Bloodiest Clan Fight at Blar na Leine in 1544
Yesterday’s cartoon explains the Battle of Blar na Leine fought July 15 1544 near Kinlochlochy. Twe McDonald-Clanranalds led about 60 against Ranald Galicia Frasers in a decisive clash ending with McDonalds victorious but nearly wiped out. Four Frasers survived and six McDonalds survived. Ranald was seized of the estates and one clan member’s line was saved by wives who bore sons.
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Kinlochlochy
Blar Na Leine
Twe McDonald-Clanranalds
John Moydartach
Frasers
Ranald Galicia
John
Athens Messenger historical masthead record
The Athens Messenger shows a historic masthead listing Frederick W. Bush as publisher, Gordon K. Bush as publisher and general manager, Charles H Harris as managing editor, and standard newspaper affiliations and post office status. It notes weekly afternoon publication except Saturdays, subscription rates for Ohio and various durations, and mentions obituaries and notices pages.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens
Eeees Ger & Herald Ting CO
Gordon K Bush
Mgr
Charles H Harris
Athens Three-Mill Levy Could Undercut Education
In 1935 Athens public schools face a 60 percent operation level without the three-mill levy. Current income and teacher wages would drop sharply if voters reject renewal. Proponents urge passage to maintain quality, while opponents fear higher tax burden.
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Athens City
Athens
California gubernatorial race stirs alarm over Sinclair Epic plan
The piece portrays Upton Sinclair as a pivotal candidate in California politics, linking his Epic plan to New Deal reforms. It notes mass migration of jobless to the state, capital flight, party realignments, and fears of socialism. It highlights Southern California’s elderly voters, support for a universal $200 monthly pension, and the dynamic influence on national politics.
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California
Upton Sinclair
Doles
Commonwealth
Sinclair
Democratic Party
Socialist Party
Roosevelt
Aimee McPherson
United States
Hitler overreaches by pressuring German churches
The piece argues Hitler missteps by trying to coercively influence church matter in Germany. It notes public criticism and defiance growing as the regime faces a hotter than expected issue, with no clear path to expected control.
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Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Johnson Opposes Direct Cash Dole in New Deal Debates
The piece reports General Johnson's criticism of direct relief as Roosevelt molds winter relief policy. It notes Johnson's opposition to work programs and Roosevelt's aim to reduce relief rolls by shifting the unemployed toward work, acknowledging possible shortfalls yet focusing on morale.
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General Johnson
Washington
Roosevelt
Roosevelt scheme to fund relief with door to door bonds
The article discusses President Roosevelt weighing a bond issue sold door to door to fund relief, a plan seen as potentially balancing the budget and reestablishing confidence in government securities. It notes Home Loan efforts test related to New Deal bonds and previews a confidential NRA AAA consumer report.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Plan for Federal City Focused Economic Boost
The country is improved by a tonic like that of the CWA and morale is the present chief worry. Advisers agree a program will stress new Federal state and local projects aimed mainly at large cities. Early advice indicates it will be expensive and small towns may be left out.
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CWA
Relief in Sight for Coal Industry Reform Plan
Fall forecasts a federal move to take over marginal coal mines and retire them from production. The aim is to align output with demand, allow fair profits, and provide steady, decent wages for workers while addressing chronic over production. The proposal is speculative but signals serious attention to the industry’s crisis.
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Roosevelt
The New Deal in Europe review summary
Review of Emil Lengyel's The New Deal in Europe outlines European reconstruction plans in Russia Italy and Germany and compares them with Roosevelt's New Deal. It notes state control of industries and argues the world movements share a common aim under various leaders. The author is seen as accessible to lay readers and provides a European perspective for American audiences.
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Hitler
Stalin
Mussolini
Europe
Emil Lengyel
America
Mr. Lengyel
Russia
Italy
Germany
Roosevelt
France
United States
About Your Children About Your Children
Olive Roberts Barton discusses how children lack the words to explain their actions and urge adults to listen between the lines before judging. The piece argues for understanding motives, noting courts rely on lawyers and that children deserve fair consideration when blamed for misdeeds. A columnist closing reflection touches on social figures and a nudist conference anecdote.
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Daddy
Churches Do Not Measure Holiness By Money Says Reader
Leonard Tucker of Athens Ohio argues in a letter that congregations failing to emphasize holiness over wealth mislead members. He cites Jesus calling to count the cost in holiness and urges pastors to abandon "sky pilots" and return to sound doctrine.
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Jesus
Leonard Tucker
Chimney Corner Revisited in an Old Home Poem
A reminiscence from Mary about returning to a childhood home now altered with a modern door and missing chimney corner. The writer notes changes since leaving forty years ago, reflecting on aging and the dream of a future Golden Shore. Signed by Mrs. A L Bartoé of Nelsonville, October 17.
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the Messenger
Mary
Golden Shore
A. L. Bartoe
Nelsonville
Oct
Vitamin D And C Roles In Health Diet Hints
Dr Morris Fishbein notes isolation of vitamin C as ascorbic acid prevents scurvy and may affect blood. Vitamin D aids calcium use and bone formation. sources include cod liver oil irradiated ergosterol milk and ultraviolet exposure. Pregnant women should ensure adequate vitamin D. political aside on Hoover book by Harold Ickes.
The Blade Delves Into a Shadowed Murder Mystery
Publisher Dan Bleeker and criminologist Sidney Griff pursue a web of suspects after Charles Morden is killed. A missing woman Esther Ordway and a disguised arrest trigger further clues as Griff insists on shadowing an apartment and tracing every visitor.
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Dan Bleeker
The
Blade
Charles Morden
Sidney Griff
Morden
Frank B. Cathay
Cathay
Mary Briggs
Blanche Malone
Bleeker
Racine
Griff
Alice Lorton
Esther Ordway
Ordway
Esther Orday
History of This District in Salt Creek Township
History of Salt Creek Township in Hocking County notes early settlers Daniel Karshnet gins and Thomas Wiggins Hoover arriving with the 12 movement of settlers. It mentions Zion Church organized in 1955, Bethel United Brethren Church, post offices Pineville and Pine Creek area, and early landmarks along Salt Creek and the Scioto River.
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Salt Creek Hocking County
Ash Cave
Salt Creek
Scioto
Daniel Karshnet Gins
Thomas Wiggins Hoover
Lem
United Brethren
Alfred
John Reid
John Hoffman
J L. Tin
I. L. Bookwalter Hart
Col Pine
Pineville
Internec
June Creek
Pike
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John W Cullen Company
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Akrona
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Montgomery, N. Y
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Heaven
Athens, O
DR. Morris Fishbein
Democratic National Committee
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Interior
Harold Ickes
Pre John
William Cowan
Beardstown
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Forgotten Murd
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Frank Cathay
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Grift
Pelitt
Henry Breckinridge
U. S. Senate
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