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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1929
Page
4
A brief devotional note cites Psalm 39 6 and a Pope line on the vanity of life. It contrasts riches and mortality with a fleeting river of time, offering a contemplative reflection.
The article notes deer could return to Southern Ohio as forests and conservation policies mature. It cites Scioto County game preserve finds of score or more deer and outlines hopes for a short hunting season in coming years. Vinton County's vast woods are highlighted as ideal habitat, with Pennsylvania cited as a model of deer recovery and sanctuary areas.
An actuary in Birmingham Alabama presents a table showing how many years couples at different ages may expect to stay married, assuming no divorce. The figures suggest the gravity of choosing a life partner at a young age and how long a marriage might last barring death or divorce.
A cautious note suggests that taking more time to think about the marriage early on may lessen the likelihood of divorce in subsequent years. The emphasis is on proactive reflection to strengthen commitment and communication before problems arise.
The article lists current monarchies and republics with leaders such as Horthy Mussolini Alexander Khan de Rivera Ibanez Pilsudski Carmona Stalin and Kemal. It argues dictators still hold power, suggesting they either seized control or were clever to grab authority.
In small towns credit reputations are openly discussed and gossip spreads about who owes what. Your home community’s view is hardly a secret and affects daily life, ease of sleep, and interactions with neighbors when bills are paid or provided for.
Governor Cooper announces expansion of state penal, correctional, and charitable facilities under the Public Welfare Department. Annual meals exceed 39 million with 32,672 inmates November 1, fourteen thousand acres under cultivation, 21 prison industries, and $40 million in property value. New buildings planned as weather allows.
Dr Frank McCoy discusses flat feet and related pains, stressing obesity as a cause. He advocates arch-strengthening exercises, walking with pigeon toes, and light shoes, plus time-tested remedies over arch supports. He answers reader questions on nervous sensations, sugar cravings, and femur head fracture healing.
President Hoover leverages a national leadership surge after the Thanksgiving crisis. He gathers industry, agriculture, and labor to back a pro business program, promising a $160 million tax cut, easing credit, and public works, aiming to revive sentiment and employment this winter.
Phillips Exeter Academy derives its name from founder John Phillips and the town of Exeter. Founded in 1781, it was the first educational institution incorporated by New Hampshire’s legislature.
A compact guide explains common misuses such as salary phrasing and mispronounced letters. It defines actuate as to move or incite to action and notes the habit of mastering one new word daily to grow vocabulary.
Pastors and Sunday School speakers urged support for the Red Cross Christmas Seal Sale to prevent tuberculosis in Athens. The K. T. Crossen Post American Legion reports over 200 charter members and plans a 7 PM meeting tomorrow. Also noted are Ohio University basketball prospects and a real estate transfer Martha Wolfe to Fred R. Baker for $200.
A spontaneous event at the Masonic Temple Saturday night titled The Girls Thanksgiving Dance brought together college students and town residents for a cheerful social gathering.
The final fall term gathering of Der Deutsche Verein took place at Mrs. P. A. Claasen’s home on Elmwood Place Monday night.
Mrs. Etta Bush Miss Lillian Gas kill and Alfinis Gaskill from McArthur visited Mr. and Mrs. Pearley Gaskill and friends before returning home Saturday.
New York reports a shift on Park Avenue with seven blocks north of Grand Central designated business property by the city planning association. The move signals a potential end to the era of luxury residential prestige as office buildings rise and elegant apartments remain above upscale shops.
The piece notes Park Avenue as a glittering Manhattan enclave famous for lavish nightlife and bootlegger allure. It references Peggy Joyce living at about 270 Park Avenue, her frequent European stays, and a portrait-rich apartment, illustrating the glamorous yet precarious social scene.
A Broadway pattern shows the wealthiest backers pouring money into theater sedets and financing productions. One notably idle patron is said to invest about $25,000, funding lavish charges per project and underpinning seasonal shows on the boulevard.
