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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1929
Page
16
A dated thought attributes mercy and truth to preserving justice. It urges fear of those who command and protection for those who faithfully obey, attributed to Rabbi Ben Azai.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union celebrates fifty four years of persistent effort to curb liquor traffic and push for national prohibition. The piece notes veterans still active, honors past members, and highlights support for Hoover and a Congress aligned with temperance goals. It also urges continued law observance and education to maintain the prohibition victory.
Report shows more than 30000 people visited Old Mans Cave in 1928, double the prior year. Motor cars brought most tourists to a single state treasure, with roads under rebuilding and broad plans for improved forests and tourism in Hocking County.
The piece reflects on how modern conveniences ease life for the elderly and all ages. It contrasts past days with coal oil lamps and long winter nights to today’s hot water, running toilets, radios, televisions, and convenient grooming. It notes increased leisure and social activities for older women and mothers.
A New York City column notes Grover Whalen’s effectiveness as police traffic rules debut in the Broadway theater district with booths and 10 minute reports. It also mentions Dr. Anna Louise Strong returning to New York and a humorous court scene where a keg of whisky is moved from a judge’s bar.
A London exhibit features an organ built in 1798 made from bottles instead of regular pipes. The bottle organ requires no tuning as glass is not affected by weather changes.
Dr Frank McCoy offers medical guidance in a newspaper column addressing Hodgkins disease symptoms its suggested causes and treatment plan. He advocates an exclusive ten day acid fruit fast followed by a balanced alkaline diet and sun therapy plus eliminative treatments for non advanced cases.
The piece reflects on historical women famed for power and danger while noting modern figures. It references Olympia and Hypatia, Dido, Bertha, Tomyris, and Charlemagne’s mother, then shifts to finance abuzz with Ogden S. Miles praising big steel profits and New York Central Rail Road’s towering searchlight project.
In a lively urban column the writer quips about tenants fearing skyscrapers. notes solid rock underneath Manhattan and Earth’s rigidity proven by Michelson. adds that 1,223,000 homes now have electric refrigerators, 6.4 percent of wired houses, with all to have them eventually.
L. J. Horowits head of Thompson Starrett reports a surge in use of electric home devices including sweepers washing machines fans irons mangles and exercise gear. He privately announces a new electric cooking stove priced to rival gas. The claim could draw interest from General Electric and Westinghouse.
Mr. Stewart leads Standard Oil of Indiana against a Rockefeller push to remove him. Odds are against Stewart for a key reason. If he wins, Well Street observers predict the company will be cut off from other Standard Oil units.
A California financier Mr Giannini who controls tens of thousands of Standard Oil shares votes his stock with the Rockefellers in a key decision. The outcome may impact big stockholders who will weigh a three to one disadvantage for the side opposed.
The government owns hundreds of large ships now rusting at anchor. A proposal suggests converting them into yacht clubs moored along the Hudson shore, transforming wartime remnants into leisure vessels.
The writer argues for using ships as boys bathing houses with deck exercise space dressing rooms lower deck high diving for older boys and water access for younger ones. Philanthropic groups including Boy Scouts could organize such ships for youth recreation at sea.
Timeline entries note Plymouth construction starting January 22 1621 and new developments in 1791 with Washington named to survey the District of Columbia. Also 1621 Mexico permitted American colonists to settle in Texas.
Frederick J Baskin presents a Q and A style excerpt covering mail classes and Vitaphone film history. It notes First class mail as most remunerative and cites Juan starring John Barrymore as the first successful Vitaphone photo play shown at the Warner Theater New York in August 1927. It begins a question about a new waterfall with a partial answer referencing a newspaper account.
In the postwar period North American companies have opened branch offices and production plants in Argentina aided by high tariffs. Firms like Armour, Swift, Wilson, International Portland Cement, Harvester, Kodak, Victor, and many others operate plants or assemble products in Buenos Aires region. The trend aims to export to regional markets while employing Argentine workers and expanding a South American network.
A Q A column on travel falls on Nuka Shive Island and a 1160 foot waterfall. It cites a coffee picker averaging three bushels daily. An Oscar J Daniels Pullman car namesake is noted after a 1925 wreck. Auction Bridge rules vary. Amelia Earhart’s flying since 1920 is summarized.
The piece notes a warm January keeping coal sales low in the Hooking District. It also mentions a Columbus anti saloon league conference attended by local figures, a state agriculture board reorganization naming J F Cross and A P Sandles, and other local items from ten years ago including War Savings Stamps, rural school efforts, and a Girl Scout canning drive.
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