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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1928
Page
4
A quotation warns against being spoiled by err and vanity through human tradition rather than Christ. It adds a rule that a lie remains a lie whether perceived by sight or ear, attributed to Doctor Johnson.
A 67 year old Cincinnati woman was arrested for crossing against a red signal as a crowd hissed the officer. The piece argues pedestrians and motorists must obey signals to prevent injuries and cites jaywalking as a national menace.
The article argues epidemics thrive when bodies are overfed and sleep deprived and fear spreads illness. It urges proper nourishment, regular sleep, clean living, outdoor exercise, and mental calm to resist the flu, claiming a healthy body and mind deter germs and reduce risk.
A statistician notes Americans donated 2 219 700 000 for philanthropy, a vast sum in context. Only two institutions globally have larger incomes than private charity, with Coolidge citing national income near 90 to 100 billion dollars. The article urges perspective on population and means, suggesting other nations may give more proportionally.
A Dover New Jersey town confronts a mill scandal as three businessmen are indicted for causing the delinquency of over 20 young schoolgirls. Police report more than 200 offenses, while a mother defends her child with harsh remarks about material comfort and expectations.
The extension service at Washington State College issued a bulletin urging dairy farmers to adopt scientific methods. It notes cows producing less than 309 pounds of butter fat per year cost owners more than they earn, highlighting economic losses from poor efficiency.
Health Commissioner Bagby cites Commonwealth Fund data showing child deaths under fifteen in Athens fallen by about fifty percent during a five year health demonstration. The piece condemns wasteful practices and emphasizes protecting child life.
Public health officials report one per cent of Washington's population has influenza with a million cases across the United States. They say the peak has not yet been reached and advise fresh air, moderate eating, ample water, avoiding crowds and maintaining cheer.
Henry Ford started Ford Motors Limited to build cars in Britain for Europe, but the stock sale yesterday drew over 400000 shares, amounting to a quarter of all business on the Curb Stock Exchange.
The British were to own 40 percent of Ford's British Company but now own little. Americans have bought it away at a profit of over 300 percent, paying more than four times Ford's original price.
The text notes Mr. Ford's Canadian Company rising $72 a share and hints at planned restraints. It suggests Ford will arrange sales so buyers paying $5 a share cannot resell for a year or more. The wording implies speculative manipulation and control over liquidity.
Traders report a cheerful Wall Street mood as call money climbs to 2 percent, the highest in a year, signaling a tightening liquidity squeeze anticipated for year end.
Henry Ford quips that inventions like motors airplanes and radios are not new indicating enduring cycles of innovation and returning ideas rather than radical novelty. He remarks that even modern tech resembles a dinosaur egg in concept.
The quotation attributes to Mr. Ford the belief that ancient civilizations possessed advanced technology such as flying machines and automobiles. The source notes he is quoted to that effect.
The text asserts the Wright Brothers built the first craft to fly on Earth while noting that on Mars, intelligent beings may have flown for millions of years. It contrasts earthly invention with imagined or extraterrestrial flight.
Mr Durant donates a 25000 prize to Major Chester P Mills a former New York prohibition administrator Mills calls for ending enforcement being based on influence He argues jail for bootleg buyers would deter bootlegging but conflicts with respectable buyers who draw from bootleggers.
Lura Frazer age ninety one dies in Hannibal Missouri. She was formerly Lura Hawkins and part of the circle around Mark Twain eighty years ago. She is identified as Becky in Tom Sawyer play.
President Coolidge will seek a brief respite at Howard Coffin’s Georgia coast resort. Herbert Hoover rushes back to Washington skipping his Florida visit to prepare for March 4 events.
A telephone operator inherits a fortune but falls victim to a string of wrong numbers that derails her plans. The tale follows how luck shifts from wealth to ruin as misdialed calls lead to risky bets in Monte Carlo.
Dr. Frank McCoy, author of The Newest Way to Health, offers weekly menus and answers reader questions. Menu for December 30 includes string beans asparagus celery apple whip and meals with eggs ham fish and vegetables. He cautions magnesium carbonate as a mild antacid and links dark mouth areas to liver issues from faulty diet while suggesting eye irritation may require glasses or an eye wash.
A long list of meals daily including breakfasts with poached eggs toast and baked apples, lunches of potatoes greens and salads, dinners of roast poultry fish and varied vegetables. A featured Wholewheat Dressing recipe and Pineapple Snow dessert provide step by step preparations and serving notes.
The menu lists breakfast oatmeal with milk and lunch baked potato with okra and a shredded cabbage salad. Dinner features broiled steak with mushrooms and a lettuce spinach asparagus salad followed by ice cream.
A reader named Rose asks for clarity on a troubling issue. The note requests straightforward guidance and practical steps to ease worry and establish a clear path forward.
In New York a veteran observer notes a shrinking job market for traditional musicians as theaters switch to musical celluloids and sound films. He warns thousands of orchestras may lose work this winter while jazz bands and concert artists face reduced demand. He also describes a rising female margin trading scene in Wall Street, with brokers contending with tips and costly mispricings amid a glamorous investor era.
A fragmented account describes a public forum filled with scattered dialogue and scattered opinions. The scene portrays people reacting with a mix of confusion and humor as voices clash and mingle amid chaotic tangents.
Answers note paper usage for stamp perforations totals about 560 tons annually and 17 to 18 trillion stamps made yearly. AT&T says no universal regulator exists for hearing aids though a hard of hearing phone is available. Quakers were exempt under old Selective Service law of May 18 1917 though many served in combat. Lava surface temperature at Kilauea is reported.
The report notes a projected 4 000 000 tons of cecal from the Hocking Valley District about 75 percent of 1907. A 1 000 000 ton coal contract with New York Central Lines boosted year totals. Professors Mills and Copeland attend a State Federation of Teachers meeting in Columbus. Charles Walsh begins as electrician at the State Hospital in Columbus. Ohio prepares for Judson Harmon’s inauguration with 100 000 citizens expected. Frank E. Collins receives Elks Lodge card, picked up by Freg Nause after Chateau Thierry. Supt. Skinner of Marietta greets friends in Athens en route to Albany. Mrs. Sands and sons travel to Trimble for Christmas with relatives.
Ensign Clinton P. Biddle is stationed in Brooklyn New York in the B and C depots and is spending a five day leave of absence with his parents Dr. and Mrs T R Biddle.
Rodney Dutcher reports from La Union and San Salvador on El Salvador’s dense population, vast cultivated land, and coffee economy. He notes modernizing cities, a 5 million dollar paving and sewer project, rising US imports, and optimistic American business outlook despite earthquakes and limited cultural funding.
Basalt magma at Kilauea and other volcanoes may melt at different temperatures. Sandstones likely melt around 1600 to 1700 degrees Celsius, with exact values depending on purity and mineral content.
The record notes John C. Calhoun's resignation as vice president in 1833 due to the president's nullification proclamation, Iowa's admission to the Union in 1846, Woodrow Wiles’s son’s birthday in 1856, and President Buchanan receiving South Carolina envoys as private gentlemen in 1860, marking shifts in federal relations and state status.
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