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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1928
Page
4
A short devotional note contrasts appearances with truth. It cites John 7 24 and Samuel Taylor Coleridge style prose urging readers to judge by substance, not surface. The message emphasizes wisdom over snap judgments and invites contemplation.
A vivid portrait recalls the perilous unmarked mountain roads in West Virginia Virginia and Tennessee. Drivers of today face hairpin bends and sheer drops while native motorists rush by, leaving Southeastern Ohio drivers to endure the old dangers and welcome safer, modern routes.
A store window shows a leech once common in doctors offices and drugstores. Dr. Matheny notes leeches are medicinal blood suckers from Sanguisuga Medicinalis, once sourced from Europe, especially France, and used for local blood drawing and eye clearing. The piece asks if one could deliver a leech by nightfall.
The Athens county fair will feature expanded exhibits by granges and 4 H clubs showcasing farm field and home studies. Hundreds of junior workers and grangers will display work with on site explanations, highlighting community morale and future prospects for the county.
The piece argues Hungary ends nomadic Gypsy life forcing 50 000 Gypsies to settle, learn Magyar, pay taxes, and serve in the army. It notes opposition by King Herzelkardl and questions civilization versus freedom, contrasting past wandering with modern urban life.
A few years ago the great French doctor Braun Sequard claimed certain glands could postpone aging. The medical world laughed, as it did at Harvey’s blood circulation discovery.
A collage of items notes monkey gland transplant fears in France and colonies, rising Berlin self‑death statistics, and gender crisis data in Prussia. It comments on Dawes Plan, Wall Street trends, and GM delivery prizes, then recalls Ellen Terry’s death and a Prohibition raid near Malone New York with 4000 bottles found aboard a circus train.
This column summarizes Dr Frank McCoys health guidance on skin parasites and infestations. It covers scabies head lice clothing lice crabs fleas ticks and bed bugs with descriptions of appearance transmission and recommended treatments and preventive steps. It includes two reader questions about watermelon fasting and granulated eyelids with brief answers.
An eighteen year old asks how a bowlegged condition developed and whether heavy lifting at work could cause it. The reply notes possible causes and stresses seeking medical evaluation.
Gilbert Swan relays a social agency message urging young visitors to New York to plan finances before arrival. He quotes a card advising those who cannot afford 25 a week for basics to stay away, and details costs for room food laundry and travel while noting many rely on pooling and hardship.
Record of events noting 1664 king's commissioners arrive in Boston. 1864 second Atlantic cable laying began. 1866 Congress votes to admit Nebraska as a state. 1885 General Ulysses S Grant, 18th president, died.
A 1924 letter from Nelsonville Ohio recalls a prolonged coal miners strike led by John L. Lewis. The piece laments delays, cites appeals from Lewis and district president Oral Dailey, and praises unity and planning to secure a peaceful future.
The article argues time savings in senior high by condensing studies. It advocates correlating related subjects such as United States history civics and geography and combining practical geometry with commercial arithmetic to shorten the program without sacrificing quality.
Current Political History reports Jesse H. Jones views the South’s opposition to Governor Smith as troubled yet not making prohibition central. He cites an editorial he telegraphed praising the Houston Chronicle for urging party loyalty, opposing a Republican alternative, and arguing Smith cannot repeal the eighteenth amendment. The piece notes Texas factions split over instruction against Smith and bolting the ticket, reflecting a tense regional Democratic scene.
A letter from Charles E. Miller of Athens Ohio urges caution as schools consider changing from a four year to a three year high school program. He notes the sacrifices of families and calls for progressive steps that avoid disrupting the system. Written July 23 1928.
The College Minstrels, a mix of summer school students and local comedy talent, perform at the auditorium tonight at 8. The first musical part includes Heber Henke Frank McVay Walter Carr and others. Theatre party follows at Majestic with luncheon at Foutch's to honor visiting girlhood friends. In other notes Art Wolfe won the Athens Gun Club prize with a 22.
Puzzle fills with clues for long words and unkeyed letters. Several scattered hints reference animals letters and wordplay across vertical and horizontal entries in a vintage newspaper puzzle style.
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