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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1927

Page

13

Voice of Indian beliefs explored in graphic bulletin

The National Geographic Society bulletin analyzes American Indian religion, noting diverse tribal beliefs without a single Great Spirit. It describes spirits, soul concepts, medicine men, creation myths, morality, and practical religiosity shaped by nature and fear.

Ashington United States Board of Indian Commissioners Washington, D. C National Geographic Society Bulletin Inman Hell Pacific Coast Earth

Dreaded leprosy battles toward eradication in Philippines

Anila June 11 report says leprosy is yielding to medical science in the Philippine Islands and could be wiped out within years. In Cullen colony 200 miles south of Manila about 1000 cases cured in five years due to chaulmoogra oil. government funds support the colony. Governor General Wood seeks a $2,000,000 appropriation for further research.

Anila Philippine Islands Cullen Manila Wood United States York Fitzgerald Omar Khayyam London

Doctors Led Lives of Romance When This Country Began

Oliver Hartley recalls pioneer doctors as unfrocked medical pioneers whose journeys on rough roads and through forests brought care to remote homesteads. He paints log cabins, herb preparations, and tough nights tending fevers, broken bones and snake bites as part of early medical life.

Oliver Hartley Omeroy Ministry of Medicine Patha

Poor Man's College Turns Evangelist's Schools Into Trade Education

John Brown the evangelist runs a network of "Poor Man's College" campuses in Siloam Springs and Sulphur Springs Ark offering four hour classes with four hour work. Students train in farming dairy mechanical crafts and shop work while earning through labor and donations fund tuition and operations. Graduates enter higher education or secure skilled jobs as Brown reinvests earnings into the schools with a fixed salary for the preacher.

John Brown Siloam Springs Ark Sulphur Springs Elmer Gantry Piece Alan Ozarks America John Brown

Athens and Ohio University Represented at Harvard Business School

The Athens and Ohio University presence at Harvard Business School is noted over the past eight to ten years with Athens and Ohio University honored in the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. The report suggests a strong representation from the two institutions in Cambridge Massachusetts at the commencement.

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Engineers Dream May Be Realized After Great Flood

A long stalled Mississippi navigation and power proposal may finally advance in Congress. Riker touts a spillway with dams and a 10 mile wide floodover strip boosting river capacity, with land value increases and agricultural use when not overflowed. Senator Frasier backs a Senate bill to study and push the plan amid disputes over feasibility.

Congress Lynn J. Frasier North Dakota Senate Liausem Mississippi Cairo Gulf of Mexico Valle Ith Wener Anmel Riker

Athens Men Graduate From Harvard and Ohio University

A biographical sketch of Athens natives detailing graduates from Ohio University in 1924 and Harvard Business School in 1927. It lists city births, high school and college education, fraternity memberships, early work at various firms, and planned employment with Lazarus in Columbus and the Hocking Glass/ Boston Safe Deposit lines.

Wharvard Hocking Glass Company Lancaster Ohio Bertha Daggett North High Strom Athens Piset Ohio University Lazarus & Company Columbus Harvard Lazarus J Company C. H. Horn Sunnyside Dri Athens Public Schools Ohio Universe A Eummer Fron College J. H. Grayson Lassen Company Athens National Bank Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Obla Inniversity Commerce Club Delta Sigma Ipy Athena Harvard Graduate J School of Business Administration Statistical Department of Luton Trust Company of Cleveland Trust Department of Boston Safe Deposit and Trusth Company

Collie Bites Back to Save Master From Berserk Bull

A brave collie at a fairground attacked by an enraged bull defended its master by gripping the beast with its teeth. After a fifteen minute struggle the bull turned on the dog, goring it badly before the collie crawled to its unconscious owner. The incident occurred in June at a rural fair.

Hong Lea

Police prepare seven powiti suits to stop attacks

Local authorities announce prototypes of bullet proof vests, intended to prevent assaults. The garments are described as heavy and difficult to penetrate, weighing several pounds, with plans to test their effectiveness in the field soon.

Erlin

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