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A short devotional note presents two biblical and literary reflections on aging. Proverbs 16 31 suggests the hoary head is a crown of glory while Joubert notes the evening of life brings its lamps.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1927
Page
4
Resting place of pioneers and veterans on West State Street
The piece describes an old cemetery on West State Street in Athens where forgotten graves of pioneers, veterans, and children lie beneath weathered stones now renewed with a marble angel. It notes later generations visiting, and reflects on the quiet republic of memory and the costs of modern life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West State Street
Athens
Texas
Twilight league baseball shines in Athens and nearby towns
Across Athens Logan and Nelsonville twilight league games draw crowds over 1000 as fans travel from miles away. Players play for pastime while families join in the pleasure, and organizers claim the success rests on keeping the game true and non commercialized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Athens
Logan
Nelsonville
Southeast Ohio farmer seeks farm relief and local markets
A Southeastern Ohio farmer asks for any form of farm relief and a market for surplus fruit and other products. He notes much is wasted or dumped due to limited markets and poor roads. He favors better roads and more industries in small centers to improve local marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Ohio
Mos
Farrmer
Southeastern
Ohio
The Twelve Great Novels By Arthur Brisbane
The column notes worsening conditions in China with continued captures by Canton’s determined townspeople. It mentions British Marines clashing with natives and an Englishman being robbed and beaten, asserting Britain will not tolerate much more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Canton
Vesuvius Erupts as Mussolini Plans Across Balkans
Vesuvius erupts with shocks and flames while Mussolini, likened to the volcano, pushes new treaties in the Balkans and speeds strategic highway projects in Albania, continuing a relentless expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesuvius
Mussolini
Balkans
Albania
Caesar
Russia Seeks France Help On Czar Debt and Wall Street Bonds
Russia discusses the Czar's debt with France and may pay to assist business. It considers paying our bankers on Wall Street who bought Kerensky's bonds. The proposal suggests paying forty million to borrow five hundred million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
France
Wall Street
Kerensky
Business philosopher Mr Feather on courtesy and growth
Mr Feather argues salesmen face more courtesy in large firms than small. He says some small concerns grew by being courteous and that politeness costs nothing but is valuable, noting that growth changes status but not the ethic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Feather
American Tobacco reports best year profits and outlook
The American Tobacco Company announces cheerful news for stockholders noting profits of 22,549,094 for the last year, the best year yet, and commends George W. Hill for continuing his late father's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Tobacco Company
George W. Hill
Bennett names twelve greatest novels all Russian
Arnold Bennett lists twelve top novels all from Russia. He singles out The Brothers Karamazov as perhaps the best while noting other works like Les Misérables Oliver Twist David Copperfield Hypatia Westward Ho Vanity Fair and more. He argues the world seeks literature guiding it toward the right direction despite depictions of drunkenness and immorality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Bennett
Karamazov
Brothers Karamazov
Oliver Twist
David Copperfield
Hypatia
Vanity Fair
Handshaking and the President’s diminishing grip
The piece criticizes excessive ceremonial handshakes as weakening the president’s authority and spreading germs amid hollow familiarity. It likens Indigenous customs to noses worn away by rubbing, using sharp satire to condemn public displays.
Reception Etiquette Change Slaps Instead of Handshakes
The article notes a shift in public custom toward a familiar tone with the President. It jokes that when his hand tires, visitors should be urged to slap the President on the back rather than shake hands.
Death Valley Residents Congratulated for Remarkable Weather
The remark about weather for ducks is noted with praise for Death Valley people who likely never hear such a compliment. The comment underscores an unusual climate quip in a sparse, local tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Death Valley
Whale shipment remembered by old timers
Old timers recall a whale being shipped through the area, remarking that the creature spat cotton every foot of the journey.
