Athens Messenger historical masthead overview
The Athens Messenger details 1896 to 1928 publishing schedule weekday afternoons with a large Sunday edition. It lists Gordon K. Bush as Publisher and Gen. Mer, Charles GH Harris as Managing Editor, and notes memberships with major associations and press services. Subscriptions rates and postal matters are included.
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Prederick W. Bush Pubisher
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles GH. Harris
Prosperity, Poverty, and the Hour of Drowsy Mind
The piece argues that prosperity dulls the mind much like a heavy meal slows digestion. It links lean years to creativity while excess wealth leads to lethargy and sluggish decision making, suggesting business downturns refresh mental vigor.
Earhart Begins World Flight Amid Trailblazing Resolve
Amelia Earhart Putnam starts a 27000 mile equator voyage with minimal luggage and no dresses. The voyage aims to blaze a path for future aviators, challenging dangers and proving aviation’s potential while attracting global attention.
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Amelia Earhart Putnam
Miss Earhart
Atlantic
Hawaii
Australia
India
Africa
South America
United States
Weekend jail sentences in Rochester tested for minor offenders
The Rochester approach lets intoxicated offenders serve several weekend jail terms while keeping their jobs. Judge White of Gallia County inspired the plan to protect families who suffer when a breadwinner is jailed. The method aims to balance punishment with work and family support.
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Rochester
N. Y
White
Gallia County
Doctors turn deficit into surplus in Marion election
Mayor F C Smith, a physician, vows public service. He cut an $89,000 municipal deficit to a $6,000 surplus within a year of election while sacrificing his own salary for civic projects. The piece argues professionals can do politics more efficiently than career politicians.
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F. C. Smith
Marion
California centenarian eyeing sales role for show
A California centenarian who credits a garlic and onion diet for longevity becomes a potential salesman for the program Live Alone and Like It, signaling an odd career pivot for a man in his hundreds.
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California
Twin Lambs Born On Sullivan Farm With Crimson Wool
Twin lambs born on a Sullivan Indiana farm display crimson wool raising notes about a possible influence on red flannel revival efforts.
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Sullivan, Ind
Guffey-Vinson Coal Bill Seen as NRA Revival Key
The Guffey-Vinson coal bill, passed by the House, is viewed by insiders as a model for a renewed NRA approach. It creates a national coal commission, imposes a small sales tax, suspends anti trust law, and sets wage and hour considerations in cost calculations. A consumer counsel is named but has limited powers to report to Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Guffey-Vinson
NRA
Guffey-Vinson Bill Faces Court Delays and Congressional Doubts
The wording credits former A G John Dick inson and indicates the bill may not reach the Supreme Court for a year or two. Senate passage appears likely, but suees must wait for damages. Roosevelt’s court-repacking aims and farm price doubts linger while coal prices and hours are seen as likely to be set if the bill passes.
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John Lewis
Sidney Hillman
Roosevelt
NRA
Supreme Court
John Dickinson
Guffey
Speaker Bankhead
Senate
Mr. R
Senator Wheeler seeks funds for railroad probe
Senator Wheeler, a vocal foe of the President’s court plan, is amid a railroad financing inquiry. He asks the Senate for $150,000 more to continue, a request approved by Senator Byrnes’ audit committee but left to languish on the calendar.
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Congress
Wheeler
Senate
Jimmy Byrnes
Committee On Audit
Byrnes
Nine men beyond government reward power questioned in Washington
Doubts rise on whether even nine men remain immune from government rewards for friends and foes. Since Senator Heflin left, the Senate cloakroom sees Senator Bachman of Tennessee as a likely candidate for the title. Bachman, a close ally of Vice President Garner, is linked to shared stories, real or imagined. Seven distinct sugar lobbies now operate in connection with the proposed sugar bill.
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Washington
Tom Heflin
Congress
Senate
Senator Bachman
Tennessee
Garner
Garlic and Onions Help 101 Year Old Californian Longevity
A 101-year-old Californian credits a diet of garlic and onions for longevity. The story notes the approach as a simple method to keep the Grim Reaper at bay and highlights the unusual dietary habit as a key factor.
Fraternal Rattlesnakes and Odd Crime Notes
A Utah professor notes rattlesnakes are social as they rattle bones and gather frequently. Chicago police pursue a thin man in a murder case but have not yet summoned William Powell. An actress loses tonsils but Martha Raye is not involved. Horse and buggy customs linger as workers in Amite Louisiana walk out amid GM sit down strikes.
