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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1929
Page
4
A brief religious reflection contrasts Jeremiah's warning that the heart is deceitful with Theodore Parker's view that famine and gluttony alike push nature away from the heart. The quotes frame moral introspection and human frailty.
The article argues that charitable work by the Salvation Army and churches marks progress and that citizens contribute via taxes or direct donations. It notes Athens has been raising money for church programs and urges residents to support welfare and relief efforts as essential services funded by the community and often by local leaders.
The passage argues that many students of human affairs view an imminent war solution due to increased world understanding. It claims idealism is high and people trust what they learn, preventing blind escalation and signaling a shift toward peaceful cooperation.
The piece predicts a broad movement against cigarette use led by women, arguing many women smoke and would miss tobacco. It notes male skepticism and a potential nationwide campaign, with grandstand seats for the anticipated public uproar, as reformers target women smokers.
The piece argues education in business and professional friendship via Rotary International promotes peace. It cites the Chile Peru boundary dispute settled by Rotarians, showing how shared ideals reduce war urges. It predicts broader acceptance of international cooperation as Rotarians influence leaders and capitals worldwide.
The article discusses decades of negotiation on World War I guilt and Germany’s repayment burden. It surveys Allied views and how nations like England France and America bear economic and political scars while the public weighs who benefits or loses in postwar order.
Day by Day in Greater New York notes a Broadway fad with take your voice while you wait machines. Patrons pay 59 cents to shout or sing into a recorder and receive a voice record for phonographs. The piece recalls Jacques and the birth of modern night clubs, noting a shift from early gaiety to Prohibition era nightlife and gangster influence.
The article notes J. Pierpont Morgan's return and credit given to Mr. Young as negotiations settle on a German payment of 24,006,000 pounds due by 1989. Owen D. Young calls the talks as important as the ration agreements, with seven foreign countries to supervise the plan while the United States takes a measured role.
Dr Frank McCoy explains the body uses the intestines to excrete waste and toxins. He warns constipation causes toxin reabsorption, linked to headaches dizziness mood and appetite loss, and notes laxatives weaken bowels while enemas can be a safer temporary aid.
The piece reflects on figures like J Ogden Armour and Andrew Carnegie, comments on the Pope's temporal power, Mussolini’s church accord, and advertising history. It notes a Niagara Falls broadcast idea and Orwellian-sounding insights about wealth, thought, and innovation tied to Edison and others.
A letter to The Messenger argues that prohibition is failing and notes support for repeal in Wisconsin New York Nevada Montana North Dakota Maryland Connecticut Rhode Island and more. Citing figures from New York hospitals and death rates, it urges backing the Back Temperance Plan as a superior method.
The Q and A cover quarantine rules for Fiorida fruit due to the Mediterranean Fruit Fly effective May 1, 1923. It notes fruit inspection and shipment under permit and ongoing pest elimination efforts. It also explains opera types comic light grand and a cribbage royal count and Antarctic killer whales with sizes, plus England's year starting in March prior to 1752.
Nearest approach to Hoover era reforms seen in Pennsylvania study of crime and punishment. Eight members chaired by Charles Edwin Fox examined trial practices and sentencing, urging faster appeals, judicial discretion, expert juror questioning, and penalties tied to prior convictions.
A compact lesson on commonly misused terms and pronunciations. It explains dessert and desert pronunciation, frappe confusion, and the misused axe plural axes. The piece promotes daily vocabulary growth and uses stupendous as today's example meaning wonderfully amazing.
Athens County Blind Relief Association closed its business year at a meeting last night attended by commissioners S. M. Johnson and William Jourden. Local delegate to the Elks National Convention Charles DeMolet departs for Los Angeles Wednesday with J. P. Rockey. Charles G. O Bleness at the State Bankers Convention in Toledo and a lakes cruise. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Grant Worstell hosted Ohio University classes of 1889 and 1869 visiting Athens Saturday evening.
The Undivided Liquor Fund received the largest amount from Athens County taxes this month. Interest centered on the shooting of old Pop Heikes and Art Wolfe of this city who competed in yesterday’s trapshooting tournament. Harry O’Bleness of this city found and returned to its owner a bag containing 1009 dollars yesterday. Athens Messenger carriers with perfect records last week were Malcolm McCormick Wynne Vermon Theodore Moorehead and Max Lewis.
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