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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1928
Page
4
Dr. Frank McCoy answers reader questions on bathing habits and hygiene. He notes modern Americans bathe more now, warns against overuse of warm tub baths, and favors shower baths with daily exercise and cold rinses for circulation. He also addresses skin around nails, lime water uses, boils, and a neck lump question with medical context.
A vignette of Manhattan life with flower wagons, Central Park croquet players, a Times Square pens auction promising free pencils, and notable locals like Dorothy Gish and Mae Marsh. It notes a giant clock on the Jersey side, a former panhandler turned model at the Art Students League, and colorful street characters such as Subway Slim and Top Coat Dan.
Washington reports on Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio as a potential Republican National Convention keynoter. The piece argues Fess is chosen to bolster Coolidge’s renomination prospects and to fracture Hoover support, noting Fess's past mendacity remarks and the White House consultations that shaped the move.
A Thought for Today reflects on Acts 20 35 and Emerson noting true gifts come from the giver to the recipient and the receiver’s response. The message emphasizes generosity as a shared flow of goodwill and virtue.
The author argues modern fiction often dwells on frothy pleasures while contrasting a recent book depicting earth upheaval. In that tale a sea floods a nation, leaving few survivors and a shift from brain to brawn in leadership. The piece warns such violence and-law erosion could occur locally, urging vigilance about rising passions.
In a April issue of the Journal of the National Education Association the Athens public schools are highlighted with about eleven other Ohio districts as top examples. The feature lauds co operative ties with Ohio University and modern teaching methods, emphasizing equal opportunity for every child and preparation for life. Local pride grows as national observers note Athens’ advantages and call for continued commitment to quality education.
The Athens county region once rich with sheep now shows a drastic decline due to stomach worms and foot rot. Federal control measures and a new dog law aim to restore confidence, suggesting North and South American wool shortages may boost prices for local farmers to revive the industry.
The Department of Commerce reports selling activities add significant cost to consumer prices. A survey of a large retail center found only 42 percent of a salesperson's time goes to actual selling. It urges a scientific approach to understanding all cost factors involved.
A report lauds gains in retail selling efficiency and notes benefits for merchants. It argues the improvements will ultimately aid employers and customers through better service and greater productivity.
The Messenger emphasizes a vigilant classifieds section that screens for fraud with aid from the National Better Business Bureau. Readers are urged to be cautious, verify deals, and send no money until value is confirmed, with readers asked to report sharp practice advertisers.
Darrow pressed President Coolidge on remaining a candidate, urging he resist vice pressure. Coolidge replied he would disappoint friends, yet the piece ponders whether a convinced president could renominate and reap economic gains for business, jobs, and party stability.
Financial authorities raised the so called call money rate to 6 percent for the first time in over a year, a move that angered bullish traders who lamented the cost of street speculation.
Oil production in California falls by 18 250 barrels daily due to the shut in plan. The drop is large enough to reduce national output and could lift oil stocks with the cut.
General Atterbury will sell seventeen and a half million dollars in Pennsylvania railroad stock to employees. The move aims to boost worker interest in the company and align staff with corporate success.
General Atterbury foresees aviation as reality and urges railroads to adopt. He is said to plan a Pennsylvania system with day travel by air and night travel by train, promising a forty eight hour continent crossing while avoiding mountain flying. The rumor is unguaranteed.
A conservative Japanese party allied with the Mikado voices concern over an unusually grave situation caused by communism. The text notes that imported Red theories from Russia clash with the government’s framework based on sun and moon relations.
A Frenchman develops a mosquito that does not bite humans and repels biting mosquitoes. The creature bites animals, including hens, but not people, potentially easing mosquito borne disease concerns. The mention of Japanese Reds suggests an element that would avoid harming white populations in any Asia Europe conflict, with possible usefulness.
Henry Ford urges Britain to adopt more machinery to save labor, arguing it will raise wages. He notes two American exceptions Edison and Buffalo Bill but predicts British unions will object, fearing job losses while machinery is not fully utilized to sustain higher pay.
Ford considers using a massive fifty acre dump burning for centuries to generate energy. The British government plans to harness Severn estuary tides to supply electric power for six major English cities.
The article notes twenty two U S warships in Hawaiian waters and eighty nine more scheduled to pass through the Golden Gate on April 18. It warns that if war erupts the fleet would rush to concealed harbors to avoid air and submarine attack and argues submarines and airships spending would have been wiser than battleships.
Townsfolk gather for a quirky rural event blending hog calling with country fair charm. Local organizers expect families to enjoy demonstrations, food stalls, and lively competition.
A compilation of Q and A covering blood proportion at 7.7 percent of body weight, piano string counts, Damascus as the oldest city, belvedere meaning an upper story with a view, date for Ohio presidential primary, number of U S cities named Springfield, stain removal methods for potassium manganate using hydrogen peroxide then muriatic acid, states adopting birds per Audubon, peanuts effect on soil, and usage of automatic telephone systems.
A fragmented crossword item presents scattered clues and garbled phrases about persons places and terms. The reader sees hints to questions on New York’s early governors European church rites Vishnu terms South Carolina France and other topics amid chaotic OCR style and stray letters.
A compact record notes events on April 12 across history including a 1678 peace treaty with the Indians in Massachusetts, a 1862 field premium first quoted in New York, a 1865 Confederate evacuation after Lee's surrender, and 1871 Mexicans killing 40 Americans who crossed the border after Indians.
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