Freeman's Journal and Pubishers of Athens Ohio Listing
Obscure historical newspaper masthead entry lists publisher address and staff, circulation notes, and obituary card charges. It covers southeastern Ohio counties including Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomeroy Middleport Coolville Gallia and surrounding communities. Subscription rates shown for Ohio residents.
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Ohio
Almend
Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan
Pomeroy - Middleport
Coolville
Gallipolis
Thought for Today Quote from Daniel Verse
A reflective line quoting Daniel 5 35 about God’s sovereignty over heaven and earth and his unchallengeable will. The verse emphasizes that no one can hinder or question his decisions.
Senseless Censorship and the Italian Press Diet
A American correspondent describes Mussolini's censorship in Italy. Editors were told to avoid photographs of slim women to boost birth rates, a directive framed as preventing a birth-rate decline. The piece questions censorship's absurd reach and calls it silly.
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Mussolini
Italy
State police for Ohio roads urged by Southeastern farmers and towns
In a winter appeal Southeastern Ohio farm and town groups call for serious consideration of a state police system for highway and country village protection. They cite car crashes and thefts, urge data on costs, and argue modern conditions require strengthened, statewide law enforcement beyond traffic officers.
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Ohio
Modern Pioneers Seek Self Reliance On Michigan Homestead
A Michigan group of Dearborn heads of families, once charity dependent, set up a state land homestead with tents and log cabins. They will gain land ownership in years, share resources, and work for crops, while rejecting dole and breadlines and pursuing self respect and independence. The piece argues charity can erode initiative and urges self reliance.
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Michigan
Dearborn
The Forgotten Man a Yale address revival analysis
The piece recalls a Yale professor memory about The Forgotten Man, a victim of reformers and social engineers. It argues reforms shift burdens onto others while liberty requires balanced rights and duties, noting the ordinary hardworking man who works, prays, and pays.
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Yale University
Yale
Accua
Earth
Dorothy Dix on changing views of divorce
Dorothy Dix notes shift from viewing divorce as a last resort for grave wrongdoing to a modern belief that separation can nurture harmony. She contrasts old beliefs that infidelity cruelty or starvation justified a split with the new idea that leaving can preserve or revive affection.
Hollywood’s latest plan to preserve marriage vows
The piece notes a growing theory that couples divorce to safeguard affection. It highlights two prominent married pairs who split while still on good terms to protect mutual admiration and love for their spouses.
Divorce Turns To Friendship In Public Splendor
In a striking departure from rancor, divorces proceed with no public airing of grievances. Instead, husbands and wives exchange flattering tributes and avoid jealousy or tears. They state the split is to preserve friendship, not end memories.
Rethinking the Ideal Marriage as True Friendship
The author questions the view of marriage as a glorified friendship. He notes public thinking favored a settled, steady affection after youth’s passion fades, viewing companionship as the core of happiness for a man and woman.
A Friendship Deepened by Shared Faults and Bonds
A portrait of a close friendship defined by mutual knowledge and acceptance. Each partner knows every fault and memory, sharing quiet understanding, battles fought together, and a life so intertwined that individual life seems inseparable.
Remarkable Halifax Harbor Tale From Ripley Comic
Believe It or Not reports an amazing Halifax scene where ships passed between a lighthouse keeper's legs. A Marquette University football coach allegedly never played a game. A keeper named Capt George lost his leg and a 715 burying on the opposite shore from the lighthouse.
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Halifax
N.S
Marquette University
George
Explanations of yesterday's cartoon ripley explanations
A Cleveland Heights resident, Frank G. Davis, ranks among the top prize contest figures in the United States. Prize winners earned about 6 million dollars in 1931. advertisers spent roughly 100 million to boost prize giveaways. The All America National Contest Team is led from San Francisco, with Davis on the team for 15 years. Tomorrow: The Blind Postman.
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Frank G. Davis
Cleveland Heights
Ohio
United States
San Francisco
Calif
Davis
Enduring Friendship Of Husbands And Wives
This reflection frames marriage as a slow growth across years not begun by youth or beauty. It emphasizes two souls drawing closer through life and the core virtue of self sacrifice, placing the beloved's good above one’s own.
Old view of friendship in marriage fades in modern life
The piece argues that the traditional ideal of friendship in marriage has become outmoded. It suggests the current ideal is fragile, unable to endure everyday strain, and must be broken and archived away to preserve it.
Friend Husband or Friend Wife as Description of Marriage
Dorothy Dix argues the terms friend husband and friend wife symbolize a happy marriage and companionship not limited to divorced couples. She questions if such phrases should apply only to ex spouses and urges that friendship with a spouse’s partner remains possible without divorce.
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Dorothy DIX
Birthday fete honors Mrs. Beverage at 85
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Beverage hosted at 35 East Carpenter Street for the eighty fifth birthday of Mrs. R. W. Beverage. E. L. Miller traveled to New York City on a business trip. Melba White spoke to Presbyterian college women in the First Presbyterian Church parlors. Mrs. J. L. Pickerng departed for Chattanooga as a delegate to the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society.
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C. B. Beverage
East
Carpenter Street
R. W. Beverage
E. L. Miller
New York City
Melba White
Oberammergau
Presbyterian College
First Presbyterian Church
J. L. Pickerng
Chattanooga
Tenn
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
That City
Ohio University enrollment rises to 748 students
Twenty years ago today Ohio University reported 748 students enrolled reflecting a notable rise from the previous year.
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Ohio University
Biddle Family Trip to Columbus Joins by Dr. Biddle
Mrs. T. R. Biddle and her son Clinton travel to Columbus where they are joined there by Dr. T. R. Biddle and Miss Helen Crippen for a motor outing.
