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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1929
Page
4
Insurance mindset shifts on road risk and liability
A discussion warns that drivers fear civil lawsuits from accidents and many insure heavily, while reckless offenders evade liability. It notes dangers from highway thumbers and night driving as law and insurance costs press on responsible motorists, while uninsured or reckless drivers threaten innocent victims. It also critiques social attitudes toward insurance as a burden on the public.
Traffic Dangers Rise From Overloaded Cars in Athens
The piece argues that overloaded small cars and four-person seating create road hazards and demoralize other drivers. It notes young people pack into seats, kissing and socializing, complicating vehicle handling and elevating accident risk on city streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maherweld
Ie Waka
Athens
Waldorf Astoria Feels Ghosts of Glamour as Doors Close
In New York April 26 a moving crowd of souvenir hunters and autograph fans swarms the Waldorf Astoria as the historic hotel nears its end. Collectors seek Oscar the chef’s signature while old staff and guests recount bygone glitter. Al Crockett, the publicity man, helped fuse hotel and press into the era’s lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Oscar
Waldorf
Peacock Alley
al Crockett
Ccett
Lindbergh vows to fly as long as he lives
Colonel Lindbergh says a trained pilot remains effective with age and plans continued flying while able. A Vienna dispatch reports anti semitic student rioting in Lemburg injuring 53 with 36 stabbed and 17 seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindbergh
Vienna
Lemburg
Rumania
Russia
Alcohol in wine and catnip curiosities in 1930s Q&A
The Prohibition commissioner notes natural wines run 12 to 14 percent alcohol by volume, fortified wines reaching 24 percent. The column also covers why cats like catnip, Tammany Hall politics, and brief Q A on topics from the Institute of Human Relations to fertilizer residue and Pope's Vatican history.
Health and Diet Advice by Dr Frank McCoy
Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health shares guidance on minerals and vitamins from vegetables and the role of soil minerals in human nutrition. He answers reader questions on rheumatism remedies, colon hygiene, and dietary fats including coal oil lubricants and butter substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCoy
Nonstarchy vegetables dominate diet with limited starchy exceptions
The guide lists nonstarchy vegetables as the main diet, noting only potatoes and Hubbard squash as exceptions. It classifies tubers like parsnips, beets and carrots as medium starch but often treated as nonstarchy. It warns about gas forming items and identifies safe options such as lettuce, spinach, beans, asparagus, celery, small squash and eggplant for sensitive digestion.
Variety of vegetables available year round through canning
The reader can learn to like more non-starchy vegetables by following this diet course. Many vegetables are available fresh or canned, and most listed can be found in a can. Modern canning methods preserve wholesomeness of these foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewer
India
Vatican
F. J
House to force vote on farm relief amid levee breach
The House planned a late day vote on farm relief as the Senate prepared to debate Hoover’s suggestions. Meanwhile the Mississippi River tore a large hole in the South Quincy Gardens levee Wednesday morning threatening about 5000 acres of farmland and an estimated loss near $300,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Senate
Quincy Gardens
Debate Over U S Minister to Vatican Emerges in Washington
Washington debates whether to appoint an American minister to the Vatican as protests mount against resuming diplomatic ties. Officials foresee possible action by President Hoover, with views split among officials and non-Catholic nations already having ministers at Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Vatican
United States
Hoover
White House
5 Department
Vatican City
Rome
Holy See
Papal
James K. Walk
James Buchanan
Papal State
Buchanan
John J. Martin
Daily Study in Correct English Includes Word of the Day
A daily study notes common mistakes and pronunciation tips. It highlights misused phrases such as Is that so and lists often misspelled words like tambourine and our. The entry defines synonyms and urges readers to master one word daily using propelling as today’s example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Tunney
George Bernard Shaw
Adriatic
Shaw
Athens Athletes Win 5 to 1 In Baseball Clash
The Athens team defeated Parkersburg 5 to 1 with McGraner and William Williams as the battery. Fred Fenzel Jr starred as the hero. Circus performances and school board actions are noted in other items along with local civic updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
McGraner
William Williams
Battery
Parkersburg
Fred Fenzel, Jr
Daily crossword puzzle incomplete entries
Fragmentary crossword puzzle clues and stray letters from today. Puzzle appears to include damaged lines such as miswritten clues and garbled words with scattered hints about definitions and a few partial word lengths. The page seems to show remnants of yesterday's answer and an unfinished grid.
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