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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1928
Page
4
A short meditation cites 1 Timothy about the love of money as the root of evil and notes that worldly passions including love ambition and poetry often end in money, attributed to Beaconsfield.
The region’s dairy industry is named a major future wealth source as experts urge expansion beyond the Hocking valley. Ohio State dairy specialist C. L. Blackman cites feeding as key to cost, noting legume hay lowers costs by thirty five cents per hundred pounds of milk and stressing weighing feed to improve output. He warns against “boarder” cows and endorses cow testing associations with official testers to track production and provide farmer guidance.
Residents along the hill country and Hocking region describe a thrill as airplanes allow a rare view of terrain. The Messenger notes rising interest in air travel and explains why the landscape appears different from above.
The Austrian Archduke Franz Joseph's daughter Ilona, a baby in a royal diaper, captured first prize at a Budapest baby contest. The piece treats princesses as refined figures and celebrates the win with cheerful praise for the young royal.
Reports from China describe troop movements battles retreats and skirmishes amid confusion. The piece notes readers share uncertainty with the Chinese public and predicts China’s turmoil will take time to resolve before order returns.
Arthur Brisbane notes Floyd Bennett's death in Canada as a noble sacrifice, praises George Young on a tri motor flight, and observes shifts in industry and politics. Schwab sails for England to receive the Bessemer medal while Hearst Jr. begins work on the New York American.
In Ohio 24000 voters write Governor Smith on ballots as a sign of strong support. Frank Lockhart dies in a crash at Daytona Beach when his Black Hawk special spun and flipped after a rear tire failure. The accident is described as a warning against excess speed.
Questions on health and diet answered by Dr. McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health. Prolapsed abdominal organs, colon kinks, and constipation linked to weak abdominal muscles. recommend lying-down abdominal exercises and fifteen minutes daily. Also offers a cleansing diet and fast article upon request.
Ethel D. reports fingers becoming very cold, then swelling begins at the joints and progresses to the fingertips with soreness. Seek medical evaluation for circulation or inflammatory conditions and try warm protection, gentle finger movements, and avoiding cold exposure until seen.
In Times Square a tiny doll shop draws Broadway patrons including infrequent flighty types and club figures who gift dolls. Subways employ trackwalkers guarding 144 miles of rails saving trains from dangers while aviation gains ground among Manhattan elites with expensive lessons and clubs.
A miner in Ohio issues a forceful letter criticizing the removal of Oral Daugherty the subdistrict president at Glouster and condemns John Lewis’s leadership. He urges miners to withdraw from the national and central unions and argues for self reliance against non union operators while warning of the union’s collapse under Lewis. Millfield Ohio April 26 1928.
Recap of ten and twenty years ago events in Athens area. Alpha Gamma Delta members hosted by Mrs. Forsyth and guests at her home. Local social visits included Helen Peoples Doris Henry and Alice Phillips in Zaleski with Eleanor Boals. Twenty years back Barth flour mill in Easbridge renovation and Wyatt burglary case in Amesville attracted interest. Nelsonville Walking Club planned a trek to Logan after walking to Athens and Glouster. Charles Cornwell family visited Glouster.
Washington buzzes with tourists flocking to the Capitol White House and Lincoln Memorial. Bus guides note frequent questions about the White House residence Porto Rican self government and upcoming presidential candidates Hoover is seen as a youthful front runner while other aged figures loom in the nominating race.
A reader inquiry on Fletcherism defines it as Horace Fletcher’s theory that health comes from complete mastication. The piece also lists ancient Roman punishments such as mulcta, venacula, victuals, exilium, and death by several methods. A question confirms chickens have little sense of smell.
On April 1 events include the birthdays of Samuel F B Morse in 1791 inventor of the telegraph and U S Grant in 1822. Other notes recall the 1870 Washington gallery collapse with 60 fatalities 1882 the death of Ralph Waldo Emerson and 1909 Wilbur Wright ending his Italian flight experiments.
A crossword clue set with horizontal and vertical entries. It references prescribed course of food and a type of snowshoe, with scattered word fragments like chemical compound and plant terms. The puzzle mentions Pigafore and several garbled phrases, suggesting a difficult, mixed theme puzzle from a newspaper page.
Anise is grown chiefly for its aromatic seeds which are used as a spice and flavoring. Expected yield per acre varies with conditions but standard guidance notes several bushels per acre under favorable growing.
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