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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1927
Page
4
A meditation on rising literacy and public access to ideas. The piece argues that education expands beyond elites, enabling the average person to engage with science philosophy and new methods, and notes a shift toward public readable works shaping society and opinion.
An Arkansas state park cave reveals ancient rude daubed pictures thought to be a written record by an unknown Indian scribe. Scientists seek to decipher the images and understand early Indian history theology or science reflected in the art. The essay compares all writing as a dreamer’s attempt to convey vision across time.
The President vetoed the McNary Haugen farm bill citing unconstitutionality and unworkability. He defended his action as exercising his own duty over political prospects for 1928, earning praise from some farmers for courage.
The article notes oil surpasses gold in significance to men’s ambitions in California. It describes oil driving trains and battleships, powering 22 million American cars, and supporting vast horsepower. President K. R. Kingsbury of Standard Oil California hosts a visit directed by Loren L. Hillman and L. D. Dimm at the El Segundo refinery shaping oil into 400 products.
The Los Angeles area holds a vast oil fortune, a forty by twenty mile strip yielding one seventh of global oil. In 1926 Standard Oil of California shipped 42 million barrels from the harbor, with total regional shipments over 29 million. The El Segundo plant turns crude into gasoline and other products, while wildcat wells near Seal Beach sparked a multimillion dollar rush.
Washington observes Narcotic Education Week with 30 000 programs nationwide and abroad. The effort stresses prevention over new laws, arguing education protects youths from addiction and that treatment success is limited. Captain Richmond P Hobson calls for systematic, ongoing education in homes and schools to build lasting immunity.
A vivid survey contrasts the city’s glittering theaters and street life with its guiding art scene. Toscanini ill in Italy. crowds at Carnegie Hall and Town Hall. youths debating art across Greenwich Village. heroin emerges as a dominant peril among teens, with stark notes on addiction and social danger.
Twenty years ago the Athens concert and lecture course held its sixth event with Ralph Bingman speaking in the university auditorium. Pi Beta Phi hosted a university reception for Alpha Alpha Alpha members in their rooms. Forty inmates remained at Athens county infirmary per the directors’ report. Sugar Creek mine 209 halted for two days due to a strike over pay disagreement between the company and a miner.
President Wilson announced arming ships without Congress consent, gaining near total power. Three miners injured when a hoist cage fell fifteen feet at Modoc mine. Petitions circulated in Pomeroy to oust saloons. Monument field pieces fired near university, windows broken in Howard Hall and Masonic temple. police seek suspects.
Rodney Dutcher recalls Coolidge walking with a Secret Service guard in weather, sharing terse humor and quiet responses. A veteran official notes the president’s restrained, boyish smile and wary charm. Women voters’ doubts surface about the next election.
A reader asks about the dangers of washing clothes with gasoline in an electric machine. The reply warns of fire and explosion risks from sparks, machines, cleaners, and garments. Other Q A items cover the Masonic Memorial Building in London with a July 14 1927 stone laying and a fund of about one million pounds, a note on hummingbirds being native to the American continent and capable of stationary flight, the meaning of mother wit, and a dented gallon can's capacity depending on dent.
Graham Pallington who came from New Zealand with $76,000 to work with an amugeting band in Paris was swindled out of all his money by his colleagues.
An old Musterole advertisement promotes Musteroie Laxative Cold Tablets as quick relief for head colds. Noting they cause no griping, the card tablet is prepared by the Musterole Company of Cleveland and sold by all druggists.
The night of the president’s disarmament message featured Speaker and Mrs. Nick Longworth as guests. Longworth called the evening one of the most pleasant he ever spent in the White House, underscoring Coolidge’s exceptionally successful hosting.
Father Joseph Degen urges modern girls to avoid temptations and stay principled. He cautions against flashy dress without purpose and accepting gifts from men, urges honesty with parents, and advocates healthy activities over risky dances. He promotes being useful and true to a decent boyfriend while screening strangers and demanding respect.
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