Obituary and notice rates at various offices
A directory style notice lists office locations including Chicago New York Detroit and a general charge for obituary cards. It mentions associations and press bureaus such as American Newspaper Publishers Association and Inland Daily Press Association and notes rates are available on application.
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American Newspaper Publishers Associate
Ohio T List
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Ohioes
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press Associations
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
Fifth Ave
New York
General Motors
Detroit
Thoughtful maxims on repentance and forgiveness
A compact two quote reflection cites Hosea on returning to the Lord who harms and heals, paired with Seneca on remorse signaling near innocence. The piece presents moral aphorisms highlighting repentance and self-reflection.
Remember Them A Call To Independence And World Trade
A column contrasts historic female dependence with modern women pursuing professions, noting Mary Roberts Rinehart and the shift to independent careers. It also cites David Lawrence on reducing prejudice, urges understanding of international affairs, and explains how global events affect U S trade and everyday life.
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David Lawrence
Washington
Germany
Russia
League of Nations
England
France
South America
United States
Clear thinking to understand world facts and biases
The text argues for training the mind to grasp global realities and set aside prejudice to address the problems facing society. It emphasizes the ease of learning and the value of impartial inquiry.
No Danger of Oil Shortage for Many Years
Article argues petroleum supplies are finite and must be conserved. It notes repeated revisions of reserves due to new discoveries and deeper sands, cites efforts by the Federal Oil Conservation Board and others, and endorses unit production to balance supply and demand and end waste. The piece urges sane, economical use of a vital national resource.
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United States of
Federal Oil Conservation Board
New Valley of the Sea Found off Georges Bank
Frederic J. Haskin reports the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey has located an uncharted sea valley off Georges Bank near New England. The 2 by 8 mile channel lies about 800 fathoms deep, aiding navigation with an acoustic fathometer and new charts for mariners in foggy Atlantic routes.
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New Valley OF the Sea
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
North Atlantic
Georges Bank
New England
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Lydonia
Oceanographer
Corsair
J. P. Morgan
Eral
Mark Twain
United States
Wheat Holds Ground as Stocks Slide Despite Fear
Analysts note that gamblers in wheat often mirrored stock risk, but recent moves show wheat resisting declines when stocks fall. The implication is a potential shift in market sentiment and diversification of risk strategies among traders.
Minnie Fiske Sets Out On Road Tour From New Orleans Roots
Gilbert Swan notes Minnie Maddern Fiske plans a broad road season visiting Princeton Atlantic City Philadelphia and Wilmington. He contrasts past road years with today as she brace for a lengthy tour valuing hinterland audiences highly and noting the era’s changing tastes.
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Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
William Gillette
Minnie Maddern Piske
Princeton
N. J
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Del
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Fannie Ward
Mrs. Fiske
New Orleans
Fiske
Mme. Fiske
New York Theatre Echoes Past Madison Square Garden
The piece recalls Minnie Maddern's famed performances at the old Garden and notes a modern insurance building now sits on the site. It highlights Mrs. Fiske nearing state legend status and her plans to perform Becky Sharp and Mrs Bumpstead Leigh while preserving theater tradition.
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New York
Greybeards
Madison Square Garden
Minnie Maddern
Fiske
Becky Sharp
Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh
Theater season scorecard highlights ambitious lineup
The season features hits such as Once in a Lifetime Rain or Shine That's Gratitude Nina Rosa Up Pops the Devil and Dancing Partner. Best performances are led by Frank Craven in Thats Gratitude with Joe also noted.
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Nina Rosa
Pops the Devil
Frank Craven
Joe
Community Shock at Tolerated Abuse
A reader voices anger at a system deemed rotten and a disgrace to the community for tolerating abuse and injustice. The message calls for accountability and reform, highlighting public concern and demand for change.
Cast of 1930s film stars in a night of performances
Cook appears as himself with Ellisa Landi, an English import, in Farewell to Armes. Guy Kibbee and Mayo Methot perform Toreh Song alongside Lillian Bearthwaite in Symphony in Two Flats. Ruth Tester sings Sing Something Simple, featuring Jean Dixon Hugh OConnell and George Kaufman in Once in a Lifetime.
