Athens Messenger Full Leased Wire Report Summary
The Athens Messenger reports on the affiliations and associations of American newspaper publishers including the Pubishers Association and Inland Daily Press Association. It references Select List audits by the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Dailies network.
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American Newspapers Pubishers Association
Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Dailies
Inland Daily Press Association
Ohio
Generosity in Dollars A Largess From a Bank in Vineland
An editorial praises Colonel Evan O. Kimble of a Vineland bank who returned $37,000 to children who lost it after a local bank failure. The act reaffirms fair play and citizenship, arguing such generosity shapes future savers and community conscience more than profits from new accounts.
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Vineland
N. J
Evan O. Kimble
Kimble
Colonel Kimble
India
Are Bonds Cheap A Candid Opinion On The Market
Laurence Stern argues in The Magazine of Wall Street that bonds cannot be simply labeled cheap. The bond market shows wide variations with foreign and second tier corporate issues suffering from distrust, while some utilities remain supported by solid earnings. Caution in security selection is essential in this fluctuating period.
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Laurence Stern
Magazine of Wall
Prince applauds American methods for British business
The Prince predicts Britain should adopt U S style in foreign markets. He urges focusing on customer needs and aggressive advertising. Critics mock his South American tour outfits, joking about Yankee design and fashion.
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Prince
Prince OF Wales
Manchester
London
Cornell Students Protest War Memorial Despite End of War
The article notes Cornell University students, largely born after World War I, advocating against a recently completed war memorial. It highlights that many have no war animosities and even former soldiers believe opponents fought for a seemingly just cause, influencing campus sentiment.
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Cornell University
Nightlife on New York waters fuels bigger, louder excursions
May 18 report notes Manhattan revelers flock to sea cruises as giant liners offer portless runs, Bermuda trips, and club atmospheres. It highlights Mauretania style events, extravagant onboard entertainment, and rising ship temperatures boosting New York night spots. A huge two ton rug arriving at the Waldorf is also described as the era’s latest luxury showpiece.
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New York
Manhattan
Mars
Bermuda
Way Islands
Mauretania
Europe
Roxy Theater
Waldorf Hotel
Maffersdorf
Czechoslovakia
Fastest Mile on Roller Skates and Other Questions
Reader Q and A compiled by Frederic J. Raskin covers fast facts from sports to history. It cites a Madison Square Garden race in 1915 where Roland Cioni set a 2.21 mile time and notes the Shamrock cost estimates and lynching history in five states Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island and Vermont. It also answers questions on honey restoration stadium size Ohio State University 65000 capacity wedding attire differences and Lord Byron’s weight loss.
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United States Roller Skating Association
Madison Square Garden
Willie Blackburn
Roland Cioni
Cioni
England
Vesta Victoria
Vesta Tilley
United States
Federal Council
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Co. B.C
Ohio State University
T. RK. A
Lord Byron
Byron
More Truth n Poetry By James J Montague
The poem contrasts spring birds noisy song with street beggars who perform for crumbs and praise. It laments that musicians, though merited, rarely receive fair pay, while listeners enjoy the music almost free and the poets’ truth remains underpaid.
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James J
Montague
Cornell students fund memorial for fallen former students
Cornell undergraduates have launched a campaign to raise funds for a memorial honoring former students who left college to fight for the Central Powers. They argue these men deserve respect and that the action is honorable and courageous, even if it may not guarantee future peace.
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Cornell
A Thought For Today From The City Page
A brief moral motto from Thies City urges readers to ponder wickedness and its consequences while noting the daily reflection theme. The fragment suggests caution and virtue as guiding principles amid urban life.
Presbyterian Church Property Sale Considered by Trustees
An officer favored selling the Presbyterian Church site at Court and Washington Streets while no such expressions were sought at a trustees meeting. A proposals committee was formed. I. M. Foster led the board. The Christian Church reported prosperity at its annual meeting. C. E. Cameron declined re election as Sunday School superintendent and a nominating committee was set up. Nelsonville doctors hosted the Athens County Medical Society with twenty five physicians present at Dr. Pritchard’s office. Dr. L. E. Butt of Nelsonville shared poems. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Bardin announced the birth of Daniel Amos Jr on May 17 weighing ten pounds. Charlotte and Alice Wolfe of Glouster High maintained a ten year perfect attendance record.
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Presbyterian Church
Court and
Washington Streets
I. M. Foster
Christian Church
C. E. Cameron
Nelsonville
Athens County Medical Society
Prichard
L. E. Butt
Albany Schools honors six graduates at opera house
Supt. C. Roy Cline presented diplomas to six graduates at the Albany commencement held in the opera house. The graduates were Helen Lenora Van Dyke Rex H. Robinson Mabel Mae Coe J Watt Grover Fluelia M. Fulton and Eldon F. Dailey.
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C. Roy Cline
Albany
Opera House
Helen Lenora van Dyke
Rex H. Robinson
Mabel Mae Coe
J. Watt Grover
Fluelia M. Fulton
Eldon F. Dailey
Ohio University Honors 1921 Basketball Champions on Senior Day
Senior Day honors at Ohio University included watch charms for the 1921 Ohio champions. Coach Tho Olson received a gold football while coaches Russell Finsterwald and Butch Grover were awarded gold basketballs.
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Ohio University
Tho Olson
Russell Finsterwald
Butch’’ Grover
Riker of Capitol Fame Dies After Tree Fall on Virginia Hill
Old Mr. Carroll Livingston Riker, inventor of vast river and flood control schemes, died days after being found in a tree on a Virginia hilltop. His life blended grand engineering visions with fierce attacks on army engineers, earning him admiration and controversy in Washington.
