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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1927
Page
4
The note stresses that healthier employees reduce absences and boost productivity, framing healthful conduct as an asset to any firm. It highlights the link between employee well being and operational efficiency, urging supportive practices and robust health programs.
A 1927 preview notes aviation and rail progress shaping the year ahead. Air mail networks, motor truck integration with rail, and the spread of telephoto and radio photography transform news. Governor-elect Billy Adams of Colorado is caricatured in inaugural ball attire. Hunger and unemployment spur crime as winter bites. a National Safety Council plan offers a daily exercise bonus to workers to boost productivity.
A 1927 column by Arthur Brisbane urges an English-speaking nations pact to deter war. It envisions mutual defense plus no internal or external aggression, allowing free migration and intermarriage, while warning against religious strife and praising thinking over perpetual laughter in national morale. The piece also mocks racial notions and praises ancient Greek and Italian figures, noting Nordic myths and mixed heritage.
Washington report shows the Shaker sect facing extinction as celibacy prevents new members. By mid century fewer than 700 remain across New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Connecticut and Kentucky, with whole communities already dissolved. Origins trace to 1747 in England and the Shaking Quakers led by Ann Lee, Mother Ann, who founded Waterstr et and Mount Lebanon settlements in New York. The sect practices pacifism, common property, gender separation, and belief in immediate revelations from the Holy Ghost, awaiting spiritual transformation after death.
In New York a rumor swirls about famous stag families and their theater offspring. Eddie Foy and the famous brood are cited among others as examples of the industry shaping young lives. A celebrated show-woman aimed to steer her son away from theater, sending him to school abroad to keep him from her songs and public life. Last summer she traveled to Europe, hoping his path would change.
The article notes many children of stage figures achieving success in theatre and film. It cites Henry Miller's sons, William A Brady Jr., Lew Fields' son Herbie, and others, with offspring proving talent as producers, writers, or performers across vaudeville, stage, and cinema.
A Q and A section covers uses of balloons such as freight service aerial photography sport and pleasure survey and national defense. It asks for the singular of dice and explains die. It discusses whether Canada Australia and other British Dominions join wars with England and notes their voluntary participation in World War I. It also explains wallpaper soiling due to heat radiated and air circulation.
After a regular meeting a bank buffet was held near Amesville where about $113 in a musical program was robbed. In Athens, New York capitalists discussed financing a new road and line to Athens and Nelsonville. Dr Frances Hottingshead led a child welfare talk in Columbus. Ohio University basketball intensifies practice ahead of a Kenyon game in Gambier.
In a Washington Today column by Romney Dutcher, Secretary of War Dwight Davis faces questions over a Missouri apple gift to Coolidge and possible naivete about it. The piece weaves in McNary Haugen farm relief drama, noting Fulmer’s cotton interest and southern Democrats’ stance, and asserts Republicans hold House power.
A fragment discusses maintaining a radiator with dust control and wall cleaning, notes that a cover helps, and asks how bells are cast to achieve tones. It adds a brief Q and A about bell making needing precise alloy formulas and weights for musical tones, and reports altitude tests suggesting humans cannot function above 25,009 feet.
Government notes call for new farm facilities and cooperative reforms as Maryland officials spoke in Baltimore. A National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics suggests ignition system changes for spark generators. Senate expulsion debate centers on prior acts. US fish catches rise in territorial waters from 1860 levels. Prohibition repeal moves in House as Cochran introduces a joint resolution.
A late 19th century ad touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound to darken gray hair for 75 cents, claiming it leaves hair with a natural shine and youthful appearance. It describes easy at home use by moistening the scalp or brushing through strands, with results by morning.
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