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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1927
Page
4
A brief meditation notes that God gives sleep to the beloved and even the wicked receive rest so that a greater good may remain undisturbed. The line cites Psalms and reflects on divine sleep as a quiet blessing.
The Ohio Office of Education reports public school enrollment rising from 829 160 in 1900 to 1 255 323 in 1926 while total education spending climbs from 14 266 973 21 to 140 178 270 98, about tenfold. The piece argues a 50 percent pupil increase with waste and extravagance in the system.
Mildred Doran, 22, seeks to become the first woman to fly across the Pacific while her father, Basil Doran Sr., grants permission. The article praises Mr. Doran for embracing progress and notes the shift from old expectations toward supporting women’s ambitions.
A group of men pried a whistle and planned a dinner prank in a quiet Pennsylvania town. A 17 year old boy wired to a dinner pail was shocked by live current and killed. The incident follows warnings about dangerous stupidity and laughter at others expense.
A Chicago resident was arrested during a Sacco Vanzetti demonstration. The episode prompts discussion on free speech and propriety of protest language as authorities enforce public order.
The article notes Clemenceau, ill yet steadfast, awaiting reunion with fallen French leaders like Jaures who spoke against war in 1914. It contrasts British secrecy over a Bluebird airplane promising 300 mph with American interest in fast flight and Henry Ford’s early work on a 100 passenger superplane costing about $1,000,000.
The column cites Nikola Tesla proposing that power transmitted through the air, i e wireless energy, may someday drive airplanes. It notes electricity travels through the air like lightning and suggests energy could move from earth upward to energize flying machines.
The death of Joanna Southcott at age 64 is recalled as her apocalyptic claim and the sealed box she left for a great emergency. The opened box reportedly yields only trash since the required twenty four bishops were not present. The piece argues such prophecies lack merit.
Mussolini declares fascismo as a book of faith and the infallible compass guiding the Italian nation. He urges citizens to accept the doctrine as the supreme rule for Italy's future.
Mussolini declares fascism will endure through ages and be the basis of future regimes. He foresees generations writing varied but authoritative "Books of Faith" that justify their regimes as infallible. He compares political movements to a growing baby formed by diverse reactions.
The spectroscope shows that stars billions of miles away share Earthly elements with our bodies. It can inspect engine cylinders for defects and may one day identify substances like oil and gold in the ground.
The writer disputes health column claims that diet rules are bunk and argues that digestion follows natural laws. Mixing fruit with milk aids digestion as acids break milk into fine curds. foods combine or not by chemistry and must be learned through observation, not ignored.
Question on daily eggs for breakfast and sulfur risk. Answer states most can have at least one egg daily, with a safe range of ten to fourteen per week. It notes yolk contains sulfur and suggests using egg whites when yolk is discarded.
A reader asks about psoriasis and skin treatments. the columnist says a complete diet plan can cure the condition and offers to send full instructions if the reader provides name and address. Another reader reports stomach pain after weight loss. the answer urges medical diagnosis to prevent serious trouble.
In New York the writer reflects on memory and change as figures like John Drew and Cora Tanner reappear briefly among jostling crowds. He notes how era and fame shift, with Fritzi Scheff and Frances White moving to a touring company after Broadway glory fades quietly into history.
Twenty years ago notes mention the Ohio Conference studying coach related to F. C. Stedman and company packing house startup in wartime West Athens. Mrs Joseph Pickering visited Lancaster friends while General Grosvenor and wife left for an extended East trip. President Wilson set wartime coal prices by state with emphasis on Ohio. Frank Gross and family visited their son in New Lexington. Ten years ago Dr Burt Evans pastor of First Methodist church left for Europe as a representative of Mrs Sarah Kahler's friends in Columbus.
By the Way in Washington notes Army tropes on horse jokes and air mindedness. It humorously contrasts cavalry rookie stories with aviation and diplomatic mobility. It mentions the National Aeronautic Association and embassy foot vs chauffeur habits, plus a cockroach powder precaution in government buildings.
A compilation answering common questions on ancient uses of steam and tools by priests, locations of Franklin's autobiography manuscript, railroad fuel costs in 1926, Cribbage terms, aventurin lacquer, and outdated brain inflammation terminology.
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