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Officials urge voters to study ballot measures and candidates before entering polling places to make informed choices. Strong emphasis on reading pamphlets and official guides ahead of Election Day.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1923
Page
4
Thought for Today bedside proclamation
A devotional fragment cites Psalm 34 19 and a hymn tone about affliction and divine deliverance. It honors those who bore the cross of suffering and rest in quiet faith, noting their earthly farewell and meek acceptance.
Halloween and Its Origins in Ancient Festivals
The article traces Halloween origins to Druids and Samhain vigil on October 31, linking it to Roman harvest rites. It notes nut and apple games, bonfires, and the belief in mischance around the festival. It also discusses modern social pressures on men and the need for rest amid busy duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe
Saman
S of Ireland
England
Scotland
Wales
Your Time Doctors Note Rising Midlife Breakdown
Doctors warn a growing number of men aged 40 to 50 face breakdowns in physical mental and forward momentum as civilization grows more complex. They cite increasing demands on spare time and the pressure to harvest past effort as contributing factors to premature decline.
Europe as a great continent and warning to America
Lloyd George described Europe as a great continent with a storied history and profound sacrifices for liberty. He warned Americans not to abandon Europe, saying a shattered civilization there would affect the entire world, though what to do remains unanswered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Lloyd George
Freedom
Good Will
Human Brotherhood
America
Optimistic View From Crissinger Warns Wars Won’t Last
Washington October 27 Governor Crissinger of the Federal Reserve Board voiced optimism at a business conference noting that many predicted disasters did not materialize. He cited stable governments in Italy Greece Austria and Ireland improving currencies in Germany and Russia and better conditions in Mexico Britain and Switzerland. He urged patience and highlighted lessons from past misfortunes warning against profit from others’ misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
D. R. Crissinger
Federal Reserve Board
Crissinger
Busineas
U.conforces
Europe
America
Asia
Near East
Japan
Germany
England
Russia
Prosperity Reflects Between Competing Partners
A quotation compares prosperity to a figure between two mirrors, noting that mutual growth allows competitors to buy from each other and sustain good times in an ongoing cycle.
Nation Mourns as Ten Thousand Visit Marion Tomb
A vast crowd from across the nation gathers at Marion to honor the late Chief. Cars from Pennsylvania and Canada fill the cemetery area as visitors parade past the Civil War monument, wreaths, and a security gate. The scene mixes solemn tribute with a city’s autumnal mood and quiet crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Canada
Maine
Iowa
Marion
Lloyd George
Perry County
Harding
America
Get Out The Knitting Bag For Fall Sweaters
Right now is the time to get busy on one or two bright sweaters for fall and winter. The knitting manual from this Bureau shows the simplest methods to cast on knit plain purl, increase decrease and bind off. Enclose two cents in stamps for return postage.
Yellow Dogs Creatively Fueling Debate in Car Culture
A colloquial plea favors the Yellow Dogs with turpentine fuels, contrasting with other dogs that use tar. The voice emphasizes preference and eccentric fuel loyalties within car culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Bartlett
Want Ads Call for Farm Produce and Apples
Sunday Want Page invites readers to add apples and farm produce for sale through the Good Things to Eat column and the general Want Ads.
Ad Payment Request Sparks Mystery
A reader questions an outstanding payment for a Want Ad placed about two months ago, asking for settlement. No details on the ad’s content or the sender are provided.
Questions and Answers on Public Assistance Misrouted Replies
The document appears to be an advice disclaimer from a government bureau. It notes the bureau cannot give medical gas or domestic advice and that replies are sent directly to the requester. It references Washington and a general consumer information context without concrete dates or names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hassin Tree Tor
Washington
Ieee
Facts from a quiz on flowers and science
The text answers several Q and A items. Damp moss is used to pack flowers for mail while cotton batting should be avoided. Countries with Ministers of Education include Great Hungary Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Sweden and Germany. Halley s Comet was visible in 1910 worldwide. The ZR-1 Shenandoah was built in Lakehurst New Jersey by American constructors with German and British design influences and a German test pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministers of Education
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Sweden
Germany
Naval Observatory
Navy Department
Lakehurst
N. J
Answers to Curious Questions and Facts
A quiz style page answers questions on creosoting logs seasonally green timber, attendance at the Dempsey Firpo fight, turning quicksilver solid by freezing, Lincoln’s quotation about his mother, Bartlett's Quotations first published in 1855, the State of the three Cs Arizona, violence ranking of stings by hornet wasp honey bee yellow jacket, holly growing in the north, and whether a jellyfish is a fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Forest Service
Jersey City
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Bartlett
Cambridge
England
Arizona
Seven ballots to be voted in Logan election on November sixth
