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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1930

Page

4

Obituary and Advertising Agencies Mentioned in Notice

A clipped agency notice lists American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio List Audit Bureau of Circulations Associated Ohio Dailies Inland Daily Press Association and UPI wire report details. It names Detroit Detroit Advertising rates and John W. Cullen Company 8 South as representatives and offices in Chicago New York and Detroit.

American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio List Audit Bureau of Circulations Associated Ohio Dailies Inland Daily Press Association Fallcase Telegraph Wire Report The United Press Associations Chigan Ave Chicago Fifth Ave New York Detroit Betebigat John W. Cullen Company South

A Thought For Today On Reverence And Kings

A brief reflection cites First Kings 1 31 with Bathsheba bowing to David. It notes humility toward higher authority and concludes with a quote attributed to Trollope about treating what is above us as high.

Bath-sheba David

Tax Constraints Strain Taxing Districts and Bonding

The article discusses the burden of financing government across levels from national to township. It notes non payment of taxes, growth in demands for schools and roads, and the ease of bonding. It warns delinquents and non taxpayers may force agencies to reduce services and shows a call for fair citizen contributions.

Township Trustee Board

Machinery Pace and People in Long-Lasting Work Ethic

A reflection compares well cared for machines running at modest speed with minimal attention to those driven hard at full speed. The analogy extends to people, suggesting longevity comes from prudent maintenance and steady effort rather than constant high intensity.

Longevity Quietly Found in Slow Lived Elderly

The article argues that people over 80 in the district live longer due to calmer lives and less speed driven stress. It contrasts past placidity with modern busy existence and credits scientific care for extending life, noting fewer truly calm people among the young.

Campaign urges cooperation with 1930 census takers

An urging government advisory stresses citizen cooperation with the April start of the 1930 census. It promises sworn confidentiality, penalties for disclosing data, and notes the census will be the most complete since 1790. It contrasts with Turkey’s martial law in 1927 and cites Constantinople door closures.

Telif Cnsus Turkey Constantinople

Mind tests for future intelligence measures foreseen by experts

Experts foresee a future where mind tests like intelligence quizzes will be measured as physicists measure forces. Three test types exist knowledge and achievement complement intelligence tests, which remain the most universal. Proper selection of questionnaires and varied testing across groups yields valid insights.

Broadway Social Scene Spirals Through New York Night

A bustling East Side panorama captures Marilyn Miller at the Sally premiere with Billie Burke and others. Notables such as Eddie Rector and Pierre Rohan mingle as partygoers flock to Harlem and the Plantation Club while gossip swirls about the Rothstein case and industry figures like Jerome Kern and Joan Bennett.

New York Alou Manhattan Marilyn Miller Sally Plo Ziezfeld Billie Burke St. Mark's Bowery East Side Guthrie Peter Stuyvesant Harlem Plantation Club Eddie Rector Eddie Green Jee Posner Pierre Rohan Almstori Dave Rothstein Jerome Kern Heywood Brown Frances Dade Ronald Co Man Joan Bennett David Belasco Gunboat Smith Wall Street Annabelle Armstrong Paul Armstrong Harry

Alfalfa Price Advice for Storage and Sale

Crop notes discuss yields of seven tons per acre and average prices for good green alfalfa around twenty four dollars per ton. Guidance suggests storing and keeping the hay if affordable to maximize returns.

Two Trucks From Los Angeles Take Eight Tons

Two trucks from Los Angeles reportedly haul away eight tons and spend twenty nine dollars, according to partial OCR read with unclear details.

Los Angeles

Laws Regulating Highway Advertising Across States

A survey notes that all but seven states have statutes regulating highway advertising signs along public rights of way. The item lists questions and answers on topics from radio tubes to Gorgas Laboratory, and includes dates such as 1929 for Panama's tropical research facility.

United States Buffalo Bill Loomis Radio College Harry Lauder Chaliapin R. T. A. Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin Kazan Oussatov Tiflis Summer St. Petersburg Leningrad Imperial Opera House Russia Thomas Beecham Drury Lane London Boris Godunov Gorgas Laboratory Panama M. Foucault

Eyelid Ailments and Home Remedies From Dr. McCoy

Dr. Frank McCoy outlines eyelid conditions from sties to granulated lids and stings. He notes warm compresses ease sties, cold cloths relieve swelling, and cautions on burns and cysts requiring surgical care. He offers further articles by mail and answers reader questions on eyes and related topics.

Alfalfa Feeding Rabbits: From Green Bales to Fur

Inside the barn the alfalfa bales stay green and fresh. High grade alfalfa is fed to rabbits whose skins yield twenty two fur varieties. Cutting alfalfa young preserves the plant’s energy and prevents seeding.

Desert farming economics for alfalfa fifty acres

The piece notes alfalfa farming on desert land can yield about six thousand dollars per fifty acres but requires heavy investment and labor. It warns grading seeding well digging pump installation irrigation are costly and electric power eats a quarter of gross, suggesting diesel power for forty HP or more. Cooperative farming among a dozen workers could improve profitability.

