Athens Messenger Historic Publisher and Network Details
The Athens Messenger details its history from 1862 to 1929 with publishers Gordon K. Bush and Charlies Barris and notes its regional reach across Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomroy Middleport Coolville and surrounding communities. It lists circulation associations and offices in Chicago New York and Detroit and provides subscription rates and mailing terms.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger
Herald Friniing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Mer. Charlies
Barris
Theastera Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
Logan-Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
A Thought for Today on thrift and out of season savings
The piece argues thrift beats peer spending during prosperity and urges saving in good times while spending later in downturns. It cites James 4 7 and Fuller and notes that prosperity fuels consumption unless savers accumulate capital during hard times to fund ventures later. It highlights the value of out of season saving for long term financial success.
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The
Magazine of
Wall Street
Joneses
Dont Burn Leaves This Season Says Public Health Advisers
Officials urge residents to avoid burning leaves as it harms air quality and endangers people. Fire risks include cars, fuel, and wind driven sparks, with smoke causing irritation and health issues. Towns collect leaves to prevent sewer clogs and property damage, advising homeowners to reuse or haul away debris.
Seasonal thrift ruling on allowances and exceptions
The text notes that with abundant money many people face allowances and individual exceptions. It implies a general safe statement about personal finances and discretionary spending when funds are plentiful.
Preventing Fire in Homes and the Public Duty
The article states that about ten percent of America's half billion dollar annual fire loss is from homes and about 50 million dollars of domestic property is destroyed yearly. It urges homeowners to maintain flues and wiring, install fire stops, and practice vigilance to prevent fires, noting fire care benefits the whole community.
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America
American textiles face tougher odds from Japanese competition
A report to Pepperell Manufacturing by Charles K. Moser, head of the Department of Commerce Far East division, warns the Orient will buy fewer American textiles as Japan offers more efficient and cheaper production. Competition will spread to Britain, with Orient industrialization bringing long term gains but costly near term adjustments.
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Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Boston
Charles K. Moser
Far East
Department of Commerce
Moser
Japan
Orient
Great Britain
Anonymous Broadway Actor and Burlesque Rise Highlight New York Scene
In New York a largely anonymous actor known as A Voice performs nightly in The Ninth Guest without appearing on stage or being named in the program. The Minsky Brothers expand burlesque influence, transforming venues with limousine arrivals and a polished show.
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New York
Manhattan
Broadway Belt
Joe Spelvin
France Ships Airplane Built With Special Care
Continued from Page 1 describes a shipment of Rhine wines from France and mentions an airplane crafted with special care, implying a display of technical achievement alongside luxury imports. The fragment suggests a wartime or postwar context where industry and aviation are highlighted.
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France
Royal Gifts as Haile Selassie Readies Coronation
The query speculates which presents to Haile Selassie will please Ras Tafari after his coronation. It notes a French gift implying a warning and a German remark suggesting enjoying the moment before future events unfold.
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Haile Sallassie
Ras Tafari
France
Hindenberg
Germany
The Emperor Business Faces Ups and Downs
A historical note discusses the emperor's enterprise as it experiences gains and losses, highlighting the volatile fortunes and strategic shifts impacting local commerce and leadership.
Stock Market Ends Week Near 1930 Lows
Last week’s market closed at its lowest averages since 1930. Sellers hurriedly dumped stocks while some speculators exited, then bought back later at higher levels and sold again at the bottom, as timid investors fled, signaling a possible bottom near.
Stock Exchange Seat Values and Investment Outlook
Stock brokers quote rising seat values with a last sale of 246000 dollars and note past year prices more than double. They forecast seats near one million in ten years barring market slumps and warn against gambling while urging collective investment as some stocks rise before 1940.
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Stock Exchange
Navy Day Refocuses Attention on U S Sea Power
Washington Letter notes Navy Day on October 27 as a moment to remind Americans that sea trade, production, and national prosperity depend on naval protection. It traces the Navy’s role from Barbary piracy to World War I and emphasizes public education and observances across the country.
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Washington
D. C
Omaha
Kansas Plains
United States Navy
Navy
United States
Great Britain
Africa
Hoover trims short selling amid stock borrow squeeze
President Hoover urged restraint on selling short as Wall Street faced a growing borrow problem. Officials of the Stock Exchange were told the president’s views, and the market tightened as short sellers scrambled for shares they did not hold.
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Stock Exchange
Hoover
The
Wall Street
Complex views on stock lending and nitrogen science
The writer notes uncertainty over who warned against lending stock for short sales and questions the outcome. A metaphorical aside compares stock dealing to simple natural acts while stressing that national wealth hinges on soil fertility. It highlights the abundance of atmospheric nitrogen and the role of science and electricity in fixing it, placing the United States ninth among nations producing synthetic nitrogen.
