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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1928
Page
4
Public Forum writer C. B. Radekin of Athens urges protection for woodchucks claiming they dig dens for other wildlife and support conservation. He argues hunters destroy dens and threaten game, asking farmers and hunters for opinion on giving groundhogs a chance to exist alongside other game animals.
A column extols resourceful wives who manage households thriftily and cook well. It lauds wives who balance budgets, feed families, and guide households while men indulge in routine leisure. The piece urges husbands to express appreciation more often.
Yale President James Rowland Angell says, after years studying youth, that today’s students, on average, show broader outlook, sincerity, range and intellectual vigor than earlier generations. He notes exceptions but cites competent observers agreeing on the general trend.
Experts warn Niagara Falls erosion threatens the falls bed at the brink. A proposed expenditure of 1 750 000 would preserve the falls for future generations. The question remains who should raise and spend the funds to protect this renowned North American landmark valued by millions of visitors.
College students faced about 200 orders for suits at 25 dollars each with 5 dollars down. The arriving C O D garments were poorly made and far from the promised quality, worth about 7.50 each. The warning urged caution with traveling salesmen and noted some firms are reputable while swindlers exist.
The piece argues that unemployment must be fought relentlessly until involuntary idleness ends. It notes Republicans claim politics in Wagner’s resolution and contends public issues always involve politics. It asks readers to consider famed epitaphs from Cyrus to Napoleon as examples of lasting legacies.
The inscription on Baron Von Stein’s tomb praises the imperial knight who ruled the Lahn region for seven centuries and who, before God, sought truth and justice. It recalls his deeds freeing serfs and uniting Germany against Napoleon, and quotes his longing to be with Christ.
Article notes Pedro Reyes a notorious Mexican bandit who, after his execution, left a paper epitaph reading Here rests the bandit Pedro Reyes. It then shifts to Jack Dempsey declaring retirement and freedom to live as he pleases after a recent race win in Tia Juana, amid reflections on guarded life paths and untroubled minds.
A baby resists pleuro pneumon ia life five weeks with ten heart stoppages and ten resurgences as doctors work wonders. The mother Mrs G E Olmstead, though weak post birth, donates blood to save the child. A U S court upholds Jay treaty 1794 allowing Canadians to cross for beer and work across the border.
A fragmented column hints at a 20 year old woman dying from alcoholism at a drinking party, with crude quotes about the era's liquor ban. Other items mention cattle with yellow teeth mistaken for gold, dubious real estate schemes, and social quips about credit and family.
Dr McCoy answers reader questions on diet and health and urges science based eating. He argues instinct fails in modern life, favors scientific diet, and promotes orange fasting for spleen and leukemia, olive oil cautions, and headache reflex causes.
Mrs J D asks if an orange diet can help a friend with spleenic leukemia diagnosed by blood specialists and enlarged spleen. She mentions packs plasters ointments and foot baths with tepid mustard water as prescribed and seeks medical guidance.
In New York the Grand Central complex could soon house a movie theater within its walls as part of a broader plan to turn the station into a self contained world. The writer recalls the building’s vast array of shops and services and predicts similar setups at other major stations as rail travel modernizes.
A quiz style column covers topics from carbon monoxide danger in closed cars to western yellow pine stands in Arizona and King Tut’s mummy. It traces historical bookkeeping origins in Italy and describes whether sharks are edible and Ireland’s native language and speakers.
Ten years ago H. H. Mingus offered small furniture for sale to support the Red Cross while Mrs. C. H. Horn visited Columbus and Mrs. James Williams hosted the L. T. N. club. The Presbyterian church canvas aimed at $4,600 in budget pledges.
Washington dispatch examines the unsettled GOP race as calls for Coolidge to clarify his position persist. The piece outlines the draft Coolidge movement, White House influence on Hoover’s bid, and the possibility of Charles Evans Hughes securing the nomination if Hoover and Dawes falter.
The article notes current language ratios with about 1 percent speaking Gaelic only, 86 percent English only, and 13 percent both. Since the Irish Free State establishment Irish is taught in schools with a goal of restoring Irish as the vernacular.
Bremen village council passed an ordinance to issue bonds totaling 6584 dollars. Mayor J H Downhbour presided as the council escaped sentences imposed by the Supreme Court for failing to settle a suit brought by Mrs Sarah Turner. Sentences were suspended 60 days to allow compliance.
March milestones include 1776 British soldier punished a Massachusetts citizen. 1874 former president MillardFillmore died. 1887 Henry Ward Beecher clergyman author died. 1897 Mrs Henry Ward Beecher listed.
Fragmentary crossword clues and garbled text about Napoleon and Columbia University appear. The readable items mention New York City, a gold rush era, and scattered word fragments without a coherent story or answer.
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