Playwrights Turn To Acting In The Spotlight
The piece notes that many writers like Kaufman Ogden Stewart Marc Connelly Noel Coward George M. Cohan and Robert Benchley have performed in their own works or in vaudeville. It cites Heywood Broun as a columnist who tried acting after writing. The trend shows playwrights experimenting with performance careers beyond writing.
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Kaufman
Donald Ogden Stewart
Marc Connelly
Noel Coward
George M. Cohan
Robert C. Benchley
Heywood Broun
Corrupt system favors the rich over the little man
A voice denounces a corrupt political order that lets the rich control outcomes while the common man risks jail for contempt if he protests. The piece predicts New York voters may not change a system that serves the few in power. It argues that people get the government they deserve.
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New York
Wall Street Influence in Slump as Stocks Drop
A report notes Wall Street’s central role in markets and how a stock downturn reverberates through other businesses, signaling broader economic stress and investor caution.
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Wall Street
September stock drop shakes public confidence
Statistics show stocks fell by about eight billion dollars in September. The slump worsens fear among investors, while railroads decline about one billion but physical assets remain intact. The real loss is confidence, not tangible assets, as fear spreads like fire through the mind.
General Electric device promises ultraviolet light from bulb
General Electric announces a bulb socket system that could produce ultraviolet rays. The invention seems to use standard AC supply, suggesting a broad move toward widespread alternating current installation.
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General Electric Company
Owens and Swope Promote Public Access to Actinic Rays
Owen D Young and Gerard Swope advocate universal access to ultraviolet rays for healthier living. The public health impact of actinic rays is described as very important and nearly indispensable for families.
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Owen D. Young
Gerard Swope
Ultraviolet Rays Boosts Animals for Spring Races
The piece notes that ultra violet ray treatments improved blood flow in dogs and horses. It mentions King George’s horse receiving the treatment through the winter and winning a major race in spring, claiming stronger blood makes stronger animals both two and four legged.
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Palm Beach
The
Riviera
George
Nation uses science to move energy across distances
A Detroit company plans a 22 inch gas pipe 390 miles long to deliver 150,000,900 cubic feet of natural gas daily, converting Niagara energy waste into distant supply.
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Niagara
Detroit
Pipe to Detroit factories costs 25 million dollars
A large pipeline project targets Detroit factories with a total price tag of 25 million dollars. The plan proposes transporting materials to multiple plants, signaling a significant industrial expansion and economic impact for the region.
Shell Oil Chief Deterding Buys California Gas
Sir Henri Deterding, head of the Shell Oil Company, begins to dominate this country by buying surplus gas from Standard Oil of California. He draws gas from the Kettleman Hills fields, where each 4,000 barrel well wastes 100,000,000 cubic feet daily, and uses it to stimulate the flow of oil in old exhausted wells far away.
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Henri Deterding
Shell Oil Company
Standard Oi
California
Kettleman Hills
British duke dies leaves estate taxed heavily
The British Duke of Northumberland dies leaving 12.35 million dollars of wealth. The government collects 3.6 million dollars as inheritance tax, risking further seizure of large fortunes. U.S. financial minds remain grateful although income tax draws criticism.
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Duke of Northumberland
United States
Quotation on British taxation of American fortunes
The speaker argues Britain would seize 35 percent of a fortune in one go if American tycoons like Henry Ford John D. Rockefeller Andrew Mellon or George F Baker became British subjects. He cites potential confiscation amounts around 300 million dollars as a hypothetical.
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Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew W. Mellon
George F. Baker
Britain
Milk firm branch manager robbed of 1800 in cash and checks
Cincinnati report states David Koch, branch manager of the French Brothers Bauer Company milk dealers, was robbed by a bandit of 1800 in cash and checks while walking on a suburban street. The incident occurred today, with police launching an investigation.
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Cincinnati
David Koch
French Brothers Bauer Company
Canon resigns as Blackstone trustees board president
Bishop James Cannon Jr. resigns from the post as president of the board of trustees of Blackstone. The move occurs amid church leadership changes in Blackstone Virginia with details of succession not disclosed.
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Blackstone
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Board of Trustees
Athens High School Beats Gallipolis 48 to 7
Athens High School football defeated Gallipolis by 48 to 7. A U S civil service exam selected a fourth class postmaster for Carbondale with eligibility for men over 21 and women over 18.
