The Athens Messenger and Herald 1920s Details
Information on the Athens Messenger The Athens Messenger and Herald published weekdays with a Sunday morning edition The paper lists publishers Gordon K Bush Frederick W Bush and generic staff roles It notes association memberships and circulation figures including rates by carrier and mail within Ohio.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Ger & Herald Inting CO
Gordon K Bush
Mgr
Charles H. Harris
Real Touring Weather for Autumn Travel in Ohio
The article urges travelers to visit Ohio in autumn noting cooler temperatures mean pleasant motoring and reduced fatigue. It highlights Southeastern Ohio and the Ohio River country as scenic destinations and predicts the present season offers easy travel with minimal inconvenience.
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Labor Day
Ohio
State Patrol curbs illegal license tags in Ohio
The State Highway Patrol reports widespread arrests for using tags not issued for vehicles in Southeastern Ohio. Officials say tag violations deprived the state of millions yearly and that stronger enforcement, more troopers, and better equipment would improve revenue and accident tracing, urging lawmakers to act.
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Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Prices rise as cost of living climbs toward winter
The Labor Department reports food prices up 23.5 percent since mid-April 1933 and 4.7 percent from a year ago, with two-year gains near 11 percent. Rent and clothing costs also advance across the nation, while farmers receive little for their produce and profits shrink under government restraints. The piece warns that winter costs, fuel, clothing and foods will push prices higher, burdening the average man.
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United States Department of Labor
Labor Department
Housing Corporation
Washington
Leftward turn hints at big shifts in national policy
The piece notes a looming leftward drift in Washington with signs of upheaval. It mentions Johnson losing authority, Richberg targeting business interests, LaFollette in the Northwest, increased Labor Board support for Section 7 A, budget changes, and talks between the President and Upton Sinclair as relief programs are promised to be expanded this winter.
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Washington
Johnson
Richberg
LaFollette Group
Northwest
Labor Board
Douglas
Upton Sinclair
Hrain Trusters
NRA Reorganization Hints at Broader New Deal Reforms
Washington dispatch discusses a temporary NRA reorg aimed at healing rifts and preparing a longer term health program for industrial controls. It notes Johnson's pivotal, evolving role, Richberg’s loyalty and tensions, and possible reshuffling as Roosevelt aims for broader New Deal reforms early next year.
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Paul Mahon
Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
Congress
Donald Richberg
Johnson
White House
Hawaii
Richberg
New Deal
Roosevelt Opposes New Cabinet Posts Including Public Welfare
Gossip claims discuss creating five new cabinet offices such as for education and industry. President Roosevelt reportedly does not want to add any new cabinet jobs, especially not a public welfare post, making such posts unlikely.
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Richberg
Roosevelt
Maine Victory Shocks Democrats in First District Upset
Democrats hoped for Governor Brann to win but not by such a margin. The unexpected win came as Stalwart Reedy fell to a Democratic challenger in the First District, a district long loyal to Republicans. Emil Hurja had predicted a chance two days before the election. Ruth Bryan Owen plans a coast to coast Chautauqua tour to discuss silver.
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Maine
Brann
Reedy
Washington’s Struggle Between Conservatives and Reformers
Washington voices show conservative Democrats rebelling while all sides hoard funds. The piece notes rising Leftward pressure and questions what comes next if the swing continues, hinting at political tension and uncertain outcomes.
When Royalty Weds
The engagement of Archduke Otto of Austria to Princess Maria of Italy is described as a marriage of state with potential European implications. Otto aims to regain the Austrian throne, and Italian and other governments’ stances could lead to a head-on clash of interests, marking a major European news item of 1934.
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Archduke Otto
Maria
Italy
Europe
Otto
Austria
Hapsburg
Vienna
Athens Chronicle Highlights Ten Year Old Church Role
Mrs. C. T. Moore retires as president of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society at the First M. E. Church. Ohio University professors return for the school year and local residents resume travels after various trips. A notable mobile funeral and a barn fire are mentioned among community happenings.
