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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1928
Page
4
A Shakespearean reflection notes that repeated exposure to ways to commit wrongdoing dulls moral judgment and can lead to harmful acts becoming commonplace. The line warns that means shape ends through gradual erosion of virtue.
Bruce Catton argues that yellow journalism radio and movies depress intellect but expand access to reading music and drama. He contends sensationalism reaches new readers and audiences while still offering worthwhile works and greater cultural exposure for the masses.
Readers reflect on familiar towns and people from Amesville to Nelsonville in a message celebrating shared ties. The piece notes how newspapers knit communities, sharing pride in mining families and local life, and expresses hope for better days ahead in the Hocking valley.
Arthur Brisbane observes two American young women in distant ceremonies. One faces hanging in Canada next Friday and wishes for a pretty dress. The other wed an Indian rajah with 2 million dollars in jewelry, including a diamond nose ring, while the groom wore yellow paint as part of Hindu rites.
A seat on the New York Stock Exchange fetched 320000 dollars. With eleven hundred seats valued at 352 million dollars, trading last Saturday ran at about 1,000,000 shares per hour, yet the ticketing lagged speculators by twenty five minutes despite time-saving devices.
The article warns that short selling in America becomes risky when wages and spending power grow by 50 to 75 percent and manufacturers can replace three workers with one. It notes ups and downs in birds, elevators, and stocks while advising caution on the down side bets.
The speaker notes that while some things are always too high others can rise further. One stock trading above $400 a share remains not too high and is expected to climb to dizzying heights in the future.
The writer notes they possess no high priced stock or similar holdings and can assess matters impartially without personal financial interest.
The former prime minister Lloyd George warns that a religious-based struggle led by Mohammedans targets British influence in Asia and Africa. He notes the historic contrast of two powerful empires rising amid Britain’s early global emergence.
The passage argues that Mohammedans will exterminate Europeans if united, warning trouble for Britain. It contends Asia and Africa’s empires faded, claiming British gentlemen who once hid in swamps now fly, using poison gas and explosives to push a holy war from the sky, outmatching ground war.
A note on Chevrolet payments to railroads totaling 34 million dollars this year. The piece contrasts auto freight with car operation costs, citing a Chevrolet factory shipment to the Pacific coast at 116 dollars freight and proposing potential reductions in railroad charges.
The New York elevated railroad earned no profit until the fare dropped from ten to five cents. Experts say railroads will profit more by lowering costs for both freight and passenger transport. Builders deserve fair treatment for their role in building the country.
Lord Beaverbrook's London Express reports a beautiful American woman offered a Cairo peddler 6500 to marry her immediately to resemble a beloved French man now dead. The piece contrasts the dead Frenchman’s centuries of thought with the Egyptian’s apparent lack of thinking.
A massive radio network will let eight million Americans hear the Democratic and Republican conventions from start to finish. Yet many of those listeners will skip the political content for jazz, sad songs, or daily tunes to stay thin, reflecting a nation with low political interest and only half of eligible voters casting ballots.
A quip comparing money to a jews harp in a symphony suggests a humorous view of wealth and sound, noting money’s quiet presence within a grand musical metaphor. The line plays on value and noise without naming people or events.
Questions on health and diet answered by Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health. Spring cleaning analogy describes the body as a house and urges a fruit diet for a few days followed by published menus. The column advises against laxatives and favors diet and exercise to reduce and improve bodily balance.
Mrs. F asks if a medicine containing strychnine is safe for a fast, painful, jumpy heart or if it is only for slow hearts. A doctor should assess heart rhythm, symptoms, and risks before using such a stimulant.
Scattered notes from Manhattan describe old Wall Street lore at a buttonwood tree site and recall iconic sights from the Stock Exchange to the Grand Canyon. The piece threads celebrity glimpses, Greenwich Village cinemas, Fifth Avenue culture, Sutton Place vogue, and Belle Livingston's Victorian salon satire shaping Manhattan's social scene.
The text outlines origins of genuine Arabian horses from Da Mascus to the Euphrates and in Arabia proper noting purity in the Sultan of Turkey's stables. It describes ancient Egyptian hairdressing with elaborate plaits and braids and explains how the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures selects officers and operates. It also mentions the Bureau of Standards on making paper more translucent.
Clarence Gill led the council in Rob erts absence while William Silvas spoke on soldiers life in camp at the Presbyterian church. Athens housewives were urged to donate clothing for Belgian children. Mrs. Sprague recited Exile’s Dream at a St Patrick’s party.
Washington report notes politicians keep control of national welfare through primary rules and party machines. It argues direct primaries fail to empower voters, citing Hoover Lowden and Dawes intrigues, with Indiana Ohio and Illinois as key battlegrounds and Kansas City as the delegate target.
An historical note explains that St Bernard dogs originated in the Alpine region of Switzerland about 600 years ago, created by monks from a Mastiff and a Danish Bulldog cross. Outcrosses with Newfoundland and Pyrenean Sheep Dog, plus English Mastiff and Bloodhound, shaped the breed into a large loyal and brave guardian. It also briefly mentions paraffin and tetrachloride as outdoor skin treatment options to avoid fire and vapor hazards.
On March 20 1775 Virginia chose seven delegates to the second Continental Congress and backed the actions of the first Congress. The date also marks the birth of Charles W Eliot in 1834, a noted American educator and Harvard president.
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