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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1927

Page

4

A Thought For Today From Cor. 3 13 And Jeffrey

A short reflective thought cites Cor 3 13 about trials and a good name earned by many actions and lost by one, attributed to Jeffrey.

Jeffrey

Ideals and the call to selfless service in history

The piece argues that average people are capable of great self sacrifice when a noble ideal is freely presented by leaders. It cites World War I as proof that many willingly gave themselves to a cause larger than personal gain and asserts that true change comes when rulers issue a compelling moral call.

the Nation Europe

Voices From the Dark at Madison Fraternity Vigil

A Madison Indiana fraternity house discusses a member’s suicide and a vigil for messages from beyond. The column muses on humanity’s search for meaning, death as certainty, and the haunting of shadows as they wait for voices that never come.

Madison ( Vic Goodby

George Young Credits Clean Living for Catalina Swim

George Young says his Catalina channel swim was aided by clean living though he admits taking flappers to the movies a couple of times. He frames his habit as the key factor in his endurance.

George Young Catalina Channel

Cultural values and art in America praise

Otto H. Kahn argues Americans grow more interested in cultural values and art without weakening manly fiber. He cites Benvenuto Collini, Leonardo da Vinci, and historical vivisection to illustrate misused fear and curiosity, noting scientific progress from blood circulation to modern study.

Otto H. Kahn America Benvenuto Collini Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo Charles the First

Scientists plan to film heart's fate in electric chair

Rockefeller Institute scientists and prison hospital head Doctor Sweet will photograph a condemned man's heart as the current shocks him. Extra electrodes will be placed on wrists and legs, with big head and leg electrodes, to study how long the heart fights the current and other effects.

Rockefeller Institute Sweet

Prohibition Era Report and Government Actions

Metropolitan Life reports alcohol related deaths rising sixfold in six years and bootlegging remains a focus. Treasury officials urge undercover agents to trap bootleggers, while Coolidge promotes economy and fiscal discipline with Mellon.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Canada

Jujube Growing Spreads in Texas and West Coast

U.S. Department of Agriculture notes jujubes, a Chinese fruit, have been grown in the United States for over half a century but only recently improved varieties from China have expanded cultivation. Texas California New Mexico and Arizona now host small home orchards with potential commercial prospects if interest and markets grow.

China Department of State United States Ted States Department of Agriculture Texas California New Mexico Arizona Department of Agriculture Agricultural Experiment Station W. B. Lanham Texas Experimental Station

Farm Youth to Broadway Destiny and Jujube Notes

A New York anecdote follows Kenneth Le Roy, a Utah Agricultural College graduate who, while studying for grand opera, drives taxis and eyes Broadway. The piece also surveys jujube trees, noting their late bloom, resilience in semi arid climates, and suitability to Texas soils and climates.

Central Park Kenneth le Roy Utah Agricultural College Kenneth Broadway Metropolitan Utah College New York Utah

Questions and Answers on turkey waste and peanut salting

The reader asks about edible yield from a 15 pound turkey and about salt curing peanuts in the shell. The answer notes waste of 15 to 20 percent after removing inedible parts, and the peanut salting query references tropical preparation methods.

F. B Tropics

Ohio State mining juniors tour Sunday Creek mines

Eight members of the junior mining engineering class at Ohio State University Columbus traveled through the Sunday Creek mines with Professor Simon as guide. Athens county commissioners revisited plans for a new South bridge and voted to repair the old one per engineer recommendations. Athens Gas moved offices to the Hotel Athens building. A T Cordray mayor of London Ohio gave a temperance sermon on The Evils of the Liquor Traffic at the Methodist Episcopal church.

Ohio State University Columbus Sunday Creek Mines Simon Athens County A. T. Cordray London Methodist Episcopal Church

Chinese Superstition and Foreign Mission Riots in History

The piece recalls 19th century tensions in China over Christian missions. It cites old treaties granting foreign protection, arrests and killings of converts, mob attacks on missions, and indemnities after incidents in Nanking and Tientsin. It argues superstition and fear drive anti Christian violence.

Rodney Dutcher Washington China

Boiled Nuts and Color Tests Mentioned in Q and A

The text describes boiling peanuts in salt liquid then drying and roasting without special equipment. It notes Oil Red O can color kerosene and gasoline. It reports big game on reservations rose in ten years to about 1530 with better control, and that Andrew McNair rang the Liberty Bell at the Declaration signing celebration.

United States Biological Survey S. A Andrew McNair

Allied council rules Germany fulfilled disarmament terms

Paris February 1 the council of ambassadors announced that Germany had fulfilled the disarmament obligations set by the Treaty of Versailles. The allied body has represented the Allies in negotiations with Germany since the war.

Paris Germany Council of Ambassadors

Bid Geltman Farewell To Parma Justice In Ohio Jail Sendoff

More than two hundred people gathered at the county jail in Cleveland to bid Herman Geltman farewell as he left for Atlanta to begin a twenty month sentence on the conspiracy charge.

Geltman Cleveland Herman Geltman Parma Atlanta

Farming as Big Business Urges Modern Marketing

Columbus February 1. Farmers urged to adopt big business methods of mail order and large department store style marketing for crops by W M Jardine Secretary of Agriculture. He disapproved of any relief method.

Columbus W. M. Jardine

Local Notes From New Floodwood and Surroundings

New Floodwood resident Frank Perry, long hospitalized, returned home yesterday. Grandma Blair came back from Indiana after visiting her sons and daughter. A ple supper was held at the school house Wednesday evening. Martha Rizer and neighbors visited Nelsonville Saturday. Mrs. Mattie Reed of Nelsonville visits daughter Hazel Staley. George Hook moved his family to Glen Ebon into the John Glenn house. Mrs. Guy Holmes and daughters Dorothy Miller and Minnie Lanning visited Murray City. Mrs. Lottie Crane returned to Bicknell Indiana after visiting sisters Pearl Parnhart Bess Hook and May Hook. Mildred Hutchison is ill. Mine No. 28, shut for water, is back in running condition. Mr. and Mrs. Shine Galloway visited Deanville Tuesday evening.

Frank Perry Grandma Blair Indiana Martha Rizer Eda Hall Mable Stillwell Nelsonville Mattie Reed Hazel Staley George Hook Glen Ebon John Glenn Lottie Crane Bicknell, Ind Pearl Parnhart Bess Hook May Hook Mildred Hutchison Mrs. Shine Galloway Deanville

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