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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1928
Page
4
Quotation noting that divining tools cannot predict future tastes. Observation attributes changing appetites with age and time. No person, place, or event referenced.
Athens city council seriously discusses asking the state tax commission to reduce city property valuations due to the coal strike. Officials note industrial decline in the Hocking Valley and expect large tax delinquencies, planning a delegation to press for relief and offset projected municipal costs.
The article urges observing Arbor Day on Friday April 27 in Athens County schools to foster love for trees and wildlife. It notes substantial state forests across the region, including 42 acres near Mineral, 1700 acres in Lawrence County, 7500 acres near Chillicothe, and the Hocking forest parks, highlighting the growing public value of forests and urging teachers to stress Arbor and Bird Day this spring.
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls early mornings in a rural kitchen when buckwheat cakes and homemade sausage filled the breakfast table. The starter batter lived in a brown jar on the fence, greased with a stick rag, and frozen batter thawed by the coal grate.
News snippet notes shifting directions of oil bonds and mentions an important judge denying any involvement with the bonds. No further details provided.
Senator Borah received 300 dollars to repay gold given by Mr Sinclai r while advocating Republican purification. Theodore Roosevelt Jr sent 100 dollars to aid the purification effort.
The piece hints that both major parties exploit campaign money. It notes Republicans often receive larger gifts due to stronger chances, while both sides suffer from the stigma of being found out. The tone reflects concern over influence and memory of favors in politics.
The passage discusses uncertainty over the source of Sinclair oil bonds and the reaction of Republicans and Democrats. It suggests that if Sinclair had offered bonds to wipe campaign debts the donkey would accept, but the elephant faced trouble while the donkey felt virtuous.
The speaker notes that Judge Kavanaugh of Chicago after thirty three years on the bench says three hundred fifty thousand people live off crime in the United States. He claims last year crime contributed twelve thousand murders to national news items.
A judge argues that public indifference determines crime levels and asserts that crime leaders lose respect after punishment. He cites fear among criminals and racketeers, claiming 350,000 offenders steal yearly enough to fund vast projects.
The piece condemns public gambling at race tracks as a form of crime legalized by grafted politicians, stealing enough money each year to build the Panama Canal three times.
In distressed Romania peasants demand rule backed by Socialists. The city’s leaders and civic groups press for a better railroad station as a private car tour by George J. Gould and his family is recalled in a separate note about Missouri Pacific.
A Gould family member, in a white dress with a blue sash, remarks on peasants visiting papa. The speaker notes farmers dreaming of governing the country, criticizes lack of organization, and predicts next fall promises will be reconsidered over four years.
The national executive committee of the Socialists discussed a forthcoming platform and condemned Republicans and Democrats as serving corrupt oligarchies. The remarks note that many Republicans and Democrats do not understand the term oligarchy.
Socialists condemn a corrupt corporate oligarchy while describing the United States as a two party capitalist machine. They assert that regardless of oil or bonds, either the Republican or Democratic faction will triumph in the next election.
Scientists confirm earth is over a thousand million years old while volcanic vents under oceans create new islands. Earthquakes shake trees and houses across the Adirondacks and other northeastern parts of New York state.
The bishops draft a prayer book that wins Lords approval and royal assent in theory, but the Commons rejects it. A second book is prepared with earnest prayer yet the Commons is expected to reject it again. The dispute shows a divided Parliament over the church’s liturgical reforms.
An old plan to separate genuine and Apocryphal Bible books by which ones jump to an altar is described. In past days miracles occurred to mark genuineness, but in skeptical modern times such miracles are rare and may not happen.
Dr Frank McCoy outlines biliousness origins and cures. He links bilious symptoms to gallstones liver disorders and intestinal putrefaction and recommends a cleansing diet of green vegetables with minimal meat dairy and starches plus enemas or fruit juice fasting if needed. He stresses keeping the intestines clean to prevent liver sluggishness.
By the Way column surveys Manhattan figures from Larry the pigmy messenger to Bowery dignitaries. It notes Mary the Wall Street heiress, Tom of the Bowery Mission, Union Square pretzel men, Romany Marie, coffee house Mary, and street-letter writers, painting a bustling, quirky urban microcosm within the city’s heart.
A Q and A from Frederick J Haskin covers topics from the location of the American Legion convention to basketball's invention, harmony in violin notation, largest fixed star, tile cleaning methods, and the first peace movement with dates and places.
In response to M. O. concerns, the column confirms that drink pairings are briefly mentioned when relevant, but emphasizes focus on dishes and seasonality. It suggests readers share specific meal contexts to tailor drink recommendations.
Puzzle text lists clues across horizontal and vertical sections. Includes hints like Maize, Snare, Be te of weather, Valiant man, Striped camel's hair cloth, to tear, ear, and more. References to astronomy, anatomy, and objects hint at a complex word puzzle and centered wordplay.
A survey found Boy Scouts outperforming non members in school work. Cider with kick was deemed mash by law and liable for fines. The Messenger issued a noon edition alongside the evening one.
Jeanette Dew was a guest at the Preston home in Athens, with the visit noted in local social pages. The event highlights a social gathering at the residence.
The piece notes only three of ten Harding cabinet members remain untainted by scandals Melon Hoover and Davis survive while Fall Denby Daugherty Hays Weeks and others faced allegations Hays admitted bonds from Sinclair and Mellon repaid part of them. It also highlights Hoover and Hughes escaping with no accusation and praises senator Gooding Fletcher and du Pont for their political roles.
This Date in American History highlights 1864 when Congress passed an enabling act for Colorado and Nevada to join the Union. It also notes 1892 Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of the Standard Oil trust and 1907 American marines landed at Honduras in Central America.
Willie Hoppe built a 100 to 84 lead over Allen Hall as the third block of their three cushion billiard match began in New York this afternoon. Hoppe had won both blocks yesterday.
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