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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1928
Page
4
A brief religious proverb asserts to prove all things and hold fast what is good from Thessalonians. A second line credits Thoreau with a remark praising goodness as a reliable investment.
More than 600 visiting mothers spent Mothers Day at Ohio University in Athens. They toured campus housing and dormitories, contributing to a dignified, welcoming atmosphere. Students were proud, welcoming signs appeared, and residents noted improvements that will benefit next year’s visitors and upcoming conventions.
A hillside vantage near Richland Avenue and Tick Ridge Road offers a sweeping view of Athens and surrounding valleys. A worn bench and a small cottage mark the overlook just before the final ascent to Joe Mulligan’s home, with the state hospital, Chauncey hills, and town spread below on clear days.
The country store once a village hub of trade and gossip is losing prominence as shoppers move to cities for goods and new entertainments. The Cotton Textile Bulletin notes autos higher living standards and media like movies and radio broaden rural horizons, reducing store reliance.
The article notes Indiana and Purdue lead Western Conference basketball ratings, highlighting Indiana's unique passion for basketball. It compares regional sports interests, pointing to baseball in New England colleges and hockey’s stronger growth in Canada and New England versus the western states. The piece argues national sports popularity is uneven by region.
The piece decries officials who drop traffic charges for acquaintances, calling it a demoralizing social symptom and noting risks like jury shadowing and witness bribing. It emphasizes the widespread nature of the practice and its corrosive effect on public trust.
President Coolidge turned down a farm offered in South Dakota prompting Democratic critics to claim he lacks smart judgment. The exchange reflects political contention over his decision and agricultural policy.
An Arctic expedition member reports a curious remark attributed to Laplanders about meeting Americans, noting a sharp exchange of wit and social signals when different cultures meet.
On Friday for the eleventh straight day traders bought 3,000,000 shares. General Motors rose to a new high with an 8 1/4 point gain, adding 142 million to its value. Southern Pacific reports February profit up, and a stock exchange seat sets a 335,000 record amid a bear attack.
A confidence man and murderer, George McDonald, was hanged in Canada after a public appeal saved his young wife from rape. She pledged to pray for him, while she faces life imprisonment herself. in Canada life means life.
The passage argues civilization will end extreme punishments. It notes historical executions for minor crimes, mentions hanging women and children, and predicts crime will diminish as society stops executing. The tone reflects reformist thinking about evolving justice and humane treatment.
If each stayed with his family as Julius Rosenwald does, there would be fewer poor houses and less misery. He donates 5 million dollars to buy farming land for co-religionists in Russia, the largest gift ever made by an individual for Jewish relief abroad.
A column asserts that Jews are capable of farming and compares them to Abraham who tended flocks long before modern Anglo-Saxon farming. The piece frames the question of Jewish success as a test of capability rather than ethnicity.
The text notes Julius Rosenwald’s large gifts are non secretarian and not confined to his race, calling him among America’s top donors to national charities such as the YMCA, Red Cross, and similar organizations.
Sir Oliver Lodge muses that humans arose from a life reservoir where each gained an earthly body to develop identity. The text then probes the puzzle of how life entered the reservoir, while contrasting it with the ancient Atlas myth and the skeptics who questioned what bore Atlas's burden.
In Chicago on Thursday a group aligned with the slogan deeds not words murdered Diamond Joe Esposito and a morgue report counted fifty eight bullet holes in his back. The following Friday John Infanta was killed with three shots and police say they do not know the killers. Chief Detective Grady comments that Esposito should have been bumped off long ago by gangland laws.
Esposito held a funeral described as fine featuring a $10,000 casket and carloads of flowers, offering a measure of comfort to mourners.
The Cambodian king Sisowaeh, who ruled under French governance, has died. His funeral fires burned for miles as his son Monivong lit the cremation, the long and costly rite ending his reign.
Biologists devote much time to cell life while criminal courts receive comparatively little attention. The remark highlights resource and focus gaps between scientific research and legal proceedings.
Lawmakers show growing selectivity in who enters the halls of government, akin to a private club's guest list, signaling tighter screening and scrutiny of incoming members.
The line suggests nature bestows humility on egotists by denying them pride and granting them nourishment for their speech, framing eloquence as a byproduct of restraint and respect for nature.
A health column answers reader questions on pimples causes and remedies, peanut butter with green apples, and paralysis with brain clot recovery. Advice cites constipation and high carb intake for pimples, enema courses, diet shifts to greens, and a fruit fast for brain clot dissolution. It also covers oral care and pyorrhea treatment with alkaline dentifrice and tartar removal.
Practical guidance on affordable beef cuts like brisket and round steak with boiling and pan methods. Notes on Salisbury steak and ground round advantages. Also a Gilbert Swan column critiquing New York pretensions, high hats, expensive theaters, balcony seat demand, and a late tale of people gathering to watch a stalled hay wagon.
Readers debate hunger and strife in eastern Ohio mining towns. The community urges clear remedies, free speech, and collective bargaining while criticizing outside propaganda and the middleman’s role in the coal industry.
A decade ago the trend began embroiding sweetheart initials on hose. A French mother thanked Amesville Presbyterian Church for wartime clothing. Hiram Tinkham of The Plains wrote a poem titled Cussing the Kaiser for the Messenger. A daily war chest donor list was planned for publication.
Wood Logan was named to succeed Roscoe Mauck as trustee for the Athens State hospital. Leslie Martin and George Hopkins received their new Ford runabout. The first Ford to reach Athens. Plans hoped to open the new high school building on the hill soon. J Halliday Cline launched a plan to beautify Athens.
Congressman Edgar Howard introduces a bill to require a nationwide depositors guarantee fund modeled on Nebraska’s 1909 law. The Nebraska system uses a state Levy to insure deposits, operates banks in distress, and has five lines of defense against losses, aiming to reduce banking risk nationwide.
EB D and Robert C Hickman respond to Father Owens criticism of a lecture on Peru Indians. They describe highland life at 12 000 to 15 000 feet, note literacy limits, praise church aid but condemn sensational stereotypes, and urge patient long term work to lift communities from ignorance and squalor.
On March 26 events unfold across decades: South Carolina adopts a state constitution in 1776, Pennsylvania charters the United States Bank in 1835, the first Kansas legislature convenes in 1861, Mississippi ratifies the Confederate constitution in 1861, and poet Walt Whitman dies in 1891.
Puzzle fragment hints at a crossword with scattered garbled terms and missing clues. The piece mentions a boat tiller and an unclear photograph reference amid a cryptic layout, reflecting a damaged OCR read on a newspaper crossword page.
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