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Utah
Chicago
William Powell
Supreme Court Sunk in Old Hat Desuetude Debate
Washington discusses the Supreme Court issue blamed as innocuous desuetude with mockery from Mark Sullivan and Dorothy Thompson. Critics attack the court topic as overexposed as politicians and media weaponize the case, while others mock it and speculate on political futures.
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Washington
Grover Cleveland
Supreme Court
Mark Sullivan
Lipphann
Hamiet
Dorothy Thompson
Hersel
Dorothy
Dave Walsh
Madison Square Garden
K Klux Klan
Bennet Clark
Kansas City
Bennett
Attaboy
Kepties
Virtue Bennett
Clark
Cyatah' Glass
Cyatah
Senator
Woodrow Wilson
Resignation of Sheltering Arms head nurse and local events
Miss Freces Ward resigned as head nurse of Sheltering Arms Hospital and left for Columbus. Mrs Lede Bradfield and daughter Dortha Ann visited friends in Columbus. Glouster Bowanians presented a musical revue Cheer Up with violin solos by William Shimp at an Aliens Kiwanis Club meeting.
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Miss Freces Ward
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Columbus
Lede Bradfield
Dortha Ann
William Shimp
Aliens Kiwanis Club
R. J. Studer
Public Forum on Youth Behavior in Athens Ohio
A reader from Athens Ohio criticizes disrespectful youths and negligent parenting. The letter argues early training in obedience and self control would reduce delinquency, and laments rude behavior at movies by two girls. The writer urges ridicule for such behavior and signs as Mrs. Dorothy McDonald.
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the Messenger
Dorothy McDonald
Athens
Ohio
District Tales of Long Ago Knight Tournament and Funeral
Mary Herron recounts Emmitt Tompkins coronation speech and a knightly ring tilting event at Athens with a 150 yard dash in 12 seconds and four arches. Knights crown the Queen of Love and Beauty. seven members remain alive, with a funeral cortege for Cabeen’s herald as the piece concludes.
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Mary Herron
Emmitt Tompkins
Athens
Columbus
Knights of Ivanhoe
Chillicothe Fairgrounds
Cabeen
G. G. Foster
The
Mountain Lion
A. O. Sloane
Pevers
Peak
Charles Bower
Silver Shield
R. B. Hamblin
Silver Cross
T. H. Craig
Lone Star
J. C. Brannan
Censor ship ideas and highway debates cited
Quotes from Edgar Dale and G D Clarke reflect views on censorship and road design. F H Gunnell notes failures and early prospects in mining dreams. The passage contrasts strong minded viewers with vulnerable audiences and critiques modern highway projects.
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Edgar Dale
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Dreams, Deceptions, and a Spainbound Proposal in Love Tangle
Daphne Brett confronts sister Jennifer’s defiance as Jennifer seeks romance with Tucker Ainsley while Daphne plans Larry Smith engagement. The two sisters drift apart as Daphne travels for business and Larry plans a Spain trip for a World’s Fair bid. Daphne hesitates to marry before his departure, seeking a later wedding to ensure money for stability.
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Daphne Brett
Jennifer
New York
Daphne
Tucker Ainsley
Larry Smith
Gordon Herzberg
Larry
Spain
Darling
Granada
Africa
Glence
Typhoid Fever Progress and Ongoing Risk
Dr Morris Fishbein notes typhoid fever has been largely controlled but remains a major infectious disease in the United States. He explains transmission from contaminated water or food, varying severity from mild to deadly, and the need for sanitation to prevent future outbreaks.
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Morris Fishbein
United States
Chicago
Falling Snow Poem in Messenger Readers
Poet asks for reader submissions with name and address. The piece recalls a snowy day felt through quiet houses, animals staying indoors, and a planned moonlit country walk with sleigh bells. It ends noting the contributor Mrs Nellie R Kollister from Athens R2.
Nine O’clock Prayer For Beloved Son At Home
A sorrowful tribute from JOAN B and family in Athens Ohio grieving the loss of a beloved son. They ask for his return in dream or message, stating nightly nine o’clock remembrance and prayers to the heavenly star for guidance and contact.
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Wrest
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