The Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger established 1825 lists staff Frederick W. Bush Gordon K. Bush Charles H. Harris and associations including United Press and Audit Bureau. It notes subscription rates by carrier and mail for multiple Ohio counties with annual, semiannual, and weekly options.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger 4 Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Poolishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Washington
Promising Governor Critics Hopeful Yet Flawed Texas Leader
Texas governor W. Lee O'Daniel faces opposition as he pushes unfulfilled promises across pensions taxes and labor policy. Critics say his moves echo demagogic tactics while he polishes a populist image. The piece contrasts his background in flour business with controversial policy shifts and delays in capital punishment cases.
Measure of Merit in Ohio bill to stop wild rabbit sales
A bill before the Ohio Legislature argues for stopping the sale of wild rabbits to protect the state’s game. It cites disease decimating rabbits and urges prevention of sale as long overdue, noting sportsmen fund restocking through hunting licenses.
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Ohio
Tiny farms around Ohio mills signal shifting work life
The article notes a trend since 1929 of workers near Athens and other cities creating small plots with a garden and livestock. As factories shed or vary hours, families seek subsistence by farming and suburban markets grow, signaling a broader change in rural and urban living patterns.
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Ohio Steel Company
Athens
Celebrity Service fuels public hunger for access to stars
A New York venture named Celebrity Service sells daily bulletins about the comings and goings of famous people, appealing to bragging rights more than curiosity. Critics warn it preys on a public wish to dine with or see the great, while predicting big profits for meeting this demand. The piece also notes a German wartime push toward self sufficiency by longer chewing to reduce food intake.
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New York City
Doakes
Robert Taylor
Charlie McCarthy
Charlie
Bob Taylor
Malayan slow loris rests suspended by its feet
The Malayan slow loris suspends itself from a tree limb by its feet while resting or sleeping, hanging inverted from the bough as a common behavior observed in this species.
Anatomy of a Growing Child: Baby’s Bones Grow With Him
A newborn has 11 more bones than an adult as some bones fuse during growth. The infant contains about 270 bones, which reduce to 206 as cartilage and bones mature.
Social Security Reserve Swindle debated by John Flynn
Westbrook Pegler reviews John Flynn’s Harper’s piece The Social Security Reserve Swindle, arguing it misuses figures, portrays the government as a perpetual money grab, and that a reserve is a disguised tax scheme. He cites payroll tax mechanics, future tax burdens, and a Louisville anecdote about Henry Watterson to illustrate the critique.
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New York
John Flynn
Harper's
Social Security Reserve
Anthony Comstock
John
Treasury
George Spelvin
Bill Shepherd
Omaha
Spelvin
Congress
Mr. Flynn
Louisville
Henry Watterson
Marie Henry
Bruce Catton Sees Washington by Night Lights
Bruce Catton reflects on Washington at night, where floodlit Capitol dome the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial symbolize America’s ideal. He contrasts daylight flaws with nighttime majesty, arguing the illuminated trio embodies sacrifice progress and national purpose inviting patriotic renewal.
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Capitol Dome
Washington Monument
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
Capitol
Monument
Memorial
Washington
America
Quick Quiz Questions and Answers Snapshot
A series of trivia Q and A covering demographics poetry calendar history hitchhiking facts and state rankings. Topics include age distribution in the U S 1935 estimates which Edna St Vincent Millay poem contains a line about a candle the length of the Chinese calendar months and new year date the leading trailer producers in the U S and early comet photography pioneers.
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United States
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Michigan
California
Ohio
Illinois
A. de la Rue
Donati
Common
Draper
Great Britain
William Allen White
Emporia
Kansas
Chlorination Cuts Typhoid Deaths in U S Cities
Water supplies of over 4000 American cities are chlorinated, dropping the annual typhoid fever death rate from 25 to 4 per 100000. Airplane operation in tropical climates demands precautions due to moisture-caused rapid aircraft deterioration.
The Messenger Service Bureau Instructions
The message directs readers to address questions to The Messenger's Service Bureau at 1013 18th St Washington DC. It states legal and medical advice cannot be provided and no extended research will be undertaken.
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Messenger's Service Bureau
Washington
Messenger’'S Service Bureau
18Th St
Washington, D. C
Conflicting planetary operations threaten a promising state
The forecast warns of tension yet a sudden event could block progress and suggest fraud schemes and malice. Prudence can meet such episodes while a birthday marks a year of activity and opportunity before a possible disruptive threat from plots and unscrupulous attack. The first American balloon ascent occurred July 17, 1784, in Baltimore.
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Peter Carnes
Baltimore
Birthday party noted for Bill Mansfield seventh
News brief records Bill Mansfield celebrating his seventh birthday as the entry notes the Kiwanis Club appoints Rufus Hopkins as general chairman of the Athens Merchants Exposition to be held in the Armory in March with a list of committee members. The Rotary Club meeting featured attorney Roger J. Jones discussing the history of abstracting land titles.
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Rufus Hopkins
Kiwanis Club
Armory
R. C. Hess
B. T. Grover
O. C. Bird
Fred M. McKay
Fred Sands
George Whipple
E. T. Quidor
Roger J. Jones
Rotary Club
After-the-Wave Taxation Program Outlined in Congress
Front page pictures show the World Peace Conference session. President Wilson and locals noted as the day’s scenes include a Wells Fargo agent appointment in Frankfort and letters from Rainbow Division and Camp Sheridan. The six billion war revenue bill looms as America’s largest. A troop train stops in Athens with crowds on W Union Street as Sheriff Parker recovers from pneumonia.
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Woodrow Wilson
Congress
America
Health Hints and Diet: Mumps Facts and Prevention
Mumps peak in damp cold seasons especially among boys in schools. The illness affects ages 5–10 or 15–20, with swelling of the salivary glands and fever. Complications can involve sex glands and rarely heart or spinal fluid. fatalities are uncommon. Prevention centers on avoiding contact and rest for the patient during infection.
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Morris Fishbein
Serial Story: Susie Seeks Beauty and Revenge on campus
Susie Lambert, a waffle shop worker, recalls her humiliating Delta Phi party date with Dick Tremaine. Pushed by peers to be the campus beauty, she endures mockery and shame as Dick rejects public kiss demands, fueling a lifelong ache for transformation and love that endures beyond four years.
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Susie Lambert
Dick Tremaine
Susie
Jeff Bowman
Delta Phi
Bill
Delta Phil
Boots that walked with a howl in Athens memory
A. L. Snedden of Athens Ohio recalls childhood days and a pair of common leather stogie boots. He describes playful battles at home, the boots slipping and squeaking as he trudges through chores, and the humorous, memorable sight that marked his youth.
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