Athens Messenger and Herald History and Rates Notice
The Athens Messenger established 1425 Frederick W. Bush publisher 1896 to 1929 published weekdays with a Sunday morning edition by The Athens Messenger & Herald Printing Co Gordon K Bush publisher and Gen. Mer Charles H Harris managing editor member associations and press bureaus. Subscriptions shown include carrier 5c week and mail rates across multiple counties with annual 4.50 and other periods. Entered at Athens Post Office as Second Class Matter under 1918 act.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
Athens
Critique of Relief as a Career and Socialist Ideas
The writer rebukes reliance on relief and mocks socialist and communist regimes from Spain, Mexico, and Russia. He argues work is essential, criticizes welfare culture, and warns Americans to avoid loafing amid radical propaganda. The piece advocates self-reliance and warns of consequences for those dependent on relief.
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Old World
Rio Grande
Loader
Russia
Spain
Mexico
Germany
Italy
Washington
Ten Million Union Members as 1940 Target
A leading labor figure predicts the United States may reach ten million union members by end of 1940. The expansion would shift economic relations and political alignments, making organized labor a major force while raising questions about leadership aims and national welfare.
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United States
Europe
Eat Right And Lose Weight Diet Warns Business Leaders
Retailers and farmers denounce fad diets that promise rapid weight loss as harmful. They advocate a balanced plan focusing on lean meat eggs cheese dairy vegetables fruits bread butter and coffee to safely reduce weight while maintaining strength and productivity. They argue fad dieting harms health and the economy.
Early car credit and license facts from the era
The installment plan began with auto purchases in 1904. Six states do not require driver licenses Florida Illinois Louisiana Mississippi South Dakota and Wyoming. One in sixteen cars sold in Great Britain are American made. Ninety percent of the world's clothing comes from cotton.
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States
Florida
Illinois
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Dakota
Wyoming
Great Britain
America
Fair Enough by Westbrook Pegler examines tax amendment
New York columnist Westbrook Pegler discusses the income tax amendment, noting it grants Congress broad power without detailing rates or deductions. He highlights exemptions for farmers, athletes, and corporations, and critiques limitations on religious and labor organization immunities.
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New York
Congress
Bruce Catton Surveys Washington Scene
Col. F C Harrington, new WPA head, faces Congress scrutiny over the work relief program. He argues WPA will be a permanent federal job tool and predicts a possible rise in rolls, deeming direct relief unsatisfactory for most Americans and urging adjustment to relief needs.
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Washington
Col
F. C. Harrington
Harrington
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Hopkins
Commerce Department
Congress
Roosevelt
Dole
WPA spending questioned over overhead and relief needs
The colonel defends WPA funds saying 97 to 98 percent of project workers are relief recipients and those not on relief are essential to project operation. He adds local communities determine value by planning and opposes overlocal control, arguing current efficiency and public improvements justify WPA expenditures.
Juvenile crime concerns spark reader letter from Oakland
Ray G. Patch of Oakland argues in a signed public forum letter that bad company, disrespect for others rights, and societal condemnation drive youth toward crime. He urges teaching restraint, mentoring, and love to steer juveniles away from criminal paths, and reflects on personal tales of mines and fame.
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the Messenger
Guy M. Brookins
Chauncey
Golden State
California
Death Valley Scotty
Greens Pun
Athens County
Comstock
San Francisco
Mark Twain
Comstock National Bank
Ray G. Patch
Oakland
Calif
Questions and Answers on History and Policy
A compilation of trivia styled Q A entries covering Okla homa origins Sooner perceptions Rocky Sullivan in Angels With Dirty Faces Alaska cotton farming viability CCC costs and U S currency growth from 1917 to 1958 plus immigrant admission figures for 1920 24 and 1930 34.
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Oklahoma
Rocky Sullivan
Jack Warner
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc
Alaska
Civilian Conservation Corps
United States
U. S
The Messenger Service Bureau Notice
A brief notice directs readers to address factual questions to The Messenger Service Bureau at 1013 13th St Washington with a three cent reply stamp. It states legal and medical advice cannot be given nor extended research undertaken and provides the editor contact.
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Messenger’s Service Bureau
Washington
Messenger's Service Bureau
13Th St
Washington, D. C
Time to Marry? Janet Chooses Barney in Turbulent Tale
Janet Dwight ends her engagement to Lance Barstow and realizes she loves Barney McKnight as Cynthia Cantrell confronts ruin from Tim Benton oil losses. Cynthia plans to marry Tim anyway, while Janet and Barney hunt a modest apartment to start a new life amid mounting debts and family dramas.
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Janet Dwight
Lance Barstow
Lance
Cynthia Cantrell
Mary Cantrell
Barney Mecknight
Barney
Janet
Cynthia
Jan
Mr. Benton
Cyn
Mary
Timothy
Aunt Mary
Tim
Hallowell and Benton
Templeton House
Timothy Benton
Loyal Women's Class elects officers at Nelsonville church
Ten years ago the Loyal Women of the Christian Church in Nelsonville met with Mrs. Charles McManaway. Mrs. Blanch Starkey was elected president and a large slate of officers and committee members were named, with teachers listed among the group. Nelsonville LH. T. Club was also hosted by Mrs. McManaway.
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The
Christian Church
Nelsonville
Charles McManaway
Blanch Starkey
Allie Dilcher
Mary Rat
Josie Baugh
C. R. White
Sadie Steenrod
Flower Fund
Fanny Gettle
Allie Parry
Norah Hammond
Laura Spencer
Blanche Barrows
Addie James
Ida Rosser
Rebekah Lowthers
Blanche Juniper
Myrtle Gettle
Lydia Johnson
Viola Keplar
Hyla Harrold
President Wilson in Rome Featured In 1920 News Pictures
Twenty years ago photographs showed President Wilson visiting Rome. Headlines reported Serbia’s effort to annex Montenegro. Ohio Equal Suffrage Association leader Mrs. T. H. McAdoo gathered Athens County women’s names expressing a desire to vote. Bertha Bridgeman named successor to Mrs. Robert Lewis as Child's Welfare Department chair.
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President Wilson
Rome
T. H. McAdoo
Ohio Equal Suffrage Association
Athens County
Bertha Bridgeman
Robert Lewis
Health Hints on Cabbage Family Foods and Digestion
Surveys show cabbage family vegetables often disagree with healthy people. Cooking method affects sulfur flavor and acidity. long cooking worsens digestive issues while brief cooking or boiling with full boil shortcuts reduces problems. Ohio State tests on cauliflower and cabbage involved 20 people, 95 percent affected by prep methods. only 5 percent affected when cooked until tender.
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Division of Food and Nutriton
Ohio State University
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United Press
Ational Representatives
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
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Cleveland
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Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Vinton
Westbrook Pegler
Babe Ruth
Dizzy Dean
Bruce Catton
the Public Forum
George Clark
NEA Service
Elsie Hodgeman
LH. T. Club
Serbia
Montenegro
DR. Morris Fishbein
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