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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1928
Page
6
A Biblical verse notes lilies in the field growing without toil or spin. A Hawthorne quote condemns labor as a curse that brutalizes those who meddle, contrasting celestial ease with human work.
A strong push suggests creating a city flower exhibit for Athens and district amateurs to compare blooms. Backers note rising backyard gardening, university greenhouses, and local homes full of color. Judges can be secured, crowds would gather, and annual shows could boost gardening interest.
A retrospective on changing gender norms reflected in fashion as men adopt bright striped undergarments and silk garments. The piece notes stores displaying vibrant patterns, paternal pride in new attire, and a dawning acceptance of women and men diverging in dress.
The Department of Labor reports French bricklayers earn 1.57 daily, Germans 1.84, Austrians 1.39, while Americans make 12.56. Carpenters earn 2.96 in England, 1.86 in Germany, 1.82 in Italy, 10.16 in the United States. Building trades laborers earn 1.12 in Austria, 1.47 in Germany, .80 in Italy, and 4.00 in the United States. The gap persists despite higher living costs.
The Las Vegas Daily Optic argues tariff reductions harm farmers by lowering their buying power and shrinking the home market, while supporting the tariff could help agriculture. It cites Arthur Chew noting agriculture would suffer more from tariff cuts as industry shifts to imports and gains from protection.
Washington Aug 24 Governor Smith uses his acceptance to frame prohibition as a national referendum. Hoover and Smith clash over enforcement and possible constitutional changes while the Anti-Saloon League mobilizes against any rollback. Prohibition looms over contests in the East and may drive defections for both parties.
The text argues that tariff attacks on agricultural products are misguided. It notes that in 1924 forty five percent of dutiable imports were competitive farm goods, exposing farmers to strong foreign competition both abroad and at home, risking bankruptcy without tariff protection.
The radio airwaves carry Governor Smith advocating plain English talks about government serving the people. He opposes repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, supports state control of alcohol similar to Canada, and would enforce existing laws until changed. He argues saloons should be dead and vows to enforce the prohibition framework if elected.
Governor Smith endorses equal opportunity and talent mobility, praising Grover Cleveland’s public trust principle. He invokes Napoleon and Roman maxims to frame Missouri’s state motto as salus populi suprema lex esto, emphasizing public welfare and accessible governance.
Grover Cleveland’s phrase rugged honesty contrasts with Governor Smith’s charge of widespread dis honesty in the Republican administration. He notes four million men seeking work cannot find employment and questions alleged prosperity.
The governor presents data claiming Republican spending is not economical. He notes President Coolidge signed appropriation bills last year totaling vastly more than the first year of his administration by about 500 million dollars.
The account asserts the Coolidge era economy is a myth with unchanged tax volumes but lower rates. It notes last year’s income tax intake exceeded Coolidge’s first year by 383 million dollars, and the President counters that higher earnings by people, and Republicans, drive the rise.
The Smith address argues freedom from entangling alliances as a fixed U S policy and portrays agriculture as a public function with public interest. He cites a twenty billion dollar drop in farm land value over five years to support aid for farmers.
Proposals call for improved roads and more canals to move bulky farm commodities efficiently. An all-American route from the Great Lakes to the ocean is urged to reduce reliance on less profitable railroads.
The governor envisions a waterway from the Mississippi to the Gulf to manage floods and restrict private control of water power. He seeks disclosures on power trust propaganda and weighs public interest over private gain.
The governor supports a plan to allow all states with a just claim to participate in power produced by the Colorado River. He would keep government ownership of Muscle Shoals but rent out power to recover expenditures.
Governor Smith advocates reasonable contentment for workers and government concern for legitimate labor interests. He supports collective bargaining to place labor on equal footing with employers and contends labor is not a commodity. He endorses Justice Taft’s view that government through injunction in labor-capital relations is absurd.
Dr Frank McCoy discusses weight watching in California with the state sealer of weights and measures figures. He outlines how dieting and exercise affect fat and thin body types and offers age specific guidance on milk, meals, and activity for children and adults.
G L asks for a remedy for his mother's painful hard skin on the soles. The answer prescribes soaking feet in hot Epsom salts for about thirty minutes to soften the callouses, using a handful of salts in a basin of water, then alternating hot and cold soaks once the skin normalizes.
In New York the beauty market drives theater casting with producers seeking "hag" roles from plain women while others insist they are not plain. The piece notes rising beauty overlays from salons to Park Avenue and hints at a coming age of color film automat theaters and at least one consumer nickel show.
A compilation of Q and A on varied topics including baseball glove weights Derby history Dutch landowners and the motto In God We Trust. It covers rules for gloves, first Kentucky Derby year, fuel efficiency variance, Yankee Doodle origin, Van Rensselaer estate, 1864 coin motto adoption, and the Greek gifting warning.
Items note social visits from 20 years ago with families in McArthur New Marshfield Logan and Bellaire. The piece also includes a classic lit excerpt about Troy and a quiz on Islam’s holy cities Jerusalem Mecca Medina Damascus. Also mentions 191? ten years ago fronts and travel notes to Sulphur Lick Springs Chillicothe and Camp Sherman relatives.
The Duke of York granted territory to William Penn in 1692. In 1814 President Madison and his cabinet fled Washington to escape the British. In 1912 President Taft signed the Panama Canal bill into law.
Puzzle text lists scattered clues and partial phrases for horizontal and vertical entries. It includes notes on fruit seed, response words, and miscellaneous terms like joyous ballads and organ of hearing, with several garbled fragments.
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