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United States Civil Service
Carbondale
Apple displays weigh and measure by local grower
A Wolfe River apple weighing 184 percent ounces and measuring 14 percent inches was raised by H. A. Mathews of Peach Ridge and shown at The Messenger office.
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Wolfe River
H. A. Mathews
Peach Ridge
Messenger
Pallas Club discusses Child Welfare at regular meeting
Members of the Pallas Club considered Child Welfare at a regular meeting. Miss Mary Kahler read a paper on Every Man's Child and Mrs D J Evans led the discussion of legislation for children.
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Pallas Club
Mary Kahler
D. J. Evans
Ohio Buckeyes Lose 6–0 to Cincinnati on Carson Field
Ohio State was shut out by Cincinnati 6 to 0 at Carson Field. The Bobcats reached the three yard line late in the first half but the whistle ended the period with no score, and Cincinnati added a second half touchdown to seal the victory.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Carson Field
Bobcats
Amesville Board Weighs New Equipment for School
Twenty years ago Robert Smith of Canaan Township visited his boyhood home in Ireland. The Amesville Board of Education decided that additional apparatus would have to be purchased for the philosophical department of the high school.
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Robert Smith
Canaan Township
Ireland
Amesville Board of Education
Hoke Palmer Reinstated as Captain of Athens High Football
After ineligibility due to issues with a visiting player, Hoke Palmer was reinstated on the Athens High School football team and elected captain to succeed Ronald Bean.
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Hoke” Palmer
Athens
Ronald Bean
Farmers' Institute Plans Set for Athens County
Four Farmers' Institute sessions were planned for Athens Albany Amesville and Coolville with Carlos Henry of Amesville named institute committee chair and William J Warrener of Athens chosen secretary.
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Farmers’ Institute
Athens County
Athens
Albany
Amesville
Coolville
Carlos Henry
Institute
William J. Warrener
Pallas Club Continues Roman History Study
The Pallas Club met with Mrs. A. Q. Sloan on South Court Street to continue this year's study of Roman history customs and institutions. Attendees included Lucy A. Boyd Ella P. Osborne C S McDougal W H Herrold N Hobson W E Peters Kx Moore H A Hatch W Treadley and Marie Monfort.
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Pallas Club
A. Q. Sloan
South Court Street
Lucy A. Boyd
Ella P. Osborne
Water and Words in a World of Sorrow and Stock Markets
A mixed column blends reflections on happiness and risk with notes on finance and crime. It contrasts Henry Ford quotes, verses about delight and price, stock market jitters, and a jab at New York City justice costs, all in dense, opinionated prose.
Information Bureau Answers From Washington Feature Inquiries
A compiled Q A session from The Athens information service covers topics from film distribution practices to solar heaters and place names. It lists ten leading newspapers by morning and evening circulation and mentions Washington ranks 98th globally in population.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington
Athens
Soviet Russia seen as stable market by auto group chief
General Motors vice president James D. Mooney praised the Soviet Union in Paris and during a Russia tour urged formal recognition. He argued Russia is a stable market, handling the Five Year Plan with vitality, and that mutual interests outweigh export concerns.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Soviet Russia
Russia
United States
Chicago
America
Europe
General Motors
Paris
James D. Mooney
Hyde
Mooney
Divergent Approaches Face Shared Goal of Welfare
Mooney argues for Russia’s need of automotive equipment as vital for welfare while noting both sides seek the same goal. Ford and GM trade patterns differ with Ford having long ties to Russia, GM less so as 1929 exports total over $500 million. Auto exports faced global downturn amid political strains and France’s elevated duties on cars.
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Mooney
Russia
Henry Ford
General Motors
America
France
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Hosea
Seneca
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Mrs. Rinehart
Toonerville
Fontaine Fox
Ner
Offontaine Fox
Frederic Haskin Washington
Theater
King Features Incorporated
Cannon
Gallipolis
James J. Montague
Administration of Justice
New York City
D.C. A
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc
Rene
Africa
Samarcand
EF. S. A
New York Daily News
Chicago Tribune
New York Mirror
New York Times
Wither
Canada
N.C
Southgate
Littlewood
Toba
Cascade Range
Vancouver
Richmond
Virginia
C. C
Thomas Jefferson
American Red Cross
Baltimore
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