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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1929

Page

4

Secretary Adams at Navy Cafeteria and Arlington Q&A

In Washington the Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams stands in the lunch line and carries his own tray in the Navy Department cafeteria. The piece also notes Arlington burial rules and a Q and A on topics from Cabrera to Guy Fawkes with responses from the era’s civics column.

Washington Charles Francis Adams Navy Department Navy Spain Morocco Tangier Arlington Army Marine Corps Guy Fawkes England Abraham Lincoln

A Thought for Today on Temptation and Riches

A devotional note cites Timothy 6 9 warning that those who seek riches fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and hurtful lusts that drown men into destruction and perdition. A Boston line adds temptations as the fire that awakens the heart.

Timothy

Right to be thankful and school consolidation debated

An editorial reflects on Thanksgiving gratitude stressing health friendship and happiness while urging personal accountability. It then presents a State Education Department survey favoring consolidation of Ohio one room schools highlighting higher averages and efficiency in Gallia Perry and 35 counties, urging parental support for improved education through consolidation.

Oledge State Education Department Ohio Gallia Perry

Sounder reading matter for winter shelves

The article urges readers to choose deeper, healthier literature over sensational sex books. It promotes studying biographies of outstanding American men and suggests librarians and booksellers can advise on worthwhile titles to improve national understanding.

United States

Country girls adapt well to New York City life study says

Gilbert Swan reports from New York that country maids arriving in Manhattan handle city life with surprising ease. YWCA data show they find jobs and housing quickly, excel in advertising sectors, and feel less lost than expected after initial loneliness.

Letters of introduction ease new arrivals in New York

New arrivals in New York benefit from letters of introduction that connect them with friends from their old hometowns. Such notes help strangers meet quickly at the train and gain instant access to a broad circle of acquaintances.

New York

Texas Youth Becomes Noted Figure in A Year-Long Friendship

About a year ago I met a Texas youngster who grew into a significant acquaintance. The brief encounter blossomed into a lasting connection marked by shared experiences and mutual learning.

Texas

New York Columnists Describe City Change

The columnists say writers have provided readers with close-up pictures of the big city to reflect changes affecting every reader.

New York

Clemenceau Earned Varies Fame Across Nations

The French hailed Clemenceau as Father of Victory while Germans called him Father of Our Defeat. He shaped wartime leadership, and his decisive stance is credited with keeping France resolute even as the war dragged on.

Clemenceau

Clemenceau’s Eternal Puzzles Stated in Final Book

The remark centers on the French thinker Georges Clemenceau and his final work. He contrasts the questions of the hereafter with the question of what came before, calling attention to his contemplations on time, existence, and memory.

Clemenceau

The Eternal Puzzles Question The Second Answer

The fragment notes Clemenceau’s reply to why we are here asking we are here to. The excerpt frames existential inquiry as dialogue.

Clemenceau

Town Informed Visitor Outshines Locals

A country girl arrives in New York and, within a week, runs the Information department of a large hotel. Her rapid grasp of Manhattan happenings lets her pass as an old-timer and instruct New Yorkers on how to navigate their own city.

Information Department Manhattan

Fight for Our Country and Justice Quote Fragment

An OCR fragment shows a political or patriotic phrase urging action for country and justice, with other parts of the text unreadable. The readable portion emphasizes a wartime or civic stance but lacks clear names, dates, or events.

Arkansas Torture and Murder Shocks Community

A 20 year old man en route to marriage with a 16 year old girl was seized by five young men, tortured, and burned to death. the girl suffered a horrific assault as the crime unfolded, shocking residents across the state.

Arkansas

Accused Crime Involves Prominent American Families

The article notes that all suspects are Americans born in the country and highlights that two are described as members of well known prominent families. It comments on frequent references to foreign crime and emphasizes domestic origins.

Prosperity Trusted to People's Mindset and Action

The text argues that national growth hinges on people and their mental condition, though leaders expect continued prosperity through road and rail expansion and corporate activity. It emphasizes internal factors over external infrastructure.

Call for Self-Reliance and Courage in Work

A exhortation argues that spending money and buying goods creates jobs for others while national mood follows happiness. It asserts that individuals and leaders cannot replace people’s duty to work and maintain resolve. The message emphasizes self-help and perseverance as essential for progress.

Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy

Dr Frank McCoy discusses influenza risks and symptoms, plus prevention through sleep, balanced diet, and exercise. He outlines autointoxication and enervation causes, and notes bronchio pneumonia as a major danger. He also answers questions on drink habit cures, sassafras use, and a liquid diet for advanced stomach cancer.

Frank McCoy

Critics Target State Dept Over Karolyi Entry

The Women’s Patriotic Publishing Company denounces the State Department for permitting Count Karolyi to enter the United States. The group argues the distinguished Hungarian harbors revolutionary ideas and threatens American values.

