The Athens Messenger and Wekald Printing Co. History
Historic Athens newspaper details its publication era from 1896 to 1929 with weekday editions and a large Sunday issue. Names Gordon K. Bush and Charles H. Harris appear as publisher and editor respectively. Membership in several professional associations is noted. Advertising policies and office locations are listed.
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Frederick W. Bush
Athens Messenger & Wekald Printing CO
Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
Thought for Today and Verse Cited
A religious reflection cites John 8 34 declaring sin’s servitude and notes death from sin yields no power to separate, invoking Milton.
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Milton
Return to one room school thrills Athens man after decades
Harley Nice of Athens revisited his old one room school in York Township, sitting in his long-ago seat, drinking from the same spring, and reading his McGuffey Reader. The piece reflects on changes in education and the rarity of such returns, noting the nostalgia and the improved modern schools.
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Harley Nice
Athens
McGuffey
Mr. Nice
York Township
Nice
The Special Assessment In Action And its Local Effects
The Santa Cruz News recalls a linotype operator who bought a lot twenty years ago as an example of how special assessments affect property owners. The piece discusses the tax device’s history and its impact on homeowners.
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Santa Cruz
California
Special assessment craze and debt limits on property
A taxpayer details a sequence of charges from fencing and sewer work to street pavement and park drainage, plus taxes and a failed sale, ending with trading a $1,200 investment for a $600 car. The article notes many governments pursue special assessments and argues for definite debt limits on each property to protect taxpayers.
Old Ideas Recast as Service in Business
The text argues that profit is essential and business succeeds by meeting customer needs and desires. It emphasizes serving others, selling benefits like lower costs, profits, comfort, and convenience. It urges job seekers and executives to frame value around what employers and customers want to receive and be beholden to.
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Woolworth
Auto Fatalities Compared With Miles Driven
The Midwestern piece notes 30,000 nationwide auto deaths last year despite high miles driven. Massachusetts safety officials estimate one fatal accident per 7,965,504 miles driven based on gasoline sales and average mileage. The article insists the statistic is chilling despite the seeming optimism.
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Massachusetts
My Namesake Gilbert Swan Eats Shrimp at Sam Love’s
A narrative from a Messenger special writer recounts a playful exchange about a pet aigrette named Gilbert Swan. The bird, claimed to be a namesake, causes expense due to daily eight dollars in shrimps while awaiting zoo decisions on its gender and possible name change.
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New York
Gilbert Swan
Gilbert
South America
Sam Love
Zoo
Pr. S
Out of touch faces return after absence
Fragmentary passage notes people who are different returning from a long absence and found to have little in common with friends and relatives, described as out of touch with their prior circles.
Doctor’s Diagnosis Should Be His Sole Duty, He States
The argument centers on the idea that diagnosis is the sole essential task for a physician, with critics claiming distractions from clinical duties undermine patient care and professional standards.
Charles Dana Gibson’s Granddaughter Undergoing Appendectomy
A medical student observing Charles Dana Gibson’s granddaughter during an appendix operation misdiagnosed her with scarlet fever. The error was corrected, the appendix removed, and the scarlet fever cured.
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Charles Dana Gibson
Elrove Wolmthes Discusses 1¢3 Prospects Amid Wave Threat
A clipped report notes Elrove Wolmthes considering options for 1¢3 amid ongoing wave threats. It cites a weak business mood and unsettled market sentiment as factors shaping potential actions.
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Elrove
The Rise of American Cities and Their Distinct Charms
Washington Letter notes that over 63 million Americans live in cities of 100000 or more, driven by industry and culture. It contrasts New Orleans, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Akron, and other hubs, explaining how industries and geography shape urban growth and regional balance.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Rotary
Kiwanis
Spain
France
Napoleon
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Ohio
Missouri
Cumberland
Tennessee
Old Man River
Jefferson
Allegheny Mountains
Kentucky
Daniel Boone
Union
Washington
George Washington
John Adams
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Mark Twain
Akron
European outlook shadows rising tensions in postwar era
Lord Cowdray predicts Communist activity in Italy within months, warning of Mussolini counter moves. Germany and Poland face parliamentary failures as Europe clings to antiwar sentiment born from the memories of trench warfare, with the distance to Tippecanoe growing since 1914.
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Lord Cowdray
London News Chronicle
Italy
Mussolini
Germany
Poland
Europe
Tipperary
Clean plays and public taste in New York theater
Assistant rector Vather Fadden of St Patrick's Cathedral argues for cleaner plays to satisfy a tired public. He compares audiences to pigs in a sty and says intelligence is needed to make cleanliness interesting, noting attitude shifts when respectable women enter dives.
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Vather Fadden
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York
Salvation Army
Daylight Saving Time Use Quantified by Summers Gain
Communities that adopted daylight saving shifted back last winter to standard hours. The author notes that an early riser who wakes at 7 could sleep an hour longer yet still rise at 7. Knowing each person’s use of the extra hour would reveal the total effect of daylight saving.
Butler Pushes 48-Hour National Labor Law Aim
Washington notes ex Senator William M Butler a textile magnate and ally of Calvin Coolidge calls for a constitutional amendment and a federal 48 hour workweek. He argues Massachusetts mills face southern competition and hopes national standards would raise hours and profits while unions oppose such broad regulation.
