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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1929
Page
4
A devotional note cites Galatians teaching in all good things and attributes a maxim to Galileo about guiding others to discover knowledge within themselves. The brief reflects on instruction and self realisation.
An Armistice Day meditation urges looking forward as well as back and revisiting the war to end war slogan. It notes Kellogg pact, Hoover-MacDonald exchanges, and a five power naval conference, urging public resolve to turn gestures into durable peace.
The dispatch notes Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Jr has become Puerto Rico's governor and in his inaugural address admits he has much to learn about local problems. It suggests the speech shows a favorable tenor and may reassure skeptics that he could prove an effective governor.
The piece notes lobbying is not a crime and citizens may present views to Washington. It warns against misrepresentation by lobbyists posing as disinterested patriots while serving as agents for firms, and against improper persuasion methods.
The article paints a bleak portrait of unlicensed street gaming in New York where younger truants evade police, slip past turnstiles, and perform for tips on subways and elevated trains. It notes these youths, castoffs from poor families, survive by selling papers and shining shoes while dreaming of future theater gigs.
The last word of the ultra modern decorative movement that drifted from Paris through Vienna and Berlin is on the 62nd floor of the Chanin building. There the Chanin brothers, who rose from immigrant lads to prominence, are noted.
The fragment notes a broker’s hopes tied to a $50,000 figure, describing spirit and expectation surrounding the bid. No further context is available from the readable text.
Germany showcased the G-38 described as the first freight boat of the air and the largest land craft. It reportedly achieved 180 miles per hour in flight yesterday while carrying over 34 tons of cargo with four engines and wings ten feet thick.
China reports at Missien city seized by Nationalists as casualties mount. Civil War bands hold prisoners including Franciscan missionary Rev. Ulrich Krentzen of Calumet Michigan and Aaron Brenner, a New York fur dealer, with uncertain charges for American captives.
The text states captors demanded ten thousand Mexican dollars in gold for the missionary’s release and had sought 500,000 Mexican gold for a fur merchant, later reducing to 100,000 Mexican gold, with a likelihood they will accept cash offers.
Senator Glass and others favor government control of the people's stock gambling and argue that billions in European securities will remain abroad. Bankers who distribute foreign securities pass them to American investors after taking banking profits.
The speaker argues Americans will gamble but should do so with domestic securities to keep money in the country. Family gambling is preferred over inviting a stranger who may take family cash and vanish.
Reports suggest the Federal Reserve is examining concerns over dubious foreign stock transactions and potential market manipulation. Officials weigh regulatory responses and safeguards to protect investors and maintain financial stability.
Medical column outlines causes of tinnitus and ear noises including ear wax, high blood pressure, anemia, migraines, and medication effects. Advice emphasizes rest, sleep, a cleansing diet, and avoiding stimulants, plus checking for mechanical ear issues and considering electrical therapies before surgery for foot nerve injury in a child.
The text argues that stock exchanges handling foreign securities should be accountable to the public for their value, likening it to a reputable store responsible for its goods.
ER Db describes years of sleep walking despite medical care and asks for advice. The reply states sleep walking is a form of dreaming with the brain asleep but the muscles not fully paralyzed, and seeks further corrective guidance.
Switzerland is favored to host a major international bank amid plans to manage global debt. Belgium pressed for Brussels but Belgian delegates withdrew when Baste was elected, seen as enhancing safety and neutrality.
The passage discusses colonial currency mainly in pounds shillings and pence, noteing Spanish dollars as the common measure across colonies and later the basis of national coinage. It also covers questions on permanent waving invention, Venice bronze horses, the Ferris Wheel, the ethical dative, the cotton boll weevil, and chess origins.
The text questions whether Uncle Sam will be drawn into becoming a financial agent for a bank and whether Europe will abandon the belief that Americans must always aid European nations. It also challenges the notion that it is a privilege for Americans to pay Europeans' debts.
Miss Ishbel MacDonald, described as an intelligent Scotch girl, told working girls in London that Britishers often arrive here with a superiority complex. She contends the British are not unique in this distemper.
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals voided a Philadelphia Stock Exchange rule that gave fellow brokers a preferred claim on a broker’s assets after failure. Customers received whatever remained, if anything, under the arrangement.
The court invokes bankruptcy law to require equal sharing of debts among creditors. In France, brokers must compensate customers when a partner fails, prompting mutual oversight. The author argues such a rule should exist locally and contemplates broker groups guaranteeing accounts to cover losses and sustain business.
The Federal Farm Board weighs consolidation of agricultural marketing through co operatives while funding fruit, grape, wheat and cotton efforts. It plans loans totaling millions to Florida citrus, California grape growers, and New York shipments, and pushes a Farmers National Grain Corporation to unify marketing. The board moved to permanent headquarters and outlines four divisions.
A daily study note explains commonly misused terms and pronunciation. It defines fondling and foundling, outlines mayorality, and offers synonyms and a daily word habit to boost vocabulary. The today word is abstain with usage example and note on restraint from indulgence.
County officials including the commissioners treasurer and auditor met in special session to study a new two mill levy road tax and agreed to confer with Attorney General Price in Columbus tomorrow.
Mrs. Charles F. Bieber and her young son Charles Jr return to their home in Zanesville after a week visiting her mother Mrs. Ida Oiits on North Cemetery Street.
Mr and Mrs Simon Brouwer and daughter Margaret left this noon by car for Florida. They plan to stop at many places along the way and will not return to Ohio until next spring.
Twenty years ago no more football games in this city and Thanksgiving will feature Ohio University against Heidelberg at Athletic Field.
Mrs Hull Foster Jr and three other women traveled to Gallipolis for the annual conference of Missionary Societies of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The gathering includes church volunteers from various local chapters and seeks to discuss plans and missions.
John Bodine of Nashville Tennessee arrived Tuesday for several weeks visit with his daughter Mrs. Lione Schaeffler and family extending the stay of the city.
Mr and Mrs Johu James of Lancaster Street entertained twenty friends with a fine dinner Sunday.
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