Athens Messenger History and Publisher Details
The Athens Messenger notes its 1828 establishment by Frederick W Bush with long publication history. It lists affiliations including American Newspaper Publishers Association, Ohio Select List, Audit Bureau of Circulation, and Associated Ohio Dailies, with National Representatives and offices in Chicago New York and Detroit.
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Frederick W Bush
Mer Armens “Messi Cen
Hehal Phinygtxo Co
Gnaries & Barrie Lincegine
Pwnnenere Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau
Et Ee Press Association
John W Calen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Average Recovery Thinking Citizens Voice Budget Balance Urgency
A nationwide survey shows average Americans want the budget balanced and relief targeted, with Roosevelt urged to explain spending. Voters in the North and West push for deeper relief cuts, the South seeks careful review, and many favor old age pensions though unsure of costs. They crave five day weeks, job growth, and economic security without restrictive reform.
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Union
Roosevelt
Farley
Mississippi
A Returnee from Devil's Island Sees 1935 World
A Paris returnee after 26 years on Devil's Island condemns modern society as spiritually collapsed and baffled by its stupidity. He contrasts material progress with moral decline and argues real progress comes from individual conscience and intelligence, not sweeping systems or laws. He warns against overvaluing a perfected system.
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Paris
France
Devil's Island
United States
Congress
Europe
Denials Blur Ickes Wire Tap Rumor
In Washington Jan 17 Paul Mahon notes widespread denials around a supposed wire tapping by Interior Secretary Ickes aide Gravis and the Farley Farley affair. The piece mocks overblown rumors about Mrs Roosevelt Louis Howe Barlew Grav is and presidential awareness amid alleged snooping at the Reedyville project.
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Paul Mahon
Washington
Ickes
Interior
Gravis
Farley
Louis Howe
Mr. Barlew
Glavis
Justice Department
Gaston Means
Roosevelt
Denials and wire taps swirl in Washington politics
The piece argues that Ickes and Glavis face widespread denials amid wire tap rumors touching Interior, PWA, and Oil Administration. It notes Farley and others hearing clicks, suggests a large, secretive operation, and links Roosevelts relief program to contractor pressure and wage debates.
Absurd Dictatorships Censor Arts In Russia And Germany
The piece contrasts Soviet radio bans on spirituals with a German ban on Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush. It argues dictatorships urge control over what people may see hear or read and expose the absurd outcomes of such censorship.
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Russia
Caugulaéed-Nauue
Old South
Germany
Charlie Chaplin
Hoover Advises Trotsky On Retirement Life
Before Leon Trotsky seeks to lead Russia again, former President Hoover suggests how much more pleasant life in retirement can be.
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Leon Trotsky
Russia
Hoover
Tax Returns Made Public Sparks Privacy Debate
Government reveals income tax returns for public view prompting concerns over privacy as neighbors may access personal financial data. Officials defend the move citing transparency and oversight.
Circulus Romanus session and community notices
Highlights from a meeting at Nelsonville High School include participants Margaret Hughes Peggy Newman Helen Devol Rachel Wilson Marian Morris Rebecca Sharp Helen Sharp with Elizabeth Carr as adviser and Rowland Millis as Pontifex Maximus. Other items note Pythian Sisters leadership election and local socials and burials. Thirty years ago snapshots cover regional events and university activities.
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Circulus Romanus
Nelsonville
Margaret Hughes
Peggy Newman
Helen Devol
Rachel Wilson
Marian Morris
Rebecca Sharp
Helen Sharp
Elizabeth Carr
Rowland Millis
Pontifex Maximus
About Your Children About Your Children
Olive Roberts Barton argues early childhood self-reliance is key to future responsibility. Through playful, simple tasks a mother can teach self-help habits, building energy directed to a purpose and fostering happiness, interest, and cooperation in toddlers. The piece ends noting cultural diversity among Northern Territory residents.
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Daddy
Harry
Rugged Individualism sparks reader letter confrontation
John Ponn of Gloucester criticizes The Messenger editor and Miss Eben Kittredge for harping on Roosevelt. He argues criticism should be constructive, cites NRA wages and labor conflicts, and warns rugged individualism can backfire if extremism leads to law of the jungle.
