Athens Messenger history and circulation overview
The Athens Messenger established 1826 with Gordon K. Bush as publisher and Charles Garris as editor reports broad Southeastern Ohio reach. It claims fifteen counties coverage and districts including Athens Nelsonville Logan Pomeroy Coolville Gallipolis surroundings with a large circulation via a weekday edition and a Sunday morning issue.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Berald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mer Charles @ Garris
Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
Golovster
Logan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville-Gallipolis
The Mob of Paris Through the Ages
The article details a persistent Paris mob shaping history from the Middle Ages to 1971. It connects revolts in 1789, 1830, 1848, and 1971 to the guillotine, Napoleonic actions, and widescale European upheaval, centering on Place de la Concorde and major figures.
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Seine
Napoleon
France
Europe
Spain
Italy
Moscow
Place de la Concorde
Louis XVI
Danton
Marie Antoinette
Charlotte Corday
Paris
We Can Be Self Contained A Call For National Planning
The piece argues the United States should become self contained to avoid foreign debt and economic shocks. It cites tariff walls, loss of old markets, Japan and other nations reshaping trade, and widespread calls to plan a balanced national economy with domestic production and fair credit.
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United States
Orient
Japan
England
Will Rogers
Europe
Nce
Roosevelt
Roosevelt weighing expansion of export bank into general financing
Washington reports that high level New Deal figures advocate widening the export bank into a general credit financing agency to boost European and South American trade. The White House has not disclosed full plans, while President Roosevelt weighs potential steps to restrict the scope to Russia or expand further.
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Washington
Russia
White House
Roosevelt
Europe
South America
Rethinking War Debt Financing and Global Trade
The text argues against expanding loans to finance foreign purchases, warning that relying on increased foreign demand would make the United States a bigger creditor. It suggests such surges could provoke surpluses, harming farmers and manufacturers by restraining production and employment.
Roosevelt Trade Dilemma Sparsely Defined Alternatives
If the scheme is rejected the U S faces a foreign trade dilemma. An inside suggestion would raise imports to match world purchases. It could pay but requires tariff bargaining powers from Congress and careful selection to avoid hurting domestic manufacturers. Addresses to President at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Pennsylvania Avenue
Square Dea
Silver market rumors spark talk of government plans
The Treasury denies any plan to nationalize silver, while Washington insiders note speculation may fuel false bullish rumors. Names of government employees reportedly linked to the chatter surface, raising concerns that insiders aim to profit from the market.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Mutual Responsibility for Workplace Accident Prevention
The piece argues safety benefits both employer and employee by reducing compensation costs and protecting income. It emphasizes shared duties, better family life, and improved economic standards when workplaces avoid costly accidents and maintain safe practices.
Fights Over Child Labor Amendment Attack Name Origin
A letter denounces tactics used by opponents of the Child Labor Amendment. It argues the antis misrepresent the authorship and links Florence Kelley Wischnewetsky to Marx and Engels to imply foreign radical influence. The writer defends Kelley and her status as the author’s namesake.
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National Committee For the Protection of Child
Congress
Florence Kelley Wischnewetsky
Florence Kelley
Kelleys
Kelley
Communist Party In America
Not from the Radicals on Child Labor Reform
The speaker argues the Child Labor Amendment is driven not by Communists but by women’s clubs and religious groups. He notes reformist radicals and conservative factions push abolition while opponents defend profits from child labor, often masking intent with rhetoric.
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Women's Clubs
America
Protection Group Names and Notable Members
The document lists executive committee members of a protection group including a 79 year old Sons of the American Revolution lawyer from Louisville Kentucky and an 85 year old lawyer noted for opposing Judge Brandeis’ Supreme Court appointment. It argues NRA codes already curb child labor but warns of a June 1935 NRA expiration and questions renewal.
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Protection” Group
The
Sons of the American Revolution
Louisville
Brandeis
Supreme Court
Protection” League
NRA
National Industrial Recovery Act
Logan City: Plateau Site With Wyandot History
Logan sits on a level plateau north of the Hocking River with wide Main Street and bluffs surrounding the city. The Great Hockhocking Fall marks the west end, and Wyandot Indians inhabited the area for generations before Dunmore’s 1774 expedition. The Hocking Canal once ran through Logan, influencing early rail routes.
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Logan
Hocking River
Hocking Valley
Lord Dunmore
Oldtown Creek
Hocking Canal
Straiteville
Tiver
Acute ear infection and its dangers explained
A cold season ailment, acute ear infection often follows measles or scarlet fever and may spread from the nasal area through the Eustachian tube. Diagnosis uses temperature and an otoscope. treatment may include draining the ear drum to relieve pain and prevent mastoiditis, with heat or medicated drops as advised by a physician.
When Children Show Off Raise Neighbors’ Dander
A column notes how well dressed children defy neighbors by leaving junk and chalking sidewalks while adults are blamed for lax discipline. It recalls a past of teaching neatness, cites a German model of child fines and parental responsibility, and mentions regional sanitation and historic river use in Ohio counties and early canal operations near Nelsonville.
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Germany
Worthington
Nelsonville
Monroe County Pioneer Miss Nellie Cornell Remembered
Miss Nellie Cornell born in October 1640 was the first white child in Monroe County New York and became a beloved Genesee Valley citizen. She joined public schools in 1862, led as principal from 1877 to 1924, and recalled guiding students who learned trades long vanished, before her death in 1932.
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Nellie Cornell
Monroe County
New
Forum writer laments political cynicism in Athens in 9 Feb
In a long reflection in The Messenger, Snedden critiques local politics and national character, arguing modern indifference and greed threaten community virtue. He recalls his life, notes rough-edged politicians, and urges action by citizens and leaders in Athens, Ohio, early in 20th century.
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the Messenger
Snedden
Local circles and social events noted in Athens area
Ten year and twenty year mentions appear with groups meeting in Circle and Needle Club venues. Mrs S E B Hedges hosts Dove Study Circle while Miss Eleanor Bolio entertains her Sunday School class at a South Congress home with several locals attending. Local visitors include Athens residents and townsfolk from Nelsonville and Peter Martin.
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Peter Martin
Ralph Bese
Nelsonville
Athens
D. C. Cornwell
Hostess Needle Club
Eleanor Bolio
Clas
South Congress
Mariel Hursty
Hazel Graham
Jennie * Bobo
Grace Bate Ulmer
Robert Ruckerson
Floyd Bean
Chene* Houn
Howard Bobo Street
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Murphy
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