Athens Messenger Audit Reported Circulation Associations
The Athens Messenger lists affiliations with the American Newspaper Publishers Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. It notes membership in Ohio press groups and inland daily press associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohlo Apices List
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Ohiotes
Inland Daily Press Association
United Esa Associations
Nelsonville Athens Chamber and Club Praise Regrettable Involvement Reversal
The Nelsonville Athens Chamber of Commerce and the South East Ohio Motor Club commend the swift reversal of outside interference in Nelsonville road matters. The editorial emphasizes that Route 31 location is none of Athens business and urges continued mutual friendship between communities, noting the shared economic and social ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Athens Chamber of Commerce
South East Ohio Motor Club
Athens
Smart
Mechanized farming reshaping American agriculture
The Agricultural Department of the Chamber of Commerce notes increasing mechanization in cotton, wheat, and corn production. Mass production drives crops to new belts as cotton moves west, wheat to open plains, and even corn shifts its base, signaling a strong but unsettled transitional period for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department of the
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Economic mood in 1930s discussed with cautious optimism
The article argues against binary views of the nation’s business health, noting both hardship and pockets of resilience. It cites Theodore Knappen’s review in Magazine of Wall Street, pointing to steel, construction, and auto sectors as hardest hit yet improving versus 1920, with 1930 manufacturing and gasoline use strong. Public relief efforts are acknowledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Theodore Knappen
America
Savings Banke
Fez Diary Shows Caravans Amid Fez Sights and Palatial Hotel
A New Yorker describes Fez Morocco on a March visit, noting a Caravan of motor busses with white draped passengers near the walls, the three Fez districts Ball Djedid and Jermais hotel housed in a sultan’s palace, and the hotel guide’s whispered scandalous lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fez
Morocco
Bagdad
Fifth Avenue
Avenue
Fes Ball
Fez Djedid
Facts 223 a Wanted To Know
Frederic J. Haskin directs readers to the Information Bureau in Washington for free factual inquiries. The selection covers 1930 auto production, billiards history, immigration and visitor figures, Edwin Booth's stage career, the Orphan Brigade, and Trinity Churchyard oldest grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
United States
A. Franke Menke
Edwin Booth
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Players’ Club
Orphan Brigade
Kentucky
Boone
Clarksville
Tenn
Magoffin
Trinity Churchyard
New York City
Richard Churcher
William Churcher
Truth Than Poetry Warns Of Germ Detection Rise
Rhyme warns that advancing science will reveal germs and track them to their source. Poem imagines microscopic racketeers exposed by new methods, lighting dark lanterns and photostats to expose hidden microbes.
Economy shows strength despite 1930 hardship
The report notes higher interest and dividend payments on securities in 1930 than 1929 and record domestic securities issues aside from 1928–29. It argues the country is in better health than thought, though acknowledging suffering, unemployment, hunger, and discouragement while predicting a sound base for a trade revival soon.
Thought for Today Proverb Echoes Speech and Foolish Defiance
A brief aphorism cites Proverbs 17 7 noting that wise speech suits a prince and that a fool may not speak nobly. The line frames prudent restraint as a mark of leadership.
Explanations of Yesterdays Cartoon and Bearded Lady
The piece describes William May Wright who tore a full deck into eight parts with bare hands and cites his focus as the cause. It also profiles Madame Clofullia the Bearded Lady born in Geneva who joined Barnums American Museum after arriving in America in 1853 and having two children, one with a beard at age one. Tomorrow preview notes The Woman Who Can Lift an Elephant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace
Jermais
Mr. Wright
Broadway
New York City
Madame Clofullia
Bearded Lady
Josephine Boisdechene
Geneva
Switzerland
America
Barnum
American Museum
Decline of silver price shocks global markets in 1930
The Washington Letter notes silver's loss of value from 1919 to 1930 with price lows around 26.5 cents an ounce, US government price supports in 1918, and war-driven mining activity. It details Mexico as the largest producer, Canada’s 1930 output, and British coin debasement boosting open-market silver supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
United States
Mexico
Canada
Dominion
Athens Messenger Publishes Canned Foods Recipes Booklet
The Athens Messenger offers a booklet with more than 200 recipes for preparing canned vegetables seafood and other foods. It notes canned foods are rising in use and promises the booklet will be a housewife’s first reference before grocery orders. A coupon and six cents are required to obtain a copy.
Recipes for Street Life booklet request
Information Bureau notice from Frederic J. Haskin directing six cents for a copy of the booklet on Recipes for Street. city State.
Priesthood and Power Merge in Despot Leaders
A historical reflection notes how a feared Being inspired a priestly faction claiming to mediate between people and the divine. It warns that such a group can seize power, creating a ruling elite that blends religious authority with political rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Einstein
Providence Religion and Jewish Moral Evolution
The article notes how men view Providence guiding punishment and reward and discusses Doctor Leinstein’s views on religion. It cites the Jewish faith’s shift from fear to morality and its continuation into the New Testament.
