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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1928
Page
4
A Judge urged to judge by appearance while Seneca warns that many thought happy are in truth wretched. The lines juxtapose perception and virtue with a timeless lesson on discernment. The short moral underscores the gap between outward happiness and inner reality.
The Birmingham financier H. Woodward, named among the south’s wealthiest, receives a priceless legacy from his mother a bequest of perfect love and memory. The column urges that love and service outvalue money and recalls the Bell of Inchcap and the Wreck of the Hesperus along with McGuffey Readers shaping Athens tradition.
The Universal Service reports it plans to nominate President Coolidge on the first ballot and gauge reactions at the start of the Republican convention. It mocks the idea as questionable but notes the intention to test how Coolidge and the convention feel about it.
The article notes John D Rockefeller Jr giving 250 000 francs to repair the Chartres Cathedral windows and praises his broader efforts to preserve historic structures. It recalls his work on Versailles where copper repairs and a copper roof were added to the palace, with a view to safeguarding beauty for all time.
The author argues readers prize local home news over distant events because people identify with familiar lives. He contends small town items, personal notes, and local birthdays drive newspaper value, while dismissing calls for nationwide educative content as misguided.
Old school books like McGuffey Readers captivate readers with a tale about why the sea is salt. The crowd gathered around Logan's window to see the display as the story told how a stolen hand mill ground salt, sank a ship, and yet kept grinding, explaining the sea’s saltiness.
The piece likens Mrs Medill McCormick to Joan of Arc in a bold attack on Hoover. It recalls that those who cheered for Joan later vanished as she was burned, warning readers of public sentiment turning on her.
The piece notes Chang Tso Ling fleeing to Mukden on advice of magicians and astrologers. It recalls Mongolian tradition and Jenghis Khan’s era with a magician’s influence. It mentions English ladies hosting weekend parties for flying guests and Newport, Rhode Island adopting similar trends. It ends with a potato anecdote from France and its eventual culinary embrace.
Colonel Barnes in charge of regular army anti aircraft guns says he would have no difficulty repelling an attack by hostile airplanes. General Mitchell, who flew over hostile anti aircraft guns in the war, does not share Barnes view.
Colonel Barnes argues that if enemy planes avoid the guns, pursuit planes are needed to chase them. The piece notes a Canton event with fourteen Chinese girls and three Chinese boys and warns of harsh punishments if the Reds win. It concludes by juxtaposing free speech guarantees with jail for expressing opinions.
President Green of the American Federation of Labor aids workers and the public by opposing a Pullman porter strike. He advised colored workers on Pullman cars that economic conditions were unfavorable to a strike, stressing prudence in action.
Reader questions on digestion nerves and circulation answered by Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health. The article explains stomach digestion bile pancreatic juices and small intestine function with practical tips and brief patient Qs.
A reader identified as K W comments on the practice of switching from high heeled shoes to more comfortable footwear. The note reflects concerns about balance and foot health while navigating daily tasks.
New York society buzzed over a cigarette ad stunt in which prominent ladies posed blindfolded to distinguish brands and were paid about 1 064 each, donations going to charity. The column notes fashion, theater and city scenes, from Broadway to Sixth Avenue intersections and upcoming changes to landmarks.
A Q&A format covers baseball sweater rules, second wind explanation, Bremen water landing, Liberia's ruler, horse swimming distance, American vs Chinese goods, submarine damages by escort ships, and Maryland governor Rit sche.
H J Finsterwald of Athens was re elected principal of the Vienna township Trumbull county schools. Mrs D J Evans hosted the Pallas club and Mrs W A Matheny led. Mrs George McHenry spoke on Billy Sunday and Woodrow Wilson. Helen Peoples and Alice Phillips performed a piano duet.
The Messenger the Journal and the Gazette reported past events in Athens. Mrs Will Gross hosted the Company W E M of the First Christian church and Miss Julia Cable of Morris Avenue entertained the Queen Esther circle.
Washington correspondents denounced Mussolini's nomination after a trial ballot quoted claims of his suppression of press liberties. The board withdrew consideration amid a strong protest from reporters, while other political chatter analyzed how Smiths and other surnames might influence the 192? presidential race.
A collection of short questions and answers on topics from French monarchs after Napoleon to Kohinoor meaning and the first umbrella in the United States. Names and places include Louis XVIII Charles X Louis Philippe Napoleon III Kohinoor diamond and Baltimore in 1772 with India as origin.
A compact timeline notes Columbus returning to Spain in 1496, domestic animals arriving in America in 1509, and the 1776 Congress move to draft a declaration of independence. It adds 1876 Republican ticket Hayes Wheeler and an 1912 Cuban insurgent attack on Marines at Guantanamo.
Crossword puzzle horizontal clues reveal an herb in chicory family with blanched leaves for winter salads. The rest of the item lists scattered cryptic clues and fragmented phrases about actions, objects, and tools, including references to fortifications and metal work, in a noisy mixed-grid clue page.
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