The Athens Messenger pricing and publisher notice
The Athens Messenger announces publication details and rates including weekday editions and the Bere morning edition. It lists publisher Gordon K Bush and managing editor Charles B Harris and notes advertising reps in Chicago and New York. Subscriptions cost 4.50 per year by mail in Ohio, with shorter options available.
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Gordon K. Bush
Charles B. Harris
Aqpotenet
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Inland Daily Press Association
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Liberty of the American press in peril from foreign censorship
The piece argues that European regimes in Italy Germany and Russia suppress independent journalism, shaping public opinion through government papers and radio. It praises American press freedom as essential, noting how censorship abroad contrasts with U S liberty and warns radio politicization under an administration with propaganda licenses.
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Europe
Italy
Germany
Russia
United States
Proparanda
Alberta’s $25 a month plan and the market paradox plan
The piece critiques a proposed Alberta scheme that would give every citizen 25 dollars monthly, arguing it would not solve the core problem of insufficient money circulation. It warns such money would devalue, while urging focus on unlocking true abundance with existing resources, jobs, and purchasing power. It references broader economic folly and hints at global notes like Italy and Haile Selassie, ending with a sharp modern jab about savings and sales tax effects.
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Alberta
Behind the Scenes In Washington by Willis Thornton
Assistant Secretary Francis B Sayre and Henry F Grady push trade agreements as a keystone of policy. Cuba Brazil Belgium Haiti Sweden have been concluded or ratified, with Senate action pending on Brazil. Hearings completed on Spain Switzerland Holland France Italy Colombia Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua invite manufacturers to speak. Negotiations then open with the concerned nations.
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Willis Thornton
Washington
State Department
Ethiopia
Francis B. Sayre
Henry F. Grady
Cuba
Brazil
Belgium
Haiti
Sweden
House
Senate
Spain
Switzerland
Holland
France
Italy
Colombia
Costa Rica
el Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Trade Reciprocity Act Yields Rapid Gains and Broad Reach
The reciprocity act signed June 12, 1934, has produced five agreements in just over a year with more than a dozen being pursued. The Cuba pact cut trade barriers, boosting bilateral trade 76 percent to 48 million dollars in nine months. Belgium and others face similar concessions, aiming to avoid discrimination against nations and widen US access under a continuing offer.
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Cuba
Belgium
United States
Generalized concessions hinge on reciprocal bargaining
The passage argues that if the United States can trade concessions with a major supplier, Country A, it can extend similar deals to others like B, C, and D without discrimination. By lowering tariffs on shoe horns in exchange for spark plugs, a mutually advantageous bargain is reached, enabling continued imports from multiple sources under similar terms.
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United States
Trade pacts strain world markets says Watson
Thomas J. Watson, chairman of the American section of the International Chamber of Commerce, reports progress as European demand for American goods rises after recent Belgian and Swedish treaties. He cites tariff discrimination as a drag on world trade and notes gains in the fray.
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Thomas J. Watson
International Chamber of Commerce
Waste and Civil Service Politics in Public Office
An opinion piece argues the spoils system breeds waste in government from local to national levels. It cites Ohio state practices and county turnover, noting trained workers are replaced by politically chosen personnel, reducing efficiency and inflating tax costs. It warns the public must recognize political waste to curb it.
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Capitol
Washington
Ohio
District Tales of Long Ago by C H Harris
Dr William H McGuffey former Ohio University president and famed compiler of the McGuffey Readers once led Athens Presbyterian Church. The piece lists pastors from John H Pratt 1854 to 1868, James Holcomb, WW Schwefel who died after a hunting accident, James M Nourse, JL Monfort Civil War chaplain, William A Powell, G Walton King who oversaw the new church edifice, O B Pershing, H Marshall Thurlow and Abbott Y Wilcox as successors in order through early 20th century.
