High or low wages debate signals coming deflation push
The article surveys a shift toward deflationary thinking as advocates urge lower wages and longer hours. It cites Glenn Frank of the University of Wisconsin praising high wages and short hours, while warning deflationists threaten to topple prosperity and the business system if they gain broader support. It notes vocal deflationists within industries and the risk to markets and manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Riting
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen's Magazine
Mr. Frank
United States
Rebuild Plans Urged For Athens Logan Highway Route No 3
A historical notice urges action on rebuilding and relocating State Highway No 3 in the lower Hocking Valley. It notes heavy weekday and weekend traffic between Athens and Logan, with dangerous conditions after dark, and stresses completing plans for a 30 mile stretch to improve safety and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Logan
Hocking Valley
Ohio
Lancaster
State Highway Department
Growing popularity of backyard gardens reshapes Athens homes
Athens residents embrace yard beautification spurred by club women and home magazines. Rock gardens spread, hill sides and creeks yield landscaping materials, and property values rise as outdoor spaces evolve from front porch to intimate home gardens.
Spectacle and Sparkle of New York Jewelry District
A reporter notes Manhattan’s luxury shops Cartier Black Starr and Frost Maudoisson and others harbor legends of priceless diamonds from the Thiers necklace to Nassak. He observes tourists’ appeal to extravagance and reflects on his sideline role as observer in a city of glitz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Cartier’s
Louvre
Napoleon
Black
Starr
Maudoisson
Facts You Have Wanted To Know by Frederic J. Raskin
Readers submit questions answered by the Washington Information Bureau. The piece lists sample Q and A on topics from U S extradition rules to moonlight basics, New Orleans elevations, moth behavior, and sun sensitivity with brief factual responses.
We the People and the Illusion of Sovereign Rule
A reflective poem critiques democratic rhetoric and civic complacency. It argues that voters, owners of earnings, and urban governance tolerate corruption and profiteering while believing they control elections. The piece laments elites and party bosses guiding the nation through a facade of popular will.
Athens Poised to Capitalize on Landscape Improvements
The text reflects a growing pride in home ownership and a planned use of the landscape to improve property value. It notes Athens is nearing a state where neighborhoods will be visible from backyards, signaling closer community layout and urban development.
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Athens
A Thought for Today From Corinthians
A brief devotional note cites First Corinthians 9 25 urging temperance in all things as the path to mastery and self discipline for readers today.
Athens observes parade and senior play in Masonic Temple
A class of 146 joined the Bike Lodge at an afternoon program and banquet in the Masonic Temple with 800 parade participants. Seniors acted in OA Man's Man while David Lindley starred in Just Suppose in Chicago. Major Rafael Johnson calls ex servicemen to attend Granville Sharp funeral.
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Masonic Temple
Florence Carr
Mary Peoples
Beatrice Mayer
Myra Johnson
David Howell Lindley
Ohio University
Chicago
Lindley
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Alston Ellis
Rafael Johnson
Athens
Vicinity
Granville Sharp
France
135Th Machine Gun
The Unique Magana Clock and Other Antiquities
A description of the Magana or Clock of the Magician with 13 carved beams and bronze bowls, the 13 windows for hammers, and a legend of an evil spell by Sidi Maimun. Also notes General Pichegru's rapid promotions and a bit on the Pandaka pygmea fish as the smallest known backboned animal. Tomorrow preview of a blind poet who wrote descriptive poetry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidi Maimun
Pichegru
Charles Pichagru
Philippine Islands
Crooks Are Not Clever Says Prison Education Study
Frederic Haskin reports that a National Society of Penal Information study finds about half of U S prisoners lack basic schooling and are often illiterate. Austin MacCormick notes many inmates come from broken homes with low economic status and emphasizes tailored education for a wide range of minds to rehabilitate and reduce crime.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
National Society of Penal Information
Austin H. MacCormick
United States Bureau of Prisons
MacCormick
Census Bureau
United States
Sing Sing
Booklet on Presidents and First Ladies Offered by Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger promotes a booklet with 62 portraits and brief biographies of U S Presidents from Washington to Hoover and all First Ladies. The compact history covers careers and key facts, inviting readers to use a coupon to obtain it.
