Athens Post Office Catalogs Regional Weekly Publication
Fragmentary text outlines a newspaper titled Athens Post Office and describes distribution across counties and towns including Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomeroy Middleport and Coolville. It lists subscription rates and mentions printing by ATHENS CONWEN & HERALD PRINTING CO and K Bush as publisher.
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Athens Conwen & Herald Printing CO
K. Bush
Jes H. Harris
Eee
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Logan
Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Autumn Brings Football Fever at Ohio University
The arrival of football season in Athens stirs vivid autumnal imagery from planning office runs to stadium parades. Fans anticipate the big games with hoarse cheers and hot dogs as the arena lights up. The piece celebrates football as a fall cornerstone and notes Southeastern Ohio’s coverage of Ohio University athletics.
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Athens
Eid
Southeastern Ohio
Ohio University
Flower Show Idea Sparks Local Flower Growers Club
In Athens and surrounding towns many backyard gardeners pursue flowers as a hobby. A community flower show could unite amateurs, encourage displays, and showcase local seed and bulb farms while linking hobbyists with knowledgeable growers.
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Nless
Athens
Ohio
Greenwich social dinners tap charity via hungry appeal
Mrs. Sherburne Prescott leads Greenwich Connecticut social dinners asking guests to donate a dime for charity. The fund aims to raise about 500 dollars monthly by appealing to individual hunger and personal stories rather than large numbers.
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Sherburne Prescott
Greenwich Social Services
Greenwich
Connecticut
Johnny Jones
Children urged to stay in school amid job relief drive
President Hoover's new unemployment relief campaign calls for family support to keep youth in school. A Labor Department report shows 14 and 15 year olds holding labor certificates while 8,000,000 Americans are jobless. if a child works, an adult may lose income, so children should stay in school unless they are the sole breadwinner.
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Hoover
America
Labor Department
Adventure and Romances Amid Old Explorers
A fragmented reminiscence contrasts the gold rush era with early communication advances and bold explorers. It recalls Anne and Lindy who flew with zest, and praises Sir George Hubert as a legendary, unmatched figure of past ventures.
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Anne
Lindy
Lady I
Sir George Hubert
Wealthy Boys Kidnapped In Swanky Blackmail Scheme
In New York a suave swindler hawks fake watches in midtown while a growing rumor links kidnap ransoms to high society. The piece warns of a new form of polite blackmail where affluent individuals are coerced through discreet threats and social circles.
Questions and Answers From The Athens Messenger Information Bureau
An inquiry service lists topics from religious exile to tax on gasoline and historical notes. Questions cover Spain exile of clergy, Ferdinand and Isabella, isomerism, ship subsidies, bounty jumpers, Nellie Revell as first woman press agent, and goyim term.
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Spain
Ferdinand and Isabella
Florida
State Road Department
General Treasury
Georges Carpentier
W. D
United States
Nellie Revell
Truth and Poetry on Officials and Pirates
James J. Montague contrasts public officials and infamous pirates. Officials claim generous cash but forget how it arrived while pirates boast of plunder. the poem implies graft and deception exist in high places just as thieves boast of crimes.
Passage Under Polar Ice Sparks Historic Idea
The passage study by Wilkins sparks bold speculation about a new route under polar ice. Critics compare it to legendary feats by Robin Hood and Richard the Lionheart as tales shift from bravado to harsher reality.
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Wilkins
Olor
Robin Hood
Richard the Lion Hearted
Jerusalem
A Thought For Today From Matthew’s Lesson
A quoted biblical verse prompts a quiet devotional line. The message references Jesus inviting a child to stand among his followers.
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Jesus
Matthew
Explanations of Yesterday's Cartoon About Rockies Height
A playful note explains that mountains like the Rocky Mountains appear higher in summer as heat expands metals and minerals in rocks. Snow melt raises apparent height slightly, though deep crust remains unaffected. The piece cites Book of Knowledge and hints at tomorrow's cartoon about a man buried above ground.
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Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Win
Tropics
Book of Knowledge
How the English Language Grows in America
The Washington Letter notes the surge of new American words driven by trade and science. It traces terms from mortuary surgeon replacing undertaker to brighter coinages like beautician and drujetaria, while stressing that old words fade as new ones rise. The piece cites Johnson and Webster as lexicographic giants and ponders public adoption of fresh terminology.
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Washington, D. C
Samuel Johnson
Noah Webster
United States
Kipling
Marcelwaver
Care of the Feet booklet offered by Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger promotes a new six cent booklet CARE OF THE FEET. It cites WWI data showing eighty percent of failed draftees were rejected for foot problems and notes foot troubles remain common today. The pamphlet is a complete guide to foot health and includes a coupon offer.
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Athens Messenger
Care of the Feet booklet request via mail
Information Bureau notice from Washington D C by Frederic J Haskin directing readers to send six cents in stamps for a booklet on care of the feet. Readers are asked to include their name street city and state.
Bizarre ransom caper yields recovered funds in bold tale
The clipping recounts a sensational incident with a light skinned young woman living with a large Black man while a kidnapping ends with a man winning $50,000 at poker. Ransom bills surface, uncovering $16,330 of the ransom as two kidnapers vote to shoot the victim.
