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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1928
Page
4
A newspaper feature presents Dr. Frank McCoy offering health and diet guidance. It includes views on changing habits, modern living, and examples of breakfast and business routines. Readers’ questions cover peritonitis, nut butter substitutes, and radium therapy with concise medical clarifications.
A letter from P. O. Mace of Carbondale Ohio dated April 12 1923 urges Ohio operators and miners to form a publicity bureau to promote Ohio coal. He suggests funding by the operators and miners or by the public if necessary and stresses avoiding outside interference and ensuring Ohio coal is available in coal yards and buyers can obtain it.
News notes from Ohio University kindergarten department include Miss Constance McLeod’s Easter vacation in Cincinnati. Social items record birthday party for Audrey Gibson and guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Conner, plus a surprise party for Miss Margaret Davis by Miss Louise Price Miss Anna Pickering and Miss Carrie Junod.
A compact collection of two moral quotes. Matt 6 21 links treasure to heart and Bussy Rabutin notes that lacking what we love means learning to love what we have.
An article surveys the views attributed to the Average Woman in an Ohio city on Nicaragua foreign policy prohibition religion and marriage. It argues these views reflect common concerns and influence public thought and morals.
The Ohio state highway department carries on extensive road projects in the hill country centered in Athens. Engineers and crews work year round surveying planned projects and inspecting current work. Thousands of dollars are spent in several counties yearly, with ongoing maintenance and new road building seen as essential for long term transport reliability.
The Athens Messenger notes state agricultural and livestock welfare workers at Ohio State University and the Wooster Experiment Station labor quietly for farmers. Their dedicated spraying and district visits help farmers and women, with newspapers recognizing their essential, non financial contributions.
The piece notes a stock speculating craze nationwide amid a booming market and New York’s historic financial role. It reports Hoover leading in Republican delegates and Smith ahead among Democrats with 354 pledged votes, near the 1924 high, and jokes about sending delegates to Houston.
The piece notes King George of England remains hard to beat, while Chicago politics test the political landscape. It asserts Mayor William Hale Thompson will continue in office regardless of the primary, underscoring his defiant posture.
The article notes Jugo Slavs have added two submarines named Netojscha and Hrabri at Cattaro with hydroplanes accompanying them to the base. It warns of anticipated trouble from Mussolini and comments on US plans to avoid risk.
If Mark Hanna were alive he would be interested in Illinois politics as his daughter Ruth Hanna McCormick appears likely to be chosen congresswoman at large. The remark highlights a strong political lineage in a significant district contest.
Lindbergh ferried thirty six young Pacific coast girls in instalments on Wednesday praising the flying machine. He notes women can fly on average as well as men and calls the airplane a step toward real equality.
The piece argues the government collected a thousand million dollars from automobile owners and spent only six hundred million on better roads. It states the tax, including the war tax, is unfair to car owners and calls for ending the tax now that the war has ended.
A company forms to build seadromes across the Atlantic as fuel stops for trans Atlantic flights. The plan envisions ocean landing places where planes would refuel and proceed, arguing that eventually aircraft would cross the Atlantic as routinely as crossing the English Channel.
Mussolini bans handshakes to curb disease spreading as young Fascists adopt the fascist salute. The piece contrasts Pacific navigation difficulties with the idea of replacing social gestures. It notes middle aged Americans are accustomed to being pressed by energetic youths and questions wider adoption of the rule.
A French survey reports rich iron ore in long horizontal strata on home soil. The find follows a line of thought about Julius Caesar and Gaul, noting that such ore bodies could yield fortunes for careful readers of ancient accounts.
A new spring fad centers on the ankle corsage as wearers experiment with floral adornments on the ankle. The trend recalls evolving fashion from earlier outfits and draws curiosity about the placement of the ankle.
A special branch of the Chicago municipal court is assigned to hear election fraud cases, raising questions about the sanctity of the judicial process and the handling of electoral disputes.
Mussolini signals no compulsory re election run as he moves to curtail handshakes and public greetings. The stance suggests a focus on centralized control over public appearances amid political uncertainty.
An official edict bans the red suspenders worn by Tulsa firemen. The fires out in Tulsa won’t be as entertaining as they used to be.
The article fragment notes a substantial expenditure by the public for a mosaic artwork. It hints at a figure in the tens of millions and implies a national interest or cultural project. Further details are unclear from the fragment.
In New York April 13 the bright lights district on Broadway is now a lucrative business. Landlords sell roof and exterior space for electric signs while interior decay is ignored. Madison Square Garden sign uses four giant arrows to guide visitors. A peep-hole club incident on 45th street ended with a doorman shot in the arm and later treated by a doctor.
Answers note that the largest bass drum heads use steer or cow hides while calf hides suit smaller drums. A Chicago drum maker recalls a University of Chicago drum with a head measured at 102 inches after trimming and a total factory cost of 1100 dollars.
A scrambled cross word page yields three unkeyed letters and two two letter words. Clues hint at various definitions from wild goat to border on and to move a truck. Readers encounter puzzling errors and odd spellings as they attempt to solve.
Washington dispatch reports Senator J Boom McWhorter confident his presidential nomination is assured despite no delegates. He cites a deluge of strategic talk and jokes about Dawes Heflin Davis and Harding while promising a bold, watermelon rally to win southern delegates.
A Smithsonian anthropology head states Egyptians stopped embalm ing around AD end due to Christian practices. The piece covers home bluing methods, Mount Vernon roof history, origin of the dahlia in 1615, and a pardon rate for life sentences about 10 percent. It also explains why most fire engines use right-hand drive for better visibility of fire plugs.
On April 15 events include the birth of Thomas Jefferson in 1743 and the 1815 order to construct the Erie Canal from Albany to Lake Erie. A 1899 note records rich gold deposits found in the Grand Canyon of Arizona, marking notable American histories for the date.
Four miles east of here in Sebring last night Iona Terry nine was fatally struck while her sister Ariene seven escaped with minor injuries. Their father Night Patrolman Charles I F Terry stood nearby unable to help.
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