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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1928
Page
4
Self Pity Is Fatal and Life Mischiefs
A compact admonition against self pity outlining how feeling sorry for oneself ruins friendships and opportunities. It contrasts pitying oneself with contentment, patience, and admiration for those who avoid grumbling and keep quiet. The piece urges examining one’s dislikes and recognizing the value of constructive attitudes.
Will You Heed Them Sound Advice On Neighborliness
A reflective plea argues that modern life by busy schedules, cars, and radios erodes neighborly acts and calm steady conduct. It contrasts the hurried, excitement driven pace with the old pace of placid, deliberate behavior and urges readers to heed humane manners and thoughtful action.
Night riders and cutouts annoy city residents in Athens
Residents complain of open cutouts and loud car noises at night and day across Athens. Police struggle to stop high speed roars as sick homes suffer. officials note a city ordinance imposes severe fines for cutouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Athens
Avoiding a Chip on Your Shoulder in Business
Do not assume others are out to take you. Cast fear of failure aside and stop portraying your business as rotten to get a bargain. Stop lying awake worrying about decline before it happens and avoid speaking of poor times in business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job
Moody predicts long prosperity amid new American boom
John Moody foresees at least five more years of rising values as America shifts to a new prosperity era. He notes the old financial panic makers are gone and urges optimism while acknowledging unequal fortunes. Barney De boka, jobless, faints from starvation while watching a bakery window, illustrating hunger amid wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moody
America
Mr. Moody
Barney Deboka
New York Swimmer Kojac Sets 100 M Backstroke Record
George Kojac of New York established a new world record in the 100 meters backstroke with a time of 1 minute 945 seconds. An American winner, not a Nordic, Kojac demonstrates speed while humans develop thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kojac
New York
Kojac
Speed, cameras, and crime in a connected era
The piece notes faster travel by cars and planes than animals, camera science revealing lightning speed, a murder vengeance case involving Frankie Yale, and political figures like Mr. Raskob seeking farm relief methods. It ties technological promises to social issues and public policy debates.
Gulf Stream Reverses Direction Reported by Captain
A sea captain notes the Gulf Stream flows backward between longitudes 50 west and 40 west, a mystery science has yet to explain. Britain relies on the stream for heat, and its loss could plunge London’s climate, with Britain facing a mass migration and widespread cold. Helen Morgan, indicted for a night bootleggers club, says court tedium bores her as she posts 1000 bail. She argues bootlegging remains a fixture of society and compares enforcement to killing a mosquito rather than draining a swamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Britain
London
Labrador
Scotland
Dominions
Australia
London Bridge
Helen Morgan
Osservatore Labels Calles Backers in Obregon Assassination
The Roman paper accuses Calles and allies of the Obregon assassination, noting Obregon bore thirteen bullets while the killer Toral had six. it questions who fired the remaining seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osservatore
Vatican
Calles
Obregon
Toral
Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy
Reader questions on high blood pressure Brights disease and underweight intake answered by Dr McCoy who offers to send articles by mail. He warns against nightly salts and explains fever blisters arise from stomach hyper acidity often linked to fever and undernutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCoy
McCoy
Diarrhea Causes and Treatments Across Conditions
The article explains that most acute diarrhea stems from intestinal poisoning by improper food and is a natural attempt by the body to expel toxins. It notes cramps fever and weakness, discusses hydration, hot packs, warm enemas, and cautious spinal pressure as emergency relief, then covers dysentery and severe illnesses with diarrhea as a symptom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Maude Adams Vanishes From Broadway In Mystery
NYC by Gilbert Swan Maude Adams once the era’s greatest stage figure is now a legendary phantom on Broadway. Reports say she sails to England for Kipling’s Kim but passenger lists show no Adams and a frail elderly woman answers a cabin door. She retreats entirely from public life, refusing interviews and photography as if forever leaving a shadow behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Maude Adama
Broadway
Peter Pan
Manhattan
Maude Adams
England
Kipling
Sa “Kim
Miss Adams
Private land in Yosemite sparks buy exchange drive
Answers note 11 000 acres of privately owned land within Yosemite National Park mostly held by lumber firms. A campaign with the slogan Save the Yosemite urges Congressional action to exchange or purchase this land as a preservation effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumbber Companies
Smith to debate Straton on morality of his politics
Governor Smith challenges Rev. Dr. John Straton to a church debate on leadership morality as part of a planned, high visibility campaign. The move signals a dynamic, defensive strategy amid rising interest for nationwide attention and possible future debates with other church figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Smith
John Roach Straton
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Smith
Dr. Straton
America
Charles C. Marshall
Atlantic Monthly
Puzzle appears scrambled with stray clues and garbled words
OCR fragment shows a damaged crossword page with multiple incomplete clues across horizontal and vertical entries. It includes questions about trees, notes in scale, geography, and various scattered terms, making coherent interpretation difficult.
TWENTY YEARS AGO BIGGEST COUNTY FAIR OPENS WITH BOOM
A long county fair launches with a booming opening and two races set for tomorrow as eighty entries populate the speed program. J P Wood named chair of the Republican state committee speakers bureau. Ernest Gross visits Columbus, returning this morning. Don McVay heads to a Lakeside outing for a week. Allies push on three fronts, Finders Picardy and Maine, taking many prisoners. Mrs Harley Moler returns from Camp Sherman with Lieut Moler. Mr and Mrs Morris Hyde host Julia Allen Reed for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finders
Picardy
Maine
Harley Moler
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Lieut. Moler
Weather shows storms more in east and central regions
The Weather Bureau notes no area is entirely storm free, with storms far more common in eastern and central parts of the United States than on the Pacific coast where they are rare and lack the severe traits seen farther east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. LL. A
Weather Bureau
Pacific Coast
Preferential voting in primaries explained
The system lets voters mark first and second choices. if no candidate wins a majority on first choices, the candidate with the most combined first and second preferences may be selected. An official notes that buying commissions in the British army was abolished around 1850 and no longer exists.
First commencement at Harvard College in 1642
This Date in American History notes 1642 as the first commencement at Harvard College. It also marks 1780 as Francis Scott Key's birthday, 1808 as Jefferson suspending relations with Britain, and 1912 when the House passed the first federal radio control bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harevard College
Francis Scott Key
Jefferson
Great Britain
House of Representatives
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