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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1929
Page
8
Ohio's Hocking River flood threat eased after rainfall stopped, but lowlands remain vulnerable. Pollution from denuded hills worsens river depth while authorities urge flood control, car traffic, and highway updates amid ongoing concerns in Athens County and surrounding towns.
The piece tracks where the Republican Party began, noting mass meetings at Ripon Wisconsin and Jackson Michigan in 1854, with historians citing Ripon’s early gathering and Jackson’s later convention as pivotal steps toward forming the party to oppose slavery expansion. It highlights Alvan Bovay’s key role in calling the Ripon meeting and naming the party Republican.
Gilbert Swan recalls a persistent mother who pushes her daughter into Broadway chorus roles. The anecdote traces her fits of pride and constant media lobbying from a Minnesota merchant family, culminating years later with the daughter in the Whoopee chorus and the mother still seeking publicity.
Dr. Fane McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health answers reader questions on strength science, diet, and exercise. He warns against quick fixes like alcohol tonics, promotes daily vigorous exercise and balanced nutrition, and stresses eliminating toxins and building muscle with proteins and vegetables.
The House deletes 824000000 for enforcing prohibition while the Senate adds 24000000 to the bill. Remarks note Senators fear prohibition anger more than representatives, and Rogers suggests using funds for prohibition observance on Capitol grounds. Industry data claim US manufacturing value at 200+ billion in 1927 with a 20 billion rise in six years. Yale Daily News reports a surge in whisky drinking among Yale students since prohibition began.
Excerpts discuss Stalin and a zigzag diplomacy critique, Mississippi flood marks with 1927 peak, and brief Q&A on scientific discoveries, telegraph poles, language, and Herculaneum. Also mentions autocracy and governance by intelligent workers and peasants.
Ogan Scouts defeated Jeval Boy Scouts Troop No 2 in U5 Armory by 18 to 17. Scorers for Athens included Cameron,ickney, Troberten and Strout. Also listed are scores for shooters in a MU Street Range event with Doe Clarks leading at 49 and several others toward mid 40s and 30s. Mention notes a French political assassination attempt on Clemenceau and the death of General Bennet H. Young in Louisville, highlighting Civil War raid fame.
The fragment lists scattered crossword hints and mis-typed entries including references to a two-letter word and questions about geography, astronomy, music notes, and daily life. It appears to be a corrupted and incomplete OCR section from a puzzle page with partial questions and stray letters.
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