Thought for Today Reflects on Sleep and Wakeful Duty
A thought for today cites St Matthew 26 43 and Donne on sleep as pain relief and a near death fate. It reflects on weariness and vigilance with a classical literary tone.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1928
Page
4
FIGHTING LONELINESS IN A CIRCUS MIDGET TRAGEDY
A San Francisco circus midget known as Fighting Loneliness was found drowned in a hotel bath tub. The dispatch suggests death by own action driven by loneliness. The piece argues loneliness afflicts many in urban life, yet crowds can reveal courage and self sacrifice, offering hope and a view of universal harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Helping the Needy The Weelfare Council Urges Permanent Relief
New York welfare leaders urge steady support beyond Christmas. The bulletin notes gifts of food clothing and toys aid the temporarily needy but do not replace jobs medical care or institutional help. It calls for directing distress to suitable welfare groups for lasting relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welfare Council of
New York
Overheated Rooms See Tip for Parents
Dr Harvey Wiley in Good Housekeeping warns winter colds stem from overheated living rooms and unventilated bedrooms. He advises ventilated sleeping rooms even in cold weather and says unheated rooms are better than overheated ones. Most homes are overheated, increasing cold risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Wiley
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Prohibition corruption alleged in Detroit border rum trade
A Detroit investigation into border enforcement details corruption temptations faced by officers. A former federal patrolman recounts offers of money to ignore ships and docks, including $1000 weekly, a $5000 car, $500 cash, and a $50,000 resignation bid, noting annual pay around $2400 and questioning why corruption is not universal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition Enforcement
Detroit
Federal Border Patrol Services
Professor asserts brains over numbers for human race
A British professor states that the white race thrives not by quantity but by intelligence, arguing the living depends on cognitive ability rather than mere numbers.
Ford versus Rockefeller remark on saving and spending
Henry Ford argued that no successful boy ever saved money, preferring to spend for information. Thomas A. Edison, his longtime associate, joked that he had money only after earning so much he could not spend it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
Rockefeller's Savings Advice for All Ages
John D. Rockefeller, described as the world’s richest man, gives a smiling ten-cent gift and urges savers of all ages to save now. He stresses that saving teaches self control, and self control is the beginning of wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Ford Compares Rockefeller to Define Standard Oil Image
Ford expresses high respect for John D. Rockefeller saying he never met him but upon seeing him he understood what shaped Standard Oil. The remark links Ford’s view of leadership with Rockefeller’s industrial legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Bolivia Urges Frontline Strike Against Paraguay
Bolivian officials express gratitude as young Bolivians enroll march and drill to defend borders. About fifty thousand Quichuas and Amaras Indians volunteer to fight on Bolivia’s frontiers, signaling broad national support for the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivia
Paraguay
British Recruitment of Indians in Canada Notable
The passage notes a historical remark about British efforts to enlist Indigenous peoples in Canada to attack American settlers in New York and other areas, reflecting shifting attitudes and propaganda as times change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
New York
Queen Mary Faces Anxiety Over King George Ill Health
Queen Mary, conveyed through Lord Stamfordham, reveals concern over King George VIs illness. She mentions “the general infection” and doctors warn of a poisoned blood stream. She expects weeks of slow, anxious progress before convalescence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
President Coolidge
Queen Mary
Lord Stamfordham
King owes life to Prince of Wales aided operation
If the king recovers he will owe his life to the return of his oldest son and to prompt action by him. The Prince of Wales assumed life and death responsibility and ordered an operation without which the king’s death was certain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Shipping board favors New York over New Orleans on burlap imports
The board assigns a 60 cent per ton differential on burlap from India, advantaging New York Harbor over New Orleans. The writer questions federal equity and asks if the Supreme Court has reviewed the issue, urging equal treatment of all ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shipping Board
New Orleans
India
New York Harbor
Sam
Louisiana
New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Prisoner Moran Faces Death With Quiet Defiance
The article describes Red Moran accepting execution by electric chair after smoking in the death chamber while a guard and Father McCaffrey watched. Moran reportedly claimed he was “game” but the piece argues true gameness lies in endurance beyond bravado, noting Moran killed two policemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red
Moran
Labor Secretary plans coal trust limited to operators
Secretary of Labor Davis proposes a coal trust capped at 200 operators to reduce output and supply only what the nation can buy at a fair price, while modifying anti trust laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
miners face market shift as owners seek prosperity
A speaker argues that updating laws ignores workers plight. Two hundred mine owners may regain prosperity while thousands of coal miners with no alternative trades risk losing jobs. The remark suggests addressing workers' welfare despite push for changes.
