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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1929
Page
4
A devotional line from Revelation 3 19 urges rebuke and repentance while Addison warns that national decline signals a lack of citizens’ zeal for the common good. The snippet combines religious exhortation with a civic morality line.
A newspaper essay argues cross country travel has democratized leisure. It notes millions tourroads in affordable cars while rich and poor share same roads, scenery, and possibilities. Only minor perks like hotel stays and souvenirs separate them. The piece praises auto industry gains and 4 H County food displays as signs of evolving American equality.
The piece extols cooks and home canning comparing kitchen skills to painting and music. It notes that Athens County Fair exhibits showcase the art of preparing foods at home and their power to bring genuine happiness to people.
The Graf Zeppelin round-the-world voyage rekindles public interest in dirigibles, suggesting a continued, though niche, role for airships beside airplanes. The author notes past optimism for long-distance air travel and sees potential value in dirigible travel revived by the journey.
The Pennsylvania Education Association urged legislation to limit the vote to those who can exercise it intelligently. Critics question how such restrictions could be enforced and warn it could disenfranchise discontented groups, calling the plan impractical.
Walter F. McDowell of the U S League notes that about half of U S homes are owned by people earning under $2000 yearly. He says at least 90 percent borrow to buy, emphasizing that regular small deposits can build savings for a home. He views growing ownership as a positive sign amid widespread installment buying.
Gilbert Swan recalls a Michigan playground from childhood and returns to a vacant lot near Port Huron. He describes memories of tin cans, ash heaps, a homemade ball, a riverfront wrecked wharf, a former home, and a lemonade stand, noting how kids still create small enterprises and play.
Failing to cling to literal meaning, the fragment hints at a celebration of gravity and energy. It notes that the involved forces are invisible and speaks of a great achievement. The exact events or persons remain unclear.
In Washington hot nights bring dancing and dining outdoors at the Plage Deauville beside Wardman Park. Diplomats and officials, including Oscar Blanco Viel and Enrique Otaya, mingle with American officials in a lively summer scene while Tokyo store tours attract crowds and the Washington Build auction saga unfolds with unused offices and high costs.
Dr Frank McCoy promotes cleansing fasts and diet as equal fixes for thin and overweight. He cites weight loss on fasts, lemon milk for digestion, and cautions about anemia malaria after outpatient questions. He advises greens, controlled starches, and consults for diagnosis, sharing his literature.
The piece argues that unseen ideas power flight, speech, and industry while predicting talking pictures will influence voice and speech. It notes plans for a transatlantic telephone cable costing 200 million dollars, and claims big business cannot fund major national projects like the Boulder Dam or wartime effort, yet can grow afterward.
Twenty female pilots compete in an air derby from Santa Monica to Cleveland. The race tracks from the Pacific coast over the Rockies toward Ohio, highlighting women’s entry into aviation and voting rights era.
An English duchess aged 63, the Duchess of Bedford, travels from England to India and back in seven days, showcasing a rapid journey by air and sea.
The note claims women surpass men in courage honesty and devotion yet deny female equal genius noting no woman Homer Shakespeare or Newton while insisting each genius was created by a mother whose influence made them.
A compilation of historical Q and A confirms annuities date back to ancient times with a Rome 40 B.C. record. questions cover patronage of the Indian tree china pattern, poker hand rankings, U S mercantile growth since Civil War, ale versus beer, Chicago jay walking ordinance, and interlocking directorates among firms.
A garbled OCR puzzle fragment lists clues and partial phrases like Derbies and $2 On the lee and Golf device. Coat of mail. Before. Chopper. Made of oat meal. Tree fluid. To hang down. Had To cut hay. The text blends names and terms, suggesting a mixed wordplay or crossword seed with scattered proper nouns and archaic spellings.
A historical analysis notes how directors served across firms from steel to rail, securing unified policy. It cites United States Steel Corporation and various rail and steamship entities, plus banks, in interlocking boards. The Clayton Trust Bill of 1914 aimed to curb this practice.
A compact reading on vocabulary from a historical column. It covers how to avoid misused phrases, pronunciation notes for tragedy, common misspellings, and guidance to enrich vocabularies by mastering one word daily.
The Athens County Teachers Institute recessed at noon to attend the county wide soldiers celebration and fair. Attendance reached 460 with two harness races held amid a slim crowd as visitors arrived by taxi and train with baskets of fried chicken. George Riley returned from Port Huron to lead the Wheaton and Crooks garage service department.
President Alston Ellis announced two appointments to the university faculty in New York City. John Corbett becomes athletic director and Ray mond Fierce leads the public speaking department. Mrs J I Pickering travels to Mt Perry for the Ashbury Chapel centennial. John Campbell and G W Rose visit the county seat. Mrs C C Millikan and son Don return home after visiting sister Mrs B L Lamborn.
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