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Washington
Mr. Riker
Senate
Cairo
Cape Girardeau
Gulf
Riker
St. Louis
Capitol
Congress
Mississippi
Senator Frazier
North Dakota
Falls Church
Frazier
Explanations of Yesterdays Cartoon Antonio Magliabecchi
The cartoon discusses Antonio Magliabecchi 1633 1714 famed bibliographer and librarian to Duke Cosmo III of Florence. He memorized 140000 volumes and 10000 manuscripts and their shelf locations. Tomorrow features The Only Clock in the World to Strike Thirteen.
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Antonio Magliabecchi
Cosmo III
Florence
Theatre taxes abroad vs American freedom spurs film growth
The Washington Letter compares U S and foreign tax regimes on theatres noting even heavy Paris taxes on movie houses fail to curb demand. It cites Riga Dijon and Paris cases, discusses censorship and the Edouard VII shift to movie installations, and observes Germany's rapid sound-wired theatres amid overall global amusement zeal.
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United States
Paris
Riga
Latvia
Dijon
France
Edouard VII
Athens
Aristophanes
Euripides
Tom Mix
Charlie Chaplin
Germany
The Athens Messenger Promotes Religions of the World Booklet
The Athens Messenger offers a booklet RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD detailing famous Bible errors such as The Wicked Bible of 1631 and The Treacle Bible of 1568. The article notes editions like The Printers Bible and other curious versions, available by coupon order.
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Athens Messenger
David
Gilead
Religions of the World booklet offered for ten cents
The Information Bureau under director Frederic J. Hagkin in Washington DC encloses ten cents in coin or stamps to receive a booklet titled Religions of the World. The note includes a request for name and street address.
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Washington
Athens Messenger Inforce Bureau
Frederic J. Haskim
Washington, D. C
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Hagkin
Washington, W. C
Propaganda in European films faces stern censorship
European films attract propaganda depending on government control and censorship. Lithuania’s wartime independence fostered nationalist sentiment and smuggling, prompting a film on press pioneers under censorial favor. Despite tax and restraint hurdles, cinema advances, with La Scala’s decline noted among enduring operatic icons.
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Europe
United States
Lithuania
Russia
la Scala
Milan
900000-volt tube to attack cancer tissue in hospital
Particles from a 900000 volt energy tube travel at 184000 miles per second through iron. The device is en route to a New York hospital where it will be used to attack cancer tissue deep inside the human body.
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New York
Public officials seek foreign ideas for easing mood in Russia
Commentators describe Russian labor and consumer habits noting full employment for all, foreign workers invited, active trade, and a culture of spending rather than saving. They caution that a key constraint remains a shortage of commodities.
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Russia
dole, unions, and a brutal old remedy in britain
The piece argues that Britain’s dole acts as a subsidy to unions as workers reject jobs outside their trade. It cites 100,000 on relief, mostly coal miners, and recalls Virgil’s Georgics describing a cruel, mad cure that repopulates beehives by killing livestock and producing flies as a macabre warning.
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Britain
Labor
Choug&s
Love of wild flowers and children in May woods
The piece urges teaching children to value wild flowers and nature. It recalls vandalism by tourists, praises blossoms from May woods, and cites two books Flower Children and Wild Flower Children with verses by Elizabeth Gordon and illustrations by Jane Scott to illustrate nature’s gentle personalities.
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Elizabeth Gordon
Jane Scott
Honey Bees Prosperity Remedies Questioned
The text notes remedies for reviving honey bees are not very intelligent, suggesting skepticism about approaches to restore bee populations and related prosperity.
Death by Own Action Club Linked to Nassau Woman
Miss Louise Schwarz of Nassau County is held for the grand jury on charges tied to aiding her 69 year old brother in his death by own action. Reported facts describe a group of friends over 55 who formed a death by own action club that prayed over ill members and, if unresolved, coerced suicide or murder by fellow members.
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Louise Schwarz
Nassau County
Long Island
Mystery Surrounds Death of Miss Schwarz's Brother
The brother of Miss Schwarz died after a period of prayer and uncertain cause. Authorities weigh whether it was suicide or foul play while Miss Schwarz identifies four club members she says caused death by their own actions and the police corroborate her account.
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Miss Schwarz
Notable Echoes of Age Elimination in Ancient Texts
The excerpt discusses ancient ideas of removing elderly individuals, including methods described by Recilus in L Homme et la Terre. It notes barbarian practices of killing and sometimes cannibalizing elders by relatives who saw it as mercy, with other examples omitted.
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Recilus
Abandoned to hunger and wild beasts
A fragment reports a tribe left behind people, abandoned to hunger and predatory animals as their companions moved on, with limited readable details about who they were and where the event occurred.
End of Life by Arctic Ice Hut Custom Described
In the far north an aged person was led into an ice hut with a single opening and little food. The opening was sealed with ice and death from suffocation followed. Elders accepted the practice, having done the same to others when young, leaving many elderly reliant on charity or cold relatives who might envy such an ending.
Doctor Villinger Sees Safe Arctic Submarine Journey
Doctor Villinger, set to accompany the Wilkins north pole expedition as physician in charge, says a submarine arctic trip is safe. He believes under ice trips could enable arctic meteorological stations essential for European weather services.
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Villinger
North Pole
Europe
Submarine Expedition Uses Ice Boring Auger
The submarine carries periscope devices for ice conditions and a steel auger operated from inside, able to bore through 100 feet of ice. Crew faces chilling separation and dangerous currents as the MW breaks the ice. Officials note the need for calm nerves in this demanding mission.
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