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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1927
Page
4
Dowry Returns to Weddings as Costs Rise and Customs Evolve
A newspaper column laments wedding expenses and the creeping return of dowries. It notes higher living costs demand two sets of parents aiding couples, while couples may need to work together to start life. The piece contrasts past thrift with present extravagance and comments on gift fashions and social change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job
Royal Livestock Slumps In These Days Of Princes For Sale
A Paris divorce suit reveals Aimee Crocker, a 52 year old Sacramento woman, seeks separation from her 29 year old prince husband. Evidence shows the couple agreed he would receive $250 a month while married and $125 after divorce. The piece quips about using princes for tourism and notes prices as low as two hundred fifty dollars monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Aimee Crocker
Sacramento
Calif
Miss Crocker
The Worm Turns on Wardrobe Worries
A playful column notes how men dread gifts from women who pick shirt sock and tie color combos that end up unused. It jokes about two kinds of haberdashery, the men’s and the women’s, and suggests a changing fashion moment.
Prohibition Troubles Highlight Alcoholism in Chicago Hospital
A Chicago Psychopathic Hospital report for the fiscal year notes 939 men and 118 women, 21 percent of admissions, suffered from chronic alcoholism. Mental symptoms accompanied the alcoholism, suggesting the impact of bootlegged whisky on public health. The piece wryly speculates that prohibition may alter the mental average by removing weaker bootleg customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Psychopathic Hospital
Providence
Opportunities Ahead on the Road to July Fourth
The piece urges vigilance for opportunities before Decoration Day passes and predicts a prosperous, cheerful nation if leaders keep the public happy. It laments clouded horizons if big men fail to realize the payoff of a thriving, contented crowd.
Prosperity booster boosts stock market and farm prices
A report by Professor Irving Fisher notes stock prices at highs and broad gains in agriculture. Cotton climbs 60 to 70 percent above recent lows while wheat and corn rise by about 25 and 30 cents respectively. The piece links prosperity to political forecasts for 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Irving Fisher
Mind and color mystery in science and faith
Reverend Doctor Charles E. Jefferson questioned how mind perceives color beyond science. He argued science explains light vibrations and retina signals but not how the brain interprets colors, leaving gaps that religion often fills with belief versus fairy tale explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Jefferson
Doctor Jefferson
Science and religion should be friends in modern society
The piece argues that science explains atomic structure while religion comforts mass happiness by easing future worry and freeing people from painful pondering. Both domains serve utility and deserve mutual respect, with individuals free to hold personal beliefs.
Oil waste sparks warning on auto outlook
Officials warn that while light autos and trucks are produced in record numbers, an oil cloud looms. Reckless production and price cutting in the oil industry threaten motorists as oil is wasted and poured on sandy roads at public expense.
Causes and cures of dizziness relies on biliousness
The article argues dizziness stems from toxaemia and bile byproducts in blood. It links brain tingling to liver and gallbladder function, catarrh in the ear, vision, womb or ovary pressure, and blood pressure, urging dieting first and medical advice if unresolved. Doctor McCoy offers personal questions via Athens Messenger.
Rough housing and risqué nights in New York clubs
In two or three surviving night spots the rise of slap stick stunts draws the rich and powerful. Lords, lawyers, and chorus girls join in raucous antics as a famed proprietor Texas Guinan shapes the scene. A Chicago gunman falls for a Broadway star as bootlegger calling cards hint at hardware theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Texas
Chicago
Digestive causes linked to insomnia and mouth ulcers
Insomnia stems from digestive trouble and stomach gas pressing on the heart or diaphragm. Breathing difficulty may come from valvular heart leakage caused by gastric gas. avoid bad food combinations. Cankers arise from stomach over acidity. alum can hasten healing but address root causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary W
Mildred L
W. W
Brick drops on man in St. Louis but causes no injury
A brick fell three stories in St. Louis striking Oscar Carlson on the head and knocking him down but not causing injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Oscar Carlson
Missionaries Quit Calcutta Recall of Buddhist Missionaries
Buddhist missionaries sent to Europe to gain converts have been recalled from Calcutta as the mission ends abruptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Europe
Athens High School building to be finished by November
Twenty years ago the Athens high school building was to be completed by November 1 under existing plans. E T Rose became police judge to relieve the mayor of hearing and fining offenders. The city baseball team prepared to practice for summer. Oratorical contests between Philomatheon and Athenian Literary societies at Ohio University advanced to finals on June 17. Two hundred eighty men registered for the first day of military service. Nine nurses graduated from the nurses training course at the Athens State hospital. Community singing was planned on the Ohio University campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
E. T. Rose
Philomatheon
Ohio University
Athens State Hospital
Morgan Re-elected Athens Public Schools Superintendent
Professor Geoffrey F. Morgan was re-elected for a two year term as superintendent of the Athens public schools, extending his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoffrey F. Morgan
Athens Public Schools
Colonies Have Own Problems
Washington notes the 18 million people outside the United States under the flag seek different governments. A movement seeks a constitutional amendment for a uniform territorial government, backed by delegates from Porto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii, and possibly Filipino commissioners. Divergences may block change. a bureau of insular affairs under the president is seen as a better chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Philippines
Alaska
Porto Rico
Samoa
Virgin Islands
Seventieth Congress
Hawaii
Felix Davila
Carmi Thompson
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Departement
Interior Department
Guam
Department of the Navy
Answers to Questions By Frederick J. Haskin
A series of trivia Q and A covers World Series outcomes presidential nomination history state literacy and coast length of New Hampshire and education levels of criminals. It notes that first game winners have sometimes won the series but seven times in twenty two series. Nevada has the fewest women. New Hampshire coastline is fourteen miles. and only four percent of criminals are college graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B
Nevada
New Hampshire
RK. J. A
Atlantic Ocean
New York State
Robbers kill two monks in monastery attack near Barcelona
Bandits repulsed an assault on a Madrid area monastery then ambushed two monks and shot them to death in the same incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Barcelona
How Mrs Weaver Was Helped By Vegetable Compound
Mrs Weaver who was oft tired and weak details how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her health after three to four weeks She says sleep returned and she gained strength enabling her to care for three children and perform housework She recommends the remedy and welcomes letters from other women seeking advice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawerence Weaver
East Smithfield St
Mt. Pleasant
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Deaf Mutes Attend Funeral of Jeremiah Ralken
Deaf attendees gathered for the funeral of Jeremiah Ralken, the entire service conducted in sign language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah Ralken
Good-bye, tired feet come in today for farm job shoes
Nationally advertised shoes entice farmers with a style for every farm chore and surprisingly reasonable prices.
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