Government meddling vs Farmers and fertilizer producers
The passage argues that higher national rank and developed industry should lower fertilizer costs and enrich soil to boost farmer efficiency. It notes organized fertilizer producers resist government involvement, wielding year round influence compared to 20 million farmers voting once every four years.
How Does Electricity Travel Across Wires and Atoms
The article explores how electricity moves not by electrons racing in empty space but through circuits and fields. It notes a 230 mile Canadian line carrying 220000 volts built with aluminum over steel strands and asks if a cheaper carrier could replace aluminum, with implications for stock values.
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Canada
Spies, Mice, and Mirth Mark Capitol News Notes
Washington gossip blends spy fears with light fare as mice chew insulation in Senate offices and trap counts rise beside chatter about Nye and Ruth Hanna McCormick. Campaign chatter features Senator Heflin, Bankhead, Black, and Oklahoma figures Blind Tom Gore and Alfalfa Bill Murray amid loose cannon remarks and local lore.
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Nye
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Illinois
Capitol
Senate
House
Howell
Nebraska
Washington
Capitol Hill
Keyes
New Hampshire
John Marshall Robinson
Kentucky
Pig Misery
Pity Creek
Bracken County
W. B. Pine
Oklahoma
Tom" Gore
Pine
Gore
Congress
Georgia Oglethorpe clash yields quick touchdowns by Mott
Norman B. Mott making his first college touch at the 42 yard line produced a touchdown for Georgia. Moments later he carried the ball 65 yards for another score, marking an early standout performance in the 1980 game.
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Norman B. Mott
University of Georgia
Atlanta
Georgia
Truth and Poetry in Hard Times
A reflective verse piece questions poets and prophets for gloomy forecasts amid prosperity. It argues that history shows cycles of hardship and plenty, noting ancestral struggles and a future recovery as wealth returns and people resume work with resolve.
Senate shifts qualification duties to detectives and wiretaps
The Senate no longer judges its own member qualifications, instead relying on private detectives and wiretappers. The piece notes gunmen flourish as sleuths track senatorial candidates, signaling a shift in political surveillance and oversight.
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Senate
Fess to Speak on League of Nations in Athens
Congressman D Fess will discuss the League of Nations presenting both sides. Athens WOMEN'S COUNCIL FOR WELFARE WORK will handle the Red Cross roll call with Miss McLeod as president. Ohio University smoker featured talks by Grover and others. railroads plan 300 extra coal cars daily for the district.
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D. Fess
Athens
League of Nations
Women's Council For Welfare
Athena City Red Cross
Miss McLeod
Truck Over Embankment Hurts Two Men Near Courtney Hill
Don Dailey and Harry R. Junod were injured when their pickup plunged ten feet down an embankment at the foot of Courtney hill.
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Don Dailey
Harry R. Junod
Courtney Hill
Athens Youths Rally For Pre Halloween Pranks
Youths in Athens gather for pre Halloween raiding with ropes to hang porch furniture and bars of soap for home and display windows.
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Athens
McKinstry Drives In Round-the-State Tour Chronicle
K. T. McKinstry of Athens leads a Constitution Telegraph Chronicle Round-the-State tour at Atlanta Georgia with two passengers aboard the car.
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K. T. McKinstry
Athens
Constitution Telegraph
Chronicle
Atlanta
Will Coulter Opens Wolf and Schloss Store in Logan Ohio
Athens resident Will Coulter plans a new Wolf and Schloss clothing shop in Logan Ohio. The venture marks Coulter's first stand alone store in the region and aims to offer curated apparel to local shoppers.
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Will Coulter
Athens
Wolf and Schloss
Logan
Ohio
Albany Bank Becomes The Albany State Bank
The Albany Bank established in 1904 is incorporated under The Albany State Bank with capital stock of 26600 fully paid in.
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Albany Bank
Albany State Bank
Information Bureau Answers 1930s queries in brief
Frederic J. Haskin's Information Bureau presents reader questions on topics from hunting season laws to Taft stamps, Federal highways in Roanoke, and the breadth of motion picture industry work. It also explains bonfire etymology, advertising spending, wheat yield per bushel, barbed wire patents, Regency period naming, and bank acceptances.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington
Athens New Information Bureau
William Howard Taft
United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
Roanoke
Db. Co. B. A
L. E. Dp
Department of Agriculture
P.O. WW
Joseph F. Glidden
PD Kalb
Glidden
Phineas W. Vaughan
Louis XIV
Louis V
France
Philip
Duke of
Orles
Federal Reserve Board
Colonel Hester The Grand Old Man of the Cotton Trade
Colonel Hester, appointed superintendent of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange in 1871, was elected annually as Superintendent-Secretary and is now 84. He is known in New Orleans as The Grand Old Man of the Cotton Trade. Tomorrow: The Tree That Fed lon Beer.
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New Orleans
Hester
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