Answers and Questions From The Athens Messenger Archive
A feature from The Athens Messenger presents reader questions with concise expert answers. Topics include biography of Edward Bok, six day bicycle race record, advertising spend, time zone borders, Pinxit meaning, Philippine stamp portraits, Hall of Fame timing, Imperial Conservatory founder, dinosaur discoveries, and agate formation with color bands.
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Edward Bok
Edward William Bok
Helder
Netherlands
America
Brooklyn
Mary Louise
Cyrus K. Curtis
Ladies’ Home Journal
Curtis Publishing Company
Eggand Dupuy
Gould
M. S
Interstate Commerce Commission
F. BR. G
Washington
Franklin
Lincoln
McKinley
Maj
H. .W. Lawton
Sampson
Dewey
Hall of Fame
Imperial Conservatory
Petrograd
Anton Rubenstein
North
South America
Europe
Asia
South Africa
Australia
Bernissart
Belgium
Rocky Mountains
Thought for Today on sin and deception
A Thought for Today cites 1 John 1 8 on admitting sin and self deception. It quotes Schopenhauer warning against flattering oneself and using delicate artifices. The note reflects on truth and humility in personal reflection.
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John
How to Orate in Public The Value of a Short Speech
This piece argues most people fear public speaking and offers practical tips. It urges speakers to keep talks brief and to avoid reading verbatim. It notes audience sympathy is common and suggests shorter, direct remarks with clear delivery.
Valueless Billboards
The Garden Club of Glens Falls New York proposes a cooperative solution to billboard nuisance. It appeals to advertisers to curb excessive daytime signage to protect scenic beauty and avoid disfiguring communities.
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Valuless
Garden Club
Glens Falls
N. Y
United States
Gifted Dress Firm Passes to Young Managers
A dress manufacturer and his son yielded a $1 000 000 a year business to loyal employees. The new management reports a 10 percent rise in production and turnover over the last year, suggesting a smooth transition. The retirees say successors are self reliant and capable of directing the firm’s destiny.
Open diplomacy favored by Britain’s new government
The open diplomacy principle would require public disclosure of foreign negotiations when warranted. Cabinet discussions would be summarized for newspapers after each session, as Premier MacDonald seeks newspaper and public goodwill. Secret diplomacy is frowned upon, though not entirely ended, with a trend toward more prompt sharing of government facts.
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Great Britain
MacDonald
Early American Financing Compared with European Crises
The piece draws a parallel between 18th century American finances and current European credit woes. It notes America’s shift from chaotic wartime money to a stable dollar, credits Alexander Hamilton for building public credit, and cites 1790 foreign debt of $10 million, with domestic loans raised and repaid by 1869.
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United States
Alexander Hamilton
Congress
Hamilton
Holland
Hamiltons financing of debt helped unify early U S government
The article notes early US foreign loans totaling 6 356 000 from France and Holland and Spain were repaid by 1815. It describes Hamiltons domestic loan of 50 million as stock, yielding 6 percent to American citizens, refunding state bonds and strengthening federal authority, with all stock redeemed by 1836 leaving the nation debt free.
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Great Britain
France
Holland
Spain
Hamilton
United States
Woman Sues for Divorces Over Radio Set Co respondent
A Gallia county woman sues for divorce naming a radio set as co respondent. She claims her husband listened to the radio and neglected her. She jokes about the radio’s mahogany case and notes in ads that L C Johnson fixes sets promptly.
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Gallia County
A. C
D. C
L. C
L. C. Johnson
A Good Transform
A year ago her love was warmer but the radio set soon transformed her. The line hints at a domestic or intimate change sparked by a device, suggesting a personal or social shift tied to technology.
Listening In Ends With Silent Exit
A husband misses his wife as she quietly leaves, she signs off without a wave, leaving him unaware of her departure and unable to catch her signal or whereabouts.
Radio romance ends as aerial removed and wireless flag raised
A husband far away in distant stations fails to connect with his wife after she cut the air. He tears down the aerial and hoists a white flag, signaling a switch to wireless reception.
Radio Alimony Trial Becomes Broadcast to Judge
A troubled wife pursues alimony while exaggerating hopes about wheat and radio frequency. The husband, focused on radio work, neglects her case and only allows one listening. Mo misinforms about Calvin Coolidge, and she broadcasts her tale to the court.
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Calvin Coolidge
Mouth Wide Open Swallows a Pint of Cider
A quirky line depicts someone opening wide and swallowing a pint of cider in a single gulp. The casual act underscores a humorous, vivid image likely from a lighthearted comic or verse.
Buckeye Brand Apples Stirs Cider Daydreams
The reader muses on 3000 barrels of Buckeye Brand apples picked and imagines cider potential. A playful typo about Buckeye Brand turning to Bugkeye Brandy adds local humor to the reflection.
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Pomerecy
Barrel cider request and hand made dipper gift
The speaker asks for a barrel of cider while noting a gift from Mr. Frank Schloss Sr of Athens State Hospital. The hand made dipper will keep the cider from soaking their sleeves, and the writer invites readers to send the cider.
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Frank Schloss
Athens State Hospital
Ner
Court cautions over cider dispute in domestic case
In a domestic matter a spouse demands a divorce if cider brewing stops. The filing notes threats of legal action over the home beverage activity and potential separation as leverage.
Radio Advert from Athens Radio and Electric Co.
Daily advertisement from the Athens Radio and Electric Co. promotes radio sets and related electrical goods in the Wait Ads section.
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Athens Radio and Electric Co
Aggate Varieties and Global Supply Chain
The article describes agate varieties including layered agate moss agate and clouded agate with distinct patches and markings. It notes agates are widely found and used for ornaments and jewelry with principal sources in Uruguay and Brazil and polishing concentrated in Oberstein Germany.
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Uruguay
Brazil
South America
Oberstein
Germany
Public Forum on Nelsonville Pool Rooms and Cemeteries
Letters criticize Nelsonville pool room hours and underage access, urging 14 o clock closure nightly with 11 o clock Saturday, while praising Athens West State Sun cemetery care and proposing a dedicated city caretaker for graves and plots. Mary H. Carpenter and Lucille y. Fin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Daily Messenger
Logan
Wolfe
Nelsonville
the Messenger
West State
Parone
Athens
Mary H. Carpenter
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Sonally
Lucille Y
Glouster
Amesville
Ford
Fred R. Beasley
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