The Athens Messenger Publication Details 1825 1900s
The Athens Messenger a Southeastern Ohio daily aims at a population of 100 000 across five counties and surrounding communities. It lists publishers editors and associations and notes subscription rates by carrier and mail with weekly and monthly options. It references wire reports and advertising rate notes and marks its second class status at the Athens Post Office.
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Ohio
Nelsonville-Glouster
Logan-Pomeroy-Midd Port-Coolville-Gad Polis
Athens
Guaranteeing Bank Deposits Congress and White House reach deposit guarantee plan
The agreement on federal deposit guarantees aims to restore public confidence in banks. It emphasizes safeguards and stricter supervision to prevent subsidizing bad banking while aiming to revive business and trade activity nationwide.
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Congress
White House
Iron Is Hot Now for Ohio Public Works Push
The piece urges municipal planning ahead of Congress to pass the Wagner Bill, freeing the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to fund non self liquidating projects. It highlights Ohio needs for health and public works, creating jobs and stimulating purchases, while noting separate federal programs for flood control highways airports and slum clearance.
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Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Ohio
Farm Bill Licensing Plan Could Extend Federal Control
Urban communities engage with a sweeping farm bill nearing enactment. The Department of Agriculture would license millers textile manufacturers sugar refineries tobacco makers meat packers and others handling basic farm commodities. The secretary could stop wasteful competition set agreements and curb prices and territory. The aim is lower distribution costs and stable farm prosperity.
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Congress
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Ohio Chamber disapproves general tax raises in governor plan
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce endorses the governor’s selective sales tax approach and rejects a general sales tax or income tax. It argues a state income tax would burden residents, cites limited first year revenue, and links higher taxes to the Mort Plan for school equalization. It urges treating new levies as emergency taxes and opposes further enactment.
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Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ohio
B. O. Skinner
Special
Joint Committee On Schools
Ohio General Revenue Fund
General Revenue Fund
General Assembly
How a Real Guest Helps a Family Heal
Dorothy Dix offers guidance for a widow moving in with her daughter. She urges the mother to be a gracious guest, praise hosts, avoid nitpicking, respect domestic life, pay for her board, and limit her presence to reduce friction while pursuing her own interests.
Locals Attend Luncheons and Court Term Start
A group including J. W. Bodiey Guy H. Brown Clifford Co Cornell Jack Sweeney and Ernest R. Gross traveled by car to Cincinnati to attend a Pittsburgh Cincinnati baseball game. Mrs H G Stalder Helen Ullom and Mrs Hiram Roy Wilson hosted two luncheons with about 60 guests each at the A W Allom residence on North College Street. Out of town guests included Mrs John V Wood and Mrs J M Hyde of Nelsonville and Mrs Don C McVay of Leroy. The May term of Athens County Common Pleas Court opened with over 60 witnesses subpoenaed and 20 transcripts to be reviewed by jurors. Dr and Mrs A F Holmes of Albany returned home from St Petersburg Florida where they had been since the first of the year.
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J. W. Bodiey
Guy H. Brown
Clifford Co. Cornell
Jack Sweeney
Ernest R. Gross
Motor
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh Cincinnati
H. G. Stalder
Helen Ullom
Hiram Roy Wilson
A. W. Allom
North College Street
John V. Wood
J. M. Hyde
Nelsonville
Don C. McVay
Leroy
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Finsterwald
A. F. Holmes
Albany
St. Petersburg
Fla
Junior corn contest entry and county veterinary calls
Dewey M. Goddard filed to participate in the junior corn growing contest while local veterinarians report many calls to northern and eastern parts of the county for horses affected by a flu like disease. Ushers for a wedding are named and Christina Church returns from Mercy Hospital Baltimore after a five month stay. The note then discusses Ohio tax policy, funds for schools, and urges public input to the Governor and General Assembly.
