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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1929

Page

4

A Thought for Today and Cicero Quote

A Bible verse from Jeremiah 13 10 warns of evil hearts that follow other gods. A Cicero quip notes that evil in the bud is crushed but grows stronger with time.

Cicero

Movement seeks stronger religious education in Athens City

A leadership Training School is planned in Athens to improve religious instruction for youth. Community leaders urge support, arguing better teaching foundations in faith and family will shape devout, morally grounded children and spread nationwide.

Athens County

Pageant on the Ohio River draws thousands to Pomeroy

Southern Ohio residents flock to Pomeroy next Sunday to witness the Ohio River Pageant marking the dam system completion from Pittsburgh to Cairo. Hoover and others preside as history unfolds with the river now navigable year round and a nine foot stage realized.

Ohio Pomeroy Ohio River Meigs County Pittsburgh Cairo Presient Hoover

Riverboats on the Ohio Charm Travelers with Trade Rise

The Ohio River has seen booming business over the last decade as river steamers laden with passengers move between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Spectators recall the "good old days" and note even greater spectacle as decorated boats travel downstream, drawing regional interest.

Ohio River Pittsburgh Cincinnati

Mexico Faces Football Spread as Portes Gil Watches Scrimmage

President Portes Gil observes a University of Mexico football scrimmage and raises concerns about Mexico’s readiness for the sport. The piece questions the potential spread south of the Rio Grande and the complexity of football culture.

Mexico EXICO Portes Gil University of Mexico Gil Rio Grande

Parking Lot Profits Draw Attention In Times Square

New York's Fox Roxy Theater area hosts a large parking lot behind the theater fueling around 1000 cars daily and generating about 75 cents per car. The bustling midtown scene includes cheap stands and auction houses relying on loud appeals while Times Square remains a magnet for crowds and missing persons investigations.

Gilbert Swan Messenger New York Withem Ox Beri Ou Fox Roxy Theater Mid-Groadway Sound

France and its modern servants and war fears

The piece contrasts American views of French servants with French thrift and energy. It notes Mussolini's Alpine fortifications, France spending 160 million dollars on defenses, and France amassing a vast fortune in New York. The tone praises frugality, work at home, and national preparedness.

France Mussolini Alps New York Bismarck

Happenings About the Capelas

Washington dispatch surveys the long, continuous role of lobbyists in U.S. government history. The piece traces early lobbying from Hamilton to Jefferson, noting how moneyed interests maneuvered policies, land, and national projects, and how power dynamics shaped public resource control.

Rodney Dutcher Messenger Washington Potomac River Jefferson

Health and Diet Advice by Dr Frank McCoy

Health column offers guidance on infant bed wetting caused by exclusive wild diets and later complications. Advice covers reducing fluids in evenings, dietary balance, mental suggestion techniques, rewards for dry mornings, and sleep time encouragement to prevent accidents. It also answers reader questions on tonsil treatment, olive oil use, and metabolic disorders with concise remedies.

Frank McCoy

Fragmented excerpts touch politics health wine and history

The text surveys Breneh tax burdens and family benefits, neurological cautions from Dr Frederick Tilney, European wine studies by Belgian and Dutch researchers, notes on ancient Gauls and French wine regions, and Ramsay MacDonald’s departure to Canada. It hints at leadership insights from a socialist prime minister and ends with a call to read his statements.

Railings to the Skies and Spectacles of 1930s Vision

A collage of historical curiosities notes Ramsay MacDonald praise and a future of aerial travel. It mentions a ballooning dome over St Pauls, airships carrying passengers, and a mix of political commentary. The piece also lightly prompts health advice and a set of trivia questions about Cubs and poker.

Dirigible Flow Ove Fend Dome of St Paul's

Daily Study in Correct English Sample Text

A snippet from a daily English study notes a lesson on imitat...ness and eternity. It highlights words like imitate and eternity with sample uses and a mnemonic about using a word three times to own it.

Local Social Notices From Athena Area Meets and Guests

Nabby Lee Ames Chapter to hold a Saturday meeting with Mrs Van Vorhes at 1 pm at the Kircher home on Second Street in tribute to Mrs Simon Lrouwer. Mrs A F Brackett of Alexandria Virginia and Miss Dorothy Robins of Houston attend as visitors.

Nabby Lee Ames Migs Aoe van Vorhes Moimlers St. Paul's Charles BP. Kircher Second Street Simon Lrouwer A Fi. Brackett Alexandria Wirginia Dorothy Robins Honastan Tesus W. HL McKee Bridge Hue

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