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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1928
Page
4
A long ago note arrives from France recounting exciting experiences by cousin Harry Wyatt. The report appears in a nostalgic column recalling local social events.
A brief two quote note reflecting on human trouble and fleeting troubles. It juxtaposes Job 5 7 about sparks rising with Seneca on trifling and deep pangs, presenting a contemplative mood for readers.
The article praises Hockingport in Athens County as the site where the first real American Declaration of Independence was drafted. It notes DAR markers, historic significance from Fort Gower to the Pickaway Plains, and easy year round access, describing life as rural yet informed.
An Athens youth thrived through thrift learned by gardening and selling garden produce. He now earns thousands annually through honest work at about thirty five. The piece urges youths to pursue steady work, saving, and side lines like gardens or chickens to improve family finances and futures.
Princess Theresa Owanaomika Jelani, descendant of Hawaii’s former royal line, was granted a territorial court divorce from her husband and permission to resume her maiden name. The ruling allows her to revert from Mrs John Kelly to Princess Jelani as she moves forward.
A Florida man advances plans for a giant rocket to launch from Earth to Venus. He imagines exploration and fame but details on propulsion and return are unclear, while the piece muses on humanity's desire to reach distant stars and the risks of pursuit.
The Riverside Chamber of Commerce sends 126 oranges from two imported Brazil trees to editors, roots of the Washington Navel groves. A few cherry trees from Lucullus seed American cherry orchards. Mr. Rogers at Muscle Shoals notes a $150,000,000 plant for nitrogen fertilizer and war explosives, implying idle state control until the power trust takes over. South Africa’s minister of mines proclaims a new diamond field, with diamonds found on surface worth three thousand dollars in an hour and government workers collecting hundreds of thousands in diggings.
The report suggests Britain's diamond monopoly faces concern as a reserve plan keeps diggings as state property to avoid a market glut. It notes violence may affect precious metals and stones and argues human needs outpace supply. It also reports on a new leprosy cure at Malamulo colony using chalmoogra oil and heat to create a fever that kills germs.
The note warns physicians that fever helps fight infection and that overusing medicines to dull the heart or lower temperature can jeopardize the body's germ-fighting response.
Congress will proceed cautiously in barring Mexican labor amid Asiatic labor concerns. Legislation poses problems in California and the Southwest if Mexican labor is suddenly excluded, while machinery may replace hard farm work in time.
A Chicago physician is promptly convicted by an intelligent jury of first degree murder for an illegal operation that killed a 19 year old girl. The judge noted neglect after a nurse reported the patient had no money and the doctor refused hospital care to avoid suspicion.
A jumble of opinions on capital punishment and Mussolini era price laws, Italy’s plain pricing, bargaining habits, and social observations. The piece riffs on politics, gender roles, fashion, and cautionary metaphors about fragile plans and collective behavior.
Health column urges readers to form walking clubs for mutual support and better fitness. Letter from a reader requests district groups and the columnist plans to organize guidance, communication via the newspaper, and shared diet discussions during walks.
Mrs G asks if diets in the book help a 66 year old with hardened arteries and limited mobility. The author directs to the High Blood Pressure section and prescribes fasting and diet as used in treated patients. Mrs B asks about chronic headaches after multiple surgeries and ongoing pus infection with no results.
Gilbert Swan surveys the Broadway boarding houses and their performers as steadfast relics of a fading world. He notes the stubborn loyalty of team marriages, the decline of the old eastward row, and the rising reach of speakeasies as rents rise and debts mount amid a shifting theater landscape.
Short Q and A summary covering topics: minimum US railroad length at 16-100 of a mile the Durham Union Station line. seven voice chorus called a septet. Guggenheim Fund aims to promote aeronautical education and industry. top strawberry shipping points by cars in 1825 including Louisiana Missouri and Maryland. distinction between devise and bequeath in property conveyance. penny newspapers origins with Daily Evening Transcript 1829 and The Cent. fundamental laws of health: cleanliness diet fresh air sleep exercise elimination.
Highlights events on March 1770 Crispus Attucks killed in Boston Massacre 1794 ratification of the fifth amendment for grand jury indictments announced 1862 Ericsson Monitor delivered to the government 1872 Westinghouse granted first air brake patents
Miss Edna Wygand was escorted toward her home by a man accompanying her when her three brothers intervened and beat the man, according to the report.
After Havana, Latin American delegates return home with limited success and mixed defiance toward U S policy. The piece argues most governments tolerate Washington's influence, citing Nicaragua Haiti Cuba Argentina and Brazil as examples of strategic dependence and American interests shaping regional outcomes.
The editor jokes that moving from baby to cart takes only four steps as a playful solution to a baby carting problem. The remark hints at efficiency and a light approach to a domestic packing or moving puzzle.
The puzzle defines changing one word to another by one letter per stroke in fixed order. Each intermediate must be a valid common word. Specific rules include using complete words, not slang, no letter reordering, and a given stroke count. An example chain is spark spare spars spurs elurs slugs plugs.
Beachcliff manager Mack of the Athletics took a day off to visit the Old Soldiers Home today. Secret trip hints he may be angling for a couple of infielders with reported hotel intel backing up the claim.
Readable puzzle fragments give clues for horizontal and vertical answers. The jumbled list hints at words like snare, drive, eject, illuminate, and record keeper, with stray letters forming the word speed.
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