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William H. McGuffey
Ohio University
McGuffey
Athens Presbyterian Church
Alfred Byers
University
John H. Pratt
Rev. Pratt
James Holcomb
India
Schwefel
James M. Nourse
JL. W. Monfort
52Nd Indian Regiment
Athens
William A. Powell
Wales
G. Walton King
O. B. Pershing
H. Marshall Thurlow
Abbott Y. Wilcox
Book of the Year and Months of Verse by Annie McIntyre Barto
Poets Corner invites Messenger Readers to submit verses bearing name and address. The piece lists pages for each month from April to December, describing seasonal imagery and sentiments. The author signs as Annie McIntyre Barto of Nelsonville, Ohio.
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Messenger
Annie McIntyre Bartoe
Nelsonville
Ohio
World Peace Drive Aims Half Billion Signatures
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom launches a global campaign to gather half a billion signatures on a petition demanding immediate arms reduction and world disarmament. The effort seeks to mobilize world opinion, influencing rulers to halt armament and pursue peaceful dispute settlement through international agreements.
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Women's International League For Peace and Freedom
Ten Years Ago News Item Snapshot
The column recalls social visits with Mrs F I Preston hosting guests including Mrs T H Lanier from Miami Fila and Mrs Wilet Thurness of Logan. Out-of-town guest Mrs Byron Wolfe of Chillicothe attends. State Senator James J Walker ran for NYC mayor. Ohio University students Huey Roush and West debated Cambridge England. Arthur Cameron toured Western and Pacific states with C Co Robinson. Air line Christian Church founded fifty years earlier hosts homecoming services. Abbott Wilcox returns from oil pumper work in Washington County and Kenneth Wilcox spent summer with Redpath Chautauqua.
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F. IL. Preston
T. H. Lanier
Miami
Fila
Wilet Thurness
Logan
Byron Wolfe
Chillicothe
Abbott Wilcox
A. Y. Wilcox
Washington County
Kenneth Wilcox
Redpath Chautauqua
Williamses Return From West Lafayette Visit
Dwight and Clark Williams returned from a week with their sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs J Bruce Lineburg in West Lafayette. Also noted is Mrs C C Millikan's surgical operation at Delaware Springs Sanitarium.
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Dwight and
Clark Williams
West Lafayette
J. Bruce Lineburg
C. C. Millikan
Delaware Springs Sanitarium
Blue Door Mystery Girl Seeks Shelter At Old House
Ruth Woodson a 19 year old spirited girl seeks refuge from a storm in an old stone house with a blue door. Penny the caretaker mistakes her for Elaine Chalmers and Ruth stays using the ruse while falling for neighbor John McNeill. Elaine vows to win Johns love as a college rival and a man escapes from an asylum headed to the house. Ruth cares for the library, bonds with Penny, and waits for Johns return as intrigue deepens.
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Ruth Woodson
Bertha Gibbs
Penny
Elaine Chalmers
Ruth
John McNeill
Elaine
Graycastle College
John Smith
John McNeilly
Cleveland
Ruth Contemplates Fleeing Cleveland to Escape Entanglements
In late afternoon crowds Ruth considers vanishing to Cleveland to sever ties with John McNeill and Bertha Gibbs. The plan would trigger a citywide manhunt, publicity, and headlines about an heiress’s disappearance and later safe return. She rejects the drastic escape after weighing the consequences.
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John
Ruth
Cleveland
Worthville
John McNeill
Elaine Chalmers
Bertha Gibbs
Elaine
They Say Quotes on Pride and Power from History
A collage of statements: Adolf Hitler on national pride and monuments, a remark on today’s statesmen as chauffeurs in risky times, and Sir Arthur Willett’s view on leadership. Included are personal lines from Jessie Reed about marriage and a baseball error streak remark.
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Sir Arthur Willett
English Interests Draw War Involving England
Virginia Gilder sleeve, dean of Barnard University, returns from abroad noting how wide interests make any war touch England. The remark frames global involvement as nearly unavoidable in modern conflict contexts.
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England
Virginia Gildersleeve
Barnard University
Migraine headaches and dietary tips by Dr Fishbein
The article notes migraine commonly affects those with family predisposition and more women than men. Triggers include nervous strain, eyestrain, poor sleep, digestion issues, overeating, and overindulgence. Attacks start in youth, may appear after age 30, and often feature fatigue, dizziness, and visual disturbances before pain.
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Morris Fishbein
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