A Thought for Today: Pleasure and Love
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1929
Page
4
Experts warn on city tree loss and new planting plans
Leaks causing deterioration are blamed for widespread tree loss in cities and towns. Experts advise planting trees only on street outer edges and in parks, noting center parkways and inner trees are unsuitable.
Recreation Areas for Public Parks and Exercise
The article argues for public recreation spaces to benefit indoor workers and families. It urges Athens to preemptively acquire and maintain parks, golf, tennis, baseball facilities, funded at nominal costs, with the city parks commission surveying options yearly to avoid delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens Park Commission
Trees Strangled by Sealed City Streets in Athens
Athens faces a growing tree crisis as cement sidewalks and airtight streets suffocate roots. Experts note soil needs extend past root tips, but urban modernization traps water and allows gas leaks to kill or weaken trees across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Hollywood Warning on Movie Dreams from Lasky
Lasky warns aspiring actresses not to travel to Hollywood chasing stardom. He notes the industry is crowded and success requires rare talent. He advises a round trip ticket and six months of funds, urging parents to clip and display the warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Lasky
Sse Lasky
Hollywood Moving Picture World
Hollywood
Youth and age clash over flaming youth critique
Yale Divinity School dean emeritus Charles R. Brown cautions against sweeping condemnations of youth. He says young people are mixed like the rest of society, with both merit and faults, growing together in a fertile social soil. The piece counters discouraging elderly views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Brown
D. D
Yale Divinity School
Dean Brown
A Field for the Baker in Commercial Cake Making
A Department of Agriculture survey shows most bread is baked at home while cake baking remains a housewife’s task. The report suggests a large field for commercial cake bakers but notes the need to prove product quality equals home standards. It implies home cake culture will persist, making a perfect substitute hard to find.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Commercial
United States
Department of Agriculture
San Francisco’s cosmopolitan face through old Bohemia to Chinatown
Aug 2 San Francisco endures changing skyline yet preserves a salt sea aroma and diverse districts. Italians on Telegraph Hill, French in the valleys, Irish in Mission, Japanese and Hindus along Fillmore to Sacramento, Chinatown expanding from Broadway to Geary. Chinese youth adopt Western trends, necking becomes common, while Chinese schools excel in athletics. Chinatown hosts a hospital and courts, and tourists witness Chinese clerks in pintillish bargaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Marina
San Francisco Bay
Telegraph Hill
Bay
Fillmore Street Hill
Sacramento Valley
Chinatown
Broadway
Geary
Stevenson Square
Manhattan
Radio gear in planes weighs heavy 112 pounds
The article notes the Boeing radiophone equipment weighs 112 pounds and can be used in large or small planes, answering the question about its portability in light aircraft. It also includes trivia Q A items covering figures like Walter Winchell, cashew fruit edibility, and naval education.
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Boeing
Walter Winchell
George Jessel
Eddie Cantor
East Side
Gus Edwards
Hudson ‘Theater
Union Hill
New Jersey
Mr. Winchell
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy This Week
Weekly menus begin Sunday August 4 with breakfasts of whole wheat muffins and fruit, lunches of carn and squash, dinners including roast pork and cucumber salad. Recipes cover a chicken and tomato jelly, plus guidance on diagnosing anemia and morphine use with expert cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCoy
Dr. McCoy
Daily Menus with Fruit and Dishes Indexed
Breakfast features French omelet with browned waf fle and pear sauce. Lunch offers melon. Dinner serves minced chicken in tomato jelly with salad of cold asparagus on lettuce and pineapple. Next day breakfast includes cottage cheese meliba toast and apple sauce. Lunch lists a fresh acid fruit such as apples or pears. Dinner offers broiled steak with buttered beets spinach and grated raw carrot salad plus raspberry ice cream.
Daily meals listed with simple home dishes
Breakfast includes coddled eggs and toast with figs. Lunch offers buttermilk and dates. Dinner features baked sea bass with vegetables and jello. Additional entries list muffins with ham for breakfast, apples with pecans for lunch, and veal loaf for dinner.
Cure for rickets sought by reader in Q A column
C L D asks for advice to cure rickets and signs off in a terse, informal tone. The letter requests practical guidance on treatment, diet, or remedies and seeks clear actions to alleviate the condition.
A Daily Study in Correct English Fervent Word Lesson
W L Gordon presents a daily study focusing on correct usage of fervent meaning warm in feeling and zealous. The piece includes guidance on pronunciation spelling and avoiding contractions. It emphasizes expanding vocabulary by mastering one word daily.
