Thought for Today On Murmuring And Faultfinding
A devotional note urges doing all things without murmurings or disputings and contrasts this with a reminder to seek perfections in others rather than fault.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1928
Page
4
Journeys Through Ohio County Hubs Echo Common Past
A contemplative travel view maps a month long trek across Nelsonville Trimble Waterloo Dover Ames Bern Rome Canaan Lodi Troy and Morgan revealing coal mines oil fields forest caves and early railroads. The narrator seeks local stories, hill country heritage, Underground Railroad tales, and Muskingum and Hocking river traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
York Township
Trimble
Waterloo
Carbondale Forest
Dover
Ames
Bern
Canaan
Rome
M. and C
Lee
Alexander
Lodi
Troy
Ohio
Hocking
Vinton
Morgan
Muskingum
James Ball Naylor
Meigs
Folks Like Natural Folks Is Of Us Like
An essay contrasts natural, frank people with the high hatter who imagines himself superior. The natural type is open and trusted, gaining friends and privileges, while the high hatter faces a muddy, unrelenting road and little aid. The piece urges to be yourself, friendly and accommodating.
Fountain of Youth Dream in Modern Medical Quest
A column compares Ponce de Leon’s legendary quest with modern medical research at Rockefeller Institute. Doctors seek ways to stave off aging, but current expert Dr. Alfred Cohn says arteries chiefly determine aging and miracles are unlikely. The piece muses on living fully, exploration of life, and seeking one’s place in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE Leon
Florida
New York
Alfred Cohn
Medical Research Department
Rockefeller Institute
Ponce de Leon
Age and Adventure Across the Mystery of Life
The author reflects on aging as a final frontier inviting bold curiosity. From youth to old age, the writer gathers clues from experience and compares the quest for meaning to exploration by Columbus and Drake. The piece argues that age offers quiet fireside insight rather than fear, even as doctors may still fail.
Half Baked Ideas and Miracle Accidents of 1930s Florida
Britain's post office plans a Martian radio test at thirty six cents a word with an 18500 meter wave length. A seven year old boy in Baltimore survives a truck accident thanks to a gift of Governor Smith portraits used as shock absorbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Mars
Baltimore
James Joseph Burlage
Governor Smith
Russian scheme prompts brutal purge of property records
A claim suggests Chinese soldiers in Chenchow, armed with Chenchow, tried to implement Bolshevik methods by ordering killings of those with money and destroying deeds and mortgages. The alleged move would target property records and sentence the rich to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Chenchow
Harsh War Tactics Forcing Youths to Kill Parents
The speaker condemns wartime violence by noting youths aged twelve to fifteen were pressed into execution roles and sometimes made to kill their own parents. Such acts provoke strong reactions and complicate postwar property sorting and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Marx
Navy or air power the new key to security
Secretary Wilbur argues for an air and submarine fleet far exceeding any rival, deeming battleships obsolete for defense and blockade. He questions postwar value of great battleships and urges focus on air and undersea fleets to deter war and secure coasts. Johns Hopkins studies link colds to major health costs and life-shortening risk, urging prevention and rest per Dr Osler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur
England
Germany
China Seeks Right to Try Foreigner Offenders
China proposes jurisdiction over foreigners who offend its citizens or laws, preferring trials by Chinese courts rather than courts of the foreigners’ own nationalities. The policy would assert extraterritorial authority in such cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Health and Diet Advice by Dr Frank McCoy
Dr McCoy offers home diet guidance including celery, dried beef and spinach, chipped beef sandwiches, and creamed chipped beef with butter or cream. He analyzes rye versus wheat flour for potassium, adds cautions about nervousness, and urges lifestyle changes for health, diet, and exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCoy
Dried beef: preparation, digestion, and uses in history
The article explains drying methods for beef, soaking times, and salting mixtures, noting dried beef is wholesome yet less digestible than fresh. It details smoking, slicing, and storage advantages, plus historical uses by Indigenous peoples and a chipped beef recipe with celery additions.
Medical Q and A on kidney stricture and stomach worms
I D asks if kidney stricture can be cured. answer notes cure possible but cannot advise in column. J asks cause of stomach worms. worms stem from undercooked meats and a warm remedy plus proper meat preparation prevents trouble. Mrs K reports concern about whole wheat bread and potash content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. D
The Broadway ticket spec and Gotham notables
A look at the Broadway ticket spec a hustler who buys and resells big show tickets at a premium. The piece cites World Series and Tunney Dempsey fights as examples of losses and shifts in demand and lists notable Gotham figures with colorful origins and careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Broadway
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
Notable 18th Century Birth and War Milestones
On October 23 events include the 1750 birthday of Thomas Pinckney, 1776 Washington forces leaving Manhattan, 1781 news of Yorktown victory reaching Philadelphia, and 1863 Grant arriving in Chattanooga to advance the Civil War campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Pinckney
Washington
Manhattan Island
Philadelphia
Yorktown
Grant
Chattanooga
Tenn
Answers to Questions by Frederick J Haskin
Answers cover topics from split bamboo surf poles to heraldry origins and tax receipts. The list cites methods, historical facts and figures from 1927 including track miles for electric railways 41287 miles and a Stamp Act tax scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick J. Haskin
United States
American Electric Railway Association
K.B
Treasury
Treasury Department
House of Seven Gables Theme in Fifth City Puzzle
Crossword clues mix geography and literature with scattered readable entries. Vertical mentions include Crusoe’s companion and Ohio’s largest city, while horizontal hints cover streets and utensils amid garbled OCR text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Tae
New England Swing in 1928 Election Faces French Canadian Shift
The region shows a 1928 style close political contest with weaker Republican majorities. French Canadian Catholics, concentrated in textile towns, move toward Governor Smith, while Rhode Island remains less affected due to party control and church factions. Massachusetts and New Hampshire loom pivotal as Democrats seek strong city margins and possible stay-at-home votes to tilt totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New England
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Islands
Connecticut
Quebec
Smith
Rhode Island
Republican Party
Engla
Rhode Islan
Maine
David Walsh
United Stats Senate
Democratic Party
Boston
Walsh
Othe
Hoover
Veremont
Miscellaneous Historical Qs About Taxes and Writing Dates
Questions discuss tax stamps on blue tobacco paper, use of tin foil, and a parchment flap method, noting the practice ended after the Revolutionary War. It also asks when New Testament books were written, with an answer that no exact dates exist but likely before 100 A.D., and identifies the Y or Ij as an arm of the Zuider Zee near Amsterdam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
C. M. Mc
Eye
Zuider Zee
Amsterdam
Holland
General C. H. Grosvenor to Return Sunday from Indiana Tour
General C H Grosvenor will return Sunday from a speaking tour through Indiana where he addressed several towns and cities. Ex Senator J L Carpenter visits Middleport to spend Sunday with his daughter and family. The Athens Reading Club gathered at the Skinner residence on East State Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Grosvenor
Indiana
Athens Reading Club
Beverly O. Skinner
East State Street
J. L. Carpenter
Middleport
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Drake
Cohn
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Mercantile Marine
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Johns Hopkins
Rememer
Doctor Osler
Joan Hennery
A. H
Medlus
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By the Way
Gotham
Andrew J. Maloney
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal Corporation
Jeffery Holmquist
Barney Gallant
Greenwich Village
St. Louis
Eécrihes
Mexico
Manhattan
Anne Sutherland
Chicago Stock Company
van Dine
Willard Huntington Wright
Minnesota
Pesperit Vessel, Inc
Virginia
Saat
Crusoe
C. E. Cornwell
Baby
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U. S
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Ensign Sayre
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Edward, Jr
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Car Neff
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