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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1928
Page
4
A columnist argues that while small businesses shrink under mergers, large firms like General Motors create vast chances for advancement. Young entrants can rise by proving ability, as executives seek capable leaders to fill top roles. The era of big business offers unprecedented opportunity for those with the right drive.
Memorial Day in Athens honored veterans from Civil War through modern conflicts. The parade combined tragedy and hope as old and young servicemen, from privates to commanders, were saluted by a crowd reflecting on duty and sacrifice.
A note on compiling lists of buried soldiers in New Marshfield cemetery by Will Merritt urges completion for district burial grounds. It recalls Eli and John H. Jackson, Civil War brothers of blue and gray, and laments vanished old families like Mintons, Quinns, Clemens, and others from Hocking country.
The text quotes George Bernard Shaw arguing that accumulated money is the root of evil and power, comparing capital to water and noting that without capital many modern wonders and industrial outputs would not exist. It warns that without brains to watch capital, people cannot control small capital either.
A college professor hired to praise power companies testifies that he received two hundred fifty dollars for each lecture, while detailing the arrangement and the payments from the firms involved.
A lawyer for the Ku Klux Klan learned that a United States Senator received 250 dollars per lecture for speaking out against individuals the Klan disfavors. The report highlights payments tied to anti minority rhetoric and ongoing scrutiny of political financing.
The piece mentions Tuan Chi-Lui approaching Peking and Marshal Chang Tso-Lin facing overwhelming forces. It casts doubt on public awareness of distant events while noting the looming Chinese crisis and the possible fall of the capital amid advancing Japanese pressure.
In May corporations declared dividends totaling 347.9 million dollars and June dividends are expected to reach 500 million. The country is described as prosperous. Mr. Durant predicts brokers loans may total ten billion dollars and foresees ten million share days.
The article notes Henry Ford’s workforce rose to 115 431 last week, the highest in his record, while total Detroit auto industry employment reached 259 073, described as real prosperity by the author.
A renowned Chicago figure known as Scarface Al Capone is retained by a local business firm to end rival firm attacks. The firm claims no further explosions have occurred since Capone joined as partner, calling his judgment sound.
The old tale places Capone at the Art Institute of Chicago entry as General Coleoni a famed gangster who served Venice and Milan, fought for and betrayed both cities and died in service to the Venetian state, just before Columbus sailed.
The note extols Coleoni s grand equestrian statue from Venice and suggests Capone should own a reproduction at his residence. It frames the work as the world s greatest statue and urges local citizens to see it.
Van Campen Heilner returns from the Bahamas claiming he swam among man eating sharks all day without harm. The anecdote playfully riffs on Ed Howe’s warning that editors could attack only those sharks with impunity.
A forthcoming testimonial from the Murray Bay Quebec Chamber of Commerce includes signed statements from Bremen men explaining why they chose this neighborhood to establish settlement and land.
A New York woman posted a 19000 forfeit to charity if she cannot ascend the Woolworth Tower stairs in 90 minutes. The report suggests her training occurred while living in city apartments.
Scientists at the Carnegie Institution report taming a massive 5,000,000 volt electric pressure in experiments. They suggest the breakthrough could lead to practical uses for handling hazardous limeurance agents in future research.
Dr Frank McCoy advises readers on intestinal parasites and worms. He lists tapeworms thread worms roundworms and hookworms as common causes of malnutrition and appetite changes and notes diagnosis by observing worms in stool. He recommends meat inspection and diet changes including fruit fasting and enemas to reduce parasitic presence.
Gilbert Swan muses on how close yet distant New York feels to White Plains residents and commuters. A street scene in rain shows a mud castle built by a mother and child, highlighting city curiosity and everyday life beyond Manhattan.
In 1924, the Army Air Service grapples with limited fuel causing circle flying and reduced cross country training. It faces Navy expansion at Anacostia and coast defense disputes over towers and field access. Joint maneuvers were curtailed due to budget limits, while National Guard pilots gain more state support for fuel.
1776 American and British forces began to intrench at Charleston South Carolina. 1792 First Kentucky Legislature met. 1895 Peace signed with Tripoli. 1861 Confederates abandoned Atlanta Georgia.
Reader asks about a red nose and the answer notes it signals ongoing intoxication or autointoxication from diet. The piece explains autointoxication as a common cause and mentions public figures who show red noses.
Ten years ago Julia Porter led a Girl Scout patrol while Mrs. H. D. Nice hosted guests in Nelsonville. Miss Ramona Bowers visited relatives in Iowa and Granville Evans headed to Michigan. Twenty years ago Lena Slattery and Frank Logan hosted a euchre party with sixty attendees. Ida Powser assisted at an Ohio University recital. In Brazil coffee appeared as a wedding and birth gift. The Athens Sluggers beat Glouster High School.
Clues compete in a clockwise grid with horizontal vertical entries. The reader must solve matching definitions for terms ranging from body parts to objects and actions like sense smells and to destroy by disintegration with various misprints and garbled phrases.
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