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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1928
Page
4
A column emphasizes hard work as the path to contentment and warns against easy money like bootlegging and gambling. It notes the shift from traditional domestic roles to modern tasks and praises club women for studying how to live better while stressing that personal effort brings happiness and family support strengthens living.
Community improvement notes urge painting and cleanup of farms and towns in Southeastern Ohio including Athens and Jacksonville. A simple gravity water system using a cement cistern is proposed to supply homes with low maintenance access to fresh water, reducing dependence on pumps.
Athens faces a $13 million city property valuation guarded by two fire trucks six volunteers and a fire chief. Fire officials say current quarters are unsafe and outdated, risking access and safety during fires. A revamped City Building could house all departments and reduce damage costs to taxpayers.
Ohio women’s clubs survey shows many still rely on daising brooms and washboards for home tasks. Leaders stress home as the vital nucleus of church, social, and business life, guiding future improvements and adoption of modern appliances.
Arthur Brisbane reports a January 13 visit from Anta Barbara to California. He notes California ranks fifth in wealth, climate, and scenery among states, and a 250 mile drive from San Simeon to Ventura reveals vast future wealth potential. He describes hot sun, rich pastures, dairy cows, and miles of oceanfront and valley grazing terrain.
A fragment noting velvet green hillsides stripped to reveal black earth rich as Texas black wax land. It highlights wealth from mines oil wells and water power, claiming the land holds inexhaustible potential in its soils and resources.
A journey of about 200 miles leads to Ventura where hundreds dig wells offshore and lay temporary oil pipelines beside the road. Dozens of welders join pipe joints with gas-fed flame from tanks as work progresses.
Ventura County officials tout hundreds of millions in oil wealth while noting only a fraction has been developed. They emphasize expanding industry and report $40,000,000 worth of manufactured goods produced in the county last year.
A conservative note suggests California favors those with capital and drive who understand manufacturing, while the financially challenged may struggle. The tone emphasizes opportunity for industrious individuals with funds to invest in the state’s growing fields.
Ruth Snyder, who aided Judd Gray in killing her husband, is executed in the electric chair. Governor Al Smith says he cannot exercise his oath bound power to interfere, noting the punishment fits the crime but condemns the state’s disgrace in the death of a woman.
The passage argues that what is termed instantaneous and painless death is slow mental torture. It suggests all suffering is in the mind and that death through the electric chair is a cruel practice, likening it to a prolonged torture in a small room.
In a satirical, fragmented column the writer mocks talk of Mrs. Snyder and Mr. Gray's ghost and recalls headlines about a second Marine plane crash in Nicaragua. The piece questions Secretary Wilbur and the President on funding a large navy and whether obsolete planes justify the risk to sailors.
Weekly menu plan for Sunday January 15 lists daily meals including breakfast lunch and dinner featuring items like mushroom soup baked squash broiled chicken asparagus and various vegetables with a noted recipe for Minced Fish in Cucumber Jelly. The text presents multiple days with detailed dishes and a complete instructions section for a fish gelatin mold yielding six portions.
Gilbert Swan notes New York’s transient idols rise and fall with fashion. Celebrities attract loyal followers at spots like Algonquin and Sardi's, where fame is tested by public attention and rapid shifts in popularity. The piece contrasts past icons like Michael Arlen with current "who's who" scenes.
A reader quiz style collection answers diverse questions. Topics include the first recorded golf match, the vice presidency vacancy rule, hardness scales, Land of Goshen location debate, color vision, normal crop definitions, Red Cross relief impact, and a taunting Tantalus cup toy.
Puzzle clues include a mix of individuals and terms across topics such as swimming champ, authors, abbreviations, and natural phenomena. The reader is asked to identify names and terms like a male swimmer, the champion male swimmer, and other unspecified clues from a jumble of phrases.
One who has had tuberculosis can usually get perfectly well and there is no reason why she should not be married. A woman who has been tubercular must be sure she has completely recovered and remains in good health before marriage to avoid risks.
Meigen, Athens fire marshal, was injured in an explosion while Laughlin sustained facial cuts. Miss Ayrtie Mitchell received a letter from Gougin in France with a souvenir handkerchief. Camp Sherman dispatch notes Lt Don McGill’s excellent records. Marie Jewett and Clarence Littler reported strong Christmas seal sales.
Senator Howell promotes home production of tea and sugar to reduce imports. He advocates cultivating artichokesActichokes for sugar and cassina mate for tea with Department of Agriculture support and farmer outreach. He cites 1926 import figures and claims cassina mate tea could cost 25 cents a pound versus imported tea at a dollar.
London January 14. The royal family members pursue varied hobbies beyond duties. King Philip collects stamps and watches, plays chess, and keeps albums in private rooms. Queen Mary enjoys dolls and doll houses. Prince of Wales seeks old ship prints. Duke of York films and photographs. Princess Mary plays mahjong and spawns interest among peers.
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