Water prospects prompt cautious well digging warnings

The piece urges careful testing of water possibilities before digging wells to avoid wasted effort and disasters when poorly protected properties cave in. It notes the well paved Southern California road past Barstow and Victorville with green alfalfa fields and advises readers not to buy land.

California Cajon Pass Pacific Barstow Victorville

Paths to the West Coast on open highways

The passage extols affordable health for modest incomes and invites travel from the mountains to major West Coast cities. It highlights Pasadena Los Angeles Hollywood San Diego Santa Barbara San Francisco and routes toward Portland and Seattle along two thousand miles of highways.

West Coast Pasadena Los Angeles Hollywood San Diego Santa Barbara San Francisco Portland Seattle

See Your Country and Its Greatest Natural Wonders

The excerpt urges Miss Pack of Lakewood New Jersey to travel in summer to observe a coyotes chase of a jack rabbit with them walking. It extols visiting Florida Gulf Coast Mississippi Valley and to witness the biggest ocean and tree and a grand future. It invites readers to see the country and later tell Columbus what he really discovered.

Miss Pack Lakewood N. J Florida Gulf Coast States Mississippi Valley Columbus

Alfalfa Experiment Sees Proposed Square Mile Test

A Waiper discusses testing a square mile of alfalfa after completing a fifty acre patch. Further news will follow. The note ends with a view that farming is a form of philanthropy rather than a business.

Art

Above All Buy No Desert Land By Mail Or Premises

The passage warns buyers against desert land schemes near the Mohave River noting abundant water only near the river surface during rains. It argues there is no irrigation water available inland and accuses schemers of selling desert acres to gullible homesteaders who struggle to find water.

Free Information Bureau Athens Messenger Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Washington, D. C Mohave

Heat Lovers Urged to Move Northeast Toward Death Valley

A reader suggests relocating to the Northeast to experience extreme heat, claiming Death Valley style temperatures as a selling point for heat enthusiasts. Urban planners caution against extreme heat exposure and advocate for safe climate adaptation.

Death Valley

University loan fund gains $250 from Bay City donor

Dean E. W. Chubb of Ohio University received a $250 check from Mrs. Robert Erwin Frank of Bay City Michigan to add to the University Loan Fund aiding worthy students. Miss Dorothea Zimmerman of Columbus, guest of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Brooks, returned home Sunday morning.

E. W. Chubb Ohio University Robert Erwin Frank Bay City Mich Dorothea Zimmerman Columbus Herbert W. Brooks

Gen and Mrs Grosvenor Teaft Visit to Washington

Gen and Mrs J H Grosvenor left last evening for a several weeks visit with friends in Washington DC.

J. H Grosvenor Teft Washington, dC

School and the Press speech opens Ohio daily meeting

Superintendent G. F. Morgan travels to Columbus on Tuesday January 27 to address the Associated Ohio Dailies on The School and the Press. Athens public school children in primary grades were dismissed at noon to avoid icy return trips.

G. F F. Morgan Columbus Associated Ohio Dailies Athens

Tris Suggeste to President Hoover on land allotment details

TrIs urged President Hoover to provide homesteaders with precise information when allotting lands. The proposal stresses clarity in land grants and settlement procedures to avoid confusion and disputes among settlers.

Tris Hoover

Mr and Mrs Hedges Host Guests From Henry County

Mr and Mrs 8 E Hedges entertained over Sunday with Mr and Mrs Hamilton Lowery from Henry County. Lowery serves as a representative of that county in the legislature.

8. E. Hedges Hamilton Lowery Henry County Lowery

Miss Ethel Boelaner Heads to Steufenville Visit

Mrs. Paul Kirk hosts Miss Ethel Boelaner for a week long visit starting this morning in Steufenville.

Ethel Boelaner Steufenville Paul Kirk

Mrs Davis Hosts Macabees Gathering at West Sirock Home

Mrs D Watson Davis and her daughter Ruth entertained last evening with Macabees members at their West Sirock residence. The social gathering featured familiar faces and warm conversations among attendees.

D. Watson Davis Miss Ruth The Mac Cabees West Bijou Sirock

A Daily Study In Correct English Word Of The Day Ecstasy

A daily study in correct English explains proper usage and pronunciation. Today's word Ecstasy is defined as rapturous excitement and excessive joy with an example sentence describing youth’s glow.

Calendar simplification gains momentum for 1933 change

Rodney Dutcher reports Washington interest in an 18 month year with 28 day months and a Year Day, arguing for uniform workdays and easier budgeting while facing opposition over confusion, religious concerns, and practical gaps. The movement gathers business backing and aims for League of Nations action and a 1931 conference study.

Rodney Dutcher Washington United States Seventh Day Adventists Seventh Day Baptists Wom U. S. Chamber of Commerce League of Nations International Chamber of Commerce League All Nations Kellogg George Eastman of Nationa

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