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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1931
Page
4
The Athens Messenger outlines circulation reach in Ohio and lists carrier and mail subscriptions with weekly and monthly rates. It cites associations and audit bureau affiliations and notes postal matter classifications and second-class status.
The piece urges Americans to explore their own territory by car to learn how local industries like coal, salt, oil and gas, lumber, meat packing, and farming operate. It highlights Vinton County’s upcoming powder plant, regional pump stations, pipelines, and scenic Middle West routes, encouraging homeland discovery tours and pride in local people and places.
An article argues moisture, not temperature alone, governs indoor warmth. It cites Dr. George W. Goler on keeping cellars damp to 10 15 gallons daily, balancing dry brick walls and furniture, and advises lighter bed clothing and proper outdoor wear to avoid cold indoors.
New York Jan. 12. In Variety’s 25th anniversary reflection, the writer notes the magazine’s slang as a linguistic relic of Broadway’s fast changing scene. It highlights slang creators like Jack Conway and Tad, lists colorful headline examples, and traces performers Irene Franklin Eva Tanguay and Marie Dressler in that era.
A historical Q and A style excerpt explains the seedless pink grapefruit Foster variety origin as a 1905 sport by Mr Foster in Monte Vista Florida, trade introduction in 1914, plus notes on Oberammergau menus being standardized for tourists and rock wool as mineral wool. It also covers ideal coffee regions between 15 degrees north and 15 south, conditions for cultivation, stunt flying policy by United States Aviation Underwriters, and the 1910 Postal Savings System inception under Taft with Hitchcock guidance.
A zoologist argues that predators learn killing from mothers, noting cats bears foxes and wolves rely on maternal teaching. The speaker jokes that without such training animals would starve or misbehave, and if a bear pursued you you should not guess about their education but run.
Cartoon notes the famed Golden Delicious tree from Stark Brothers with a cage and alarms to protect propagation. Then it recounts Alexander Hamilton graduating from college at 17 after reciting the Pecalogue in Hebrew at age 8 and entering King's College in 1772. The reference to Gertrude Atherton's Conqueror and a question about a fathom follows.
Washington letter reviews the Federal Farm Board’s impact on farm prices, noting debate over government intervention in markets. It cites wheat and cotton actions, futures trading, and farmer versus business concerns, with critics warning of meddling harming prosperity.
The Handy Letter Writer is described as a timely booklet containing accepted standards and forms for all kinds of correspondence. It claims usefulness for most readers and offers to mail a copy for ten cents, encouraging readers to send a coupon and address.
The piece details Harry Drucker, a Hungarian immigrant shoemaker, his faltering life after World War I, and a family destroyed by murder and attempted infanticide. The twins near death in a hospital, the mother dead, the father dying, and hardship ending only after seven months of starvation and unemployment.
The passage hints at theories arriving on radio and the challenge of drawing listeners. It notes some people will listen in these times, suggesting a curious public reaction to new ideas conveyed by broadcasting.
Information Bureau advertisement from Washington DC offers a Handy Letter Writer in exchange for en cents in coin or stamps. The notice lists a name and address for the request.
The remark likens Stalin’s push to force allegiance to Frederick the Great’s harsh coercion, where the ruler chased and beat youths to compel affection and obedience, declaring “I’ll MAKE you love me.”
The article contrasts Russia's giant combines and far reaching agricultural effort with a $45 million investment in a broad casting wireless system. It notes plans to spread government and capital theories, emphasizing scale and reach.
Otto H. Kahn warned that money on call at 1 percent may seem absurd in a few years. He said two years from now investors will be astonished that top securities could be bought at today’s low prices, urging action before it’s too late.
A man warned that the public would not buy real gold sovereigns for sixpence each if offered at that price and, trying the stunt, found the public refused. The report notes America is now testing a similar scheme.
Congress weighs public receipt of the Wickersham report as Ma and Wickersham debated its findings. The Washington puzzle hints at the political stakes and potential panel hearings.
Dr Juan Sacasa Nicaragua minister says recent guerilla clashes that killed eight U S Marines do not signal civil strife. He credits Moncada Sandino era stability, ongoing public works, new roads and rail projects, a new mortgage bank and an expanded port plan to boost unity and prosperity amid depression.
A mother seeks help to improve memory and concentration for herself and her child. The text contrasts adult and child attention, urges quiet study spaces, and advises gradual practice with post chapter reviews. It notes that adults struggle from constant stimuli and that teaching children requires shifting focus to the specific material.
The piece notes friends favoring restraint after a long session and warns against a potential extra session sparked by the Wickersham report. It questions what steps to take in this puzzling congressional affair.
The piece argues that the price drop of bar silver undermines the purchasing power of about 500 million people, including those in China and India, harming global business as popular financial minds reassess the gold standard.
Sixty thousand cattle trek across Australia as six years pass without heavy interior rains. Water holes refill and grass covers the land, a pattern noted by white herdsmen with Aboriginal fielders guiding vast herds south from northern Australia aided by seasonal rainfall.
A fragment notes that a trek lasts about two years, contrasting modern routes with old Tartars driving cattle between pastures. It mentions eating oat meat from living animals and continuing the journey as long as possible, concluding with a remark on improvement.
Dispatches from Washington report President Hoover sent to the Senate a list of postmaster nominations for Ohio Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia. Included for Ohio are Frank R. Jackson Nelsonville and Ralph Walt Coelville. The Senate is expected to act within a few days.
U R Officers of the Ohio Institute announced plans to sponsor a bill in the current Legislature creating welfare departments in every county. The proposal would centralize child welfare, county homes, blind relief, soldiers' burial and social service agencies under county boards or executives.
Sky-flying game warden Sam O. White monitors birds and animals under game protection laws from a two-seater monoplane. His aerial approach covers hundreds of miles more territory than the old dog team method through the wilderness.
Pilot Will Hudson tested a new aircraft type and reportedly made 489 landings in a single day. The feat is described as believed to be a world record in aviation testing.
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