Rumors spread that at the Coolidge Market party a host sought favor with chorus members and models by presenting each guest with an automobile. The tale circulated through town as gossip about social circles and gifts at the event.
The piece notes an unusual crowd near the Bowery shelter and recalls a stark contrast with conditions above the atmosphere where temperatures dip well below zero. It frames a grim sense of scarcity and resilience amid harsh, frigid contexts.
The passage notes that the sun's heat remains abundant and would take 150,000 years for a 3 percent drop under current energy use. It imagines 151,929 men distributing surplus equatorial heat to poles and potentially controlling global temperatures like hotel climates, with possible tapping of Earth's stored heat.
A fragment from a historical page references strange workings of the human wound with a brief mention of Berlin. The line appears incomplete, leaving readers with an enigmatic connection between medical discourse and the city.
The passage notes a high concentration of toy dogs on a particular lane fueling dog shop business. It mentions purps with curled hair and wool shampooing. It cites a top suite in a swanky apartment hotel at 125 dollars per day, with annual rates around 40 000 dollars.
A fragment references a morphinists' club where men gather for morphine use and seek to increase the number of addicts. It contrasts harshly with the idea of hell, calling the group a strong imitation.
In Tokyo the Japanese minister to China on leave commits suicide. Distressed by his wife’s death, Sadao Saburi adopted posthumous Buddhist fame and had it inscribed on a tombstone for both himself and his wife. He then asked friends to treat him as a ghost.
The article contrasts the U.S. Constitution with the idea of Ramsay MacDonald becoming president, noting his appeal and understanding of American aims. It quotes MacDonald saying the United States will not be bound by formal alliances or entangle in European affairs, in Kellogg's presence.
An archival note recalls a traditional stance of avoiding involvement in European disturbances. The phrase highlights a nonintervention approach and long standing preference for neutrality amid Europe’s crises.
Mr MacDonald pledges that the United States will not surrender its sovereignty to a European league or court. He asserts the country has the capacity to decide its own affairs without outside arbitration.
PROM ARCHANGEL in northern Thussia sees seventy five American soldiers removed from shallow graves for home burial. The text blames the war effort and calls for keeping the United States out of European entanglements, noting Americans would resist being shipped to slaughter on whim. Northcliffe calls Americans docile, with a sharp caveat about repeated danger.
William B. Mayo, Henry Ford's chief engineer, urges youths to take up gliding as a safe way to learn flight. He notes a glider costs a few hundred dollars and calls gliding a delightful sport. The National Glider Association aims to grow aerial navigation without engines.
Bonaparte, leading young revolution supporters who spurn religion, marches through Italy and Austria seizing what he encounters, signaling a bold, sweeping campaign across Europe during the era.
The Institute of France returns priceless Leonardo da Vinci manuscripts, once owned by the Pope, to Milan's Ambrosian Library at the Pope's request. It is hoped the manuscripts will be safeguarded and preserved.
The fragment hints at Columbus sailing the ocean blue while Leonardo sketches a flying machine. A character named Wunz at Tiffany's is urged to judge which is better, with one choice tied to Napoleon. A careful buyer features in the vignette.
Two women assert sole ownership of a diamond necklace once given by Napoleon to the mother of his son. They dispute authenticity. the piece reportedly cost 876,275 francs about $72,000, and the matter is to be settled.
Giuseppe Rossi, noted Italian aviator, unveils a three engine airship able to carry twenty passengers. The craft can bear a load equal to its own weight, a feat seen as superior to heavy Pullman cars which weigh about fifty times their load.
Readers recall two major incidents during early 20th century tunnel boring under the East River. In 1905 a worker survived after being blown through the tunnel heading. in 1916 another near miss occurred with a worker unharmed. A 1918 accident left one dead, one alive, and one missing. A reader asks about laws forcing a wife to take her husband’s name, with an answer noting no federal or current state mandate.
Weather notes explain thunderstorm rarity along the western coast due to vertical air convection and humidity. It states Oregon Washington rarely see storms in summer or winter while California experiences infrequent thunderstorm activity.
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