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A reflection quotes St Matthew on the good man and treasure of the heart and La Bruyere on goodness in action. The piece contrasts good deeds from good hearts with evil deeds from evil.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1929
Page
4
Caution Urged Over Pets After Meigs County Dog’s Fatal Bite
A Meigs County case of a dog named Jack that bit its mistress and was killed highlights that animals can behave unpredictably. The piece warns owners to supervise pets constantly, noting past rabies cases, and advises caution with all animals despite familiarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Meigs County
Not So Bad For Business Gains In National Trade
The article notes strong national business gains in the first three quarters of the year, with industries utilities and railroads up over 25 percent from last year. Shipping leads with 49 percent growth, apparel 98 percent, and aircraft 65 percent, while other sectors show broad gains.
Business progress and the grasp of the situation
The note urges deeper analysis and prolonged contemplation with statisticians to understand business progress. It emphasizes sustained focus on data and outcomes.
Pay in the Home: Wife Worth More Than Husbands Think
A clever magazine writer argues the average housewife deserves about 385 dollars monthly for actual home work plus extras. She estimates external wages for cooks, maids, nurses, and more and notes a wife must perform companionship and morale duties as well. The piece concludes that husband is lucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Husband
Public works as economic stimulus and public benefit
The author argues that spending on public works circulates money, benefits communities, and supports labor, noting highway projects keep wages above half of contract prices. Government activity should stimulate constructive, value-driven plans rather than delaying projects, with planning balanced against timely action.
Front of the House Comes First in Twenty Years
A historical look at how home life shifted from kitchen and laundry to the living room. The parlor faded as mothers gained time for decorating, comfort, and entertaining with lamps, radios, draperies, and labor-saving devices changing daily life.
Veteran theater watcher returns after injury in New York
Gilbert Swan recalls the time he arrives on crutches to exit a taxicab and hobble through a theater crowd to his seat. He once waited at the stage door and watched Broadway shows from his former vantage, now living with his folks outside Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Broadyway
Brooklyn
Pap O'Con the Broadway veteran retired from show life
Pap O Con the veteran carman at Broadway has retired. Years ago he wandered from the Longacre theater through a dark doorway and was about 84. Rumors say he knew many show girls and despised the Johnnies with strong, memorable contempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pap
O’conor
Tom
Carman
Broadway
Longacre
Retirement Prompted by Time Pushes Quiet Return
A former figure reflects on a retirement press by Time and a rare visit to a show. Actors and stage hands recall past routines as a trade post-box near the entrance becomes a quiet link to memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trade Post
Pap the theater father still roams Broadway on crutches
A veteran theater figure known as Pap reflects on risks for performers especially girls and warns against stage-door Johnnies while recalling Eddie Foy Ethel Barrymore Fay Bainter and Helen Hayes. He visits the stage door and watches his successor while Helen Broderick and Lester Crawford join Fifty Million French Men with a playful, candid tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Foy
Ethel Barrymore
Fay Bainter
Helen Hayes
Pap
Brave Cornishman Lally Rescues Crew From Ship Line
A young Cornishman named Lally swam a life line through raging water to reach a stranded ship and saved the crew and himself. He believes he may not be remembered by the world, as time and the earth itself may soon vanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lally
Earth
Solar System
Codfish diets and health tips from Dr Frank McCoy
Dr Frank McCoy outlines codfish as a versatile fresh and salted food, cites its regional availability and dangers of cod fishing, and offers recipes including ground cod mixtures baked in casseroles and stuffed tomatoes. He critiques common pairings and shares a substitute patties method with Melba toast.
Lost Ages Supposedly Gentle Futility of Time
A fragment reflects on time and memory, suggesting that material change over vast spans hardly shifts what remains. The line hints at endurance beyond human scale, contemplating the distant future and the persistence of what is valued.
Ford Plans European Baby Car Factory in Cologne
Henry Ford intends to produce a small inexpensive car in Europe. The French editor reports the car will be manufactured wholly in Cologne, with no assembled parts imported from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Fournee Industrielle
Henry Ford
Europe
Ford
Cologne
Ford hints at plant site near Cologne in deal talks
The report notes Mr. Ford said last Friday in Dearborn that he bought about thirty acres for a plant in the city of Cologne but offered no comment on a light car to rival European small cars. He recalled a past lightweight engine idea of his own and its possible influence on early minority stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Dearborn
Cologne
GM executive eyes small car push in Europe
Mr Sloan of General Motors may be first with a small car here and in Europe. He has bought a controlling interest in two major German and French companies, enabling production on short notice. European and British taxes penalize cars embodying American ideas of bore and horsepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
General Motors
Europe
Germany
France
Britain
Silent Cal Weighs Return in 1932 or 1936
Analyzing Cal Coolidge's silence on a Senate bid the article notes his habit of saying little and implies plans to run for president again. It argues that his quiet stance gives him an 80 percent edge over talkers as he watches developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Haitians Mistakenly Rush Marines Resulting in Casualties and Conflicts
A reported incident describes 1500 Haitians attempting to rush a small American Marine force. Five killed, about twenty wounded, and 1475 left contemplating the consequences as tensions rise over property confiscation and actions against Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiti
Ameri
Question on detecting tooth abscess without X ray
A reader asks if a dentist can locate a tooth abscess without using an X ray. The inquiry seeks alternatives such as symptoms, examination techniques, or other imaging methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. KL
Fragments Hint at Attending to Ongoing Matters
Partial OCR text hints at attention to ongoing issues. The readable words suggest a directive to focus on actions or duties and imply a procedural or organizational context without providing concrete names or dates.
