The Athens Messenger historical newspaper notice
Athens Messenger rate card lists subscription costs and circulation affiliations in five county eastern Ohio region. Provides carrier price 15 cents weekly and annual rates 4.50, 2.50, 1.00, 0.60, and 0.05 per week with offices in Athens Nelsonville Glouster Logan Pomeroy Middleport Coolville and surroundings.
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Ohio
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster Logan-Pomeroy
Middleport
Coolville
Marti
Olio
A Thought for Today in Psalm and Wendell Phillips
A reflective line from Psalms urges awe without sin while a Wendell Phillips quote warns sin remains in man unless removed as Eve was taken from Adam and put to sleep.
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Man
Eve
Adem
Wendell Phillips
Leaders Make The Market By Appealing To Opinion Leaders
The Literary Digest argues that a patronage by respected leaders counts as much as equal purchases. Petition circulators seek top names to steer public taste, influencing style, decoration, and entertainment. Marketers target leaders to raise standards and drive progress through trusted influence.
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Arti Hk
We Need Never Grow Old in a College Town
A college town in Athens awakens as students return for holidays. The piece argues against excess, urging prudent spending, saving for a rainy day, and balancing necessities with luxuries to keep happiness and stability amid changing lifestyles. It promotes independence from neighborly spending pressures and sustains a long, enjoyable life.
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Athens
Dad
Mother
Coonskin
Flivvers
Middle West
College town pulse keeps youth alive and moving
The piece depicts how college life energizes towns through nights of music and daylong student activity. It contrasts youth from big cities with rural youth, noting college traditions bind towns and slow aging by constant activity and shared culture.
Broadway press agents shift from hype to polished craft
A New York report notes a complete change in Broadway publicity. Many leaders now produce breezy, high quality copy printed under publicists bylines. The piece cites Sam Hoffencstein, Art Koher, Howard Dietz, Don Clarke, Oliver Sayler, Mannie Seff, Edward A. Blatt, Benny Holzman, Sam Warshawsky, Bob Sisk, Mari Barron, Sidney Skolsky, Tom Van Dyke and others, highlighting their shift from loud sensationalism to refined promotion across theater and film.
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Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Broadway
New York Parersa
Sam Hoffencstein
al Woolf
Art Koher
The
New Yorker
Hollywood
Howard Dietz
MGM Publicity
Don Clarke
Millie
Oliver Sayler
Eva le Gallienne
Mannie Seff
Shubert
Edward A. Blatt
Cleved
Bob Sisk
G ‘Guild
Aschete
Mari Barron
Sidney Skolsky
New York Daily News
Earl Carrol
Tom van Dyke
Gilbert Miller
Ballyhoo
Curious Broadway Figure A Toxin Worm Recalled
In chat with longtime theater fans, a memory surfaced of a figure with what was described as the world’s most curious name A Toxin Worm. The remark was shared among Broadway enthusiasts during a recent afternoon gathering.
Boy Learns Howling To Deter Predators In Jungle
A boy in the tropics discovers that howling frightens away animals that would threaten him. He tests his new skill, growing louder as he realizes its protective value against predators.
Mr Cyrus Curtis Says Prizefighting Is a Racket
Cyrus H K Curtis accuses the American prize fighting world of being a racket. He claims ex-convicts own and control top fighters, fix fights, and organize fouls to exploit the sport.
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Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Peking
Peru
Philadelphia
The Tanbark King and a Circus Stunt Creator
A San Francisco press agent known as Worm intrigued many with his bold publicity. He allegedly coined Lillian Russell's milk bath and other sensational stunts including tanbark when he lined a sidewalk and street for a theater spectacle.
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San Francisco
T Methia
Worm
Lillian Russell
Prize fighting deserves ban with other cruel sports
Debate on prize fighting as a cruel spectacle mirrors past outrage at blood sports. Critics liken it to bull baiting and cock fighting, urging prohibition and stronger public morality. The comparison frames reform as a societal mandate rather than a niche concern.
Henry Phipps’s Life Lesson From a Miner’s Powder Seller
The obituary notes Henry Phipps who died Monday at age 70 plus years, recounting his humble start as a Ohio hardware store clerk who sold powder to miners and walked eight miles daily to keep books for a blacksmith. His early toil and honesty are presented as a moral for young men.
