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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1929
Page
4
A compact excerpt presents Ecclesiastes urging enjoyment of labor and life under the sun, paired with Voltaire advising youth to seek love and later focus on salvation. The pair contrasts worldly pleasure with spiritual aims across life stages.
The piece argues speakers must engage listeners with familiar ground, noting audience distractibility and the mixed reactions in public talks. It then advocates driver licensing to improve road safety, citing Pennsylvania pass rates and urging Ohio civic groups to pursue similar regulatory progress.
New York essay laments lagging state laws as cars, trucks flood streets. It highlights unsafe drivers, unread road signs, and vision or mental fitness concerns. It notes broad public duty to regulate road use amid rapid automotive growth.
An essay argues that single successful women may deter suitors with fashion and money concerns. It contends most women seek a home and harmony over glamour, and many men misread attracting partners. The piece suggests women are adept actors who shield husbands from disappointment.
A continuation notes that purchases aim not at profit but restoring confidence and preventing unnecessary losses to millions, reflecting widespread concern over financial stability and consumer protection.
Julius Rosenwald of Chicago with his son Lessing and Sears president General Robert E W Wood issued instructions to safeguard the accounts of Sears Roebuck employees who had purchased stock. The remarks warn against gambling and panic selling, noting some stocks rise with time and some are not worth holding.
A Wall Street feature notes charming women leaving brokers to return to bridge while some persist in stock gambling. It compares risk attitudes of women and men, warns of higher danger for female gamblers, and touches on linguistic diversity highlighted by Doctor Greet teaching Barnard English with a phonograph.
Dr McCoy lists weekly menus starting Sunday November 3 including breakfast lunch and dinner with foods like omelets, soups, roasts, vegetables and fruits. He also gives instructions on cooked lettuce and shares patient questions with medical opinions on fasting, dieting, and possible gastritis or cancer signs.
The Federal Reserve Board declares the Wall Street earthquake ended and public fears have cooled. It cautions that gambling is dangerous and not a valid way to earn a living, urging Americans to seek steadier investment and work avenues. Noted are Daniel Guggenheim and son Harry S. Guggenheim funding aviation efforts with $500,000 and overall $4,000,000 already spent on aero development and schooling.
The writer describes suffering from ankylosis in the hip affecting the ball joint. Further details are unclear due to fragmentary text.
A compilation of questions and answers covers average pilot ages from 25 to 85, carillon bell reach up to one to two thousand feet with tunes audible at three miles, plus notes on the honorary Kentucky Colonel title and its governor discretionary appointment.
The piece compares the influence of farmer and labor lobbies with big business in Washington. It notes the Farm Bureau Federation’s strong congressional sway, its support for tariff and farm bills, and its extensive lobbying network. The AFL’s labor lobbying, led by Edward F. McGrady, stresses worker rights, anti injunctive and pension issues, with active press and party nonpartisanship.
A daily lexicon note covers proper usage and pronunciation for misused phrases and spellings. It highlights words like imbibe with sample sentences and guidance on choosing better forms to expand readers vocabularies.
A noon rise sees the Hocking River spilling banks around Athens and reaching high seasonal levels from the north to Lancaster. George Gabriel reports a fruit story with a cherry sprig from the area. Miss Grace James hosts a masquerade Hallowe en party at East State Street. Mrs J W Hudson returns from Cincinnati visit. Twenty years ago the Woman's Suffrage Club meets at 2 PM with Mrs I N Hobson. Mr and Mrs John J McCune celebrate 46th wedding anniversary with relatives. Clinton County prosecutor Joseph T Joan and others visit for a Wilmington football game won 17 3. Miss Helen Crippen departs for Columbus for a brief visit with her aunt.
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