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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1927
Page
4
A brief devotional note contrasts a biblical verse about forgiveness with a line from Mme de Lambert on simplicity. The pair invites reflection on humility and clever pretense in daily life.
A historical view traces dentistry from crude tooth carpentry to a professional field. It notes early dentists faced ridicule and limited access to medical circles, and credits reform with increased prestige through preventive care and medical collaboration. It highlights shifting training toward college education, anatomy, materia medica, anesthesia, and X ray use.
The article recounts Ethel Hall, a stand in for Dorothy Dwan, dying after a stunt in a Tom Mix Western. A $50 weekly actress suffered a fractured skull when a rescue attempt failed, while Mix and Dwan’s on screen romance looms over the tragedy.
Style notes how textile mills rush to mirror current events in fabric designs. Looms now release seasonable patterns within weeks, outpacing markets and even predicting trends after major happenings like deaths or heroic races. The tempo contrasts with past decades when fabrics lagged by months.
The piece notes Uncle Sam at 151 years and President Coolidge at 55, remarking on the United States as a young nation. It highlights rapid growth with sprawling cities, vast suburban development, and millions of automobiles across excellent roads serving a large population.
The passage extols free public schools as outstanding community assets and notes prisons are few, contrasting with historical global conditions where prisons were more prevalent. It celebrates magnifi cent school buildings serving children and highlights gratitude for education.
A writer labels Russia as entering a war frenzy, describing Moscow as promoting an unconquerable nation and urging caution if the big bear attacks capitalism. The piece frames patriotic fervor as a paroxysm of communist zeal with global implications.
The piece argues Russia is not a republic but a small group ruling millions with no real voice. It claims true proletarian governance is absent when leaders know only theoretical hard labor, describing capitalist envy of Russia as misguided.
In a historic ritual dating back centuries, King John Casimir vowed lands recovered from Sweden to the Virgin Mary and crowned her in Poland. A 1717 similar rite by King Augustus II placed the crown on the Madonna of Vilna. Last Sunday a large Polish delegation led by Premier Pilsudski and Moscicki completed the vow, crowning the Virgin of Vilna queen of the newly reconquered territories with public attendance.
Congress should award a special medal to Mr. Levine who traveled to Europe without informing his wife. The remark underscores the need for recognition of discreet public service and personal discretion in leadership.
Walter Hagen reportedly draws a $90,000 annual income from professional golf, a figure seen as expanding career options for college graduates entering lucrative sports-related fields.
A statistician notes ninety thousand orchestras in the country and suggests they may influence boxers' rhythm and footwork as they perform choreographed steps in the ring.
Dr Frank McCoy extols water in two main uses cleansing the body inside and out and regulating blood by hot or cold water. He urges drinking when thirsty or when urine is dark and cautions against drinking water after dinner. Enema is presented as the best single treatment for acute or chronic disorders.
The New York by the Way column notes a Fifth Avenue and 77th Street 20 room apartment recently sold for about 900000 with a 22500 down payment per room, surpassing a Vanderbilt parcel. It also describes street shrines on Houston and east side scenes, a brass samovar ice tea vendor, and local health column inquiries about enemas and gall bladder disorders.
The item notes a Northeast state Cadillac trip by Mr. and Mrs. L Dow Poston Mrs. T R Biddle and Mr C H Horn. Florence Hedges visits Columbus friends. Amesville endures a severe electrical storm causing damage. Fastern Star plans a monthly meeting at the Masonic temple. James Kittsmiller couple visit Logan. E C Schloss hosts D W Peters and Virginia Peters of Detroit for a few days. Slav forces reportedly launch a new drive. Ohio gun camp site chosen at Georgia.
By Way in Washington recalls a top naval captain who missed promotion after a South American embassy party where he playfully spanked the ambassador's wife. The row led to retirement on a captain’s pension of 4500 dollars, while admirals earn about 8000. The piece also notes President Coolidge on the Mayflower review with calm indifference.
Question by Frederick J. Haskin notes the leatherback turtle grows to six or seven feet long and several hundred pounds. Smithsonian records cite a Connecticut specimen at the American Museum of Natural History measuring six feet and weighing 715 pounds.
Detroit January 20 Mrs Sara Burnett reports her face cleared after using Resinol Soap and Ointment for years of broken out pimples. She tried various treatments without success and now praises the products. Resinol is sold at drug stores.
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