War debates over Russia and country’s fate
The excerpt debates letting rivals settle their conflict, noting the Kellogg Peace Pact and U S limits. It contrasts Russia pressuring the United States with New York City hosting elite guests aboard the Mayflower and holding water parties, highlighting willingness to spend abroad versus the nation’s tighter purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
New York
Uncle Sam
Bids Rejected for Presidential Yacht Mayflower
The government rejects all bids for the presidential yacht Mayflower as too low, with none meeting the required price and specifications. Officials say no acceptable offers were received.
Mayor Walker Contemplates Presidential Rise and Yacht Talk
The remark envisions Mayor Walker as a youthful candidate who might quote a former president about yachts and costs. It notes that public figures often face improbable career shifts and political ambitions amid changing opinions and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Walker
Hoover
Fourteen Forest Service firefighters die in line of duty this year
Q and A feature notes that the Forest Service reports fourteen employees have perished in battles with flames so far this year. The discussion touches on warlike hazards faced by firefighting crews and the dangers inherent in forest fire suppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL. RB
Forest Service
Germany
Trier
Treves
A Daily Study In Correct English Daily Study In Correct English
W L Gordon offers guidance on proper usage and pronunciation. The piece highlights common errors such as past versus by and mis pronunciation of syllables. It urges readers to expand vocabulary by mastering one word daily. It defines inclination as a leaning or disposition and gives an example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Puzzlers Horizontal and Vertical Clues Grid
Puzzle lists numerous word clues with numbers like 1 4 8 across and down. The page shows a Saturday answer and various thematic hints including faces words such as beverage titles and athletic terms. It presents a crossword style set of clues without grid or solutions.
Washington Dots and Dashes on Capitol Earthly Tangles
A Washington dispatch describes icy Capitol days with falls including Congressman Sam Hill and notes underground passages aiding access. It mentions Mrs Hoover near a stone step, church trustees debating removal, and Taft and McKinley visits. Prohibition notes, executions of unlawful dress, and speculation about notable deaths are reported alongside police and political commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Hill
Washington
Capitol
House
Senate
Taft
Lindsay
New York
Tom Heflin
Burton
Ohio
Warren
Wyoming
Supreme Court
Christian Church group meets in regular session
The Co W E M of the Christian Church will meet in regular session at the home of Prof and Mrs Truedley at 2 30 p m Thursday The Tuesday Club was entertained last night at the home of Prof and Mrs L J Addicott on Elmwood Place Florence Clayton left today for Chillicothe to work as secretary in the census office Ten Years Ago Mrs Fimmett I Cotton will host Sunnyside Needle Club Thursday at 2 o'clock L W Roberts retired as president of the thens City Council spoke at the mid week chamber lunch Mrs Charles Breinig hosted Chillcothe guest Mrs JL Koons the two week houseguest of Rev and Mrs V Ahbrand
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Mrs. L. J. Addicott
Elmwood Place
Florence Clayton
Chillicothe
L. W. Roberts
Thethens
St Chamber of Commerce
Charles Breinig
JL. Koons
Chilliecothe
V. Ahbrand
Lawson and Fowther Visit Parkersburg Area Guests
Mr and Mrs John Lawson of Nelsonville and Mrs M Rk Fowther of Parkersburg with EF W Lawson of Fairmont West Virginia were guests of Mr and Mrs George Mason on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lawson
Nelsonville
M. Rk. Fowther
Parkersburg
EF. W. Lawson
Fairmont
West Virginia
George Mason
Yebechai Dance in Navajo Rug Imagery Explained
Smithsonian notes Yebechai nature gods heal the sick in Navajo belief. The dance ceremony featured colored sands wiped away, later woven into hand loom rugs depicting the figures. Rugs show similar designs on both sides, and such pieces were once rare and for sale. Chrysanthemum show draws 4695 attendees with over 800 varieties exhibited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EF. S. A
Smithsonian Institution
Department of Agriculture
Drowned Man Returns Home From Columbus Dental Meeting
JON Drown returned home tonight after spending Tuesday at a dental meeting in Columbus. He had been away since Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iy State
Jon. Drown
Columbus
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