The Athens Messenger and Herald History and Rates
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co covers Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomroy Middleport Coolville and surrounding communities with daily weekday editions and a large Sunday issue. Subscription rates include carrier 15 cents weekly and mail options from four to fifty weeks with prices in effect.
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
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Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan-Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Open road chatter and friendly locals guide the traveler
Travelers learn the value of talking with locals rather than overplanning. Be curious, ask questions, and stop often to gossip with people in roadside camps, hotels, and stations. Natives across the country share knowledge, break class barriers, and offer practical insights for a richer journey.
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Athens
California
Maine
Back From the Big Town Decentralization Shifts Population
The piece notes a migration from large industrial cities to rural areas as living costs drop and farms offer opportunity. It questions whether residents will return to city factories when business revives, suggesting decentralization may be underway and a new era blending rural life with industry.
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Pomeroy
The Silver Lining Signals Tentative Economic Lift
A President's committee on unemployment relief reports hopeful data from thirty American cities. No dramatic recoveries, yet signs of solid improvement appear as buying rises, mills reopen, and unemployment declines. The piece notes lingering gloom but suggests recovery may occur soon.
Bigger dirigibles coming promise air service profits
Lieutenant-Commander Charles F. Rosendahl predicts ships twice and three times the Akron’s size will be built, enabling commercial airship lines. He argues larger airships can carry larger payloads to profit, with the Akron as a baseline for potential dividends and growth.
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Charles F. Rosendahl
Cleveland
Akron
Navy
Empire's Ghost Theater Faces Auction After Empire Sale
New York notes the Empire Theaters site to be auctioned soon marking the last stand of Broadway between Herald and Times Squares. Charles Frohman once led stock company stars like Maude Adams and Ethel Barrymore. now the theater awaits its sale amid signs and dusted historic names. Chico and Harpo Marx drop in for lunch as Bing Crosby and Rosa Columbo draw mixed reviews and large contracts loom for Amos and Andy amid rumors of a possible temporary air absence.
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New York
Manhattan
Empire Theaters
Root
Broadway
Herald
Times
Charles Frohman
David Belasco
Frohman
Lyceum
Fourth Avenue
Old
Madison Square
Viola Allen
William Gillette
William Faversham
Maude Adams
Henry Miller
Margaret Anglin
John Drew
Ethel Barrymore
Maude Adaems
Little Minister
Knickerbocker
Bing Crosby
Rosa Columbo
Ballyhoo
Amos and
Andy
Facts You Have Wanted To Know By Frederic J Haskin
A Q A format advert explains free information services from The Athens Messenger Information Bureau. It covers railroad routing choices open pit mining steam shovel use in iron and copper mines Kona coffee from Hawaii with 1929 export value, and the cost of a new mooring mast at St Huberts Airport near Montreal about 750000.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Minnesota
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Hawaii
St. Huberts
Montreal
Canada
Modern fiction's grim fate for heroes and heroines
The speaker recalls a past belief that good would triumph and the villain reform. Now novels doom their heroes to failure and death or prison, while even beautiful heroines from city or farm become embittered and doomed to lead brutal lives.
Railroads seek relief as ICC weighs freight rate boost
The Interstate Commerce Commission may reject a flat 15 percent increase in railway freight rates. If rejected, railroads and their unions could face wage-cut discussions, though such action may be unlikely. The railroads clearly need relief, and wage reductions are a possible but not certain outcome.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
A Thought for Today From a Biblical Tale
A brief meditation references a king's judgment in Kings 3 25 about dividing a living child, illustrating themes of wisdom, justice, and discernment through a famous ancient tale. The line underscores how true care reveals the genuine mother through creative resolution.
The Rock That Burned at Burnt Rock Ridge NC
A fifty year old tale from Burnt Rock Ridge North Carolina recounts Joe Loving's cattle herd dispatch near Kings Meadow eight miles away. He describes a week of thunder like blasting and a deafening roar as dense smoke and exploding rocks marked the fire. Post six weeks the only signs were rock holes. Peat in crevices likely fed by a camper fire sparked the blaze. Tomorrow’s feature covers The Real Miss California.
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Burnt Rock Ridge
North Carolina
Joe Loving
Robbinsville
Kings Meadow
Messenger Public Forum Letters Policy Comment
The Messenger invites letters from readers on controversial matters of general interest. Letters may be signed or unsigned per the writer’s choice, but publication requires a personal signature. The paper reserves the right to withhold publication if not in the public interest.
Pedestrian Rights and Driver Courtesy Clash On Rural Roads
A Messenger editor complains of Sunday traffic dangers and the clash between pedestrians and motorists. He cites bright lights, speed, and poor judgment near curves, noting many drivers stray from their side of the road while pedestrians should avoid the main highway. He mocks amateur weather forecasts and concludes by urging caution and realism about winter predictions.
