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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1928
Page
4
A 1918 style update recalls Huns advancing and retreat by Yankee and French forces near Soissons amid Aisne and Marne lines. The item contrasts war news with local notes about tax deadlines, a Kimberly couple’s Athens wedding, and upcoming 1919 Chautauqua plans. It also mentions circus day expectations and crowd turnout amid wartime gloom.
A Thought for Today presents two lines of moral counsel. The first cites 1 Peter 4 8 praising charity and covering sins, while the second quotes Epictetus condemning withdrawal from the needy and criticizing wasteful giving to the worthless.
A local reflection argues farm relief is long-standing and overhyped. It notes farmers diversify crops, accept losses, and follow expert guidance while condemning Western calls for relief as political. The article cites rain, pests, and coal-town strikes as surrounding pressures.
The essay reviews why reformers elicit resentment and argues reformers are often mentally ill or overly conviction driven. It suggests childhood restrictions shape their drive to regulate others and notes reformers clash with those who enjoy activities they oppose. A fanatic rise contrasts with passive opponents.
The Athens Messenger will run David Lawrence’s daily political dispatches on its editorial page starting Monday July 23. Lawrence delivers nonpartisan, neutral analysis of national affairs, written and telegraphed daily to 160 papers, offering interpretive comment amid political and economic developments.
Obregon, newly elected Mexican president, is fatally shot while seated at a banquet. Five bullets ended his life and cast Mexico into violent uncertainty. The dispatch notes his stance on religion and capital labor rights while pondering whether assassination alters history. European nations move toward Kellogg peace treat y, with Russia showing willingness to sign.
French statesmen sign a treaty expressing satisfaction that it binds the United States to Europe more than Europe to the United States. The pledge underscores anti isolationist goals and signals a shift in transatlantic relations.
The text notes Germany and Europe influence through a treaty and compares methods of forming an alliance. It mentions Herbert Hoover finishing a visit to Calvin Coolidge and their shared fishing scene, and declares the President will speak at least twice during the campaign as heir to Coolidge policies.
The President, elected by a landslide, tells the country that continued prosperity hinges on Hoover's election, noting he won by seven million votes to spare.
The column notes money and stock price shifts and argues many stocks trade below future worth. It cites Henry L. Stimson urging Philippine business borrowing from America to grow without serfdom. It mentions a new air mail link to Porto Rico and portrays the US as a helpful partner.
The article notes Harry K. Thaw back from England saying the country has gone to the dogs and praising a free land, while New York’s Baumes Law slashes crime by imposing life jail terms on fourth offenders. It critiques political platforms for ignoring rhetoric and cites Judge Sabath blocking actress divorce testimony to protect Chicago’s reputation.
Dr Frank McCoy offers health and diet guidance from his book The Newest Way to Health. He urges daily calisthenics and a cold shower, a breakfast of eggs and Melba toast with untreated dried fruits, and prudent meal planning. He emphasizes regular hours, mental alertness, and avoiding toxins to maintain a strong body and sharp mind.
By the Way in New York surveys Bowery shops off the Bowery with lavish wares priced high for the well dressed, while Fifth Avenue imitators mimic styles. It notes bootleggers and speakeasies fueling demand and highlights dancer Lisbeth Higgins on Park Central roof. It adds Manhattan’s lunch boom as sandwich counters spread, with William Cantor starting a thriving drugstore sandwich trade delivering tens of thousands daily.
A reader asks if a new device cures sleeplessness. the answer says such devices are scarce, hypnosis can be self achieved by relaxation and repeating sleep, and no marketed apparatus is needed. Another asks if boiling kills botulism in canned beans. proper canning prevents botulism and beans should be discarded if odor, bubbles, or discoloration appear. A third asks about preventing consumption in a tubercular child. gland enlargement in children is common and can be helped by diet, avoiding lymphatic stress from lancing.
A collection of Q and A addressing refrigerator sweating weathering climates and piano key sticking. It explains condensation on refrigerators in humid summers and advises wiping moisture, notes debates on the Glacial Period with expert quotes, and suggests removing a piano front to address sticking keys.
The puzzle lists scattered clues and garbled phrases including geography constellations and historical names with missing letters. It mentions Ogden H. Hammond as ambassador and asks about a French city where Joan of Arc was burned.
Washington observers map electoral paths for 531 votes noting Smith must near 266 to win. South and New York are pivotal. Hoover picks up key western and midwestern states leaving 120 doubtfully swing voters. East coast governors fear Smith as dry candidate in wet election climate.
Joseph Pulitzer announced on August 15 1902 a gift of 2990000 to Columbia University for a school of journalism. Classes began in 1912 and the building was completed in 1912.
July 19 entries note historic events from 1179 fortification of West Point now the U S Military Academy to 1848 the first woman’s rights convention and 1912 Taft reporting the Philippines’ self sufficiency along with Missouri adopting a state constitution in 1820.
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