Peace talk stance echoes in a wary nation
A columnist argues the country favors peace over war and expresses gratitude that international bodies cannot dictate North American policy. The piece hopes no World Court or similar authority will intervene in national decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
North America
Babson's 70 Ways to a Million Dollar Fortune
Roger Babson outlines seventy methods to earn a million dollars in a business advisory style. The note also critiques the absence of a practical invention like a disappearably-reusable receptacle for used razor blades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Babson
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy
Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health answers reader questions on backache causes linked to organs and nerves. He cites bladder, prostate, and urethral issues, kidney stones, and spinal misalignment, plus remedies like heat application, fasting, and downward face-down exercises for strengthening back muscles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCoy
Mrs Coolidge Jokes At White House Luncheon
Washington gossip notes Mrs Coolidge as witty yet reticent and shares stories about the president. It covers her public stance, the Mayflower yacht invitations, and a Turkish ambassador who gifts cigarets to official ladies nicknamed The Sultan's favorites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
John Coolidge
White House
Mrs. Coolidge
Ahmed Mouktar Bey
California Almonds Lead U.S. Crop Figures This Year
California produces about 99 percent of domestic almonds with this year’s crop estimated at 27,000,000 pounds. The United States imports roughly 18,000,000 pounds. The note also explains why a cigar burns faster on the underside and how breeze can speed burning, and briefly recalls Bible furnace figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
United States
Two Nine Letter Words Hidden In Puzzle Clues
Puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues with many misspellings and garbled phrases. The readable items include mentions of fish, lace, mythical tale, silkworm, scarf, camel hair cloth, and a request to find two nine letter words. The overall piece resembles a newspaper crossword feature with scattered illegible lines and partial word fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iquit
Opinion on Cold Baths and Skin Toning Beliefs
The writer asks for the opinion on cold baths or tubs and sponges. They recall a belief that cold baths tone skin and nerves and seek further explanation.
Christmas Dinners for 35 000 Poor Families Highlight New York
Happenings About the Capital outlines how Manhattan residents ring bells and raise funds for Christmas dinners for 35 000 poor families. The piece recalls stories of suffering in tenements near Wall Street and criticizes public indifference until the holidays prompt aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilbert Swan
New York
Manhattan
Alice
Association For Improving
Santa Claus
Holiday Guests and Travel Notes From Local Families
A column lists social visits and travel notes: Mrs Blaine Johnson and baby from Columbus stay with Mr and Mrs 8S M Johnson. Mr and Mrs O L Strahl travel to Galveston to winter with Strahl relatives. Charles Jennings from Columbus visits his grandmother Mrs C E M Jennings. Ten years ago Mrs Arthur Wolfe returned from Columbus where she and Mr Wolfe visited Mr and Mrs C L Logan. Mrs Roy Haddox and daughter Marjorie Catherine arrive from Columbus to visit her parents, Mr and Mrs William Bobo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine Johnson and Baby
Columbus
8S. M. Johnson
Mrs. O. LU. Strahl
Galveston, Tex
Charles Jennings
Mrs. Arthur Wolfe
Mr. Wolfe
Mrs. C. L. Logan
Roy Haddox
Marjorie Catherine
William Bobo
Athens County Enacts Birth and Death Recording Law
A General Assembly measure mandating recording of all births and deaths was enacted and went into effect in Athens County, establishing mandatory civil recordkeeping for vital events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Athens County
Auditorium seating capacity and marine band soloist queries
The text notes the Shrine Temple auditorium in Los Angeles seating 6 457 with stage room for 1 200 more, claiming it as possibly the largest capacity. It lists Arthur Whitcomb's prior solo roles with H. M. Coldstream Guards, Duke of Marlborough’s Private Orchestra, Canadian Kities Band, and leadership of several bands. It also asks about Italian roads called autostrada and notes private ownership and tolls. It mentions South American oil fields without specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Whitcomb
United States Marine Band
H. M. Coldstream Guards Band
London
England
Duke of Marlborough
Blenheim Palace
South America
Family guests from Alabama and Ohio visit Boyles
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hardy and three children of Bessemer Alabama and Mrs. Everett Clendenin and two children of Youngstown Ohio were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Boyles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Hardy
Bessemer
Ala
Everett Clendenin
Youngstown
Arthur Boyles
Mrs Watkins and Henrietta Return From Visit in New Straitsville
Mrs Thomas Watkins and her daughter Henrietta return from a week long visit in New Straitsville with Mrs Ed Mes Quade accompanying them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Watkins
Daugh’ster
Henrietta
New Straitsville
Ed Mes Quade
This Date in American History 1778 1864 events cited
Highlights include the 1778 British under Hamilton capturing Vincennes Indiana and the 1864 Sherman demanding Savannah surrender. Also noted is the 1807 birthday of poet John Greenleaf Whittier and the 1860 Congress authorization of a ten million dollar war loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Vincennes
Ind
John Greenleaf Whittier
Congress
Sherman
Savannah
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Dailies
United Press Service
Robert K Ward, Inc
Fifth Ave
South Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Donne
W. Bush, Publ
Harris
Ford VS. Rockefeller
Arthur Brisbane
Mene Ana Liet
McCoy
By the Way
Allene Sumner Messenger
John
Weles
Shadrach
Daniel
Shad
Ulmi
Varia Inas
Lan
Jimmy
Wall Street
Abednego
Shrine Temple
Los Angeles
N. Co. B
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Ss. N. A
Tareiff Commission
CC. S. A
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