Stores warned of coming sales tax amid 1932 deficit talk
Senators Smoot and Watson argue a federal sales levy is needed to cover a fifteen hundred million dollar shortfall for 1932. The piece notes that many who once had money now lack it and urges readiness among storekeepers facing tax changes.
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Smoot
Watson
Motion picture exhibitors attack pay as inflation debate rages
Theaters decry rising salaries and deflate Hollywood while defending a young actress rumored to earn 30 000 a week. They argue the laborer is worthy of her hire and demand films that fill theaters, praising exceptional personalities as a cheap yet valuable draw.
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Hollywood
Pope Pius Eleventh and Mussolini Reach Catholic Action Settlement
Rome reports Pope Pius Eleventh and Mussolini have agreed on a settlement of Catholic action. Fifteen thousand church clubs will reopen but may not engage in political activity or offer sports classes. Mussolini’s youth groups retain their exclusive activities. Both sides claim victory, suggesting a fair agreement.
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Rome
Pope Pius Eleventh
Mussolini
Du Pont Debuts Synthetic Dress Goods Fibre
AN ABLE DU PONT Company develops a synthetic dress goods fibre akin to silk. The process uses castor oil ethylene glycol carbon hydrogen and oxygen. Synthetic silk claimed as good as real silk. Question raised on announcement of synthetic rubber at 20 dollars a ton.
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DU Pont
du Ponts
Pullman foot rests aid riders on sportsmen's train
The Progressive Pullman Company equips the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad sportsmen's train with foot rests to raise feet and stretch legs. The new setup claims to improve circulation and reduce heart strain by allowing a more horizontal blood flow, advising resting and thinking in a reclined posture, especially for the elderly.
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Pullman Company
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
American Legion Band Plays for Funerals in France and Local School Start
The American Legion Band performed Sunday for the funerals of Corporal Everett McClain and William J. Swindle who fell in France. In Nelsonville on Labor Day Fred Love and Raymond Connet were soloists while Athens High School students met Principal Russell H. Rupp to set their schedules for the Sept. 6 start of the school year. Sixteen golfers entered the Athens Country Club match play finals. Will R. Cable won. Miss Belle Elizabeth Schloss and Francis A. Lavelle wed Sept. 6 at St. Pauls Catholic Church. Twenty years ago stockholders met for the Hocking Sunday Creek Traction Company with J. P. Wood. Ground was laid for a Model Train School at Ohio University near Boyd Hall. Captain J. B. Allen spent weeks at Mackinac Island to aid hay fever. D. H. Moore traveled to join Mrs. Moore.
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American Legion
Everett McClain
William JP Swindle
France
Nelsonville
Fred Love
Raymond Connet
Athens High School
Russell H. Rupp
J. B. Allen
Mackinac Island
Ehc
D. H. Moore
Capitol Curiosity and Courting a Hoover Court
Washington notes on Justice Holmes illness easing fears of a renewed Senate fight over a Holmes replacement. Speculation swirls about a potential Hoover-appointed majority on the Supreme Court by year end. Also covered are plans for large government garages to ease federal parking and prison library reading trends and censorship limits.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Beverly Farms
Mass
Congress
Holmes
Hughes
Parker
Hoover
Brandeis
Supreme Bench
Hoover Court
Europe
van Devanter
Justice McReynolds
Roberts
Pennsylvania
Justice Butler
Chatham
Cape Cod
Justice Stone
How to Care for Eyes During Childhood and School Years
A standard guide explains eye anatomy and common defects such as far sightedness near sightedness and astigmatism. It warns that young children should avoid taxing close work and stresses prompt oculist consultation, proper lighting, diet, rest, and hygiene to prevent eyestrain and maintain healthy vision.
Reading Trashy Books Sparks Lasting Reading Habit
A Massachusetts speaker at the Boston Review Club argues that reading any material beats reading nothing. He promotes cultivating a reading habit over censoring books, suggesting early exposure to rough material leads to eventual appreciation of poetry and literature, and a lifelong curiosity that opens new worlds.
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Massachusetts
Yale
Boston Review Club
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Detroit
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Aria
Ae Bee
New York
Gilbert Swan
Alabama
Manhattan
Blackhand
BY Frederic 4. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Hasisin
James J. Montague
Bay
Blackbeard
Kidd
Novgorod
Ripley
Hans Burgamair
Leon Bisson
Canada
King Features Syndicate
Great Britain
George
Dexter
Brook Hollow Club
Dallas
Frederic Haskin Washington
By Frederic J. Haskin
Arthur Bugs Baer
A. Lawrence Lowell
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Country Club
Will R. Cable
Belle Elizabeth Schloss
Francis A. Lavelle
St. Pauls Catholic Church
Hocking
Sunday Creek Traction Company
Commercial
J. P. Wood
W. B. Lawrence
Model Traine School
Park Place
University Terrace
Boyd Hall
Rodney Dutcher Messenger
Maine
Justice Sutherland
California
Federal
Triatgie
Pennsylvania Avenue
Federal Bar Association
Bureau of Prisons
Atlanta Penitentiary
Chillicothe
Winifred Black
Lorn Maiden
Swinburne
Byron
Keats
Texas
John Smith
Pete
Desperado
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