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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1929
Page
4
Weekly menu guidance for August 18 includes multi meal plans with breakfast lunch and dinner options. Advice covers colon health pimples and teeth grinding in children with diet and lifestyle recommendations.
A biblical reflection from Ephesians 4 31 urging readers to cast away bitterness wrath anger and evil speaking. It quotes Lord Herbert noting that inability to forgive breaks the bridge one must cross, as all people need forgiveness.
In Athens the city primary is modest for city officials yet meaningful for state and county races. Voters in Nelsonville Logan Glouster and Middleport show stronger municipal interest as Independents emerge, while Athens eyes November ballots with potential Independent challenges. The piece contrasts urban and small town primary dynamics and notes expected party contests if Independents stay out.
Athens officers report Saturday nights as a parking nightmare with crowded Court Street and surrounding avenues. Cars clutter town streets late at night as drivers roam, creating a scene of motion and confusion. Wildlife and livestock seem unfazed while children watch from porches as tractors rumble by.
The speaker notes fluent recognition of all car makes while suggesting no current saturation in car supply. They warn that the real danger is a future saturation in parking spaces, not vehicles.
The text comments on the Snook case and the swift juror verdict, noting community sentiment and hostility to the defendant. It questions Snook’s admissions and stresses the girl Theora Hix’s death, with critics arguing the state rightly opposed killing regardless of the victim’s reputation.
Messenger Special Writer recalls air minded Kansas City with mules and wrecked airplanes in the river. He notes rooftop advertising potential, a growing port and airports on both river banks, Fairfax field life, and crowds watching arrivals and departures as romantic pilots draw curious viewers.
A reader passage discusses Mormon history and beliefs, noting past polygamy, a move to one wife, and continued conversion. It recalls Brigham Young laying out Salt Lake City streets in 1859, Utah’s vast territory, and the first Spanish contacts in 1776 as context for Utah’s geography and prospects.
A Wyoming to Utah feature notes 1,251 factories in Utah and annual evap milk output. F G Bonfils of the Denver Post mails that Colorado shows agricultural wealth while Utah boasts vast minerals and a large open cut copper mine. Utah Copper Company dividends reach 161.99 million.
The article extols Utah as rich in minerals and resources, noting leading ranks in silver and secondary positions in lead copper and zinc. It cites vast salt supplies enough for centuries, marble, coal, onyx, and a large public school system with many more high schools since 1905. It praises the Brigham Young Temple organ and urges readers to visit Salt Lake City.
Reader seeks clarification on the phrase colon bordering for diversion losts and asks three questions. First, what are common causes of colitis. Second, whether a colitis sufferer should diet and what foods to avoid. Third, request for further guidance.
A compendium of Q and A items covers topics from 20-50 clubs and Christian belief percentages to girls in aviation and Poland as an independent republic. It notes club origins in 1922 Sacramento, a US aviation gender gap, rabies transmission myths, Chilean newspaper origins in 1811, Carry Nation’s name, wild buffalo absence, General Lincoln’s identity, and dry ice facts.
Washington, Aug 16. Overcrowded Statuary Hall needs action as 57 of 98 statues crowd the space. Rep. Tinkham proposes a new separate Hall of Fame with a 540 by 349 foot building and a 240 foot dome. The current collection includes 56 men and one woman Frances Willard. Names like Washington Jackson Garfield Stark and others line the hall.
The text notes that opponents could insist on a play stand in bridge terms. It states Indians have the right to buy and sell land among themselves and may lease land to whites but cannot sell to white people, reflecting restrictions on interethnic land transfers.
The writer recalls childhood scenes in Athens County with old schoolmates and local figures. He contrasts past joys with present changes, describes family life and community landmarks, and reflects on wealth versus memories. The piece ends noting a cross-country visit and a distant home address in California.
The report notes Ohio's new speed limits of 15 20 and 40 miles per hour taking effect. It also mentions brick laying on a state road to the north and a gathering at McDougall's Grove with broad attendance.
W L Gordon presents guidance on proper English usage. It highlights common misuses mispronunciations and misspellings and offers a single daily vocabulary goal with the word dispassionately defined as free from passion and unprejudiced and used in a calm manner.
A damaged OCR sample provides a jumble of short words and phrases such as moist donkey, night bird tree and leprosy reference. The readable items hint at fragmented notes across multiple topics with unclear context or complete sentences.
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