Advertising Rate Notice and Office Addresses
National Representatives John W Cullen Company lists Chicago New York and Detroit offices with advertising rates on application. Obituary cards and bank notices may incur nominal charges. Entered at Athens Post Office as Second Class Matter under Act of 1918.
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John W. Cullen Company
South Michigan Ave
Chicago
Fifth Ave
New York
General Motors Bidg
Detroit
Athens
Hunger is sharper than the sword
A religious reflection cites St Matthew 25 35 and a line from Beaumont and Fletcher about hunger and charity. The short meditation contrasts hunger with violence and calls for compassion toward strangers and the needy.
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Beaumont and Fletcher
Secrecy in Naval Talks and Tax Delinquent Reform
Discussion contrasts European secrecy in naval disarmament with American caution while endorsing limited moves toward naval reduction. A separate outline proposes tax delinquency reform giving counties bank funding with liens, delayed penalties, and streamlined foreclosures to curb extortionate interest.
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Cooper
Committee On Taxation
Varied Winter Weather Across Ohio Districts
The district recalls bitter cold years with 30 degrees below zero and notes Ohio's weather belt patterns. Extremes this winter range from autumn-like days to 12 below zero at Amesville, yet epidemics seen last winter did not return. South and West Coast resorts report unusually cold snaps.
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United States
Ohio
Amesville
South
West Coast
Florida
Caped the Chill at Times They Write Back to Friends
A fragment notes someone replying to friends back home, suggesting ongoing correspondence during a stretch of cold weather. The readable text emphasizes personal letters and a sense of connection across distance.
Farmers Must Help Board to Make 1930 An Epoch Year
Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde says the Farm Board can elevate American agriculture in 1930 with constructive farmer and organization cooperation. He notes favorable credit and prospects for crops and livestock, urges tighter production control and planning, warns against farming unprofitable lands, and calls for wider farm cooperative membership to aid regulation and financing.
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NEW Federal
Farm Board
Ah & I
Arthur M. Hyde
Hyde
Farm Journal
Benchley Praises Cast In The First Mrs Frazer Review
Robert Benchley awards the weekly prize for wit in a New Yorker theater note on St John Ervine’s The First Mrs Frazer. He notes the familiar plot but lauds a cast led by Grace George A E Matthews and Lawrence Grossmith making the play’s merits evident.
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New York
Robert Benchley
New Yorker
St. John Ervine
Benchley
Voids and Fears Shape Modern Skyscraper Floors
In a busy metropolis, many builders avoid the number 13, skipping from 12 to 14 or higher. Hotels and offices ban Room No 13 and in Bariem some buildings omit the floor entirely, reflecting persistent superstition amid modern life.
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Bariem
Devil-chasers and charms linger in city shops
The article notes persistent sale of dried snake skin and powdered bats wings among other alchemists wares. A Broadway pitch-man sold necklaces claiming to ward off colds or rheumatism until police stopped him. Rabbits’ feet appear in pawn shop windows, and a horseshoe hangs over the Provincetown T’lay house door.
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Provincetown T'layhouse
Joe Frisco Will Urges Craps With His Estate
Eccentric showman Joe Frisco is reported to have written a will directing six friends to play craps for whatever he leaves behind. The story notes his reputation as a gag smith and dancer.
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Joe Frisco
Tenor Edward Ransome Shares Prestage Routines
American tenor Edward Ransome, new Metropolitan opera debutant, says he whispers a prayer before performances. He secured a Madonna in Rome and keeps it in his dressing room for new roles. He retreats to mountains or the seashore to study parts without interruptions.
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Edward Ransome
Metropolitan Opera
Rome
First Spanish Talkie Appears in Bronx Spanish Section
The debut occurred in a Bronx neighborhood with a large Spanish population after an American theater showing. Many cast members were American actors fluent in Spanish, delivering the new talking film to local audiences.
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Bronx Belt
Aft
Nocturnal Speakeasy Confusion Stirs Quiet Block
In the 1950s a black up area saw speak easies move in so fast that residents were awakened by tipplers mistaking it for Joe s Gus or Sam s. A sign reading This is a private residence was painted to deter visitors, yet some fail to heed it after midnight.
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Joe
Gus
Sam
LL. R
J. M
Miller Rubber Directors Eye Merger with Goodrich
Akron report says Miller Rubber Company directors met to discuss a possible merger with I. F. Goodrich Company. No final agreement announced, but talks were reportedly under way.
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Akron
Jan
A.R
Miller Rubber Company
Miller
I. F. Goodrich Company
Italian Noble to Assume Ohio West Virginia Consul Post
Count Cesare Pier Alberto will take duties as Malian consul for Ohio and West Virginia in Cleveland by February 4 according to reports. He was appointed to represent Mali in the region.
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Cleveland
U.P
Cesare Pier Alberto
Rade
Nigo
Ohio
West Virginia
Tocoe
Gelatin Desserts Health Advice From Dr Frank McCoy
A health column endorses gelatin desserts over pastries for ease and nutrition. It explains gelatin as a protein source, its digestion, and uses with fruit juices and vegetables, while noting it lacks two amino acids and offers medical cautions.
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Frank McCoy
Dinosaur Footprints Revealed in Sandstone Ridge
Readable fragments describe footprints preserved in sandstone, suggesting prehistoric activity in a rock formation. Scientists draw connections to ancient fauna and discuss the preservation state and geological context of the finds.
Colorado Wins Grand Championship With Lady Bird Hen
Colorado owns Lady Bird the champion hen turkey that won the grand championship sweepstakes at the International Show in Chicago. The owner prides in possessing the Rocky Mountains and the world champion turkey, alongside large rainbow trout noted as ten pounds.
