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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1934
Page
4
The Athens Messenger lists advertising rates and subscription options including home and foreign offices. It notes obituary notices and a card of thanks service with mailing details and classifications under the 1918 act.
The article notes a rise in works cherishing the past as peaceful and content, reflecting national mood. It argues nostalgia offers little value, as the past cannot be regained, and urges Americans to face the present boldly to build a better future.
A California scientist who revived dead dogs sparks a sensation by seeking permission to experiment on restoring life to executed criminals. Even more shocking is 72-year-old ex-policeman Daniel Wooley offering to be put to death for life-restoration research. The scientist declined but the idea unsettles readers with the prospect of reviving a life that has died.
In New York 200 garage owners vote to return NRA emblems and run their shops by old fashioned means. They blame all night street parking and widespread parking lots for cutting into business and warn of reverting to a 72 hour week or closing. The piece argues such local friction hinders federal schemes.
Last year 45,000 people in the United States died after dropping their life insurance the year before. The loss to their dependents was about 37 million dollars. It costs much to die and the tragedy will recur for thousands of widows and children. Keep up your insurance if possible. it pays and protects dependents.
The piece notes chronic traffic jams on Court Street from double parking outside two hour limits. It argues for better terminal facilities to ease congestion and suggests shoppers double park as the only option to run errands during peak street activity.
Washington reports reveal aides discuss smoothing Upton Sinclair’s image before California votes. Roosevelt hoped for a brief Hyde Park meeting but the exchange extended to an hour and a quarter, fueling the perception he favored Sinclair. aides Farley and Hopkins welcomed the EPIC figure into the administration fold.
A columnist notes the White House faces difficulty in changing public perception of presidential neutrality in local elections. Possible discreet corrections are suggested, including a controlled yes or no on Lehman and a fishing day rumor. Democratic chiefs worry about unruly candidates and lack of seasoned leaders among them.
A Vermont campaign tactic emerges as Democrats circulate an eleven page booklet titled What Austin Has Done For Vermont with ten blank pages. The piece echoes Jacksonian tricks while broader political feuds unfold including reports of Moscow and Berlin exchanges over King Alexander. Reports suggest Athens traffic and parking issues reflect broader urban frustrations.
A speculative note on Sir James Jeans predicting perpetual moonlight as the Moon nears Earth. He envisions the moon breaking into fragments that reflect sunlight at night, creating constant illumination and a bright era for poets and lovers.
The annual Marietta District Foreign Missionary Society meeting features Ruth McCormick Ruby Mercer Esther Harris and other members. Ohio University students cast a two to one straw vote for Coolidge on campus. Flora Metzger opens the district meeting of the Woman’s Relief Corps. The Covert family and Goddard women visit Columbus for W R Goddard’s appendicitis treatment. Elizabeth Garber La Vina Werner host three tables of bridge for new faculty Jessie Carter Eleanor Ross.
Twenty years ago Congressman Frank B Willis spoke at a Republican rally while Secretary McAdoo announced a new banking system with twelve Federal Reserve banks to be opened nationwide. November 16 was set for the rollout. The Lostro Auto Agency reported car sales to a list of named buyers. A cartoon compared Ohio state payrolls under Governors Harris and Cox, noting a rise in employees and payroll figures from 1908 to 2014.
The article reviews early 20th century fever therapy, noting Wagner Jauregg's malaria-induced fever for general paresis and later methods using vaccines and heat. It describes devices to raise body temperature and reports on rheumatic arthritis patients, emphasizing that benefits depend on skilled use and that misuse risks harm.
A compilation of statements condemns secular mass mentality, calls for radical Christian adult education, and criticizes global governance. Figures include Dr. Luther A. Weigle, Gen. Jan Christiaan Smuts, Rev. Dr. Frederick H. Knubel, and Karl Krueger.
The writer argues that humans are created in God's image and only through Christ's mediatorial work can the image be restored. Sin distorts the image, Adam’s fall broke life, and Jesus redeems humanity, providing the path to holiness and eternal life. Leonard Tucker, Athens, October 23.
OLIVE ROB ERTS BARTON laments how a decline in family income pushes a happy family toward gloom and wants, urging parents to shield children from financial worries. She notes the children absorb anxiety and suggests focusing on stability and dignity at home.
Publisher Dan Bleeker recruits criminologist Sidney Griff as Charles Morden lies dead and Mary Riggs alias Esther Ordway is sought. Griff and Bleeker probe Cathay’s hotel room links, a possible impersonator, and a mail-forwarding ruse while pondering a hidden clue that could crack the case.
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