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Dewey M. Goddard
W. R. Goddard
Bern Township
Christina Church
Mercy Hospital
Baltimore
Monster Monument Commemorates Wilhelm I Centenary
A Stuttgart monument erected in 1897 uses a petrified prehistoric fish 12 feet long excluding the head to honor Wilhelm I the first Prussian king later German emperor. The fish measures 6 feet across the throat and is about 10 000 years old, said to be ancient even in the days of the Flood. Tomorrow: The King Of The Quacks.
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Stuttgart
Wuerttemberg
Wilhelm I
Ring Worm Spread Linked to Carelessness in Athletics
Dr Morris Fishbein notes ringworm rises with gymnasium and pool use and improper laundry. Recurrent infections affect feet groin and scalp with contagious fibers in clothing and gear. Warn against contact with wool and leather and advise single use garments boiled after exposure.
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Morris Fishbein
About Your Children By Olive Roberts Barton Fly prevention for summer hygiene and screens
The piece urges early fly control with screen maintenance and thorough cleaning. Keep doors and windows tight, patch holes, and oil or paint screens. Remove crumbs and wash fruits and vegetables to prevent maggots and disease carried by flies, especially around babies. It cautions about insecticide safety for children and farms.
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Mama
Papa
Orient
Debates Mark Hearing on 30 Hour Week Bill in Congress
Washington hearing on the 30 hour work week reveals sharp splits over federal hours rules minimum wage import embargoes and production control. Key figures include William Green Gerard Swope Henry Harriman and others debating labor union rights versus industry regulation.
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Labor Movement
House Labor Committee
Roosevelt
Wood
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Gerard Swope
General Electric
Swope
Henry J. Harriman
United States Chamber of Commerce
New
Milk kept in roomy basin stays sweet longer
The item notes that storing milk in a roomy shallow basin preserves sweetness better than a jug. It mentions other curious claims about food storage and long life.
Mosquito and Fly Control Advice for Home Safety
The article urges guarding against pests and using netting over infants, avoiding exposure to garbage cans, and washing off fertilizers and insecticides. It warns flies are deadly and stresses early action this spring and summer, plus safe poison placement out of children's reach and immediate cleanup of all dead pests.
The Miracle Puzzle Answers and Clues
A scrambled crossword style puzzle page listing clues and partial answers for horizons, verbs, nouns, and historical terms. The page includes definitions, word fragments, and cross references for terms like crucified structure and various verb forms.
Renters Face Water Charge Debate in Athens
In a May report, Mrs. J A Basom urged council to let property owners pay only minimum water charges with most renters contributing. A reader recounts long rental tenure, argues landlords often collect rents instead of water bills, and questions whether high rents drive renters away from Athens.
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the Messenger
Council
J. A. Basom
Basom
April Relief Demand Shifts as Food Use Rises
Captain Fred Reif of the Salvation Army reports April relief data showing food demand up and clothing demand down. Families seeking help fell to 60 in April from March and clothing distributed dropped about 50 percent to 235 items. Food baskets rose to 117 with 98 in March, and 100 of the April baskets went to Athens families.
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Fred Reif
Salvation Army
Reif
Athens
Athens Girls String Band
the Plains Church
Sue Reif
Dream voyage of professor and family on Atlantic crossing
A report recounts Enrique Blanco a language staff member from Ohio University and his daughter Evalu setting off in a masted schooner from Boston in July. They sailed through Atlantic routes to Barcelona Gibraltar Canary Islands Venezuela Panama Canal Galapagos and toward Good Hope seeking education through travel.
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Enrique Blanco
Hher
Ohio University
Tabit
Jaant
Evalu
Boston
Atlantic
Barcelona
Gibraltar
Canary Islands
Venezuela
Panama Canal
Galapagos
Taptt
Blanco
Tain
Good Hope
Chauncey Family Attends Funeral of In Law
Chauncey May George Johnson and Lewis Johnson attended the funeral of Chauncey’s father in law. William death occurred amid juries suffering through several months and a four percent condition.
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Chauncey
May George Johnson
Lewis Johnson
William
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