Athens Messenger History and Publishing Details Listed
The Athens Messenger established 1825 with Frederick W. Bush as publisher from 1896 to 1920. It notes printing by Mercergen & Mehald, Gordon K. Bish as publisher and general manager, and Charles I. Harris as managing editor. The paper covers five counties in Southeastern Ohio, lists affiliations and national representation, and provides historical subscription rates and offices.
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Half Honest People Flagged as National Flaw
Colorado bishop Irving K Johnson warned Union College graduates that many citizens are half truthful and half honest, shaping politics and education. He urged leaders and the public to combine honesty with clear purpose and intelligence to fix national life.
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Not Always the Biggest Count
The text argues that vast size does not guarantee success in business. It stresses that over-extension wastes resources and reduces profit, while selective marketing and deliberate moderation yield savings and smarter, concentrated efforts. It emphasizes intelligent direction over mere volume, noting that large battalions do not always win.
A Lesson From Geneva On War Debts And Reparations
The piece argues the Geneva talks show Americans may not recover war debts from Europe and warns against future loans. It bluntly suggests the United States should refuse to finance another European conflict and avoid supplying arms or goods to warring nations. It concludes with a call to stop lending and selling to belligerents.
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Toll Roads and Highway Revenue Emphasis
A historical piece argues highway tolls exist in spirit through fuel taxes, estimating 0.29 cents per mile from a 3.48 cent per gallon gasoline tax and 12 miles per gallon. It posits private financing of toll roads hinges on motorists paying for road use, while public ownership remains preferred and privately built roads face opposition.
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Wisconsin Faces Tax Clash as LaFollette Opponents Rally
Wisconsin politics heat up as Stalwarts challenge Governor Philip F. LaFollette. The state grapples with doubled income taxes to fund a $6.5 million unemployment relief program, while wealthier residents fear further levies. The Klansman era stirs controversy over redistribution and university politics as campaigns prepare for the 1932 primaries.
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Ten Years Ago News in Herrin and Athens County
Ten years ago miners battle guards at a damaged strip mine leaving up to fifty dead and many unaccounted for. Young workers aged 16 to 18 required to obtain vocational employment certificates issued by the superintendent of schools. Park Place graded school reports its largest summer enrollment at 206. Mrs L D MacGinity and relatives plan a June 29 European tour. Hocking County funds for crippled children event held at Logan High School. Ohio University Memorial Auditorium funding near $400,000 secured. G Q P Club to be formed in Athens County with organizers Anna HK Price, Mrs John Finsterwald, and Mrs F W Bush. Twenty years ago transfer man A U Johnson owned a fine farm near Jacksonville with a single head of wheat. Ohio coal output tallied at thirty million tons in 1911. Athens Band to give first public concert at the campus north entrance under Jesse Davis. Masors flock to temple for St John’s Day. 600 in attendance. Prosecution attraction at B&O depot misdirects crowd awaiting Woolley’s wedding. fate hints at a harsher return.
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Not Man Alone The Weevil Plague Of My Garden
A poem laments widespread decay and crime in human society and then shifts to a garden elegy where borers and pests destroy rhododendrons and orchard trees. The speaker contrasts human and insect theft and ends with a separate line about road earnings and gasoline tax suggesting public ownership.
Thought for Today Breach for breach quote
A brief biblical verse cites Leviticus 24 20 about reciprocal justice. The line reads eye for eye and tooth for tooth as a reflects on harm returned in kind. It presents a traditional moral maxim rather than current events.
The Champion Optimist and Other Oddities
A. E. Rump of St. Louis, paralyzed by ankylosis yet running an insurance and magazine subscription business with two helpers, recalls a 1999 train accident. He displays a sign reading Down But wot Gut, inspiring a Believe It Or Not Contest entry. Also notes the turacou bird’s wings can be washed white, due to oxide of copper in its pigment.
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Farmers Seek Fair Share in Road Spending
In a Messenger public forum letter from Torch Ohio dated June 22 1932 a farmer complains that road funds favor main highways over rural roads and criticizes tearing up good roads annually for speed over utility He urges spreading money to improve mud roads and rural routes while noting property tax and gas tax roles in road funding.
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Machinery as a threat to labor in the U S
Editor Timothy Shea of Pomeroy argues that labor saving machinery risks destroying free government by displacing workers. He cites a 1923 road project to show how more money could go to labor, boosting circulation. A reader from Glouster notes coal mine conditions and strike tensions with the United Mine Workers of America.
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Work or Starve Letter From Coal Town Mother
The Messenger prints a letter from Mrs H S Oakes of Middleport arguing miners must accept reduced wages and return to work to feed hungry families. She, a daughter of a coal miner, recalls wartime sacrifices and warns that further unemployment will starve women and children unless labor resumes.
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Secretary's Estimates At Poston No 6 Mine
Editor notes about Poston No 6 mine reporting around 70 workers. questions how many are coal miners, estimating likely 25 or fewer. The exchange suggests scrutiny over job roles and numbers among the workforce.
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Stop Roosevelt broth stirs Chicago political cauldron
A satirical tirade links rival factions with a witches brew of fear and invective. The piece likens opponents to witches and labels Roosevelt a target, arguing the New York governor faces a dangerous political trap if he dodges the alleged plot.
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New York Lawyer, 65, Jumps to Death
In New York a 65 year old lawyer took his life by jumping from a high place. The incident is reported as a suicide with no further details provided.
The Perils of Rabies by Dr Morris Fishbein
Dr Morris Fishbein explains rabies origins and transmission with emphasis on dogs stray or household, seasonal bite patterns, and the 14 to 40 day development window. He warns against shooting suspected dogs and outlines Pasteur treatment timing for bites on the face and head.
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Tale of Two Boys Walter and Mark
Walter a cautious thinker and Mark a restless risk taker grow up in a family where Walter keeps Mark out of trouble. Mark repeatedly saves Walter from danger and ultimately Walter is killed in a street accident. The mother notes Walter’s alert mind and Mark’s quick reflexes as central to their differences. Caution alone cannot meet life’s surprises.
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Comet seen near South Pole and other world notes
A tenth magnitude comet glides by the South Pole visible to the naked eye. Von Paf en Germany’s new chancellor eyes a private Franco German military pact. The Prince of Wales turns 38 amid a busy year and a hole in one.
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Major Hoople Urges Daily Paper Delivery by Mail
Major Hoople emphasizes the importance of receiving the newspaper daily by mail. Call 0242 to arrange circulation to your vacation address.
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