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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1928
Page
4
A compilation of two literary quotes. The first from Titus 1 5 speaks of purity. The second from Milton notes inner light allowing one to sit in the center and enjoy a bright day.
After a year of the coal strike, the public and three parties confront a future without coal as the main driver. The Third Party calls for new roads and a different economy, replacing the lost horse with a newer means of progress. The district searches for directions and growth beyond mining.
The Salvation Army remains the main organized charity after the Athens Community Chest postponement. It operates with low overhead, screens applications, guards against fraud, and is prepared to use a liberal budget under Athens citizens on its board of administration to aid those in need.
The piece reflects on how children mature from babyhood to independence, noting the shift from seeking guidance to pursuing personal goals. It cites Doctor Naylor and his word picture of aging, urging continued cultivation of youth as time passes.
South Africa astronomers report Nova Pictoris has split in two prompting awe about distant celestial events. The article notes a lively Wall Street day with 4,875,660 shares traded and General Motors dipping, then recovering past 190, with a Chicago mayoral quip about market timing.
Bears faced losses as stock activity shifted with bulls buying up to 250000 shares. Radio rose twelve dollars in price while traders cautioned against short selling and urged investing discretion.
John D. Rockefeller, a tireless worker who has given away half a billion, nears ninety as George F. Baker, among the world's three richest men, marks eighty eight and plans a return from Georgia to New York. The era of short lifespans for financiers is over as dining and exercise habits improve longevity.
The writer argues Mexico should not pursue total prohibition. He claims alcohol, especially pulque mixed with wood alcohol, harms the republic and suggests Obregon should push lighter drinks like wine and beer. Absolute prohibition is described as likely to fail and worsen bootlegging.
Ogden Mills tells Yale students that newspapers reflect civilization and do not create it. He warns editors who claim to move the world are like the Skibbereen Eagle editor who boasted about eyeing the czar of Russia.
The Associated Press notes Senator Dineen attended the funeral of Diamond Joe Esposito, a gang leader murdered by his followers. Soon after, Dineen’s Chicago home was bombed in a likely protest, underscoring the perils facing senators at funerals of notorious figures.
Postmaster John M. Garrett of Moulton Iowa says there is no ether and that radio cannot travel through it. He offers ten thousand dollars in gold for substantial proof that ether exists in our atmosphere.
The text argues that ether cannot be physically proved yet has been believed since Newton because such a substance is needed for gravity. Ether is said to fill all space while all other substance is unsubstantial by comparison.
The text argues that so called solid matter is not solid and compares a lead spoon’s atomic spacing to celestial distances. It notes Lodge’s view of the ether as exceedingly solid and states that wide open matter can pass through the ether like a net through water.
The quote notes that ether electricity and eternal law cannot be proven yet are accepted as real. It aligns with Socrates who professed ignorance, stating I know that I know nothing, highlighting philosophical humility and self awareness.
President Coolidge may cut taxes by as much as 200 million dollars within a week. The potential reduction is under consideration as lawmakers await a decision on fiscal relief.
Reports indicate several people were shot amid ongoing clashes between rebels and government forces in Mexico. Details on casualties and locations remain incomplete as authorities seek to restore order.
The master of the Quorn Hunt dies following a fall in England. Quorn Hunt is among Britain’s fastest packs and is linked to royal hunts with the prince.
Readers may mail a stamped envelope to Dr Frank McCoy to answer health and diet questions. The piece extols chewing food thoroughly, Fletcherize, and the role of ptyalin in starch digestion, urging careful mastication for better digestion and teeth health while warning against rushing meals.
Reader questions cover the health impact of city chlorinated hard water on arteries and eyes. Advice states no known harm from chlorinated water and no water fit for drinking will affect arteries or eyes. A second query seeks explanation on starch and sugar as necessities, with a note that longer discussion requires sending the writer’s address. A third asks about voice loss due to diaphragm flexibility, noting potential diaphragm paralysis as a contributing factor.
Gilbert Swan reports in By the Way column on March 29 about a man on Fifth Avenue carrying a sandwich sign pleading for work. The image shocks affluent shoppers, underscoring urban poverty behind luxury storefronts and recalling similar public efforts to expose hunger and unemployment.
A collage of trivia questions and answers covers government costs per capita in the U S versus England France Japan and Italy spider silk uses concrete bridge facts horse meat labeling cartoon origin Hoover age U S land area Swing Low Fisk University big game definitions ace of clubs idiom origin tarnish removal copper brass bronze Shenandoah wreck crew Dowager Empress question Warsaw location and assorted cross word prompts from a newspaper puzzle page.
A party for Mrs. E. L. Church drew attendees including Mrs. Ed Cooley Mrs. C W Gross Mrs. C B E Cameron Mrs. William Williams Mrs. Mary Walden Mrs. Perl Drake Mrs. Augusta Duffey and Mrs. F F Kittle. Carl Porter was Athens police chief. Horse meat rising on American tables due to high demand. Athens High School housed a jazz band.
Washington report cites Miss Mary Anderson of the Labor Department noting about 95 percent of married women work out of necessity. Census data show 2,000,000 married and nearly 7,000,000 unmarried women employed, with detailed distribution across domestic service, agriculture, manufacturing, trade, clerical, professional, transportation, mining and public service. The piece discusses age, race, occupations, and attitudes toward married women workers.
Providence, Rhode Island attacked by Indians in 1676. John Tyler, later president, born in 1790. DeWolf Hopper, famed stage actor, born in 1858.
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