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Henry Phipps
Ohio
That Blacksmith and Carnegie Built a Steel Empire
That Blacksmith with Carnegie and Phipps entered the steel trade and prospered. Phipps showed business genius, and his willingness to walk eight miles for extra earnings spurred the partnership, a move that left millions for his heirs.
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Carnegie
Phipps
Arnegie
Debate Over Ghost Writing Signals Change in American Letters
Washington Letter notes a Paris driven push for anonymous works to skip author names. Publishers use famous bylines to boost sales while anonymous books test readers' judgments. The piece contrasts pseudonyms like O Henry with full anonymity and examines reader imagination and branding implications.
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Paris
World of
Letters
Soandio
Secretary Hyde accuses Russians of inflated wheat sales
Secretary Hyde says Russian wheat exports are far higher than admitted, claiming 14,906,000 bushels sold versus the official 4,000,000. He denounces Communists for coming to America and speculating on lifeline goods.
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MR. Hyde
Russia wheat sales and bread speculation in wartime economy
The piece notes Russia has sold nearly 20 million bushels of wheat in months yet the Chicago Board of Trade moves 50 to 60 million bushels daily. It argues speculation on life's necessities is more impactful than Russia’s actions, citing harsh penalties in France for price manipulation.
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Russia
Chicago Board of Trade
France
Gasoline price cuts in Britain and Holland noted
In Britain and Holland gasoline prices are reduced for motorists. Holland sells gasoline by the quart, not the gallon, with an 18 cent cut per quart. The piece highlights the contrast with American prices and mentions Sir Henri Deterding, head of a major Dutch oil company, as a figure able to confront U.S. oil interests.
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Britain
Holland
Europe
America
France
Henri Deterding
Dutch Oil Company
Hamea Anaucde
Government to raise pearls at Pearl Harbor in new oyster plan
The Bureau of Fisheries will transplant pearl oysters from Pearl and Hermes Reef to Pearl Harbor to study cultivation and increase production. Dr. P. B. Galtsoft and the navy aided the survey to conserve beds and explore artificial methods, contrasting old dew theory with modern findings.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Bureau of Fisheries
Hawaiian Islands
Lagoon of Pearl
Hermes Reef
Honolulu
Uncle Sam
P. 8. Galtsoft
Bureau
Navy
Hawaii
Europe
Linnaeus
Information Bureau answers readers questions on famous figures and facts
Inquiries handled by Frederic Jaskin's Washington Information Bureau are presented with concise replies. Topics cover George Sand’s birth name, patent circle marks on prints, Bobby Jones schooling, David Manners biography, spinach vinegar effects, telephone writer use, Crete earthquake casualties, flour sack material, Schubert's symphony timing, parachute descent, Who's Who space, Grant Jr. secretary, ice cream trends, Russell Sage Foundation endowment, plagiarism consequences, Freud psychoanalysis, Pacific Highway length, paddy-bird, Canadian potato crop prospects, and origins of golf.
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Crete
Japan
Scone
Perthshire
Scotland
Edward I
England
Westminster Abbey
Department of Agriculture
Schubert
Lehnbert
R. W. Pham Guet Watinhat
Grant
Wilesses
California
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Russell Sage
Russell Sage Foundation
Liberty
Sigmund Freud
Vancouver
Mexican Boundary Line
San Diego
India
Canada
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Critique of Speakies and Bravura Film Drama
A column rails against modern screen fare and psychoanalytic treatment of motives calling for literal brutality and two fisted action. The writer contrasts old villains with today’s highbrow speakies and notes box office concerns and late revolutions in South America tied to motion picture rights.
Ripley’s Proof Gene Rye Belts Three Homers in Inning
Outfielder Gene Rye of the Waco Texas club hit three home runs in the eighth inning of a scheduled night game against Beaumont Texas in August 1980. Waco won 20 to 7 as eight runs were scored in the eighth, eight of them credited to Rye’s showcase effort.
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Gene Rye
Waco
Texas
Beaumont
Rye
Insect Note on the Silverfish and Its Damages
Describes the silverfish, an agile wingless insect not in the finny tribe, that damages books and clothing by feeding on starch or glue. References Department of Agriculture Bulletin 902 and Che Vatrine'e Rerard for further details.
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Department of Agriculture
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