The Athens Messenger masthead history note
The Athens Messenger details its publication lineage with Frederick W. Bush as publisher from 1896 to 1929 and Gordon K. Bush as publisher and general manager. The paper is issued weekday afternoons and a large Sunday edition by The Athens Messenger & Herald Printing Co with Charles H. Harris as managing editor.
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Athens Messenger
Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Local Southeastern Ohio Newspaper Announces Rates and Affiliations
The paper serves Athens and surrounding counties including Alhens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomeroy Middleport Coulville and nearby communities. It lists memberships with industry associations and provides circulation details, telegraph report access, and obituary/notice pricing information with various subscription options and rates.
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Ohio
Alhens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan-Pomeroy
Middleport
Coulville
A Thought for Today Devotional Quotation
A brief devotional note features Psalm 71 5 and a Landor quote about hope as the mother of faith. It presents a religious reflection on trust and youth, framed as a daily thought for readers.
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Hope Is the Mother of
Faith
Landor
Fire hazards of cheap end-arm houses cited in rural losses
The piece argues that fire destroys many cheap end-arm farmhouses, mainly wooden, with brick or stone homes resisting fires. It notes high insurance costs and double community losses when farms burn and aren’t rebuilt, urging safer construction despite costs. It references kerosene explosions and rebuilding pressures.
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Wolfe
Picke
Controversial Artist Claims Women Need 35 Years Old
Fragmented clipping shows a famous artist asserting no woman is beautiful before 35, promising to present supporting comments from Harold EShower and other sources. The passage references Mrs White and Miss Gloucester, notes about beauty, liquor, and a funeral, with names and place hints unclear due to damage.
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Harold Eshower
Tom
Charles Hownes
The Enduring Allure of Beauty Across Time
A writer extols beauty as spiritual mental and physical, noting real life stage and screen women who possess sweetness strength refinement and personality. He argues beauty outlasts youth and that observers see enduring appeal in women of various ages beyond a fixed 35 year benchmark.
Meigs County Seen as Home to Vital Elder Workforce
A University of Chicago professor’s view on aging notes Meigs County houses many men seventy and older who remain active and productive. The piece argues older residents here continue working daily, potentially earning more than younger men, challenging notions of decline with age.
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Meigs County
University of Chicago
Old Meigs County
The Cow That Jumped Over the Moon
A whimsical tale describes a cow in St Louis lured into an airplane and milked midair. Parachute buckets lowered the milk to earth while pilots circled above white clouds. The piece ponders what the cow might have thought amid the bizarre stunt.
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St. Louis
Eye health guidance for infants by Dr Frank McCoy
Dr McCoy outlines infant eye care from birth sterilization to avoiding eye infections. He cautions protective lighting, proper feeding, and hygiene. notes common conjunctival diseases from devitalized foods. promotes plain milk with orange juice and eye exercises for strain.
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Frank McCoy
Hanning Pollock Says Movies Draw Morons From Theater
Playwright Hanning Pollock tells New York actors the film industry lures morons from legitimate theater audiences and that this could help the stage. He notes stage fault yet cites Abie's Irish Rose as a historical success that competed for the same audience.
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Hanning Pollock
New York
Abie
The Cover Girl and a Paris Breakfast in Manhattan
New York dispatch notes the rise of the modern magazine cover with Harrison Fisher and Lorimer and the spread of continental breakfast rooms at the Barbizon Plaza. Booth Tarkington reportedly uses a two masted schooner as a writing studio near Kennebunkport, reflecting a sea haunted creative urge.
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New York
Pretty Magazine
Harrison Fisher
America
George Horace Lorimer
Lorimer
Booth Tarkington
Tarkington
Kennebunkport
Daily Study in Correct English Word Focus
A compact excerpt on proper word usage and pronunciation. It defines and illustrates common misuses and mispronunciations with examples. The focus word today is EFFICIENT, described as producing or causing effects or results and used in a sentence about work efficiency.
Generous Mabel Normand Urges Share of Fame
An anecdote recalls Mabel Normand gifting a Spanish shawl to Gloria Swanson at the studio. Swanson admires the shawl but declines, while Normand quietly says it suits the other woman better and moves on. The memory portrays Normand as ready to give away her show or last dime.
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M. R
Mabel Normand
Mabel
Gloria Swanson
Gloria
Mass Production Farming Adage Through Farm Scale
The excerpt argues that broad mass production farming advice is easier to give than to implement and notes farmers must produce on large scales, referencing Henry Ford and the concept of vast farm numbers. The passage emphasizes practical challenges in applying mass production ideas to farming operations.
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Henry Ford
Gandhi's Appeal to British Government Over Indias Poverty
A passage cites Gandhi urging Britain to consider the impoverishment of India's millions. He speaks of insincerity and humility and appeals to the government on bended knees to reflect on the humane impact of imperial policies on India's poor.
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Gandhi
India
Britain
Gandhe Comments on Tet and Independence Attitude
Gandhe argues Tet should not harm any Englishman and will resist passively. He believes the stance lacks the required spirit for independence and the readiness of a people seeking self rule.
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Gandhe
Cigarette Demand Rises Amid Job Shortages
The passage notes that people continue to buy cigarettes even in unemployment, using smoking as leisure and a perceived necessity regardless of work status, reflecting social habits tied to economic hardship.
Cigarets Produced Last Year Hit High Total
Last year’s production reached 119 billion cigarettes, nearly 1000 per person for every man woman and child in the United States.
