Subscription Rates and Post Office Details Published
The notice lists association affiliations and offices including John W. Cullen Company with addresses in Chicago New York and Detroit. It also states subscription rates by carrier and mail for Ohio residents with varied terms for one week to one year. It notes Athens Post Office filing as second class matter under the 1918 act.
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John W. Cullen Company
South Michigan Ave
Chicago
Fifth Ave
New York
General Motors Bid
Detroit
Eee
Athens
Ohio
iSc
Meddler Squelched Frances Perkins Rebukes Bureaucrats
Frances Perkins acted with promptness to curb a federal agent in Alabama who warned a local editor that labor union articles violated the NRA. She told the agent there is no right for federal officials to dictate newspaper content, delivering a strong rebuke against meddling.
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Frances Perkins
NRA
Alabama
Miss Perkins
Uncle Sam Expands Role in Housing and Rentals
The article argues that federal government plans extend beyond loans to private firms for slum clearance. It states new federal funds will back house building and renting, marking a bold shift from traditional limits on federal activity. It notes blighted urban areas and suburban growth, and questions long term implications.
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Sam
Uncle Sam
Dictators Focus on Trade and Power Beyond Words
The article argues Hitler cannot start another war without money and credit and notes France and England remain cautious. It questions Germany’s true aims behind disarmament gestures and a hoped return to world trade, while contrasting Mussolini and Italy’s lack of global fear. The piece ends with uncertainty about Europe’s future.
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Hitler
Germany
Europe
Mussolini
France
England
Russia
Italy
League of Nations
Rural dirt roads need year round passable service in Ohio district
Rural mail carriers and their patrons in rural Ohio deserve a fair share of road funds to keep dirt routes passable year round. Improving feeder roads would ease congestion on highways and reduce mud bound travel, benefiting mail carriers and school buses alike.
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Ohio
No Santa Claus Exemption for Small Employers Looms
Roosevelt administration prepares guidance on NRA codes and re employment agreements for employers with ten or fewer workers in small towns. Many small merchants face payroll limits due to lagging sales and the Recovery Act, with no funds to extend hours or hire more staff. The burden falls on the smallest businesses as they struggle to comply and survive.
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Roosevelt
NRA
Santa Claus
Dear Miss Dix Advice on a Dominant Husband and Social Boundaries
Dorothy Dix counsels a wife enduring a cold, controlling marriage to consider leaving if no children exist and the husband derides her. She explains why cruel, ego‑driven behavior harms the relationship and stresses self‑provision, respect, and quitting as options. In a second letter she warns against snubbing neighbors in a new small town, urging cordial engagement to avoid social alienation.
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Miss DIX
Dorothy DIX
Athens Social and Civic Life From Local Notes of 1930s
Summary of events and personalities in Athens including state hospital officials, Rotary Club hosts, Alpha Sigma Alpha pledges, Home Coming plans with Ohio University and Cincinnati, Panama Canal opening pictures, Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association speakers, Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs in Chillicothe, and remarks on the NRA payrolls policy and small business survival.
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Southeastern Ohio Teachers’ Association
Henry G. Williams
The
State Normal College of Ohio University
Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs
Chillicothe
Frederick Treadley
Explorer Answer to Previous Puzzle
The puzzle lists a numbered crossword with clues across and down, including references to explorers, plants, numbers, and body parts. It appears as a thematic word grid with various hints such as “He flew on the North in the Norge” and “To wander” among many others. The readable entries suggest a mixed set of standard crossword clues and wordplay.
Wheat market corner crash and Leiter downfall in 1898
In 1897 98 Joseph Leiter attempted to corner the wheat market, driving prices from 64 70 cents to 185 a bushel before Armour counter moves collapsed the corner on June 11 1898. Leiter reportedly held over 40 million bushels of grain and futures, losing about 45 million in a day, with Levi Leiter taking 9.75 million in cash loss. The episode contributed to a large US net gain from speculative activity.
