Athens Messenger Publication History and Rates Summary
The Athens Messenger, established 1825 with Frederick W. as publisher 1896 to 1929, issued weekday afternoons excluding Saturday. It serves five southeastern Ohio counties from Athens with regional editions and a wire service. rates include 15 cents weekly carrier in Ohio and annual 4.50 dollars, with six months and short-term options.
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Roosevelt praises Canada US border as peaceful example
The narrator cites President Roosevelt on Cam Povello Island saying Norman Davis should urge Geneva disarmament delegates to see the fortless border as a model. He lauds the long border as remarkable with no forts ships or patrols and notes past wars but peaceful, cooperative neighborliness.
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Europe
Roosevelt
Campobello Island
Canadian
Norman Davie
Geneva
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Relief labor aids district street rebuilding efforts
Relief labor is strengthening town streets and county roads, improving drainage and water protection, cutting maintenance costs, and yielding better returns on gasoline taxes. Rebuilding battles long neglected crises, reducing noise and vehicle wear while delivering smoother rides and extended road life.
Why Wheat Is Basic
Analyzes the wheat dispute at the London Economic Conference. It argues wheat underlines bread costs and employment, noting world overproduction and price declines. It cites US Canada Argentina Australia as negotiators seeking to reduce production and stabilize exports, with prosperity tied to higher prices.
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United States
Canada
Australia
London
Labor Gains a Point in Industrial Recovery Act Hearings
The piece argues for a higher standard of pay and hours under the Industrial Recovery Act. It praises a $14.40 weekly minimum for 32 hours, contrasts with prior low pay, and contends that proposed codes protect workers while allowing industrial freedom.
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General Johnson
College education as marriage asset in Dorothy Dix column
Dorothy Dix argues college education strengthens a wife’s role by widening outlook and conversation, aiding household management, and reducing ugliness from ignorance. She notes men’s vanity and fear of educated women but asserts education generally improves marriage prospects despite statistics. A separate Miss Dix piece urges handling anniversary expectations with practical reminders while a robin family raises young near a railroad bell.
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Miss DIX
Homesick Wheel Flight Explained as Cartoon Caption
Pangborn and Herndon started from Samushiro Beach in Japan on October 3, 1931 and landed at Wenatchee, Washington two days later. The wheel fell off near Japanese waters and was found off Cape Flattery by Captain Braggen of the schooner Pre scho on February 10, 1933, tracing a 4400 mile ocean course. The cartoon notes this long drift.
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Wenatchee
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever risk grows in east
Dr Morris Fishbein reports the Rocky Mountain spotted fever has appeared in eastern states though not yet New England. Tick bites from wood and dog ticks transmit the disease. vaccination is available and precautions include avoiding dense sage brush camping and wearing protective clothing.
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Mississippi River
U. S. Public Health Service
New England
About Your Children By Olive Roberts Barton
Five year old Frank explores his block in a child’s view of neighborhoods. He encounters a dog on a yard, a sharp rebuke from a householder, two red roses on a step, and a girl warning him away from the rose as he wanders past cars and a new menace on the street.
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Frank
Mississippi Valley
Millers
Mr. Miller
Uncle Mack
Why Do People Distrust Stray Children
A Bronx resident recalls a tense scene where a cross old man frets as a mother shooed him from a baby carriage, a wagon jerked by an impatient mom, and a boy named Frankie wanders home calling for his mother. The mother comforts him and reflects on why strangers fear curious children.
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Frankie
Frank
Economic enfranchisement of workers brightens factory days
The text argues that higher wages lead to higher profits in the long run, freeing workers from exploitative conditions and reducing the sway of sweatshops and pirates. It frames worker empowerment as a path to a brighter future for employers and bosses.
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Giso
Pork Barrel and Power Trust Enter the Picture
Washington report notes the public works plan pits pork barrel and power trust against reforms. Cabinet members debate funding totals for housing rivers and harbors while civil service labor rules and regional public works standards shape contracts.
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Pork Barrel and Power Trust
Washington, D. C
Power Trust
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Interior
Ickes
Perkins
Oscar Chapman
Rivers
Army Engineers
Public Works Board
Miss Perkins
Robert
Biggs
Horizontal Puzzle Clues Mixed With Themed Answers
A list of mixed clues for a crossword style puzzle with numbered items across horizontal and vertical entries. The text includes various hints like large, 1 Who is the wheel, man in the mietuere and 12 Them 12 Malayan feather palm plus other definitions such as color of un bleached stuff and almond. The fragmentary clues reference animals tools and wordplay across multiple entries and directions.
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Ireland
Arabia
Stain remedies for tar and road oil on clothing
Household advice warns that tar and road oil stains are hard to remove after washing. Pre wash treatment with carbon tetrachloride chloroform or turpentine softens the stain then soap and water can finish. For washable fabrics rub fresh lard into the spot and wash with mild soap suds.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
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