Athens Messenger and Herald publication notice
The notice lists subscription rates for Athens Messenger and Herald in Ohio, with daily and weekly mail terms, prices for various periods, and prepayment requirements. It notes advertising rates by request and mentions obituary and card charges. National representatives are Robert K. Ward Inc. in New York and Chicago.
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Robert K. Ward Inc
Fifth Ave
New York City
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Middle aged golfer may bow to younger rivals for honor
A fragment suggests a middle aged man may concede to four younger players to gain respect in golf. It hints at developing form to compete and achieve first honors despite age differences.
The Coal Peace Conference Aimed at Negotiated Settlement
The article argues the coal peace conference will likely yield results by bringing miners and operators together to devise negotiation methods. It notes the aim is not to settle the strike immediately but to establish a basis for settlement with government potential as arbitrator if needed.
What to Teach in Grammar Schools
A column argues schools should balance foundational skills with broader subjects. It warns that without strong arithmetic, spelling, penmanship, and language rules a mind cannot master advanced topics or develop sound reasoning for later learning. Individual anecdotes illustrate educational quirks.
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Lamar
Huxley
Smoke in Red Schoolhouse Stirs Pandah Town
In Pandah a knot-hole in the floor of the little red schoolhouse sent up smoke that made the children cough and drew attention to the small town. Authorities investigated the incident as a curious local event with no reported injuries.
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Pandah
After Dinner Stories and Mountain View Inn Guides
A town inn owner identifies three effective local guides including a rugged hunter. A traveler seeks guidance from the upstairs rifle-cleaning guide while a dangerous looking woodsman stands nearby. The scene shifts to a housewife and a diligent maid with a dust joke about adding her name to dust.
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Mountain View
Commuter Confusion Over Hawaiian Underwear on Bay Ferry
An easterner on a San Francisco bay ferry pointed to a blotch on the water and asked what it was. A regular commuter answered with a joke claiming Hawaiian underwear, then clarified it was seaweed as the tide rose and fell.
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San Francisco Bay
New Yorks Enoch Arden Law Promises Easy Divorces
Albany officials report a surge of inquiries after New York enacted the Enoch Arden provision granting divorce after five years of desertion. Governor Miller and law author Mr Swift are lauded. cases show both relief and moral debate as citizens seek freedom from absent spouses.
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Frederic J. Haskin
New York City
Albany
Enoch Arden
New York
Hmoch Arden
Lyons
Middle West
Miller
New York State
Canada
Babson urges merchants to adopt self help stores
Babson, statistician, argues in Wellesley Hills that small merchants can beat chain stores by adopting up to date, economical merchandising and self help selling. He cites vast numbers of independent grocers and warns chains may be phased out unless locals change. He praises self help for service and cost, urges older merchants to advertise more and adopt independent self help systems.
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Babson
Wellesley Hills
Roger W. Babson
America
Mr. Babson
Rai
Stymie in golf draws guidance from masters and matches
A Charles Chick Evans essay discusses the stymie rule and curving the ball, citing Vardon and other legends. It argues strategies for around the obstacle, including cut strokes, lofted shots, and follow through, plus notes on match play versus practice and the ages of champions in the U S and Britain.
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United States Golf Association
Western Association
Vardon
Walter Travis
England
Travis
Jim Barnes
Britain
Jock Hutchinson
Chicago
Jock
Great Britain
J. H. Taylor
Athens Day by Day by The Messenger Watch Dog
A satirical column in Athens Chronicle features Jim Jones, a lively village character, reflecting on aging, work, and community life. It recounts his thrift, cheerful outlook, and steadfast honesty as he chronicles local events, labor, and court-house politics with wit and nostalgia.
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Athens
Anonymous Reader Slams Union Letter in Messenger
An anonymous patron writes to the Messenger editor praising some points in the Union letter but condemning the column as rotten and unfit for the educated readership, saying it should be suppressed in the interest of the idly intelligent. He adds that he will not sleep for a month.
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Sharp
the Messenger
Union
Jokes aside Tony Mc and Harry Warden claim euchre wins
The speaker notes Tony Mc cates has boasted about skill at euchre for a month with help from Harry Warden. He says they defeated M. E. Dewey and Fred Fen ze in a three game sweep.
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Tony Mc ‘Cates
Harry Warden
M. E. Dewey
Fred Fenze
Information Bureau Q and A letters from The Athens Messenger
A reader question and answer section describes how to submit inquiries to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington D C. It notes limitations on legal medical and financial advice and provides postage instructions. Examples cover the Washington Monument sway and compass case painting methods with step by step details.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
Quiz Answers From The Academy Of Knowledge
A mixed set of questions and answers on topics from baseball funding to state legislator pay, wheat cornering, spectacle history, leprosy worldwide counts, vowel frequency in printing, auto-daes, and the Cartwright power invention.
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State
Legislate
Sans Carolina
New Hampshire
Illinois
New York
Joe Leiter
Levi
Experier
FE. Cartwright
Webstersburton
French Producer Sees U S Film Scene in Formation
Paris June 30 M Diamant Berger French motion picture producer returns from the United States and says the American brain is forming He notes a strong urge to learn and a desire for art that will create a race of artists He calls U S films arbitrary in incident naive in story and childish but praises a second of emotion that captivates attention.
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Paris
M. Diamant-Berger
Ist
United States
Excelsior
Depth Charge Seeks Drowned Body in Accrington Case
A depth charge was employed by police off Ac crington to recover the body of James Anderson missing for weeks. After prior searches failed, the charge brought the body to the surface, ending the lengthy search.
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International News Service
London
James Anderson
Accrington
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