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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1929

Page

4

Blue Prilliant Pine FCF approved for foods after Sept

Washington August 13 reports the FDA will certify a new blue dye Prilliant Pine FCF after September 6 for candies and other foods to achieve blue coloring. The dye derived from coal tar was tested as non harmful and deemed suitable for use, replacing indigo for color stability in some products.

LY Rodney Dutcher Washington Department of Agriculture Food, Drug and Insecticide Administration

Thought for Today and Thackeray Quote

A compact religious reflection cites St Luke 1 52 praising humility and a Thackeray warning against snobbery wealth pride and lineage. The epigraph invites readers to examine vanity and status in daily conduct.

Think for Yourself on Prohibition and the Hick Cop

A columnist argues prohibition has improved society despite bootlegging. The piece praises Sheriff Alderman as a savvy, unsophisticated “hick cop” who solved a major case, calling for more honest, persistent lawmen and independent thought rather than reformer chatter.

Peoria Southwest Jesse James Bay Sheriff Alderman

Sheriff L. F. Alderman Leads Colorado County Law Force

Colorado’s Sheriff L. F. Alderman of Prowers County, a six foot rural lawman, has earned praise for tracking down a bank robbery gang. He reportedly solved the case, rounded up seven alleged gang members, and provided photos and fingerprints to police departments nationwide.

Colorado L. F. Alderman Prowers United States

Year Around School Proposed By Ohio Dean

Dean John J. Richeson of Ohio University now leads Youngstown schools and chairs the Ohio State Teachers Association. He advocates a twelve month school year to reduce the usual eight to nine months and to better use school plants. He says many children waste summers and farms can benefit from continuous study with more year round education.

John J. Richeson College of Education Ohio University Youngstown Ohio State Teachers’ Association Dean Richeson

Amarillo Awakening From Cowboys To Modern Times

Gilbert Swan chronicles Amarillo Texas, a land in transition from cattle country to a modern boomtown. Rail spurs rise, pipelines head for Chicago, and new hotels and cars symbolize a frontier reshaped by wheat, cattle, and investment. Prominent old timers recall a joke about eggs and milk replaced by dairy growth as the frontier yields to the wheat field and elevator culture.

Gilbert Swan Messenger Amarillo Tex 49Th Street Madison Avenue Chicago Thrailroads Fifth Ave

Schedule Time Clarified in Historic Railroad Notice

The article clarifies schedule timing with less uncertainty than modern railroading, noting improved precision in published timetables and operational planning for passengers and shippers.

Ocean Calm and Light Breeze Describe Quiet World

A calm marine scene unfolds just below the surface with no waves or storms. Far above, a slow perpetual breeze follows the Earth's rotation toward the East.

Rising 110 Story Structure Plans Stirs City Debate

Returning to earth, reports note a new building plan for a structure one hundred stories tall with ten stories underground. The project signals a long ascent, as planners emphasize ambition and vertical reach.

Earth

Five former PIO plan burglary in Phoenix drug estate

Five former PIO members in Phoenix allegedly recruited Hispanic and Nicaraguan men to get them drunk and help break into a drug estate. The burglary attempt is described in the report with charges tied to the plan and participants.

Phoenix Arizona

Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy

Dr Frank McCoy offers health guidance on dizziness causes from biliousness to catarrh and vision. He links digestion liver bile and blood purity to faintness and advises dieting before medical diagnosis. He also touches on rheumatism figs baths and cox vara with diet and treatment notes.

Frank McCoy

Mrs. 8 L asks for a plain answer to a question

A brief note from Mrs. 8 L requests a straightforward, plain answer to a question. The fragment ends before the question is stated.

Conspirators Shoot Two Dead Wound One in Plot to Gain Praise

The conspirators killed two men and wounded a third as part of a plan they believed would earn them praise and rewards. The incident illustrates a deadly aimed conspiracy with fatal results and seeks authorities for accountability.

War and conspiracy echo through ancient kings and modern grim reflections

The text weighs the calculus of war and murder across eras. It asks whether ancient rulers glory in vast slaughter or whether modern conspirators merit harsher judgment for smaller-scale killings. It contrasts glory in history with murder in present perception.

Italian Bishops Call Pope to Declare Marian Assumption

The Associated Press reports seventy Italian bishops and many heads of religious orders urge the Pope to proclaim dogmatically the assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, both bodily and spiritually, into Heaven.

Associated Press

Ecumenical Council Dogma Debate on Bodily Ascension

The request will be considered at the coming Ecumenical Council and, if proclaimed by the Pope as dogma, the bodily ascent from Palestine to Heaven will become part of the faith and not to be questioned.

Palestine Heaven

Vatican bishops weigh science and Heaven as German ascent sparks debate

The seventy bishops weigh changing ideas on the universe and Heaven as a German scientist reportedly ascends bodily into the air with sixty people and sails around Earth, suggesting the creator could arrange a bodily ascent.

Heaven Vatican Earth

Meteor spooks East Bay as it plunges into the bay

Residents reported a tremor a loud noise and a shock described as a meteor falling into the bay. The object, red hot from entry, supposedly sank into the ocean with a steam cloud rising at impact.

East Bay

Only a Meteor as Witness of Cosmic Travel

An excerpt notes a meteor as a symbol of errant observation across billions of years. It imagines the meteor carrying hidden information about its travels before Earth’s gravity captured it, suggesting the meteor would reveal cosmic truths if it could speak.

Mamma Is Happy Highlighted Amid Gentle Mediums

A fragment notes the idea that information holds more importance than the gentle mediums message. The line states Mamma is Happy as part of the reflection on communication and value.

Five ex policemen linked to murder plot and German debt

A terse note connects five ex policemen to a murder scheme while broader talk shifts to the German debt payment and potential future wars. The excerpt hints at political tension and financial stakes across Europe.

Tariff Fight Spurs Sugar Cost Talks Amid Public Interest

The debate over tariff changes and the potential addition of 200,060,000 dollars annually to sugar costs draws less attention than the public reaction to a fall. The focus remains on how policy shifts affect daily prices and consumer burdens.

Garibaldi Hymn Allowed in Mussolini Italy

Local editor notes Mussolini regime now permits public singing of the Garibaldi hymn previously barred under Fascist rule. The piece contrasts trivial modern scares with historic figures, imagining Garibaldi’s tomb reacting to Italy’s current political climate.

Mussoline Garibaldi Italy

Cribbed Q and A From Early Radio and Industry Notes

The page shows a jumble of quiz style questions and answers about radio crooning, war counts, locomotives, a Siberian meteor crash, and car prices in francs with conversions. It notes how radio friendly modulation helps broadcasts and lists early automotive industry observations and mergers.

Daily Study in Correct English Word of the Day

Reproach noun a cause or occasion of blame censure or discredit There was a faint accent of Reproach in her voice. Increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day from this study guide.

County fair notes and local items from past years

A mix of old items includes service men allowed extended payment periods, a robbery at the Hooper home, invitations to ex service men for the County Fair, wrestling match prep by Frank Burns and Jack London, and a 20 years ago recap noting Ohio University real estate spend, Athena Oil and Gas formation, a local boy in military prison, coal company ponies at the fair, and a Tatimore and Leigh exhibition at the Opera House.

What is the capital of Japan and other trivia clues

The excerpt presents a jumble of trivia prompts and garbled phrases. It includes questions about geography and general knowledge such as the capital of Japan, the naval academy, and other disjointed terms like fishing, meat, and verbs.

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