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C. T. Moore
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
M. E. Church
Ohio University
C. L. Martzolff
Ohio
J. J. Richeson
A. L. Carter
Maine
Eugenia May Liston
Beaver Dam
Wis
William A Matheny
Teachers’ Institute
New Lexington
Mary J. Brison
Nova Scotia
About Your Children About Your Children
Olive Roberts Barton reflects on a boy named William facing his first school experiences. She outlines Stage One fear of learning and Stage Two sensitivity to attention, urging parents to let children approach school with an open mind and steady observation without overloading enthusiasm.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Grace
William
Rle
Mabel
Roosevelt cabinet name sparks party naming query
Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Kansas and Nebraska Republicans moved to nominate Upton Sinclair for California governor. Senator J. Hamilton Lewis notes the Democrats dislike the label. A child today could live 60 years versus 35 in 1833, per Dr. Morris Fishbein. Carl R. Gray links transportation to all human activity.
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Upton Sinclair
California
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Michigan
Kansas
Nebraska
J. Hamilton Lewis
Morris Fishbein
Fragmented political quotes from historical figures
A collection of brief, diverse quotations attributed to Baby LeRoy Adolf Hitler Herbert Hoover and Upton Sinclair. The items touch on revolutions in Germany progress and personal reflection after discussions with Roosevelt. Each line presents a separate historical voice without additional context.
Health Hints And Diet Hints And Diet
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses child safety with poisons. The piece cites records from Texas physicians showing seven gasoline poisoning and 65 coal oil cases in children aged 10 months to 4 years over two years, with 11 percent fatal, lung inflammation common from inhalation, and no antidote. It advises rapid stomach evacuation or inducing vomiting to remove toxins and notes oxygen carbon dioxide mixtures may aid inhalation cases.
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Morris Fishbein
Texas
History of This District in Logan and Falls Township
Logan was incorporated in 1839 with about 50 houses and a population near 500. By 1840 a courthouse stood, lawyers Case and Cusack served, and physicians listed include Culver, Albers, Guthrie, Brown, Holland, Chapin, and Whipple. Dutton Lane was Logan’s first postmaster in 1817, C. W. James its first mayor in 1839, and early schools were built at Hunter and Market and at Hunter and Walnut. Falls Township joined Hocking County in 1818, with early Falls-Gore towns Burgessville, Hamlin, New Gore, Gore, Oroville, Webb Summit, and Webbs Chapel.
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Logan
Ohio
Lucius Case
E. C. Cusack
Reuben Culver
William Albers
C. B. Gutherie
E. L. Brown
John Holland
Chapin
Joseph Whipple
John Hopley
Falls Township
Hocking County
Perry County
Falls- Gore
Burgessville
Hamlin
New Gore
Oroville
Gore
Cromwell Culver
Webb Summit
Webbs Chapel
New Sources of Indian History reshapes Sioux portrait
Review notes Stanley Vestal argues Sioux casualties ran five whites to each Indian in 1850s to finale of wars. He praises Sioux cavalry skills and their selective fighting. He also challenges the belief that Sioux tortured prisoners, noting few cases of prolonged captivity.
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Stanley Vestal
Mr. Vestal
Believe It or Not Charlies Porter of Glebe
Charlies Porter of Glebe Sydney a popular town character aged about 40 drinks 12 glasses of beer while standing on his head and balances with one arm to lift bottles to his lips before finishing with a mandolin. He has turned the prank into a profession drawing tourists and income.
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General Johnson
Hyde Park
White House
Johnson
NRA
Charlies Porter
Glebe
Sydney
Australia
Boots and Denis Return to Larchneck Summer
Boots, 18, marries Russ Lund after snubbing by Larchneck's younger set. Russ dies in a motorboat crash. Boots works in a Greenwich Village store while befriended by Denis Fenway, a young author, and encounters Kay Chillingford. Denis invites Boots on a drive and a swim as summer returns.
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Boots Raeburn
Russ Lund
Larch Neck
New York
Russ
Miami
Boots
Greenwich Village
Denis Fenway
Larchneck
Fenway
Kay Cchillingford
Denis
Edward van Sciver
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