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Joseph Leiter
Napoleon
Levi Leiter
Chicago
Armour
Leiter
Guard Eyes Well and Prevent Cataract
Dr Morris Fishbein explains cataracts risk factors and early signs including red eyelids and headaches. He notes prevention by controlling underlying conditions, and cites modern safer cataract surgery with preserved pupil and rapid recovery.
About Your Children By Olive Roberts Barton
A mother clashes with Grace over dress color and self expression. Grace resists rigid color rules, showing the first sprouts of individualism as she defies her mother’s insistence on matching outfits. The piece contrasts parental control with a child’s growing sense of independence.
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Grace
New Union Plan Is Beaten Quickly
Roosevelt hosts a rare press conference with Panama’s Senor Harmodio Arias, signaling neighborly diplomacy as the open forum unfolds. In labor news the American Federation of Labor backs vertical unions, defeating brewery craft union advocates by a large margin. Huey medals sell briskly while TVA faces Birmingham power project rejections and possible investigations into power industry influence.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
D. C
Roosevelt
Panama
Senor
Don Harmodio Arias
el Presidente
American Federation of Labor
NRA
General Johnson
Labor
Huey
Huey Leng
Long Island Washroom
City of
Birmingham
TVA
Big Power Companien
Public Forum Reminder for Submissions
The Messenger notes unsigned letters are not considered. Contributors must include full name and address with each contribution as evidence of good faith.
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Tme
Will It Remove Infirmaries
Editor argues the Old Age Pension Bill is an economical measure for Ohio voters. It would provide eligible aged residents with 300 dollars annually, reducing reliance on the costly poorhouse system. The piece urges approval as a fiscally sensible reform benefiting worthy seniors.
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Ohio
Halloween dance set in new Straitsville Pavilion
The American Legion plans its annual Halloween masquerade dance in the new Straitsville pavilion on Friday evening October 27. The building has undergone improvements for several weeks.
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American Legion
Bert Gill
Michigan
Bud Clark
Forrest Welch
Somerset
Betty Jane Mathews
Straitsville
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Aliph Mathews
Miss Mathews
Nellie Bird
Cin
Grace and Will in a Struggle Over Independence
A mother critiques her daughter Grace’s dress choices and independence, blaming the child for conformity. The piece argues will must be expressed and guided, not submerged, to prevent a passive, compliant child. It stresses tactful influence to steer desires without awareness.
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Grace
Mabel
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Athens Messenger & Herald Ting CO
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Middleport
Coolville
Gallipolis
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Ohio Dailies
Inland Daily Press Association
of the
United Associations
Oscar Wilde
Inquisition
Harvey
State Hospital Trusty
John Robinson
Circus
Illinois
Ralph P. Jennings
Anna Lois Saum
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Ohio University
University of Cincinnati
John D. Berry
State Hospital
Rotary Club
I. M. Foster
J. M. Wood
Charles DeMolet
J. B. Alien
J. M. Higgins
L. L. Deuissle
Panama Canal
E. C. Logan
Lancaster
C. T. Moore
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Norge
Bere
Cere
Borglum
Knoxville
Tenn
Yuba City
Joseph
United States
Allemagne
Riez
Basses Alpes
Pierre-Leger-Prosper Allemand
Paris
Allemands
Harriet Breedlove
E.brice
Eastlake Park
Los Angeles
Gas Simmons
White City Casino
Amos H. Wilbur
Ripley
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hygeia, the Health Magazine
Tropics
Temperate
Olive Roberts Barton
Gracie
Huey Long
the Messenger Public Forum
the Messenger
Arthur Shur
Jacksonville
Davis
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Charles J. Margiotti
H. Tuttle
Loyal
Moose
New Straitsville
Cinnati
Mr. and
Mr. Bird
Ralph McCannon
Fisher Williams
Logan
Shutterworths
Worth’sa Digi
Lesslie Gill
P. M. Strain
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