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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1930
Page
6
A brief quotation urges readers to heed guidance today and avoid partnering with disobedient people. It emphasizes personal duty to listen and follow the right word for each individual.
Northern Ohio endures rare sleet storms that cripple power lines and communications. Widespread outages disrupt homes and businesses as poles topple under ice, yet crews from across the state rush to restore service. The piece notes evolving threats to modern life and resilience during such events.
An article warns against close contact with pets, especially birds from tropical regions, due to parrot fever and other diseases. It notes how fondling pets can spread illness and that tropical birds may carry risky germs, reducing buyer interest in parrots now sale-bound.
Local readers say the Standard Oil Company program from Cleveland failed here due to interference from nearby stations. They note WLW Cincinnati consistently comes in while the Cleveland station is drowned out, wasting money on talent and advertising.
The passage explores universal inferiority feelings in people from Jack London to laborers and the rich. It describes reactions such as defiance, bullying, quarreling, flattery, and conformity as ways individuals cope with perceived weakness and exposure to others.
In New York a name swap story follows David McCord who becomes Raphael McCord after marriage to Ruth Raphael, sparked by bank checks and editorial mix ups. Kenneth Hawks, linked to a Hollywood plane disaster, recalls a joke where a villain was named Kenneth Hawks. Broadway producer Arthur Hughes admires rural charm, owning a cow for fresh milk amid show business quirks.
A feature examines Italy’s newly planned tunnel project and its ties to crime concerns. Authorities push ahead as communities weigh safety, costs, and regional development in this consequential transport initiative.
The author argues for mountain tunnels behind Seattle and Portland to boost transport and irrigation. They claim the United States trails other nations in public works and infrastructure, noting abundant wealth but widespread delay. They urge decisive action after resolving the whisky question.
In a sweeping cultural policy, Russia repurposes churches cathedrals and synagogues as public museums. Communists lecture on art politics and Karl Marx inside these historic buildings crowded with the proletariat.
Dr Frank McCoy of The Newest Way to Health explains varicose veins affect mostly middle aged women and legs. He notes causes include prolonged standing prolapsed organs tight garments and pressure, with treatment options from surgery injections and stockings to a health regimen and exercises. He recommends back lying on a slanted board elevating the feet gentle leg massage ice applications and physician use of electrical apparatus for treatment.
Magnificent pictures statues and jewels from church vaults are shown as symbols of opulence. Workers hear a call to view how oppressors lived and how wealth flowed to a church claiming to follow the Nazarene who had nowhere to lay his head.
The passage envisions Russia eventually producing a Napoleonic counterpart after the French revolution. It suggests crowds will rapidly return to church and religion. It notes Marx’s theories fail to fully satisfy humanity’s need for meaning and credits religious institutions with offering explanations.
The T A f Atlantic to Pacific air line offers short trips at five cents per mile with a 500 mile journey costing $25. Travelers gain at least five hours per trip, boosting working time and efficiency. Surface travel owners face plan changes as air travel halves motor bus costs within ten years, ending Chicago to Florida omnibus lines.
General Jerbury of Pennsylvania and the Santa Fe Road president push for their own rail ticket offices as they foresee competition from air travel and plan to own the market.
Silver metal fell to a record low last week making a silver dollar worth under 40 cents. The slide endangers American mining interests and hurts workers, while Mexico, India, and China fear reduced purchasing power tied to silver.
In China millions face starvation as money loses value and goods soar worldwide. The text notes the dollar’s reduced purchasing power by about 40 cents since the war, while indicating an increased dollar supply. It warns of a country whose money cannot buy dollars, urging concern over global economic strain.
Washington dispatch recalls the long running clash between President Hoover and Senator Hiram Johnson of California. The row centers on Alf Oftedal, named to a San Francisco internal revenue post but a Maryland resident. Johnson demanded delay, exposing a split with Shortridge and a fraught 1920s patronage battle.
A dense puzzle listing many clues across horizontal and vertical entries. It includes references to bones race horse peace agreement calm and notes a second son of Noah with gems including frogs along with a long set of numbered clues and a yesterday's answer section.
Prof C L Martzolff announced a Chicago banquet by Ohio University Alumni in and about Chicago for Saturday night. Athens County received three government four wheel drive trucks from the state for road building, noted as suitable for hills. Charles Bishop of Bishopville visits cousin Dr C B McDougal. Miss Clara Davis of Middleport arrives to stay with Miss Clara Atkinson on South Court Street.
The Sunnyside Needle Club will meet Thursday afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. Bentley and Mr. Copeland hosting at Mrs. Bentley's home. Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Shirley entertained at their Cemetery Street home for their son's sixteenth birthday. Prof. C. L. Martzellf left for Jackson to arrange an Ohio University alumni banquet. Mrs. R. B. McGonagle and Miss Emma Leutler of Albany visited Mrs. Mary Cline yesterday and returned home today.
Answers cover Eugene Ely’s 1910 cruiser flight from Birmingham’s deck to land near Norfolk and his 1911 shipboard landing. The piece also cites a range of historical Q&As on medicine, oil wells, pay equity, May Walk at Antioch College, rivet driving records, police platoon systems, and Virginia reciprocity for vehicle license stays.
Red streaks in the eyeballs are usually from eye strain from reading long hours or bright lights and from various toxemias linked to constipation and sluggish eliminative organs. For weight issues, lack of assimilation and improper food combinations hinder gain. better diet and more exercise aid nourishment, with real gains coming from sustained effort.
A short lesson on correct usage and pronunciation highlights common errors. It defines immortal as eternal and imperishable and contrasts it with synonyms. The piece encourages expanding vocabulary by mastering one word daily.
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