The Athens Messenger History and Reach
The Athens Messenger enters as a longstanding daily and Sunday edition publication based in Athens with a broad regional scope across Logan Pomeroy Ville Gallipolis and surrounding counties. It lists staff roles including Frederick W. Bush publisher and Gordon E. Bush general manager, and notes affiliations with national press bodies and advertising rates on request.
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Justice for Farmers and Rural Roads Funding
A call for Senate approval of the Jenkins Amendment to federal roads funds. The piece argues rural roads need support after state diversions, citing Athens County and nearby areas and urging use of general road funds for year round maintenance and improvement of country roads. It highlights neglect of rural travelers and school access.
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Uncle Sam is no empire builder says empire bill trend
The passing of the Philippine Independence Bill is seen as ending dreams of distant empires and showing that U S policy now centers at home. Politicians and the public are blamed for misadventures abroad as the nation pivots away from global empire ambitions.
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Congress
United States
Spain
Philippines
England
Uncle Sam
High Cost of Junk on New England Roads
A historical note from New England recalls a man buying a used car for five dollars, crashing it soon after and damaging another vehicle. The piece argues that such decayed cars pose dangers, urging regulation of aged motors and criticizing legislative inaction.
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New England
White House
Al Smith Criticisms Clash With Administration Quietly
Washington, May 14. Behind the news, Al Smith’s persistentCriticism of Administration money policy drew a strong personal reaction from friends and family. Sources note his anger at Bronx cheers and ridicule while lawmakers debate war debt relief plans and June 15 installments.
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Paul Mallon
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White House
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Britain
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Paris
Damages Claimant Faces Insurance Gap Probed
A terse local notice outlines a dispute involving a car owner who operates without insurance, described as running a damage and liability racket. The text suggests police scrutiny of similar schemes and the broader issue of uninsured motorists.
Futility of Armament in France Amid Rocket Threats
France fears a German rocket network capable of 125 mile travel with armies of explosives and deadly gases. French forts are seen as futile against projectile deceptions and citizens face aim to burn and burst behind defenses. Analysts question the purpose of preparing for war if defenses cannot stop such weapons.
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France
Germany
It Seems to Me By Heywood Broun on a North Stamford Farm
Heywood Broun logs a cross country stretch near Stamford on a transcontinental trip. He muses on farm life and the choice between dirt farming and gentleman farming, noting the challenges of raising gentlemen and the need for rest after travel.
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Heywood Broun
Stamford
Conn
Captain Flagg
Airedale
Albany
Flagg
Eddie
New York
Rusty Gentlemen and Dirt Farming in Connecticut History
A Connecticut narrator laments declining demand for gentlemen and muses on the hardships of dirt farming. He recalls a 200 year farming legacy and Puritan settlers at Hunting Ridge, noting old stockades and timbers with original loopholes, and his lifelong collection of loopholes.
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Connecticut
Hunting Ridge
Rockbound Coast In Heavy Fog Reflects on Frontier Labor
A painter reflects on early settlers and Puritan labor while mocking relics of Indian conflict. He jokes about arrowheads, laments extermination of Indians by ants, and ponders how frontier life shaped character, ending with a wary gratitude for hard living.
Puritan Nostalgia and a Farmer’s Burden in Connecticut
A narrator recalls John Standish and a Puritan mother enforcing rubber boots and curfew as he laments failing schooling and French, blaming Puritans for his dirt farmer life. He critiques colonial tendencies as he unearths arrowheads and boulders, frustrated by historic neglect of tilling the soil.
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John Standish
Stockade
John
Connecticut
Jonathan
Quote from Hitler and Goering on unwavering loyalty
A misquoted or garbled excerpt attributes steadfast national resolve to Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering. It frames confidence in the leader as the sole right path and urges unity and sacrifice to support the regime. The fragment mirrors wartime propaganda rhetoric.
Health Diet Advice on Colitis and Bowel Habits
Dr. Morris Fishbein cautions against overdiagnosing bowel disturbances as colitis and warns against colon washing. He argues true colitis is rare and recommends lifestyle changes, reduced stimulants, regular rest and exercise, and a bland diet with milk fruit and well cooked vegetables before resuming normal foods.
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Pliny
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Choosing a School For Dick and Daisy
Olive Roberts Barton urges foresight in education choices for children entering fall. She contrasts academic and career tracks, criticizes vague college catalogs, and calls for practical training like shorthand, typing, deportment, and better parental collaboration with colleges.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Daisy
The Beasts of Gevaudan Returns to Public Memory
The cartoon recaps the Gevaudan wolf myth from 1764 to 1765 in Lozere France, noting 66 deaths and 71 injuries with a royal bounty and the final killing. It mentions King Louis XV and a hunter rewarded for the carcass study.
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Lozere
France
Louis XV
Antoine
Farmer's protest poem hints at labor reform platform
Public Forum Editor recounts farmer Si and wife planning two weeks off while taxes bite. The piece argues for eight hour days for farmers, fair prices, better roads, and electric power, voiced by Edna Harpold from Chester on May 18.
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Chester
Edna Harpold
Arrest of Five Men by Downington Deputies Reported
Downington O May 12 D B Cook Gerald Dean Ira McNutt Samuel McNutt report that Deputy Sheriff Dana Tracy and two special deputies with extra officers arrested five men Tuesday night at a neighbor’s home. The group, armed with guns blackjacks and hickory clubs, found three pocket knives a pair of pliers and a Bible, jailed them for forty hours then released when no charges were proved. Most men were with their wives. no meeting was taking place.
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Dana Tracy
Pomeroy
Downington
Cook
Gerald Dean
Ira McNutt
Samuel McNutt
Prophecy Views on Israel and Jewish Reoccupation of Holy Land
A reader cites biblical prophecy to argue that Britain’s moves in Palestine and the Jewish return imply the fulfillment of Amos 9 14 15 and Jeremiah 24 4 7. The message frames Zionist optimism as divine plan and notes Pennsylvania liquor price cuts aimed at beating bootleggers.
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Britain
Holy Land
Israel
Palestine
Jehovah
Athens
Leonard Tucker
Long Ten Years Ago Fair Rose Pink Hale in Nelsonville Plays
Old notes recount events from years past at Stuart Opera House and surrounding towns. Commencement week activities at the Blaine Road home. road examinations and a fire proof wing plan for the Courthouse. Bryson Lumber secretary role at an Ohio lumbermen's convention. Oratorical Ohio University event with James Metcalf and Hazel Post. Local figures include Ab Gardner bitten by a snake and Mr. and Mrs. Moore hosting social gatherings. lodge members listed among others.
Prize Novel Draws Attention Amid Mixed Reviews
Critics hailed the Pulitser prize winner "Cris 0 Bosom" by Caroine Mul for its stark portrayal of a pre Civil War farmer's daughter and her log cabin life. The tale contrasts hardship and hope with nuanced storytelling that elevates ordinary suffering into a study of human endurance.
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Lonely Swamp
Georgia
China
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