Women’s Patriotic Publishing Company State Department Count Karolyi United States Karolyi

Revolutionary ideas and the 1776 spirit cited

The passage argues that Washington Jefferson Franklin and others sparked a real revolution, organizing a successful overthrow of those claiming rightful ownership. It calls for patriotic ladies to avoid silliness and notes that 1776 ideas are needed in Hungary and Europe today.

Washington Jefferson Franklin United States Hungary Europe

Experts call flying machines auxiliary weapon in war

The writer argues that experts who call aircraft auxiliary must study Russian use in Manchuria, claiming flying machines are not merely auxiliary but crucial in warfare and that Russians showcase their impact beyond the label.

Manchuria

Chinese Refugees and Russian Air Attacks in Manchuria

Report describes Chinese taking shelter in a mine as Russian flying machines bomb the area causing heavy casualties and damage to railroad ends and stations. Poison gas is suggested as a possible factor. Unclear ownership dispute over a Manchurian railroad escalates with aerial strikes.

Flying machines will redefine the nation’s future

A speaker envisions a national awakening to the significance of aviation and warns against reliance on foreign flight power overhead, urging domestic progress in air technology.

Modern War: Soviet Air Strike On Chinese HQ At Hailar

Describes a 12 plane Soviet bombing of Chinese headquarters in Hailar. Residents are ordered to evacuate as the city catches fire, illustrating the shift from mass ground assaults to aerial bombardment in modern conflicts.

Russia Hailar

Houdini in Motion Pictures Featured in Master Mystery

Mrs Houdini states Houdini appeared in several films with stunts and escapes. Master Mystery was a serial showing him in nearly every kind of escape trick stunt or illusion.

Houdini

Questions and Answers From a Historical Newspaper Table

A reader Q&A piece covers Washington's unofficial consent to presidency, how Charles Thomson delivered the notice, and Washington’s personal correspondence. It also touches on coffee’s Western Hemisphere entry via Gabriel de Clieu and a brief glove distinction between Cape and kid varieties.

Washington J. Hlo Congress George Washington John Langdon New Hampshire Senate Mt. Vernon Charles Thomson Thomson Continental Congress Washerington Henry Lee Marquis de LaFayette Alexander Hamilton Trumbull Hemisphere Gabriel de Clieu Martinique France

Word puzzle clues and answers from a newspaper Teaser

Yesterday s puzzle lists an array of horizontal and vertical clues with numbers and definitions. It includes entries such as mouthknots brink seasoned strip pattern aviator and many others along with a prior day answer section featuring diverse terms.

A Daily Study In Correct English Daily

A compact note on word usage by W L Gordon explains common confusions between hence and thence and warns against misusing from with them. It gives pronunciation tips, spelling notes on garnishee and defines synonyms like eminent and prominent with example usage.

W. L. Gordon

Red Men Lodge Hosts Social for Members and Guests

More than three hundred members and guests attended a social event of the local lodge of the Improved Order of Red Men last night, drawing couples and relatives to a lively fraternal gathering.

the Improved Order of Red Men

Thanksgiving Visit With the Butts Family

Miss Nina Butts and Miss Bulger of Glouster spent Thanksgiving as guests of Mr and Mrs John Butts, sharing a holiday reunion.

Nina Butts Miss Bulger, Glouster Mrs John Butts

Miss Inez Brown Guests With Gaskill Family

Miss Inez Brown of McArthur visits her Uncle Pearl Gaskill and family on East Mulberry Street for a few days.

Inez Brown McArthur Pearl Gaskill East Mulberry Street

Thanksgiving visit with Williams ends in tragedy

Mrs Fred McCoy traveled to Gloucester on Thanksgiving morning to spend the day with her parents Mr and Mrs George Williams in what locals describe as a quiet family gathering that was expected to be joyful.

Fred McCoy Glouster George Williams

Flood Expected Along Hocking River Tributaries

A flood as high or higher than the recent one is forecast today along the Hocking River and its tributaries. The river rose at noon yesterday and stood 18 feet at 9 this morning. The Athens High School faculty enjoyed a pleasant Tuesday evening at Mrs. W. W. Ackley’s Park Place home.

Hocking River Hocking Athens High School W. W. Ackley Park Place

Beasleys Headed to Cincinnati for Thanksgiving Visit

Mr and Mrs Carl Beasley and their children Ann and Carlin travel to Cincinnati to spend Thanksgiving with Mrs Beasley's parents.

Carl Beasley Ann Carlin Cincinnati Mrs. Beasley

Paramathia Lodge N o 25 names new officers

J Link Duncan Fred McKaw Dr W W Lee Walter Porter Charles Martin and Ned J Wolfe were named officers of Paramathia Lodge No 25 F and A M in a local ceremony confirming leadership roles.

J. Link Duncan Fred McKaw W. W. Lee Walter Porter Charles Martin Ned J. Wolfe Paramathia Lodge No. 25

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