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Colorado
Chicago
Rocky Mountains
You Pass Prom Colorido into Beautiful New Mexico
A traveler extols New Mexico as the best place due to its perfect weather sky and air. The piece celebrates Colorido and elevates the state above others, framing the choice as futile.
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New Mexico
Frontier Land Tour Highlights West’s Grand Features
A speaker extols the far west from Arizona to Washington describing the Grand Canyon as the world’s first wonder. He praises Nevada’s metals, California’s Pacific coast and Hollywood, Oregon and Washington with vast forests and substantial water power.
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Arizona
Boyce Thompson
Earth
Grand Canyon
Nevada
California
Pacific
Hollywood
Oregon
Washington
Fragmented regional map propaganda text
The passage cites Florida as a fertility hub feeding the nation and places New York with money, a giant Texas, and a grand empire stretching across 48 states and the remaining states.
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California
Florida
Sun Parlor
New York
Texas
A A writes of swollen knees and sharp twinge
A reader reports months of swollen knees with sharp twinge in the joint. The letter implies ongoing pain and seeks guidance or relief from medical concerns.
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A. A
Nation's Prosperity and Liberty Across the Nation
The piece extols American supremacy and mobility through rail and auto travel, urges continued exclusive control of resources, and cites George Washington's leadership. It also notes Kansas Governor Reed's view on prohibition remaining in force, despite bootlegging crime waves, and references a controversial League of Nations Court.
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New England
League of Nations
George Washington
Reed
Kansas
Prohibition Dinner Draws Fewer Attendees in Cold Wichita
In Wichita Kansas a planned tenth birthday victory dinner honoring prohibition drew about 150 attendees instead of 300 due to bitter cold. An irreverent attendee joked that if beer and wine had been allowed more guests would have attended despite the snow.
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Mer. Murdoch
Wichita Haste
Kansas
Mayor Lawrence Warns Prohibitionists of Ridicule Threat
Wichita mayor Lawrence warns prohibitionists their fiercest foe is ridicule, urging resolve amid rising criticism and public skepticism during the ongoing policy debate.
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Lawrence
Wichita
Prohibitionist
Daily Study In Correct English Word Of The Day
A brief reading notes common misuses and pronunciation tips. It emphasizes coherent daily vocabulary with a focus on correctness and clarity in usage. The entry teaches coherence, consistency, and logic as key traits of good reasoning.
Athens Opera House Lease Awarded to Dr Scott Allen
Service Director Williams yesterday awarded the two year lease of the Athens Opera House to Dr Scott Allen beginning soon. Dr Allen follows Slaughter and DeMolet in the post.
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Williams
Athens Opera House
Scott Allen
Dr. Allen
Slaughter
DeMolet
Free Information Bureau
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Miss Dorothy Verity Visits Her Mother in Boyd
Miss Dorothy Verity has been visiting her mother Mrs Hita Verity of Boyd Batt. The brief note records a family visit with no further details.
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Dorothy Verity
Mrs. Hita
Ate Verity
Boyd Batt
Visitors Head Home After Weeklong Stay
Mrs. KE Markeson Jr and her young son left today after visiting Mr and Mrs F R Baker for several weeks. They will visit Mr and Mrs CG E Markeson in Colfuabu.
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Harry Bartlett
Toledo
F. L. Preston
KE. Markeson
F. R. Baker
CG. E. Markeson
Colfuabu
Horizontal word puzzle with many clues
A mixed word puzzle list with numbers and clue phrases for horizontal and vertical entries. The page shows clues such as 39 Male 40 To manufacture 43 Way out 44 To inure 47 Carmine and several vertical entries like 1 Involved 2 Constellation 7 Measuring device 18 Formula of faith 83 Satan. The array includes various unrelated terms and stray letters, typical of a crossword style puzzle.
Pemmican to Prince of Asturias and Other Inquiries
A reader questions pemmican as a compressed dried beef fat and currants food used by Arctic explorers. Other entries cover the Prince of Asturias title since 1388, land values in Egypt, natural gas production and value, toothbrush usage in the U S, Humoreske music term origins, Dr. Lee De Forest as Institute of Radio Engineers president, Venice canal depths, and the Augsburg Confession as Lutheran creeds.
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Spain
Prince of Asturias
Castile
Spains
Asturias
C. M.A
United States
A. Grove
Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Schuman
Heller
Grieg
Rubenstein
Institute of Radio Engineers
Lee de Forest
Tul
Venice
Grand Canal
Congress Faces Doubt On Prohibition Enforcement Plan
Washington observers gauge the administration's prohibition enforcement package with skepticism as Congress debates shifting control from Treasury to Justice and expanding court procedures. Critics warn of slow trials, and some lawmakers urge delaying major changes until after elections.
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Capitol Hill
Congress
Treasury
Department of Justice
Ballyhoo
Army
Senate
Commission
United States
Muc
Doran
Justice
Administration
Mission
Bornh
Justice Department
Coast Guard
Dry Navy
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audi
Bureau of Circulations
Associated Ohio Dailies
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press Associations
Stim I
Atlantic
Europe
London
I. i A
Uli
Gilbert Swan Messenger
Oso
North Pole
South Pole
Iby Jonn Khix
Auburn
Igi
Carl Brumbaugh
University of Florida
Hoyansk
Siberia
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
Farth
Turkey
Alex Nelson
Geoffrey F. Morgan
Nelson
Maplewood Drive
Jesse E. Patterson
A. O. Sloane
Franchise
R. A. Jones
C. L. Martzolff
Muskingum
Teachers’ Institute
Wase
An. W. A
J. H. Kaufman
U.S. A
Rodney Dutcher
National Commission On Law Observance
Secretary of the Treasury
Bishop Cannon
Clarence True Wilson
Methodist Board of Temperance
Prohibition
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