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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1930
Page
4
The notice lists circulation areas around Athens and nearby counties and notes affiliations with national newspaper associations. It mentions subscription rates and dates, with prices for weekly and multi week terms and references to wire services.
A compact excerpt presents moral reflections citing Matthew 10 16 and Plato on wisdom prudence and wealth. It juxtaposes be ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves with a medieval style moral meditation on riches and discernment.
A Critical look at Jonesville's fragmented civic life lists many groups from the Chamber of Commerce to the Izaak Walton League. The piece argues excessive organizations dilute leadership and cooperation, urging a single shared purpose over many competing ambitions.
The piece asserts a shared purpose among local groups despite attempts to separate them. It emphasizes that Jonesville's role is no longer a secret and hints at underlying cooperation shaping the community's path.
Effort to spark district interest in upcoming art exhibits through spring and summer at Ohio University. Emphasizes accessibility by car, appeal to club women and high school students, and the goal of expanding appreciation for paintings and sculpture across the community.
In New York on April 10 O Henry muses on Gotham’s typical sound. A film crew sought a signature noise and recorded a turnstile in Times Square. Knud von Clausen-Kazas, a Danish aviation lieutenant in Bryant Park, dreams of future solo flights back home after his arrival in America.
The narrator notes that millions hear a click and pay a nickel for the privilege. They claim there is no unique New York sound, as most noises heard in New York can be heard nearly anywhere, merely amplified many times.
A fragment from a Manhattan piece hints at disguise and social roles. It names a bandmaster identified as a Russlan figure and hints at Miss Gertie Van Puyster as a society figure in disguise, with a taxi driver and shoeshine person described in sly terms.
Mahatma Gandhi leads seven thousand Hindu railroad workers in a sit in the marshes to oppose colonial salt laws. Britain confiscates salt and arrests the workers as Gandhi collects it, seeking to deny supplies for human consumption.
The city welcomes a new restaurant embracing modern decor with a Rue de la Paix vibe. Its 54 waitresses will all be red heads to match a white black gold and red color scheme after screening 400 applicants. Menu details about red cabbage and beets are not yet stated.
The passage argues Indians should learn European and American tactics from history noting a drastic strike action where American engineers used a powdered blast to destroy locomotives. It concludes that gentleness rarely wins fights.
At Barrow Alaska natives faced near famine due to land game scarcity and ice blocking the harbor. Ice melted on Sunday but no one went fishing until midnight. Christians warned they would face consequences for Sunday fishing.
Brief notes indicate hunters engage with the American Museum of Natural History over an exhibit issue. Details are unclear but involve a dispute or interaction centered on a museum display and related parties.
Health guidance links fresh air and exercise to weight gain and better digestion. Open air exposure, deep breathing, and regular activity improve lung function, with cautions about stitch pain and the need to fully empty and fill lungs. Psychoanalysis advice and kidney health Q and A conclude with dietary notes on albumin and water.
Territorial news notes three long-haired Siberian tiger specimens returning to the United States for taxidermy. In Chile villagers near Volcano Orsano evacuate as scalding water bursts from the crater high above. A large battle between Chinese forces looms as a strong leader is needed to stabilize the region.
A restored Ottoman display notes that under Sultan rule crossing the harem threshold meant death. Now Kemal’s reforms allow entry for twenty five cents. Visitors can view the bed of Kersem the Sultana and learn of her strangling by royal order.
Mexico declares corn liquor poisonous and urges consumption of corn for food. Officials rank alcohol sources by safety and quality with grapes as the best, followed by sugar and fruits, barley, rye, corn, potatoes, and even wood producing deadly liquor.
The Texas Senate candidate proposes giving every poor man a cow and posits government delivery. He contrasts in Eastern cities where car ownership is the aim, noting many people cannot afford the annual 82400 to own a roofed vehicle, while in Texas cows would fit available space.
Ada L asks why she is losing memory. She reports history of scarlet fever, typhoid fever, inflammatory rheumatism with heart enlargement and seeks medical insight. Further details are cut off in the text.
Washington dispatch reports W Irving Glover assistant postmaster general issues a buoyant forecast for a revived U S merchant marine. He touts new trade routes a national shipbuilding program and tighter Central American Gulf routes while praising European progress and warning against foreign build up. The piece notes the exuberant tone and ends with Glover retreating into an ice bath.
A collage of trivia and answers covers topics from Macao as a Portuguese colony in 1557 to yeast calories, Monte Carlo gambling, London chimney sweeps, the purpose of totem poles, the Roman Forum location, proper married name signatures, Rudyard Kipling's early writing, California cultivation, Suez Canal control, natural gas for autos, the Emancipation Proclamation location, and the alphabetic method of teaching reading.
Daily study guide explains common misuses pronunciations and spellings. It highlights dereliction as a duty failure and urges mastering one word daily to expand vocabulary with practical examples.
Athens Chamber workers closed the J. H. Grayson Manufacturing stock subscription books in under forty eight hours raising about 85000. Clarence Friess and Virginia Lee Friess returned to Toledo after four weeks with Mrs. Friess' parents in Maplewood. W. E. Moler bought N. W. Baker home site at East State Street Elmwood Place for 7150. D Howell Lindley of Hamilton visited Athens after closing a season in Youngstown with a theater company.
Mr and Mrs H G Jefferson depart this evening by car for Bloomingburg to stay with the latter's parents Mr and Mrs W F Jefferson through Sunday.
Miss Ruth Wengert from Akron returned today after a weeklong visit with Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Shirley.
Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Vee Dyke and daughter Frances Bywiie were over Sunday visitors of Mrs. Van Dyke's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Parker Snyder, Mineral.
Judge J M Wood departed this morning for Marietta where he will preside over the Common Pleas Court.
Puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues including God of thunder Existed An actuality Searnet Happened and many others. It mixes numbers with phrases like What metric measure does 1.0367 liquid quarts equal 317 To weep and 45 What is the practical unit of electrical current. The grid shows scattered letters and garbled sections suggesting a themed crossword with missing fills and malformed entries.
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