Athens Messenger Rate Card From Ohio Press Groups
The Athens Messenger lists association memberships and circulation bodies including American Newspaper Publishers, Audit Bureau of Circulation, Inland Daily Press Association, and Associated Ohio Dailies. It shows subscription rates by carrier and mail, with prices for various terms. The notice notes postal handling under the 1918 act and lists post office entry details for circumstances.
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American Newspaperutitsners Association
Ohio
Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Ohio Dailies
Inland Dailty Press Association
Abbuclated Press National
Jonp W Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Athens
Best Man Gets Beaten Excerpt From Founders Day Address
The speech by Frank R. Kent at William and Mary College denounces American voters as lacking appetite for undiluted truth. He argues voters elect leaders for flimsy reasons, not merit, and cautions against complacency amid broad approval of policies. He urges experiential wisdom and industry-tested principles in public affairs.
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Frank R. Kent
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Kent
Mr. Kent
Settlement Likely In "Im Alone" Coast Guard Case
Six years after the 1920s Gulf of Mexico clash between U S Coast Guard cutters and the Canadian schooner Im Alone the affair may end with an apology from the United States and damages of 25000 to crew members and dependents Chief Justice Duff of Canada and U S Supreme Court Justice Van Devanter recommend the settlement noting the cordial border relation and the absence of war hysteria in the incident.
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U. S. Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Adriatic
Canada
United States
Duff
Supreme Court
van Devanter
Scramble for Pork in Congress Sparks Gag Rule Debate
The piece critiques the congressional rebellion against the gag rule tied to the $4.8 billion work relief bill. It argues the revolt seeks log rolling and pork insertion rather than genuine power to govern, warning that greed rather than reform motivates the action despite some valid objections to the gag rule.
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Congress
Building Costs and Rents Fall Short for Builders
A National Industrial Conference Board bulletin argues that neither ample credit nor direct government stimulus will revive building trades. It notes costs have fallen versus ten years ago while rents are much lower, yielding a reduced net return for new homes.
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National Industrial Conference Board
Roosevelt's Relief Bill Faces Constitutional Scrutiny
Washington January 28 A hush over sections 4 and 5 of the relief bill prompts loyalty from Brain Trusters who warn the measure may be uncon stitutional. They say the President could control bureaus and condemn land, with Roosevelt likely to seek modifications.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Fox
Congress
Mr. Ickes
House
White House
Ickes
Saito Speech Prompts State Department Alarm
The Japanese ambassador Saito has given frequent speeches, notably at the University of Georgia, asserting peace with all and denying menace. The State Department distrusts such rhetoric, wary of diplomatic incidents if it responds, yet seeks more opportunities to push its own interpretation.
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State Department
Saito
University of Georgia
Japan
State Departments
Hull
Georgia
Secret treaties renamed as exchanges in military information
European talks reveal France and Russia allegedly agreeing to military talks as a cover. US sources say Russia promised quick mobilization of a vast air force if Germany attacks, with estimates around 3,000 military planes and 2,000 civilian aircraft, a possibly world’s largest air fleet.
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Europe
Germany
United States
France
Russia
Senators doubt trio wrote Relief Bill in constitutional terms
Senators criticize Corcoran Cohen and Landis as influences behind the Relief Bill claiming their constitutional flaws are evaded only in parts. They praise Securities Laws while predicting further legal craft in a Holding Company Bill. The Relief Bill is described as a Budget Bureau attorney draft with CPWA staff input.
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New Deal
Messrs
Corcoran
Cohen and
Landis
Budget Bureau
CPWA
Doctor invents instrument detects nerves sound
A New York doctor claims to have devised a device that detects nerve sounds, arguing it addresses unseen pain. The piece notes Harry Hopkins cut almost 4 million from federal relief rolls as a test of states’ rights. It also remarks on children of patrons at five-and-tens with a humorous reference to Santa Claus appearing Japanese.
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New York
Harry Hopkins
Santa Claus
Private capital wary of new building without rent or cost relief
The text argues that to achieve a profit the original cost must drop to about $3,100, roughly 38 percent below current levels. It notes private investors are reluctant to fund new construction unless rents rise or costs decrease, and this reluctance will stay unless conditions improve.
About Your Children About Your Children
Olive Roberts Barton discusses clock time and early mental training for a three year old Emmy Jo. Grandma questions forcing time concepts while the mother pushes early reasoning, arguing gradual development and natural timing. The piece cautions against forcing time-telling, urging patience and growth with age.
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Grandma
Emmy Jo
Jo-Jo
Mrs. Smith
Emmy
They Say The United States Needs A New Voting And Decision Method
Quotes from Henry A. Wal lace Sir John Simon and W W Barbour on voting war and Russia. The note mentions Germany using a quarter of the world’s chemical plant fertilizers across a vast area.
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United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Sir John Simon
Germany
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Don't move your university says Athens observer
In a letter from Athens Georgia the writer notes that a historic move of the University of Georgia from Watkinsville to near Athens shaped the town. He urges local readers to draw a moral and keep their own university settled in place. The letter dates from January 23.
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the Messenger
Georgia
Athens
Ohio
University of Georgia
Watkinsville
Health Hints And Diet: Hip Joint Exercises
Dr Morris Fishbein notes the hip is a deep ball and socket joint making injuries serious. The article lists 14 progressive gentle exercises to restore motion, plus guidance on pacing and patient comfort, ending with bicycling as a strong hip rehabilitation option.
Review of John Brophy's The World Went Mad
The World Went Mad uses dozens of characters to depict war's reach into English life from a prosperous family to profiteers in business, slum looters in Liverpool, and clergymen. It feels like a series of glimpses rather than a single narrative and, while scornful and disillusioned, offers a forceful summary of war’s folly. The note then pivots to a factual line about the College of Cardinals having 70 members.
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John Brophy
Liverpool
Lusitania
Brophy
France
Where Dogs Have No Fleas in Oliver British Columbia
A tourist conducted a natural history study in Oliver British Columbia finding no fleas on Thoroughbreds mongrels or house pets. Flea ridden dogs from coast cities became flea free quickly after arrival, suspected to be due to dry climate conditions. A second note records a remarkable 10 yard punt on Nov 3 1934 in Bloomington Indiana during an Iowa Indiana game.
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Oliver
British Columbia
Bloomington
Ind
Silken Spindles and a Street Fight Change in Town
Gale a silk mill worker is asked to marry Phil Henderson’s rival, while Brian Westmore, home from Paris, witnesses a brutal street fight between Ed Vogel and Phil Henderson near the mill. Police intervene as crowds disperse. Vicky Thatcher questions Brian’s reactions, hinting at mill politics and family ties to the mill manager.
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Gale Henderson
Phil
Steve Meyers
Gale
Brian Westmore
Brian
Paris
Vicky Thatcher
Robert Thatcher
Vicky
Westmore
Havana
Mill Village
Ed Vogel
Phil Henderson
Vogel
Father
Early Ohio settler journey and Barker family tale
Fragmentary account describes an 18th century voyage with oxen and a keeper’s yoke, outlining the Barker family in Belpre Ohio. It notes a figure named Jonas Barker and ties to Native American encounters, the Revolutionary era, and settlement along the Ohio River.
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Alhem
Belpre Knouse
Carefu
Barker
Oryth
Walt
Jonas
Davis
Cure Nails
Ohio
Belpre
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