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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1929
Page
4
A thought for today quotes Proverbs on hypocrites and honest speech. It contrasts a mouth that destroys a neighbor with knowledge that leads to deliverance. A Burke line warns hypocrisy is not a cheap vice or lasting mask for temper.
A Messenger Public Forum writer argues Athens lacks proper Armistice Day observance amid busy civic life. The commentary warns indifference dulls national patriotism and urges meaningful public ceremonies for Armistice Day, applicable to other towns as well.
The piece muses on winter’s varied meanings for farmers outdoorsmen townspeople and the well off. It contrasts cold weather benefits like clearer air and steady heating with social notes about coal food stores and even fashion contrasts as people imagine different seasonal realities.
The claim suggests winter’s inevitability despite apparent ease of anticipation, noting that even calm periods cannot stop the season’s approach. It reflects a belief in nature’s punctuality regardless of perceived safeguards or delay.
The piece argues real estate ads miss the true value of owning a home. It cites intimate moments like a winter furnace glow and a quiet living room as the real rewards, offering warmth, security, and control over one’s universe beyond advertised economic security.
The National Tuberculosis Association begins its annual sale of Christmas seals, selling for a penny each to support 1,400 affiliated organizations nationwide. The editorial urges readers to buy seals when preparing holiday packages to help combat tuberculosis.
Gilbert Swan notes how New Yorkers view the city differently from the Battery to Ghetto, Fifth Avenue shopping, Broadway and theaters, wholesale belts, and night clubs. He observes observers, critics, and word mongers all chasing the city’s rhythm in varied ways.
A round-up by Kan haya La Gauba in Uncle Sham paints New York as a glittering, dizzying stream of wealth and modern life. Skyscrapers, Broadway lights, Harlem jazz, luxuries, and mercantile opulence are contrasted with the allure and perplexities facing newcomers amid a bustling metropolis.
The passage argues Gauba ignored millions of tired workers seeking subway standing room and sweltering commutes home to the Bronx Brooklyn and suburbs. It highlights the teeming ghetto lanes and impoverished rooms near elevated tracks and the plight of babies and children who rarely see trees except in parks.
A curious exploration describes exclusive glittering venues in New York with ornate decor and scented lounges. The piece notes only a tiny portion of the population ever visits these places, while many outsiders imagine their dazzling interiors.
The text discusses rich financiers using funds to buy their own stocks and lenders offering high returns on call loans. It compares the market to a distressed lady demanding drastic action, noting the folly of uninformed buying and selling while predicting a recovery after wiser investors push prices.
Dr Frank McCoy offers weekly menus from November 17 including breakfasts lunches and dinners with items like grapefruit baked eggplant roast veal and melon dressings. He also provides stock making instructions for vegetable soup and answers readers on infrared violet ultraviolet rays for paralysis and baby feeding guidelines.
The menu lists breakfast items of coddled eggs toasted shredded wheat biscuits stewed raisins. Lunch features lettuce soup baked parsnips and chopped cabbage salad. Dinner offers Salisbury steak canned small green peas escalloped celery shredded lettuce salad and pear sauce.
A dated daily menu outlines breakfast with whole wheat muffins and peanut butter and stewed prunes, lunch featuring mixed raw and cooked vegetables with milk, and dinner of roast mutton with baked turnips carrots and a spinach salad plus jello with cream.
A dated meal plan lists Breakfast with a French omelet and stewed apricots, Lunch featuring a baked potato with celery and olives, and Dinner including vegetable soup, broiled steak, baked tomatoes, a spinach and parsley salad, and prune whip.
A planned dinner features broiled steak with mushrooms, string beans, and molded vegetable salad including celery and cucumber. It is served with applesauce as a side.
A brief market note indicates investors consider reentry when gains fade and prices dip. Traders discuss resetting positions as risk appetite shifts and demand returns at lower levels.
A Wall Street rumor claims Mr. Rockefeller ordered the purchase of 1,000,000 shares of a Standard Oil stock at $50 a share or higher. The tale says only 1,200 shares were filled, far short of the rumored block.
