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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1929
Page
4
Santa Claus Comes To Town In Holiday Cheer
A rural newspaper celebrates Christmas Eve with warm notes on family joy and shared prosperity. It reflects on children awaiting Santa and the hope of better days for the district as holiday spirit arrives tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
North Pole
Santa
Rural interest shifts from farming to broader life concerns
A survey of over 13 000 farm and small town residents shows most want guidance on living, not farming. World events, child training, books and music lead the vote while old-time religion wanes. Birth control supports legal access. divorce becomes easier while prohibition declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farm Magazine
The Santa Claus Legend Preservation Encouraged
The piece argues against doubting legends and urges preserving the tale of Santa Claus. It recalls childhood belief, the joy of receiving gifts, and the happiness of suspense, claiming disillusionment is a loss far greater than the pleasure of skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Santa
Amherst Students Misjudge, Then Correctly Predict Dwight Morrow
The piece recalls Amherst College classmates once naming Dwight Morrow as the student most likely to succeed. It notes how such predictions often miss true potential, yet in Morrow’s case the guess proved accurate. The tone questions whether Amherst students were unusually astute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Morrow
Cluss
Amherst College
Mr. Morrow
Amherst
Safe Ice Thickness Rules For Skating
A historical note on safe ice thickness for skating warns that four inches is safe for large groups and two inches for lighter use. It cautions about river danger with currents and air holes on the Hocking River, urges shouting for help if breaking through, and stresses moving to warmth after a wetting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking River
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy
Reader questions cover nail biting cures using alum water and mental training, plus diet tips on cottonseed oil and retroversion treatment. Dr McCoy endorses physical culture, reading schedules, and fixed daily exercise to curb nervous habits and improve digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCoy
Stalin Birthday Revered In Moscow Papers Prompts Debate
Last Saturday ten Moscow newspapers printed thirty columns each praising Stalin on his fiftieth birthday. The pieces claim he educated from a seminary and claim he cloned churches across Russia. The articles describe a five day work week, no Sundays, and no Christmas observances. The text questions the longevity of the Lenin will’s executor and hints at future power struggles as Bolshevism wanes and calls for peace and religious freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Stalin
Russia
Holy
Lenin
Stugsin
Employment in France Sparks Urgency for War Recovery
The speaker argues that France provides work at good wages and notes the nation's vigor in employing its population. He asks how America would fare if it had sustained France's wartime losses in men and money, emphasizing the value of reconstruction and labor mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Tucker Family in Congress Sets Long Legacy
Washington piece profiles Henry St George Tucker Virginia the oldest serving member in Congress since 1889 and highlights a five generation line of lawmakers professors and war association presidents. It notes his remarriage age 78 and views on women in public office.
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Washington
Congress
Henry St. George Tucker
Virginia
House
Burton
Ohio
Henry St. George
Henry
John Randolph
Roanoke
George Tucker
University of Virginia
Lynchburg
John Randolph Tucker
Washington and Lee University Law School
George Washington University Law School
American Bauk Association
Department of Education
Tucker
Congressman Tucker
American War Association
Lexington
Ile
Henry & George Tucker
Seers and Prophets Industry Hit by Wall Street Crash
In New York the clairvoyants and fortune tellers felt the market drop as a wave of economic doubt struck the fortune telling trade. Some top operators lost fortunes while many midtown readers thrived on private tea readings with steep fees. Gypsy bands relocate seasonally, charging around ten dollars for private sessions, and the winter funds fund spring travels.
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New York
Seers and Prophets, Unlimited
Wall Street
Manhattan
Hapmensa
Northiver
Dark cypsy hostesses lure sailors with paid dances
In Manhattan the so called closed dance halls now permit hostesses to take paid invitations from men who want to dance. A lonely visitor can hire a hostess as a guest for eight dollars an hour plus dinner and cover charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Thorties
Manhattan
New York Judge Accused in Bankrolls and Banquet Scandals
The police commissioner accuses several New York judges of tolerating crime. A banquet for criminals interrupted by a hold up ends with a detective losing his revolver. One judge allegedly borrowed money from a notorious gambler and bootlegger, while another is linked to shoplifting cases and biased bankruptcy rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poge
New York
Jude
John Ogilvie Be announced Saint in Berme
Saint Peters Berme holds a solemn beatification for John Ogilvie the Scotch Jesuit priest praised as a martyr. Observers note the Vatican envoy’s presence and a public display of relics on the main altar as faithful recall his courage and sanctity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ogilvie
Glasgow
Saint Peters
Berme
Bella
Vatican
Answers to Informa tion Bureau Questions in Athens Messenger
A reader Q and A feature lists brief inquiries and concise answers from the Athens Messenger Information Bureau. Topics include snow flake size, nerve impulse speed, English Speaking Union, parrot voice learning, port establishment, buffalo range, speckled Jack name for field peas, Atlantic salinity, head bumps, tarring and feathering history, disinfectant vs antiseptic, overweight population, Royal Geographic Society, Bible italics, and popular American desserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson A. Bentley
V. A
Naval Observatory
Eee
Buffalo Room
KF. M
R. G
Richard Coeur de Lion
Holy Land
Lulu Peters
Royal Geographic Society
America
Daily Study In Correct English Word Of The Day Protest
A short instructional note promotes vocabulary growth with a daily word usage example. The entry defines protest as a verb meaning to affirm with solemnity and shows a sample sentence indicating objection to a planned action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Community meeting fills High School auditorium in The Plains
The Plains teachers hosted a Tuesday evening meeting for students and patrons drawing a full house in the High School auditorium. Nearby, families prepared for holiday visits and guests who traveled from Columbus and Pittsburgh. John H. Jones of Pittsburg Buffalo Coat Co bought 6000 acres of coking coal in West Virginia for 2.6 million dollars. Steward J. Bb. Thompson of Middletown claims to be the oldest steamboat steward on the Pittsburg to New Orleans route, with 66 years of service starting on the Dolphin. T. L. Schrantz arrived from Buffalo to spend Christmas with his wife and daughter Marie visiting her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
John H. Jones
Pittsburg
Buffalo Coat Company
Mairmont
West Virginia
Steward J. Bb. Thompson
Middleport
Stewart
New Orleans
Dolphin
T. L. Schrantz
Toda
Buffalo
New York
Marie
Not Hard Not Easy Vocabulary Puzzle List
A jumble of word clues arranged in horizontal and vertical sections. The text lists numerous terms with numbers and scattered phrases, resembling a crossword style grid of definitions and cross references.
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