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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1927
Page
4
A daily reflection quotes Colossians 3 12 urging kindness humility and patience. It contrasts this with Emerson noting the city street's humiliations to the proud.
A Mississippi flood relief message from former congressman and Red Cross director John Sharp Williams lauds national aid and Southern resolve. It praises resilience from Yazoo hills to the Ozarks, notes humor amid hardship, and calls for large funds to advance rehabilitation and future safety of the Great Valley.
Churchill argues in this excerpt that the war ended before U S material could decisively beat Germany yet credits Americas moral joining of the allies as the decisive factor. Mihiel and the Argonne are noted as key theaters in the conflict.
A magazine writer notes a man battling insects for domination while Mr. Ford plans a larger car. The piece hints at a broader interest in innovation and automotive expansion.
A mailed circular promotes subscriptions for The 29 Palms Persian Village. The writer is named as originator and manager but disclaims knowledge of the enterprise and warns that any use of their name for real estate or subscriptions is erroneous or fraudulent.
Commander Byrd aims a rapid return trip across the Atlantic from New York to Paris and back, weather and providence permitting. The record at stake underscores private enterprise and courage as models for aerial achievement.
The passage praises Commander Byrd as a bold flier and navigator who risks his life to advance aviation. While some urge him to stay home and perfect a fool-proof trans-Atlantic machine, friends of the Virginian expect him to continue pursuing extreme achievement.
President Coolidge addresses 200 scientists at a soil congress. He argues the agricultural problem will be solved through higher yields per acre rather than expanding total farmland.
The report notes fewer people stay on farms while production rises. One wheat harvesting machine reduces the need for extra harvest hands in Kansas by 25,000, illustrating a shift in labor and mechanization.
Henry Ford claims improved machinery tested at River Rouge proves farming can be completed in eight weeks with time left for rest and other work. He envisions this efficiency across forty four weeks yearly, boosting farmer productivity and income.
Lindbergh passes the Tombs in New York where unhappy prisoners peer through bars. A crowd outside jeers at the inmates and stirs fear in the neighborhood, while the tone labels mockers as cowards.
Doctor Eckener, head of Germany's Zeppelin Company, says the LZ-37 now building will fly between Germany and the United States several times, then in 1928 circle the world. He envisions passengers being dropped by small craft at London, Peking, New York, and other ports, marking real air travel.
Field Marshal Earl Haig of Great Britain asserts England would have won the war without US involvement. The remark appears in a wartime context reflecting Allied dependence debates and strategic estimations. The message contrasts with other wartime analyses and hints at shifting alliances.
The Paris gathering of legion delegates prompts speculation on the favored winner amid political tension. Italian censorship and Black Shirt activity shape public discourse as observers weigh potential outcomes.
Nebraska funeral directors claim this is a good year to die with caskets offered as low as fifty dollars. The quip suggests bargain options amid a harsh line about mortality.
A condensed Q and A column covers pyorrhea causes from diet and emotions, with health and diet tips, plus short expert answers. It includes shell weights for largest Navy guns, practical versus practicable usage, child rearing costs, and pearl divers’ underwater times.
In New York on June 16 the advertising pages reveal a bustling underbelly of show business with side ventures from dress tents to medicine shows. The district offers a jazz school promising lessons at low cost and a call for star performers, acrobats, and an Uncle Tom's Cabin company while showboat routes feel the impact of floods and shifting audiences.
Marietta fire crews fought an early morning blaze caused by crossed wires that gutted the baking plant in the insulating department of Remington Rand Inc. The fire damaged the Safe Cabinet division site and disrupted operations.
Hospital attendants report little change in the condition of John Drew, the veteran actor, who is seriously ill in San Francisco on June 15.
Twenty years ago fraternity brothers at Ohio University rescued Charles Watts, a student, from drowning in the Hocking River. The item also notes class color disputes, a free band concert by the Athens opera house, and alumni movements including J. P. Wood returning from Washington.
Washington buzzes as Senator J Boomboom McWhorter leads a mock war against calf's foot jelly. The Political Wiseacres Union pushes rumors, while the senator vows to ship the jelly to Moscow and recruits school children with a rhyming pledge. Observers joke that a drier candidate would be hard to find.
An ad touts a 35 cent dose of a golden chemical that makes a quart of a deadly mixture to instantly smother and kill ants and cockroaches and their eggs. It claims to not damage goods or carpets and offers a money back guarantee if bugs are not gone by tomorrow.
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