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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1928
Page
4
A compact reflection presents two maxims. The first notes that a tree is known by its fruit from a biblical verse. The second asserts that our deeds shape us as much as we shape our deeds, attributed to George Eliot.
The Messenger hosts a fight party Thursday night in New York City for the Tunney Heeney championship. A megaphone broadcast from the Messenger building will relay the blow by blow to the crowd with a leased wire by trained sport writers. Fans are urged to secure early ringside seats for best reception.
Athens and Pomeroy Rodeo scene features Jie Carwell a daring rider from the King rodeo recounting a Cuba taxi fright that nearly stopped his heart. The piece blends stunt legends with a grocer’s quip about being raised on dirt, illustrating how fear and tolerance vary by experience and who we are.
County Superintendent H R McVay warned that education moves with public demand and new ideas, noting the shift from old one room schools to modern methods. He argued today’s pupils learn with radios, cars, phones, airplanes and other innovations, and that public expectations drive change.
The passage reflects on the end of the workday as a pleasant time for workers and families. It contrasts rural and urban return home, noting relief and happiness when a home awaits and labor is followed by care for others, across different places and rhythms.
The passage reflects the simple pleasures of rural life as people return home to familiar neighbors. It highlights the daily comforts of home, garden work, family routines, and social exchanges that define small town living.
Hiram Johnson pledges to support Hoover, implying a guaranteed California victory and signaling similar strong backing for Governor Smith and Senator Reed in Missouri. The piece comments on the Senate ratifying a forthcoming peace treaty, warns against cutting naval defense, and proposes backing peace with air fleets and submarines to ensure effectiveness.
Mrs Brooks-Aten announces a six thousand dollar prize for a new national anthem aimed at a universally acceptable, nonoffensive tune. She notes challenges in finding a composition that pleases all, especially Britain, and observes that men may not be ready for such an anthem.
A reflective national musing critiques patriotic songs while noting Mrs Brooks Aten’s view that a crisis would spur loyalty to familiar tunes. It recalls the cradle as symbol, mentions Ellen Terry’s ashes in a cradle, and reports Jose De Leon Toral’s confession and Luis Morones’s resignation amid Mexican unrest and agrarian tensions.
The Irish Free State holds back on inviting King George, fearing ardent Irish Republicans may react. Cromwell’s brutal pacification quote is recalled as a cautionary memory. Lieutenant Paris sails west in La Fregate, crossing via the Azores while Lindbergh favors a longer route for glory and funding. Political spending by two major parties nears ten million dollars with unseen funds. Family strife and divorces are noted as domestic worries.
Questions on health and diet answered by Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health. Fainting in crowds is best treated by fresh air and lowering the head, not crowding around. Advices include loosening collars, avoiding excitement, cooling the face, and seeking diagnosis for possible circulatory disorders.
Snapshots of city life on a Saturday night show a mix of scenes from subway gum machines to Union Park benches. The piece centers on burlesque performers, aging chorus girls, and veteran entertainers, praising their grit, camaraderie, and long careers despite age and wear.
A compilation of reader questions with concise, archival style replies. Topics span grammar usage, exploration history, church versus cathedral, operatic repertories, psychology, university class sizes, and navigational instrument origins and magnet theory. The exchange cites LaSalle, Caruso, Martinelli, Freud, Harvard, Princeton, and early compass development.
The Republican national campaign consolidates operations in New York as the eastern battleground. Senator George Moses directs eastern campaign activity while Dr. Hubert Work heads national headquarters in Washington. Moses will stay in New York to harmonize factions and unify anti Hoover sentiment from the preconvention period. The party aims to balance dry and wet stances on prohibition to secure both base and wavering voters while focusing on the Hoover speech as campaign cornerstone.
Mrs Harry McKinstry leaves for Columbus to visit the Brown couple in Columbus. Mr and Mrs J Halliday Cline sail from Queens town to New York and plan to land August 1 then reach Athens around August 10. An editorial squib mocks a Japanese saying about women and suggests loving her as the remedy. Ten years ago, Miss Madge Wyatt and Miss Mary Frances Lawhead visit the George Howe home in Rockland. Mr Ralph P Jennings and family, with Mrs Jennings’s mother, visit Albany, Georgia. Mrs G M Goodman and son Carl plan a motor trip to Akron tomorrow. Rumor says a local tavern may move from its current location at week’s end.
A compact survey traces early American glass from Jamestown arrival in 1608 through colonies and factories. Mentions Salem 1639, a Quaker glass house 1683, Dutch Brooklyn 1754, German Glassboro 1775, and Massachusetts’ first successful factory in 1787. Includes sidenotes on Gilbert and Madame Carie.
Chronology notes key events: 1611 Virginia named a royal province. 1722 New England declared war on the Indians. 1805 Lewis and Clark reach forks of the Missouri. 1863 Wyoming organized as a territory. 1913 U S Marines in Cuba ordered home.
Readable fragments present many crossword clues and partial answers in a jumbled list. Includes references to hints like fat, haze, dye, optical effect, signals, fiend, marble, detest, cockroach, deity, scale, knot, flock, tiny, volcanic scoria, auto body, dress coat, work unit, stimulate, eye part, lens, hybrid, compass point, parade, contest, ugly old woman, and various garbled names.
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