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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1928
Page
4
A devotional note citing Proverbs about pleasant paths and peace. It includes a personal appeal: I am a man of peace, but I hope not to mistake oppression for peace, attributed to Kossuth and referencing God and the speaker's love of peace.
The Athens City building should be remodeled into a dignified center for municipal activities. Remove the rooftop caboose and avoid garish exterior finishes while preserving a weatherproof, lasting design. An architect with taste should lead, using the existing solid foundation, and taxpayers are expected to approve the project.
The continuation of a two mill road levy will allow year round travel as Athens county expands road work. Last year poor conditions delayed progress but a prior surplus was used on feeder routes now passable in all seasons. About a quarter million dollars funded this year’s work and future spending aims to include all districts.
Editorial argues Athens should pursue city managed garbage disposal this winter. It notes private enterprise unlikely to provide a solution, supports small cremation plants, city trucks, and low per capita costs, linking sanitary waste handling to public health for a university city.
The article forecasts many city improvements next year across Athens and surrounding towns. Athens plans permanent paving on North Lancaster and West State streets, a wider north gateway, and a larger bridge entrance at South Bridge to handle traffic and crowds. Officials say permanent paving cuts upkeep costs and ends patchwork.
Arthur Brisbane reports from Hodge California that trapper John M. Little advises placing traps on smooth open trails with small sticks to guide animals into the trap. Robert Hodge and Seward S. Brisbane trapped six lynxes and one fox this week, the first in two years, signaling a boon for poultry and jack rabbits.
Dr. N W Johnson of the Mellon Institute argues that intelligence tests are pseudo scientific. No test reveals inner brain content or could have predicted Napoleon Bonaparte in Brienne, or the later overindulgent Switzer land retirement author of Gibbon’s History.
Doctor Moss of George Washington University outlines three types of intelligence. Abstract intelligence creates scientists, social intelligence fuels politicians and salesmen, and mechanical intelligence produces figures like Henry Ford. He notes Henry Ford embodies several other kinds of intelligence as well.
The article argues genius comes from external messages unseen by scholars. It cites Shakespeare Michelangelo Beethoven and Nietzsche as writers whose works shaped nations yet whose minds remained elusive to themselves. The piece questions authorship and the source of creative insight.
Professor Pau forecasts the Leo constellation will explode in 1928 causing multitudes of stars to smash toward Earth. He warns most people will be wiped out with a surviving remnant and a new civilization arising afterward.
A scholar questions a claimed solar system shift tied to biblical prophecies and pyramid alignments. The projection unsettles some beliefs, but the professor’s view is not yet proven.
Before 1000, thousands climbed high peaks to reach the sky at the last minute. Some sold lands below value to fund religious works and gain merit, only to descend with no event and no change in fortune.
The essay traces how iron and steel spurred weapons but also construction and peace work. It notes flying machines aiding aid drops in snowbound Britain and tanks clearing roads, while nations pursue deadly gases for future war, potentially eradicating pests and diseases but posing global risk.
Secretary Mellon asks Congress to delay deep tax reductions until the March 15 surplus estimate is known and warns against cuts exceeding 225 million dollars. He is praised as a prudent steward of the public purse, likening his role to a ship captain steering debt reduction.
In New Zealand deer are spreading fast and harming farming. Plans call for shipping 100,000 deer carcasses to the United States each year turning a New Zealand problem into one for American farmers. The move increases cattle competition but should not hurt American producers who welcome aid to their New Zealand and Australian allies.
Dr. Frank McCoy explains that blood is normally alkaline and acidosis is a lowered alkalinity not true acidity. He links acidosis to weakened defenses and lists signs, causes, and simple remedies including milk and lemon juice to aid digestion and liver support.
A reader asks if walking a mile and a half after breakfast harms health. The answer says walking after breakfast is fine but resting before exercise is better, and suggests moving breakfast slightly earlier. Ears may feel tingly from boosted blood flow and temporary blood pressure rise. A second reader asks if pomegranate is a healthful fruit.
New Yorkers are critiqued for subway and elevated rush hour rudeness while some acts of local chivalry and kindness appear. The piece contrasts brutal daily commutes with occasional generous gestures from New Yorkers amid a bustling Times Square transfer scene.
A collage of Q and A items from a 1920s reader column. Topics cover elevator limits in tall buildings, German Shepherd traits, Lincoln Beachey’s death in 1915, Byrd’s medals, global Christian population rise, origins of correspondence schools, Eva Ingersoll’s death, accident statistics, and using goldfish to control mosquito larvae.
crossword puzzle presents a proverb hidden in circled squares. Solve the clues to reveal the saying and complete the puzzle. Many clues mix archaic spellings and cross references, challenging readers to deduce the proverb from scattered hints.
Edward Jennings visited Harris Wood in Nelsonville and Prof. Geoffrey Morgan led a Christmas program at the Children's home. Harriett Gibson joined Redpath Lyceum bureau work as Athens reports show fewer needy families per an Elks survey led by John Preston and others. The Teddy bear craze waned per toy dealers. Superintendent McVay and Prof. M F Andrews contended for school commissioner. Agitation for amending the child labor bill noted.
In a Washington preview, Charles G. Dawes and Owen D. Young emerge as potential rivals for the 1928 presidency. Young, seen as a possible compromise candidate, faces opposition from business and progressive factions, while Dawes faces Coolidge's shifting support. California and Boulder Dam politics loom large as Dawes could exploit dissension to gain favor.
There are approximately 2 699 cooperative stores in the United States. more than half are organized among farmers. The letter from Dora Potter of Girouster Ohio laments relief delays, hunger and bread shortages during the Christmas period, urging officers to witness hardship faced by unions and families in the Hocking Valley.
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