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the Messenger
Eben Kittredge
John P. Scott
Roosevelt
Senet
Nand Steph Gage
Athens
N.R.A. Chiselera
Service
Gout Diet and Care Advice From Dr Morris Fishbein
Gout described as ancient disease linked to uric acid buildup and family patterns. It is rare now in the United States but tied to overeating and inactivity. Treatment focuses on activity control, pain relief, and a low nucleon diet excluding liver kidneys and certain meats. Milk cheese fruits vegetables water are advised with heat and supportive padding to ease pain.
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Sydenham
England
Gompers and Inequt: A Pair Of Edwardian Echoes
The note recalls Samuel Gompers founder of the AFL, detailing his English birth and long tenure as AFL president with a single failure in 1895. It also mentions Inepegut, an unclothed hermit at White Rocks Indian Agency in Utah who punished himself for patricide, living in extreme cold and hunger before dying.
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Samuel Compers
American Federation of Labor
England
United States
Compers
Gompers
John McBride
Silken Spindles and a Bargain on the Ice
Gale Meyers faces a life at the sick mill and a marriage proposal as she nears a perilous ice crossing. A stranger rescues her on the river, revealing himself as Brian West as the tale shifts from danger to drying warmth and unexpected reunion.
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Gale Henderson
Gale
Phil
Steve Meyers
Steve
Brian Westmore
I just happened at the right time in Paris
Fragmentary dialogue shows a young woman and Brian near a skating scene with shifting moods. The passag e hints at romance and casual talk about heat, wind, and styling as they interact, with the setting briefly noted as Paris and Westmore.
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Brian
Westmore
Paris
Brian We
Early Athens County founders and law enforcement figures
In 1798 settlers including Solomon Tuttle Christopher Stevens John Hewitt Moses Hewitt Cornelius Moore and others arrived in what became Athens County. Alvin and Silas Bingham led early civil and law enforcement roles with Ephraim Cutler aiding as magistrate. Courts met in a private Athens home and Binghams helped curb disorder while serving as treasurer and constable respectively.
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Athens
Solomon Tuttle
Christopher Stevens
John Hewitt
Moses Hewitt
Cornelius Moore
Joseph Snowden
John Simonton
Robert Ross
the Brooks
the Hanings
Alexander Township
Alvin Bingham
Silas
Ephraim Cutler
Ames Township
Bingham
Marietta
Silas Bingham
Edmund Dorr
Baruch
John Farmer
Binghams
Connecticut
Athens County
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Interior Department
PWA
Oil Administration
Messrs. Ickes
Oosevelt
White House
Houser Moffett
EB. G. Burt
Pythian Sisters
F. W. Bush
James A. Palmer
Lathrop
Ralston Wells
Mise Hazel Morris
H. L. Morris
BR. D
J. B. McConnico
Charles A. Cornwell
Samuel M. Johnson
Ernest R. Gross
Petrograd
Persia
Ohio University
Helen Falloon
Sirouhee Arpee
Helen McKay
Helen Lott
Mac
Bethe
A.S. Thompson
Alan Kresge
Professor Hizey
C. M. Douthitt
Edna Copeland
Stewart
T. A. Copeland
Mary A. Fryburger
Woman's Relief Corps
Amelia 8. Lowry
Clara McAddo
Lena Cornell
Alice Shott
Mary Mourne
Ida A. Brown
Carie Martin
Sarah Fulton
Ida Diltz
Bertha Bobo
Ida Lewis
Nora Smith
Elizabeth Reeder
Zara Cook
Mary C. Ashworth
Naomi Bolinger
Olive Roberts Barton
Northern Territory
Australia
the Public Forum
John Ponn, Glouster
R. D
DR. Morris Fishbein
Antonio Palooka
Dallas, Texas
Andrew of
Perkasy
Stamford
Conn
Security
Laura Lou
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Billy Sunday
Evangelist
Herbert Hoover
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Joseph P. Tumulty
Wilson
New
Carleton
Budapest
van Wyck
Hugh North
Lmurderer
Stesey
Oppenheim
Italy
Scotland
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