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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1927

Page

5

A Thought For Today Mourning Versus Feasting

A devotional line contrasts the house of mourning with feasting and reflects on the value of bearing witness in sorrow. The quote underscores that true mourning involves presence and empathy beyond celebration.

Laborers Become Capitalistic

The piece argues workers increasingly read financial pages and own stocks through Liberty loans and employee ownership plans. It links war bonds to financial literacy, noting how bond investments and dividends enter the laborer’s vocabulary, gradually turning labor into part of capital.

E. Bond Houses

Beauty tests and brain contests in a beauty saturated nation

The author laments beauty contest mania in America and suggests brains tests as a remedy. We are surfeited with beauty and must make beauties earn their place, though organizing brain pageants seems impractical, even in Boston.

Denver Divine America Boston

Dobbin’s comeback hint as horses hold their own

The piece argues horses endure amid rising industry, noting more horseshoes nails and calks, while autos and motorized services replace steeds. It contrasts a world with and without horses, praising the horse as a longtime human friend and companion.

Dobbin

Research funding eyed for corn cob and stalk byproducts

The United States Department of Agriculture plans to allocate about 50000 dollars for research into beneficial uses of corn cobs and stalks, cotton stalks, and peanut shells. The note links such economic innovations to national strength and cites related industrial examples.

United States Department of Agriculture

Decoration Day crowds overwhelm major stations in holiday exodus

Monday saw veterans march with flags and graves of Civil, Spanish, and World War dead decorated as Decoration Day. Women outnumber men five to one in observances as cities report record travel, with 1.5 million passengers at New York Central and large crowds at Pennsylvania Railroad, showing a fortunate nation planning a long weekend.

Lincoln Pennsylvania Railroad New York New York Central Barnum Prince of Connecticut Hayville Pennsylvania Station

Lloyd George Warns on Russia Break as Momentous

Lloyd George says Britain fears the Russia break, calling it the most momentous international event since the great war. He warns no one can forecast repercussions and that Russia is freed from diplomatic obligations to conduct sinister activities against the British empire worldwide.

Lloyd George Britain Russia

Health and Diet Advice From Dr Frank McCoy on Salt

Dr McCoy explains that body uses organic forms of minerals from vegetables not mined salts. He warns common table salt remains an irritant and suggests gradually reducing intake while highlighting salt’s effect on thirst and cattle feeding. He also answers reader questions on gauze in boxing and minuet tempo.

McCoy Athens Messenger Athens Ohio

Russia Seeks External Aid for Financial Restoration

Russia worries about self reliance as statesmen like Mussolini and Kemal deny fault. It seeks financial restoration from external sources or a very slow internal build up, highlighting doubts over immediate recovery.

Russia Mussolini Kemal

Bolshevik Diplomacy and Propaganda Critique

The piece argues that cautious diplomacy could have rebuilt Russian trade and industry and allowed communist propaganda to continue quietly. It contrasts this with a controversial Jewish proverb about men speaking their true thoughts, labeling the exalted communist as one who must say what he harbors.

Air and political hazards in a world on edge

The piece weighs grand strategy amid a rising Russian revolution and advancing tech, warning of unseen air and sea threats to Britain and the impact on Uncle Sam. It also notes Lindbergh’s Paris to London arc and cites a Tampa double murder tied to a grudge and the bootlegging question’s accountability.

Britain France Germany Italy America Japan Russia London Uncle Sam

It’s Better to Receive the Fishy Eye Than a Black Eye

A compact reflection contrasts two kinds of gaze in social encounters, suggesting that a curious or suspicious look may be less harmful than physical harm and warning against violent reactions. The saying implies caution in interpreting hostile signaling.

An Optimist Thanks Providence for No Centipede

A wry remark notes that an optimist counts blessings when the flat above lacks a centipede during shoe-dropping moments.

Primitive dietary and treatment guidance from a medical column

A reader asks about a jaundice diet, wart removal for children, and eating strawberries with meals. The advice suggests fasting acids, starch and fat restriction, occasional sweat baths, silver nitrate treatment, and cautions about acidosis. Strawberries and raspberries are allowed with a protein meal if starches are avoided. small amount of cream is OK, but no sugar.

J. T Inquirer

Rural Atmosphere in Manhattan Horse Market Perspective

By Gilbert Swan New York June 2 rural mood seeps into Manhattan on Twenty third street where horse sales bustle beside stables with horse trade slang and hay stalls. Morning activity features draft horses and hay wagons while urban lights and Broad way loom nearby and pockets of rural calm linger near Pennsylvania Station.

Gilbert Swan New York Manhattan Twenty-third Hawk Center David Harums Broadway

Athens Weather and Court Notes From Old Ohio Paper

The article reports rainfall totals in Athens amounting to 2.11 inches over two days. It notes a local court ruling setting fines for intoxication at 8.90 dollars in the Athens mayor's court. It also mentions community notes including Sunday school diplomas and historical references to Athens High School graduation ten years earlier.

Athens

Father Lindbergh shaped politics with iron nerve and ideals

Washington notes profile of Charles A. Lindbergh Sr. a progressive Republican congressman from Minnesota 1907 to 1917 known for anti money trust stances and opposition to Federal Reserve acts. It recalls his courage under surgery without anesthesia and contrasts him with his son the famed aviator.

Washington Charles A. Lindbergh Minnesota Lindberghs Congress Little Falla Money Trust Lindbergh Capt United States Harold Knutson Germany America

Tremor Shakes Asbury Park Center at 8 41 A M

A severe earth tremor lasting ten seconds shook Asbury Park New Jersey at 8 41 this morning. Workers in tall buildings in the town center reported clear shaking and felt the quake distinctly.

Asbury Park N. J

Sir Arthur Wheeler Hires Force to Kill Snakes on Brownsea Island

Poole England Sir Arthur Wheeler hires a band of men to exterminate snakes on Brownsea Island as part of his project to turn the isle into an earthly paradise. The plan aims to remove venomous and nonvenomous snakes to create a tranquil resort setting on the preserve linked to the Portland coast.

Poole Eng Arthur Wheeler Brownsea Island

Prayer Restores Sight for Blinded War Veteran

Etienne Folgain, blinded in the war, regains his sight through persistent prayer, according to a Paris report.

Paris Etienne Folgain

John T. Baxter Named Honor Man at Rusking College

Oxford England report notes John T. Baxter a former miner among Rusking College honor men for academic or service achievement.

Oxford Eng John T. Baxter Rusking College

High School Golfer Fractures Rib in Accident

Maurice Ralford, 19, suffered a fractured rib when his body twisted after driving off a golf ball in Montclair New Jersey.

Montclair N. J Maurice Ralford

Answers to Questions By Frederick J. Haskin

Q and A from Frederick J. Haskin cover measurements of maple syrup water content and weight per gallon, history of the White House portico added after 1814, and details about Henry Hudsons Half Moon vessel with an 80/ton burden.

Frederick J. Haskin White House Thomas Jefferson Henry Hudson U. M. PA Hudson

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