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Hirlhway
Lfe
Athens
Guysville
Athens Messenger booklet aids Sunday schools sermon study
The Athens Messenger offers a booklet titled Religions of the World from the Washington Information Bureau. It serves Sunday School teachers and Bible students with questions and answers on religious topics and data on world religions and the United States. A coupon and ten cents provide a copy.
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Washington Information Bureau
World
United States
Meigs County hill country tour praised for scenery and rebuilding
The Meigs County district west of Route 31 offers a gravel road scenic loop from Bashan to Portland with views of highland ridges and fertile Ohio bottom lands. Portland is rebuilt after the 1913 flood, and sites along the river including Antiquity boat yard and Apple Grove locks are noted. Sunday trip urged for visitors new to the area.
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Meigs County
Bashan
Ohio River
Portland
Racine
Apple Grove
Letart Falls
Ohio
West Virginia
Weather forecasts and calendars snap judgments
The piece ridicules newspapers for predicting extreme seasonal weather and mocks lay forecasts and almanacs for promising unusually cold winters or hot summers. It argues weather scientists cannot reliably predict months ahead and notes people often trust calendars and almanacs instead.
Walking Better Than Parking For Homecoming At Ohio University
In a sardonic note, Pedestrian argues Athens residents should skip driving to the Homecoming game at Ohio University next Saturday and instead walk part of the way. He mocks car ownership and urges visitors be given breaks and parking while locals should park off side streets and walk to preserve fitness and dignity.
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Messenger
Athens
Ohio University
Bridge hazard blocks Broadwell voters route
A Broadwell reader warns that the Marietta Run Road bridge entering Broadwell from Amesville has three broken planks leaving only thin air. The letter urges action to fix the dangerous bridge before the November vote.
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Broadwell
Marietta Run
Amesville
Population density highlights Athens County Ohio census bulletin
A 1910 census bulletin notes Athens County density at 90 persons per square mile, higher than all but a few counties. The article reports on local clubs, the Red Men band instrument fund, a grand jury session, Roosevelt’s birthday school observances, and Veterans of Foreign Wars activities.
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Athens County
Ohio
Wood seeks broad salary cuts in Congress fight
Washington dispatch details Rep Will Wood Indiana who campaigns to slash government salaries from 1 200 up to 10000 dollars, facing Hoover administration resistance. He plans 5 8 and 10 percent reductions and notes most salaries fall below 2500 while backing broader scope to affect the president, senators and cabinet.
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Wood
Congress
Hoover
Indiana
Curtis
National Federation of Federal Employes
Postal Employes’ Association
Welch
Halloween sentiment against mischief and street hoodlums
A columnist laments Halloween mischief that has surpassed the old harmless festival. He condemns deliberate destruction and vandalism while urging indoors celebrations and fun for children. He defends jokers but calls for curbing criminal behavior, ending with a self aware admission of being a killjoy.
Pierre and Laval Portrayals in Whiskey and Wine Image
The fragment hints at Pierre and Laval in a dramatic scene using water wine and liqueur. It contrasts prohibitionists with Laval described as a dynamic force and references Marshal Petain and others bonded to French red wine.
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Pierre
Laval
Marshal Petain
Disraeli Goes to Berlin and Extends Cyprus Possession
The British statesman Disraeli traveled to Berlin and returned with peace with honor. He casually added the Island of Cyprus to Britain’s possessions, calling it one of the largest in the Mediterranean.
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Lisraeli
Asia
Victoria
India
Disraeli
Bismarck
Berlin
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Britain
Cyprus Rebellion Tests British Empire Amid Greek Move
The Cypriots demand self rule and union with Greece prompting Britain to deploy airships and troops to quell the unrest. The flare shows how fragile empires can become under nationalist pressure.
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Cyprus
Britain
Greece
Cyprus Island Spotlight With 350000 Residents
A vivid note highlights Cyprus as a striking island locale home to about 350,000 people. The piece emphasizes its unique geography and dense local culture within the Mediterranean setting.
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Island
Cyprus
Unpopular Tariff Sparks a Prosaic Row
A local newspaper notes a dull tariff dispute that lacks drama despite references to ancient figures like Alexander the Great and Aphrodite. The column contrasts grand legends with the current congressional quarrel over tariff policy.
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Alexander the Great
St. Paul
St. Mark
Richard the Lion
Hearted
Aphrodite
Balbo to Visit Washington with 24 Italian Seaplanes
The text anticipates General Italo Balbo arriving from Rome in a squadron of 24 Italian seaplanes as Mussolini's air minister, suggesting the display could influence U S attitudes toward air power and defense amid speculation about future bomber threats.
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Italo Balbo
Rome
Mussolini
Balbo
Washington
Financial Leaders Assess Market Tone Amid October Outlook
M. H. Sloan of Standard Statistics says the worst is past and October will likely be a low month. Gates W. McGarr of the International Bank notes Wall Street shows stronger mood, a timely gauge of high finance.
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Standard Statistics Company
Kao
Gates W. McGarr
International Bank
Wall Street
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