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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1929
Page
4
Dr. Frank McCoy offers guidance on how kindness boosts health and social bonds. He urges avoiding sarcasm, praising good qualities, and maintaining a cheerful outlook to improve vitality and reduce nerves, with daily reflection and gentle constructive talk.
Washington report notes the Hoover chaired committee on unemployment cites increasing leisure as a driver of national purchases and production. It highlights rise in arts, books, travel, sports, cinema, radio, and education as evidence that longer leisure time expands demand for goods and services. The piece also cites Henry Ford’s five day week and a U S Bureau of Labor Statistics trend showing a small drop in hours among 84 000 union workers between 1927 and 1928 with slight wage gains.
The Athens City Council has pursued building safety and aesthetics for decades, from early fire zone zoning to a modern code adopted two years ago. The East State Street filling station dispute highlights property values versus residential zones, while county juvenile and child welfare measures expand court and care provisions.
The Ohio Legislature passed several social welfare measures in the last session. A habitual criminal statute provides life sentence on the fourth offense for specific crimes, while bank robbery becomes rarer as mercy or long-term penalties apply. Women guilty of delinquency face work-house confinement instead of Marysville reform school. New laws cover handling of further offenses and related issues.
President Hoover names a respected group to head the law enforcement commission. The selections are praised for impartiality on prohibition and strong public records, sparking confidence in the commission’s integrity and anticipated report.
The article argues that education has become essential for advancement, citing two marred Pomeroy Bend women who will complete high school this year. It stresses that diplomas are foundation stones, parents sacrifice for their children, and youth must stay in school or fall behind. It warns against early marriage ending schooling and notes college graduates outnumber before. It urges lifelong study to cope with a complex modern life.
New York features a humorous survey of city life via a pamphlet from the New York Merchants' Association. It traces vast urban activity from births to telephones, buildings, milk consumption, and theater attendance, while noting cultural tidbits from Gilbert Swan's notebook and gossip about notable visitors and art world figures in Manhattan.
Continued from Friday on work to improve flying engines Henry Ford doubts diesel weight. German engineers expect a diesel engine with long life and high efficiency, promising less weight per fuel use than gasoline at full range.
Report says officials plan to use diesel engines in an all metal dirigible under construction, signaling a shift in propulsion choices for the airship project.
Henry Ford argues prohibition is needed to prevent drunken pilots while noting France Britain and Germany fly with sober pilots. He jokes about mince pie meals and Welsh rarebit misdirection and cites doctors who advise light red wine for longevity. He muses on life expectancy and the vanity of high places.
Radio warned of one thousand miles of adverse weather across the Atlantic and heavy rains on the European side, leading to a postponement of the flight. The departure was delayed and rescheduled to a later time, possibly this morning.
At this moment no civilized person is separated from any part of the world by more than a quarter of a second in information. The claim highlights the extreme speed of modern communication and global connectivity.
The distance between two points at least half the earth’s circumference is unreachable. Radio waves traverse that span in one fourteenth of an aerosecond at 186000 miles per second.
A sci fi tone asserts Mars will broadcast to Earth via radio when worthy of attention. It claims Martian scientists announced a discovery four minutes ago by Earth Greenwich time. The passage emphasizes Mars as a small world within a larger solar system.
A six year old in Kentucky was sentenced to the reform school for murder with a fifteen year term and release planned at age twenty one. A new trial was referenced but details are unclear in the fragment.
A commentary argues against long detention for a six year old and cites a reformatory term of fifteen years as dangerous. The piece contrasts youthful impulse with punishment and invokes a broader view of civilization and revenge. It notes the young Prince of Sagan, 19, daughter of Anna Gould, who has shot himself and is unlikely to survive.
A note from a family member says the tragedy resulted from a possible affection between a boy and a young girl he loved violently. The only objection cited was the boy's extreme youth at the time.
A note from the newer country describes a child Princess of Saean born into a culture where boys of similar age marry early. The moaderr motto proclaims a blunt social rule: we do not ask parents we tell them.
Readers are reminded that wrong numbers, long a nuisance, can serve a purpose as the era of swift telephone service continues. The article highlights the skill of young female operators who are typically accurate and highlights unexpected benefits from misdialed calls.
A reader asks about John Paul Jones stamps and Mexican demographics. The exchange covers a Virginian captain lost in Civil War rumors, civet cats versus skunks, pre-1500 printed books count, and the distribution of Black people in England.
A pasted crossword list shows horizontal and vertical clues with definitions such as an establishment for money storage obstruction and religious statue. The scrambled trailing lines include stray letters and fragment hints, suggesting a damaged page segment from an old newspaper puzzle.
Daily note on common usage errors and pronunciation. Focuses on terms like patrons versus customers and misused spellings cancel canceled cancelling. Includes a daily word study Treddarv’s word fallibility defined as the tendency to err and a reminder to recognize human error.
The article notes compulsory education in Prance from ages seven to eighteen, non religious in general, with exceptions for certain denominational schools that are government inspected and approved. The text continues on page 16.
Inspections group reelects Jore Harrison as president at the Mine Inspectors Institute meeting in Scranton Pennsylvania. Ohio University pres graduates sermon to be delivered by Rev Don P. Tullis of Indiana. Webb couple from Albany to oversee Delaware Industrial School for Girls this week. Allen and Dean travel to Newark for state G A R encampment. Mrs D M Burchfield attends W A convention in Newark as delegate. Waukee speaker Geoffrey Morgan noted for National Education Association event. Women Music Club hosts annual guest night at J V Brown home with 160 guests. featured solo by Athens native Mrs Frank Bannon.
The Misses Gertrude and Amy Vaughn of Straffordshire England plan to move to the United States and make their home in Athens with their sister Mrs. Kuliwara Jones.
Alex Moore sustained minor injuries in a nighttime auto accident north of the city. Passengers Otto Hoisinden Don Poston and Roger Jones were also hurt with slight injuries.
Ned Wolfe chairs a prominent Masons gathering planning a large event for ex service members. The group aims to honor veterans and coordinate community support in the upcoming proceedings.
Robert Leopold and Frank Schimpf lead two teams chosen by the Athens Elks to organize a drive for 160 candidates by July 3. The effort aims to fill orders and mobilize members for the lodge’s upcoming schedule.
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