The Athens Messenger Newspaper Details and Affiliations
The Athens Messenger outlines its history from 1825 with publisher Frederick W. Gush 1896 to 1929 and notes daily weekday publication with a large Sunday edition. It lists leaders Gordon K. Bish and Charles H. Barris and describes its regional reach across five counties in Southeastern Ohio.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Gush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bish
Mgr
Charles H. Barris
Ohio
Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Cool Ville-Galli
Polis
How Good Roads Began in Pomeroy via Bicycles
Old timers in Pomeroy recall the bicycle boom fueling road building in the 1890s. As pikes and bonds linger, the pneumatic tire era helped roads become usable year round and the good roads movement gathered pace with the rise of motor cars and lingering bicycle memory.
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Pomeroy
Alew
Watch This Conference on Tariff Walls and Trade
The piece warns of rising tariff barriers by the British Empire against U S goods and predicts costly losses in export trade. It notes over 1200 American factories relocated to Canada to access imperial markets and calls for international economic talks to lower tariffs.
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United States
British Empire
Canada
John Bull
Bootleg Citizenship And Calls For Stronger Proof Of Residency
A historical reader notes eight deserters returned from Ohio to the Atlantic coast and argues that thousands of foreigners illegally enter the United States. The author claims many are diseased or criminal and asserts stronger citizenship proof is needed, criticizing border control and welfare burdens.
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Ara- Diane
Ohio
Atlantic
United States
Congress
Old Man Industry Rises After Skeptics Doubt His Return
A column lauds Old Man Industry rebounding from a long illness and returning to strength. It cites bursts of activity across Cleveland, Bloomington, Philadelphia, New York, O Fallon, and Detroit with hiring booms and large-scale production resumes. The piece ends with biblical quotes and a note on a Dominican delegate proposing a war toy ban amid French objections.
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Old Man
Old Man Industry
Cleveland
Engineering Company
Bloomington
Ill
Stove Company
Philadelphia
Silk Mills
New York
U. S. Steel Corporation
O'Fallon
Detroit
War Debts as Campaign Issue Looms in 1932
Rodney Dutcher notes war debts will surface in the 1932 campaign as Europe seeks debt readjustments with the United States. He reports Congress opposition to cancellation, Hoover moratorium expiry, and potential separate deals rather than a united front. Debtor nations face payments totaling 270 million dollars with many agreements allowing principal postponement.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Europe
United States
Hoover
Chicago
Henry L. Stimson
Congress
United Front
Hoover-Laval
Debt Funding Commission
Camp Custer soldiers urged to dance in uniforms
Battle Creek report notes girls asked Camp Custer troops to wear civilian clothes to dances and General Moseley condemned the act. Ohio coal mines show no restart yet as President Harding invited operators to resume production. Athens County bankers hosted a monthly banquet led by Frank Bolton at Colonial.
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Battle Creek
Mich
United States Army
Ohio
Harding
Athens County
Colonial
Frank Bolton
Albany
C. E. Duncan
Glouster
F. C. Thomas
Amenville
FR. H. Dorn
Marshfield
Court Street repaving delayed by railroad strike
Work on Court Street is retarded by the railroad strike as expected deliveries of gravel and cement fail to arrive. The first block between State and Washington is ready for concrete.
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Court Street
State
Washington
Cloudburst Floods Hit Athens County and Rail Line
Heavy rains on July 21 caused flash flooding in Athens County. In Athens City sewers overflowed, flooding sidewalks and some basements. A washout on the B. and O. Railroad near Parkersburg delayed trains for hours.
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Athens County
Athens City
Parkersburg
Dover Township remains dry after close vote
Dover Township voters approve three year dry status by 196 to 153 amid a hot contest. Sugar Creek precinct alone votes wet while farming districts contribute a heavy turnout to the election.
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Chauncey Dover Township
Dover Township
Sugar Creek
Earthquake devastates Mexican city amid two week tremor series
An earthquake strikes a Mexican city, destroying many buildings and leaving thousands homeless. The quake ends a string of seismic disturbances spanning about two weeks, marking a violent climax to the sequence.
Athens Ladies Address Suffrage Question in Albany
Mrs. D. R. Richards Mrs. A. M. Lewis and Mrs. C. L. Martzolff accompanied Miss Foley to Albany where she spoke to a large audience on the women's suffrage issue. The Athens delegation reported a warm reception.
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D. R. Richards
A. M. Lewis
C. L. Martzolff
Miss Foley
Albany
Athens
Humble Verse Chides Science Over Mnemonic Manganese
A playful poem contrasts science with poetry. It jokes that scientific claims about manganese in motherhood may be mistaken and urges poets to study mothers rather than push manganese as a cure-all. The piece blends humor with a respectful nod to scientific progress.
Coughing Bullets and Tailed Women Headline Oddities
Yesterday’s cartoon notes W V Meadows coughing up a bullet from Vicksburg 1863 after 58 years in West Point Georgia. It also mentions Nigerian tailed women among Kagoro Kajji Attakka Moroa Katab Jaba tribes with palm fiber tails and iron bells. Tomorrow features The 78 Day Fire.
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Vicksburg
W. V. Meadows
Meadows
West Point
Georgia
G Company
Ith
Alabama Infantry
Nigeria
Great Britain
Africa
Belie Air Mountain Coyotes and Philosophical Musing
A reflective note from Belle Air Mountain, Catskills region, contemplates impermanence. It asserts that current presidents will fade from memory in a thousand years and that major wars will become as trivial as wolves' scraps.