Noted Health Crusader Dr Emile Berliner Honored
Washington health pioneer Dr Emile Berliner received the Order of Honor from the German Red Cross via Baron Von Maltzan for years of child welfare work. He championed milk pasteurization to curb infant deaths, launching the Wake Up Mothers campaign and forming the Society for the Prevention of Sickness to promote safe heating of milk, reducing infant mortality significantly by 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Emile Berliner
Red Cross
United States
Baron von Maltzan
Berliner
Society For the Prevention of
Washington
By the Way in New York Small-Town Girls
Gilbert Swan notes varied fates of rural girls in New York City. He cites judge remarks on two girls who left Halifax and Connecticut, one seeking fashion, the other chorus work, with many others failing on Broadway due to lack of money for clothes and rising competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Swan
New York
Manhattan
Broadway
Judge Caldwell
Connecticut
Jean X
Halifax
Sauk Center
Sacramento
Pueblo
Agermies
Roll Call Preview in the 69th Congress Faces Light Session
The roll call of the 69th Congress is being prepared for all 435 House members. This session included 193 roll calls. German post offices begin direct airmail transmission of letters and postcards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Synopsis Arranged by Dr Gilroy Sketches by Kroesen
A clipped item presents a synopsis arranged by Dr. William E. F. Gilroy with sketches by Kroesen. The note hints at a literary or biographical collection likely prepared for publication or display in a local context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. WM. EF. Gilroy
D. D
Kroesen
Ohio University field flood damages lead to April baseball cancellations
Twenty years ago a flood damaged the Ohio university athletic field forcing cancellation of early April baseball games. Repairs began on washed out tracks while trains were said to soon reach the B and O station. Dr. William O Thompson of Ohio State was elected president of Starling Ohio Medical college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
B. & O. Railway Company
William O. Thompson
Ohio State University
Starling- Ohio Medical College
Ohio
R. B. Cruickshank
College of Agriculture
Washington Observations on Horseshoes and Senators
March 22 column notes Congressman Edward H. Wason of New Hampshire keeps a horseshoe hung upside down in his office, sparking light debate on luck among southern lawmakers. The piece also profiles Senator Henry Wilder Keyes and earlier Washington quirks, including a door sign for Lamar Jeffers and a mistaken pronunciation of Kalyez as Calles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward H. Wason
Nashua
N. H
Wason
New Hampshire
Capitol Hill
Lamar Jeffers
Anniston
Ala
Henry Wilder Keyes
Senate
Senator Keyes
Jim Reed
Congressional
New England
West End Executive Avenue
Albert B. Cummins
William B. McKinley
Keyes
State Department
Calles
Mexico
Kalyez
Longhand Letter to Congressman Demands Typewritten Proof
A middle western congressman received a letter so long and awkward that a special mail truck was needed to deliver it. The note, over sixteen thousand words, arrived in longhand and was sent back by the secretary for typewritten transcription. When returned, the author was attempting to prove the congressman’s complicity in some supposed matter.
United States Advised by Commerce Department Guidance
The United States follows guidance received by the Department of Commerce. Officials outline recommended practices and policies to align with current economic and regulatory objectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Commerce
Farmers foresee crop shifts boosting south acreage
Predictions based on March 1 farmer intentions show increased south acreage for all major crops including corn, which can substitute for cotton. The forecast signals a shift in planting plans and potential impacts on regional agriculture.
Haiti Cuts Debt By 1.38 Million In Year
The republic of Haiti reduced its national debt by 1 384 836 90 dollars over the past year, lowering the total to 18 849 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic of Haiti
Prohibition Bureau Plans Elimination of Noncompliant Agents
Lincoln C. Andrews announces preliminary steps to weed out agents from the prohibition service who fail to meet Civil service requirements under the new bureau of prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition Service
Civil Service
Bureau of Prohibition
Lincoln C. Andrews
Secretary of the Treasury
Holcombe Appears in The Enemy at Ohio Wesleyan
Harry Holcombe, 76 Morris Avenue, Athens, an Ohio Wesleyan senior, portrayed Dr Arndt in The Enemy by Channing Pollock at the university. The performance marked the Histronic club’s largest production of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holcombe
Delaware
Harry Holcombe
Morris Avenue
Athens
Ohio Wesleyan
Dr. Arndt
Channing Pollock
Ohio Wesleyan University
Histronic Club
Farm cart carries Dutch burial for Martha Crowhurst
Mrs. Martha Crowhurst was laid to rest in Davenport Iowa after her body was transported in a farm cart drawn by her 15 year old horse Peggy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Martha Crowhurst
Peggy
Paris Deserter Baron Arrest After Wedding Clash
Pierre Bertrand Marchieux, who had posed as a baron for months, was arrested two hours after his wedding for desertion from the military in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nab “Baron
Paris
Pierre Bertrand Marchieux
Public Library Bans Racing News from Files
In Birmingham England the public library has ordered the removal of all racing and betting coverage from newspapers kept on file. The move aims to restrict gambling related material in archived holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Eng
Pubiic
Cat rescue ends tragically in Cicero
I C Sheldon is killed when a tree limb he was using to save a cat breaks and causes his fall. The incident occurred in Cicero as bystanders witnessed the effort to rescue the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cat Cicero
Iic
I. C. Sheidon
Question and Answer Treasury of Old Public Queries
A historic Q and A exchange notes three assassination attempts on Mussolini in the prior year, listing dates April 7 September 11 and October 31. It also cites the Brooklyn Bridge’s construction span from January 3 1870 to its opening May 24 1883, approximately 13 years. It describes chinook winds as mountain region weather phenomena driven by downward air movement and pressure heating, blowing from any compass direction.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Weather Bureau
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Life OF Christ
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Peter
Matthew XVII
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By Frederic J. Haskin
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Central Meat Market
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