Obituary and Classified Rates Notice Tied to Associations
The Athens Messenger lists associations and national representatives for obituary notices and other notices with nominal charges. It notes rate structures and contact points at major offices in Chicago New York and Detroit for home or foreign postings.
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National Representatives
John W Cullen Company
South Michigan Ave
Chicago
Pifth Ave
New York
General Motors Bidg
Detroit
A Thought for Today Psalm Verse and Reflection
A brief devotional quotes Psalm 136:1 on God's enduring mercy and a note by R. Libbes urging a life of thanksgiving. The days message emphasizes gratitude and faith in daily conduct.
Williams honored as Athens County prosecutor after crime era
A tribute recalls R. D. Williams who led Athens County prosecutions from 1926 to 1930, with thirteen murders in his term and one electric chair conviction, highlighting his tenacity, fairness, and modest service. The piece also urges local pride in improvements to country roads and a note on women judges in Chicago.
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Athens County
R. D. Williams
Williams
State Penitentiary
New York Happenings on Words and Worldly Wisdom
A humorous column explores learning new words from dictionaries, misread spellings, and slang. It recalls Sealyham estate origins in Wales, mentions spaghetti and Italian dinner talk, and glosses quirky terms like vampire hound and dame with a playful tone.
Miners Ask Labor Government Over Pay and Mine Open Status
Foreign reports say Welsh miners urge the labor government to intervene in wages and mine operations. They argue owners can still profit at present pay levels, making mine openings or closures a worker issue and their right to ensure profits remain after wages.
Burmese Forces Clash Amid Asia Conflict
A terse report notes Burmese fighters clashing in an Asian theater with ongoing fighting and regional tension. Details are sparse but reference to Burmese forces and a broader conflict in the region are implied.
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Piating
Asa
Lwaya
Asia
Gardner Bird bowers and Mann lifts bull feat hoisted
Sunday cartoon feature notes bower birds in Australia making garden like nests with moss flowers shells and stones. Memphis farmer H F Mann lifts a 600 pound bull eight times daily since calf weight. A court novelty is teased for tomorrow.
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Australia
Gardner Bird
Encyclopedia Britannica
H. FE. Mann
Mr. Mann
Memphis
Tennessee
Mann
Radio education aims to broaden learning nationwide
The Washington Letter reports educators view radio as a royal road to learning. The National Education Association and libraries push programs with Ohio School of the Air and the University of Chicago moving to an elective, interest driven system. The Ames radio library offers 20 books on a $3 deposit.
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Washington, D. C
United States
National Education Association
Office of Education
Chicago
University of Chicago
Ohio School of the Air
Ohio State Department of Education
Charles H. Brown
Iowa State College
Ames
Ames Radio Library
United
Prophetic Warning on Future Wars and Modern Arms
The author argues that current fighters use crude weapons while modern killing tech would cause mass civilian slaughter. A future large war with chemical gases and aerial bombs would devastate economic renters, showing civilization’s dark side.
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Fangoon
Kipling
New York to Increase Old Age Pensions This Year
New York State will pay old age pensions to 1,686 this year and to 46,000 later, with taxpayers including many devout Christians set to bear the cost. The piece argues civilization should feed its own worn-out workers rather than turning them away.
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New York State
Automobile Show Opens as New York Season Starts
The New York automobile show season begins with the industry signaling strong activity as the sector projects significant output. Historical data show varying production figures and pricing references across years, highlighting the evolving automotive market.
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New York
Chevrolet
Fragmented reflection on psychology and desire
A ragged prose piece muses on mood, self help, and family. It uses garbled phrases about psychology, self discipline, and the appeal of new possessions to suggest a search for meaning amid fleeting happiness.
Progress in old age pensions across nations
The text notes evolving support for the elderly with pensions in several countries. It contrasts humane care such as an Esquiman sheltering his aged father in an ice house with minimal food, against harsher practices in remote regions where the elderly are killed or eaten to prevent waste, referencing Fecius L Homme et la Terre as a source though unavailable in English.
