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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1927
Page
4
A devotional note quotes Matthew 6 blessing the effort to work on God’s line. It warns that striving on human plans invites rebuke and failure. The piece attributes guidance to T. L. Cuyler and emphasizes alignment with divine purpose.
A wartime dispatch recounts Japanese Lt Araki risked his life to rescue the Nanking consul, unarmed, then killed himself to preserve honor. The tale is used to argue that Japanese philosophy is Spartan and admirable, suggesting the nation merits friendship and spiritual offering to America.
A young Ohio inventor died after a home built radio receiver shocked him when his switch was flipped. The incident is linked to dangers of uncontrolled innovation and echoes the Frankenstein monster theme as a warning about civilization's reliance on advancing technology.
A cautious appeal urges careful steps amid violence and destruction. The author stresses national and personal paths should be pursued with extreme care to avoid further harm.
A New Jersey girl routed a burglar by kicking his shins challenging him as he attempted the break in. The incident underscores daring nerve in the era of Charleston dancing.
The second story walls go up on the new high school as work advances. Ten years ago a House interstate commerce bill allowed wartime control of railroads. Major John M. Burke, famed Buffalo Bill scout and press agent, died in Washington. Stamps sold at Athens post office for the first quarter totaled 9 346 68 dollars.
The National League of Women Voters may study the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead act at its April 26 59 meeting in Washington D C. The Massachusetts league proposed adding prohibition to the program while the national group hesitates citing cost and scope concerns.
In New York a writer admires how subways mix tragedy humor and romance. He describes crowded platforms dramatic farewells at Penn Station and a fatal accident scene as a warning to avoid dramatic crowded stations at night.
Lancaster reports an 8 month old boy Keneth Hedges was burned today when an older brother, in whose care he had been left, set fire to the bed where the child slept.
Senator Borah predicts New York Governor Al Smith would turn prohibitionist if nominated, highlighting a split in the Democratic party. Three leading contenders Smith, Reed, and Ritchie are wets, while McAdoo remains strong yet weakened. The dry South and West backbone complicates the field.
The text reviews why foreign vessels cannot carry passengers between U S ports to protect coastwise trade, explains calcium chloride as road dust suppressant, and details airplane light meanings. It then discusses 1928 Democratic primary dynamics, noting factions, wet vs dry platforms, and religious influence on nominations.
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