Merchants Share Downward Market Faith in Messenger Ads
The piece argues Washington officials criticize retailers for slow price reductions after market falls while many Messenger district merchants cut prices quickly. It praises advertisers who openly state price changes and claim they offer square deals, noting Athens and Nelsonville merchants reflect the downward trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Messenger
Athens
Nelsonville
Enjamin Franklin
Richard
Never Lose by I
A brief line underscores a pithy motto stating that one will not incur defeat when guided by self belief and perseverance. The phrase appears as a standalone reflection with no additional context or events attached.
Cotillion Call Reveals Household Tension
In Alabama a country dance begins with a stern floor manager directing partners by shoes and stockings. A worried wife explains her husband is ill and she struggles to please him, only to hear his condition is worse than critical, downright abusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Tourist Encounters Grimy California Teething Booth
A tourist sees a shanty with a sign promising “Teeth yanked without a twing” and asks for painless extraction. The dentist signals his assistant who arrives with a club and orders him to stun the stranger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Waal
Pard
Spring and song mix with crime and theater notes
In a flurry of quips a New York singer jokes about burying critics at a funeral. An actress funds aid for chorus girls as verses cheer spring. Crime waves rise only in jokes as a playwright plans a bedroomless play. May and Flo tease through light verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Unionizing The Muses in New York Art Scene
New York plans a new Art Institute to aid young artists and a poets group led by Edwin Mark Ram to promote American art. Bolton Brown says the venture will offer advice, materials at reduced prices, and exhibitions, stressing cooperation and public support to build a strong national art future.
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Frederic J. Haskin
New York City
New York
Art Institute
Iof
Edwin Mark- Ram
Blic
Lea
Itute
Lsten
Bolton Brown
Tucson
Spokane
Congress
Lono Jone
New York Poets and Art Fans Back Drive for a City Building
The article outlines a push in New York for a dedicated art building with main and smaller galleries, freight and passenger facilities, and auditoriums to unite art leagues. It highlights the rise of poetry societies, the large number of poets, and plans for a House of Poets with a poetry library and lectures, aiming to mirror London’s Palace of Song.
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New York
America
Poetry Society of New York
Edwin Markham
Charles Hanson
Towne
Robert Mackay
New Success
New House
House of Poets
Palace of Song
London
England
Great Temple of Art
She Finds And Man Too When to Shop Brimful of Spring
An editorial on buying opens with a shopper seeking value and style. It contrasts practical purchasing with fashion trends, urging readers to plan, compare prices, and consider quality while shopping for spring outfits.
Advertising Holds Down Prices and Maintains Quality
The piece argues that advertising acts as an efficient economic force, helping households replace wardrobes and accessories at prevailing prices. It claims advertising kept prices down during inflation, maintained product quality, and allowed merchants to reduce prices first due to steady demand it created.
Advertising Drives Price Readjustments Through Quick Sales
Advertising is an ever present aid to economical buying and a great medium for price readjustment. It enables quick sales and promotes stock turnover, making lower prices possible.
Woman and Man Seek New Clothes by Reading Ad Pages
The woman and the man venture out to find new clothes or comforts for the family. Their purse suffices if they read newspaper advertisements before starting.
Advertising Columns Guide Shoppers to Deals and Styles
The advertising pages show what to buy and where to shop with schedules and prices. They reflect prevailing styles and highlight stores offering favorable prices and standard qualities on specific days.
Springtime Advertisements Promote Quality Clothes at Reasonable Prices
The column highlights colorful ads in Spring fashion, stressing quality clothing at affordable prices. It urges careful planning to outfit the family economically and stylishly with good material, claiming advertising helps economy, comfort, and higher living standards.
Origin of Decoration Day and its adoption
The practice of decorating graves is ancient, but since May 5 1868 some states mark May 30 as a day to honor Civil War veterans. General John A. Logan ordered May 30 1868 as the decoration day, with no national law. states singly adopt the custom. May 30 likely marks the discharge of the last Union volunteer.
