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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1929
Page
4
A reflective line evokes faith over fear citing St. Mark 4 40. The note warns against pusillanimity and rash counsels, urging steadfast belief amid doubt.
The article argues that highway expansion should mirror rail growth, expanding single lanes to multiple lanes as needed. It notes that single lane roads often become bottlenecks and that parallel two lane routes can outperform a single four lane road in peak traffic, due to better distribution of vehicles.
A preserved fragment recalls John P. Wolfe, a Racine farmer, who carried greenbacks through enemy mountains to pay federal troops. The piece reflects on daring Civil War adventures and the storytelling habits of veterans from the region and era.
The passage recalls John Wolfe a Racine farm youth who carried money through Allegheny highlands with enemy pursuers, praising wartime adventure tales. It laments lost Civil War narratives from Athens County and nearby towns, noting veterans like W. B. Johnson and Ford Connor inspired stories that remain unrecorded for future writers.
The West Side of Athens once known for shootings and vice is now populated by solid citizens. A recent outbreak sparked memories of earlier decades when liquor, brothels, and gang tensions dominated the district. Church progress helped end the turmoil and restore peace, though old resentments lingered briefly.
A Messenger Special visits Manhattan noting the Chanin Building on 42nd Street and the Chanin brothers rising from modest beginnings to build many theaters hotels and skyscrapers. The piece juxtaposes city life with war warnings and youthful hustle on Fifth Avenue and nearby streets.
In a cautious note after market close Friday, speculators faced a weekend to consider the Federal Reserve warnings. Banks withdrew call loans totaling 25 million dollars to curb speculation, shifting rates from 6 percent to higher yields while banks absorbed no loss.
A jumble of Q and A items covers governess roles from teaching to child care, plus notes on Sun energy, labor banks, and Indian wildlife deaths. Key figures include 25 labor banks in 1928 with $114.7 million in total resources and 24 000 deaths from wild animals in 1927, mainly snakebite.
Column presents Dr Fane McCoy answer on health and diet basics. It explains body elements from earth minerals, digestion, and the role of vegetables in converting minerals to healthy cells. Includes reader questions on skull fractures marriage weight loss hip width and distilling water with practical guidance.
A critical view argues that systematic usury harms the public and that Federal Reserve actions may promote bank profits at the expense of investors. The author suggests a stock exchange bank could reform call loans and profits, implying brokers could shield clients from financial tyranny.
An amiable man is married unhappily and saints without credit. A courageous priest comforted Louis at his execution and is believed to have cried to the dying king Son of Saint Louis ascend to Heaven referencing the earlier king Saint Louis who chose humility by lying on a bed of ashes.
Washington reports the Commerce Department runs a weekly tip system and bulletin service to match foreign buyers with U S manufacturers. The program, used by Latin American buyers in Argentina Colombia Uruguay Brazil and others, lists sought products from toys and clothing to machinery, with 35 000 inquiries received since inception.
Flying Sergeant Robert Hawk returns from Kelly Field Texas after a year there. Mrs J L Pickering and daughter Anna visit Columbus guests of Judge and Mrs T A Jones. Railway Express staff host service meeting in Athens with M E B Wilson and John H Howard. Pierce School of Oratory visitors arrive to see Dr and Mrs H R Wilson. Higley Study Circle hosts an old fashioned Lincoln centenary dinner. Joseph Hibbard of Athens becomes deputy state game warden for Athens area. Thieves loot Billy Watkins restaurant stealing cigars and forks. Theiss Roach and Bush inspect Gallipolis to Point Pleasant traction line. Prosecutor I M Foster returns from Chicago and Indianapolis seeking clues about brother-in-law D W Deoples.
In a widely quoted address on leaving America Osler denounced men over 40 saying their work would reduce humanity to current levels across action science art and literature. The Black Mass was a Satan worship ceremony parodied as a Christian Mass in the 16th century. Lindbergh received the Lafayette Squadron Harmon Trophy from the International League of Aviators at the 193? International Aeronautical Convention in Washington DC.
The entry notes Daniel Boone's birthday on February 1 1735 and Thomas A Edison born in 1768. It also records Abraham Lincoln leaving Springfield Illinois for Washington in 1861 and the 1889 creation of the Department of Agriculture by bill signing. Massachusetts circulal letter urged colonial union.
Readable fragments from a crossword page hint at melted snow and bell sounds. The lines reference names and terms like Toole Unit and Sih arwer, plus mentions of air, insinuation, and ego. Ambiguous, but suggests a cluttered puzzle snippet and old wordplay.
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