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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1929
Page
4
A short meditation with a Bible reference urges understanding and love. It notes we may love what we do not understand yet cannot truly grasp what we do not love. Quoted by Mrs. Jameson, the piece reflects on wisdom and affection as keys to comprehension.
The Ohio University Band expands beyond the stadium, inviting Athens and nearby towns to a 9 40 a m convocation and planned spring campus concerts. Eighty five players in uniform, under capable leadership, aim to satisfy a regional appetite for band music and foster an "Old Ohio" spirit among alumni and communities along with future community sing events.
Observers note graduates and former students are visiting the old campus for the first time in years during football season. They reconnect with friends and former associations and form new ties with the alma mater, highlighting growing interest at commencements and the need to keep alumni engagement strong.
An Athens business man told a young newspaper carrier to be honest and precise in his work, stressing the equal duty of customers to guide and support young canvassers. The piece urges courtesy, regular collections, and mentoring from adults to help aspiring young entrepreneurs start right.
The piece portrays Park Avenue and Fifth Avenue as centers of luxury where divorce detectives thrive. It recounts how wealthy patrons fund high priced nightlife and surveillance, with private agencies watching bored wives and sugar daddies’ daughters. It notes some stable families live near the bustle and indiscretion.
The article details luxuriously staffed Park Avenue households with salary figures for a butler at 250 a month and other staff such as valets, housemen, maids, and a nursemaid ranging from 100 to 300 monthly. It notes the high annual total and the rich lifestyle sustaining these staffs.
Doctor Nystrom of Columbia University argues women resist dressmaker orders and choose skirts by fashion. Five percent wear ground dragging long skirts at night while the remaining ninety five percent favor short, practical styles.
An analysis notes that styles change quickly with moving pictures and that British observers are optimistic about Wall Street upheavals. It cites Lord Beaverbrook promoting closer free trade within the empire and discusses Canada’s perspective on independence and self-sufficiency.
Dr Frank McCoy authors The Newest Way to Health discusses rheumatic fever causes and treatment. He warns that chronic rheumatism stems from intestinal toxin reabsorption and advocates colon cleansing, fasting cures with fruit juices, and a protein rich diet with limited starches.
An editorial digest cites British dominion attitudes, a Delaware pension proposal by Alfred J. Du Pont for aged poor, automotive sales highs in October, and Chicago cleaning and dyeing union clashes. It notes tensions between unions and owners, with threats of racketeer involvement and open shop strategies.
A collage of Q and A items covers telephone systems meat consumption Dumas manuscripts dry rot prevention Martha Norelius mothers aid cheese consumption Rio de Janeiro discovery rainbow at night The Hiker statue location locomotive engineer training and a closing inquiry on autumn leaf color behavior.
A Washington report argues lobbying reveals a broader system where politicians and government workers trade access for future private sector rewards. It notes many officials anticipate corporate jobs and accept favors, while exposure of cases like Senator H. Ming of Connecticut shows ties between public service and business interests shaping tariff and policy decisions.
A summary of local events notes Muskingum College in New Concord will face Ohio University in an athletics event. The report also mentions Rebekah lodge installation efforts in Marshfield, a Methodist bishop’s visit in a q uiet auditorium, and community notices including a monthly school board update and armory activities.
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