Fire Loss and Prevention Compare U S Canada to Global Trends
The article notes last year’s fire losses in the United States and Canada exceeded 500 million dollars. It argues that one fourth of a decade’s construction outlays are burned annually and advocates fire prevention through stronger building laws, fire proofing, and public education. It contrasts U S and Canadian fire response with Japan and other warm climates where housing is more vulnerable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Buffalo
America
Japan
Amercans
Woman labor valued on par with earnings at ten billion yearly
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, cites statistics valuing the American housewife's labor at ten billion dollars annually at market rates. She relates a case where a wife calculated her household work costs against her husband’s income, illustrating underappreciation of domestic duties.
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Thomas G. Winter
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Walter
Aanan
Law of Recurrences and Hangovers From Habit
A physician explains former drinkers experience recurring hangover sensations even without alcohol. He describes the brain’s cycle of habitual reactions, where the nervous system triggers hangover feelings at expected times despite sobriety, and notes time will lessen this affliction as the habit fades.
Truths and tariffs clash in stranger times
A quirky reflection on truth and consequence as absurdities rise. The text notes Swiss cheese never seen Switzerland is priced higher due to tariffs. It then observes that when a man cannot grip himself, someone else can take control.
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Switzerland
New Yorks Anti Vice Society Celebrates 50 Years
The New York Society for the Suppression of Vice founded by Anthony Comstock marks its 50th anniversary. The organization reports broad activity beyond New York, aiding prosecutions in several states and cooperating with Paris groups. It lists 4,606 arrests with 8,500 convictions, 646 years of imprisonment, and fines over 250 million dollars in value of seized materials. The society helped establish the New York Motion Picture Commission and promotes licensing of films. J Pierpont Morgan and others founded it. act legalized May 16, 1873.
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Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, PD. C
Anthony Comstock
John Brown
Vice
Comstock
New York Society For
New York City
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ilinois
Missouri
Wisconsin
Paris
New York Motion Picture Commission
Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
William E. Dodge, Jr
Morris K. Jessup
Robert B. McBurney
State of
New York
United States
City of
Female Guardian Society
Prison Association of New York
Saint Anthony
Anthony Gomstock
John S. Sumner
Sumner
Mer. Depury
Carbon dale visit and parish talk in Athens County
A Messenger Watch Dog column recounts speeches by Senator Pomerene, Mr. Davis, Congressman Fess, and Carbondale residents. The piece humorously contrasts rural life with politics, notes local hospitality, and mentions Phillips Democrat candidate for Commissioner gaining a political card in the remote region.
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Pomerene
Athens County
Mr. Davis
Harding
Fess
Carbondale
Phillips
Union Tales and Carbondale Climbers in a Distant History
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls Carbondale climbers and a trek toward Athens. The author notes a playful bond with Union and its witty resident Snedden while recounting a historic hillside scene and a pastor Reverend Bond at a university gathering.
Quote Fragments and Travel Timetables in German Publication
A jumble cites scripture and Shakespeare with notes on condemnation and heaven. It mentions John Ruskin and a German publication listing European airline prices and times.
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Shakespeare
Heaven
John Ruskin
Answers and questions from the Athens Messengers Q&A panel
The Athens Messengers Q&A column answers readers questions on topics from military songleaders status to grace of God and the first English daily paper. It cites the War Department on civilian songleaders, explains grace across major churches, and notes the Daily Courant’s 1702 appearance.
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War Department
Army
Commission On
J. R
Saint Paul
Church of England
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
England
Daily Courant
British Gazette
Daily Monitor
F.C. HA. A
Europe
America
Asia
Africa
Australia
France
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Russia
Sweden
Denmark
Belgium
Holland
Spain
Portugal
Norway
Switzerland
POTATO VINES UP BUT NO SPUDS FOUND IN PATCH
Defiance County Infirmary superintendent Glen Leaders found potato vines thriving in his patch but most potatoes were missing. Someone pulled the vines and roots, removed the potatoes, then replanted the roots to hide the theft.
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Defiance
Defiance County Infirmary
Infant mortality rate in Kansas City Kansas
Kansas City Kansas reports seventy-one infant deaths per one thousand live births, a Department of Commerce bulletin shows. The statistic reflects infants under one year of age in the city.
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Kansas City
Kan
Department of Commerce
Beer Destruction Sparks Windish-Mulhauser Action
Cincinnati Ohio six hundred barrels of real beer were destroyed by an employee of the Windish Mulhauser brewery after the company decided to quit manufacturing the near beer product it planned to convert the beverage into.
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Cincinnati O
Windish-Mulhauser Brewery
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Snedden
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Dowler’s Ridge
Union
Reverend Bond
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washion
D. C
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