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Esquiman
There Is Such a Thing as a Good War
The piece argues that some wars are beneficial such as battles against superstition in public schools, pests like the boll weevil, tuberculosis, and cancer. It cites Chicago bakers in a bread war selling at 8 cents per pound and notes wheat conditions as context.
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Chicago
Establied & Bakery
Our Shared Earth Weighs 6 Quintillion Tons Says Hey
The physicist from the United States Bureau of Standards notes the earth weighs six thousand million million million tons. He acknowledges such vast figures confound the human mind.
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Washington
Doctor Hey
United States Bureau of Standards
The Earths Weight Measured With Ultra Sensitive Scale
An instrument weighing only ounces uses tung sten wires and a vacuum chamber buried underground. Its effects reach military, engineering, and astronomical applications by yielding precise gravitational measurements to refine projectile ranges and planetary movements.
Weight and worth of mind compared to Earth
The text argues that even if all beings left Earth the planet would lose only a negligible fraction in weight, yet the human brain holds a nonphysical magnitude. It asserts minds can weigh the earth and measure vast distances despite no physical mass, emphasizing mental value over mere weight.
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Agai
Earth
The Dangers of a Utopian Cure and a Narrow Sky
A dated verse column imagines a future when disease is conquered and humanity becomes virtuous yet warns preachers may lose work. It notes Paris bankers favor long term credits for depression while grocers balk and jokes about dime novels and Western talkies. Astronomers suggest a smaller universe and a height limit for skyscrapers.
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Paris
Busy 1920 for Mayor Roush with arrests and fines
The 1920 summary notes 128 arrests in Mayor Roush s court with only 20 dismissed and fines totaling 1532.90. Letters to the Ohio University president signal higher attendance in the second semester. Also mentions Dr T A Copeland and family returning from Austin Colorado after a Christmas stay.
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Roush
Ohio University
T. A. Copeland
Austin
Col
Copeland
Colorado
Chrismas
Examine Yourself Sermon Opens Methodist Revival
A revival meeting at the Methodist Church drew a large crowd last night as the sermon titled Examine Yourself captivated attendees with a call to personal reflection and renewed faith.
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Methodist Church
Officials Retain Seats as Hock ing County Courtroom Sees Few Turnovers
At the Hock ing County Courthouse turnover was light with most officials reelected or reappointed. Miss Mary Davey succeeds Eugene Wright as prosecutor.
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Hocking County
Mary Davey
Eugene Wright
Athens Women Plan Campaign for YMLCA Building
The club women of the city announce a real campaign to establish a YMLC.A. building where Athens young men can spend spare time.
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Ymlc.a
Athens
Arctic Circle gold camp tales told by Fairbanks veteran
Thomas Jourden of Fairbanks Alaska and Meigs County native shares long experience in the Arctic Circle gold camp region with relatives and friends here.
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Thomas Jourden
Fairbanks
Alaska
Meigs County
Gold Camp
Arctic Circle
Boys Try to Wreck Train Near Bishopville
Two boys aged 11 and 3 attempted to derail an M C and A passenger train at a switch near Bishopville by driving large spikes between the rails. No cars derailed but passengers were shaken up.
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M.C
Bishopville
Public school enrollment tops 1930 totals in US
Washington reports 1930 public school enrollment near 25,000,005 with 21,370,000 in elementary and 4,030,000 in high schools. 848,500 teachers, 254,200 school houses, and expenditures of 2.289 billion. Oversupply of teachers noted.
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Washington
United States
Federal Office of Education
Office of Education
Congress
Sousa favorite march Stars and Stripes For Ever
Questions and answers cover Sousa preferences earnings for Stars and Stripes Forever and Washington Post March, market figures for electrical machinery makers, hogs and tomatoes, American city honors Mansfield Ohio, drug store sales, bomb fall speeds, latitudinarians, and mercury on glass, with various named individuals and places.
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M. W. Jones
Zanesville
Ohio
Nations Child Health Council
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