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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1929
Page
4
Dr Frank McCoy answers questions on nervous sound influence fatigue and sleep in city life. Advice covers quiet, diet, pyorrhea, pretzels, and cloth that admits sun rays with practical home tips. The piece includes a Washington dispatch noting Congresswomen ages and a survey of several lawmakers.
A columnist muses on editor work and crime news. It argues eight of ten people overestimate editing skill, notes crime occupies about one twentieth of papers, and cites dangers from advancing technology and human error shaping safety lessons.
The article reflects on Athens and its constant renewal through college and university graduates. It describes how departing seniors and arriving students keep the town vibrant, with faculty, clerks, and residents forming a close, ongoing community. The piece emphasizes the perpetual cycle of growth as new students arrive each year.
General Motors buys 49 percent of Fokker to join Ford Stout and Packard in early aviation investment. Ford led entry with Stout monoplanes delivering service nationwide. Packard tests a Diesel airplane engine now near market. GM signals belief in a vast aviation future.
In Central Park New York City a proposed Casino area offers a luxury experience for parkgoers with a black glass room a $25 cover and dining and jazz. The piece notes the clash of opulence and public space and mocks the city’s social register amid Fifth and Park Avenue residences. It mentions a breakfast room for horse fanciers and a tastemaking committee. The column also touches on other urban quirks including a Broadway single-character play and a passerby joke about an understudy.
A private soldier and his wife killed themselves with her consent rather than separate in Uncle Sam’s service. The wife wrote to friends that they were “going on a long journey,” and asked, “How long is that journey.”
A fragment from a newspaper page hints at a missing woman and a mysterious man, leaving readers to wonder about a private tragedy and the social reactions in the town. The readable words point to a young wife and a stranger, with no clear names or dates available.
The passage notes dramatic death by action on rail tracks and a train ending one life, while claiming vast birth numbers on Sundays and Mondays. It mentions Pike's Peak at 14 006 feet, Bill Williams from Hip Hondo Texas, and feats like pushing a peanut to the summit using a clothes pin on the nose.
A frog named Hooligan won the national jumping contest at Angels Camp California, leaping four feet in a single jump. The event draws thousands of visitors who spend money, while the frogs themselves appear unaware of the purpose of the prodding.
A tiny 125 pound Kentucky Derby victor nicknamed an equine mouse defies odds with speed and grit. Reporters note its lineage to Man O War giving it stamina to surge through mud and stay ahead for a mile and a quarter.
A senior, Lord Haseberry, aged eighty two, faces a life shaped by hereditary wealth and natural restraint. He attended Kion and Christ Church Oxford, with his mother once Queen Victoria's maid of honor.
A reader describes a year and a half struggle with pyorrhea and ongoing oral health discomfort, seeking guidance on treatment options and potential causes. The letter reflects common concerns about chronic gum disease and its impact on dental well being.
The text notes a British figure who won the Derby and became prime minister, then married Hannah de Rothschild, gaining vast wealth. It suggests real success requires more to stay memorable beyond Derby glory, premiership, and fortune.
A brief note states Lord Roseberry will soon be forgotten and recommends reading his biography Napoleon: The Last Phase. The remark underscores the work as worth reading for those tracing political history.
Alvin W. Miller, a high school principal, owned a clever cat that woke him with a light nip. The cat bite led to blood poisoning and Miller died, prompting concern over pet safety around children.
Q and A from a historical science sheet discuss why the Tuscarora Deep is named after the USS Tuscarora and capt Belknap, plus notes on bone softening in canned salmon, early wireless photograph transmission in 1924, the Dupont family, weather changes, Confederate officers regaining positions, silk pulp rewoven, and horse leg surgery practices.
Daily study section notes common usage errors and pronuncia tion tips. It highlights the word FORFEIT as a verb meaning to lose by error fault or offense with example usage and guidance on spelling pronunciation and related notes.
News Your Dad Read notes that W D Lawrence and W B Lawrence awarded the brick work contract for their new business block to William Wilson. Dr Charles W Super receives retiring allowance of 1459 annually from the Carnegie Foundation. Ten years ago Rev C B Plummer spoke to the Chamber of Commerce as Athens High School graduates and city council again considers licensing fitney business.
County commissioners vote to increase the tax levy by one mill for the coming year, bringing the total to 12.255 mills.
Harold F. Cherrington has been elected editor in chief of the Ohio University Athena for the coming year. The slate also includes Frank B. Wurtz Madge Lindsay Virginia Putnam Cecil C. Bean Walter O. Allen Evan Jones Sr Clark O. Melick Ora Lively and C Williamson.
Mrs. T. H McAdoo will open the yarn room of the Red Cross Chapter here Saturday to distribute yarn to volunteer workers for making shawls and stockings.
Assisting Mrs. George S. Pute as hostesses yesterday afternoon were Mrs. J. M. Hyde and Miss Emma Carpenter with Miss Helen Townsend presiding. Other assistants included Abagail Putnam, Louise Hyde and Alice Phillips.
A scrambled listing of horizontal and vertical crossword clues including animals evergreen tree lubricants and phrases. Entries mention burden beast mince scent and medical terms while other items refer to attire level observation and weather related terms.
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