God's own Country cited by the East and West
The piece notes British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba are Mounting as a distinct region known to the East as God s own Country suggesting the East should visit to become acquainted with the region and its identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Redwing Republican Story Reminded by Carlson
Early morning note from Frank A. Carlson recounts Jens K Grondahl as the Redwing Republican and urges readers to remember civic duty and community involvement. The column links local activism to broader national discourse and highlights persistent regional voices.
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Jens K. Grondahl
Frank A. Carlson
Redwine Remembers Swedish Lutheran Church Roots
Praise the Lord for modern comforts. Mr. Carlson arrived in Redwine 75 years ago as an eleven year old with emigrants. They slept on the river bank the first night as Indian camp-fires glowed on a nearby hill. A Swedish Lutheran Church now stands on that hill.
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Mr. Carlson
Redwine
A World Step Toward Peace Across Regimes
Rodney Dutcher surveys global moves toward armament reduction led by Hoover in the United States and Ramsay MacDonald in Britain, noting Russia’s pacifism, Britain’s shift after postwar unrest, and a general trend of democratic governments pursuing disarmament and peace.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Russia
England
League of Nations
Geneva
Hoover
Ramsay MacDonald
Tuasin
Tration
China
Stimson
Soviet Union
MacDonald
America
Hidden sacrifices of pioneers near 42nd Street and Broadway
The passage notes seven of twenty listed as sick with cholera were secretly buried so Indians wouldn’t learn of their weakened manpower. It recalls pioneers like Frank A. Carlson and Scandinavian settlers who joined them, honoring settlers who toiled near 42nd Street and Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Carlson
42Nd Street
Broadway
South Dakota shifts from wheat to corn state
Farmers in South Dakota claim corn offers higher profits than wheat, preferring to feed hogs directly rather than sell wheat through middlemen. They say hogs provide a better return for their crop as the state spreads into corn production on all sides of the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Hog farming practice harms corn fields to feed hogs
On hog farms farmers leave some corn standing while hogs and cattle trample the remaining ears and fodder. They are driven to eat the fodder as a labor saving plow under the rest, reflecting a common farmer’s option to reduce labor today.
History of Dakota farming shift from settlers to successors
The average farming capacity rises as nonfarmers like farmers who began as ranchers, teachers, and clerks first settle land in the Dakotas and later their sons and successors adopt better farming practices.
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Jarmers
Dakotas
South Dakota Crop Area Rises Across the State
South Dakota reports a crop area increase of 47 000 acres year over year with Montana showing a 224 000 acre rise. Aberdeen grows as a telegraph hub in the second city of the state with 16 060 residents, while Sioux Falls remains the largest city with 37 000 inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Montana
Aberdeen
Sioux Falls
Merger reduces Aberdeen bank count
Local financial reshaping leaves Aberdeen with two operating banks after a period of consolidation. Northwest National Bank of Minneapolis now holds one of the remaining institutions, signaling a major shift in the city’s banking landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Northwest National of
Veonnneapolis
Lirat Ne
Unclear OCR List Items Form a Jumbled Lexicon
Fragmented text shows mixed terms, numbers, and foreign-like strings. No coherent event or named entities to summarize. appears as OCR garble or a dictionary-like sample rather than a news item.
Athens in Early Industrial Shift and Scout Plans
The item recalls McVey’s resignation to lead a Chicago school and notes letters from Howard Dickson about Constantinople. Nerv Scouts sign up for Joy Scout Camp. Athens rates debate before the state commission. rail and gas line developments are mentioned alongside coal and lignite notes and a call to turn mineral wealth into power.
Outsiders Warn Against Foolish Moves
Citizens urge restraint as local men vow to act decisively if owners misstep. The pressure mounts for orderly conduct and quick action to protect community interests.
Coal by-products traded to upgrade smokeless fuel in industry
The lignite beds interest Samuel Insull, power king of Chicago, Mr Sloan of the New York Edison Co, and Thomas Hitchcock Jr. They seek to convert inferior coal into high grade smokeless coal using all by-products for regular business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Dickinson
Samuel Insul
Power King
Chicago
Mr. Sloan
New York Edison Company
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr
Lignite Beds in Western South Dakota May Roil Power Timetable
A brief note suggests lignite beds in western South Dakota could affect power generation and potentially influence operation schedules for energy plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Untapped Lignite Fuels Future Growth Across the North West
The article envisions lignite as an inexhaustible fuel left unused and imagines vast acres yet uncultivated. It predicts immense future growth as intensive farming could support a world population of the present size, with rapid transcontinental travel shrinking distances to 24 hours between New York and Europe.
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New York
Europe
Paris Looms Then Luncheon Feels Far Reach
Fragmentary text describes life on the farm and inland factories linked to Paris being 24 hours away for a luncheon in New York and San Francisco.
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Paris
New York
San Francisco
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