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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1928
Page
4
Health and diet guidance by Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health lists diverse foods from animal and plant kingdoms. It notes omnivorous diets, mentions exotic meats, insects, and tubers, then answers reader questions on nicotine poisoning wen removal goiter iodine rich foods and practical medical basics.
Rodney Dutcher reports Costa Rica shows trade growth with the United States as auto imports rise despite a high car tariff. American machinery, engines, steel and cement flow in while German goods gain share. high-end luxuries stay costly.
A compact reflection contrasts Paul’s question Am I therefore become your enemy with Holmes who says truth endures. The quotation set ponders truth's resilience and its place in discourse, contrasting biblical and 19th century prose on honesty.
A newly released State Department collection of 1915 confidential exchanges shows Europe’s leaders bargaining for land and spoils, not ideals. It questions wartime moralizing while honoring the sacrifice of 4,000,000 soldiers and urging lessons to prevent a repeat.
Waiting for Hoover dispatch from Washington shows the political gentry fearing how President-Elect Hoover will distribute the many jobs. Former presidents-elect were politicians who listened to reason and kept loyal workers satisfied, but Hoover is not a politician, and officials fear being disappointed as he fills posts.
The piece argues for a seasonal retreat for President Coolidge to ease pressures of an overworked White House. It suggests a cooler hillside location would provide relief and a calmer setting for presidential duties during the busy summer period.
Magazine article highlights vast potential of the Chinese market and the new regime as driving forces for future growth. It notes that opportunities arise from policy shifts and increased economic openness, with attention to consumer demand and trade expansion.
The text notes plans for a large road building program as a first step to raising China’s economic level. It argues lifting 400 million Chinese slightly up the scale will create tremendous demand, and American industrialists who engage early could reap large dividends in a few years.
Arthur Brisbane recalls a 100 year old New York land deal from the Botannical Gardens era. John D. Rockefeller Jr. buys a three block parcel for 10 million dollars and plans an opera house that will serve students and the public, contrasting wealth with cultural needs.
The fund directs money to Columbia College now owning the asset. The move likely reconciles a twenty thousand dollar investment to support a broader educational enterprise. It notes an inheritance from a father who contributed tens of millions to the University of Chicago.
Acting rays stimulate white blood cells and have shown remarkable effects, though physicians remain concerned about the king's health and prognosis amid ongoing treatment.
The passage discusses using transfusions of young blood at short intervals to revitalize the king, describing the blood as tired and poisoned by infection and suggesting repeated small doses as a remedy.
Dr. Leopold Stieglitz of New York describes a recent case where streptococcus mucosus blood infection from the mastoid sinus, nearly always fatal, was cleared in days by a blood transfusion, a remarkable recovery in his practice.
A fragmented passage argues that five thousand years in New York gathered wisdom and that ice ages forced living beings to migrate southward toward the equator, mixing human races and animals in a sweeping natural history frame.
The record notes that prior to the first ice age Earth enjoyed mild global climate 1,250,000 years ago and projects a return to that warmth about 100,000 years in the future.
The passage argues humanity will likely not experience another ice age, praising the previous era for forcing innovation. It credits cold conditions with driving people to think, migrate to caves, and establish family structures around a fire, noting this as the start of permanent marriage.
The text argues the earth is far older than once thought, at least one billion years, with evidence from long-term river and ocean salt accumulation. It links the ancient age to a clothing industry start, suggesting historical ties between climate changes and commerce development.
The article lauds Herbert Hoover as the first engineer president since Washington. It emphasizes his deep understanding of the United States and its engineering science. It argues scientific engineering safeguards the nation, provides employment, and benefits government revenue and industry.
In remarks highlighting presidential steadiness, Coolidge is credited with handling domestic affairs and steering U.S. policy, while allowing European nations to manage their own concerns. The comment frames his approach as both patient and principled in international affairs.
A fragment describes a cruel race where miserable participants endure talkathons for money. The lone awake speaker gains $1,000, while critics condemn cruelty and liken it to fraud and exploitation, urging humane labor instead.
By the Way in New York notes how white visitors increasingly seek Harlem venues and midtown resorts labelled hot where dancers from Florence Mills to Josephine Baker rise from local stages to Broadway. The piece highlights Small's Connie's Inn and the profit-driven shift drawing high-salaried artists and notable talents toward Negro theater.
A damaged OCR passage discusses how trends in art and home decor influence Athens residents and other cities. It mentions reuse of attic creations and a debate over discarding aging works and paintings by Beethoven and Mozart as fashion fades. John E.
Frederick J. Haskin answers questions noting the Madison Square tree in New York City as the first electric outdoor Christmas tree, lit about sixteen years ago, plus notes on evergreens meaning blessings, Noel meaning Christmas, and Christmas cards about eighty years in use.
The passage discusses the spread of Christmas customs after 1860, references J. C. Horsley and R. A, and mentions John Leighton’s 1862 designs for Messrs Godald of London. It asks why December 25 was chosen for Christ’s birth and provides an answer linking to the Yule festival. It also notes Christmas tree heights from one to fifteen feet, with most between four and eight feet.
A historical note records December 31 1793 as Thomas Jefferson resigning from the cabinet to oppose neutrality between France and England. It also notes 1806 British searches for American ships and impressment, and 1862 Lincoln’s act admitting West Virginia to the Union. The 1866 income tax set at five percent on incomes over eighty yielded $61,071,932.
The reader faces a garbled wash of crossword hints from an old page with stray letters and broken phrases. Clues mix with misspellings like BORIZONTAL urne Pluid and a cast of odd terms such as ostrich, bee, and ballot while many entries appear unfinished or corrupted.
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