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T. R. Biddle
Clinton
Helen Crippen
Columbus
Pythian Sisters Attend Middleport Convention
Pythian Sisters visiting a Middleport convention included Mrs. G. H. Junod Mrs. Jacob Sherman Mrs. Owen Jordan Mrs. Fred McCoy Mrs. Frank Buxton Mrs. R. P. Imes Mrs. Alice Francis and Mrs. J. F. Robbins. Athens realtors report strong interest in tarma.
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Middleport
G. H. Junod
Jacob Sherman
Owen Jordan
Fred McCoy
Frank Buxton
R. P. Imes
Alice Francis
J. F. Robbins
Athens Realtors
Tarma
The Forgotten Man and Liberty in Public Aid
The author claims the Forgotten Man bears all burdens from social schemes and public beneficence while others ignore him. He argues true liberty comes from recognizing and freeing this man from costly welfare and reforms so he can use his powers for himself and the commonwealth.
Cow Eats Farmer's Pocketbook in Texas
A Texas farmer reports his pocketbook was eaten by a cow. The incident likely stemmed from the animal hunting a breakfast roll, with no further details available on injuries or loss.
Conscience and finance mix in a quirky news snippet
A scientist claims the conscience began 5000 years ago but missed Wall Street. The piece notes sheriffs’ business shrinking, more men entering college football, and a drop in medicinal product sales by 30 percent with marginal withdrawal figures.
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Wall Street
Sheriffs
Fitting Worker to Job Not Easy
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses how half of workers may be in ill suited roles. He cites misfits due to aptitude and interest, notes training and job adjustment help, and gives examples from dentistry, accounting, and laundry work to illustrate how dissatisfaction arises from poor fit.
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Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hygeia
Health Magazine
British Medical Association
Angus Macree
Familly Lust
Modern mother wins standoff over baby's cold day cap
Olive Roberts Barton notes a new generation's patience as a young mother handles her one year old’s stubborn cap refusal without force. She endures delay, using calm persistence, finally getting the cap on for a ride as the child resists with protest.
Al Smith Faces Party Purge Speculation
Washington column asks which elements Al Smith aims to purge from the Democratic party. Readers debate if his remarks target Tammany or other forces, noting his ties with Roosevelt and Lehman, and Tammany’s support at Chicago.
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Washington
al Smith
Democratic Party
Tammany
New York City
Roosevelt
Herbert Lehman
New York
Chicago
Smith
Smith Sees Democratic Victory as Salvation and Party Realignment
The passage analyzes political alignments around Al Smith, noting allies like Hague backers and Wall Street figures such as John J. Raskob and Bernard Baruch, while recognizing shifting conservative tendencies and the appeal of progressive votes for a 1932 Democratic win.
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Frank Hague
New Jersey
Hague
Wall Street
John J. Raskob
Bryan
Raskob
Barney Baruch
Owen DL
Young
Smith
New Magazine
Roosevelt
Chicago
Democratic Party
Smith vs Roosevelt and the Forgotten Man in 1932
The piece argues Al Smith faces a split in the Democratic camp as Roosevelt is the nominee and Hoover looms. It notes the Forgotten Man’s role in boosting Roosevelt’s odds, and suggests Smith supporters may bolt the ticket, complicating a Democratic victory. Al’s silence on Roosevelt is called into question.
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Smith
Roosevelt
Hoover
East
No Cap No Go Obedience Then Reward in Baby Learning
A mother repeats a simple lesson with a cart and cap to teach the baby to wear the cap. The baby repeats the action, learns to associate idea and action, and remains compliant without scolding. The piece argues patient, reward based training yields future obedience and saves time later.
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Baby
Horizontal 1 Puzzle Review Across Clues and Answers
A mixed crossword style puzzle listing numerous Across and Down clues with definitions and word lengths. The grid references and partial solutions imply a newspaper puzzle page featuring terms from geography biology and general knowledge with several theme hints and partial answers.
Reason, Temperance, and Self Interest Reflected in Letters
The writer argues people act from self interest and habit, not reason, citing Emerson Byron Hawthorne and Franklin to illustrate motives behind drinking and conduct. The letter from Co. W. SUPER in Athens notes temperance themes and reflects on the role of reason in human behavior.
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Hawthorne
Benjamin Franklin
Andrew Carnegie
Co. W. Super
Earle McCarty Rises to Assist Santa Fe Manager
Albany report notes E. E. McCarty was named assistant general manager of the Western Lines Santa Fe Railway System with headquarters at La Junta Colorado on October 1. A son of late John McCarty, he began as Albany telegraph operator and rose through train dispatcher train master inspector of transportation to division superintendent before the promotion.
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E. McCarty
Western Lines
Santa Fe Railway System
la Junta
Colo
Earle E. McCarty
Albany
John McCarty
K. and M
Santa Fe
Earle
West
W. H. Drummond to Be Buried at Wellston
William H. Drummond 86 Civil War veteran died at his son R W Drummond's Wellston home Sunday at 12 10 pm from infirmities of age. He served four years and was born Sept 6 1846 in Lawrence county. Survived by children Geo Drummond Oak Hill R W Drummond Wellston Robert Drummond Dry Branch WV Mrs Cora Richardson Columbus Mrs Decia Hindes Columbus Mrs Elizabeth Vance Columbus Mrs Rozza Enterin Galloway OH. Funeral Tuesday at United Brethren Church Wellston with Rev R S Parr officiating burial in Wellston.
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William H. Drummond
Athens
R. W. Drummond
Wellston
Mr. Drummond
Lawrence County
Geo. Drummond
Oak Hill
Robert Drummond
Dry Branch
W. Va
Cora Richardson
Columbus
Decia Hindes
Elizabeth Vance
Rozza Enterin
Galloway
Drummond
Grand Army of the Republic
United Brethren Church
R. S. Parr
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South Michigan Ave
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