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Belle Air Mountain
Catskills
N. Y
Sun loses mass at immense rate, claims noted
Jean states the sun ejects 250 million tons of substance each minute and, in four minutes, will weigh a billion tons less than at the start. He asserts the sun has done this for hundreds of millions of years and will continue for hundreds more, providing heat and light for civilization.
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Jean
The Sun and Planets Will Die With Earth
The passage notes that over time all will pass away as the sun and planets fade to darkness. It presents a cosmic view of eventual universal cooling and termination of celestial bodies, reflecting on the fate of Earth.
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Earth
The Mountains Return to Themselves
The narrator reflects on theory’s limits as they return to the mountains after a year away. The stone hills appear unchanged, with green trees and a blue sky overhead, offering a quiet continuity amid theoretical concerns.
No Change in Mountains as Stars Mark the Pole
The passage describes enduring mountain scenery with constant hills and trees, the sun setting on the same peak, and the Big Dipper pointing to the North Pole. It notes the North Star changes over time as the pole migrates, yet the landscape feels permanent despite gradual tree growth and horizon shift.
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North Pole
Berlin Placed Under Dictator Rule in Prussia
Reports from Berlin describe the city adorned with placards announcing a dictator appointed to govern Prussia with absolute power and the promise of severe punishment for opposition. The announcement marks a dramatic shift amid mounting turmoil beyond the mountains.
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Prussia
Bolivia
Berlin
Astrological Forecast Warns Of Irregular Writings And Finances
The stars indicate unusual and confusing influences on writings contracts and money matters today. Caution and discretion may steer affairs toward normal profitable channels, but loopholes for craft exist. A birthday person may pursue strategic methods, potentially gaining diplomatically but facing litigation.
Refusal to Obey Dictator Prompt Cited in Protest Report
A protest section notes acts of defiance including refusing to obey the dictator and tampering with placards as part of a broader demonstration. Police respond with crowd control measures and warnings. The article highlights citizen risk and the authorities' stance on resistance.
German Cabinet Backs Von Papen Dictatorship Move
VoN Hindenburg and Von Papen clash as Papen gains public confidence while the Prussian Cabinet distances itself from Hindenburgs power move and resumes its duties.
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von Hindenburg
German Republic
von Papen
German Dictatorship Spreads Across Two Thirds of Germany
A historical note argues that replacing monarchical rule with republican methods failed in Germany as Prussia's cabinet struggled to hold order and faced sympathy with Communistic elements. The dictatorship remains confined to Prussia, yet governs a majority of German territory.
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Hohenzollern
Republic
Prussia
Germany
Mussolini Dismisses 16 Cabinet Members and Centralizes Power
The Italian dictator moves to streamline government by removing sixteen cabinet members and assuming two key offices himself, signaling a tighter grip on authority as accountability remains a nonissue for him.
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Mussolini
Japan Sends Fresh Army Amid Jehol Clash
The report notes Japan rushing another army to fight the Chinese in Jehol while warning of financial ruin at home. It also mentions Paraguayan forces defeating Bolivian troops in a two day battle and Bolivia’s insistence on ongoing conflict with Paraguay.
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Japan
Jehol
Paraguay
Bolvia
Bolivia
Radical leader arrested amid Bonus Army march toward White House
The article notes a prominent Bonus Army figure being arrested in Washington as he led a demonstration toward the White House. It also mentions broad declines in wheat and cotton with little positive news for farmers and mixed signals on Wall Street, as streetcar stocks show strength while overall mood remains gloomy.
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Washington
Bonus Army
White House
Republican Party
Tongue as Health Signpost in Medical Diagnosis
The tongue serves as a key diagnostic tool prior to X rays, revealing stomach and intestinal conditions, fever status, and kidney health. Strawberries tongue marks scarlet fever, typhoid alters color, and moisture or cracks indicate disease progression.
Medical Q and A on health remedies and care
Reader questions cover joint swelling and massage with electricity, gas in stomach and why to request written details, birth marks treated by a skin specialist, bathing frequency for weak health, and liver disease with coated tongue and bad breath advised under physician care.
Good Physical Condition Best Disease Protection
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses preventing disease in preschool children. Key measures include nutrition, outdoor life, sunshine and ultraviolet exposure, hygiene, and early removal of chronic infections. Also emphasized are avoiding contagion, controlling infected toys and linens, and vaccination against diphtheria scarlet fever and smallpox. Regular nose and throat checks aid early detection and treatment.
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League of Nations
Refreshing Fruit Ices by Alice Lynn Barry
Home made fruit ices are easy to prepare using fruit mixtures packed in moulds or chilled with chopped ice. The method covers lemon pineapple apricot strawberry combinations with sugar water mint and lemon rind, plus gelatine and egg whites for texture. Frozen in a refrigerator or freezer the dessert firming improves with longer standing after hardening.
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Alice Lynn Barry
Controversy Over St Lawrence Seaway Ownership and Public Profit
The piece argues against the St Lawrence waterway linking the Great Lakes to the ocean as a calamity. It cites Senator Norris questioning who would own and profit from two million horsepower of electric, noting the public would bear costs but may not receive benefits. It casts Muscle Shoals as a precedent where the public is expected to own only when private operation fails.
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St. Lawrence
Great Lakes
Lake City
Norris
Muscle Shoals
Senator Borah on waterway approval by Senate
Senator Borah will address the new waterway project which must be approved by the Senate. The speaker hopes a method will be found to avoid robbing the public or compromising the nation's interests.
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Borah
Senate
Power and justice in eminent domain and taxation
The text argues that people retain power through eminent domain and taxation to address evils. It suggests remedies exist for those with the will to use them and warns against breaking the hearts of influential figures. It frames waterway needs as a public interest where public power can act wisely.
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