What is really cheap transportation in our time
The piece argues the railroads face tax and rate pressures, while water and highway transport gain from public policy and funding. It contends that shifting loads to water and roads reduces railroad revenue and raises overall costs, urging readers to compare transport modes rather than cheer public savings. It calls for evaluation of who pays taxes and how rates are set, especially in Athens County.
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Uncle Sam
Athens County
India
Gandhi
Correct Posture and Body Tone in Health Advice
The article discusses posture as a sign of character and health, noting upright behavior as trustworthy while slouching breeds suspicion. It links posture to diet, disease, and physical development, warning against overloading weak children and emphasizing body tone in overall vigor. It also mentions U.S. Army supply considerations and imports from Russia amid economic concerns.
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Ture
Thurman B. Rice
Hygeia
New York History Hidden in the City’s Sordid Tourists
In New York June 9, a writer laments how travelers craving European ruins ignore local Revolutionary sites. He recalls Washington’s Harlem Heights triumphs and Long Island relics, urging visitors to seek the city’s own historic sights amid Broadway gossip and modern glee.
Facts From The Athens Messenger Information Bureau
The Athens Messenger offers a free information service via its Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Muska in Washington DC, asking inquiries to be sent with two cents for reply. Questions include Catalan language origins and differences from Spanish, and the custom of wearing black for mourning initiated by Anne of France after Charles VIII's death in 1408.
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Washington
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Muska
Washington DC
Roussillon
Spain
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Charles VIII
France
Truth and Poetry Against Ants and Spiders
A poem argues humans must rely on intellect over insects. It rebukes ants as useless and spiders as tyrants, praising scientific discovery while urging reliance on human reasoning and education rather than invertebrate aid.
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Ile
Atuf
Cerebellum
All-Day Sucker Still America’s Top Candy
The National Confectioners Association reports in Chicago that the all-day sucker remains the most sold candy in the country. The piece notes a humorous view of enduring old-fashioned tastes amid changing customs, reflecting on whether traditional treats still appeal to children.
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America
National Confectioners’ Association
Chicago
Manind
Thought for Today Fragment on Righteous and Wicked
A brief religious thought from a dated source quoting scripture about judging the righteous and the wicked. The fragment references a verse and is presented as a reflective item rather than news.
Athens and Ohio University News Highlights
Bernard Bryson's daughter graduates from Columbus School for Girls. Honorable Thomas Ewing and his daughter visit Ohio University campus. Ewing's grandfather, Thomas Erving, earned Ohio University’s first diploma in 1835. Rupp Day honors Athens High Principal Russell Rupp with student tags. Athens High School senior class donates 200 for a moving picture machine. American Legion meets at the Armory electing officers. Twenty years ago Athens High School held commencement with 42 graduates and student performances. State tax commissioners urge placing personal property on the tax duplicate at true value amid Athens population notes.
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New York City
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Rupp
Athens High School
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Athens
Exploits Use of Cards To Make a Prison Bomb
A condemned inmate William Kogut twenty six year old lumberjack in San Quentin devised a deadly device from torn playing cards packed into iron tubing. He heated the setup causing a powerful explosion that killed him instantly in his cell. Also notes Nickel alloy composition for coinage and a theater listing Tomorrow: The Man Who Remembered Everything He Ever Ate.
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San Quentin
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Terday
Lend Now joins Buy Now in new banking slogan
Frederic J. Haskin explains that money exists to be exchanged and that bankers suffer stage fright in hard times. The piece cites the invisible Community Committee blocking loans, the Federal Reserve Board as a shield, and banks’ reluctance to lend despite abundant reserves, pushing the public toward urging lenders to “Lend Now.”
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Washington, D. C
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Many & Bank
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Rid Semin
Godesad
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Washington
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The Athena Messenger Offers a Booklet on Fish and Sea Foods
Dietary experts urge more fish year round as sea foods provide essential elements for the human body and should have a definite place in the diet. Crabs oysters and lobsters are also valuable. six cents buys the Athens Messenger booklet FISH AND SEA FOODS with recipes for this diet staple.
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Athens
NMG Street Note Reads Barebones Charge
A fragmented OCR line from NMG Street page shows minimal text with unclear phraseology possibly a brief public notice or local item. No clear names, dates, or events emerge beyond a stray street reference and stray initials.
North Pole submarine voyage framed as human progress
The piece reflects on a traveler rowing toward the North Pole in a submarine while noting humanity’s desensitization to danger and torture. It mentions a New York dinner with enemies of England and Gandhi, and questions about Hindu and Muslim conflict in India alongside American involvement.
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India
Uncle Sam
Lincoln's Ford Theater to become federal museum
Washington June 9 Old Ford Theater, scene of Lincoln's assassination, is being painted and prepared as a federal museum to house the Oldroyd collection of relics from the theater across the street. Ground floor will host the museum with eight to nine visitors at a time. Colonel U S Grant III oversees work. admission will be charged until Congress funds operation. The Oldroyd collection, bought for 50000, includes about 3000 items and prized pieces like Lincoln's last written message and the Bible Lincoln read as a boy. The project aims to preserve the house where Lincoln died and restore it to a close likeness of its 1865 appearance.
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About Your Children and the Magic of Fairies
The piece argues against dull materialism for children, defending imagination and belief in fairies. It praises the value of wonder, elasticity of mind, and reverence, urging parents not to deprive kids of magic and dreams as essential growth paths beyond bare facts.
Freedom talk and Gandhi praise spur debate on violence
The column questions violence as a path to Indian independence and criticizes American leaders for comments on governance. It invokes Beecher and the Sermon on the Mount to argue that moral errors, not systems, hinder social progress while noting vast wealth and production capacity.
Vatican and Wall Street Chaos Echoes of Debt and Drama
The piece reports on looming government borrowing, large past offers to an investor, Pope Pius's firm stance amid closures of Catholic societies, and a volatile Wall Street day with prices climbing dramatically. It notes a financier recalling a short sale that surged wildly as stocks jumped, illustrating market tension and political friction.
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Vatican
Pope Pius
Wall Street
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