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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1928
Page
4
A compact reflection contrasts a biblical saying from Matthew with a poet Moore line about a heart waking to flowers and the thorns that follow. The pair links faith and nature in concise aphorisms.
A reminiscence of rural life changing with hard roads and radios. Night scenes along Bartlett road show farms lit at night, music and news flowing from radios, longer days, and a shift from hayseed humor as travelers no longer rely on neighbors after dark.
The piece argues newspapers overemphasize liquor stories, claiming open saloon advocates are rare. It notes readers crave saloon news as sensational reading, while dry laws remain largely supported and no wet sympathizers exist. It questions any practical open saloon return.
An editor critiques selective law enforcement in New Jersey where a rich New Yorker avoids arrest while a hypothetical lower-class worker would face immediate detentions and coercive interrogation, illustrating class bias in a democracy.
Rumors swirl around the Teapot Dome scandal and Liberty bonds as oil men hide facts, fueling suspicion and harming innocent people. Senator Walsh is cited as a spark in the allegations, though the truth remains obscured by nondisclosure and conjecture.
The American Bankers Association urges investors to investigate charity raffles, warning millions go to promoters rather than charities. Vague promises of aid lure donors who may fund only about 26 cents of each dollar to the actual cause.
Congressman Casey argues 5,000,000 idle men exist and calls for treasury surplus use to fund Boulder Dam and Mississippi flood controls. Government figures dispute the 5,000,000 figure, but Casey says employment should be the main government aim and that the federal reserve can ease panics.
Governor Al Smith urges his representatives to report all possibilities of using public monies for necessary public works to tackle unemployment. Republicans are warned they may hear from Smith again next November as political tensions rise.
King Amanullah of nistan owns a flying machine carrying nine passengers plus pilot and radio operator. One machine for a dummy king of Afghanistan means little, but ten thousand faster machines owned by Asiatics could greatly influence western Europe and the well satisfied continent.
Modesto resident W C Busbee fathers twenty children with one day old granddaughter. His first wife bore thirteen. second wife seven. Helen Wills warns against prize fighting after attending one event. Auto speed contests hinder motor industry and frighten cautious parents. An economist quips about spending and a hard climb to the top.
Dr. Frank McCoy answers health questions in this paper space. He warns against self slavery to bad habits and fear, urges mastery over appetites, and promotes balanced emotions. He offers a mail reply article and provides sample Q and A on kidney issues muffin recipes and denture plate acidity.
By the Way in New York notes Blanche Mehaffey’s return as Mrs. George Hansen and her African hunting-park husband, the Broadway party scene with Paul Specht, Ina Claire, Lew Leslie’s gala Blackbirds of 1928, and appearances by Fannie Ward Patsy Ruth Miller and Finley Peter Dunne. The piece ties Broadway to Cleveland’s past, Chinese cafes, and Florence Mills ghost imagery in a brisk diary of nightlife.
The piece presents Q and A on Weston’s best daily distance and age, compulsory auto insurance states, apocryphal Washington tales, purpose of cotton exchanges, and the size comparison of Lhasa’s principal building to the US Capitol. Weston’s 82 mile day in 1867 is noted with his age of 28 and Portland to Chicago route.
John Cross Bob Wood C E Cullums Carl Laughlin Frank Grones T F Kale and J A Fuller are the new Elks officers. Clarence Barnhill former student flies over front line trenches as war reports claim Lenine treachery exposed. Mrs W E Moler elected president of Social Literary club. Twenty years ago D A Bardin returned from the eastern United States trip. Miss Nell Koons celebrated 20th birthday. Athens high school judges Frederick Treadley D H Moor H W Elson preside over debate. A Nelsonville saloon burglary reports large liquor theft.
Canal Zone residents urge self rule amid dismissals of federal district attorney F Edward Mitchell and judge Guy H Martin. War Department investigation secrecy fuels protest as residents question officer removals without public explanation in the US territory with 30 000 population.
In Minehead G A Drake reports breeding rabbits whose fur cannot be distinguished from sable. The breakthrough highlights potential value for fur quality and market appeal in the breeder’s program.
March dates mark events from colonial entry into Louisiana in 1699 to 1899 creation of the U S Navy admiral rank. Brooklyn first daily paper in 1841 and territorial reorganizations in 1861 1864 Grant becomes lieutenant general Lee Grant conference proposals in 1865 and the 1867 Education Department establishment.
A jumble of horizontal clues includes feline animal indicated harmoniously hither circular lines and copper bronze film forming tartaric acid hush lace type. Others refer to celestial, sixty seconds pi, dove houses, parents, affirmative, desert travelogs and verb forms. Abbreviation for street closes yesterday’s puzzle.
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