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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1928

Page

4

Grand theater hosts War Chest benefit in Marshfield area

War Chest benefit shown at the Grand theater drew local teachers Dr. G Gibson Mrs Lulu Steede KE Faye Hewitt and Arch Knowlton from Marshfield to Athens to map an active school program. Other notes recall ten, twenty years ago events including a Chamber dinner speaker Judge J M Wood the YMCA building project in Nelsonville and local visits.

G. Gibson Lulu Steede KE. Faye Hewitt Arch Knowlton Marshfield Athens J. M. Wood Chamber of Commerce

Light in Darkness Lies Hidden in Night

A compact aphorism reflecting on seeking illumination and the paradox of light fading as sight fades, invoking Shakespearean style while hinting at pursuit and loss.

Shakespeare

Businessman Far Outgrows Mencken Youth Critique

The piece argues that youth dismisses Mencken style hostility to business as practical education shifts away from club life and toward work. It contends college radicals misjudge business men who support presses, pay wages, and provide social institutions. The public grows weary of radical attacks as society advances.

Mencken Mercury Menckens

News Sense and Loyal Grange Helpers Highlight Local Press

The article praises O O Bryson of Stewart for supplying steady news from the grange and other groups to the Messenger. It notes his 70 year old aged couple marriage story and discusses differing abilities of people to perceive and convey news.

O. O. Bryson Stewart The Grange Rome Grange County Grange Athens County New England Messenger

The Old Timers Reflect On Local Baseball Decline

In the Hocking valley old timers lament the loss of the once thriving regional baseball culture. Spring brings nostalgia as towns like Jackson ville, Glouster, Luhrig, Nelson Mile, Chauncey, Trimble, Kimberly, and Carbondale produced major league players. Youths once practiced after coal mine work. now interest wanes and focus shifts to runs per inning.

Hocking Valley Blue Birds Hocking Field Bob Williams Jack Taylor Josh Devore George Kaler Sam Johnson Billy Williams Jackson‘ville Glouster Luhrig Nelson Mile Chauncey Trimble Kimberly Carbondale Husky

From Sappho to Standard Oil and Hollywood

The piece contrasts ancient and modern fame with quips about Standard Oil profits and a private diary line. It recalls Kingsbury of California and a 4 percent net on a billion dollars. Carl Laemmle’s Dimples tale ends with Hollywood’s pressure on body image.

Athis Sappho Uncle Sam Standard Oil Mr. Kingsbury S. O. of California

General Motors stock rises boosting market value

GM stock climbs nine points in a single day pushing value up by over 150 million dollars. With more than 7 000 000 shares outstanding the move signals stronger business growth and the aim to blend higher quality with lower prices.

General Motors

Sultans of the House of Osman and Fatima tale

The passage recalls the Ottoman sultans amassing jewelry and gems while subjects paid costs. A Turk shows wealth to Fatima by sliding pearls and rubies between his fingers, and she is set to utter a quaint line acknowledging home.

House of Othman Fatima Sultan

Kemal Declares One Wife Rule and Seizes Othman Jewelry

The Othman dynasty faces a drastic turn as Kemal governs with a one wife motto and uses Othman jewelry as security for a Turkish national bank. Sultans would groan at the changes as women appear unveiled and men wear derbyp hats defying old laws, while large statues of Kemal rise across the country. Public sentiment mixes hope and alarm for a miracle to halt what many see as vandalism.

Kemal New Turkey Mohammed

Eastman Endorses Hoover Citing Business Acumen

George Eastman of Rochester endorses Herbert Hoover, praising his understanding of business and industry. The pro Hoover stance highlights Eastman’s stature as a notable citizen who supports education and worker profit sharing as part of national progress.

Herbert Hoover George Eastman Rochester

Man and tools set apart humans in ancient view

A preface notes humans differ from animals not by laughter but by wearing clothes and using tools. It praises the seis mograph for revealing distant earthquakes, citing Professor Torndorf in Washington detecting a powerful quake about nine thousand miles away, likely near the East Indies.

Torndorf Washington East Ndies

Moon’s Gravity Tides Earthquakes and Ocean Motion

The text argues earthquakes largely occur underwater, caused by submarine mountains and lunar gravity intensifies quakes. It notes the moon’s influence drives tides and ocean motion and claims life on earth depends on the moon. It presents a skeptical, reflective tone on celestial impact.

Earth

Remus Case and Loud Speaker Inventor in Spotlight

Noted figures in legal and invention fields draw attention as George Remus faces outcomes while the inventor of a mile‑range loud speaker awaits results.

George Remus

New York restaurant worker arrested amid knife and blackjack

A New York restaurant worker was taken into custody after police found a knife and a blackjack. The arrest highlights ongoing concerns about weapon possession in urban dining venues.

New York

Greens in diet go back to ancients and now flourish

Dr. Frank McCoy lauds leafy greens and canned vegetables for vitamins and minerals. Historical notes include Hippocrates, Galen, and Cato praising cabbage lettuce and related foods. Modern canning promises safety and full nutrition as green vegetables gain prominence in markets and homes.

Greece Rome Hippocrates Cato Galen Gaul Britain

Kate A Broadway Bit Player Amid Dreamers On The Street

A writer profiles Kate a thirty year Broadway bit player living in New York. From a small town to endless minor roles she endures the grind while others chase stardom. The piece contrasts her daily stage life with the glamour of stars and other aspiring actors in the theater world.

Kate Broadway Illinois Boyd's Millimery

Fragmented puzzle clues and questions from a scrambled page

A jumbled OCR excerpt presents varied prompts and trivia items about biographies places and history. It references Lincoln Memorial Virginia and names like Raymond Poincaré while mixing unrelated letters and numbers, creating a mosaic of disconnected fragments without a single cohesive event.

Presidential candidates vie as 1933 outcome looms

In a Washington analysis, Rodney Dutcher surveys top presidential contenders Hoover Smith Reed Dawes Walsh Lowden and the odds for 1932. He notes party splits over who can win and the possibility that compromise candidates or stop movements could shape the nomination landscape.

Washington Hoover Smith Reed Dawes Walsh Lowden Charles Hilles New York Big Bill Thomson Coolidge Smth Daws White House Reed-Smith Tammany Hall Houston Tom Walsh Illinois

Candy making stages and hollow buoyancy question

The text lists candy stages from soft ball to caramel for fondant sea foam glace fruits and nuts taffy and peanut brittle. It explains hollow bodies filled with compressed air have less buoyancy than those at atmospheric pressure. It notes Indians used wild fruits like cranberry wild strawberry pawpaw and plum and dried some for winter.

America Ohio

This Date in American History March 13

Key events include the first service at Trinity Church in New York in 1698, Jefferson Davis issuing his last Confederate presidency message in 1865, standard time adoption in 1884, Benjamin Harrison's death in 1901, and Andrew Carnegie's 1991 endowment of 5.2 million dollars for New York City libraries.

Trinity Church New York Jefferson Davis United States Benjamin Harrison Andrew Carnegie New York City

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