Obituary Card Charges and Advertising Rates Note
The Athens Messenger lists advertising rates and obituary card options. It notes membership in press associations and offices in Chicago New York Detroit with nominal charges for obituary cards and thanks messages.
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Putuspers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau
Ohio Drives
Inland
Vely Press Association
John W Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Play Ball Now After Tumult Ends
Opinion on post election recovery with Will Rogers and Roosevelt cited. Discusses tariff policy, money flow, and economic rebuilding. Reflects on political dynamics, the need for patience, and focus on domestic markets to restore prosperity.
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Will Rogers
America
Washington
Roosevelt
Forge
Sinclair
Idle vaporings on war and youth pacifism
The piece cites Newton Baker who argues that pacifist pledges by students are useless if the nation faces war. It compares national defense to a lion encounter and asserts that draft and duty override personal antiwar positions when stress forces conflict.
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Newton Baker
Baker
Airship Persists In German dirigible ambitions
The piece notes German plans to finish a larger dirigible than the U S Navy Macon at Friedrichshafen next March. It describes passenger staterooms and comfort equipment and suggests airship lines may become as common as airplanes, questioning U S assumptions of impracticality.
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Friedrichshafen
U. S. Navy
Cornell Researchers Feed Sheep Synthetic Diets
Experts at Cornell University in the animal nutrition laboratory conducted experiments raising two sheep to maturity on synthetic foods. The animals were fed no grass, receiving instead a mixture centered on casein and cellulose-derived components from a laboratory formulation.
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Animal Nutrition Laboratory
Cornell University
Santa Claus campaign shocks Mississippi cotton farmers
The article recalls a campaign by an AAA field agent in Mississippi who sent letters to cotton farmers urging them to sign compliance papers. The agent likened Uncle Sam to Santa Claus and urged secrecy about his good deeds, prompting Republican concern.
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Washington
AAA
Mississippi
Mark Hanna
Boies Penrose
Matt Quay
Uncle Sam
Santa Claus
Democrats Fight Secret Santa Clause Appeal
A mimeographed appeal on AAA letterhead surfaced three weeks prior, thrilling Republicans who hoped to link Roosevelt as Santa Claus with Al Smith's warning. Headquarters ordered immediate suppression of a postscript, and the incident remained strictly confidential as a narrow pre election scare.
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AAA
Roosevelt
Santa Claus
al Smith
Pecora Campaign Swing Draws GOP Fire
Republicans criticize Securities Exchange Commissioner Pecora for a New England speaking tour seen as political campaigning by an ICC official. Critics say commissioners should judge, not campaign, and that open politicking violates longstanding expectations.
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New England
Securities Exchange
Pecora
ICC
New Deal Push for Big Public Building Programs Intensifies
After the election the New Dealers move to open up a mammoth public building program. Congress faces heavy pressure to fund vast projects beyond the original PWA billions. Roosevelt plans TVA inspection and Thanksgiving at Warm Springs, with a major message to Congress anticipated. The Federal Reserve Board dispute over a $24,000 post shows internecine push by New Dealers.
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White House
PWA
Congress
Roosevelt
TVA
Warm Springs
Congressional
Federal Reserve Board
O'Connor
Messrs. Miller
Szymczak
Wilgon McCarthy
Utah
Four Squirrels With One Shot Reported in Clarksburg
A Clarksburg, West Virginia hunter claims a single shot felled four squirrels. The report contrasts the remarkable kill with a note on surprising animal feeding practices, mentioning by products from chemical factories and their effects on livestock.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Hunter
Local Roster Reports Elections and Gas Well Start
Elbert H. Gary lauds Coolidge victory as world reserved gratitude is noted. Athens County results show L. G. Worster as common pleas judge and various county officials elected. Work begins on Athens first city gas well on West Union Street, Joseph Sherlock lot.
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L. G. Worster
Common Pleas
R. W. Finsterwald
Keenan
Sanders
McGrath
Grosvenor
Ohlinger
Antie
McKinley
Hunter
Morgan
McClanahan
Athens
Joseph Sherlock
West Union Street
Athens Chauncey traction line contracts sold
Twenty years ago contracts were sold for completing the traction line between Athens and Chauncey. The note mentions a Belliare teacher guest, a club anniversary autumn dance at the Masonic Temple with chaperons, a photo of Queen Marie, and Ohio Home Rule vote results plus a coal company stock purchase by J. S. Jones.
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Athens
Chauncey
T. H. EB. Club
Masonic Temple
Franz L. Woodworth
BE. F. Black
Marie
Roumania
Ohio
Sunday Creek Coal Company
J. 8. Jones
Granville
Chicago
Health Hints On Preventing Infectious Diseases Across History
The article explains that prevention is key in stopping infectious diseases and lists methods such as avoiding the sick, destroying germs in excretions, and interrupting transmission by vectors like mosquitos. It cites malaria in Rome, yellow fever, plague, and typhoid as examples and emphasizes quarantine, sanitation, and controlling carriers to protect communities.
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United States
China
India
About Your Children By Olive Roberts Barton
The article argues for balancing routine and freedom in children’s lives. It cautions that unstructured leisure can become tyrannical, while routine reduces conflict but must not stifle will. It urges parents to allow children an hour or two daily to plan their own activities with gentle guidance.
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Heaven On Earth
Millfield Mine No 6 disaster remembered in valley
Four years after the Millfield explosion at Mine No 6 on November 5, 1930, 82 miners died in the Hocking Valley tragedy. Wives comforted families, Red Cross and Salvation Army aided relief, and memorial services were held across the valley to honor the victims and acknowledge ongoing mining dangers.
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the Messenger
Millfield
W. E. Titus
P. A. Coen
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Ohio
Hocking
Message from Booth and Hopkins on relief duties
A wartime exchange presents General Evangeline Booth calling for continued support from supporters while leaving the United States to lead the International Salvation Army. Harry L. Hopkins, U.S. relief administrator, declares hunger as non debatable and urges action.
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Evangeline Booth
U. S
International Salvation Army
Harry L. Hopkins
Mystery Brick Link Sparks Philadelphia Fireplug Tale
A note recalls Sam Davis who carved his name on a brick in 1901 while in a Breensburg brickyard and rediscovered it in 1932 in his new home. The Philadelphia fireplug at Delaware Avenue and Chestnut Street is called dummy for its off main line setup but can supply water when needed.
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Sam Davis
Breensburg
Indiana
Davis
Delaware Avenue
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Clue of the Forgotten Mur prompts investigation surge
Charles Morden, a Blade reporter, is found dead leading publisher Dan Oleealu to hire Sidney Griff and Bleeker to unravel a tangled case. Key clues involve forged identity, a counterfeit crook, Kathay family ties, and a planned scheme tied to Riverview stationery and a hotel check. The search centers on East Elm Street and a who’s who of suspects including Alice Lumton and Mary Briggs.
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BIGIN
Charles Morden
The
Blade
Dan Oleealu
Sidney Galir
Griff
Morden
Alice Lumton
Esther Ordway
Alice
Bleeker
Kenneth Boone
Bicker
Gathay
Sidney Griff
Racine
Malone
East Elm Street
Blanche Stanway
Palace Hotel
Frank B. Cathay
Mary Briggs
Breeker
Cathay
Riverview
Harry Fancher
Grif
Brceker
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