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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1928
Page
4
A Swedenborg quote reminds readers that charity lies in just and faithful conduct in any office or employment. The brief reflection elevates daily integrity as the true measure of character across work and life.
An ode to grandmothers recalling a childhood guided by Bible readings and stories. The voice praises grandmothers as messengers of God and urges using older generations as primary instructors for children’s faith and calm.
A suggested loop trip via Amesville Stockport and McConnelsville offers views of the Shenandoah Valley, Blue Ridge, Muskingum River and Boy Scout camp, with options to return through Bishopville or go to Marietta. The route promises scenic rewards and a full day of exploring, ending by supper.
A call to spring clean-up emphasizes removing rubbish from homes basements attics and closets and from business premises to prevent fires. Communities should sponsor clean-up weeks after winter furnace fires end to ensure safety and reduce fire hazards.
Kansas City plans spending about 500000 dollars on a municipal dock and terminal facilities to establish a government barge line on the Missouri River. The move is seen as beneficial to Kansas City and nearby towns and may aid railroads through feeder traffic and greater commerce.
A short item notes researchers can observe wildlife through urban and rural settings without visiting a zoo. It highlights accessible methods for studying animal behavior in natural habitats using nearby environments and citizen science tools.
Amid Southeastern Bulgaria earthquake shocks peasants grow anxious. The piece links ignorance and superstition to perceived insanity and suggests disasters trigger rebuilding and a real estate surge, noting limited knowledge and lingering superstition while urging calm as the ground trembles.
Despite widespread fear that divine anger caused quakes, experts assert the earth is merely settling into its final shape and harm is unlikely. The message emphasizes avoiding panic and recognizing natural geological processes.
Prayers reaching heaven in unusual numbers today begin on Wall Street as Saturday becomes an eating up day. The exchange closed permitting tired clerks to catch up and rest while brokers grow weary of chasing profits.
A hopeful day for bears ends with a rediscount rise making borrowing costlier for speculation. Stocks fell, rose, then finished lower while a warning hints at a volatile Monday. The market tone remains cautious as bulls edge forward with renewed activity.
The era’s giants show GM with 17 400 000 shares valuing over three billion. American Telephone and Telegraph leads in assets at year end 1927 with 3 457 467 000 dollars book cost, excluding intangibles, and could be worth about four billion at market value.
In a display of enterprise and bold spending, large corporations argue that the government appears small. The United States contemplates spending three quarters of a billion over years to secure the Mississippi. American Telephone and Telegraph plans two billion dollars in five years for new construction.
W. S. Gif ford, head of the telephone company, suggests the firm can afford more than twice what the government cannot, and hints he could advise how the government might manage funds.
The Ford firm plans a costly shift in production with tens of millions for new machinery and a sudden revenue drop. The report suggests concern for Henry Ford could be short lived as financials adjust.
Ford reports total incoming funds in the hundreds of millions with cash of 367,616,872. Selling spare parts for fifteen million old Fords adds about 60 million annually. Production targets a five thousand cars per day pace by July as new models ramp up.
The organization acknowledges a Black List of public men and speakers. They say careful speaker selection is needed due to dangerous radicalism abroad.
The text flags Patrick Henry and other Revolution radicals as likely to be barred from D A R speaking. It suggests a harsh era with dangers but notes that "those ladies" provide protection, indicating a climate of caution and propriety in public life.
In Austin Texas Congressman Connally delivered a notable political speech when a heckler disrupted the event. An airplane circling above the hall with a radio loudspeaker drowned out his remarks as the airman swooped back and forth, breaking up the meeting.
Air police will be deployed in Houston to prevent aerial interference with the Democratic convention. The report notes the warning from the sky was louder than the writing on the wall.
Captain Koehl of the Bremen announces a return by air, claiming the Bremen brought him over. He says the flight would be the first round trip on record and marks the start of millions of future commonplace air trips.
French peasants reported a startling vision on a hilltop alarmed by a mysterious figure. The report mentions an observed presence described as Andy Melion perceived nearby during the incident.
Dr McCoy answers readers questions on dieting and costs in this column. He urges minimal foods for nutrition, cites daily costs of meals, and suggests fasting as a health and savings measure. Cherry milk is safe. eye alignment requires proper glasses or focus from an optometrist.
By the Way in New York reports on the name origin of the Little Church Around the Corner linked to actor George Holland and Joseph Jefferson. It recounts Broadway anecdotes including a lion escape, a clever pickpocket tale, and a police pursuit involving an auburn-haired chorus girl, ending with a note on public sympathy after a romantic trouble.
A year after the disaster, the Red Cross says its $17 million relief fund aided more than 600,000 people, with 54,000 still fed in March. Most aid has shifted to reconstruction including homes, goods, clothing, and livestock across Illinois Missouri Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana.
Mrs R H H asks if a prescribed advertisement can help reduce a condition and whether it affects the heart given slight heart trouble. The answer states that no medicines are ever recommended by the writer.
A compilation of reader questions with concise replies on electricity depth limits opal superstition mercerizing woodlands air mail times rule of thumb and the Boston Post Road, citing experts C C H A H A C G RK and R K W C addresses.
Fragmented crossword items list varied hints and garbled phrases from yesterday puzzle. The readable entries reference clues like light brown fresh water fish oats unit and other partial words.
Ten years ago Mom C. C. Millikan and Mrs. T. N. Hoover led war work to obtain muslin. A lingerie ad item described a long embroidered slip. A milk test by an Athens housewife reportedly found only grit. Mrs. Harvey Porter of Lancaster visited relatives in Athens. Fire Chief William Casley was away visiting his father.
On April 23 dates mark key figures and events including Thomas Jefferson born 1743 and James Buchanan born 1791. Stephen A Douglas born 1813. Robert E. Lee assumed command of Virginia troops in 1861. Edison patented the electric light in 1879. McKinley called for 125000 two year volunteers in 1898.
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