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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1930
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment lists a public notice involving selections, associations, and officials. It mentions subscriptions, rates, and terms for a period of four weeks, with references to local offices and foreign official personnel. The readable text provides scattered entities but no clear event or outcome.
A reflective piece urging steadiness in lawmaking beyond emotion. It argues Americans should anchor to reason, avoid overreactive statutes, and favor education over force to ensure lasting law observance. It contrasts English lawn care with American tending and warns against chasing every neighbor’s dispute into law.
A fragment discusses impatience in American culture, contrasting it with English views. It notes that Americans see forty five as nearing old age while England regards sixty as prime, illustrating differing cultural benchmarks for aging.
A young man fresh from school must gain experience through slow practice. He quits jobs, becomes an interchangeable cog, and never forms the frame of a machine. Time and steady effort reveal ability and lay foundations for bigger ventures. Concede limits, pursue self conquest, and focus on practical, safe growth.
Collins coins a phrase about a man who pretends constant overwork. He is “up to his neck in nothing” and mostly swimming when walking would suffice. The piece urges stepping back to see the job in perspective and avoid unfinished, mismanaged tasks.
Mrs. Mary E. Cassell, grand president of the Women's Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, urges mothers to enforce prohibition in the home. She notes train compartments hold flasks among college girls because home training has failed. She cites her nine children and says none smoke or drink, asserting mothers can do the job without heavy legislation.
A riotous portrait of Manhattan entertainment scenes with mention of the Butch Treat Club, its writers and artists, and the glare of police and celebrity culture. It notes crowds at shows, Quiz on fashion, and the club’s long waitlist for membership as part of a broader portrait of New York society.
A reader argues that a decisive policy of repression will end the crisis, comparing India and Ireland. The writer claims Indians would tolerate nothing while English resolve combines justice, kindness, and mercy with a capacity for brutal action if needed.
The Belair estate near Washington, D.C., famed for its gallant horse Gallant Fox winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby, reinforces its reputation as a historic plantation camp for storied horses. The narrative blends Belair’s enduring legacy with reflections on national affairs and distant events, including references to royalty, bankers, and international topics.
A verse piece by James J. Montague contrasts a busy bee with a moth at a door and comments on theft, morality, and society. The text blends playful bird imagery with critique of persistent petty crime and public indifference.
A garbled excerpt mixes names Richard Crookes and Suichard Crookes with references to New Jersey roads and Chinatown queries. It shifts to prehistoric mine traces near Florence Arizona, Padre Kino, and Vatican era anecdotes, then lists various trivia questions on forestry, housing, pulp production, and historical churches.
Washington dispatch reports massed hornets attacking lanterns and buoys off the Massachusetts coast during a heat wave. The Coast Guard lighthouse service battles outages as hornets shut lights, while navy planners discuss redesigns for ships and coastal defenses amid Senate scrutiny of orders.
The article notes Ohio University beginning its annual rose banquet and dance as Alpha Nu Delta sorority arrivals loom. It mentions social reunions for former students, visits by Roy Fryburger and Addison Pryburger family members, and various political rumors and outings involving local figures and alumni.
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