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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1928
Page
4
Michigan Removes Rural Speed Limits in Policy Shift
The state ends Bs speed restrictions on rural highways and shifts enforcement to driving behavior. The piece questions how speed relates to danger and proposes studying Michigan drivers’ records for the coming year to gauge how the change plays out in practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Court Street Parking Crackdown Urged by Athens Safety Chief
The Messenger has urged against double parking on Court street in Athens. Safety Director Franz Woodworth says officers will enforce more, but notes the worst violators are workers on Court street. He asks merchants to park off site or leave cars at home to free space for shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Street
Athens
Franz Woodworth
Woodworth
Athens City Council Pushes Safer Wider South Bridge Approach
Athens leaders urge remodeling of the South Bridge end to widen entrances and strengthen the span. They warn that years of locomotive smoke and water exposure have weakened the end, risking collapse during games or high traffic and call for action before tragedy results. Traffic is local and broader, with the bridge carrying Federal Route No 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
College Field
Donnelly Pays Back Debtors In Full 22 Years Later
Reuben H. Donnelly, once a member of a bankrupt brokerage firm paying 27 cents on the dollar, mailed over 645000 in checks to creditors. He says the move was a business debt repaid, not sentiment, and argues it reflects well on American business ethics.
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Donnelly
Chicago
Tsa
Americ
Senator Dill Proposes Microphones For Every Desk
Senator Dill proposes equipping every desk in the Senate with a microphone to improve speeches and proceedings. The proposal emphasizes maintaining the radio as a supplementary channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dill
Sente
Kansas bachelors form four clubs to resist matrimony
A noisy line in a late 19th century city notes that several single men banded together to oppose marriage, forming four social clubs to coordinate their stance amid growing pressure for unions. The source emphasizes humor and social satire rather than legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Coolidge Compares Talks With Caribbean Leaders in Havana
President Coolidge met the heads of other American republics in Havana. The trip is hailed as highly beneficial for U.S. relations and regional cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Havana
Temperament and Attitude Frames Views on Coolidge
The text contrasts a blue eyed Vermont man with dark eyed Latin Americans, noting men recognize each other's intentions. It asserts neighbors saw President Coolidge and believed he would not seize land or dominate other nations beyond U S borders.
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Vermont
South America
President Coolidge
Cuba's Independence and Monroe Doctrine Defense
The speech asserts Cuba belongs to the Cuban people after liberation from Spain. It credits the Monroe Doctrine and a strong naval air force for ensuring Europe respects the Americas' rights as the United States does in Cuba.
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Cuba
Spain
Europe
North
South America
GE Hosts Schenectady Party For Broadcasters Guests
General Electric hosted a party in Schenectady with scientists and newspapermen as guests. Small groups in different houses watched and heard radio performers simultaneously. The event touched on broadcasting's future potential to show faces and scenes from distant planets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric Company
Schenectady
Martian Language Signals Face Like Catbird to Earth View
Scientists in 2028 may detect Martian chatter and unusual facial features, a language and look unlike Earthly forms, as researchers imagine how alien life might appear compared to familiar Earth animals.
Language teaching by radio from Mars to humans
The article compares how science may learn a foreign planet’s language via radio with how children learn to read. Mars, millennia older than Earth, could teach us in centuries what we would otherwise never grasp, as a young civilization rapidly learns when speaking with older neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Earth
Miss Estelle Plotkin’s Bold Bridge Hand At Club
Flatbush bridge player Miss Estelle Plotkin described a dramatic hand. She won with thirteen hearts and navigated a sequence from four clubs doubled to four hearts doubled, culminating in a big slam with 416 points below the line and additional redoubling gains.
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Estelle Plotkin
Flatbush
Miss Plotkin
Miss Potkin
Bridge as Worthy Use of Thought, Not Ancient Plays
A writer argues that more than ten million people would be uninterested in an unknown Euripides play and questions what could be achieved if the same mental effort spent on bridge were directed toward more worthwhile pursuits in a year.
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Euripides
Health and Diet Advice and Reader Questions
Dr Frank McCoy prescribes neck exercises with a pillow against a wall for tension relief. Mary W asks about tous les mois a starch from canna roots used in desserts. X Y Z asks if psoriasis can be cured and the author offers diet-based guidance and articles.
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McCoy
Mary W
Tous-Les-Mois
West
India
America
Proteins Needed In Your Diet
The article explains how proteins supply cell growth and repair and lists prime sources such as meats milk cheese fish fowl eggs and whole grains. It notes that about a quarter pound of meat daily meets average protein needs and discusses digestion and portion guidance for varying activity levels. It also suggests nuts or whole grains as substitutes for those avoiding fresh foods.
