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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1929
Page
4
Dr Frank McCoy argues health is the finest asset and the key to lasting wealth and happiness. He urges scientific health development, daily habits, and disciplined living to preserve and improve the body as a prized fortune.
Washington notes highlight Bishop Cannon as the continuing dry mouthpiece and discuss his use of the term modification in relation to Wickersham’s letter. The piece notes Cannon’s influence on enforcement posture and suggests a potential shift toward modification language in dry policy. Two Washington stories are also flagged: Mrs. Gann and the DePriest incident.
A short devotional reflects on truthfulness in all things. It cites biblical and classical observations about honesty, noting that those who abandon truth in small matters are unlikely to be trusted in serious affairs.
The piece argues that nearly 5 000 children under 15 die yearly in traffic crashes and about 400 more are injured daily. It calls for dramatic action, including redesigning neighborhoods and stricter traffic controls, to prevent needless deaths and injuries.
The text argues that car use is unacceptable due to the yearly loss of about 5,000 children, urging immediate action to remove causes, regardless of cost. It frames automobility as morally indefensible given child fatalities.
A report to the Mechanical Division of the American Railway Association shows railroads using motive power more efficiently. In 1928 fuel saved totaled 33 583 000 tons compared with 1920, with a cumulative nine year fuel reduction near 12 percent.
The Labor Party struggles as 500000 cotton mill workers walk out in England. Unemployment tops the agenda for Fingland, making this strike a far tougher test than the 1926 general stoppage. A failed handling could doom MacDonald’s government and fuel Conservative attacks.
A cross country hitch-hiker report says summer numbers rise, drawing sharp critique. The piece brands hitch-hikers a pest and notes farmers’ boys rarely ride, while many hitch-hikers are young men traveling cheaply by exploiting strangers.
A memoir recalls the Barbary Coast in San Francisco as decayed and abandoned. The writer describes ruined buildings, lingering ghosts of sailors, and a former crimp named John with a walrus tusk as a centerpiece, noting the area now lives on only in wind and memory.
A page 1 continuation describes Seattle Holstein bulls shipped to India for breeding with Hindu cows. Calves from the cross are described as black and white and larger than their mothers. The piece reflects on belief in control over destiny and references a brilliant boy from the era.
The article notes Wilbur C Huston son of Bishop Huston chosen as brightest American boy to train under a plan to emulate Thomas A Edison. It predicts challenges from public scrutiny and a goal to address large audiences about his supposed brilliance. It contrasts Edison’s focus on telegraph ideas with the boy’s expected public role. In Texas, Chandler is shot and killed by a US prohibition agent during a raid. the agent calls it an accident claiming he stumbled.
George W asks about a 303 rifle bullet near an artery and pulsation risk. advice notes that long-standing bullets may cause little future damage if no infection. Mrs H J seeks protein foods. list includes beef, mutton, poultry, rabbit, fish, cheese, gelatin, frog legs, and turtle meat. A D asks about athletic heart and swelling. answer says most heart conditions are curable and offers further literature after details.
In Tokyo, Prince Hesien-Kai, cousin of Pi-i and former China’s boy emperor, died from bullet wounds fired by Chang Tsung-Chang, a former Chinese warlord. Chang claims the shooting was accidental while he examined his pistol at the hotel window.
The U S battle fleet at Puget Sound hosts Japanese cruiser Asama and Iwate with 250 midshipmen aboard. Report notes Japan keeps building cruisers while the United States pauses, praises Boeing for its swift navy planes and passenger craft, and observes a diverse American workforce.
A persuasive editorial argues that American youth should pursue hands on mechanical skills over clerical paths. It praises immigrant workers in factories and stresses that practical trade education builds independence, urging families to value tool use and real work for national self sufficiency.
A reader Q and A format covers song sales with about 1,259,000 copies of Sonny Boy sold, then defines philatelic paper types such as wave laid and pelure. It also notes a Virginia Railroad record train of 3,452 feet, and answers on cretinism and Indian currency equivalence.
W L Gordon presents a daily study with guidance on proper usage pronunciation and spelling. It lists common misuses mispronunciations and misspellings and adds a daily word with a concise definition and example of circumspection as prudent cautious action and behavior.
The Lostro Sales Company announced an annual picnic for the next day. The Red Cross expanded its activities to aid rural communities. The City Building Clock moved to the Courthouse. Dan Faird lost sight in an accident. Twenty years ago Jackson Bobo died by drinking carbolic acid. Attorneys argued in the Nelsonville police controversy. Twelve bids came in for the East Mill Street storm sewer. The drowned Gallipolis child from yesterday was last seen with a playmate.
A fragmented list of crossword style clues is presented in two orientations. It includes hints for words such as pronouns verbs actions and various nouns, with scattered numbers and odd spellings suggesting puzzle style word fills.
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