Briton urges more mutual visits to ease Anglo American understanding
Sir Auckland Geddes, British ambassador to the United States, asks for broader personal and official exchanges to improve knowledge between Britain and the United States. He notes his own limited view after visiting 40 of 48 states and argues friendly visiting should be mutual. He compares explosives and weapons to warn against careless handling of dangerous terms and ideas.
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England
Sir Auckland Geddes
United States
America
Great Britain
Washington
Sir Auckland
Sympathy Blackmailers Sell Baby Plea Sparks Ohio Debate
An Ohio mother tries to sell her infant to fund a grandmother’s sanitarium bills estimated at 38000 dollars. Local authorities refuse the offer and urge reliance on charitable relief and doctor payment plans, noting many options exist for indigent care and that such blackmail is unacceptable.
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Ohio
The Deadly Dud in New Jersey Dooryard
An old artillery shell stored as a souvenir exploded in a New Jersey dooryard killing eight children at play. The incident revisits why explosive materials are kept near homes and raises questions about safety and handling of supposed inert munitions.
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New York
New Jersey
After Dinner Stories Charm Test Sparks Gossip
Elsie and Sophie discuss love tests in a snippet from After Dinner Stories. A new charm supposedly reveals who loves you by chestnut fortune telling and by a risky eye contact method with a chosen man on the sofa. The dialogue hints at playful mischief and social teasing among friends.
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Elsie
Sophie
Absolutely Reliable Bootlegger Seeks Physician Help
The so called reliable bootlegger, ill with flu, asks his doctor for a prescription. The physician notes the man has ample stock but the bootlegger clarifies he sells spirits rather than drinks them.
Witty Riffs on Danger and Decorum From Dusty Pages
A garbled diary-like passage mixes quotes about threats and violence with social commentary. It juxtaposes sharp, theatrical lines from Cyrano with a joke about aging senators and tucked liquor flasks in bread, portraying vivid, old newspaper era voice.
War Bounties and Pensions Explore Federal Role
Washington reports on whether the U.S. government will assume state wartime pensions and bonuses for World War I veterans. It notes bonds funding, potential federal action, and contrasts with earlier wars when Congress financed state grants. It cites totals of $331,739,000 across 23 states and outlines varied forms of aid from pensions to education assistance.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Washington
Commonwealths
Uncle Sam
New England
Canada
Louisburg
Continental Army
Virginia
New York
Continental Congress
Lord Dunmore
Ohio
Bounty Jumping and Pension Tales From Civil War Era
The piece notes that volunteers earned large cash bounties, with some jumping between towns under different names. It cites public and private sums, estimates total bounties at over 300 million, and discusses pensions spanning Revolutionary to World War echoes, totaling billions with millions currently paid yearly to Civil War veterans and widows.
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Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Sete
Legion
Theodore Roosevelt in Heaven and American revival echoes
Athens Day by Day notes from The Messenger Watch Dog reflect on Theodore Roosevelt as a moral beacon, critiquing Congress, the tariff, and social faults while urging a rebirth of patriotism. It mixes Roosevelt praise with social commentary and local anecdotes about Harry Newman and community life in Athens Ohio.
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Athens
Ohio
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy
Washington
Lincoln
Congress
United States
Logan preacher warns against Satan in wartime sermon
Blair, a Logan preacher, tells brethren to beware of Satan as Steve questions why he lets him run free. The exchange reflects a tense moment in a wartime era church gathering.
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Logan
Blair
Brethren
Steve
Moving Picture Tickets Read Logan Ads Today
Free moving picture tickets advertised in Logan want ads. One reader can obtain two free tickets by reading the Logan ads and following the steps.
Readers Q A Service Offers Answers by Mail
An Athens Messenger feature promotes the Information Bureau run by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC. Readers may mail questions for factual answers, not legal medical or financial advice, with full name address and two cents in stamps for return postage.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Inquirs
Question and answer column on religion governance and science
A reader asks who wrote Now Lay Me Down to Sleep and notes a 1784 New England Primer version. Other questions cover whether a dolphin is an animal or fish, Rasputin’s real name, Carnegie library endowment totals, saving wage meaning, inmate mail protections, and gubernatorial veto power in North Carolina.
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H. J. H. A. Bartlett
New England
M. W. Stryker
Rasputin
Gregor Novikh
Andrew Carnegie
J. C. W. A. Carnegie
S. K, P. A. Secretary of Labor
Davis
Post Office Department
North Carolina
Silos and Crocodiles Across Regions
The text discusses crocodile species in the United States and alligators in Florida and the South. It explains silo shapes for reinforced packing and provides varying measurements of the English Channel from Ushant to the Scilly Isles at about 100 miles and the Dover Strait at 20 miles.
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United States
S. B
Florida
South
English Channel
Ushant
Scilly Isles
Strait of Dover
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