Athens Messenger of 1825 Publishes Daily and Weekly Editions
The Athens Messenger established 1825 lists Frederick W. Bush as publisher with multiple editors and offices. It serves five counties including Nelsonville and Glouster and claims broad circulation by geographic reach and association memberships. Subscriptions are 18 cents weekly by carrier and $4.50 yearly by mail in Ohio.
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Frederick W. Bush
Weissenger & Blrald Fhusting Co
Gordon K. Bush
Feesener and
Gen. Tt
Charles H. Sarris
Baitor. EE Gas
More Folly in Germany Book Burning Under Nazi Rule
The piece denounces Nazi book burnings in Germany as futile historic repeats by czars and emperors, arguing that sound ideas outlive tyrants. It asserts ideas prevail over force and that burning books cannot extinguish their value or impact.
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Germany
Wagner-Lewis Bill Aims Half Billion Federal Relief
Congress considers the Wagner Lew is Bill to funnel direct and work relief money to states including Ohio. Grants depend on prior state expenditures and only labor costs may be paid with grant funds. Public works projects and direct aid could result, while semi public or private benefits are excluded.
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Congress
Ohio
State Relief Commission
State highway maintenance urged amid funding delay
State lawmakers delay an appropriation for the highway department leaving many workers idle as spring floods and freeze thaw damage roads. Officials warn of slipping surfaces, washed berms and widespread deterioration and urge an immediate maintenance and modest construction program to protect the road system and relieve unemployment.
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State Highway Department
Pitces
What Is Necessary In Discussion Of Taxes
The piece argues that citizens must accept higher taxes or tighter government spending as essential to sustain basic services. It laments reliance on past grandfatherly self-reliance and urges transparent finances, fair tax distribution, and broader citizen contribution to government costs.
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Ombo
White
Dear Miss Dix on being eldest and a household burden
Dorothy Dix addresses the unfair burden on older siblings in large families, arguing that oldest children, notably big sister and big brother, sacrifice education and personal happiness to support younger siblings. She urges emancipation and urges younger siblings to share burdens in time. In a second note she condemns a married man who pursues single women, noting social judgment on philanderers and their partners.
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Miss DIX
Mary
Esther
Sally
Mamie
Johnny
Freddie
Bobby
Big Sister
Big Brother
John
Gertrude Sa
Bis
Elks Initiate Twelve In Athens and Area Dance Marks Chapter Opening
Twelve candidates join the Athens Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks including George Rasp and L E Holmes in Jacksonville and others from Amesville Lunrig and Sugar Creek. A Sigma Pi dance on May 12 celebrated the new park Place home. Athens High School A Association held an Armory dance led by Miss Mary Peoples and Mr Douglas Torrence. Also noted is the marriage of Miss Mary Resener to Rufus C Hopkins at Franklin Park Methodist Church in Columbus.
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Athens Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
George Rasp
L. E. Holmes
L. J. Noon
Jacksonville
Monroe J. Carr
Frank T. Gibbs
D. L. Marsh
R. K. Campbell
C. F. Greisheimer
Athens
J. W. Cecil
Amesville
B. F. Rhodes
Sheldon Verity
Lunrig
Charlies Hunter
Sugar Creek
Epsilon Chapter
Sigma Pi Fraternity
Park Place
Athens High School
Armory
Mary Peoples
Douglas Torrence
Mary Resener
E. J. Resener
Gallipolis
Rufus C. Hopkins
C. D. Hopkins
City
Franklin Park Methodist Episcopal Church
Columbus
Three Athens County Women to Receive Diplomas at Grant Hospital Event
At Grant Hospital Nurses Training School commencement in Columbus on June 12 three Athens County graduates will receive diplomas. Attie Patterson Athens, Cath erine Power Nelsonville, and Sylvia Patterson Broadwell are named. M S Conners and M A Kinney staff executives and William Michael of Hocking Valley Railroad visited Athens on business. The State Public Utilities Commission allows Northeastern Railway to issue 1000 in common stock to secure a right of way for a line from Middleport through Meigs Athens and Washington to Marietta. Firmingham reports the highest licensed vehicles and fatal road accidents among British provincial centers.
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Grant Hospital Nurses’ Training School
Columbus
Athens County
Attie Patterson
Athens
Catherine L. Power
Nelsonville
Sylvia Patterson
Broadwell
The
State Public Utilities Commission
Northeastern Railway Company
Middleport
Meigs
Washington Counties
Marietta
Firmingham
Ancient tomb unearthed reveals Egyptian queen’s kin
In 1995 the tomb of Soulya and Touiyou in the Valley of the Kings was opened, exposing the parents of Queen Tiyi of Amenhotep III. An alabaster honey vase and cosmetics show early beauty practices rooted in medical aims. trachoma remains a risk in Egypt. Tomorrow: The Ghost Tree.
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Soulya
Touiyou
Valley of the Kings
Tiyi
Amenothes III
B. C
Ancient Egypt
Heat cramps linked to salt loss in workers
Dr Morris Fishbein summarizes research from Harvard and mining sites showing heat cramps arise from rapid salt loss during exposure to high temperatures. Salt replenishment through salted drinks or foods can prevent cramps, with injections of saline curing symptoms within six hours.
