Help Succeed This Time Athens County Canning Drive
Relief agencies in Athens County report dire need for canned vegetables and fruits for winter. An experienced home canning project supervisor from Ohio oversees work across the county to collect sugar and cans, mobilize workers, and store surplus food for those unable to buy. The drive seeks thousands of cans, garden produce especially tomatoes, and widespread community help starting Labor Day to prevent waste and ease winter hunger.
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Athens County
State of
Ohio
General Red Cross Committee
Letart-Apple Grove
Meigs County
Muskingum River
Washington County
Torch
New York theater pioneer Earl Carroll unveils high tech showhouse
In New York nine years after opening his first uptown playhouse Carroll debuts a new theater on his original site. The showhouse features six loud speakers and a disappearing orchestra powered by elevator platforms and advanced stage effects as Carroll seeks to redefine legitimate theatre while battling past nudity rumors. Carroll also recalls lean budgets that shaped his early chorus costumes.
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Gilbert Swan Marl Carroll
New York
Roxy Theater
Earl Carroll
Broadway
Carroll
Schenectady
Electrc
House of Magic
Tf Jt
Fort Carroll
Wizards
Western Electric
Carrot
Beaux Arts and Ingersoll Facts in 1920s Q&A
A 1920s Washington inquiry service answers questions on topics from Beaux Arts governance to Samuel Pepys pronunciation. It covers whether Beaux Arts is government subsidized, how twin cities of Minneapolis and St Paul are incorporated, and definitions distinguishing thief robber burglar.
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Atehs Messenger
Informatlop
Burton
Frederick Huss
Washington DG Q
Beaux Arts
Paris
Institut de France
Institut
Minister of Public Instruction
Samuel Pepys
England
Pepyn
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Post Office Department
Minneapoliy
Minn
Twin Cities
Dreaming of rivers and bears and the killer ads
The narrator reflects on fantasies of chasing bears by a forest stream and hunting a whale, but admits those visions fail to come true. He then notes readers of the Clarksburg Post Office receiving letters about matrimonial ads linked to a killer, and comments on the naivety of youth chasing thrills via advertising.
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Harry F. Powers
Clarksburg
W. Va
Eve
Gobo
Lieve
Zaine
Don Juan
Powers
A Thought For Today On Love And Enemies
A brief thought contrasts loving enemies with cursing them and doing good to those who hate you, urging prayer for those who misplace you. The fragment cites a dated phrase or name in a nonstandard form, preserving the era's tone.
Tyna the Terrible Ivan the Terrible in 1570 Novgorod
A fragmentary old account describes Ivan IV entering Novgorod on January 6 1570 with 6000 opryezniks. It alleges a month of massacres with mock trials and tortures, claiming tens of thousands killed including women and children, noting claims of insanity as justification.
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Tyna
Ivan IV
Novgorod
Crone
New Worlds to Conquer and Population Trends
Frederick J. Haskin argues that after World War I a new era of opportunity looms as English speaking nations expand population and search for underpopulated lands. He cites census data for England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and the United States, noting shifting sex ratios, birth rates, emigration and immigration, and the potential for future settlement beyond crowded nations. The piece frames rising exploration for economic and demographic balance amid aging societies and shifting global frontiers.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
United States
Great Britain
England
Wales
Isley
Ireland
America
Ulster
Scotland
Irish Free State
Great Briain
Cominion
Canada
Commonwealth of Australis
Australa
New Zealand
Europe
Asia
China
Australia
South Africa
Siherma Heckon
Alaska
John Jacob wAster
James J. Hill
The Athens Messenger Offers a New Booklet Care of the Feet
The Athens Messenger promotes a new booklet CARE OF THE FEET available through its Washington Information Bureau. It emphasizes foot health, hygiene, and preventive care, urging readers to mail in six cents with a coupon to obtain a copy for home use.
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Athens Messenger
Mie
Athens
Washington Information Bureau
Abbe V Voltaire Ninon Da Lrendos and early crime notes
A fragmented summary reflects tales of Voltaire meeting Ninon Da Lrendos, a legacy of money for books, and social criticism. It recalls Prohibition era crime, Daffy and Duffy narratives, and old world class roles in noble and church life. It mentions exchanges of goods for education and farming payments.
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Voltaire
Ninon da Lrendos
CARE OF THE YRET BOOKLET REQUEST
The Athena Messenger Information Bureau in Washington asks for six cents in coin or stamps to obtain a copy of the booklet on CARE OF THE YRET. Frederic J. Haskin directs the request.
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Athena Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
YRET
Athens City Council notes school gains and local concerns
Athens officials report Ohio-wide school attendance rise and cite a fall in jobs for youths over 18. A August fines total of 502 dollars was gathered by the mayor. Police protection on lower East State Street is requested. Edwina Chubb begins English teaching at Mercersburg Academy. The Athens public schools and Orig. University plan to open Monday September 11. A puffball exhibit weighs six pounds two and a half ounces, with forty two inches circumference, found on Cook farm.
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Ohio
Athens
H. A. Dalton
Lower East State Street
Atheny
Cook Farm
Canaanville Road
Unemployment relief debate heats Capitol as Congress nears session
Washington dispatch notes that unemployment relief dominates national focus with the public and leadership pressing for federal funds as cold weather nears. Key figures like President Hoover and AFL head William Green weigh in on relief, while governors Pinchot and Roosevelt seek extra congressional sessions and possible tax measures to fund aid.
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Washington
Congress
Hoover
Walter Guilford
National Unemployment Relief Organization
Federa
Cass
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
New York
Spokesees & Pinchot-Ronveil
Federat
Gufiri
Tederel
Gillard
How to Ease Kids Back to School Routines
A former Times-Union essay counsels families to restore home life after summer. It urges mothers to support teachers during early school days, align schedules with fixed meals and bedtimes, and manage the post vacation adjustment with calm cooperation between home and classroom. It notes the first weeks feel chaotic as students and teachers adjust and emphasizes steady guidance over quick judgments.
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Mae
Medium Weight Hogs Lead Market Shifts
COLUMELS Sept. 5 Hog prices show medium weights at the top as lightweight receipts rise, pushing medium and heavier hogs to the lead. Ohio Farm Bureau research director C J West notes a market setup with fall demand uncertain. Cattle declines remain uneven due to plentiful supplies and a weak feeder price outlook with western drought news weighing on sentiment. Fat lambs find a firmer market amid past overstock, though overall supply and demand remain in flux.
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Columels
C J. West
Ohio Farm Bureau Research
Audi
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