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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1927
Page
4
The Stoners propose to identify bright youngsters and urge the well to assist their training for bigger aims. The idea aims to clear obstacles to opportunity and encourage youth to reveal real genius beyond the obvious, noting how true genius often hides and how hot house talent may fail.
The Eastern Railroads Committee on Public Relations released a report from eight railroads detailing flood relief efforts up to June 15, 1927. They operated 304 relief trains sheltering 104 788 refugees and saved 2 479 carloads of household goods and livestock. They supplied 4 794 cars for temporary living quarters and moved 504 carloads of food.
The piece argues that building more subways or wider streets does not solve congestion. It promotes decentralization by zoning to disperse crowds and reduce wasted time and idling fuel as people travel longer distances. It emphasizes the need to spread activity to lessen traffic delays and emissions.
A health official in Chicago calls for capital punishment for negligence after typhoid deaths while noting disease control. A British scientist reports vitamin research curing rat ailments, underscoring the limited understanding of preventive medicine. The piece questions harsher punishments for deaths beyond old age.
A mother daughter duo known for their intellects plan a nationwide search for geniuses as a critique of mass public schooling. They argue classroom instruction targets the lowest learners, leaving bright students under challenged.
Harry Guggenheim backs Lindbergh's cross country flights with his aviation organization. Lindbergh carries his own insurance while Goiesenheian arranges life and accident coverage for the Spirit of St. Louis. The piece muses on rising flying life insurance and future safety in air travel.
Mrs C W asks if condiments are harmful and if wine vinegar should be limited. Dr McCoy says spices stimulate digestion and should be used with meat. hyperacidity sufferers should avoid extra acid. A reader asks about a positive Wassermann test. the columnist declines public guidance and asks for a personal letter. A C asks about an acid system. he should follow proper food combinations and the menus in this column for improvement.
Reader letters discuss the value of psychology and related philosophies in mental and physical health. The author, challenging a university professor, endorses studying diverse schools from Christian Science to psychoanalysis to gain a broader, more fitting personal philosophy.
The author urges readers to divide study time among mental science food science exercise science and psychology noting the value of psychology and psychological chemistry alongside physical sciences. He cautions against concentrating on a single subject at the expense of others.
Aug. New York recounts the Shirt Tails and Plug Uglies, famed Five Points gangs predating Hudson Dusters and Hell's Kitchen. It notes their names from attire, hangouts near Chinatown, Paradise Square and Bowery, and their rough trade versus the era’s theater fortunes and Grand Duke cellar.
United Mine Workers of Ohio officials Jock Moor and Billy Green visit the Athens mining area as they circulate among friends. The Athens area notes mention ongoing work on a new high school building with the belfry framework nearly complete and slated for November finish. W C Loos will move into new Grimm block rooms and install updated fixtures and wall cases in his jewelry shop, enhancing its appeal.
Mrs. Thomas Littler and son Clarence returned from hogana where they stayed with her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Robo Davidson. Mrs H A Hatch and daughter Frances and Mrs E B Morris left to spend a week at the Moler cottage Buckeye lake. Dr Scott Alien expected home tonight after a business trip to Columbus and Sandusky.
Washington police chase bootleggers with reckless speed, causing multiple deaths and injuries. Three fatalities this year include a Vermont senator's colleague in the Capital's dangerous liquor squad pursuit. The piece laments the toll on civilians and officials alike.
The Hudson Dusters era produced a police deadline beyond which men with records risk arrest. The line remains in effect as a warning that crossing it signals intent to commit mischief, with thousands kept within their old districts to avoid punishment.
Q and A style piece explains Pooh-Bah term from Gilbert and Sullivan and cites Kipling and the Society of Christian Endeavor. It lists definitions and memberships and invites readers to ask more questions.
The Athena Messenger Information Bureau in Washington offers free guidance to the public through director Frederic J. Haskin. Write today for any act desired, with a small return postage fee.
Zemo claims rapid relief from itching irritation pimples blackheads and minor blemishes. The healing liquid supposedly makes skin soft clear and healthy with overnight improvement in many cases. Available from Gruggists for 60 cents or 1 dollar.
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