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Washington
William M. Butler
Republican National Committee
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Senate
Butler
Mr. Butler
Supreme Court
American Federation of Labor
Oregon
District of Columbia
Arizona
California
Colorado
Kansas
Montana
Nevada
New York
Utah
North Dakota
Wyoming
Dallinger
House
Congress
United States
A. F. of L
Wall Street Reels Through Fever Like Malaria Days
The column links Wall Street mood swings to a repeated pattern of chill, shivering, and cold pains followed by fever and perspiration. It notes yesterday featured perspiration as markets rallied from the prior day’s chill.
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Wall Street
Frieday
Brokers admit wheat and cotton sales tied to Moscow
New York stock brokers acknowledge selling 7.5 million bushels of wheat short for Moscow and cotton short for the Soviet government. Broker Bache cites the U.S. government report as the trigger for price drops, while noting Russia seeks profit as American speculators do, provoking public skepticism about foreign involvement.
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New York
Moscow
Bache
U.4
Russia
More Truth Than Poetry and Other Brief Opinions
A compact column features reflections on garden flora resilience versus pests, noting dandelions and goldenrod endure while roses and lilies struggle. It then shifts to light political quips about Tom Trumb motor racing, bull baiting Spain, and a Senate seat speculation.
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Tom Trumb
Spain
Senate
Athens news highlights from decades past
J lL Pickering of Athens received a congratulatory letter from Co E Dunkle after completing railway mail service begun in 1882. Joseph Quinlan and Thomas F Austin of Columbus were fined 200 dollars plus costs for possessing intoxicants against them in court. Twenty years ago Edward L Duppstadt, chief engineer of Athens Brick Co, was badly injured attempting to jump a moving train. The Athens County Fair show features more than 750 poultry entries. J H Johnson sold his South Court Street restaurant to Mrs A Julwider and sons. Wescott Reach, ill with typhoid at his North College Street home, is improving.
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J. Ll. Pickering
Athens
Co. E. Dunkle
Garfield
Joseph Quinlan
Thomas F. Austin
Columbus
Edward L. Duppstadt
Athens Brick Company
Wescott Reach
North College Street
Miss Orphanota Bean Weds Thearle Shafer in Imarriage Ceremony
Miss Orphanota Bean daughter of Mr and Mrs Lovell Bean and Thearle Wendell Shafer son of Mr and Mrs George Shafer were married with the Rev C L Strecker officiating.
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Orphanota Bean
Lovell Bean
Thearle Wendell Shafer
George Shafer
C. L. Strecker
Marriage of Miss Ivy Schwartz and Gerald Sprague
Miss Ivy M. Schwartz daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Schwartz Williamsport married Gerald T Sprague son of Dr and Mrs Willy T Sprague in Athens on Saturday.
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Ivy. M. Schwartz
Andrew Schwartz
Williamsport
Gerald T. Sprague
Willy T. Sprague
Athens
Miss Edna Hamilton and Miss Ida Law Visit Miss Bessie Dyson
Miss Edna Hamilton of Nelsonville and Miss Ida Law of Columbus visited Miss Bessie Dyson, sharing time together in a social call.
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Edna Hamilton
Nelsonville
Ida Law
Columbus
Bessie Dyson
Mrs. A I Forrest Guests With Maple Street Host
Mrs. A I Forrest of Wellston visits Mrs. Bert Wilson on Maple Street as a guest.
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A. I Forrest
Wellston
Bert Wilson
Maple Street
Questions and Answers Department Reveals Americana Facts
The document outlines a Washington information service by Frederic J. Haskin offering free inquiry replies for two cents. It answers: The Music Master ran 1904 with over 1000 performances, The Auctioneer ran 1901 for 1400, D Annunzio holds Prince title, snakes hear via vibrations, Anstruther sounds like Anster, 1000 cigarettes from about three pounds tobacco, Ste Anne de Beaupre in Canada near Quebec, astral body defined by spiritualists, milk eases burning from green peppers, poet Warman known as the Poet of the Rockies.
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Vredertion
Haskin
Washington
Athens
David Warfield
Gabriele d’ Annunzio
D'Annunzio
Prince of
Monte Nevoso
Anstruther
Ste. Anne de Beaupre
Canada
Quebec
The
Rockies
H. V. C. A. C. G. Warman
New York Sun
Sweet Marie
Ripley’s Proof of Guayra’s Grand Waterfall Scene
A description of Guayra in Paraguay near the River Parana showing the river splitting into 21 arms that plunge from a deep precipice into 21 waterfalls. The piece notes perpetual rain believed to have persisted for a millennium.
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Guayra
Paraguay
Parana
Lomakin Boots Bet Tests Peace Hope in 1904
Lomakin of Moscow, a first guild merchant, bet Japan would sue for peace before July 1 1904. To prove the pledge he ate his boots at the Hotel Imperial on July 2 1904, an incident hailed as patriotic by Russian papers. Tomorrow Baseballs grand old man.
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Lomakin
Moscow
Imeperial
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Detroit
Boyme
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Gilbert Swan Messenger
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
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Ripley
Harry Broome
Gdinesville
Fla
Denbighshire
Caplf Seigle
Puget Sound
Heador VoLz
Stuttgart
T9i
King Featuree Syndicate
Ime
Th.oyler
Eng
Frederic Haskin Washington
Frederic J. Haskin
Rodney Dutcher Messenger
Hibor
Legislatures
A. F. of I
Federation
James J. Montague
Athens County
J. H. Johnson
South Court Street
Mrs
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