Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co Details
The Athens Messenger, established 1825, published weekdays with a large Sunday issue. Publisher Frederick W. Bush 1894–1929. Gordon K. Bush and Charles H. Harris in leadership roles. Includes UP wire service, advertising rates, obituary notices, and postal information for second-class mailing.
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Frederick W. Bush
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Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO
Gordon KE. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Wisdom outshines folly as light over darkness
A compact thought echoes Ecclesiastes on wisdom’s rarity and the contrast with folly. The line adds a nod to Lorenzo and a playful note on wit and youth.
First Class Men Know Themselves In Adversity And Success
The passage contrasts two types of men who limit progress: one who falters when disappointed and another who swells with pride on success. It argues that the same individual often exhibits both traits, yet a true first class man knows himself, maintains courage under hardship, and keeps his head when opportunities arise, inspiring others to work with him.
The High Price of Yachting
Analyzes the expensive nature of yachting with claims that top yachts and America's Cup contenders cost millions while even modest enthusiasts can participate for a few hundred dollars. Notes yachting as an aristocratic sport with a democratic side and mentions figures tied to Vincent Astor and J P Morgan.
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Vincent Astor
J. P. Morgan
Son Carstairs
Tempered Enthusiasm and Caution for American Businessmen
Essay argues that contagious enthusiasm fuels American business and growth but can trigger gloom after prosperity. It urges merchants to cut unnecessary frills, sharpen promotion, and stay practical to weather fall and come out ahead, trusting sound judgment to endure.
New York Nightlife Introduces Dollar Bill Cabaret Trend
The Dol lar Bill resort on Mazda Highway debuts a one dollar per hour model with self serve dining and entertainment. Guests receive a numbered ticket, clocked entry time, and a wall clock warns of limits while a free lunch aesthetic replaces traditional service. Gilbert Swan is named in connection with local fame.
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New York
Dollar Gill
Nightlife vogue for young men and club acts misfit
In a lively scene the Club Abbey formerly crowded with summer patrons features Jean Mallin, a female impersonator of average skill, serving as master of ceremonies. The article notes a trend among nightlifers toward men who walk with a distinct four-finger posture at their hips.
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Club
Abbey
Jean Mallin
Cere
Predictions of Russia’s fate and religion stance evolve
The commentary traces changing views on Russia from collapse to potential global leadership. Initial forecasts of government failure and anti religious policies gave way to speculation that Russia would eventually succeed and enlighten the world, reflecting shifting expectations.
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Russia
George Russell AEarrives in America to lecture
George Russell known as AE arrived yesterday in America to begin a lecture tour. The article notes his travel and plan to lecture at multiple venues across the country.
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George Russell
America
Broadway Figures and a Notable Night at the Nut Club
The piece notes Mallin as a box office wow and a frequent subject of Broadway chatter. It mentions Jackie Maye at Club Calais, praised for an astonishing impersonation. La Belle Rose begins a third season at the Nut Club, with others seeking potential runners-up.
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Mallin
Club
Calais
Jackie Maye
Maye
Manhattan
la Belle Rose
Nut Club
Life ideals and cooperative farming in the United States
Discussion on agricultural life and the promise of cooperation as a path to a happier, more meaningful rural existence, contrasting with monotonous hard labor.
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United States
Irish poet discusses abandoned American farms and national vitality
Mr Russell, a patriotic Irishman and artist, speaks to talk rather than teach. He notes 19,600,000 acres of abandoned farms in America and argues the nation’s vitality dies when farms approach exhaustion.
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Russell
America
Good Citizens Pursue Rus sell Tour Across Nation
Good Citizens led by Jane Addams and Yale President Angell and Columbia President Butler express interest in Mr Rus sell's United States tour. The plan is arranged and underwritten by Mrs Mary Harriman Rumsey, daughter of the late FE Harriman. Joseph Teplitzky of Los Angeles travels to New York to inform easterners of the venture.
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Jane Addams
Angell
Yale
Butler
Columbia
Owen PD
Young
Ettha Root
Russell
United States
Mary Harriman Rumsey
FE. H. Harriman
Joseph Teplitzky
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
New York
Truthful Reflections on Winter Labor and Leisure
A framed verse contrasts the North’s hard labor with the lure of leisure. The speaker, proudly indolent yet honest, celebrates a log fire morning runs and dawns of toil while admitting a fondness for loafing. Short quotes imply broader social notes about prohibition and travel.
Athens Court House Hear Prof Hoover on League Talk
A large crowd including many Ohio University students filled the Athens County Court House to hear Prof. T N Hoover discuss the League of Nations. The event was arranged by Third Ward members of the Harding Coolidge Club.
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Ohio University
Athens County
Prof
T. N. Hoover
League of Nations
Third Ward
Harding-Coolidge Club
Hoover's Plan Seeks Department of Waters for Federal Water Powers
Washington letter outlines President Hoover's proposal to create an Executive Department of Waters to oversee water power navigable streams rivers harbors surveys traffic regulation flood control and related federal activities. It notes current fragmented oversight by the War Interior and Commerce departments and mentions the Corps of Engineers and Inland Waterways Corporation.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
Department of Waters
United States
United States Navy
Navy Department
Hydrographic Office
United States Shoping Board
Secretary of Commerce
Federal Power Commission
Muscle Shoals
Boulder Dam
Mississippi Valley
Colorado River
War Department
Department of the Interior
Harding
Mr. Hoover
Panama Canal
Corps of Engineers
United States Army
Department
Inland Waterways Corporation
Mississippi
Tom Bigbee
Black Warrior
Real Estate Boom Draws Chinese Investors in Shanghai
Across the Pacific in Shanghai a genuine real estate boom unfolds as Chinese savers who could not secure returns at the national city bank shift funds into property. With deposits earning little, many invest in land and buildings, pushing up prices.
