Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publication note
The Athens Messenger records its 1826 establishment and 1896 to 1929 publication span with weekday editions and a large Sunday issue. It lists leadership, affiliations, circulation reach across five counties in Southeastern Ohio, and subscription rates varying by carrier and mail options.
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Prederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mgr
Charles H. Harris
Ohio
Aper
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Gallipolis
NRA progress on child labor reform noted
The article praises NRA efforts against child labor while warning the job is not finished. It cites a National Child Labor Committee report showing over a million workers aged 16 to 18 remain employed despite NRA codes and urges ratification of the pending constitutional amendment.
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National Child Labor Committee
Emphasis on Senate Banking probe reveals wealth buildup in finance
The banking investigations illuminate how fortunes accumulate as society pays for influence. Examples include a 1924 investment trust that paid $100,000 yet later valued stock at $56,000,000, a $2,000,000 commission on stock sales, and firms buying shares at pennies and selling for dollars in easy-money days.
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Senate Banking Committee
Stock Exchange
Naval armament race traced by self defense fears
A brief survey argues that the United States Britain and Japan push naval buildup as self defense. Each nation fears falling behind rivals and must spend vast sums to avoid insecurity, creating a costly arms race rather than genuine peace.
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United States
Japan
Great Britain
England
Admiralty
Keach
We Pay for Machine Politics in American Cities
Opinion argues municipal machine politics in New York and Chicago has weakened democracy. It warns that long tolerated corruption and self interested leaders have led to a failing chain of city governance and demands decisive reform to end machine rule.
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New York City
New York
Tammany
Chicago
Eve ES
Saiedahiel
Manhattan Island
Love by Letter and a Toothless Suitor
Dorothy Dix answers readers on long distance romance via correspondence and warns that letters can mislead about a potential partner. She advises a visit to judge character and cautions that appearance and habits matter more than rosy letters. A widower seeks guidance on remarriage while toothless. Dix recommends dental care first and suggests a practical, age-appropriate match can still be fulfilling.
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Dorothy DIX
Miss DIX
Military Circus Planned At Armory By Local Officers
Reports note Captain Monty Campbell absent with Infantry. First Lieutenant James Laverty leads the battery while plans for a military circus at the armory are discussed.
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James Laverty
Monty’ Campbell
William Walsh
Infantry
Extraordinary memory act by Gujarati prodigy Timothy Avadhani
A Gujarati memory expert named Timothy D. Avadhani can repeat 1000 sentences after hearing them once and recite poems in foreign languages instantly in any order. He memorizes disconnected word series and uses calendar arithmetic for mnemonics. His feats impressed maharajahs and scientists. Tomorrow: Iron On Fire.
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Timothy D. Avadhani
Wear Helmet Always in Football Games
Dr. Morris Fishbein urges continued use of head protection in football and warns against return to play after head injuries. He describes concussion signs such as memory loss and dizziness, recommends rest, and stresses hospital X rays for possible skull fractures. He also emphasizes immediate removal from play for suspected serious injuries and evaluation of balance and memory.
Machines or Souls The Emotional Side in Child Rearing
Olive Roberts Barton discusses whether happiness comes from a nerveless soul or a highly emotional temperament. She argues for balanced training to nurture virtue without overemphasizing feelings, advising parents to raise generous, sympathetic children who remain emotionally stable.
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Olive Roberts Barton
L’ Allegro
Blue Eagle Symbol Highlights Ickes and Public Works Debate
Washington column notes the Blue Eagle in the Little Green House on K Street symbolizing reform under Harold Ickes. It contrasts whoopee era of the Ohio Gang with wholesome governance and describes Ickes rejecting his son's bids to avoid family advantage while steering a $5.3 billion public works program. The piece also covers Ferdinand Pecora questioning Clarence Dillon in a banking probe and notes Dillon’s reliance on assistants during hearings.
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Washington, D. C
Little Green House
K Street
Harry M. Daugherty
Jesse Smith
Harding
Harold L. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Ickes
Public Works Administration
Washington
Wimarth
Albert B. Fall
Dillon
Senate
Ferdinand Pecora
Clarence Dillon
Pecora
Who Is He and What Is He Doing In This Puzzle
A crossword style puzzle item lists numbered clues across and down asking for a man in a picture and a range of definitions from marriage to measurement to geography. The grid hints at wordplay with multiple short answers and cross references. The puzzle blends humor with linguistic puns.
Reminiscences on Morgan Raid and Civil War hardships
A reader recalls 1863 Civil War tensions in Ohio Athens and Morgan counties. He notes draft impacts, family service stories, guards and stockades near Toledo, and local reactions to rebel threats, with memories of soldiers, prizes, and homefront strain during that era.
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the Messenger
Ohio
Confederacy
North
Lincoln
Sam
Athens County
Morgan County
John
63Rd O. V. 1
Toledo
Morris
126Th O. V. I
National Tribune
Washington, D. C
Thi
Davis
Trimble
Morgan
Boos
Branded Aid in Prison Break Suspicion Tied to Dillinger
John Dillinger, an ex convict and bank robber, suspected as an outside man in the Ten Indiana inmates prison break. His extradition from Ohio to Indiana has been approved.
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John Dillinger
Indiana
Ohio
Lottridge School Benefit Fair Promised Friday
Ort Lottridge residents plan a fundraiser at the Lottridge School Auditorium on Friday Oct 13. The event features music and remarks with proceeds supporting the school program and community initiatives.
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Lottridge
Stewart Women Gather for Meeting on Relief Efforts
A Stewart group of interested women planned a Wednesday afternoon meeting to discuss relief efforts and economical buying. Mrs Bernice was mentioned in planning notes as coordinating plain preparations and savings.
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Emmeline Pankhurst
United States
The
Elks
I. M. Foster
Stewart
Bernice
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Jesse Davis
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Helen Burson
H. P. Gahm
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Hockingport
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