The Athens Messenger historic masthead notes
The Athens Messenger lists long running publication details from 1825 with Frederick W Bush as publisher era 1896 to 1979 and notes editions, circulation areas including Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomero y Middleport Coolville Galli Polis and surrounding communities. It details subscription rates and distribution by carrier and mail within Ohio.
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Frederick W Bush
Athens
the Newspaper OF
Nelsonville
Glouster Logan - Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Gallipolis
Shades of 1898 and Cuba’s looming unrest
The incoming administration faces a volatile Cuba under U S influence. Cuban sugar interests and political rights are in danger amid plots by expatriated Cubans in Florida. The piece argues for firm action to protect rights and deter revolts and plots affecting U S foreign policy.
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Cuba
Florida
United States
Litle Republic
Atepe
Keep paper money redeemable in 2016 to prevent price rise
The speaker argues that with most money in bank deposits and checks rather than currency, expanding bank credit rather than increasing currency is needed to raise prices. Reducing the gold content of the dollar would trigger gold runs and court challenges. a moderate inflation under gold standards would be slow, while enough inflation would break the gold basis.
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Col. Ayers
Cleveland Trust Company
Bank de Posita
Elsc
Congress
Supreme Court
Roosevelt Cabinet Signals Promise of New Deal Policies
The Plain Dealer notes that cabinet picks suggest shifts toward public debt funding, budget balancing, and reduced inflation risks under a Glass treasury, with banking reforms likely and renewed tariff diplomacy. It also anticipates changes in Reconstruction Finance Corporation policy and a push for self-liquidating public works to aid recovery.
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Roosevelt
Senator Glass
Secretary of the Treasury
Glass
Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
Hul
Messure
Department of State
Plain Dealer
Dear Miss Dix Advice on Love and Grandchildren
Dorothy Dix counsels a 22 year old to wait before marriage to a seventeen year old, noting long engagements risk and work ahead. A grandmother seeks guidance on grandchildren and respect, urging family duties and dignified contact. Finally a forlorn bachelor is urged to end a ten year engagement honestly to avoid marrying a love rival.
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Miss DIX
Family Food Budgets aid relief agencies for children
Olive K Roberts Barton reviews two Washington produced leaflets from the Children's Bureau and the U S Department of Agriculture detailing weekly food budgets for relief agencies. The guides outline minimum cost diets and emergency rations, with precise milk, fruit, and cod liver oil recommendations for children.
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Washington
Alev
Amor de Cosmos 26 Hour Speech in Assembly
Amor de Cosmos born Alexander Smith from Windsor Nova Scotia changed name with California approval to avoid mail confusion. He settled in Victoria and in 1865 delivered a 26 hour speech to block a land tax bill, then later became colony premier. tomorrow’s feature: A Forbidden Kingdom In America.
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Amor de Cosmos
Windsor
Nova Scotia
Alexander Smith
Love of the Universe
California
Smiths
Victoria
B. C
Assembly
de Cosmos
America
Outdoor life healthful yet not a universal cure
Dr Morris Fishbein notes outdoor living generally aids health but is not a cure all. He cites benefits of outdoor air for children and cautions against extreme cold exposure and overreliance on open air treatment for pneumonia and tuberculosis.
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Morris Fishbein
Training School PTA Meeting Highlights Ten Years Ago
The article recaps a Training School PTA gathering led by Mrs. Frn Cline and Victor Pierce on the theme What Would You Like To Have The PTA Accomplish. It also notes old Athens headlines Severe Cold Grips the Whole Nation and Worst Storm of Winter Grips the Entire State, plus local scenes of plumbers thawing frozen pipes and a Mary McCune birthday party with heart center ice cream and eight red candles. Mrs John Spitzer travels to Columbus for a sister's illness.
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Training School Parent-Teacher Association
O E. Frn
C. R Cline
Victor Pierce
the Messenger
Athens
Mary McCune
L. B. McCune
Maplewood Drive
Valentine
Athens Reading Club Hosts Atkinson Home Program
An Athens Reading Club gathering at Prof. and Mrs. A. A. Atkinson's Morrie Avenue featured discussion leader Mrs. T. R. Biddie. Chauncey hosted Prof. C. M. Copeland who spoke at the Church of Christ about nutrition and healthy foods for families with notes on energy and growth.
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Athens Reading Club
A. A. Atkinson
Morrie Avenue
T. R. Biddie
Chauncey
C. M. Copeland
Church of Christ
Copeland
Arguments Pro and Con in the Congress Pay Cut Wrangle
Rodney Dutcher weighs pro and con on cutting congressional salaries from 10,000 to 7,500 or 5,000. Pro argues savings, example for Federal cuts, and reduced living costs for Washington. Con warns it would create a rich man’s club, hurt reform, and impose personal expense burdens on members.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Congress
House
Treasury
Long Underwear Demand Sparks Nostalgia In Town
The piece recalls days when a boy wound webbing around his ankle to fit under stockings. Sir Hubert Wilkins plans to take Lady Wilkins on his Arctic submarine expedition. Husbands who drive while wives navigate bets on a South Pole arrival. Ohio University fell to Wittenberg 24 to 20 in Springfield. Captain Gibson shone in the final half. Elis hosts listened to a four-man orchestra: Emmett Parker Don Grones V. C. Loos Jesse Davis.
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Sir Hubert Wilkins
Lady Wilkins
Arctic
Sir Hubert
South Pole
Ohio University
Wittenberg
Springfield
Gibson
Elis
Emmett Parker
Don Grones
V. C. Loos
Jesse Davis
Seventy-Five Years On Hooper Ridge A Diary Sketch
An elderly writer recalls farm life near Hooper Ridge with sheep and genet care. A winter snow encounter yields a large raccoon and a stray Mallard duck far from the creek. He invites a reader to respond and reflects on childhood lights and providence.
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Hooper Ridge
Millard F Andrew
Clarkesville
Fight over wages and language in Glouster schools
A letter targets Miss Jane E. Murrey and Glouster School officials over overdue teacher wages and the value of education. The writer argues economic hardship among workers and breadline conditions surpasses education debates, contrasting past comments with current fiscal strain.
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Ourself
Jane E. Murrey
Giouster School
Murray
Mr. DeLong
George White
Refusal of Dragnet Law Sparks Ohio Debate
In Columbus on October 4 the Judiciary Committee debated repealing the state's Jem Law. Republican Willan of Cleveland urged repeal while Senator Marvin of Cleveland supported it. A former clerk of the Pleas Judge from Akron criticized the law as creating a reign of terror. Ironton and Akron figures weighed in as the discussion touched on book bans and enforcement.
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Columbus
Pet
Judiciary Committee
House of
Willan Republican
Cleveland
Marvin
E. W
Man Pleas
Wer
Akron
Arrest Roundup Targets Counterfeit Ring In Cincinnati
Cincinnati officials, acting in a roundup of drug and counterfeit operations, seized dollar bills and arrested L H Allwardt of Chillicothe and H H Buck. Dr Allwardton Murphy was charged with running the counterfeit money operation from a suburb location. Rests and bill rolls were seized during the action.
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Cincinnati
Era
Com
L. H. Allwardt
Chillicothe
Allwardton
BZ. Murphy
H. H. Buck
First woman to fly solo Atlantic voyage and clever canal clues
Puzzle clues mix aviation history with canal and chemistry terms. Across items reference the first woman to fly solo the Atlantic and new canal improvements while down clues point to verbs nouns and body terms.
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