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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1927
Page
4
A warden of Sing Sing argues life is a sporting proposition, a present thrill rather than future glory, after presiding over about 30,000 convicts and witnessing over 100 death sentences. He frames life as growth and action, while death means decay, urging readers to discuss the idea on a hot day.
A Labor Department report reframes the servant issue, noting employers resist privileges, high living costs push for time off, immigration limits not easing shortages, and both native and foreign women favor other work. The piece also calls the Pempsey Sharke y bout frame up and jokes about the Prince of Wales’ misfortune.
The article notes United States Steel and General Motors posting six month profits of 91.6 million and 129.25 million respectively. It also comments on air defense gaps in London and remarks by Queen Marie of Romania on her widowhood. It mentions Dr Sherman on longevity, Herbert Spencer on language, Aimee Semple McPherson's courage, and conductor Mme Schumann-Heink planning a Metropolitan season and 70 concerts.
Dr Frank McCoy author of The Fast Way to Health answers readers questions on health and diet. The column offers diet tips, sample menus, and advice on tuberculosis obesity diabetes and digestive issues with directions to send questions via mail for personalized guidance.
New York theatergoers revive Broadway activity as stars like Katherine Cornell Eve Le Gallienne and Rosalie Bielwart return from Europe and Provincetown. The piece notes electric kitchen cooking on routes between New York and Boston, the Broadways season opening after Labor Day, and a crowded revival of repertoire theater with popular pricing. A student rower T W Kent dies from heart failure in Henley style training, highlighting sports tragedy.
Rodney Dutcher reports that General Jose M Moncada, a businessman turned military leader, is seen as the friendliest candidate to the United States in Nicaragua’s 1928 race. Diaz, Chamorro, and Sacasa potential contenders frame a crowded field as U S policy weighs stability and influence.
Frederick Jo Naskin provides Q and A style responses on topics from folk songs classification and wood-producing tree species to tense sequences and legal terms. It covers homicide versus murder, Publius attribution to Hamilton Jay and Madison, the Treaty Oak’s age in Washington DC, and related clarifications.
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