Regional newspaper masthead fragment from Ohio publication
Fragmentary OCR shows a Western Ohio regional paper with Gordon M. Buan as publisher and Cor, with Charles H. artis as managing editor, serving about 100 000 in five counties including Nelsonville Glouster Bogan Pomeroy Middleport and Coulville and surrounding communities.
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Wederich W. Bust
fPublicner
Treas Messenger & Herald
Gordon M. Buan
Mgr
Charles H.artis
Ohio
Wittie
Geotraphic
Atmens
Nelsonville-Glouster
Bogan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Coulville
Fourth of July dangers urge safer celebration
The piece warns of burn injuries and deaths from fireworks in the United States. It urges tighter control and safer practices, noting rising casualties and the need to celebrate with care. It discusses junking old habits and houses, and reflects on submarine tech and wartime tools.
Hell's Kitchen Transformed by Cop Toughness and Newcomer Demographics
New York report from 1930s era notes Hell's Kitchen looks dilapidated but has shed its feared image. Police influx and a Polish Greek immigrant mix reduced gang control while a thriving pushcart market emerged. Longtime Irish influence waned as new residents reshaped the neighborhood.
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New York
Gilbert Swan
Hell's Kitchen
Athens County Roads and School Notes of Local Week
Crowded summer school enrollments at Ohio University with 2025 registrations. Athens County road work by two gangs on Stewart jobs and other projects on New Maranfied and Glougter road. City garbage site debate plus Carpenter Street hole filling. Local marriages and employment updates among town residents. Plans for county teacher convention and September events noted.
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Athens County
Trimble Tow State Highway Department
Glougter
Fragmented historical notes and cartoon reference mix
A garbled 19th to early 20th century chatter combines notes on a 1816 snowed summer cartoon, weather oddities, and a scattered biographical trace of Franz Joseph era figures, with references to 1915 1917 and Hungarian and Romanian ties, plus disjointed lines about harvests and Kings.
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Frank Schuller
Sch
Arralea
Franz Joseph
Kaiser of
Austria
Hungary
Carl
Kaiser
Information Bureau services and historical Q&A notes
A compiled Q&A on patents post uses and library details. answers cover patent in public use rules, postcard address limits, Hoover War Memorial Library at Stanford, colors of rosettes for several societies, Lafayette’s burial site, and emancipation dates in the West Indies. Includes biographical note on Josh Billings and Henry Wheeler Shaw.
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Josh Billings
Henry Wheeler Shaw
Lanesborough
Mass
Hamilton Callege
New York
Farmers’ Almanax
Hoover War Memorial Library
N. H
Leland Stanford University
United States
Board of
Europe
Sons of the American Revolution
Society of the War of 1812
Sons of the American Revelation
Society of Colonial Wars
Lafayette
S. L. Aa
General Lafayette
Cimetlers de Picpus
West Indies
F.C. A
British West Indies
France
Holland
Golf Survives Low Mood in 1930s America
Washington letter notes golf gains despite weak business. Censuses show 1.897 million players in 1930, with 2.0 million expected. 5,548 golf clubs and 5,534 municipal courses nationwide. New York leads with 483 courses, California third with 395. farming states like Iowa and Texas show strong but varied totals. Golf goods sales run high with vast demand for balls, sticks, and bags amid growing municipal courses expanding access.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Washington
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
United States
New York State
New York City
Illinois
California
Los Angeles
Florida
Jen Gate
Iowa
Union
Commonwealth
Texas
Kentucky Hs
Kentucky
Truth and Poetry on The Hobos and Criminal Life
A reflective poem contrasts the hobo lifestyle with criminal life and perceived happiness. It notes sailors and criminals often appear not content yet some beg for wealth while others roam. The speaker finds happiness elusive for both the virtuous and the vicious in pursuit of livelihood.
Grape Juice booklet offered by Information Bureau
The Athens Messenger advertises a government bulletin on unfermented grape juice. It promises beat varieties Exvapes, blending tips, equipment needed, and methods to avoid mistakes. Readers can obtain a copy by sending four cents via coupon to Information Bureau Washington D C.
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Athens Messenger
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haakin
Washington, D.C
Mussolini and the Mafia and a Normandy tablet
A Mussolini like figure is invoked to resolve the Mafia problem as 12 members in Palermo court are condemned to life and long terms for their crimes. The piece notes more than 200 Mafiosi have been imprisoned and claims the Mafia is dead. It also mentions a Normandy tablet honoring William the Conqueror and Arlette, his alleged mother, with reflections on unheralded women. It ends with Dr Robert M Hutchins urging more education as a remedy for societal troubles.
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Valley Forge
Cettysh
Deva
Johnny
Tommy
Max
Mussolini
Mafia
Sicily
Falaise
Normandy
William the Conqueror
England
Willam
Areletta
William
Robert the Devil
Arletts
Hastings
Hoover era anxiety shadows Capitol year outlook
In a Winter 25 edition, discussion centers on Hoover’s international stance, the threat of communism, and looming economic depression. Analysts argue policy uncertainty, fears of revolution, and potential impact on 1932 political prospects for Hoover and the party.
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Germany
Ragardius
Fussia
Hoover
Friendliness as a shield for child dentistry
The article argues that children respond better to a calm, friendly approach from doctors and staff. It warns against threats and frightening equipment, urging caregivers to stay with children, ease their fear, and frame dental visits as kind, helpful experiences.
Examination reforms and aviation vision in early policy notes
The article criticizes schooling methods that entrench outdated facts and calls for better examination systems. It discusses Dr. Hitchins seeking improved education plans and weighs Japan’s aviation stance and a proposed free air space above 50 miles, debating ownership of air and space.
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Japan
Iit
Thinning Crops Guides Apple Growers in Ohio
Southeastern Ohio fruit growers continue thinning apples with advice from Athens County extension agent T H Johnson and Ohio Experiment Station experts. They stress size and color as market factors and suggest one cluster per eight to ten inches on a shoot. The thinning will likely pay back as June drop ends.
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Ohio
T. H. Johnson
Athens County
Wooster
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