The Athens Messenger Overview and Contact Details
The Athens Messenger established 1825 executive details include Frederick W. Bush publisher 1896 1929 Gordon K. Bush publisher general manager Charles H. Harris managing editor covering five southeastern Ohio counties serving Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomeroy Middleport Coolville and surrounding communities. Advertising rates available. Subscription rates listed for carrier and mail in Ohio. Public notices obituary charges noted.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Print CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Ohio
Athens-Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan-Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Out and About Health Advice Prompts Action for Busy Men
The piece urges middle aged men to boost health by outdoor activity. It cites CJ Thor Olson on getting outdoors, walking, and moderating meals, noting many skip exercise due to busyness. It contrasts golf and hiking with insufficient gym work and warns of wasted years from indifference to health.
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CJ Thor Olson
Ohio University
Othelfe
Gandhi's power over empire shown by meek Indian figure
The piece argues that Britain's plan for Indian self government hinges on Mahatma Gandhi despite vast imperial power. It notes Gandhi's apparent weakness—loin cloth, no money, no army—yet his influence can compel Britain, with its steel fleet, armed force, and bankers, to yield terms, illustrating a shift in perceived strength.
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India
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Britain
London
Oath of Innocence and Mayor Walker’s Demand
A New York viewers finds humor in Mayor Walker calling on magistrates to swear they did not buy office. The gesture aims to restore trust amid judge scandals, though provincials may chuckle at the irony of a judgeship purchase.
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York
New York
Walker
Mr. Walker
Strick
Apple vendor’s stock recovered as crowd helps in Fifth Avenue gusts
In New York a strong wind scatters an apple vendor’s pile on Fifth Avenue near 60th Street. A traffic cop, doorman, chauffeur, truckers, shoppers, and newsies all join to gather the apples. The scene ends with traffic resuming and the vendor grateful.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
60Th Street
Avenue
Renault
Washington Information Bureau offers free help through The Athens Messenger
Readers can inquire about public information services via The Athens Messenger Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC. The notice outlines questions and answers on topics from Michigan’s first pure food law to submarine dives, currency sizes, Eskimo marriage norms, and how to contact a Senator through his secretary.
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Washington
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
T. A
Michigan
Wisconsin
Horace Gray
Institute For Juvenile Research
Chicago
Gray
Department of the Navy
Pacific
North Pacific
Cumae
Italy
More Truth Than Poetry About Care-Free Childhood
The poem contrasts nostalgic memories of a carefree childhood with the harsher realities of school life. It argues that grownups recall a blissful youth, while children face stern teachers, strict rules, bullies, and frightening sermons, and suggests a kid’s life is tougher than adults admit.
Fear to Swear He Did Not Do So Phrase
A fragment notes someone in fear of swearing they did not commit an act, reflecting a witness or defendant hesitation under pressure. The line suggests a legal or accusatory context with implied guilt and evasive testimony. No clear names or places are provided in the readable text.
Carnegie Tech basketball visit to Athens on Ohio floor
Recurring notes recall Carnegie Tech’s strong basketball team visiting Athens to face Ohio University cagers on January 3. Other items include a local assault case, Pi Beta Phi party honoring three Piqua women, a fatal rail accident near Nelsonville, two local raids with arrests, a Baritone recital by David Bispham at the university auditorium, and community meetings on voters and child welfare.
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Carnegie Tech
Athens
Ohio University
Ohio Sym
David Bispham
University Auditorium
Danny Deever
Damrosch
Sons of the Flint
McCoy
Old Man Mountain and a Vinegar Primer
A Jasper National Park feature shows Old Man Mountain in Colin Range resembling an upturned face known as Le Pon Homme. The note explains the legend of the man who built the mountains and slept atop them. It also defines Mother-of-Vinegar as a gummy mass formed during vinegar fermentation, termed daughter-of-vinegar. Tomorrow’s feature previews The Man Who Never Lost a Collar Button.
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Colin Range
Jasper National Park
Review of Theatrical Situation in Washington Letter
Frederic J. Haskin traces theater shifts from the speaking stage to vaudeville and film, noting how motion pictures rose, then the talking picture altered the balance. He recalls Wilson favoring vaudeville, Hollywood drawing stage and vaudeville stars, and the decline of old vaudeville houses as cinema expanded.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Barrett
Booth
Crichton
Case
Keith
Albee
Ben Hur
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Washington
United States
Athens Messenger Offers a Game Booklet for Six Cents
A booklet featuring over 100 games and stunts suitable for all ages is offered by The Athens Messenger. Sent to any address for six cents, cheaper than many other games books. Include the coupon when ordering this invaluable publication for entertainers.