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Pacific
Shanghai
China
National City Bank
Noted pessimism prompts cautious economic rebound
The speaker claims the economy is 20 percent below normal, not 1929 normal, and will recover that gap soon before rising again. Toplitzky says this is better than crying and presents a hopeful forecast.
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Toplitzky
Mystery gun tragedy shocks Baltimore railroad leaders
In Baltimore a mysterious gun tragedy leaves Western Maryland Railroad president Byers dead from a heart wound after a fight with pistols in the president's office. Vice president Gray died hours later after surgery as authorities weigh murder suicide or a deliberate death plot.
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Baltimore
Byers
Western Maryland Railroad
Gray
Portrait of Professor Smyth Found Slashed at Harvard
In Lowell House Harvard an Eliot professor of Greek literature and 1878 graduate was found with a knife wound and a face cut out. University authorities launched an investigation as they probe leads, including possible bootleg whisky, amid unclear motives.
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Lowell House
Harvard
Smyth
Eliot
Dispatches from Vienna forecast Balkans trouble and war
Dispatches from Vienna warn of early war in the Balkans as Jugo Slavs and Italians show hatred likely to spark trouble. The Littl Entente could muster five million men. President von Hindenburg is not worried about Germany and fears no putsch, confident in the government’s ability to handle its problems.
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Vienna
Balkans
von Hindenburg
Germany
Prohibition referenda loom in several states this year
Massachusetts Illinois and Rhode Island will vote on prohibition referenda this year along with November elections. North Dakota and Delaware have related questions. The Illinois ballot covers repeal of the 18th amendment and key enforcement acts, shaping the Senate race and party lines.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Illinois
Rhode Island
North Dakota
Delaware
Pierre S. du Pont
Congress
Senate
Ruth McCormick
Referendum Questions Split Across States On 18th Amendment
The text notes Metcalfe’s stance on a referendum and court review of certification for a North Dakota repeal petition. It recalls Illinois voting margins on light wine and beer in 1922 and 1926 and Massachusetts shifting from enforcement support to memorializing Congress for repeal. Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment.
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Metcalfe
North Dakota
Congress
Illinois
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Mrs F H Eccles Travels to Marion to Visit McVays
Mrs F H Eccles left today for Marion to visit with Mr and Mrs Herbert McVay.
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F. H. Eccles
Marion
Herbert McVay
Marriage License for Grover Bean and Esta Gardner
Grover Bean, 41, a miner from Guysville, and Esta Gardner of Glouster, were issued a marriage license, confirming their intention to wed.
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Grover Bean
Guysville
Miner
Esta Gardner
Glouster
Miss Emma Patterson Visits Amesville Hosts Beasleys
Miss Emma Patterson of Amesville is the weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. F J Beasley, staying at their home for the gathering.
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Emma Patterson
Amesville
Mrs
F. J. Beasley
Dinner honors Nelsonville guests at six o'clock
Mrs. A. O. Sloane hosted a 6 o'clock dinner in honor of Mrs. W. B. Poston and Mrs. B. La Lamborn, both of Nelsonville.
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A. O. Sloane
W. B. Poston
B. la Lamborn
Nelsonville
Oxley Family Guests At Crossen Home In Nebraska
Frank Oxley and his son Harry of Clay Center Nebraska visit Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Crossen and other relatives, staying as guests with the hosts.
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Mr. M. T. Ellis
Columbus
R. C. M. Hastings
Frank Oxley
Harry
Clay Center, Neb
C. W. Crossen
Parker visits his Adams County roots with family in tow
Sidney Parker of the U S Geological Survey travels to Adams County to spend time with his parents Dr. and Mrs. George B. Parker.
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Sidney Parker
U. S. Geological Survey
Adams County
George B. Parker
Facts You Have Wanted To Know Information Bureau Q&A
Frederic J. Haskin presents a Washington information service offering free inquiries with a two cent reply fee. The piece lists sample questions and answers on Lon Chaney, Banff golf course cost, European spending by Americans, Sir Thomas Lipton, U S currency paper, Canadian Highlanders kilts, Whistler, Black educator Ambrose Caliver, Foreign Service exams, Mariana Deep depth, and New South Wales population.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington
Athens Anne
Lon Chaney
Banff
Canadian Pacific Railway
Ripley’s Proof Explains 30 Airmail Letters Contest
Oscar Shaw McDowell of Seattle submitted 30 correct answers from 80 cities for a Believe It or Not contest. The 30 letters, mounted on an airplane propeller, set a record and covered 154,580 miles in 92,750 minutes.
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
Oscar Shaw McDowell
Seattle
McDowell
Auda Abu Tayi Noted Desert Fighter in Arabian Revolt
Lowell Thomas profiles Auda Abu Tayi chieftain of the Howeitat as the desert’s famed warrior. The article recalls his alliance with Colonel Lawrence and notes his 86 hand to hand kills in raids.
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Lowell Thomas
Auda Abu Tayi
Lawrence
Auga
Auda
Why Male Mosquitoes Do Not Bite
A scientific note explains that only female mosquitoes bite to obtain blood for egg development while males require no blood and are usually harmless. The article adds a teaser for tomorrow on the origin of the term Hure rah.
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