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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1931
Page
4
The Athens newspaper details subscription rates for Ohio readers and lists affiliations and offices. Rates include one year 460, two months 260, ten weeks one dollar, four weeks unknown, weekly plans and mailing options across Athens and surrounding counties.
The piece argues that external envy of others’ jobs fades as workers realize routine duties dominate most roles. It notes many positions offer little personal thrill beyond duties, with perks like passes or stenography seen as minor compared with responsibilities and daily work.
A Western city charity head notes most helped wanderers are men under 30. Hard times push youths to roam seeking work, leaving home for breadlines and flop houses. The piece links youth restlessness to national history and calls roving pioneers to shape a new frontier mindset.
A 93 year old New York widow Mrs Ida Wood faced manipulation by so-called friends who sought control of her wealth. Legal maneuvers allowed guardianship, enabling others to seize her funds while she slept and guarded her self kept bank. The case raises questions about greed and elder exploitation.
Frederic J. Haskin presents a Washington information service with free inquiries and a two cent reply. Readers ask about gladiator fights origin Arcadia Boulder City city manager woolen garment drying Treasury bills and more with concise factual answers.
Montague uses a humorous voice to describe aging furniture and thrift across a rural landscape. A speaker recounts repurposing chairs, beds, and chests into early American pine and Grand Rapids pieces while facing economic hardship and pride in frugal DIY craft. The poem blends nostalgia with social commentary on craft and labor.
The readable fragments describe uncertainty about income projections and the hope someone named Satie or Boe might not disappoint, but the text is too fragmentary to identify a clear event, person, or place.
A fragmented devotional note contains garbled lines referencing faith and contemplation. It mentions Christian themes and a prayerful tone, though the text is illegible in parts, leaving uncertain names or dates.
Philadelphia athlete William J Herrmann executes a double back somersault in a featured display. The stunt draws attention at the local event, with onlookers noting his impressive form and height.
Explanation of Eyota Greece tides linking to Aegean currents on Eyota near Attica and a note on Dusseldorf’s serpentine monument beside the Rhine Bridge commemorating ice flood danger. Tomorrow: only one fan paid to see Babe Ruth play.
The Washington Letter notes South American cities will expand waterworks to boost industrial capacity and foreign trade. It cites rising urban populations, varied pricing schemes, uneven system maintenance, and the need for pipes and pumping plants as Latin nations push for improved water supply amid regional growth.
Thousands learn that simple exterior changes cost little and internal rearrangements transform old houses into attractive homes. Most period dwellings are soundly built and can serve another quarter century. Send for the booklet Modernizing Old Houses and mail the coupon to secure cost, handling, and postage details.
Information from the Washington D.C. office details stamps for a booklet on updating old houses. The note from the Information Bureau lists Frederic J. Haskin as director and references a Dookiet on modernization plans.
The passage contrasts decolonization challenges in Asia with Japan and China and compares Irish independence timing to British wartime pressure. It notes Japan pressing for gains while China remains unstable. It frames Gandhi as not representative of all Asians and hints at differing national trajectories amid war pressures.
Unusual dreamer Marcont expects momentous discoveries including a solution to the great problem of what the world is made of. He believes there is only one kind of matter that forms different forms. He suggests alchemical dreams could become real if properly pursued.
A fragment discusses matter from atoms to electrons and cites Bishop Berkeley’s idealism. It then shifts to practical warnings about ice temperature, skating on solid ice and dangers of falling through when ice thaws, including risks of steam baths and scalding.
The fragment argues that 702 water of seam is not useless or unreal and dismisses worry about tremor formations in matter. It suggests Kordena governs his grain of sand in the universe and that time remains for millions of years before we need to worry, with travel likely elsewhere in the cosmos.
The text records Shaw addressing Americans and predicting a united Germany aligned with Lenin. He critiques the current U S president and accuses allies of feeding machines while praising Russia’s expansion. He implies broader European power shifts and labels Russia as a concern.
About two hundred farmers paid membership dues to the Athens County Farm Bureau for the second year. First snow fell in Amesville on Wednesday October 12 with a 24 degree low. Ohio University students were welcomed to church services across Athens. Athens County marriage licenses rose from 228 to 241 in the year to October 1. Thor Olson’s business men volleyball team faced Logan’s team at Ohio University Gym with R W Lamborn Frank Cone and Ray Gardner on the Athens squad. Birth announced for a son to Mr and Mrs George E Whipple on Friday October 13. Lillian E Michael and Judge James Story Drake wed October 14 at the Worstell residence in University Terrace, with Lawrence Grosvenor Worstell as page. 8 F Beverage attended the Lancaster fair.
Consumers were urged to stock up as prices climbed due to unfavorable flowering in Brazil, gains in European and Brazilian markets, and a small next season crop. Cheapest coffee hit 30 cents a pound as Athens grocers advised caution.
The piece contemplates how Dwight Morrow might have fared as a senator, noting his stellar record and potential presidential path. It contrasts views of him as a behind the scenes conservative leader with doubts he would rise prominently, and cites other Capitol figures and anecdotes from Roosevelt to Ly man Wilbur and William Allen White.
The piece argues fathers often equate manliness with fighting, urging parents to recognize varied temperaments. It warns against pressuring boys to fight, notes some youths are naturally noncombative or thoughtful, and stresses advising based on a boy's disposition rather than coercion.
A brief sketch contrasts ing Wttle and Shaw, noting that though the latter’s revolutionaries surge with enthusiasm, the others still live on black bread and bean soup, their resilience marked by meager sustenance.
The world watches Russia as it aims to join industrial powers with the expectation that success will prevent anarchy. A Russian failure could threaten civilization, provoking widespread instability among major nations.
In Columbus Ohio on October date a public forum honors a cherished local figure. The note praises a life of kindness courage and integrity and calls for continued community support amid difficult times. Residents express gratitude for the individual’s generosity and strength.
An opinion piece contrasts President Hoover with Theodore Roosevelt, arguing Hoover’s actions were bold yet delivered with subtlety. It questions public perception of Hoover’s era, praising decisive moves like the moratorium and banking talks while noting Roosevelt’s louder showmanship.
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