Advice to Would Be Scribes by Frederic J. Haskin
New York Oct 9 Professor Walter B Pitkin of Columbia University cautions aspiring writers against writing for movies. He notes studios prefer polished published works to raw amateur scenarios and urges writers to pursue short stories or magazines instead.
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Frederic J. Haskin
New York
Walter B. Pitkin
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Columbia University
American & Picture Companies
Pitkin
Ibson
Voltaire
Tony
Pershing Honors Unknown Poilu in Paris Ceremony
General John J. Pershing represented the United States in Paris and decorated the grave of the unknown Poilu, symbolizing French soldiers who died to stem Germany’s advance. His reception in France drew widespread ovations resembling those for a U.S. ambassador.
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Paris
John J. Pershing
United States
America
Poilu
Pershing
France
U. S
Local Notes From Jacksonville Area Gather Friends And Labor News
Union Dall Hill and two sons visit the Snedden home in Jacksonville. Cyrus Chesser family visit Bud Raitzer at The Plains. William and Dave Jones depart for Johnston City Illinois to mine. Don Hartley finds work at Bailey Run. Sadie Saylor Marie McLeod and husbands visit Saylor parents. Mrs Snedden recovering from indigestion. Doc Penrod visits uncle William Cooper in Athens. Luhrig mine operates one to two days weekly. Miss Lucy Mohring employed in New Marshfield for winter. Hiram Young slaughters 500 pound hog. Howell finishes potato harvest. Road treated with tar and slag. Amos Driggs installs a new furnace. Golf club house visible above trees. golf fans liken to Babe Ruth. Found a ball in Waterloo township during rambles. Suggest caddies be good retrievers. Sauer Castle Watch Dog praised. J W Penrod made full Grange member at Johntown. Miss Flossie Jones Glades Saylor and Clarence J Chesser attend Luhrig High School. Rally day at Union Church set two weeks from last Sunday. all are urged to attend.
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Dall Hill
William
Walter
Jacksonville
John Snedden
Cyrus Chesser
Bud” Raitzer
the Plains
Dave Jones
Johnston City
Ill
Don Hartley
Bailey Run
Sadie Saylor
Marie McLeod
N. B. Saylor
Doc. Penrod
William Cooper
Athens
Luhrig
Lucy Mohring
New Marshfield
Hiram Young
Charles Howell
Amos Driggs
Golf Grounds
Waterloo Township
J. W. Penrod
Grange
Johntown
Flossie Jones
Glades Saylor
Clarence Jchesser
Union Church
Local Guests Visit In Albany Household
Mr and Mrs Orley Ross of Albany were guests of the former's parents here Sunday. Fred McLeod his wife and daughter have returned from Bicknell Indiana where they spent a few days visiting relatives.
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Orley Ross
Albany
Fred McLeod
Bicknell
Ind
Columbus Day Reflections On Discovery And National Pride
A writer notes Columbus Day on October 12 and observes Italian American enthusiasm while others defer observance. He urges readers to study 1492 and its impact and suggests reading Miller's poem Columbus for new perspective on the Discovery and the Discoverer.
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America
Christopher Columbus
Christopher
Miller
Up The Fat American business Faces Slow Revival
A recent statement by Trence du Pont, leader of major firms, says U S factories have operated on their own fat by buying only half of needs and drawing rest from on hand stock. A widespread buying strike pushed prices down and depleted inventories. With stocks nearly exhausted and consumer demand waning, a reaction and renewed buying may emerge sooner than expected.
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Trence du Pont
Poe
Hungarian by Extraction Jokes in Courtroom Tale
A Pennsylvania lawyer arguing for a Hungarian client shows deep knowledge of Hungary. The judge challenges his self-identity, and the lawyer quips that he has profited from Hungarians, prompting the judge to suggest he be called Hungarian by extraction.
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Pennsylvania
Hungary
I Like a Fare Not Steadies the Cab
A stout woman hires the same driver for daily drives. He struggles to help her in and out. She apologizes that she is a bother. He replies with a gallant quip, saying he prefers a fare who does not steady the cab.
Kansas Hotel Soap Towel Law Debate
A roaming inspector stayed at a Kansas hotel and found a dirty roller towel in the washroom. He argued a long standing law forbids roller towels in the state, while the proprietor replied that no ex post facto law applies in Kansas and the towel tower existed before the law.
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Kansas
Artificial eyelashes flaunted by Deauville fashion gurus
Dispatch from Deauville notes fashion experiments by superfashion experts including artificial eyelashes sewn from light silk fabric to eyelids. The piece also mockingly references styles from Normandy resort summers and jokes about modest dress norms in Zion City and skirted men in Kansas City.
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Deauville
Normandy
Athens Day by Day by the Messenger Watch Dog
A quirky column by the Messenger Watch Dog notes Christopher Columbus landing in America 429 years ago and lampoons reformers and Prohibition era changes. It blends satirical verses with Q&A exchanges about labor, roads, tolls, and everyday curiosities in Athens.
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Athens
Abrigal’s Roses and Pie Spark Quick Poetic Talk
A playful note describes Abrigal as not very beautiful yet admired for making a superb pumpkin pie. The speaker invites Abrigal to visit and share the fun, keeping a light rhyming tone about beauty, baking, and inviting company.
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Abrigal
Old fashioned kid with asafetida tale at Court House corner
The writer recalls a familiar role of a boy who wore asafetida around his neck to ward off illnesses and another who slipped it into lunch pails in the cloak room. The piece ends with a nostalgic question about whatever happened to such a prankster while noting the author’s playful threat from childhood.
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Court House
Fill Your Coal Bins Now Messenger Want Ads
Messenger want ads guide readers to coal suppliers and heating stoves. The notice promotes buying coal now and suggests checking the want ads for a range of items. It emphasizes that readers can find most anything in the Messenger want ads.
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Messenger
Questions and Answers Information Bureau Notice
A brief notice offers a question and answer service via The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Frederick as Director Washington DC. It states it cannot give legal medical or financial advice and will not settle domestic issues. Send your question with full name and address for reply.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederick
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
Local Visitors Reported from Whitehall and Nearby Areas
Whitehall Mr and Mrs C H Moore and daughters Edna and Bertha visited Clyde Baltinger and family at Angel Ridge. Mrs G B Tribe spent a day at Pomeroy. Mrs A J Carbough of Chase visited F J Hooper and family. Mary Minney spent Saturday in Columbus. Mrs Lawrence Braley visited Charles Moore. Mrs Dent Allen of Hebbardsville called on G H E Tribe and family Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Howard Fawley were also mentioned.
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G. HE. Tribe
Howard Fawley
Taft Era Court Scene Noted In Brief Item
A terse clipping notes an old fashioned mindset with references to a Saturday night scene and Judge Taft, mentioning a 5c cigar as part of the vignette.
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Taft Good
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