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Washington
Hoover
United States
Presidents And Their Wives Booklet Offer
A notice states a copy of the booklet "Presidents and Their Wives" is requested with ten cents in coin or stamps enclosed.
Market Mood Shifts as Western Union Dips and Bears Emerge
The piece notes Western Union trading near fifty with a $106 bid and no sales, recalls October 1929 highs of 272, and describes the era as a cycle of bargains vs. cash shortages. It highlights weak wheat, cotton at low prices, and the paradox of willing buyers with no money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Mind Your Stock Guidance Says No Buy Advice Yet
The statement emphasizes that no specific stock recommendations are being offered at this time. It notes that investment guidance remains cautious and avoids endorsing any single security.
Actress Clara Bow Faces Blackmail Threats Courage Highlighted
Miss Clara Bow, a young moving picture actress of great talent, defies extortionists by exposing a blackmail threat. The article praises her courage and notes she stood against criminal pressure.
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Pluce
Clara Bow
Grocer Norris and Victor Seymour Cleared in Perjury Case
Nebraska figures grocer George W. Norris and Republican Victor Seymour face no perjury indictments for now as Nye committee testimony is reviewed. Indictments dismissed due to inadequate materiality. Norris described as aiming to enter him into the 1930 primary and as believing the nickname Senator would aid election.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Victor Seymour
Grocer
Norris
Nye Campaign Funds Committee
Grocer Norris
Senate
Seymour
Esther Alton
Stebbins
Charles Evans Hughes
Supreme Court
Nye
Hughes
George
Senator Norris
Loyal
Republican Club
Hoover
al Smith
Children at Play in a Garden andSibling Duties
A narrator recalls two children at play in a garden a boy about six and his two and a half to three year old sister. They imitate each other explore a fence a door and a pool while the mother calls them back. The piece argues children need peers of similar age to play with and the importance of freedom tempered by care.
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Bobby
Russia crowds European markets and US export danger
The piece notes twelve European nations fear Russian industrial and commercial competition. It argues United States exports are shrinking as Russia Undersells, European powers may form a trade pact, and warns that competing on price and efficiency is essential to resist Bolshevik and Russian market gains.
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Europe
United States
Russia
United States of Europe
Finance
Germany
England
Russian campaign insight contrasts with French and British aims
An expert German before 1914 warned against offensive moves into Russia comparing it to sticking a head into a feather bed. He argued victory depended on capturing specific cities in Europe, noting Russia's vast countryside would still resist even after taking Leningrad and Moscow.
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Russia
1914
France
Paris
Italy
Rome
London
England
Leningrad
Moscow
East
Texas
California
Illinois
Public Forum on The College Flapper praised by Athens groups
In reply to Mrs Wagner's Public Forum of May 19 the play committee states the production The College Flapper was complimented as one of the cleanest home talent productions in Athens. The note lists Mrs Lorene Burdette Mr Lilian Cokenougher and Mrs Eva Van Dyke as committee in charge.
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Massenger
Wagner
Athens
Lorene Burdette
Lilian Cokenougher
Eva van Dyke
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Coolville
Astern
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Inland Daily Press Association
United Ess Associations
American Newspaper Publishers Association
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John W. Cullen
Am Ave
Fifth Ave
New Park
Eel Motors Bldg
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Onio
Athens-Logan Road
Athens Club
Gilbert Swan
Frederic J. Raskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederick Haskin
Washington, D . C
Dorothy Arnold
R. J. BR
New York City
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Jerusalem
David
Gabrilowitsch
W. A
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Great Britain
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John Bolin
John Kiok
Eg Trimble
Oscar Kiloh
John Kiek
John Hays Hammond
King George
Woman's Welfare Department
National Civic Federation
Athens State Hospital Training School
Amusement Hall
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St. Quentin Penitentiary
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Geome
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