Maintenance first for Athens county roads
The essay argues persistent road maintenance saves money by preventing costly reconstructions. It praises the Athens county board of commissioners for prioritizing upkeep over new construction, noting funds are limited and can support more maintenance rather than scattered new roads. It likens road upkeep to railroad maintenance and urges steady investment of existing funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Athens County
After Dinner Stories Suspenseful Moment Sparks
A narrator recalls a quiet evening with a show and a nephew in suspenders. The mood shifts as Ted and Aunt Betsy exchange intimate whispers about love while a lamp glows softly and the audience remains briefly unaware. The plea ends with a playful request about seat changes.
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Ted
Betsy
Ambitions of Great Men and a City Hustle
A short vignette portrays Hed Strong chasing independence and city success, failing after three months as a traveling salesman for not taking orders. An ironic note follows about Chicago girls learning to secure husbands after a four month course. A quip of a seaborne mood poem and a dash of satire end with a caption about contraband whiskey in a car radiator causing a Ford to crash into a millinery store window.
Two ex-presidents enter new roles in law and judiciary
Two living ex-presidents move into major legal roles, one joining the Supreme Court bench as chief justice and the other admitted to practice before the Court. The scene marks an unprecedented blend of former presidency with high legal office as age delays retirement and public service continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Supreme Court
White House
Our Need Of Diplomats Our Need Of Diplomats
Washington July 6 The piece argues the United States lacks a real diplomatic service and should train diplomats. It cites Morgan gift for a London legation, contrasts salaries, and recounts past blunders and cases of poor representation abroad. It urges a professional corps to prevent international embarrassment and costly mistakes.
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Washington, D. C
United States
London
Paris
J. P. Morgan
Passy
Mr. Morgan
Court of St. James
England
France
Washington
Legation
Representa
Foreign Office
State Department
America
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Questions and Answers From a 1919 reader Q&A page
A compiled Q and A list covers topics from radium in commerce to overseas pay and literacy. It explains the origin of Tammany Hall, the toutine concept, and explains the Star Spangled Banner inspiration and Yahoos from Swift. The piece displays a mix of factual answers and historical notes with named individuals and organizations.
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Bureau of Census
Denmark
Germany
Netherlands
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Australia
United States
Old National Museum
Washington, D. C
Messenger Watch Dog Finds Flaws in Dining Out Culture
A reflective column blends personal anecdotes about restaurant life with social critique. It highlights wait staff strain, hygiene concerns, and temperamental serving habits, then shifts to local notices and a melodramatic wartime tale about Chamberlain.
Well Educated
A schoolmaster meets an indignant mother who laments modern education and mocks learning. She cites vague terms like distraction prov ision replenishing and references rivers dormitories and obituaries with a clipped, dialectal voice.
Ray Gardner's Soap Sales and Honest Scrap Advocate
Ray Gardner, a seller of soap and Honest Scrap, also travels to rural areas to preach to country folk, carrying out a varied set of community outreach activities. He is widely known for his entrepreneurial work and midwest outreach efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Gardner
Wrightstown Visitors and Local Callers Noted Around McConnelsville
McConnelsville residents hosted Tuesday visitors including Wrightstown A T Archer Emory Carl Ahle and Miss Oca Ahle. Guests included Mr and Mrs T E Morris with Mrs Earl Morris of Akron and the Talbots of Chesterhill and the Wogan and Ahle households with Bartlett and Elliott connections.
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Ward Brown
Brown
George Katzenback
Chauncey
George Swart
Federal
William Balderson
George
Athens
Miles Smith
Columbus
Carl Ahle
Elijah Albee
Crooksvile
R. W .Wade
Edna Swart
Elsie Mills
A. T. Archer
J. H. Archer
Clarence Lewin
Glouster
Aaron Ball
Mra
Herb Ball and Sons
Emory
Oca Ahle
McConnelsville
T. E. Morris
Earl Morris
Akron
Russell Talbott
Chesterhill
P. F. Wogan
Elliott
Lucy Clark
Bartlett
Oca Ahill
William Brown
Liberty Hill
Bride of five months defends aviator amid court martial charge
Marine Captain Edmund Chamberlain seeks exoneration from a Senate Naval Committee hearing as his bride of five months leads his defense. She provides maps and briefs to corroborate his daring 1918 air battle over the German lines and a prisoner capture.
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United Press
Washington
Edmund ©. Chamberlain
San Antonio
Marine Corps
Senate Naval Committee
France
Chamberlain
F. A. Winter
Carbondale Resident Mrs Thorn Dies at Home
Carbondale notes announce the death of Mrs. Thorn, aged resident, with funeral services held Thursday at the Christian church. Lena Webb of Columbus visits her parents in town. Local residents and visitors travel to Bremen to watch ball games, with Carbon Hill defeating Bremen in two games.
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Thorn
The
Christian Church
Lena Webb
Columbus
Frank Webb
Charles Green
Logan
John Tom
Robert Oakley
Bremen
Carbon Hill
John Powers
Daisy
Webb
James Petty
Cleo Wilkinson
Lura
Lancaster
Ethel Murphy
Skip Hemerick
Nelsonville
Everet Evans
Estate of Al G Fields Valued At 385,460
The estate of Al G Fields, dean of minstrel shows, probated in Columbus and valued at 385,459.56 dollars. The Field minstrel show was valued at 10,000 dollars with liberty bonds real estate and livestock making up the rest.
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al. Fields
Columbus
al G. Fields
Minstrels
Copper Output Control by United States Reaches Sixty Percent
A report states that the United States controls about sixty percent of the world's copper output, highlighting dominance in global metal markets and implications for supply in the early industrial era.
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United States
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Athens Messenger
Mureau
Associated Ohio
Athena
O. Postoffice
Spel Stric
Banka
Wieard
Fitch
Ser Rae
Darling
Sweetheart
Frederick Schenck Schiesinger
By Frederic J. Haskin
Panama Canal
Hay Pauncefote
Lord Pauncefote
Great Britain
Hay
Asay
Inquirer
H. J
William Wallace
Blind Harry
Wallace
Swift
Messenger
Cream of
Dayton
Gardner
Mary Stuart Winter
Col. Winter
Philadelphia
Wrightstown
Bride
Marine Flyer
By Fraser Edwards
Carbondale
G. W. Hopkins
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