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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1927
Page
4
Twenty years ago Athens suffered its worst flood on record with a dozen deaths. Water rose rapidly from the river banks amid scarce boats, hampering rescue work. An open boat capsized at 7 am in the Ho king River current, drowning Otto Barth during a rescue of a flooded family. The crest occurred at 10 am at Nelsonville before receding.
Robe and Ward Inc announce their national advertising representatives with offices in New York at Fifth Avenue and in Chicago on South Webash Avenue. The notice highlights their role connecting clients with media buyers and agencies nationwide.
A compact proverb page quotes Hosea 8 7 and notes old age seizes spent youth like fire on a rotten house from South. The items present brief reflections without names, dates, or locations.
A historical analysis shows stock ownership spreading from a few to millions since 1914, with 10,450,000 shares held by customers of 266 National Electric Light Association firms and a $1.5 billion value. Princeton studies reveal 243,906 employee stock owners across twenty major companies in diverse industries, totaling over $300 million in market value. Edison calls Russia a mixed picture, noting its rulers lack real-life understanding. Soviet machinery aided peasants but priests were driven from fields.
An argument outlines extremes in sugar policy, arguing protection helps sugar beet farmers survive Cuban price swings. It suggests a balanced approach to protect crops and industries that need support to compete with foreign production and cheap labor.
A reader questions the rush of daily driving. The article argues slowing down reduces risk and stress, noting slight delays of minutes versus dangerous maneuvers. It suggests allowing faster drivers to pass, implying home arrival times differ little and worth safer conduct.
On his eightieth birthday Edison acts as a wizard answering fifty reporters questions. The piece mocks media frenzy and speculative talk about labor policy and political fate, noting the five and four day work week and asking if Coolidge should be re elected while reflecting on public intelligence.
A defense analyst argues military aviation is the core of national defense and warns crime will wane as it ceases to be profitable, noting that worthwhile pursuits start around age thirty five.
The remarks note how skilled minds resist new governance concepts as they age and gain wealth. They compare Edison's view of Russian efforts to advance equality with the early opposition to public schools and slavery abolition.
Edison questions immortality as beyond testing while comparing his doubt to a Congo native and to famous thinkers like Pythagoras and Ellison. The passage contrasts scientific probing with faith seeking answers about life after death.
Alfred J. Sloan Jr., president of General Motors, says the firm will distribute a 50 percent stock bonus to stockholders. He also announces increasing the annual dividend from $7 to $8 per share on the greater amount of stock.
Mr. Sloan reports January sales to ultimate consumers above 8000 cars and trucks, with the January 1926 total at 53,698. He argues against a saturation point in auto industries, stating the industry is just starting to expand.
In Sunday papers, Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr recounts experiences shaping his life. He notes family pressure toward snobbery, views Yale as plebeian and Harvard as preferable, and explains how wealth can undermine a child’s opportunities.
The text urges asking Van derbilt about losses by buyers of tabloid newspaper stock in three cities. It asserts millions were lost and cautions against investing in new newspapers. It promotes bonds tied to established newspapers as safer investments and claims no saleable stock exists in a worthwhile newspaper.
A fashion line urges lace-trimmed hats for brides while proposing bold touches like a nose-ring and bustle. A study notes pillow fights harm juvenile nerves, and an eastern college cites home economics classes. Legislators are urged to act.
Babe Ruth asserts his value exceeds that of Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker as he pushes for a bigger deal, noting judge Landis and media attention helped shape the spotlight around the dispute.
A local report notes a boy with very black knuckles observed recently. The piece mentions February ending and hints at March weather discussions. No additional names or concrete events are provided.
Washington dispatch reviews 1926 motor vehicle industry stats from Alfred Reeves AA A. It notes total output of 4 480 000 vehicles including 2 926 000 closed cars and 530 000 trucks, wholesale values topping three billion dollars, and 22 359 000 U S registered vehicles. It highlights installment financing and major material use.
The article notes that Broadway fantasies of chorus girls joining patrons fade from practice. It explains that entertainers now stay in their stage roles, with only rare post show dates possible, contrasting past come-ons used to encourage spending.
Gilbert Swan exposes common Broadway ticket scams in which sidewalk buyers are duped by fake sold out signs and misrepresented seating. Watchful guests learn the tricks: fifth row center in reality, or tickets for another theater. The piece warns visitors to beware and avoid scalpers.
Funeral services for 71 year old John Quincey Mitchell a retired attorney and author of Mitchell's History of Ohio will be held tomorrow after he collapsed from heart disease in a Columbus restaurant yesterday.
Frank Sheehan a 25 year old man was killed when his airplane crashed onto a street in Owensboro Kentucky today He had been married the previous Saturday.
Four recalcitrant witnesses cited to the Senate for contempt were ordered to appear before the Reed election investigating committee next Monday.
The street crossing safety gates at Union and Smith streets began operating with power for the first time. Severe cold halted work on the B and O storage depot, while German authorities compelled the U S minister in Brussels to lower the American flag at his legation. Charley Chaplin subscribed 160000 dollars to the English end the war loan fund.
Washington correspondent notes Theodore J Shuey official Senate reporter has spent fifty nine years recording speeches. He recalls James A Clarke as a terror with rapid delivery and poor diction. Norbeck Reed and Borah among clear speakers, Heflin Glass Swanson cited for pace and earnestness.
Advertising copy touts cascara laxative Cascaret as a natural system purifier. Claims include cleansing bowels and pores, gentle action without mucous-m membrane irritation, and a pleasant candy form that children enjoy. Available from all druggists for 10c and 25c.
Government horticulturists find thirty to forty medium leaves per fruit needed for good apple size and sugar content. Palestine population around 154 000 Jews. The government printing office ink section produced 1158 061 pounds of ink in 1956. Hospitality etiquette varies with formality at doorfare. Air cools with height as heated surface air expands and rises, reducing surrounding pressure. Classified ads demand a cook.
An advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a modern scientific method to lose excess fat without strict diets or heavy exercise. It claims results in many people over 19 years and urges readers to buy Marmola for one dollar per box at drugstores.
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