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John A. Logan
Romance Clings To Spanish Cape In Broadway Play
Maria Ascara leads the Broadway production Spanish Love wearing a matador’s scarf as part of her costume. The cape belonged to a Spanish bullfighter who once threw it into the lap of famed Italian opera singer Marie Ortega, Miss Ascara’s mother, linking the production to a storied romance.
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Spain
Maria Ascara
Missa
Marie Ortega
Miss Ascara
Commonwealth States Question and Miscellaneous Inquiries
A reader’s page covers which states are called commonwealths and why a tea caddy differs from a Chinese catty. It notes Virginia Massachusetts Pennsylvania and Kentucky as official commonwealths, and explains a caddy’s spelling origin and tea packaging. It adds a US river with high silt like the Missouri and indicates joining the Royal Canadian Mounted Police requires Ottawa contact and British subject status.
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Virginia
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
United States
Geological Survey
Missouri River
Rio Grande
Colorado
Gulf of Mexico
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ottawa
Aix
Aix-les-Chapelle
Mother’s Day urged for Athens students to honor mothers
The Messenger Watch Dog cites Dr. Cadman’s call to memory and urges Athens students to remember their mothers next Sunday May 8 Mother's Day. A letter from a son and a rose are highlighted as meaningful gestures over costly gifts or public displays.
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Parkes Cadman
Athens
Visiting spring students bring cheer to Athens
The city welcomes the spring students who are visiting for a short stay. Residents are urged to make them feel at home and join in light joshing as some have previously visited. A few wives are joking about selling chapel seats in this playful scene.
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Athens
County praises effective officials for anti booze drive
The writer lauds Sheriff Parker Pete McKinley and Chief of Police Graham for wiping out May Day propaganda. They claim no county has officials who did more to drive out booze and express strong praise for their work and efficiency.
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Parker
Pete McKinley
Graham
Artistic face painting class proposed at OU
A suggestion to establish an immediate department for teaching artistic face painting at the university to benefit co ed students who appear faded without such training and exposure.
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O. U
Artificial Color Yet Untrained in Red Application
A brief note notes efforts to work with artificial color where practitioners lack skill in applying red tones. The report highlights gaps in technique and calls for clearer instruction and standardized methods.
Horseman Held for Murder in Hillsboro Shooting
George W. Brown a 60 year old trotting horse owner and trainer from Highland county was arrested in Hillsboro on murder charges after a morning shooting in Greenfield that killed 27 year old Floyd Yankey a local farmer and resident of Greenfield.
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Hillsboro
George W. Brown
Highland County
Greeneld
Floyd Yankey
Babe Ruth Still Hitting Home Runs. Kelly Rivalry Cited
Boston May 2 Babe Ruth declared he had not relinquished the home run batting title to George Kelly. The veteran slugger spoke as he continued to pace the league in homers while Kelly remained a prominent contender in the chase for the season’s top total.
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Babe
Boston
Mass
Babe Ruth
George Kelly
Giants Clobber Red Sox as Jones Throws Ninth Inning Pitch
A fragment notes a Giants batter hitting his sixth four baser of the season in the ninth inning against the Red Sox. Jones pitched for the hub men.
Beans Host Family and Friends Gathering
Torch Mr and Mrs Allen Bean hosted a Sunday guest mix including Clifford Bean of Athens and Emery Bean with Ottie Bean from Guysville. Miss Elva Tucker organized a surprise party Wednesday evening for her sister Mrs Bird.
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Allen Bean
Clifford Bean
Athens
Emery Bean
Ottie Bean
Guysville
Elva Tucker
Mrs. Bird
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Fifth Avenue
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Tennyson J. Daft
Flo
May
Muses
States of the Union
W. M
Chamberlain
Chamberlains
Athens County
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Capital Motor Car CO
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Bell Main
Ohio State
Lydia E. Pinkham
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MiEtinette
Wis
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Jefferson St
Marinette
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