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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1928
Page
4
A reflective note contrasts Jesus teaching on worldly wisdom with Goethe’s view of happiness through innocent illusions. It discusses how children resemble divine regard and how adults influence belief, prompting moral consideration of truth and trust.
A reflective essay argues true freedom lies in daily service and stable labor, contrasting runaway wanderlust with stay-at-home restraint. It notes spring wife desertions, then shifts to politics as Rep Jenkins of Ohio pushes H R 12816 to liberalize immigration, with House passage seen likely.
Decades of sheep losses in Athens county spur a new law requiring dog wardens funded by dog taxes. The measure allows night confinement of dogs, imposes heavy fines for violations, and aims to protect sheep farmers by empowering wardens to enforce rules.
Congressman Tom Jenkins of the tenth district introduces a measure to reunite immigrant families. The proposal draws broad support from related organizations and favorable editorials in metropolitan papers where immigration issues are debated. An editorial lauds lawmakers who act beyond protest and calls the bill a notable step.
The piece argues that rigidly fixed roles fail under pressure as leaders like Mussolini lose their places. It cites Cromwell, Charles I, Danton, Mirabeau, Robespierre, and Louis XVI to illustrate that power shifts disrupt tyranny, while ability that moves leads to progress.
Costes and Lebrix return to Paris from Tokyo covering 10 370 miles in six days with seven stops. They slept little each night, sometimes none. Lloyds bets on their success as they prepare to fly westward across the Atlantic.
The speaker urges civilization to rise when men choose friendly loyal competition instead of killing in war or cheating in business, praising the conduct shown by the fliers as a model of virtue and fair play.
Roy Chapman Andrews leads a New York Museum of Natural History party to Mongolia to search for the missing link in human origins. The article notes that humanity may have begun in several places at roughly the same era, with different evolutionary ancestors expanding in parallel.
One theory claims the African race stems from gorillas, the Mongolian race from ourang-outangs, and the Caucasian race from chimpanzees with the latter seen as the most intelligent yet most unpleasant of the three.
The text reflects on the gradual, imperceptible transition from early life forms to modern humans. It emphasizes difficulty in pinpointing a specific link from animal ancestry to human identity and traces the slow progression from infancy to adulthood through infancy and childhood to maturity.
In New Zealand, authorities say every effort favors the average man. Workers receive protection and public contracts reserve posts for older men. Railroads owned by the people transport laborers seeking work free of charge, with fare only due if they find work. It discourages extreme wealth and favors broad protections over individual gain.
The text ranks nations by per capita wealth with New Zealand at the top and small Switzerland, the United States, and Russia following. It asserts New Zealand’s average wealth at 3371.70 dollars and Russia at 216.60, blaming czars for poverty and claiming Russia could be rich under Peter the Great.
Governor Smith of New York is warmly welcomed in the South and, praised as a likely nominee, tours a North Carolina fire engine house and addresses the crew saying he knows the work well from many fires.
Friends offer guidance on his campaign and suggest placing his charming daughter in charge of campaign speeches. She understands the task and appears ready to take the lead in public addressing.
London crowds were astonished by Henry Ford delivering a 29 word speech. Governor Smith’s daughter recalled the earlier campaign when her father ran for governor and his speech was twenty one words longer. She said I hope you will all vote for father, and they apparently did.
Dr McCoy outlines metabolism as tissue change and divides metabolic diseases into diabetes obesity and rheumatism. He advises nutrition, limited carbohydrates, protein substitution, greens, and increased exercise to improve metabolism and reduce fat. For rheumatism he recommends a strict fruit fast and careful reintroduction of foods, plus regular walking and overall strength training.
Special Writer Gilbert Swan surveys Tin Pan Alley legends and modern cabarets. He notes 600 writers rush to craft songs while many survive on small wages and fame remains elusive for most. Irving Berlin’s start as a singing waiter and taxi driver grafts into a city mythic tradition.
Question about head noises and hearing difficulty with a doctor’s answer attributing symptoms to inner ear catarrh and advising a self addressed stamp request for article. Follow up discusses milk as optional in diet and suggests alternative foods in menus published weekly.
The Glouster audience heard a sharp summary from District President Daugherty urging continued policy with limited options: stay employed, move elsewhere, or work at home on the best terms. The piece notes delays and political pressure amid miner negotiations and Illinois-Jacksonville scale contracts shaping regional toil. The report lists multiple coal firms and unions involved in evolving agreements and mentions John L. Lewis as a key figure.
A historical note recalls Kaiser era gambles and a ban on loafers by Ohio Governor Jim Cox. Local political moves include W. B. Bartels seeking prosecuting attorney nomination. Also mentions Merwins visiting New York on business and a 20 year old ad for a Jersey cow. A flower show by a florist and an Easter market hosted by the Presbyterian church are recorded alongside a travel talk in Ewing hall.
At the Washington convention, Senator William E Borah risks rising or fading in influence based on his fight on prohibition enforcement and the Teapot Dome funds scandal He vows to push hard to expose and press these issues amid party quiet There is caution that his effort may fizz if he retreats and fails to press the platform.
Professor George Starr Lasher head of the journalism department at Ohio University was re elected president of the Journalism Association of Ohio Schools at a Columbus meeting. He presided at sessions linked to the Ohio State Teachers' Association.
The paragraph describes a word path puzzle guiding readers from square to square spelling slogans and names. It notes starting at C then moving to form names, with examples leading to historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, while noting dates such as April 17 1780 and events in 1861 1862.
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