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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1927
Page
4
A religious quotation highlights endurance through temptation from James 1:12 and a Boston motto about temptation as the fire that reveals inner flaws. The note frames a moral reflection rather than a news item.
The article recalls Charles Lindbergh's trip to Mexico where part of the honor program included bull fights despite protests from American societies. It notes matador Rodolfo Gaona in the arena and six bulls killed, with Velasco finishing the animals, while Lindbergh watched. It praises his choices and persona.
Professor Moss argues for a six hour day to boost productivity but warns against sacrificing quality. The piece favors deeper work and better durability over rapid output, noting many tasks shed edges with speed. It notes editors too could improve with more editing time and cautions against only chasing profit.
An author mocks a Maine agriculture secretary campaign pushing potatoes as not fattening. He cites producer Lorenz Ziegfeld's call for forty pleasingly plump misses for a pageant and suggests counter ads to promote potatoes across New England. The piece links fashion and diet trends from the era to broader food policies.
The essayist and dramatist G B S sparks controversy by claiming Ireland is rich and the Irish are professional beggars while acknowledging genuine misery in Dublin slums and rural cabins. He argues Irish emigrants would not beg in America if Ireland could care for its poor.
A 1927 Christmas meditation notes peace, the birth of Christ, and a wary view of world affairs. It cites Dr. Will Durant on love, observes men’s and governments’ failings to live by Christ’s teachings, and contrasts war’s threat with hope for restraint and bitter lessons from history.
In China fighting continues as Standard Oil of New York reports its Tientsin plant, the largest in northern China, valued at 25 million dollars, is on fire with six 3,000,000 gallon tanks blazing. The company can absorb such a loss, but the event underscores the need for global peace.
In Buenos Aires, branches of two United States banks are bombed on the same day with many injured. The text discusses uncertainty over whether the attacks were random or politically motivated, and asserts the Monroe doctrine as a guarantor of regional protection and U S interests.
Judge Shook, who presided over the Remus trial, condemns a jury petition to free him on bond for a Christmas release. Remus, a bootlegger who admits killing his wife, drew jury praise but the judge remains indignant. Insanity experts may be consulted again to report on jurors.
A presidential suggestion sparks debate on funding pests and ignorance alike. The piece defends a national department of education as a means to illuminate minds and empower the public to solve problems themselves.
The piece defends progress through risk and death, arguing that sacrifice is inherent in major projects from aerial bridges to Hudson River work. It cites a public school deficit abroad and notes three workers killed in a caisson incident as essential casualties for advancement across air, land, and sea.
Health column notes dry mouth linked to mouth breathing and tobacco use, with stress and negative thinking reducing saliva and gastric secretions. Liver issues and mercury liver remedies may raise saliva. a fruit fast may restore balance, while overproduction ties to bile flow. A reader asks about Olla Podrida, Spanish stew.
Reader asks about diabetes symptoms and if blood tests are reliable. The reply notes thirst and skin itching as early signs but warns tests can mislead due to diet. blood sugar may rise or fall with diet, not always indicating diabetes.
A reader's Q and A from a historic column covers Great Salt Lake level changes from 15 to 18 inches with peaks in June and lows in November. Other queries clarify the City of the Prophet Medina, death of architect Henry Bacon, precedence of Army over Navy officers, Washington and Henry signing the Declaration, and dry ice facts. The Ronny Theater in New York seats 6 186.
Washington dispatch analyzes how President Coolidge reshapes the 1920s GOP race. Hoover Dawes Lowden and Hughes compete for delegates as the convention approaches, with factional moves and potential cross-country shifts shaping the nomination battle.
William Robert son was sentenced to death for the murder of his wife who was shot from a tree concealment. The case details a fatal act carried out from an elevated hiding place.
A Belfast case sees a 17 year old woman convicted on the testimony of her former husband who pursued from Scotland. The verdict rests on his statements about the alleged acts and circumstances surrounding the incident.
An advertisement touts S.S.S. as a long established remedy for rheumatism. It cites a testimonial from Earl C. Campbell of Johnson City Tennessee praising a course of 8.8.8. and describes S.S.S. as a purely vegetable extract from medicinal roots. The ad urges purchase at drug stores in two sizes.
By the Way in New York reflects on a melting pot holiday season in Manhattan. It notes the Ragamuffin Parade born from Italian origins and the mingling of children from Syria, Palestine, and other communities as Christmas draws near. The piece contrasts old world rites with bustling Times Square festivities while highlighting tenement life and a beggar woman who speaks only a few English words.
A physician says Thoxine relieves stubborn coughs that linger for weeks by reducing inflammation and irritation. It also soothes throat irritation, is non addictive, and safe for children with a pleasant taste. One swallow stops night coughs or sore throat within minutes, or money back, at $1.00.
Fragmented text lists numbers and codes such as af 27 20 and m4 45 9 10, lacking clear names places or events. This unreadable snippet presents no verifiable story but reads like scattered data notes from a page segment.
Crossword clues list asks about the oldest House member by service and other terms from politics magic to geography. It mentions phrases like to seek to attain and to eject as Java and includes disparate hints such as New York, New Jersey, wave length, and West Virginia University.
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