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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1929
Page
4
A brief devotional note cites Psalms on light sown for the righteous and upright in heart. It adds a line about true joy arising not from speech but from the heart, referencing Richter.
The piece argues that Ohio cities face costly traffic solutions and dangerous congestion. It notes wide boulevards, marked lanes, and the popularity of fast driving on side streets. It highlights scarce wide streets, parking schemes, multi story garages, and higher accident risk during rush hours, concluding smaller towns offer relative safety.
The piece argues that cults and cult-like movements thrive in cities, with outsiders unaware of their reach. It notes a Chicago Black Belt cult and asserts education can mislead, while lobbying and influence trade persist from local towns to Washington. It suggests politicians and behind-the-scenes figures shape policy quietly.
The author discusses how minds wander through devious paths to reach conclusions, which are then accepted as truth. When mystery and threats loom, converts flood in, yet most isms fade quickly. A lasting latent influence, however, persists with echoes felt widely.
A reflective column notes adults and elders now lead busy independent lives through school activities sports and social plans while grandchildren miss bedtime stories. It contrasts older generations with current youth and highlights lack of at home guardianship.
In a New York dispatch Milton Bronner recalls American views on service and contrasts New York with London. A Texas tragedy highlights Josephine Callaghan, armless flyer, killed in a controlled crash. A wartime era note praises Walker’s Department Store and Los Angeles growth. Britain and Russia are mentioned as reestablished alliances.
Guardia claims the gambler and racketeer Rothstein murdered for cheating at cards and sent thousands to a judge. now active in New York politics. The piece notes bootlegging drug dealing and gambling house promotion with judge financing as a side line amid a broader crime wave and mocks clergy sermons on British handcuff maker.
Dr Frank McCoy outlines sour milk versus fresh milk benefits and variations such as buttermilk kumiss and yogurt. He notes buttermilk’s digestibility and cautions against pairing it with bread. He also covers hair care regimens and answers readers about pumpernickel bread and denture fitting, urging persistence with dentists.
Britain presses for rapid return to business with diplomacy and finance backing, signaling a shift away from waiting for terms to be settled. The piece notes U S and Wall Street influence shaping Russia’s path and warns against allowing Moscow to choose its government without external aid, reflecting wary sentiment in America.
Mrs L. writes that her son Sam is 29 and losing hair rapidly with bald patches and dandruff. The answer suggests changing diet to include more salad vegetables for calcium and silicone.
A bulk Q A page lists questions and answers on Hawaii delegates to Congress in the Territory era, South Station Boston completion, Warner Oland origin, cocoanuts propagation, night schools inception, cathedral choir height, sachem pronunciation, Graf Zeppelin flight distance, Capitol summer concerts audience, arc vs incandescent lamps, and Noah’s Ark dimensions with biblical calculations.
A speaker rejects ghost stories for children and attacks so called Communist fairy tales about government by the proletariat. They claim the proletariat has as much voice in Russia as in Valy and critique the influence of high finance.
A London observance notes statues for Haig and Foch and argues enduring memorials should honor Clemenceau and Steyd George in London and Paris. Pather Bergey, vicar of Stemnilion, praises the French wine industry and temperance advocacy amid wartime memory.
Franklin Adams, veteran Pan American Union counselor, reports rapid growth in Americas cooperation. He cites $726,000,000 loaned to Latin governments, expanding Spanish language study, planned highway to Mexico City, and rising cultural exchange from dance to fashion.
The text credits C Meek with developing the small electric generator. It notes Edison patented the incandescent lamp in 1878 and developed direct current generation and distribution, while Nikola Tesla developed and patented alternating current distribution. It mentions German use of parachutes on fliers late in World War I.
This reader notes common word usage and pronunciation errors and presents today’s focused term Intensify with a sample sentence. It emphasizes improving vocabulary by mastering one word daily and mentions related misused phrases and misspellings.
Electric wires are being transferred to Bell Telephone Company poles across the city under Electrician Hooper. The Reverends Thurlow Boden and Warrener left for the Athens County Sunday School convention at Chaunely today and tomorrow. Mrs. Asa Sutton and Bea Trice returned home after two weeks in Chillicothe and Portsmouth. Superintendent Fordyce of the State Hospital left for a business trip in Columbus.
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