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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1929
Page
4
Washington reports show a cooler capital as lawmakers grow cautious amid prohibition debates. The Michaelson incident spurred restraint, with fewer officials keeping liquor in offices and less public drinking. Several types of attitudes toward abstinence emerge among Congress members.
The piece surveys Prohibition era figures including Senator Cole Blease of South Carolina and Congressman Charles Stedman of North Carolina. It notes Blease’s claim that South Carolina produces the best corn liquor and his stance on liquor in public life, plus remarks on enforcement and attitudes toward law.
A reflective column argues women are individualists while men adapt to groups. It discusses women entering business, aging perspectives, and the link between earning a living and home management. The piece critiques liquor saloon culture and notes Ohio views on local bad liquor and entailed consequences.
Reports say liquor is harder to obtain in Athens than two weeks ago due to law enforcement crackdowns. Officers receive support to arrest violators, citing jail and city treasury gains, while critics note prior leniency and recurring offenses.
In Morgan County a funeral for a daughter required a horse drawn hearse but no suitable carriage existed nearby. A mud stained box buggy with a worn horse was used instead, while shiny automobiles accompanied the cortege. The incident highlights how old style pleasure carriages have faded from the area. Do you know of a phaeton or closed horse drawn cab available for funerals locally.
The article recalls how seven seconds saved by rushing across crossings cost drivers their lives. It notes that average crossing pass time is seven seconds and cites about 1000 motorists killed at grade crossings in 1928 for valuing speed over safety.
New York gossip notes that figures like Jo Davidson and theater gypsies tour the eastern avenues while Bushnell Cheney funds travel troupes. Worthy socialites such as Mrs Payne Whitney avoid display yet hire press agents to stay in newspapers. The city’s rich and aspiring crowd chase attention through clubs, premieres, charity events, and endorsements to secure fame.
The article recalls Bessie Furnace once admired as it supported pig iron outputs under a lease with the Columbus and Hocking Coal and Iron Company. It notes a Tou furnace built in 1877 and down in 1878 and mentions lease details of Mr Kechlemacher.
Frederick J. Haskin answers readers on immigration policy and race mixtures, with remarks by Redfield. The column covers General Summerall’s rank, car occupancy in Europe, stock gambling warnings, U S Steel shipments and stock moves, New York bank lending, U S aircraft production, Pitkin Glass Works history, embassy counts, caffeine in coffee versus tea, and Byrd Amundsen base details.
A scrambled page of crossword hints lists horizontal and vertical clues. Entries include body parts tools exclamations and plant names, with garbled phrases and missing letters. The fragment ends with a nod to yesterday's puzzles and a reference to Pipers and headgear.
Dr Fane McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health answers reader questions on health and diet. Sample weekly menus include varied meals with cottage cheese, roast chicken, broiled fish, and avocado cream, plus advice on ruptures and uric acid related concerns and requests for mailed consultations.
The old furnace at New Straitsville ends years of service as Bessie Ferro Silicon Company forms with eastern capital support. J Binglup oversaw years of operation while W C Shepherd and Alvin S relocate the landmark furnace, bidding farewell to a valley icon and its workers.
The iron posts on opposite sides of cement culverts help locate head walls during snow clearing so workers avoid deep holes and prevent damage to the walls.
The item reports a playground tag day raffle raising 175 dollars before 2 pm with hopes to reach 300. Volunteers canvassed donations for the 135th machine gun company and 136th field artillery celebration, noting unusually generous support from the community.
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