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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1927
Page
4
A compact fragment pairs Isaiah’s “a heed and be quiet” with Emmerson’s “a gentleman makes no noise” to highlight restraint and decorum as moral decor. The lines contrast humble listening with restrained behavior as civic virtue.
Secretary of Labor Davis argues machines raise unemployment yet boost overall production, noting 7 percent fewer workers could suffice with current efficiency. The Commerce Year Book credits prosperity to efficiency, while expanding foreign trade offers a path to absorb surplus machine-age output.
A National Agriculture survey shows 84 percent of farmers who moved to towns between 1917 and 1926 owned their farms at the time, with 37.8 percent citing economic pressure and 25.2 percent old age or disability. About 650,000 deserted farms last year, signaling a shift toward rural decline but a long term adjustment in American agriculture.
The text notes concern that the city can absorb people who, seeing agriculture fail to pay, aim to make new fortunes in metropolitan occupations. It highlights migration from farming areas to urban work and potential strain on city resources.
The piece argues Britain will push its own naval armament plan, while the U S should only build ships for actual commerce needs. It mocks overreaction to cruiser demands, suggests bamboo for paper to cut forestry use, and notes debates on science education and American citizenship. It references Anna Scotto’s near drowning and adrenalin resuscitation and comments on science versus ignorance.
The piece muses that renaming Mt Mussolini would be less apt than renaming Mt Vesuvius known for explosive activity, reflecting a humorous take on historical renaming debates.
An American held by Mexican bandits was released after a 100 dollar payment. The account notes nostalgia for higher ransoms and comments on reformers criticizing declining values.
Health column extols spinach for iron, calcium, and roughage value. Notes best cooking method, washing, and serves as a broad health guide with Q&A on albumin in urine and bedwetting in children.
In New York Aug 17 young love travels beyond country lanes to places like the tops of Fifth Avenue buses and subway benches. The American Museum and park area attract couples beneath dinosaur shadows while cabman Jim, 82, avoids traffic. Churches near Fifth Avenue host noon prayer services as shoppers linger. Bellefontaine notes Dr J R Coath finds an honest man who returned a lost pocketbook containing $10.
Rodney Dutcher notes Vice President Charles G. Dawes will likely face criticism on the Senate floor in the next session as he wields tie-breaking power amid a party lineup that could shift with Shipstead. He looms as a strong GOP nominee but risks ridicule for late arrivals and direct primaries opposition. The piece warns of a possible third ticket if Dawes leads a conservative bid against Democrats like Owen D Young or John W Davis.
The text reports that total property investment in U S Class 1 railways reached 23 759 000 000 dollars at end of 1926. It lists Pollopas a synthetic glass from Vienna and notes urea formaldehyde compound. It names Cleveland auto makers Chandler Jordan Peerless Stearns Knight and White. It explains the kiss three feet long refers to the film length.
Mrs. Howard McHarg bookkeeper for the Carpenter Hardware company in Athens was rushed to a Columbus hospital after noon in the Jager ambulance for an appendix operation. She had been ill one week and was accompanied by her husband. Raymond Brocus 43 Thornville drowns in Raccoon creek near Granville while bathing with two boys. He could not swim and stepped into a deepener area.
Emma Dawson aged six and William Jaggers aged five were trapped in a haymow of a burning barn owned by John Dawson at Stoe Creek Landing near Bridgeton New Jersey. Neighbors tried to rescue them but were forced back by flames. Bridgeton firemen arrived but could not enter the blaze.
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