Advertising rates and subscriptions offered by Mations Representatives
John W Cullen Company lists advertising rates for Home and Foreign offices and provides obituary and card of thanks charges. Subscriptions in Athens and surrounding counties at one year four fifty, six months two fifty, ten weeks one, weekly fifteen cents with extra postage in other zones.
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John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Goterec
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Northwest Territory dream foreshadowed democracy and liberty
A reflective piece praises Manasseh Cutler and pioneers who crossed the mountains to establish a new Western democracy. It highlights the 1787 Ordinance, its influence on statehood, and the enduring rights for civil and religious liberty, education, and equal opportunity. The text urges renewed faith in democracy amid educational hopes.
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Northwest Territory
Manasseh Cutler
New West
Seaboard
United States
Congress
Pacific
Ohio
America
Old Northwest
New England
Athens County Three-Mill Levy Tied to Health Goals
Editorial argues the proposed three-mill tax levy for Athens County should be dedicated to health and welfare aims. It links low incomes in farming and mining areas to higher death and illness rates and urges assurances on fund allocation to improve homes and diet so all residents benefit.
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Athens County
Colleges urged to mold citizens first in business world
Dr. Luther A Harr, secretary of banking in Pennsylvania, spoke to about 600 educators at Muhlenberg College urging small liberal arts colleges to produce men who are citizens first and businessmen second. He argued that society needs smarter, unselfish leaders who see business as part of a larger good, not the sole purpose of life.
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Luther A. Harr
Pennsylvania
Muhlenberg College
America
Jailer Sends Prisoners Home Over Heating Breakdown
In Kewanee Nl an unusual move sent all prisoners home after the jail heating system failed. The humorous quip notes a jail should be a cooler, highlighting the mishap.
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Kewanee
China’s Plight Darkens Amid International Non Intervention Gap
The text notes China’s worsening situation and mentions an anticipated wait for an international non intervention committee. It also speculates on a potential public event if the Duke of Windsor visits America a grand gathering of all girls who danced with the Prince of Wales may be arranged.
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China
Duke of Windsor
America
Prince-of- Wales
White House Seeks Junior Link Between Roosevelt and Agencies
The piece notes Jimmy Roosevelt may serve as a weekly coordinator between the President and about a score of federal agencies. It details possible fellow assistants: William H. McReynolds Ebert K. Burlew Luther Gulick or Louis Brownlow Thomas G. Corcoran Charles West. The plan aims to regularize agency problems and ease communication.
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Washington
Jimmy Roosevelt
Jimmy
White House
Roosevelt
Hallyhoo
Gus Gennerich
Louis Howe
Congress
William H. McReynolds
Secretary of the Treasury
Ebert K. Burlew
Ickes
Interior Department
PWA
Burlew
Luther H. Gulick
Louis Brownlow
Brownlow
Thomas G. Corcoran
RFC
Interior
Charles West
Capitol Hill
Johnson on deficits and private investment in a stagnant economy
Economist commentary warns that a slump stems from reduced government spending and a lack of private investment in heavy industries. It argues fiscal policies and taxes impede business expansion, risking another low mood unless private capital moves into industry and agriculture. The Spain conflict is noted as a distant backdrop.
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Washington, D. C
Hobson
Picture of Fate and Love in a Debutante’s Bold Move
Jill Wentworth finances artist Alan Jeffry by buying his painting for 3000 dollars through an art dealer. The duo shares a hopeful, tense night as success, class, and romance intertwine amid secrecy and destiny.
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Jill Wentworth
Alan Jeffry
Parry Wentworth
Jill
Jack Wentworth
Sylvia Sutton
Alan
Seville
Wentworth
Miss Lancaster
Jacksonville coal legacy and the birth of a town
The article recalls old No. 4 mine near Jacksonville deep shaft built in the 1880s, later sold to W. P. Read who ran it as a major local producer until exhaustion and abandonment. It credits O. D. Jackson as a driving force behind the mine and town, noting Jacksonville was named for him and the village remains as a reminder of his business era.
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Jill
Wentworth Town House
Jacksonville
O. D. Jackson
Jackson
W. P. Read
Rendville
Read
No. 4
Sunday Creek
Ohio teachers unpaid for seven months amid bond vote
A letter from Athens, dated Oct 25, condemns state and local tax policy, noting teachers in Ohio have no pay for seven months while bond issues loom. The writer links real estate tax and food tax changes to school funding, urging passage of all bond measures in Athens.
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the Messenger
Ohio
Tom
Harry
VU. S
Court Street
Pennsylvania
Democratic Party
Michigan
California
Athens
Skin Pimples and Blackheads Care in Simple Steps
Cleanliness is essential to prevent pimples and blackheads. Protect irritated skin, manage diet, and avoid aggressive removal. For deep pimples seek medical help. maintain general health with rest, fresh air, and balanced diet. No internal drug or yeast cures pimples. focus on hygiene and proper treatment.
Verse in Messenger Readers column memorial likely
A short verse submission from Martha Cupit of Buchtel Ohio age 15 for the net s Corner Verses column. It expresses affection for a mother noting honesty cheerfulness and being glad for having such a mother. The item follows the column rule requiring name and address and indicates memorial verses are not suited for the department.
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Messenger
Letart Booth Rally Draws Epworthists
Letart area residents attended the Booth Festival Rally in Pomeroy on Tuesday October 19 with plans for the upcoming Booth Festival at Heath M E Church Middleport November 16. Proceeds from fruit and vegetable tables will aid Bethesda Hospital Cincinnati.
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Letart Falls
Pomeroy
Heath M. E
Middleport
Bethseda Hospital
Cincinenati
Ohio
Epworth Leagues
Mary Jane Beegle
Letart.m. By
Thayer
Meigs
Gallia
Heath Church
C. L. Thayer
Letart Falls Church
Dora Grimm
Ironton
Mathew Killin
Elmer Grimm
Grange Hall
M. E. Church
Carl B. Alexander
New Brighton
Philip Yost
Franklin Norris
Greenfield
Freeland
Floyd
Carla Caldwell
Charleston
Mattie Custer
Eva Roberts
C. H. Quillin
Pleasant
J. A. Quillin
M. EL
Ralph Webb
Dorothy Varian
Ohio University
Athens
W. W. Varian
Grace Crow
Chillicothe
Elizabeth Alexander
W. O. Crow
C. S. Canaday
Gallipolis
Delpha Hayman
Waldo Keistling
James Rowe
Stewart Farm
Whetstone
Oak Hill
Mattie Shields
L. D. Shields
C. B. Shields
Willard Kirkhart
Long Bottom
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