Hoover proposes district coal boards to curb profiteering
Secretary Hoover states the coal industry must govern itself or be governed by the government. Operators and government agree on a plan to divide regions into districts with clearing houses to supervise coal orders and direct sales to consumers, cutting transport costs and middlemen profits. A central Washington committee will coordinate district efforts amid ongoing labor concerns.
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Hoover
Washington
Real Truths About Russia A Call for Debt Reform
The piece argues Russia must acknowledge foreign debt and protect property rights before outside money or business can flow. It stresses scaled payments, honoring contracts, and avoiding ostracism through compliant Soviet leadership. The column ends with a stark note about a phone company and a cynical joke about a suicide linked to a woman.
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Russia
Bright Side Banter in Dual Lives and a Blunder
A narrator recalls a blunt exchange about an upbeat wife Joyce and a prank with a cigar. He recounts a job testimonial that praises him yet harms his prospects. A date with Ethel ends in a reveal that she is his companion’s mother, prompting a dramatic exit.
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Mr. Billings
Mrs. Joyce
Billings
Joyce
Ethel
Jane
Minister Hunts in Vain for Rum in Chicago Cabarets
A garbled note surveys sensational headlines from New York papers and global politics. It notes ministers seeking rum in Chicago cabarets, presidents entering by ballot and exiting by bullets, a bachelors tax in France, and a police killing case handled by courts.
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New York
Chicago
Walters Creates Aztec Aura Textiles In Rainbow Hues
Portraitist Robert Randolph Walters developed a secret method to dye and weave silks into flowing iridescent textiles named Aztec aura. The works showcase shadowed scenes and flowers, inspired by Aztec rainbow plumage, with pieces like Rainbow and Summer, praised by Frederic MacMonnies and leading art circles.
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Washington, D. C
Robert Randolph Walters
Arts Club
Walters
British Museum
Frederic MacMonnies
Civic Virtue
New York
MacMonnies
Whistler
Mr. Walters
Washington
Hammer Club Initiation and Mock Court in Athens
Mrs. Abrigal Watch Dog hosted a large reception for the newly formed Hammer Club at Harmony Home. The event featured jokes, a mock trial, humorous speeches, and playful objections over new member prospects, with names such as Henry Cameron and Justice Kelwig discussed amid lighthearted pranks.
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Abrigal
Harmony
Hammer Club
Jim Crawford
Canaanville
Jim
Watch Dog
Mont Ruth
Mr. Ruth
Mont
Dol Southerton
Dan Carsey
Frank Wilson
John Brooks
Cal Pierce
Bill Roberts
Bally Smith
Jake Glenn
Herman Wilson
Henry Cameron
Fred W. Bush
Justice Kelwig
Cameron
Holito
Bush
Jaber Morgan
Justice Helwig
Juber
Morgan
Ed Shafer
Nelsonville
Shafer
Ruth
Questions and Answers by The Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger offers readers a question and answer service through its Information Bureau in Washington. Respondents cannot provide legal medical or financial advice and will not research domestic matters. questions must include full name and address with two cents in stamps for return postage.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
Strawberries should be picked in the morning
The best time for picking strawberries is morning when the fruit is cool. Pinch rather than pull from the plant. Rainy day picks do not keep well.
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American Political Science Association
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