Advertising rates and notices from Chicago and Athens post office
National Representative John W Cullen Company announces advertising rates and obituary charges. Notices mention subscriptions, postal zones, and rates under the act of 1918 with periodical pricing for various regions. The fragment references Beals Hocking Meigs and other names in a dated listing of offerings.
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John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
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More Trouble Ahead in Agriculture as Technology Changes Loom
The piece warns that agricultural tech shifts will mirror industrial upheaval, potentially displacing farm workers and widening gaps between large and small farmers. It notes rising commercial farming, better seeds, and shifting production, with a call for a long-range program to assist agriculture as hardships grow.
Ohio relief levy debate hinges on May primary votes
The piece argues relief funding hinges on extra local levy votes in the May primary. It contends counties vary in relief needs, that officials fear political repercussions, and that cries of crisis shift blame to state authorities. It urges voters to approve local relief levies when no other funding exists to aid neighbors directly.
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Ohio
Gardens Help Relief Could Spread City Seeds And Plots
Toronto shifts relief aid from free vegetables to seeds and garden tools with plots for each client. All relief recipients must cultivate their allotted land, aiming to cut costs. Past trials showed families growing produce with substantial value, suggesting broader adoption.
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Toronto
Raymond Clapper on U S Air Travel Safety Record
Raymond Clapper notes that US commercial airlines carried 2,028,817 passengers across 87,325,145 miles with no serious injuries in the past year. He cites steady safety gains from industry cooperation, stricter rules, and a shift toward weather cancellations across carriers. He discusses subsidies, airmail revenue, and potential fare reductions to spur further traffic.
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Washington
United States
CAA
Story of Democracy by Hendrik Van Loon
Ideas shape destinies and ideals drive nations. Circumstances and geography influence citizens, while revolutions rise from unexpected sources. French reformers and 18th century thinkers pushed for knowledge, liberty, and enfranchisement, yet democracy faced new tyrannies from within the crowd.
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Hendrik van Loon
Arabian Desert
Pyrenees
China
Galilee
Switzerland
France
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Demos
Pericles
Q and A trivia from the Messenger Bureau column
The text presents a Q and A feature from The Messenger Bureau offering numerical puzzles and factual questions. It covers dollar bill storage in a 10 by 10 by 12 foot room, average speed calculations, Uranus visibility, federal and state old age assistance funding shares, Duke of Marlborough’s losses, Angora rabbit wool growth, and Byrd Antarctic Expedition crew history aboard Bear and North Star vessels.
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Uranus
Mars
Duke of Marlborough
Duc de Vendome
England
Admiral Byrd
U. S. Interior Department
Fragrant Blue Wisteria Verses From Messenger Readers
A reader poem from Annie McIntyre of Nelsonville Ohio portrays a blue wisteria clinging to a tree with a rotten heart. The orchid-like blossoms symbolize beauty and tragedy as the tree 결국 collapses.
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Annie McIntyre
Nelsonville
Ohio
Right or Wrong About People
An analysis of 22 000 readers shows women read amusements more than foods or fashion and prefer ads that entertain. Advertisements with a light touch attract more attention, especially from women, with a 60 percent rise over the past year. The piece questions whether life has become too humdrum or if fun has been exhausted.
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America
Athens Board Guests Dine Served by High School Home Economies Pupils
Athens Board of Education attended a four course dinner prepared by local high school home economics students Ardyth Love Frances McClain Emma Mariner Merna Brooks Kathryn Graham. Haydenville Methodist Church boasted the largest cradle roll in a Methodist church in a town of 1200.
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Athens Board of Education
Ardyth Love
Frances McClain
Emma Mariner
Merna Brooks
Kathryn Graham
Haydenville Methodist Church
Do You Remember When Local Landmarks Changed
A questions column recalls North May Avenue once Cables Lane and the Welsbach lamp used by Western Union behind Security Savings. It notes a steam mill by the heating plant and flour barges on the river to the Ohio, and asks about the Old Brown House site where Howard Hall stands now. Mary Pickford starred at Stuart Opera House in Heart of the Hills.
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North May Avenue
Cables Lane
Western Union Telegraph Office
Security Savings Company
Ohio
Brown House
Howard Hall
Committee to Meet on Housing in Gallipolis
Red Cross housing committee will meet Friday night for the first time to discuss improved living facilities in Gallipolis. Mrs. David L. Beers, chairman, said the session aims to review needs and plan steps.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross Housing Committee
David L. Beers
Anns Bold Ride To Cedar Rapids Love Victory
Ann travels to Cedar Rapids to claim Paul Hayden after uncovering letters from years past. In a tense hotel room reunion she declares love and learns Paul will marry her, ending with their intimate embrace as a salesgirl listens at the door.
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Ann
Paul
Paul Hayden
Clara
New York
Yossi
Cedar Rapids
Paradise
Easter Services Highlight Taylor Ridge Church
A candle lighted Easter service was held at the Church of Christ with a lighted cross and decorations. Rev Glaze Thompson led regular services at 9 30 and Bible school at 10 30 overseen by Superintendent Mrs John Davis. Numerous locals visited relatives and neighbors over the weekend and several illnesses were noted.
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Taylor Ridge
Church of Christ
C. M. Anglin
Young Peoples
Glaze Thompson
Bible School
John Davis
Raymond Davis
Doris Bullock
Glouster
Harold ‘Blower
Millfield
Fred Leake
Ray Leake
Greens Run
Della Chalfant
Amesville
P. B. Chalfant
Carl Hildebrand
Columbus
Wilbur Risley
Jean
Athens
John Wenger
Katherine Sharp
Freida Pool
Russell Pool
Robert Hanning
Lancaster
Delano Kennedy
Boyd Kennedy
Cora Davis
Needle Clickers Club
Gladys Kempton
Lee Moody
Ida_ Chalfant
Emily Anglin
Emmett Olbers
Greens
Fred Olbers
Julia Herbst
Redtown
George Herbst
Cutler Personal and Brief Social Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Marshal Bailey of Bartlett spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Masters. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Ormiston and son Billy visited Mrs. Ormiston’s mother, Mrs. William Freece. Garnet Goddard stayed weekend with Virginia Place. Richard Van Wormer of Lima spent the weekend with his sister Rosa Van Wormer. Rosa Van Wormer visits her daughter Mrs. Frank Gill in Nelsonville for a week. Carrie Dunbar dined with Mrs. Eva Landers and family. Helen Coulter visited her father and aunt Mrs. James B. Cleary and plans to attend the Delta Kappa Gamma convention in Washington, D C, then return to school in Ashtabula.
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Carrie Dunbar
Eva Landers
Helen Coulter
James B. Cleary
Washington, D. C
Delta Kappa Gamma
Ashtabula
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J. N. Brown
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Charles Cromley
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