Einstein’s cosmic religious sense described as third level
The passage notes Einstein’s idea of a cosmic religious sense beyond anthropomorphic views of God. It states only exceptionally gifted individuals or noble communities can experience it, likening it to relativity in being difficult for the average person to grasp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Einstein
God
Cosmics of religion as viewed by Winstein and Schopenhauer
Professor Winstein aligns with Schopenhauer claiming Buddhists share more genuine cosmic quality than Christian or Jewish faiths. He places figures like Democritus, St. Francis of Assisi, and Spinoza in a near relation within this cosmic religion, a concept distant from common anthropomorphic faith.
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Winstein
Schopenhauer
Democritus
St. Francis of Assisi
Spinoza
Wall Street Quiet in Early 1931 Column Note
The column notes that the first three or four months of 1931 showed a calm market. It references Wall Street conditions and the year’s start without detailing individual stocks or events. The piece frames the period as orderly amid broader economic strain.
Bear Shot In Heart Stumbles Then Dies After Lunge
Street gentlemen worried as reports of earnings or lack of them surfaced. A grizzly bear shot through the heart runs some distance before collapsing dead, leaving onlookers startled by the sudden end.
Fear and market jitters as railroad receipts fall
News from 1910 notes Wall Street sagging after official figures show reduced railroad receipts. The era faces heightened anxiety over potential political shakeups amid rumors that Mr. Mellon might resign on March 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Mellon
Gasoline Price War Rumors Cut To 13 Cents A Gallon
Reported gas line skirmish with price cuts from 20 cents upward to 13 cents and possibly more two cent cuts. Analysts say major companies aim to quell unruly rivals driving oil market chaos.
Auburn head Mr Cord predicts strong times ahead
MR CORD of the Auburn Automobile Company says good times have come. He builds 200 Auburn cars daily and plans an airplane selling for 1500, while selling a passenger plane at about 30000. He noted W R Hearst flew in one of his planes over the Hearst Ranch yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cord
Auburn Automobile Company
Stinson Air Lines
Auburn
W. R. Hearst
Hearst Ranch
Senator Johnson backs an Annapolis for Pacific coast defense
Senator Hiram Johnson of California urges establishing a naval school on the Pacific coast to train sea fighters as fliers and submarine operators. He argues after future wars ships may fade and air power will dominate, with defense efforts focused on a coast that could see Asia across the vast ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Johnson
California
Annapolis
Pacific
Naval School
Asia
Spring real estate boom hits Athens amid housing shortage
Ten years ago Athens faced an extensive spring moving in the wake of many real estate deals. Deputies searched near Glouster for Pomp Brooks, charged with killing a Columbus patrolman, but found no trace. P Y Sams returned from a Northwest trip visiting Montana Canada and Wyoming relatives. Secretary Bryson of the Athens Chamber of Commerce noted Good Roads Federation trustees in Columbus as Senate rejection halted federal road aid. Members of the Athens Pivgy Presbyterian Church voted to relieve Dr A Y Wilcox of big duties for a month to allow vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
C. H. Bryson
Athens Pivgy Presbyterian Church
A. Y. Wilcox
Hogs On Athens Premises Rule Repealed During War
A wartime measure allowing citizens of Athens to keep hogs within city limits has been rescinded removing this allowance and restoring the prior restriction. The repeal ends the city’s wartime exception and reasserts normal zoning and livestock controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
National Guards inspect under Colonel Knog with mock church trial
The local National Guard unit under Colonel Harry Knog underwent annual inspection. A mock trial occurred at the Christian Church with Payl Fulwider as prosecutor for the people of the Christian World on negligence in foreign missionary work. Several men traveled to Nelsonville for a pool match. Charles Beverage returned to Athens from Holden W Va. Thirty-five witnesses from Athens Trimble Sugar Creek and Chauncey were subpoenaed for Edgar Davis liquor law case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the National Guards
Harry Knog
Marietta
Christian Church
Payl Fulwider
Athens
Trimble Sugar Creek
Chauncey
Edgar Davis
Lame duck amendment debate marks possible constitutional shift
Washington reports on the push for a constitutional lame duck amendment limiting or enabling a second Congress session. Norris and Borah resist House limits, supporting unlimited sessions. the issue shapes early next Congress and a wave of proposed amendments since the Civil War affects voting rights and powers.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Borah
Longworth
Norris
March Reawakening Through Birds And Books
The essay urges embracing March as a time of renewal. It highlights robins returning, bulbs sprouting, and wildflowers awakening, urging families to learn about birds from library books and observe their migration dates. It also extols studying trees and enjoying country picnics for wiser, richer outdoor life.
17 Year Locust Set to Visit Eastern Ohio in 1951
The seventeen year periodical cicada will appear in large numbers across most of eastern Ohio in 1951. Only Lawrence County area, southern Gallia, and parts of Ashtabula Trumbull Mahoning Columbiana are exempt. Emergence expected late May or early June, lasting about six weeks, with orchard damage likeliest near woodlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
J. S. Houser
Ohio Experiment Station
Lawrence County
Gallia
Ashtabula
Trumbull
Mahoning
Columbiana
Harvest of Laborers Prayer Message Calls More Seekers
A fellowship prepared by the Rev Clarence Ht Wilsom for the Commission on Evangelism urges enlistment of lay people to lift burdens on church ministry. It cites Luke 10 2 about the harvest being plenteous and asks Are you one of them and prays for more laborers to the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ht Wilsom
Commission ON Evangelism OF the
Federal Council OF the Churches OF Christ IN America
Luke
Christ
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