Logan voters will receive seven distinct ballots at the polls for city, school board, township, township judiciary, a two mill road levy, the initiative and referendum, and proposed constitutional amendments. The amendments include workmens compensation, a clause removing black disenfranchisement, and publication rules. I and R items cover the tax act, Albaugh act, and an old age pension proposal. Electors are urged to obtain a sample ballot to study the measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
City
City School Board
Township
I. and R
Hocking County Farmer's Institute Set for Nov 6 7
The Hocking County Farmer's Institute will be held in the Ruble theater on Monday and Tuesday November 6 and 7. Speakers include George S. Lents veteran lecturer and farmer of 40 years Miss F Gertrude Akins former Baldwin Wallace dean of women and first Ohio woman to qualify as justice of the peace and George H Young manager of Circleville hatcheries overseeing poultry on over 100 farms. Local officers are Jas A Brown president J Risch secretary and Mrs James Meldrim lady correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer's Institute
Hocking County
Ruble
George S. Lents
F. Gertrude Akins
George H. Young
Lentz
Miss Akins
Baldwin Wallace University
Ohio
Young
Circleville
Jas. A. Brown
7. Y. Risch
James Meldrim
Four Schoolgirls Struck by Falling Pole Near School
Four children named Helen Brown Lelia Wolfe and Helen Belt plus another girl were struck when a decayed electric light pole fell as they walked home from school. All suffered bruises with Helen Brown sustaining the worst injury though X rays showed a bruised arm, not a break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Brown
Lelia Wolfe
Helen Belt
Asl
Klansmen Visit Rockbridge Church During Sunday Service
A group of Klansmen visited The Christian Advent church at Rockbridge on Sunday evening. They presented the minister with a Bible and an American flag, then the pastor delivered a sermon on Americanism. The church was well filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Advent Church
Rockbridge
Farm Sold in Sheriff Sale on Scott's Creek
The George Hansel farm on Scott's Creek sold Saturday afternoon in a sheriff sale. William Funk of Falls Township purchased the two-trac t 169 acre property for 3500 dollars under partition proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hansel
Scott’s Creek
William Funk
Falls Township
Birthday Dinner Honors Walter Huffman at 26th Anniversary
Mrs Albert Smith hosted a birthday dinner at 348 Bowen Street on Sunday for Walter Huffman celebrating his 26th birthday. Attending were Mr and Mrs Lewis Smith and sons John and William Miss Rozella Smith Mr and Mrs Walter Huffman and sons Mr and Mrs Jasper Green and children Mrs Mary Groves Master Harold Westenbarger and Jerry Huffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Smith
Bowen Street
Walter Huffman
Lewis Smith
John
William
Rozella Smith
Jasper Green
Mary Groves
Harold Westenbarger
Jerry Huffman
Logan Guests Word of Sunday Visits
Mr and Mrs Charles Williams of Lancaster motored to Logan and spent Sunday evening as guests of Mr and Mrs Jaseph Green. Mr and Mrs Harrison Voris and Mrs Vigie Belt were visitors in Columbus Sunday. Mr and Mrs M F Weymuller of New Straitsville were Sunday evening guests of Logan friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Charles Williams
Lancaster
Jaseph Green
Harrison Voris
Vigie Belt
Columbus
M. F. Weymuller
New Straitsville
Walter French
Howard Alkire
Alkire
Election of Officers Set by Hacking Council 35
Hacking Council No. 35 holds its annual election Tuesday evening with plans for a beacon and smoker to follow the session. Officers will be installed that same evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hacking Council No. 35
Wif
October W R Corps Chicken Supper Event Notice
The October committee of the W R Corps hosted a chicken supper on Saturday evening. Officers urged full attendance at future meetings with several interesting items presented for the winter months. Serving on the current month’s supper committee were Mrs Kate Canfield Mrs Mary Crowe Mrs Margaret Stultz and Mrs Lucille Ginsberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R
W. R. Corps
Kate Canfield
Mary Crowe
Margaret Stultz
Lucille Ginsberg
Back from vacation couple returns to Trogan home
Mr and Mrs George have returned to their Tro gan home after a ten days vacation visiting Toledo Cleveland and Munroe Michigan. In Toledo they stayed with a daughter, in Cleveland they visited Sam Lehman, and in Munroe they were entertained by Asa and Nellis Lehman, all former Loean residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Trogan
Toledo
Cleveland
Munroe
Mich
Sam Leh
Asa and
Nellis Lehman
Loean
Halloween party planned by Harrisonville Grange
Local notices recount a Halloween event at the hall on Friday night and a chicken supper by the Ladies Union at the town hall midweek. The article notes social visits, property purchases, and church activities, including a discussion on prohibition and ongoing high school painting and finishing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Union
Will
Merritt
F. R. Alkire
Carl Chase
Harry Dye
R. A. Diehl
Eastern Star Lodge
Cincinnati
Frank Gilmore
Everett Fauhers
Athens
F. Ray Wilson
Christian Endeavors
Presbyterian Church
Homer Lee
Harley
Eugene Adkins
Ernest
E. L. Jewell
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Dailies
International News
Lecrere
Medin
Robert Eaete
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
York
Service
Bush, Publ
Chas, H. Harris
Pancadis
Manma
Wat
Ity
By Frederic J. Haskin
Greece
Turkey
Smyrna
Austria
League of Nations
Mexico
Great Britain
Belgium
Czecho-Slovakia
Switzerland
J. Haskin
Oforeton Bureau
Ington, D. C
Cole
The
Kerr Hardware Co
Harrisonville
Grange
J. M. Elkins
Mason City
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