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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1927
Page
4
A newspaper piece urges broad public support for Child Health Day emphasizing the link between childhood health and future manhood and womanhood. It notes over 17,000 clinics nationwide and calls for more examinations and sustained funding for child dispensaries and clinics to prevent lifelong health issues.
The Chicago gang leader Al Caponi proclaims himself broke after losing about 1.5 million dollars on horses and dice in two years. He attributes gains to his gambling houses and bootlegging. The remark offers a pointed glimpse into present day civilization for future historians.
The sale of Rudolphalentno's personal effects in London drew little public interest as two weeks of viewing elapsed with no female buyers and only middle aged men attending in search of curios.
Washington correspondent Odney Dutcher notes a vast flow of trivial letters reaching congressional mailbags. He cites excerpts to warn about the nation’s future and urges readers to limit communications to truly important issues to avoid wasting lawmakers' time.
A 1920s column notes Americans boast of taming nature through tunnels, flights, irrigation, and mass production while warning about overconfidence. It cites robust prosperity amid widespread installment buying, rising auto and real estate spending, and rail and road logistics boosting deliveries. It also reflects on Beveridge's death, heart health, and social changes. The piece contrasts optimistic wealth with looming flood fears in New Orleans, bootlegging threats, and evolving gender roles.
The Mississippi river remains beyond human control after two centuries of struggle, continuing to take lives and damage property. The speaker calls for renewed effort and greater action, insisting progress may be elusive but urging intensified measures despite uncertain victory.
The article discusses fur demand for ladies, rise of fur farming in the United States and Canada, and the value of silver fox pelts. It notes 2500 US farmers, 1500 Canadian farms, investments of 15 to 18 million dollars, and the high prices for top silver fox pelts. It highlights breeding standards, feeding, and the impact of overproduction on market prices, plus notes dyeing and popularity of blue foxes and cross breeds.
An experimental, fragmentary city portrait unfolds in Manhattan. The narrator recalls a reclusive artist scientist quietly pursuing bones, skeletons, and ancient horses amid crowded streets and a restless urban glare. The piece contrasts hermit-like researchers with the city's flashing lights.
A fragmentary notice set records on marriage licenses issued in April, probate actions, and local business and civic notes. It mentions a marriage to Mr Benjamin Franktien Stout at a First M. A. W. church ten years prior, a bowling alley opening in the Campbell block, and the Athens Home Telephone Company founding, among other local items.
Agricultural experts track Lost weevils through labs and fields to estimate populations. Officials count live versus dead weevils from Spanish moss samples, feeding tests, and seasonal emergence to predict infestation risks and potential damage in 1927.
A compiled Q and A set covers topics from American residents in China before communism to word origins, foreign language use in banking, and public commissions. It includes figures on translations, suicide rates, hog weight composition, and Interstate Commerce Commission membership history.
A mixed set of horizontal and vertical clues themed around baseball vocabulary and musical terms. Includes prompts for terms such as bat, score, and inning, plus wordplay phrases and cross references from a riddled puzzle format. Yesterday’s answers are referenced at the end.
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