Athens Messenger Beginnings and Publication Details
The Athens Messenger established 1825. Frederick W. Bush publisher. The paper serves Athens Nelsonville Glou ster Logan Pom ery Coolville Gallipolis and surrounding communities. Ads list circulation, postal matter, and subscription rates for carrier and mail.
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En Pene
Seresanons
Sromsanere Unie
Athens
Nelsonville
Glousterlogan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Gallipolis
Our Dangerous Kitchens
National Safety Council figures show a high share of fatal home accidents occur in kitchens with falls and scalds leading causes. The article notes 28 000 home deaths last year and urges care and forethought to reduce risk.
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National Safety Council
Ambition Realized: Milford Boy Steals Locomotive
A 11 year old Milford boy stole a railway locomotive aiming for Chicago. He wrecked a string of box cars within a mile, causing 10000 dollars in damage and receiving a three day jail term and a 50 dollar fine. The piece notes the boy’s audacity and potential with proper guidance.
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Milford
Conn
Weed Cutting Laid Out For Township and State Highways
Road crews will regularly trim roadside weeds along Feders state and township roads. Drivers face hazards on narrow roadways with obscured berms and ditches. Officials emphasize weed control along rights of way guard rails bridges and intersections for safer travel.
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Ohio
New Debt Standard Needed
A call for a moral overhaul of consumer debt in the United States. The piece urges a return to fathers’ frugal attitudes toward borrowing, argues debt harms both poor and rich, and warns that easy credit erodes concepts of right and wrong.
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Emall
Ohio Driving Rules and Safe Stopping Distances
The article warns drivers about the assured clear distance law and the danger of following too closely. It emphasizes stopping safely to avoid pedestrians and other vehicles, avoiding gear shifts on rail crossings, and obeying signals and directions of officers under Ohio General Code.
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Ohio
Rebel Your Tyrant Mother And Claim Your Freedom
Dorothy Dix advises a 19 year old living at home under strict parental control to revolt against parental tyranny. The column argues that children are not property and that independence builds judgment and self reliance, urging the reader to assert rights and seek a life among peers.
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Dorothy DIX
Athens area news items and local notices from ten years past
A collection of short notes from Charles Beard Frances McGriffen and others detailing camp plans pastor appointments civic meetings and social events in Athens and surrounding areas. It mentions Camp Knox trips Lancaster Camp Grounds New York motor trips county bridges voting precincts and local club activity.
Strange Brotherhood Revealed In Court Action
A 96 year old witness describes family oddly in a court action. He says his only brother died 150 years earlier and his father married twice, producing the witness who testified at 96. Tomorrow feature notes The Well Of Death.
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Penial Joseph
Isles de
Dreyfus
Heat Stroke First Aid Guidelines by Dr Morris Fishbein
The article outlines how heat stroke occurs in hot weather and work environments, symptoms, and steps for first aid. It stresses diagnosis accuracy, cooling methods such as cool baths and sponging, rest, hydration, and monitoring temperature, with drugs or coffee to revive circulation if needed.
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Journal of
The
American Medical Association
Hygeia
Health Magazine
About Your Children By Olive Roberts Barton
A mother recounts a day of misdeeds by her son Jimmy. She lists a cut knee, ruined stockings, a rusty bicycle, a missing book, and a general lack of care, while the father and son argue over responsibility and faults.
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Olive Roberts Barton
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Dern Ickes clash shakes War and Interior cabinet
The article details Secretary of War George H. Dern criticizing the public works board led by Secretary Ickes over a 135 million dollar Army request for barracks. Roosevelt weighs in, calling some projects pork and ending with Dern's stance gaining mixed support amid pacifist protests. Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon seeks a brain trust after county politics and federal aid changes prompt a special session plan with university input.
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George H. Dern
Mars
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War Department
Public Works Board
Army
Interior
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Icker
Army Engineers
White House
Roosevelt
NRA
GHQ
Ruby Laffoon
Kentucky
Ruby
University of Kentucky
The Urge for Activity and a Boy's Errant Ways
A parent's dialogue about Jimmy frames his missteps as natural impulses from a growing boy. They defend his motives, noting several good acts alongside faults, and warn harsh judgment could scar his soul and temper.
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Jimmy
Recognize Him Horizontal Puzzle Clue List
A compact word puzzle with numbered across and down clues including names, animals, and chemical terms. It asks for first and last names from a pictured man and various definitions such as Turkish official Polynesian chestnut and water wheel. The grid includes hints like postscript second note and abbreviations for cathode and bone.
Note on unsigned letters for the Messenger column
The Messenger reminds contributors that unsigned letters are not considered. Full name and address must appear with each contribution as evidence of good faith.
McPherson Hutton Arrives In Baltimore Amid Custody Drama
Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton returned from Paris on the City of Havre to Baltimore seeking a cross‑suit for cruelty in her husband David Hutton’s divorce case. She laments not being served and recalls lavish support and gifts including money, a diamond ring, and plans to sell her church.
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Aimee Semple McPherson
Hutton
Paris
Havre
Aimee
David
Strong Man" Hutton
Europe
Escaped Convicts From Toland Colony Frenzy Hit Frontiers
Cayenne July 2 reports a mass escape from the Toland colony with 70 fugitives now on the loose. Venezuelan authorities plan a Mana steamer mission to escort escaped men back to Ciudad Bolivar as guards pursue those fled into the jungle toward Venezuela.
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Fugtyil
Merritt Denies Charge Against School Funds
Will C. Merritt of Athens Ohio writes that a Columbus dated Messenger article accuses him of misappropriating school funds. He denies the charge and says the board owes him nearly $700 in back salary, noting a state examiner holds payment. He clarifies earnings from printing belong to the board and urges judgment withheld until full facts are disclosed.
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The
Messenger
Columbus
Board of Education
Hudnall Chase Family Reunion At Old Homestead Farm
The Hudnall family reunion is planned at the old homestead farm on July 30. Relatives are welcome and a dinner will be served. Mr and Mrs Pittsburgh visit Douglas Hudnall and will join other family members. Mr and Mrs Culbert and children were guests of Eugene Stanley. Sunday Mrs Vick Robineos and Mrs Beta Carbaugt are also noted.
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