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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1928
Page
4
A reader guide extols Marietta Ohio as the pioneer city with old buildings and landmarks. Visitors are urged to tour the Mound Cemetery Betsy Mills Gates Home and Marietta College campus while noting the early settlers who journeyed by boat and across hills.
The writer muses on the longing to grow ideal vegetables from seed catalogs watermelons beans lettuce and other produce and to achieve flawless lawns and hair like movie stars Dolly Dimples. The piece playfully rejects chasing impossible beauty standards and urges accepting imperfect reality.
Government and state inquiries in Washington and New York focus on the unemployment issue in the United States. Factory employment has fallen about 15 percent since 1925 and 5 percent since 1926, with 62 percent of November 1927 establishments reporting reduced labor forces. Shifts reflect temporary pauses in the motor and coal sectors and a broader reallocation of labor as workers move to other industries.
An owl on the Ruse Vologda-Leningrad express allegedly grabbed the air brake cock and stopped the train, prompting mused comparisons to future naval or political power shifts. The piece contrasts justice, wealth, and bias with a jab at a rich man jailed for bribery while a poor thief might remain jailed longer. It ends noting S P Grace’s device to block telephone eavesdropping.
A device distorts speech by turning high frequency tones into low frequencies, risking miscommunication. Another tool, the receiving ear, restores the message to its natural tones, helping the listener hear what was originally spoken.
The article notes that only a properly adjusted mechanical ear can interpret messages from wiretaps, stressing its relevance for intercepting telephone orders to stockers. It frames this as important news for clandestine listening in business communications.
An unknown man knocked a young woman unconscious poured gasoline on her dress and burned her to death. He returned some bonds to the police after telling his brief story and stated he took the woman and two bottles of bootleg liquor in a car drank heavily and believes he was crazy when sober. Prohibition seems not to have worked well for her.
An experiment at the University of California tests how long it takes an average man to be taught to fly. Ford air plant staff say an alert young man can learn to fly in four to six hours and landing requires about twice that time.
The speaker urged training 20 000 young men as pilots at universities and near factories, using ten three engined Ford planes to teach four hours to four weeks of instruction. The program would cost about $500 000 and could produce 20 000 trained fliers in four years, taught by army and navy pilots at no cost beyond fuel.
The committee on naval affairs doubts U S submarine parity with Great Britain and questions risks of subs mounting heavy guns and airborne machines. A French officer claims Japanese waters show submarines rivaling liners. The piece warns of unexpected wartime surprises and criticizes yes-men in the office.
An article outlines ancient North American diets, Indian food practices, and the impact of maize cultivation on settlements. It notes regional variations between animal and vegetable emphasis and mentions dairy shortages among early settlers. It also includes a reader question about tuberculosis test results and general advice on strengthening health.
Mrs J F asks if a pulse of 40 to 50 per minute with steady temperament and normal blood pressure is abnormal. She notes age 50, strong thin build, and builder occupation. She wonders if lighter work and regulated exercise would improve his condition.
In New York the article strolls through Broadway gossip at St Malachy’s church the actor’s church noting how theater folk mingle after services and at the doors. It highlights fashion trends from Wall Street spats to exclusive Fifth Avenue clubs. It also recalls Otto Waldorf’s retirement after 25 years as head of room service at the Waldorf Astoria. He stresses breakfast perfection as key to guest satisfaction.
A fragment shows a Dayton era note about a birthday gathering for Augusta Morne hosted by Christian church members. Mentions Father Berty Foster and Dr Wave, plus a Champaign event and Chauntey High School’s former principal. A light smallpox case at Ohio State caused alarm near Athens.
By the Way in Washington discusses Secretary Davis’s claim that unemployment estimates are exaggerated and critiques President Coolidge’s view that employment is plentiful. It reviews 1920s employment figures, manufacturing and other sectors, and notes discrepancies in labor force data and the reliability of official statistics amid widespread job losses.
The text explains that an investment trust seeks safety of principal by distributing risk and avoiding active management. It notes ongoing supervision of securities to prevent losses and realize profits while maintaining favorable current yield. It also includes trivia on building material for the Parthenon and oxygen percentages in air.
A compact history note lists key events tied to February 28 across years. It mentions Menneépín’s exploration of the upper Mississippi in 10, 0, John Wesley’s conference system, the 1644 Peacemaker steamer disaster killing Usher and Gilmer, Georgia seizing Dahlonega mint in 1861, Congress passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1861, and the 1841 organization of the Territory of Colorado.
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