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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1931
Page
4
A feature in The Athens Messenger laments the passing of the double drive covered bridge at Colville now replaced by a steel and concrete crossing. The poem evokes country bridges of yesteryear, recalling family rides, horse teams, and the slow traffic of rural life.
The Brooklyn church plans a joint clinic by doctors and ministers to treat nervous and mental disorders blending psycho analysis with prayer. The piece argues humility before mystery in the human spirit and questions the old separation of medicine and faith.
Walter Thornton rises from laid off worker to famed head model in Manhattan. He uses his likeness in plaster casts sold to photographers, libraries, and magazines, with thousands of copies circulating and rental heads fueling his ongoing demand.
A garbled Q and A page lists trivia on actors Lenore Ulrich Norma Talmadge birds crossing the Atlantic Daniel Boone Casey Jones Alexandrite dishes and the Battle of Chalons with Attila. It presents questions and brief answers with dates, names, and figures, reflecting early 20th century informational reprint style.
Poem muses on longing for Mars and distant stars but prefers staying with familiar friends and hometown life. The speaker imagines a distant voyage yet cherishes simple human connections over stellar adventures and laments changing fashions and pace. It reflects nostalgia and constancy amid imagined journeys.
The article questions famous wartime quotes and legends. It notes how figures like Napoleon, Nelson, Grant, Patrick Henry, Pershing, and Lafayette have been cited or embellished, wrapping in skepticism about patriotic rhetoric and its enduring legacy.
The article profiles General Joseph Th. Ward born 16 during the Civil War era and notes three years service in that conflict. It outlines his 1864 discharge enlistment in the National Guard, command in riots of 1877, service in the Spanish American War, Quartermasters Corps, and promotion to Brigadier General by Governor of Pennsylvania. It also references a photo of Ward in which he is depicted as a general.
The article discusses an Englishwoman journalist who toured America and compared British and American life. She notes Americans’ interest in Europe, the appeal of quick international travel, and the role of advertising in promoting American tourism versus European efforts. She highlights how travel habits and national branding shape international tourism.
The Athens Messenger advertises a booklet titled Presidents and Their Wives asking why Herbert Hoover is called the thirty first president and noting many presidents served in wars. Readers can obtain a copy by sending ten cents, using the coupon provided.
A sprawlingolandscape of opinions spans prohibition under Hoover as a rising force in 1932 politics. It also reports a Oklahoma shooting sparked by jealousy, discusses radio prayer in Britain, early marriages and their outcomes, Alma Rubens death from drugs, and critiques drug culture’s danger to society.
Ten years ago Mrs. Bartett hosted the Logan girls basketball camp. Ohio University’s Commons Club varsity beat Delta Fo Leta 18 to 8 and Fred Wheaton Jr. suffered a crushed thumb tying wash machine gears. Madrid visit included King and Queen sightings. a balcony view as guards were reviewed. A Dayton family spent funds to return to Dayton after unemployment rumors. Slum props hosted a house dance with a buffet luncheon. Athens High beat Nelsonville 21 46 to 13 after twenty years. A local poultry show produced prizes for E. E. L. G Gary, B. H., Lants Raney, S. M. Johnson, C1. Albert Hill, and Stoecklein & Ir mez. County voters debated rescinding the Ohio University rooms in the courthouse. commissioners disagreed.
A Capitol region newspaper column chronicles a string of sensational murders haunting Washington. Beulah Limerick’s death followed by a police suspect, Langdon, sparks a web of inquests, arrests, and rumors amid national issues and a distracted public.
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