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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1928
Page
4
The piece humorously portrays spring fever as a real, widespread condition. It notes rising appetite for travel and outdoor activity, describes symptoms like talk of fishing and trips, and urges families to let afflicted individuals pursue their chosen leisure without interference.
The article urges a nationwide junior league sponsored by the American Legion to revive baseball for ages fourteen to seventeen. It envisions a world series for the young, with business sponsors supplying teams equipment and fields. Athens County leaders like Major Sam Johnson and Sheriff Billy Williams would lead local efforts.
Government survey finds large potential business for a barge line on the Missouri River between St. Louis and Kansas City. Brigadier General T Q Ashburn of Inland Waterways proposes 80 barges and six tugs if Congress approves funding as river traffic revives alongside railroads.
James J. Davis argues inNorth American Review against the practice of firing workers around age 50. He warns it risks a national economic problem and calls for solutions through broader and more liberal industrial policy to sustain civilization’s apparent gains.
More than 100 fishing vessels from New England ports join the Fishing Masters Producers Association of Gloucester to establish a standing fund. The fund will aid dependents of lost crews and provide care for sick fishermen aboard subscribing vessels.
Arthur Brisbane notes Jack Dempsey’s tolerant take on Tunney’s Shakespeare jab and quips about the works as a racket. Floyd Bennett, an American pilot, dies of double pneumonia after aiding the Bremen crew in Quebec. Lindbergh sends pneumonia serum to Bennett from Long Island. Captain Wilkins’ mother praises her son’s polar flight and value of a country school. A Vacuum cleaner for horses and cattle is praised by P M Woolley of American Radiator after tests.
The system draws all dust and hair into a receptacle by air current. It keeps horse barns and cow stables clean and aids clean milk production. Grooms no longer inhale dust while cleaning animals. Wealthy dairies should use it. in dairies of any size it should be compulsory as it removes disease-breeding flies.
The piece notes Lufthansa's plan for a rugged hydroplane and Ford's $1 million bid for a twelve engine, hundred passenger airliner with a workshop to circumnavigate without landings. It cites new steel from the French Academy and a lighter aluminum by Germany, plus Ambassador Howard on Anglo American war fears and a critique of nations versus individuals on social progress.
Lincoln Eyre reports Stresemann rejected a three nation alliance to clean up Russia. A German industrialist calls for military action against Bolshevik forces on financial grounds. The Judge Gary art auction set a record at 2,297,763 with a notable Ispahan rug selling for 105,000.
A spider was discovered inside a concrete block in a culvert used for 14 years near Hampton Iowa. The message notes Iowa and Texas contributed to the find and urges others states to join.
Parisians oppose taxi drivers who carry guns as a disruption to their city life. The public reaction centers on safety concerns and the impact on daily routines amid ongoing tensions.
Henry Ford plans to dispatch Lloyd George to a new tractor project. The move is expected to boost George's influence and pull in industrial and agricultural circles.
Health and diet questions answered by Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health. He argues raw foods alone are impractical and often unsocial, recommending a balanced mix of raw vegetables and fruit with cooked grains and proteins and noting milk safety via pasteurization. He cites medical views on milk and digestion and addresses a reader query on high blood pressure causing numbness in the arms.
A reader asks about nervousness, low mood, and a red nose, with a doctor recommending daily enemas to treat suspected constipation and intestinal poisoning. Another reader questions raw versus pasteurized milk and its effects on milk production and safety.
By the Way explores Manhattan rooftops as premier living spaces with gardens paths and views. It notes rising skylines of stucco houses above the dirt belt and mentions dog fashion trends and a peacock seen in the East Side courtyard near St Mark’s Church.
A local editor argues spring outings by youth tied to the Scout movement are harming trees with axes picks and other tools. He urges visitors to leave guns and tools at home and to avoid climbing and harming saplings in the woods near the Caves.
A Q and A column covers topics from passports for trans Atlantic travelers to plant family sizes. It notes the largest flowering plant family the thistle group and offers silk stocking care tips including soap use and a heel tape device. It cites 1920 census data for state capital populations with Boston as largest and Carson City as smallest.
Puzzle lists names and clues about Greek myth figures including Cadmus and Leucothea. The readable line asks for the goddess’s name before her transformation, tied to the Cadmus lineage and sea deity conversion.
A survey of social events notes Alpha Delta hosts to a dance led by Mrs. Roe and others. Winners in a four minute liberty loan speech contest included Katherine Gilgannon Thelma Bingman Hamilton Noss Arthur Howard Theodora Junod and Dorothy Jones. Easter date noted as twenty years past. Mrs. Harry Roach hosted W C T U members and a train liquor ban law is referenced. Mrs. Miller returns from New Lexington trip.
Washington reports that at least a third of prohibition administrators and officials across 25 districts will be replaced by merit-selected appointees by July. Civil service tests have toppled many political appointees. debates focus on impact on enforcement agents and overall efficiency.
The item notes that soap makers use soda additions to harden soap cakes after cooling. The snippet mentions a population of 1,685 and asks about the ingredient that hardens soap, answering that additions of soda are used. Continued on page twelve.
April 26 marks the establishment of the first Odd Fellows lodge in the United States in 1819. In 1846 Congress declared war on Mexico. In 1865 Confederate forces under General Johnson followed Lee in surrender, and Lincoln assassination suspects Booth and Herold were captured at Bowling Green, with Herold surrendering and Booth killed.
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