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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1927
Page
4
A brief devotional note cites Numbers xi:1 about displeasing the Lord when people complain and quotes Swift remark that complaint is the largest tribute heaven receives.
The piece argues frontiers are elastic and endless, from Klondike and Himalaya to Everest. It cites Byrd plans to fly Antarctic routes and explore jungles, Arabia, and Everest while noting altitude records prove flying over peaks is possible. It suggests future exploration may aim for the moon or stars, challenging belief in final frontiers.
The passage argues politicians design tax laws to minimize public outcry and maximize votes. It notes economists define taxation for public revenue, while politicians favor taxes on estates due to voters' influence. It cites elections where voters rejected tax-raising schemes and office-creating measures.
Ernest L. Smith and Emory Bronte reached Hawaii after flying 2400 miles across the Pacific. Fuel exhausted, they landed on Molokai where Father Damien is famed, and their plane struck a breadfruit tree. The pair are praised as pioneers but warned against reckless flights.
This passage extols American aviation milestones from invention to polar and transatlantic flights. It argues for leadership in military and commercial air fleets and urges discouragement of unnecessary risks to maintain national prowess.
Vincent Astor reports Europe developments in German ship design. New high speed transatlantic travel could cut crossings to four and a half days. Despite modern Diesel engines, fuel consumption rises sharply with speed, increasing voyage costs.
The piece argues two fast ships can perform as many trips as three rivals, saving 50 percent in ships and crews. Slow trips lure high paying passengers who value prestige over speed, treating time as optional while willing to pay for speed.
Commander Byrd and trans Atlantic pilot Chamberlin propose loading airplanes on large passenger ships to launch at sea and mail 500 miles from shore, reducing Atlantic crossing to about three days. Captain Hartley of the Leviathan backs the plan as practical. If German ships adopt it, voyages could drop to three days. The French Line plans the idea for the Isle de France.
Report notes Chamberlin and Levine acted in concert for Germany. Text mentions a surge in necking parties as a social trend accompanying the policy context.
Dr. McCoy explains ultra violet rays are beneficial only as a light exposure by increasing blood absorption while overexposure causes dangerous sunburn. He advises gradual tanning, brief daily exposure, and using protective cover when staying long on the beach.
Miss A B writes she is afraid she is getting an in
By the Way in New York notes a Shetland pony in East Side streets and a hurdy gurdy man who bought it for two pennies per ride. It surveys Greenwich Village poetry nights, display poets, and lists where famed poets live when not at farms or hotels.
Miss Ena Nelson of Athens visited friends in Glouster. John Finsterwald left for Chilli cothe and Lancaster on business. Mrs. F L Preston and others visited relatives in Logan. Opera house repair deemed expensive. Oak land trip by Craig family. Sloane in Pomeroy on business. Reading heads to Pittsburgh to join his brother. Athens Masons honored soldiers about to leave.
Exposures of Indiana political scandal stir talk of upheaval and better conditions. A Bryan loyalist notes his view of Indiana, while recollections of Bryan’s 1916 campaign surface in Washington. Discussions touch the Federal Reserve Act, the federal radio commission, and Wagner’s Europe trip.
Leonora Speyer, wealthy enough to pursue poetry, resides in Washington Square and heads the city’s intellectual salon. The real poets, not posing for tourists, form this notable circle of writers and critics in New York.
A Geneva dispatch reports a provisional naval arms agreement at the conference. Great Britain and the United States would receive 12 cruisers of 10,000 tons each, and Japan eight cruisers. Submarine tonnage would be 60,000 tons for each power, with Japan and Britain sharing a submarine ratio. the United States reportedly maintains a demand for 18 cruisers.
Federal Judge Charles C. Simvego today signed an order discontinuing without costs the $1,000,000 libel suit filed by Aaron Sapiro against Henry Ford. The order was filed by attorney A William H. Gallagher for Sapiro in Detroit.
For indigestion and sour stomach readers are advised to use Phillips Milk of Magnesia in water instead of soda. The product claims instant relief by neutralizing stomach acid, easing gas, and aiding bowel waste with gentle action. Available in 25 and 50 cent bottles. trademark of The Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co.
Canton July 19 Sejanus A Lengel former Canton police chief convicted Saturday of the murder of Don R Melett seeks a new trial in common pleas court. County Prosecutor H W Harter Jr will decide this week whether to release Steve Kasholk in exchange for against Pat McDermott Ben Rudg ner Floyd Streitenberger all sentenced to life for Melett murder Kasholk has been held in Stark county workhouse for nearly a year
A sequence of time stamps appears in the OCR excerpt, ranging from 4:18 p.m. to 2:45 a.m. The text includes irregular formats such as pm and pa and stray symbols, suggesting an incomplete log or timetable fragment with no clear narrative event.
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