Neck exercises to build strength without broadening body
The neck muscles can be enlarged through exercise and toning. A fat neck is unhelpful, but a strong graceful neck develops with neck specific training and other activities that engage the neck muscles. An excellent exercise for developing the muscles of the neck is described.
Remark on Salaries of Stars and Partners
The learned O. O. McIntyre claims the top female theatrical star earns $5,000 a week and says she isn’t worth it. He notes a new financial partner will receive about $1,000,000 a year or $20,000 weekly, earning it if worth his output.
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O. O. McIntyre
The Average Man Gets Little Pay for Work
The excerpt criticizes how most workers receive wages barely above survival, while a few privileged figures enjoy substantial gains. It notes that productivity does not translate into fair compensation for the average worker, who earns only enough to stay alive and on the job.
Generous Business Still Elusive Despite Modern Efficiency
A comparison of past and present labor value shows a locomotive engineer earning little more than a stage coach driver a century ago while a modern woman earns vastly more than her great-grandmother yet gains only slightly more. The reflection notes the world’s shift to organized production but a lag in generosity, with a forecast that it will improve.
Will Rogers Advocates Equal Opportunties for None
Quotation attributes Will Rogers as favoring equal opportunities for none and special privileges for all. The writer notes a reversed arrangement and positions the statement within current social commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rogers
Sandino Captured Plan Recommends Prohibition Officer Role
The proposal suggests if General Sandino is captured he should not be executed. Instead he would be brought to the United States and appointed as a prohibition officer.
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Sandino
United States
Prohibition
University bulletin links fat students studying more
The bulletin states that heavier students devote more time to study while thinner students are more socially active. The note playfully invites readers to try the new dances and then weigh themselves.
Jack's Behind in New York a Restorer of Old Times
Gilbert Swan recalls Jack Dunstan an Irish waiter who built a legendary New York dining spot preserved by his refusal to sell. From an oyster bar to a famed cafe the place hosted Albert king of Belgium Theodore Roosevelt Tom Platt Richard Croker Booth Tarkington and William Travers Jerome. Prohibition finally ended the era as Sam the back driver and a colored Sam kept Broadway’s late night tempo with Jolson among the habituales.
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Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Broadway
Manhattan
Washington
Jack
Jack Dunstan
Cork
Albert King
Belgium
Theodore Roosevelt
Tom Platt
Richard Croker
Booth Tankington
William Travers Jerome
Sam
al Jolson
Answers to Questions By Frederick J. askin
A collection of Q and A covering a Monday holiday plan the Grand Canyon age range of the Colorado River diesel engine life first college degree and diving suits with details from the Navy and references to the caduceus word origins in English literature.
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Cotsworth
Colorado River
Grand Canyon
Geological Survey
Bureau of Engineering
Department of the Navy
Catherine
Brewer
Wesleyan Female College
Macon
Georgia
Brewser
Benson
Admiral Benson
United States Navy
Greece
Hermes
Athens News Bulletin Highlights Ten Year Recall
Nurses screened local school children revealing eye trouble and tonsil disease. War stamp sales reached over 20 000 dollars. Dr. Berger hosted the Athens Reading Club at Colonial Inn with Raymond Slutz and Mrs Forsythe reading. leaders included Mrs Chubb and James Wood. Hotels posted two wheatless days weekly. Ministers must pay full fare, not half fare, per B&O policy. Coal mines closed due to lack of orders affecting six hundred men. Temperance topics were raised in Athens churches. H Burson announced candidacy for Athens county treasurer.
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Dr. Berger
Athens
Colonial Inn
Raymond Slutz
D. Forsythe
Mons Chubb
James P. Wood
Washington gossip on Mr Mellon and diplomatic immunity
In Washington January notes Rodney Dutcher speculates on Secretary Mellon’s brisk pace and age near 74. The column jokes about crosswalk risks and a possible collision with a diplomat driven car while noting diplomatic immunity and safety rules for ambassadors in the capital. It also mentions General Pershing at 67 as a fit veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg
Mellon
Mel
Geteratl
John J. Pershing
O. A. EL FP
Pershing
Crossword Clue Scramble Across The Page
Puzzle lists numerous clues asking for composers Norse god poets laureate notes currencies and directions. It mixes geography astronomy and common nouns with phrases like Tannhauser and McKinley errors and incomplete entries across several lines.
Build Health With A Splendid Herba Tonic
An office or school room sneeze fills the air with germs and a weak vitality makes you easy to fall ill. Build up your health with the splendid herba tonic to avoid losing days.
Dr. Pierce Promises Golden Medical Discovery
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as boosting appetite aiding digestion enriching blood and improving strength. It offers tablets for 65 cents via the Dr. Pierce Clinic in Buffalo New York if a local druggist does not stock the product.
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Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
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