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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1930
Page
4
Fragments announce obituary notes and a card of thanks. The text lists associations and addresses for national newspaper groups and notes subscription rates by mail in Ohio with durations and prices.
A compact reverent verse noting divine judgment and a Byron question on earthly justice. The lines span scripture Ecclesiastes 3 17 and a reflective query about who could judge justly.
Economist Roger Babson argues in the Philadelphia Bulletin that advertising speeds economic recovery by sustaining budgets during recessions. He claims advertising boosted mass distribution, reduced prices, and spurred new industries, with 1929 spending at about 2 billion enabling 40 billion in goods to consumers.
An overlooked resource in Ohio's Hocking River and nearby streams is deemed unsuitable for many uses. The piece notes that pleasure seekers favor clean waters and that historical histories cite a much clearer river before widespread timber removal and resulting obstructions, brush, and sandbars.
The first settlers settled along rivers such as the Muskingum Ohio Hocking Scioto and Miami for travel and fishing. Ames Township and Athens Logan Lancaster settlers used Federal Creek and the Hocking River as a highway. The text notes the river’s current poor condition but suggests cleanup could enable travel and attract visitors and local recreation.
A columnist wistfully suggests marking historic spots across Athens County towns such as Canaanville Dover Lee and Alexander with signs for landmarks like the last buffalo kill site the first white child born in the Hocking Valley and Underground Railroad stations. The piece notes many locations could be marked but realization is unlikely.
Planning for road work this year includes heavy asphalt surface treatments on high traffic routes. The program adds millions for permanent construction while targeting dust control and washboard prevention, with treatments costing 900 to 3000 dollars per mile and requiring dry warm weather for application.
In a tongue in cheek urban column Gilbert Swan notes the unlikely scenario of a pantryman from the John Chandler Moores residence on West Seventieth Street near Manhattan avoiding any brie bite or yodeling tomcat incident. He quips neighbors keep dogs, dignified hounds, and discreet conduct in the Seventieth Street household.
The Social Register Association announces a surprising geographic note that the South Pole of swank has moved north by east, now seeming to lie in a yard within a chic Swelldom district. The report reads as a witty, social satire of the elite locale.
An old style social map survey locates the hub of New York society every two years by pinning names on a city map and bisecting the dense district to mark the Social X. Observers note mansions of the Grayson Murphys, LeRoy Baldwins, Marshall Fields, and John Wing Prentices near the Pole of swank.
The social registers suggest the elite may drift northward, a trend that real estate agents view as valuable because surrounding social signals could elevate property values.
In a neighborhood tally Ed Wynne notes shutters on windows and boards over doors during much of the year. Winter sends registrants to Florida and far places while summer sends them to Europe. Many houses are run by servants with no staff. In swank South Pole, the gentleman of the house is an active man of affairs, with business addresses in Wall Street banks or corporate offices.
Dr. Frank McCoy outlines a week of meals including coddled eggs Melba toast stewed prunes and tomato jelly roast chicken asparagus and avocado salad. The plan covers Sunday to Friday with varied breakfasts lunches and dinners and adds a note on a date pie recipe.
Clarkson Cowl, a leading New York merchant, predicts reaching sixty stores. Macy and Company expand with branches in Atlanta Newark Toledo and rumored plans for New York boroughs. Marshall Field opens Seattle inspired branches in Chicago and contemplates Cleveland. Gimbel Brothers long established in many cities. Bullocks opens first branch in Los Angeles.
Secretary Mellon urges caution in financial stores while endorsing branching banks as the modern solution to economical distribution. He warns it will ease distribution problems but poses hardship for individual storekeepers amid growing retail chains.
The London Times calls on President Hoover to defy the Senate and pursue a treaty to limit the U.S. Navy and bind the nation to intervene if France encounters trouble, insisting the American people would back such action.
The American public shows strong support for Mr. Hoover and confidence in his leadership while noting The London Times questions the United States stance and policy.
Mrs J C J reports her daughter stopped attending school due to burning bloodshot eyes. She suspects irregular glasses wear caused the acute condition and asks if fasting or fruit may help.
The argument questions if foreign nations should oversee U S defense or require Americans to fight abroad with billions spent to prepare for a European war. It criticizes the Times for underestimating President Hoover and notes it once met Wilson, implying a biased or limited perspective.
Frank McErline, called the tough one, was shot three times by gangsters while wounded in a Chicago hospital cot. He tells police to focus on McErline and warns that a rat in a ditch will be found dead, saying the phrase like a sieve to describe bullet holes.
Police name Melrine as inventor of the ride linked to a missing man who was marked and never seen again. The case centers on a dangerous mechanism described as a troubling creation with grim implications. Investigators urge caution as they pursue leads across the city.
The Rev. John S. Ryan of the Catholic University testifies before the House Judiciary Committee that Hoover’s request to discourage violation of the Volstead Act shows muddled thinking caused by prohibition.
Flooding swamps the Hocking Valley with the entire low ground district under water. Ex Governor Hanley arrives after 8 80 for a Peace in Patriotism lecture at the Athens auditorium as flood restrictions ease. Athens High outlasts Canal Winchester 50 to 13 in a morning showdown.
The article argues for repeal of the prohibition amendment and questions which states would support it. It notes 36 states are required to repeal the Constitution and suggests passage may take an unattainably long time, implying a distant outcome.
Today's word linguist defined as a person skilled in languages. Example: Mr Brown is a distinguished linguist. The note urges expanding vocabulary by mastering one word daily.
Dr Adolphus Knoph of New York City, renowned tuberculosis expert, addressed the Athens County Medical Society in what was billed as a major update on TB. He outlined current treatment approaches and emphasized early detection and public health coordination.
In Grant Park Atlanta the Cyclorama painting The Battle of Atlanta weighs 18 000 pounds stands 40 feet high and 409 feet in circumference. It is valued at more than half a million dollars by local officials and draws about 100 000 viewers each year.
Washington hearings before the House Labor Committee drew broad support for old age pensions. Advocates praised the educational value and urged a 10 member Congressional Old Age Security Commission to study dependency, while opponents cited constitutional questions and fiscal concerns.
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