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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1927

Page

4

Be strong and of good courage quotes

A short religious quotation from Chronicles 22 and a companion line by J C and A W Hare. The text offers encouragement about courage and facing fear with faith.

Chronicles

Statistical report notes no student suicide epidemic

A large life insurance study of 20 American cities finds no epidemic level of student self harm. It cites about 300 expected deaths by self action for ages 15 to 19 under normal conditions and notes a slight rise in personal crisis reports to 15.9 per 100 000 versus 15.1 in 1925. The report urges serious attention to threats to prevent cases.

Cides United States States Sui

Misguided Yale Prize Sparks Debate Over Values

The Yale commencement prize awarded to the top student rather than the star athlete prompts criticism in the New York Times. The piece questions faculty judgment and warns that plodding scholars may be undervalued, while athletes and crews gain publicity.

YALE Harvard New London New York Times

Agriculture's worst parasite and the banker

The article argues that bankers demand accountability from farmers just as from any businessperson. It laments inefficient farmers who survive by undercutting prices, noting other pests threaten crops but the real burden is the ineffective farmer who cannot be weeded out, hindering farming as a viable business.

Agricultural Commission The American Bankers’ Association

England Sends Flier to Ireland Cratered by Confusion

A terse English government flier to Ireland drew mixed reactions as residents questioned its purpose and timing. Officials said the pamphlet was a clarify effort, though critics argued it added confusion amid ongoing disputes with Dublin.

Consumption of sacramental wine since prohibition

The figure 24,000,000 gallons is cited for sacramental wine consumption since prohibition. The query asks whether this constitutes a wet or dry argument, implying debate over alcohol policy terminology rather than a factual event.

Wall Street Cheer Amid Steel Worries And Auto Expansion

Arthur Brisbane notes last week closed with a cheerful mood on Wall Street and in finance. He cites concerns about the steel business and the fear of tight money, while some dread ferocious auto competition. He observes improving auto firms expanding plants and planning to ship about half a million cars abroad this year.

Wall Street

Big Corporations to Pay $550 Million in Next Month’s Dividends

The report notes large firms will distribute about $550 million in dividends next month. It adds that foreign nations owe roughly one billion annually, leaving the only worry about prosperity, which often makes people anxious.

Lindbergh predicts rapid growth in commercial flight

While dining on a friend's yacht, Colonel Lindbergh stated that regular cross continental passenger air travel should be common within five years and trans Atlantic service within ten years, with air mail establishing even earlier.

Lindbergh

Lindbergh’s playfulness on the water with friends

Lindbergh dismissed going to gress as dull noting his youth. He rode ashore in a fast fifty mph speedboat with two young flying friends in the stern and urged taking risks. Water splashed over everyone on a thrilling curve, reflecting his lighthearted, non solemn nature.

Gress Lindbergh

Lindbergh warns fliers on altitude and landing risk

The warning explains glide distances after engine failure. At 5000 feet a pilot might cover five miles. at 200 feet above a city only about five blocks remain. At 10000 feet one could travel ten miles more and stay clear of cities.

Bishop Manning Sails Amid Debate on Unmarried Unions

Bishop Manning of New York sails for Europe in alarm over proposed experiments on unmarried unions and sex research. He warns that if the church entertains such ideas it would not lift a finger to finish the cathedral.

Manning New York Europe

Bishop denounces new theories while urging cathedral completion

The speaker references St. John the Divine needing millions and calls modern theories shameful. He questions delaying the cathedral project and trusts in divine guidance for morals and marriages, arguing ultimate power lies with God.

St. John the Divine

Japan’s Peace Treaty Suggestion Reflected by Viewpoints

The piece argues Japan should pursue a perpetual peace treaty with the United States, noting Japan already feels at peace with all nations. It asserts no desire for war, claiming no previous wars initiated by Japan and blaming the Kaiser for provoking involvement by restricting oceanic ship movements.

Japan United States

Let the Sunshine In by Dr Frank McCoy

Dr Frank McCoy urges embracing sun exposure as a therapeutic practice. He promotes nude sunbathing to improve skin health and bodily vitality, praising physical culture magazines and bathing beauty ideals while warning on overexposure and advising gradual, careful exposure for conditions like anemia tuberculosis asthma and diabetes. He invites readers to send health questions to the Athens Messenger.

Frank McCoy McCoy Athens Messenger

Questions By Frederick J Baskin Answers

From The Century Biographical Encyclopedia the timber for the Constitution came from Cumberland Island near the northern Florida coast. Mansson was the name reported for a brother who later changed it to Lindbergh. Water is nearly incompressible. 100 psi reduces volume by 0.033 percent and volume recovers when pressure is removed. The U S Navy runs air stations for Naval Aeronautics instruction at Anacostia Co S, Canal Zone, Hampton Roads, Lakehurst, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Pensacola, Redondo? San Diego.

EL Vv. R. A Century Biographical Encyclopedia Cumberland Island Florida Chertea Mansson América Lindbergh United States Navy Naval Aeronautics Anacostia D. C Coes Sele Canal Zone Hampton Roads Lake Huret N. J Pearl Marches T. Hawaii Pensacola Fiorida Red ‘San Diego Calif

By the Way in New York A City in Rapid Change

Gilbert Swan notes dramatic shifts in Manhattan as traditional elite spaces like the Union Club move uptown and diverse neighborhoods around Five Corners evolve. The piece contrasts old landmarks with new bustle, including a child parade by a playground group amid a once gangster crowded area.

Gilbert Swan New York Union Club Stock Fifth Avenue Old Union Club Manhattan Park Avenue Vandera Brooklyn Bridge Five Corners Chinatown Turkey Armenia Hell's Kitchen

News Your Dad Read Long Ago Twenty Years Ago

A historical column notes Miss Annette Walker left for Columbus to join a party on a ten day trip to the Jamestown Exposition. U C D sewing club held its annual picnic at the B H Moore home and Red Cross meetings were to begin.

Annette. Walker Columbus Jamestown Exposition U. C. D. Sewing Club B. H. Moore Harriet Putnam Fort Morgan Colorado Mrs G. I. Putnam

Stopping Foes in Three States By Rodney Dutcher

Republican forces push amid 1928 rivalry across South Dakota New York and Illinois as Coolidge targets key states. The piece notes South Dakota primaries in February and the strategic aim to secure early momentum, with New York and Illinois shaping party support through patronage and alliances. It mentions Peter Norbeck emerging as a Coolidge ally amid efforts to unify delegates for the nomination.

Rodney Dutcher Washington Jones Calvin Coolidge South Dakota New York Illinois Isa Beir Montana Wheeler Tom Walsh LaFellette North Dakota Nye Frasier Minnesota Kellogg Senate Shipstead Iowa Londen Movement Nebraska Norris and Howell Hines Gene Coolidge Hiram Johnson Johnson Smith Empire State al Smith Ogden ,Mits Seymour Lowman Treasury Bill Big Bill Thompson Chicago Lowden Big Bill White House Black Hills Peter Norbeck

Daniel Emmett Honored With Dixie Tablet Dedication

Columbus June 28 Daniel Decatur Emmett an Ohioan born in Mt Vernon and buried there will be honored at Fletcher North Carolina next Sunday. A memorial tablet will be dedicated at Calvary Episcopal church honoring him as the author of the song Dixie.

Columbus Daniel Decatur Emmett Mt. Vernon Fletcher, N. C Dixie Calvary Episcopal Church South

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