Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger notes its publication schedule and imprint details with Frederick W. Bush as publisher from 1896 to 1908. It lists print operations Gordon K Bish, Charles G Garriss as managers and references circulation of 100000 across five eastern Ohio counties. Subscription rates are shown: carrier 15 cents a week, mail rates Ohio 4.50 per month, ten weeks 1.00, four weeks at reduced price.
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A Thought for Today Rest in the Lord’s Deliverance
A devotional verse reflects on Isaiah 14 3 promising rest from sorrow fear and bondage as God grants relief and peace in due time. The meditation emphasizes divine relief and spiritual renewal for believers.
A Better Remedy Found For Feeding Two Hungry Boys
A widow in a large city will serve five months in the workhouse to feed and clothe her seven and eight year old sons. Unable to find work after losing her candy factory job, she sought aid from a probation officer who arranged the placement. The grandfather filed the warrant for neglect, saying he would not have signed it if funds existed. The case highlights how prisons are not the solution for feeding hungry children.
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Unio
Deserve Praise for Local Legion Stand on Bonus Payment
The E. T. Crossen Post in Athens led a conservative response opposing full immediate bonus payments. The article argues veterans supported gradual repayment, noting the promised balance is due thirteen years hence and stressing national welfare over individual gain.
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American Legion
E. T. Crossen
Athens
United States
Congress
Athens County
Washington
Who Are the Villains in Our Economic Plight
A broad critique of blame for current gloom argues citizens and leaders alike share fault. It urges returning to pro growth, prudent government, and honest self assessment, warning against subsidies, misaligned leadership, and excessive highway taxes while stressing work and production.
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Florida
Wall Street
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Met
Costigan La Guardia bill would loan unemployed families
Washington reports a proposed Costigan La Guardia credit of up to 5000 per unemployed head repayable in 10 years at 1 to 4 percent. A United States Exchange Corporation would issue certificates to buy necessities, boosting purchasing power and employment.
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Washington
Costigan-Le Guardia
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Costigan
Railroad Labor Executives’ Association
United States Exchange Corporation
Richberg
Murray City Hosts Rebekah Lodge Convention
The Rebekah Lodge of district 62 meets in Murray City with 130 delegates attending in royal style. The item notes a marriage on September 1 between Edith Almyra Easler and McKinley Hobart Sauer, author and classified manager. Additional items touch on hats in China, seafood season, P G Moler’s visit, reparations issues, a Carnival in Glouster, rail strike impacts, Babe Ruth suspension, and coal mine haulage Trends.
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Murray City
Rebekah Lodge
District 62
Edith Almyra Easler
McKinley Hobart Sauer
Athens
the Messenger Watch Dog
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Athens Messenger
Athens County Exhibits and Local News Twenty Years Ago
Pupils from Athens County schools will display work at the county fair with Athens and Nelsonville contributing drawing and Athens showcasing hand and manual training. A Ross County Fair airplane flight is hailed as a big event. A freight train at Prospect Alabama narrowly averts a wolf pack threatening the depot. J O Grimes and Miss Belle Few marry and attend the Ohio State Fair and Columbus centennial. County strides in agriculture and fruit growing are linked to Experiment Station displays at the fair.
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Athens County
Athens
Nelsonville
Herb Dowler
Ross County
J. O. Grimes
Ohio University
Miss Belle Few
Columbus
Explanations of Yesterdays Cartoon The Lumber Jacks Shave
The 4 L Club in Portland hosted Paul Chriss of the Oregon Woods and J S Babcock performing a public axe shaving on June 21 1932. Chriss lathered and shaved Babcock with a large axe raz or delivering a deft finish. The crowd remained silent until Chriss called out Next. Tomorrow a Fish That Is a Candle.
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Paul Chriss
Oregon Woods
J. S. Babcock
Portland
Chriss
Mr. Babcock
Learning One Summer Day Ends With Curious Questions
In a family scene a father tests the children's memory about Napoleon and the XYZ Papers while mother notes the value of reading. The twins confess gaps yet reveal knowledge of flowers with their mother claiming they are not dummies and highlighting practical learning.
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Thomas
Barbara
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
John
Items of Interest from the Sea and Sky
The shark-sucker or remors is a lazy fish that clings to larger hosts like sharks and feeds on their leftovers. A note on planetary distances states Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun, about 1,888 million miles away, while the equator’s measured length has allegedly shrunk by one and a half miles in the last century.
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Equator
Uranus
First Negro Consul Bassett and Army Postless County Note
The first Black public officer in the United States was Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett from Philadelphia named consul-general to Haiti by President Grant in 1869. Armstrong County, North Dakota, spans 340 square miles and has no Post Office.
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United States
Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett
Philadelphia
Haiti
Grant
Armatrong County
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Oldest Bank in London and Early Hoare’s Receipt
The text notes Hoare’s as London’s oldest bank with a 1638 receipt showing money deposited by goldsmith Lawrence Hoare. It also mentions Australians in Ottawa, and remarks on the business outlook with assets thawing as cold weather returns.
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London
Hoare
Lawrence Hoare
The Proof of the Pudding in Courage and Escape
A rhythmic meditation on risk and relief contrasting sea voyages with land dangers. The speaker praises danger for its thrill but weighs the true joy in surviving and reaching safety, finding shelter and calm after peril. The verses invoke beasts and storms to frame courage, fear, and relief.
Special Classes Urged For Gifted Youths
Editor notes a White House conference finding that about 6 percent of U S schoolchildren are gifted, roughly 1 5 million of 25 million students. Gifted children benefit from grouped special classes that tailor work to their abilities, maintaining interest and rapid progress despite debates about democracy and leadership dynamics.
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White House
United States
Dear Miss Dix asks for clarity on future with college man
Dorothy Dix receives a letter from Yvonne who asks how to know if her boyfriend will commit after college. She has dated him since high school and passed up other suitors hoping for him. She requests reassurance he will eventually marry and share his degree, not a formal engagement.
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Miss DIX
Yvonne
Dorothy DIx
Revealing Love Speak Eludes Silent Lovers
Opinion by Dorothy Dix argues that men should clearly declare love to their partners. She contends silent restraint fuels insecurity and heartbreak, urging decisive words or letting go for both to move on.
Barbarians in the sea of a civilized Ohio Crip speaks on coal strike
The Public Forum piece by Crip Chauncey critiques coal miners and operators amid wage struggles, arguing the working class faces starvation and risk of violence. It recalls peaceful protest attempts and asks where the glory lies in victory through starvation and force. Dated Aug. 29.
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Chicago
Ohio
National Guard
West Virginia
Kentucky
Secretary of Labor
FAVORS STATE POLICE DEMONSTRATION AT HOCKING VALLEY
The article extols state police as brave, loyal and above politics noting their rural patrols and readiness to aid anywhere in the state. It praises troopers as model men defending lives and homes and invites a demonstration at the Hocking Valley.
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Commonwealths
Hocking Valley
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