Let's Play A Game booklet offer for six cents
A reader offers six cents for a copy of the booklet named Let's Play A Game, providing Name Street City State as contact details.
GE Chief Gerard Swope Visits Pacific Coast Plant
General Electric president Gerard Swope arrives on the Pacific Coast to inspect a major plant expansion and the R E moving picture concern in which GE holds interests. The Schenectady factory reports a world leading power generator using mercury vapor in a huge boiler to cut costs. Mercury vapor replaces steam in the process.
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Gerard Swope
General Electric
Pacific Coast
Schenectady
Ancient scientists chase mercury to birth artificial lightning
Ancient scientists sought to solidify mercury but failed to reach the low temperatures needed. They did not foresee that heating the strange metal to its boiling point could produce artificial lightning.
Giant 200 inch telescope at Mount Wilson described as exciting venture
Mercury vapor and quartz reflectors key to the Mount Wilson Observatory project. General Electric casts the reflectors for the 200 inch telescope, praised by Gerard Swope as a remarkable ad venture. Likely no similar order for General Electric in Swope’s lifetime.
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Mount Wilson Observatory
General Electric Company
Gerard Swope
General Fledric
Mr. Swope
Cosmic eye to reveal new universes beyond our sight
The new cosmic eye will extend man’s vision into space surpassing existing limits. It could detect phenomena far beyond current reach as light travels 186,000 miles each second, needing about 100 million years to traverse interstellar space.
Debating the Universe’s Boundaries and Human Perception
A reflective note considers whether the universe is finite or infinite, citing Einstein’s view and the limits of human comprehension. The author urges stepping away from printed words to contemplate the vast cosmos directly.
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Pacific Ocean
Billy Sunday Fights Satan And Alfred Smith In Raucous Rant
The evangelist Billy Sunday presses his moral crusade amid a prolonged struggle against vice and political foe Alfred E Smith. He proclaims the saloon banished to hell and likens Smith to an impossible ocean crossing on a grindstone drawn by cockroaches.
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Billy Sunday
Satan
Mr. Sunday
Alfred Smith
Hell
Smith
Atlantic Ocean
New York’s Prohibition Flip Flop Cited by Former Governor
Former Governor Smith notes New York lost about 15 000 saloons while gaining at least 16 000 speakeasies and a surge in illicit whisky, labeling the scene as the worst brand of whisky known to man.
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Smith
New York
Hell
Billy Sunday Targets Red Communists in U S
Investigators in Los Angeles uncover Red squadrons training here to foment revolution and overthrow the government. Sunday accuses the movement of seeking to lead Americans away from constitutional order.
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Billy Sunday
Russia
Los Angeles
Hoover’s Power and Congress Clash at Capitol
A Washington glimpse of President Hoover’s assertive leadership, his dominance over administration policy, friction with Congress, Wickersham Commission conflicts over prohibition, and doubts about public opinion shaping support for his executive approach.
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Hoover
Congress
The Hard Truth About Modern Mothers and Courage
The essay contrasts permissive mothers who shield children from blame with the tougher stance of Spartan women. It argues true happiness comes from character, self reliance, and bearing consequences. It urges mothers to foster resilience, temper temptation, and inner strength rather than excuses.
Neighborhood aims for wider access to real estate and goods
The piece describes a community of homeowners and consumers who favor broad opportunity rather than division. It emphasizes unlimited access to real estate, larger automobiles, and better radio sets for all residents in the neighborhood.
Odd Transfusion Mistake Aids Child Recovery
In Joliet a physician ordered a transfusion of a parent’s blood to treat a six year old girl with infantile paralysis. A second doctor misheard as parrots blood and transfused blood from a living parrot. Despite the odd error the child is reported to be improving. A thousand doctors will exclaim bosh.
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Joliet
Weaver
Unclear fragment on disease ideas and parasitic names
Fragmentary text discusses injection therapies for malaria and paresis, mentioning parrot blood and ossitaco sis germ. It includes uncertain claims about cure, attack on infantile paralysis, and vague statements on knowledge and possibility.
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