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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1923
Page
4
A devotional note cites Job 19 25 affirming a redeemer living and future standing on earth and Milton praising confidence as a source of inspiration for the holder.
A column defends tax-exempt municipal bonds, arguing they fund essential public works like highways, schools, and courthouses while acknowledging waste in some projects. It notes abolishing exemptions would raise borrowing costs and shift investment to broader masses, promoting thrift and public good. The piece also touches on neurasthenia, winter illnesses, and health advice emphasizing diet, air, exercise, and rest.
A column cites Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes on aging, disease, and the value of maintaining general health. It argues that neglect of mild illnesses can lead to dangerous complications, while proper care can help fight incurable conditions and extend life.
The piece argues for Secretary Mellon’s income tax cut, calling it economically and politically solid for government, big and small taxpayers, Republicans and Democrats. It claims relief applies to all earning under current law and rebuts opponents favoring special appropriations as selfish.
Secretary Hoover states there are no steps for loans or relief in Germany and that the issue is not supply but distribution. He notes reports of German hunger despite a harvest and abundant granaries, and argues Americans help those harmed by natural causes but not by willful disregard of economic laws.
Washington reports on the decline of dime novels and the lives of Tom Harbaugh and Frederick Van Rensselaer Dey. The piece traces how wealth from Beadle and Adams and Nick Carter faded with cinema, noting libraries preserve copies while traffic wanes.
Answers cover tombs in solid rock and the pyramids, Psalms for doubt and danger, a Trappist monastery in China, making automobile polish, ancient handkerchiefs, Daniel O Leary's walking records, clam age by shell ridges, definition of cloture, Capri stairs to Anacapri, and Dr Frank Crane's denomination. The piece compiles reader questions with concise authoritative replies from various sources.
The piece suggests dime novels collapsed under growing public appetite and rising thrillers in films, hinting a moral for the movie industry. It notes many dime-novel publishers went out of business as the movie era began. It ends with a speculative question about what this means for films.
The Messenger Watch Dog reports on a Chauncey resident M. J. Gardner raising 8106 pounds of pumpkin from a single seed and humorously questions how he managed such a feat. The note mentions a bank building and a name change from Gardner to Gardener, with light satire throughout.
Residents thank completion of the Athens Chauncey road as it enables delivery of heavy loads like ten pounds of pump kin to Athens. Some wonder if an auto dealer has a truck capable of hauling 810 pounds over the Plains road.
The verse notes Jack Frost touching a pump kin in the Gardner flock and pausing to reflect that it resembles a fodder shock. It reads like a rural whimsy celebrating frost’s quiet mischief and seasonal imagery.
A reader asks how many pumpkin seeds are needed after calculating that one seed yields 810 pounds of pumpkin. The goal is to supply Hammer Club with pumpkin pie every day of the year, prompting requests for a practical seed count and a practical plan from Mr. Gardner and local schools.
A contractor managed to maneuver vaults through a doorway at the new Athens National facility. The feat showcases the building’s scale and the crew’s skill during the construction phase.
A note praises Mr. Gardner for producing pumpkins enough to bake half a ton for Thanksgiving pie. He can feed grandchildren, if any, and supply the Orphan's Home. It even suggests home buyers rent a pumpkin from Gardner while awaiting a suitable house. The idea is humorously quaint though a bit seedy.
Mr Gardner tended a garden with great effort as the bank granted an award. Gardener Gardner earned accord through steady work and recognition in the community.
A story about a boy named Jack and a beanstalk reaches high, with a note that Gardner may try his luck. The text hints at fantasy challenges against a fairy tale character and a belief Gardner can prevail.
The writer notes Mr Gardner could use the Want Ads to dispose of pumpkin surplus and mentions selling a few hundred pounds. Seasonal greeting extended with wishes for Thanksgiving and a Happy New Year.
In Oklahoma City on November 27 the state Senate and House prepared for new votes as bitter Klan and anti Klan factions brace for a test. Senators are on edge and longtime friendships allegedly strained by the contentious measure. Antis won a key vote to keep an amendment with teeth intact.
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