Athens Messenger and Herald: 1835 to 1929 Publication Details
The Athens Messenger and Herald, editors Gordon K Bush and Charles H Harris, lists publishing scope from 1835 to 1929. It notes weekly weekday editions with Sunday morning issues, staff affiliations, and memberships in press associations. Subscription rates include by carrier 15 cents weekly and mail options across multiple counties with varied term lengths.
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Athens
John W. Cullen Co
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Where is the money going in county tax proposals
The Messenger urges voters to get clear facts on Athens County and City revenue proposals. It questions how new funds might be spent for welfare programs and insists officials prove expenditures are tied to stated needs rather than past mismanagement. The paper supports informed voting but questions assurance of welfare funding.
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Messenger
Athens County
Athens City
Citizens
Sunday Messenger
Board of Public Assistance
Master Minds and Public Enemies Across State Lines
The piece decries and mocks criminal gangs fleeing across borders as Federal agents close in. It laments the rising public danger, noting a sparse number of top fugitives and past gang actions as national crime trends shift toward isolated incidents.
Behind the Scenes In Washington on Supreme Court Prestige
The piece discusses the impact of Hugo Black joining the Supreme Court, the political attack from opponents, and how administration efforts may continue. It notes past justices’ private-client histories and hints at future attempts to disqualify Black while preserving court legitimacy.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Supreme Court
Hugo Black
Roosevelt
Black
Congress
Pierce Butler
Owen J. Roberts
Butler
Great Northern Railway
Great Northern
North Dakota
Roberts
Hughes
van Devanter
Bell Telephone System
Chesapeake & Potomac Company
Maryland Public Service Commission
Peacetime in Labor Split No Quick Reconciliation
Hugh Johnson surveys the rift between C I O and A F of L as leaders debate a 100 member peace committee versus a three member panel. He notes public desire for unity but identifies leadership politics and personae as the main obstacles to reconciliation.
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Hugh
Johnson
Washington, D. C
A. F
John Lewis
Bill Green
Green
A. Fk
Lewis
C. IL. O
A. F. of L. Resolutions Committee
Mr. Green
Frey
Mr. Lewis
A. F. of
Lewis and Hillman
Caesar
End of the Brady Gang era as federal agents eliminate bandits
The account notes the death of Al Brady and his lieutenant at the hands of Federal officers. It observes the public's shift from romanticized outlaw heroes to acceptance of gunfire outcomes, with officers targeting armed criminals who resist arrest. The piece emphasizes G men repeatedly facing dangerous confrontations and the end of a notorious criminal chapter.
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Izens
al Brady
The Story Thus Far in a Turbulent Triangle
Beautiful Margit Raynerw exercises strict control over life and emotions until her sister Irene falls for Charlie Jones. Waldo renounces Irene, Charlie and Irene flee together, Margit spirals. She orders her detective Keough to spy, plans to lure Charlie to cure Irene. On the beach they kiss, and Keough arrives to disrupt. Margit resents the interruption.
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Margit Raynerw
Irene
Waldo
Charlie Jones
Margit
Charlie
Keough
Breakfast at the Ritz Plaza Sparks a Loyalist Dilemma
Waldo waits at the Ritz Plaza for Charlie who plans a staged lunch to break Irene and fuel Charlies romance with Margit. Charlie reveals he loves Margit but must keep Irene as part of a ruse. Waldo helps by acting as foil while Irene joins the scene. Charlie aims to force a showdown and clear the field.
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Waldo
Ritz-Plaza
Charlie
Margit
Irene
Squire
Beaver
Mrs Allen Teaches Three Generations of McDuffees in Rochester
In Rochester New Hampshire Louis H McDuffee attended high school in 1895 under Mrs Anna Allen who later taught his son John in 1918. Now Carolyn McDuffee, John’s daughter and Louis’s granddaughter, is Mrs Allen’s pupil.
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Rochester
N. H
Louis H. McDuffee
Anna Allen
John
Minsterial Alliance vows to block out-of-state wedding rites
Davenport Illinois ministers pledge to refuse to perform marriages for couples from other states seeking to evade hygienic marriage laws under Saltiel provisions. The alliance warns willful evaders will not find Davenport willing to officiate.
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Davenport
Illinois
Ministerial Alliance
District Tales of Long Ago Sequel Exposes a Yankee Spy
Priscilla and Estella recount why they risked aiding a captured Union soldier, Henry Koehler of Company M, First West Virginia Cavalry. The German private, loquacious and engaged to a Ohio sweetheart, travels between commands while the sisters fear Mosby’s wrath and seek safety as the war intrudes on their Southland.
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C. A. Hartley
Priscilla
Colonel Mosby
Yank
Mosby
Yonder Ridge
Henry Koehler
Pomeroy
Ohio
First
West Virginia Cavalry
Estella
Southland
Koehler
Quotations and Reflections From Diverse Figures
The text presents a collage of quotes from Alf Landon Manuel Quezon Harry Colmery Beverly Lane and Rev E H Hoefer. It contrasts views on government deliberation wartime ethics personal growth and religious humility.
Cancer patterns and myths in men and women
The piece surveys cancer incidence by gender and site, noting breast, uterus, stomach, gallbladder, lips and mouth cancers and how smoking and hygiene affect risk. It dismisses contagion and interspecies transfer, and debunks so called cancer districts while explaining age-related death patterns.
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Morris Fishbein
Ceylon
India
Bashan Revival Triggered by Oct. 24 Church Event
Rev. Thompson of Marietta will lead a two week revival at the Red Brush Church of Christ starting Sunday evening October 24. Various local movements include Harold Bird visiting Clara Bird in Great Bend and Edytha Stout visiting her parents.
Reading the Hidden Dangers of Rubber Ice and Tracks
Messenger readers contribute verses recalling dangers on ice and near tracks. The poem reflects fear felt by mothers and the loss of neighbors, while quotations from Gary Cooper and Isaac Van Grove contrast glamour and artistic decline.
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Justice Brandeis
Standard Oil
West Virginia
New Jersey
Frizzell-Newman
Albert Levitt
Hugh Johnson
Metro-Goldwen- Mayer Corp
O. K
Felice
Steven
Egypt
Pennsylvania
Jones
Charie
Mr. Jones
Waldo Beaver, Jr
Burma
Nee
Maraith
Nightmare Nostrum
Alf M. Landon
Manuel Quezon
Manila
Harry W. Colmery
American Legion
Beverly Lane
Chicago
God
Jesus Christ
E. H. Hoefer
Rochester, N, Ya
Sally Rand
Poet's Corner
Old Spirit Lake
Mother
Gary Cooper
Isaac van Grove
Holly Wood
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