The Athens Messenger history and circulation data
The Athens Messenger details its 1825 founding by Frederick W. Publisher and later 1896 to 1929 operations, with late afternoon editions and administrative staff, listing Gordon K. Bush as publisher and General Manager and Charles H. Harris as managing editor. It serves Athens and surrounding counties in southeastern Ohio, notes affiliations, and provides subscription rates by carrier and mail with various durations and prices.
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Frederick W
Gerardes
Athens Messengering CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Ohio
Safe From Air Invasion By Balbo Atlantic Flight
The cross Atlantic flight by 24 seaplanes led by General Italo Balbo shows aviation progress and that the open ocean is no longer a barrier for capable airmen. It notes the trip to Labrador in peacetime, and contrasts with the challenges of wartime bombing missions including fuel, load, and return plans.
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Italo Balbo
North Atlantic
Open Ocean
United States
Labrador
Atlantic
Believe It or Not on Married Women Workers in Hard Times
A Harper’s Magazine summary argues against denying jobs to married women to help men. It cites a New England factory survey showing 40 percent of married women are sole breadwinners when husbands are unemployed or ill. Pennsylvania data show 28 percent of families rely on the wife, with 50 percent deeming the wife’s salary indispensable.
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Harper's Magazine
New England
Pennsylvania
Seven New Commissions Add to State Office Burden
Modern law making increases government machinery and expense. Seven new commissions operate in Columbus covering beer, horse racing, and barbers. With more chiefs, secretaries, and inspectors, state employment rises and multiple buildings fill. Officials warn another building may be needed as offices expand in the capital.
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Columbus
West Broad Street
New Rose Light on Government Business Partnership Ideals
The text argues that government and business must fully cooperate through ethnic codes, fair practice rules, and welfare planning to support New Deal aims. It calls for reemployment, economic planning, and use of trade association ethics to protect consumers workers and national welfare amid 1929 frenzy.
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Trade Association
Tariff Fears Dominate London Conference Fallout
Experts warn a failed London economic talks could trigger tariff walls around the major powers. A U S protective stance and rising nationalism loom as England readies dominion tariffs if talks collapse. Japan and Germany would seek trade by exploiting cheaper labor.
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London
United States
France
England
Japan
Germany
Roosevelt
America
Europe
Ottawa
Moral laws endure. marriage as social cornerstone urged by Dorothy Dix
Dear Miss Dix argues that moral laws arise from generations of experience to keep society functioning and reduce friction. She laments youth's rejection of old verities, asserts marriage secures affection and order, and warns that modern behavior undermines decency, honesty, and industry.
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Miss DIX
Rotary Club Welcomes Dr J H Berry Amid Athens Notes
Athens State Hospital superintendent Dr J H Berry joined the local Rotary Club as Mrs A L Preston and son Clark and Mrs A L Six Chauncey returned home after two weeks in Jackson Michigan. President Harding toured Alaska as Germany’s market decline and global wealth shifts reshape fortunes. Civil War veteran L C Johnson 77 traveled from near Cooville to Mason County West Virginia en route. McGovern Nelsonville Shoe stock sellers met at the Y M C A.
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J. H. Berry
Athens State Hospital
Rotary Club
A. L. Preston
Clark
A. L. Six
Chauncey
Jackson
Michigan
L. C. Johnson
Cooville
Athens
Mason County
W. Va
Ever Present Copper Pin and Dead Man's Head Cartoon Notes
Explains a Cuban police officer who keeps a copper pin under his tongue for 28 years and must replace it nightly. Also describes a visible mountain profile off Sancti Spiritu Bay in Cuba, called the Dead Man's Head, perfect to the Adam's apple. Tomorrow’s feature promises a Deaf Man's Greatest Triumph.
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Senor Elias Jimenez
Trinidad
Cuba
Senor Jimenez
Bay of Cienfuegos
Careful Nursing Vital In Typhoid Illness
A physician advises isolating the typhoid patient with a screened room, daily baths, clean mouth rinsing after meals, and a high calorie diet of 3000 to 3500 calories. He notes no specific drug treatment for typhoid, endorses killed vaccine for prevention, and cites WWI data showing low casualty rates with vaccination.
Daily Strain of Household Chores Plays On OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON
Mary Smith endures a scorching day as she tends three children and ailing household tasks. She navigates cleanliness, meals, medical calls, and family cries while John remains largely unaware, ending with his tired return home.
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Olive Roberts
Barton Mary Smith
John
Betty
Bobby
Jack
Mary
Ickes Directs Vast Public Works Program as Sole Boss
Secretary Harold Ickes controls a $3.3 billion public works program with deputy admin Henry Waite, aiming to curb favoritism and politicized admin. Roosevelt backs Ickes power to run the operation, while debates on data and policy shape the recovery drive.
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Ickes
Word Puzzle Clues and Answers Roundup
A chaotic list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with numbers and partial answers. Includes Deity, form of be, card game, Napoleons exile home, embolden notes, and several theme terms. Ends with scattered entries like region, beer, mane like growth, and political faith.
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Japan
Messenger Public For NOTE unsigned letters not considered
The Messenger reminds contributors that unsigned letters cannot be considered. Full name and address must appear with each contribution as evidence of good faith. The editor notes this requirement applies to all submissions.
Veterans protest Roosevelt Economy Act impact in Dayton
The Messenger reports many disabled veterans have lost government disability payments and housing and medical support due to the Economy Act. Veterans discharged from Soldiers Home struggle to find food and lodging while facing scarce jobs, with some selling peanuts and flags to survive. The piece labels the act as a harsh hit to those who fought in war and questions the fairness of distributing aid. Dayton, July 12.
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the Messenger
Panhandle
Saling
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By Rodney Dutcher
Washington, D. C
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Brain Trust
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J. P. Morgan
Senate
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National Recovery Administration
Alexander Sachs
National Recovery Administration Research Division
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Virginia
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Heathen God
Ence
the Messenger Public
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Dayton
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Home Owners' Sloan Corporation
Federal Home Owners Loan Corporation
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