Reading the Newspaper as Public Education and Time Capsule
The article argues for teaching newspaper literacy in schools to develop discerning readers who weigh what they read. It reflects on 1813 to 1823 events, noting early steam printing, railroads, canals, and industry, and envisions future changes by 2000. It emphasizes the evolving role of the daily press in shaping informed citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intelligent Citizen
Baker
Lord Con
Brooklyn
New York
Boston
Russel
New Hampshire
Thomas Ewbank
Nicholas Longworth
Cincinnati
Commodore Porter
Benthuysen
Albany
N. Y
Congress
Philadelphia
Columbia
Champlain Canal
Hudson River
Lake Champlain
Joe Russell
America
Portry
Fleisher Yarn Company
When You're Old His 110th Birthday Celebration
Joseph Allen Russell of Lampasas Texas turns 110 on April 12. The reminiscence recalls 1813 battles and events as America faced the War of 1812, Perry's victory on Lake Erie, coast port blockades, Creek resistance, and a national war budget of 39 million dollars.
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Joseph Allen Russell
Lampasas
Xas
Russell
America
Great Britain
Perry
Lake Erie
Britain
Glouster Reflections and Local Notes From Athens
A scattered daybook from Glouster items and Athens ties. Observations range from back yards and freight trains to Beal's Garage and Beal’s area, with mentions of Reverend Landsittle, the superintendent of schools, and local shops, plus a comic aside on Whiz-Bang. Also includes Q and A on postal stamps and pendulum length.
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Glouster, CO
Glouster
Beal
New Lexington
Tendville
Corning
Mercy
Sam Cunningham
Landsittle
Allen Twins
Glouster Opera House
Price
Donahey
Lew Jones
Athens
Kauri Trees and a Century of Library Stories
The text explains kauri as a New Zealand native not in the pine family, noting tall growth and timber use for ships and buildings. It also recalls Chicago’s pre fire library and a 12,000 volume gift after the 1871 blaze, plus obituary details for Joseph Blackford and notes on the Constitution frigate and Monet metal composition.
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New Zealand
Chicago
War talk and odd musings from Tom Sims column
The column mixes antiwar sentiment with quirky observations on writers may inhabit attics or cellars. It references a proposed 20,000,000 hotel in New York, hints at spring cleaning delays, and notes readers scanning spring fashion while war news dominates headlines.
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New York
New Era in Poetry Explores Modern Verse Anew
In Washington on January 23, Frederic J. Haskin surveys a flourishing era of modern poetry. He notes editors publish more verse, readers embrace poems in magazines, and poets experiment with free verse imagism and new forms while retaining traditional lines. The piece highlights poets like Sandburg Masters and Amy Lowell and discusses economics, education, and the diverse paths poets take to earn recognition.
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Washington, D. C
America
Nere
Times
Sandburg
Masters
Amy Lowell
Robert Herrick
Shakespeare
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Pope
Louis Untermeyer
Carl Sandburg
Edgar Lee Masters
Robinson
A Skin You Love to Touch
A fragment notes a young fellow named Drose with a mustache near his nose who swears it will appear as it grows, while a woman writes about judging from hearsay.
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Drose
Questions and Answers Information Service Notice
Readers can ask The Athens Messenger Information Bureau questions. Address Frederic J. Haskin in Washington, D C. Include full name address two cents for return postage. Bureau does not give legal medical or financial advice or settle domestic troubles.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
Thought And Jacob Seven Years For Love Reference
A quoted passage references Genesis 29 20 noting seven years of labor for a beloved betrothed while Marcus Aurelius urges waking to the duties of a human being and resisting ease and idleness. The fragment includes a date and editor's note.
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Jacob
Gig
Marcus Aurelius
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Ohio
O. Postoffice
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Ohio Dailies
International News Service
Athens Mesenger & Herald Printing Co
Athena, Ohlu
Robert E. Ward Inc
Fifth Ave
New York City
Wabash Avenue
Aarp
Anton D. Baber
Thesc
Messenger
Want
Q. T
L. F. Ss
Joseph Blackford
Williar
Lucinda Blackford
Madison Furnace
Louise Buhler
Lewis
Carbon Coal Co
Sand Run
Lena
George
William A
Byesville
Thomas
Chauncey
Andrew Barto
William Trator
Plymouth
W. Va
Ed Edwards
Coalton
Isaac Shoak
Zaleski Lodge No
Nelsonville
Logan Council
Athens Commandery
New York Central
Buffalo
Navy Department
Boston Harbor
Charlestown Navy Yards
A. R
Longstreth
Carbon Hill
Rev. Turner
Ontario
Tom Sims
By Frederic J. Haskin
Tate
Oxfords
Oxford
Micpherson
Lostro Bldg
Dan
Wolfe Bros
Athens, O
White’s Mill, Athens, O
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