A writer spotted John D. Rockefeller Jr. on a morning train from Lakewood New Jersey. He made no remark about purchasing 1 000 600 shares of Standard Oil and appeared uninterested in the stock market. He stated he took an article to read to his father.
The head of a major American industry criticized bankers yesterday remarking that the greatest banker is the one who can run the fastest when trouble arises. He implied bankers fail when crises hit and praised swift action.
Bank stocks have fallen dramatically from $200 to $4,000 a share as the decline continued. Analysts expect a rebound and higher values, though current losses represent painful paper profits for investors.
A historical excerpt notes the shift from over confidence to fear on Wall Street. It argues that prices drop because many investors try to sell simultaneously, creating a rush that drives values down. The passage reflects market psychology and selling pressure.
Report imagines a vast market glut with twenty five million cars in America. If all owners raced to sell simultaneously buyers could snap up fine automobiles for ten dollars each or less, illustrating a speculative economy scenario.
Sober warning to holders who must sell now and buyers fearing losses. The speaker says many securities are selling below intrinsic value and that prices could rise $10 to $100 a share once fear wanes.
Senator Borah carries a farmer in a scene likened to the Farl King as he notes that farmers and stocks cannot be separated. Wheat cotton and corn fall despite government support of 100 million dollars, mirroring the decline in stock prices.
Senator Borah calls for congressional investigation to reveal real facts about the Exchange. He says the public deserves truth and implies Wall Street should be held to account. The Exchange faces confusion as it seeks clarity amidst inquiries.
The piece argues the tariff clash would devastate the Stock Exchange and workers. It cites a retired teacher who invested 25 000 in industrial stock with other women, all losing 100 dollars per share and forcing her to work longer to pay her debts.
A speaker warns that millions of women resemble a figure in distress and argues that every large U S business is tied to market dynamics. The message condemns dismissive attitudes toward these linked economic forces and urges awareness of systemic impact.
The article presents a Q and A with Haskin on church spires in America and Sir Christopher Wren, town clocks, the number of soda fountains, how often a champion defends a title, and a new Newport News bridge. It notes few early churches imitate Wren, cites Christ Church Philadelphia and others, cites Ipswich tower clock 1699 1704, estimates 1241 soda fountains with 38500 value tier and billion-dollar business, and states champions defend titles every six months if challengers exist.
In Washington on November 15 the Norris tariff bill amendment faced scrutiny as 103 retail exhibits from New York revealed large gaps between landed costs and shop prices. Examples ranged from a French hair net to a German violin resin, showing marked importer profits and sparking questions about alignment between importers and domestic makers.
A history notes the James River Bridge at Newport News and credits the rugby origin of carrying the ball to William Webb Ellis at Rugby School in autumn 1828. It explains rugby's early split between carrying and kicking games and the move toward standardized rules.
This brief notes misuses and pronunciations for explicit versus implicit boisterous wrap versus rap and lists synonyms. It defines immanence as inherence and in dwelling, with an example about God’s immanence in everything.
The season's first hunting accident occurred about 9 o'clock Saturday morning in Mechanicsburg when 21 year old Fred White shot himself in the right leg just above the knee. Local Elks plan a banquet for their 59 war veterans, Bills, at the Elk Club rooms Tuesday at six. Athens High School will stage Tangoland Friday and Saturday next week, a comedy written by Superintendent Morgan during a July vacation in California.
Mrs J A Veitch and her daughter Dorothy have arrived in Columbus after a three week stay in Hamilton Canada with Mr and Mrs R H Paisley. They plan to be in Columbus this evening.
The annual report to Governor Harmon by Dr. Alston Ellis, president of Ohio University, provides a detailed view of university life and conditions and includes 17 pages of campus and scenic views.
Ohio fell 29 to 0 against the Northern squad at Ada on Saturday. Northern used a swift line shift over for a forward pass that nearly went 80 yards for a key gain.
Mr and Mrs F M Whaley of Albany traveled today toward Interlaken Florida where they plan to spend the winter season.
Miss Florence Gabriel of Colum bus visited Sunday to see her brother Uastings Gabriel of Clarks horo West Virginia who is visiting his father Eber Gabriel.
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