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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1930
Page
4
A Bureau of Standards note confirms that fuel efficiency drops as weight increases. A car must burn more gas to move a heavier load, so five gallons with one passenger covers more distance than with ten aboard.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Athens Post Office second class matter and mail queue year with unclear details. No identifiable people or events are readable to summarize further.
A devotional note quotes scripture from Luke about fearing the one who can cast into hell and adds Beecher's remark that fear signals the soul to rally. The piece frames fear as a natural, spiritual prompt alongside hope and courage.
The piece argues that true education rests on training the mind to observe and analyze, not on schooling alone. It critiques college graduates with jargon yet lacking true understanding, and highlights the broader goal of education as developing reasoning over rote knowledge.
The text argues that college aims to train observation, comprehension, and analysis. It states that a varied curriculum cultivates disciplined thinking and the ability to extract essentials from excess information, making one fit for competition regardless of formal credentials.
A Chinatown tale traces Anne Gilmartin, a white woman, marrying Chu Sui and amassing vast real estate in New York’s Chinatown. She becomes “the white queen of Chinatown,” while rumors of feet binding and Oriental lotions swirl. After 30 years, Chu Sui and relatives seek to claim the estate amid court proceedings.
The assembly discusses replacing the old trash method with a modern incinerator and controlled dump site. Citizens push for collective action and city support to curb nuisance dumps and improve sanitation while studying biology and public health implications.
A downtown blaze at the Cleveland Plain Dealer building drew all fire units to the scene shortly after noon today. Fire crews battled flames and smoke as evacuations occurred and damage assessments began.
Weekly menus for Sunday May 1 with detailed meals including breakfast lunch and dinner for each day. Includes recipe style cooking directions and a Q A section addressing neck shortening and heart valve stenosis with recommended exercises and dieting. The piece cites Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health and presents practical diet and exercise guidance.
The page blends science whimsy with war rumors. It notes a 200 million year old fish fossil found near Buffalo with a hinged neck ring and links it to human evolution. It then reports Indo China poison gas seizures and German denial amid looming war rumors, plus stray weather and market chatter.
Hindu raids and Gandhi movement provoke jailings while critics urge action on Muscle Shoals nitrate project. Advocates say nitrate from Muscle Shoals would reduce imports, create U S jobs, and cut farmer costs, with Alabama businessmen pressing the administration to decide.
A garbled OCR style puzzle text includes scattered horizontal and vertical clues with numbers and errant words. The readable portions resemble a crossword entry sheet with items like to demand change erase healthy and kiln amid a jumble of misread names and stray letters.
Ben Covert of Cornwell County is elected president of the Southeastern Ohio Association of Optometrists formed here last Saturday. Charley Millikan named secretary treasurer. County Engineer Pred Baker says work on the Tedrew Gap foundation near Rome Township is nearly finished. Athens High School holds appreciation day for Superintendent Geoffrey F Morgan as he heads to Columbia University. The Richland Avenue School District will transfer to State Normal College for a model ungraded school. An orderly Methodist conference gathers at the Marietta District Central Avenue Church. Residents gather to view a near eclipse and moon activity amid clear skies. Samuel D Mann returns from Baylor University School at Chattanooga and plans a summer with his parents.
Daily study guide notes common mispronunciations spellings and definitions. It explains rendezvous as a place appointed for meeting and highlights usage with example about a favored rendezvous for men.
Washington May 23 The London naval conference treaty faces stiff resistance from the big navy faction while pacifists press deflation. A seven-man delegation holds a middle ground hoping to secure a two thirds Senate vote with reservations to preserve U S interests and potential escalator clause flexibility for cruiser construction.
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