Italian industry merging with cheap oil to boost energy, mentioning Sicily and Archimedes in a speculative context. It ends with optimism for the Azienda Generale.
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John DD
Rockefeller
Arctic Circle
Sicily
Archimedes
Azienda Generale
England to Hang Alfred Arthur Rouse for Murder
Reported murder case features Alfred Arthur Rouse condemned to death after a 15 minute jury verdict. The incident, described as unique in 145 years, sparks debate over punishment philosophies between British and American perspectives on crime and industry.
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England
Alfred Arthur Rouse
Holmes Era Mystery: Rouse Involved in Disappearance Plot
A man named Rouse sought to vanish through a love affair scheme and arson. His burned car contained a charred body not Rouse, leaving his murder theory unproven. The case, rich with intrigue, echoes a Sherlock Holmes style debate on evidence and motive.
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Rouse
Sherlock Holmes
Nord
Del Carbo Coal & Coke picks Jacob Sherman president
Jacob Sherman of Athens 725 elected president at the Del Carbo Coal & Coke Company annual directors meeting. John Lax of Nelsonville named secretary. Ohio University bill receives $65,000 appropriation in the House, and $425,000 for Ohio State University. Sereno Lodge 473 O F and Athens Encampment 175 install new officers. W L Huis named Noble Grand. Mr and Mrs John Musser announce birth of son Kenneth Carlton.
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Jacob Sherman
Athens
del Carbo Coal & Coke Company
John Lax
Nelsonville
Ohio
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Sereno Lodge
O. F
W. L. Huis
Amesville man injured by falling tree
Robert Brown of Amesville was severely injured when caught by a falling tree. He sustained internal injuries.
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Robert Brown
Amesville
Sunday School Social at Athens First Methodist Church
Eighty four people attended the class session at Athens First Methodist Church led by Prof. C M Copeland. Guests from the Sunday School Class of David C Slaughter participated in the event.
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Athens
Miss Lucille Linscott Injured in McBee Binder Accident
Miss Lucille Linscott of Trumbie was severely injured when her hair was caught in a machine at the McBee Binder where she works.
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Lucille Linscott
Trumbie
McBee Binder
Groundhog Sees No Shadow Amid Cold 28 Degree Day
Groundhog failed to spot his shadow as temperatures fell to 28 degrees yesterday marking a brisk start to early spring. Residents noted overcast skies and a biting chill across the region.
Athens High Falls to Ohio U in Low Scoring Game
The Athens High School basketball team lost to Ohio University 23 to 16 in a game marked by low scoring. Gasoline was priced at 28 cents a gallon, dipping under 30 cents for the first time since World War I era.
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Athens High School
Ohio University
Central School Parent-Teacher Association Discusses Character Education
Mrs. W. T. Sprague led a discussion on character education at a Central School Parent-Teacher Association meeting.
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W. T. Sprague
The
Central School Parent-Teacher Association
Eddie Savoy the Capitol Messenger Who Shaped a Century
Washington notes that Eddie Savoy, a 75 year old colored messenger at the State Department for 59 years, is famed for his anecdotes and access to ambassadors. He recalls issuing passports to Sir Lionel Sackville-West and Barnaby, and handing papers during the Spanish American War and Paris Peace Conference. Eddie’s tenure has survived changes in secretaries and policy, with a current pay of 1800 dollars and endorsements from figures like Stimson, Dawes, Hughes, and Colby.
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Washington
State Department
Eddie Savoy
Eddie
Department
Lionel Sackville- West
Great Britain
Sackville-West
Murchison
Cleveland
Bayard
Lionel
Sir Tionel
Barnaby
Charzee Waffaires Algara
Mexico
Leslie Woolsey
Bernstorff
Ejidie Neve
Edd
Sernstoffe
Jusserand
Mr. Lansing
Tee
Stimson
Civil Service Commision
William Jennings Bryar
Wilson
Bainbridge Colm
God's Earth
General Dawes
Judge Day
Charles Evans Hughes
Elihu Roat
Bainbridge Colby
Henry L. Stimson
Fresh air and moistened rooms improve children’s health
A columnist argues grandmothers feared night air but daytime ventilation is vital. Breathing dry heated air strains throats and noses, while adding open water near radiators can humidify rooms. A simple test suggests letting in daylight air and moistening rooms may reduce colds.
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Childr
Rouse to be hanged in prison yard for murder scene
Disjointed text describes executions and hangings, noting a sailor killed near Hindhead long ago and a pattern of public punishment. Mentions three area hangings on the crime scene for the edification of the public, with unclear dates and identities.
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Uts
Hindhead
Radio phone for Pope Pius II aims to hide secret messages
An 1,200 year tale recalls Marcond Ppalian planning a radio device for Pope Pius II to secretly communicate with a nuncio. Ancient legend claims a pigeon could deliver a sacred book to the Prophet’s ear, impressing onlookers and skeptics.
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Marcond Ppalian
Pius
Mohammed
Pigeon Delivers Alleged Message From Allah Cited
The text claims a pigeon carried a special message from Allah himself and asserts rapid communication spanning vast distances. Niven Alborak dismisses claims of speaking with a human far away in under a fraction of a second.
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Allah
Niven Alborak
Egypt plans gradual cotton liquidation to ease market
The Egyptian government seeks to offload its massive cotton stocks by selling about three hundred million pounds annually. Officials fear sharp price drops and political fallout from unloading large cotton inventories, a move that could harm cotton farmers elsewhere.
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Oarm Board
Ligypt
Uncle Sem
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