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Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hygeia
Health Magazine
Talbott and Michelsen
Harvard University
Boston
Boulder City
Nevada
Haldane
United States
Great Britain
NO FAIRY TALE FIGURES Now These "once-upon" ladies belong to no fairy tale age
Olive Roberts Barton argues that mothers shape children by imposing their own preferences and looks, often causing unhappiness. She suggests early, tactful guidance can foster genuine self-development, even for unmusical or differently inclined children. The piece frames mothers as mirrors of their children’s futures.
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Curly Retr
New Farm Relief Head Has Waited For Years for Present Opportunity
George Nelson Peek of Illinois, veteran farm relief champion and farm machinery maker, to administer the drastic emergency act. He recalls 1922 committee work urging fair exchange value for farm products. The piece also discusses labor employment estimates and Indian affairs under Secretary Harold Ickes within the Interior Department.
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Washington, D. C
George Nelson Peek
Illinois
Harding
Congress
United States
Peek
Hoover
West
Roosevelt
Thomas W. Mitchell
Henry L. Doherty and Company
Cities Service Company
Government Service
Roosevelt “Brain Trust
Mitchell
Pennsylvania
New York University
Minnesota
Trade Commission
Public Utilities
American Federation of Labor
House Labor Committee
Department of Commerce
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors Corporation
John Collier
Department of the Interior
Harold Ickes
Washington
Interior Department
Woolen Shrinkage Reduced by Warm Wash Methods
An issue notes that washing woolens in warm water with mild soap and slow drying can limit shrinkage. It also cites Kansas City mills grinding 80 to 90 million bushels of Kansas wheat annually and explains the Diesel engine uses compression heat rather than spark plugs for ignition. The Pacific Coast hosts trees aged three to four thousand years, and the General Sherman in Sequoia National Park stands at 272.4 feet.
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Pacific Coast Region
General Sherman
Sequoia National Park
Taxpayer objects to local road funding and relief measures
The Messenger letters page contains a citizen claiming to be a small taxpayer that records show pays only half of his taxes and opposes public hiring of neighbors for mowing duties while noting burdens from high costs. He jokes about mowing his own yard amid financial strain, dated Athens May 33.
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the Messenger
Gillespie
Out of Order prompts farmer group action in Millfield
The Messenger editorial notes that Wayne County lowered telephone rates and argues farmers and homeowners must use group action to influence taxes and prices. The writer urges farmers to speak up, noting past council disapproval of gas rates and boycotts by housewives. Millfield, May 13.
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the Messenger
Wayne County
Columbus
Tax Commission
Grange
E. Gillespie
Millfield, O
Freight by Truck Surges from Akron in 1932
Akron Chamber data and Ohio Public Utilities Commission figures show 82,794,006 pounds of freight hauled by truck from Akron in 1932, equaling 1,640 boxcar loads or sixteen 100 car trains. Coal tonnage also runs about 10,000 tons monthly by road, amid highway wear concerns. Summit County enforcement netted 141 trucks with violations including no driver license no license plates and no P U C O permits.
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Akron
Union
Akron Chamber of Commerce
Public Utilities Commission of
Ohio
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Summit County
Carbondale High School Commencement Review
The Carbondale Commencement filled the church with graduates and guests from Unionville and Athens. The program featured invocation, music by the Star Ensemble, salutatory by Catherine Arnold, diplomas presented by Principal Harrison and Rev. Taylor, and an eighth grade presentation.
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Carbondale High School
Unionville
Athens
Rey Music
Star Ensemble
Iville
Max Music
Star
Catherine Arnold
Quartette Addres
State Dept. of
Harrison
Rev. Taylor
LW Z
Jasper Cox
Lassie O' Mine
Auker
Grumbier
Arthur Prophecy
Dorothy Cheaser
Rachel McCumber
Clase Cox
Helen
Frank
Ione Doolittle
Calvin Mace
Notable Nativity Mention Sparks Candid Debate
The piece discusses zodiacal and lunar influences on character, noting generosity and mischief while warning of treachery and conspiracy. It mentions a child born under such signs needing careful training to curb impetuosity and self-indulgence, highlighting Maureeah van as a screen figure.
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Puzzle clues presented as a crossword style list blending across and down entries. Includes definitions for terms like delay slow and various short word answers such as moth larva beetle life stages and nautical terms.
Molding Children Reputation And Self Worth
The author urges parents to stop molding children to fit parental plans and to study the child’s own leanings. It warns against projecting disappointments onto kids and shaming them for perceived failures. Emphasis on praising children and concealing parental defects to protect character and happiness.
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Oruene
Glousterlogan
Pomeroy
Middle T
Coolville
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Ohio Daves
Injgnd Davly Associa
United Associations
John W. Quillen Company
South Michigan Ave
Fifth Ave
New York
Geners Movors
Rome
Maiin Onio
Gs Mecine
Dorothy Dix
George
U. C. D. Sewing Club
L. J. Lash
West Union Street
Ripley
Greensburg, and
Stet
Charles I
New Amsterdam
Duke OF York
Baby Stuart
Don King
Atlantic
Iowa
Palatinate
Mann
Olive Roberts Barton
New Farm
Rodney Dutcher
Kansas City
Kansas
the Messenger Public
Carbondale
Carol Chesser
Howard Barber
Gertie Evans
Minnie Dusz
Trimble
By Genevieve Kit
Van
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Tomanu
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