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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1929
Page
4
Washington observers note a shift from late Coolidge penny pinching to Hoover era spending. A $5 million prison expansion, looming naval and army programs, Boulder Dam, hospital care for veterans and other projects threaten budget balances as expenses outpace revenues.
A Daily Reflection cites Nahum 1 10 and Sir G Sinclair noting mankind’s mix of evil and good. It states drunkenness degrades men to brutes while reason lifts them above them.
A cautionary column urges thrift and notes persistent wage rises in building trades. It argues debt for a home can teach thrift, warns against delaying construction, and cites labor accounting for about half residence costs. It predicts higher costs ahead and a possible five day week impacting earnings.
A reminiscence on how automobiles broaden access to fresh air and outdoor recreation. It notes millions moved from city heat to country air, frequent trips to beaches and camps, and suggests improved public health due to more outdoor activity per person.
A reflective note from Athens about everyday nostalgia and social mood as residents discuss joys and frustrations in the old world. The fragment hints at local sentiment and ongoing conversations about life, change, and community memory.
The reader reflects on how times change and progress replaces old pleasures. The piece contrasts past simple joys with present improvements in homes, gardens, and living conditions, urging self reflection on personal happiness and the ability to create cheer for others.
A farmer in Illinois careless match started a barn fire igniting hay and horses. The piece urges guards against careless talk and conduct, noting how small acts ripple into harm and loss.
The long running dispute over the Far Eastern Railway, feared to spark war, appears to be amicably settled by Soviet Russia and China despite being shunned by the United States and other powers. The issue has defined Russo-Chinese relations for a quarter century and influenced broader 20th century tensions.
Oklahoma City writer describes the Southwest air network expanding fast. He details pilots like Paul Braniff and the Universal Aircraft system linking Tulsa Oklahoma City Wichita Kansas City Chicago and New York, showing rapid travel from breakfast to dinner across vast plains.
A pioneering irrigation effort in California's Mohave River area uses a 40 HP pump delivering 1,000 gallons per hour to a 120 foot rise, filling a 200 by 60 foot reservoir. The open hand dug well provides work for homesteaders while warning not to strike water at shallow depths.
Reader letters on dreams during sleep and their causes plus questions about heart trouble diet and digestion. Dr McCoy explains dream formation sleep disorders somnambulism and the role of digestion and gas in sleep quality. He also addresses a reader with heart issues and offers diet and exercise guidance and promises further articles.
The excerpt argues that desert land can be made profitable with capital and hard work. It cites irrigation, machinery, and labor to grow hay, poultry, ducks, and melons, noting the region’s access from Seattle to San Diego and potential healthful homes for workers. It imagines figures like Professor Wilson or John D. Rockefeller developing the area.
E. TD asks about diet or treatment for eczema on face and arms. Advice suggests proper food balance to avoid over acidity and notes sunburn from UV light, a short fast may clear eruptions, but a steady well balanced diet is needed for permanent cure.
A partner-wiper proposes experimenting on a lilliputian scale by building a few houses with water and irrigation for retired public servants. He envisions testing nationwide without risk or permanent investment, praising fruit trees and alfalfa replacing desert and yellow soil.
Miss Helen Fisk, a fellow student, visits Buffalo aunt Mrs. Lacey MelLean Hodes to write about the desert and share information with Dean Ville College's Young Ladies. The Hodges, namesakes of the Place, return after the war to develop land once claimed by Robert Hodge and build an alfalfa operation with a 350000 gallon reservoir and a personal well.
A compilation of short Q A items covers topics from city police department thresholds to relative humidity definitions. It notes there is no minimum population for a police force and explains relative humidity as the ratio of invisible water vapor to the maximum amount possible at a given temperature.
A dense puzzle item lists multiple horizontal and vertical clues with numbers and partial phrases. It references wordplay on shelter, reverence, textures, and objects like herring and varnish, plus questions about the Sphinx and a president. The fragmentary notes hint at a large cryptic crossword or acrostic exercise with thematic mentions of a memorial or historical figure.
A collection of trivia exchanges covering topics from chain grocery chains and radio ad practices to definitions of the dirk euthanasia and the role of meat in the American diet. It includes questions about Cochin China geography, submarine engines, the death of Jumbo the elephant in 1885, and explanations of the farthingale and the dirk.
Ohio University graduates meet in New York to establish an Ohio Alumni chapter. Major Sam Johnson speaks for negro soldiers as Dr. Merwin and Congressman Foster depart on an official Pacific Coast trip. Nearby notes mention a 20 year old primary law digest and other campus events.
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