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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1927
Page
4
A Thought For Today notes that the speaker will listen to anyone's convictions but urges keeping doubts to oneself. The line emphasizes respectful openness while advising restraint in expressing uncertainty.
In a Wayside Inn talk Henry Ford envisions a future where laboratory made foods free women from housework and gainful labor in canning and cooking fades. He cites 1686 inn life and Attic canned foods as contrasts, while acknowledging nostalgia for the traditional mother and her kitchen.
A boy skater fell onto a drifting cake of ice on Lake Erie. The ice detached and carried him away while a city watched in shock. Tugboats and airplanes scoured the lake for days as the dramatic search dominated public attention.
Electrical World reports Ohio added 10 000 commercial and 800 power customers in the last year. By Jan 1 total electric and power customers reached 1,275,358, an annual gain of 86,495. Ohio leads 42 states in domestic customers and ranks fifth in total electric customers. Nationwide 1,500,000 new customers were served last year, with residential accounts over 83 percent.
An English writer asserts the American stage is growing Anglicized as he notes recent usage of words that were previously unfamiliar in the colonies. He argues the shift reflects broader cultural influence from Britain on U.S. theater and speech.
George Bernard Shaw likens Mussolini to Oliver Cromwell and accuses British mockery of hypocrisy and fear. He claims Britain did not dare call Mussolini a bluff at Confu and fears him, noting Cromwell’s famed undefeated record as context. He also notes the price and prevalence of the bob haircut driving changes in wearers.
The speaker argues women will wear hair and skirts short yet sensible. They predict skirts cut below the knee and hair kept tidy with a ribbon or comb, creating a neat, lasting appearance.
C. W. Noel, 22, finished his medical studies at the University of Wisconsin by taking his own life. He allegedly promised a fraternity friend he would speak from beyond the grave at twelve o clock yesterday and again next Friday, linking his act to a grim warning.
A reflective piece urging belief that life continues beyond death and that the living must consider what comes after. It counsels making the most of life, noting that gloom today may give way to improvement, and that future answers arrive by faith.
Senator Borah warns the nation would become a bureaucracy if the wholesale lawmaking machine goes unchecked. He notes 48 legislatures draft laws and about 17,000 new laws are proposed, signaling a vast experimental system.
The text reflects on legal evolution from hanging horse thieves to addressing modern auto theft. It argues that law changes with practice, asserting that actions, not intentions, drive progress and that obsolete punishments fade as society adapts.
Edward P. Mitchell spent fifty six years at the Sun with Charles A. Dana and became a powerful editorial writer famous for anonymous work. He avoided signing his pieces, believing true editorial skill does not rely on a name. His influence stood as a genuine diamond amid noisy public discourse.
President Coolidge voices sharp stance on the Mexico disagreement. He affirms respect for property rights of Mexicans and rejects retroactive confiscation of property legally acquired by U S citizens. He asks whether Mexico should be allowed to confiscate such property.
Clergy and clubs urged against portraying lack of support for the president as his attitude. He asserts the policy reflects the nation's stance and will.
A brief look at Nancy Hanks and her involvement in child psychology, focusing on duration and impact. The piece contrasts her outreach with broader educational efforts and notes the era’s attitudes toward child mental health.
A Kansas man lost control when a mouse crawled up his leg in the vehicle. The incident suggests the rodent mistook the car for a trap and startled the driver.
Hundreds of foreign decorations and diplomas held for American recipients sit in a Department of State safe. Under the Constitution federal workers may not accept official gifts, so the items are custodied until recipients resign, die, or receive a rare special act permitting delivery. About 500 awards are stored, with withdrawals only five or six annually.
A satirical note from New York mocks high society ads while printing a paid laundry offer. The letter promises premium service, pure soap and water washing, individual handling of items, strict sanitary rules, insurance for loss or fire, and lists society clients including Mrs. Robert D. Huntington and Mrs. A. B. Claflin.
A miscellany of modern pretensions and curiosities including fashionable titles, service roles renamed with grandiose terms, and gifts from distant nations. The piece catalogs prizes wrapped as Christmas packages, from diamond snuff boxes to silver bowls, and notes aluminum railway trains reported in Germany with lithium alloying.
A psychology head from Deleste University reports two hours of nightly rest on a soft bed yields as much mental energy in six hours as a hard bed does in eight. A Massachusetts ward enforces three-button electric push to execute, while New York uses the state electrician to throw the switch. Silver plating dates back to ancient times per Pliny.
Twenty years ago items note Copeland securing a Clark College botany chair after PhD from Ohio University. Athens high school juniors held a party at Athenian hall with pennants and colors. Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association planned next meeting in Logan. Bert Starkey’s farm south of Athens burned down.
In a light column from Washington Rodney Dutcher notes Senator Thaddeus Caraway fussing with his socks and denying garters while busy watching Republicans. The piece mocks a mispronounced Nicaraguan message as clerks stumble over Sacasa Poder names and praises clergy delivery.
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