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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1934
Page
4
The Athens Messenger lists circulation affiliations with major associations and rates for subscriptions. Carrier rate 15 cents per week within Ohio annual 4.50, six months 2.50, ten weeks 1.00, four weeks 0.50, with obituary and card of thanks nominal charges.
A long critique traces postwar calls to blame Big Business and Big Bankers for economic woes. It argues reformers’ push for socialist policies failed, mocks the Brain Trust, and claims true progress comes from sensible business management and continuing ordinary market forces.
In a midwestern city the mayor bans radical soapbox speakers from rostrums in the park, arguing respect for American institutions. Critics contend the move undermines free speech and benefits malcontents, noting open discourse is a core American value.
A columnist argues that true manhood and wisdom come from parenting sacrifices. The piece outlines stages of giving up personal comforts, from night awakenings to financial concessions, as essential to rear children and cultivate unselfish character.
Washington scene sketches Richberg’s desk book as he orders harmony between NRA and FTC amid steel price basing point debates. He presses FTC to desist, cites jurisdiction limits, and hints at broader battles shaping the New Deal. Mentions Tugwell, Peek, Wallace, Swanson and Huey Long's tactics.
An insurance policy for 2000 dollars claimed to be the last in the country to include a clause forbidding dueling was paid to Mrs. O. P. Hyde of Ithaca New York. The item sits among a miscellany of local events including concerts by Huberman at Ohio University, social luncheons, school showcases, and prize winners in agricultural contests.
Burlingham in Meigs County grew from a post office move and housed the first storekeeper John Warren. It once boasted two stores a shoe shop a watch repair shop the township’s only steam grist mill two physicians coal mines and several liquor dispensaries. A flat boat built by local men sailed to the Ohio River but failed financially amid river trade. The village is also known locally as Bung Town reflecting a nickname rather than Burlingham.
Defect of speech is a mental, emotional, social, and economic handicap. Speech organs include lips teeth tongue sinuses nose vocal cords larynx lungs and related brain nerves. Most defects arise from mental factors rather than physical issues with the organs. Lisping and stuttering are common and tied to perception, nerves, or emotional blocks. Teachers and parents should avoid ridicule and teach proper voice technique while treating remediable organ defects.
A guide on raising balanced children emphasizing sleep nourishment and love over harsh discipline. It cautions against measuring kids with adult standards and warns against overreliance on guidance books. With steady home example and reasonable limits, faults fade and confidence grows.
The Public Forum column quotes Jim Farley claiming the Republican party is dead but argues loyalty remains among conservatives. It criticizes Democratic forces and calls out movies and radio for sensationalism, warning of public discontent and manipulation through media.
A Minnesota quote from Governor Floyd B. Olson asserts that the right to pursue happiness requires the ability to catch it, framing the government’s purpose as safeguarding life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Cartoon explains the Castle of Montmale on the French Italian border once owned by the Marquis of Saluzzo. A bank mortgage led to a 40 000 lire lien and baffling appraisals of seven lire amid currency swings. The piece ends with Ed C Robbins and his dog Trebia guiding him through perilous climbs.
Sidney C Griff, a criminologist, interrogates Fay Bronson at Edward Shillingby Investigations about Shillingbys murder. A gray Cadillac left a dented fender, a gun killed Shillingby, and a bank in El Paso funded a report on Mrs Blanche Malone.
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