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United States
Spring lambs loom as market shifts spark debate
A fragment notes high borrowing costs for stock speculation and a coming spring lamb crop. It contrasts distant country fields with Wall Street sidewalks, highlighting a developing cycle of lamb supply for restaurants and investors.
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Wall Street
Britain’s Harsh Punishment After Sepoy Rebellion
The passage notes that Britain used cannons to execute rebels after the Sepoy mutiny, reasoning that religious superstition would amplify the punishment. It claims no major rebellion has followed this episode.
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Britain
Cigaret Industry Adverts Impress Business Leaders
A bold assertion notes that cigarette makers stand as the most aggressive, energetic, and persistent advertisers in the nation, highlighting their influence on commerce and marketing strategies.
Money cheap boosts Wall Street cheer
Wall Street cheers as money grows cheaper, boosting investor sentiment and sparking optimism about housing and construction financing.
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Wall Street
Fart Board Sets Wheat Buying Pace to Support Prices
The FART BOARD plans continued wheat purchases to push the market close to a stated $1.18 loan price, a move that disappoints farmers who hoped for at least $2. The board warns against speculators buying low and selling to Uncle Sam.
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Sam
Hindus urged to emulate Emmeline Pankhurst in suffrage fight
The piece recalls Emmeline Pankhurst’s militant campaign for women’s votes. It notes she attacked English men, chained herself to Parliament railings, and was imprisoned where hunger strikes led to release under pressure.
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Emmeline Pankhurst
House of Parliament
British unveil Pankhurst statue after suffrage act
With Mr Baldwin presiding, Britain reveals a statue to Mrs Pankhurst near where she chained herself to rails, marking a victory for British women who have won the vote. The speech calls for continued fight for rights.
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Mr. Baldwin
Industry embraces soaring figures in tobacco trade prosperity
One industry latches onto rising figures, as the cigarette and tobacco sector enjoys growing prosperity and expanding markets. The report highlights persistent gains and buoyant demand driving strong commercial performance.
Revered Leaders Attend Chauncey District Conference
The Rev. F. M. Evans and Mrs. Evans joined the Rev. and Mrs. V. Ahlibrand for dinner then attended the Chauncey District quarterly conference at The Plains M. E. Church.
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F. M. Evans
Marietta
Mrs Balls Returns Home From Cleveland and Mansfield Stay
Mrs. Mary Balls of 58 Lancaster Street arrived home Wednesday evening after a stay since December visiting relatives in Cleveland and Mansfield.
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Mary Balls
Lancaster Street
Cleveland
Mansfield
Cincinnati Visit for Mrs Welch and Family
Mrs. Welch plans a visit to Cincinnati to see her son Wilson J. Welch and his family. The occasion marks a family reunion with possible broader gatherings in Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Wilson J. Welch
Athens High School Beats Nelsonville in Season Finale
The Athens High School basketball team defeated Nelsonville High School 33 to 15 to finish the season. A public recital by Ohio Universitys public speaking department drew strong praise. Sunday Creek Mine No 2609 was sealed this morning after a fire last evening idling 200 miners.
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Athens High School
Nelsonville High School
Ohio University
Sunday Creek
Grover Family Visits Rutland for Colwell Birthday Reunion
Mrs. H. W. Grover and her son Brandon traveled to Rutland to see Mrs. Grover’s parents Mr. and Mrs. John W. Colwell and attend Sunday’s seventy seventh birthday celebration and family reunion for Mr. Colwell.
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H. W. Grover
Brandon
Rutland
John W. Colwell
Mr. Colwell
Miss Emma Van Syke Sails for Few Days with Mrs Ho
Miss Emma Van Syke of Zales-oe-am travels with Mrs C Ho for a few days as Mrs Ho departs this noon leaving Mrs C L Martaolit.
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Emma van Syke
Zales
C. Ho “Elch
C. L. Martaolit
School of Public and International Affairs Named
Prince ton establishes a new department for public life training titled the School of Public and International Affairs. It aims to prepare men for citizenship, public service, international business, journalism, and law.
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Princeton
Department of Public Service
Ss. W. A
School of Public and International Affairs
Naval Observatory
Arthur Conan Doyle
Wall Street
New York City
Samuel Pepys
Crosby to Lead Washington Police Under Hoover Dry Plan
General Herbert Crosby will become a District of Columbia commissioner in charge of the police force as the first phase of Hoover’s dry city program begins. His Senate confirmation is awaited, with Hoover aiming to erase organized crime in the capital and reduce liquor traffic through new enforcement measures. Crosby, a disciplined cavalry leader, will oversee about 1,809 officers and will face Congress and civilian opposition but is backed by Hoover’s push for a hard enforcement code.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Hoover
Herbert KB. Crosby
Army
District of Columbia
Crosby
Senate
Smedley Butler
Y Marines
Philadelphia
Lincoln CC. Andrews
Butler
Andre
Wasingtonians
Theington Police
Appa
iWius
Io Tire
Congress
District of Lumbia
Civil P Vice Commission
Senat Howell
Nebraska
Mitchell
Easy Questions for Horizon ta City
A garbled crossword style puzzle list with scattered clues and partial answers across adjectives nouns and verbs. It presents scrambled entries like capital of Trak region and various numbered clues including animals tools and actions, with an unrelated preface about a city famed for its tubse cures.
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Famou
Trak
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