This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1927
Page
4
A Bible proverb warns against boasting of tomorrow while a Johnson quote asserts the future is bought by the present. Both lines emphasize present action over speculation.
A 76 year old Des Moines woman starts piano lessons, sparking mock surprise yet revealing a broader truth. Art enriches life beyond livelihood, uplifting personal joy and encouraging others to explore music, painting, and creative pastime for fulfillment.
In a large mid western city a ragged civilian directed traffic at an intersection after a traffic officer was missing. Motorists halted and proceeded at his lordly gestures, and none challenged him, illustrating Americans’ obedience to authority.
The New York governor will soon outline his position on the prohibition law and stated what he would or would not do as president. The piece notes Smith as a major Democratic convention candidate and argues clearer views will shape judgments of his candidacy.
President Coolidge spoke in New York to the United Press association. He emphasized Americans’ hope for peaceful relations with Mexico and delivered an encouraging message about maintaining harmony between the two nations.
Reporters spotted Krishnamurti aboard the Republic returning from America to England and India. The young Hindu, among thousands who claim to be The Messiah, wore gray and yellow shoes with a red necktie while reading a novel. Theosophists call him the vehicle for the godhead despite public doubt.
Will Rogers, en route from Virginia to New York for a Mississippi flood relief benefit at Mr. Ziegfeld's theater, notes the newspapers sending more special writers and artists to the Snyder murder case than to the entire Mississippi struggle for survival.
A speaker argues a drifting housetop family gives more human heart than corset salesmen or a murder plot. He says public sympathy should favor flood survivors over sensational costumes and sensational circus curiosities, noting farmers prefer oddities to ordinary livestock.
The Bellanca flight from New York to Paris shifts to Chamberlin who, despite Acosta weighing sixty pounds more, takes the honor. Extra fuel loading by sixty pounds could decide success or failure in the endurance crossing.
The text muses on humans mimicking heavy-jawed ancestors and describes race horses competing with jockeys. It speculates on future humans evolving to a large head and tiny jaws while controlling a flying machine, noting the idea sounds disturbing yet urges disgust at cave-era ancestors.
Harold Vanderbilt, son of the late William K. Vanderbilt, buys a fokker air yacht with a 45 horsepower engine and double control for six passengers. He usually flies his own craft with a pilot, following his brother’s example in promoting new technologies including flying machines and motors.
Vincent Astor helped finance Byrd’s polar expedition and backed a regular flying route. He remained a early backer of aviation but grew disheartened by a friend’s death and urged the wealthy to buy planes and push aircraft construction.
A health notice warns cancer deaths are largely preventable. It cites that at age forty one in ten face cancer, about 100000 Americans die annually, and many deaths could be avoided through early detection and treatment. Autopsies reveal cancer often remains undiagnosed in the elderly.
The note urges quick attention to strange growths on the body to prevent cancer spread. It emphasizes maintaining good health through regular sleep, moderate exercise, and plenty of fresh air, claiming blood health will counter the cancer.
The Kansas legislature approved measures to remove the prohibition on cigarette sales. Critics describe the move as another effort to restrict Kansans’ enjoyment while supporters argue for regulation aligned with public health goals.
Washington reports the era of universal New Year handshakes by presidents is ending. President Coolidge and White House aides cite travel growth and public tours as reasons, noting Coolidge’s own wrist strain and a shift to bowing for large delegations.
In Manhattan streets Ninth avenue lines form as boys plead to enter theaters without paying. They trade up from begging to coins, with a few even posing as beggars and a one armed boy selling gum in subways. The circus return draws shoeshiners and newsboys to theater doors, while side-shows hide in basements.
A Q and A brief notes what part of the Democratic party in New York State is included in Tammany Hall and mentions the county unit. It also asks how much soot washes into the ocean each year and notes geologists estimate the annual coal dust carried into seas.
General C H Grosvenor attended the Loyal Legion of Ohio meeting and gave an extensive interview to multiple papers. Florence Fluhart and L Dow Poston wed in Dayton, a local option petition asked Athens for a dry vote, Athens reported street lighting post flood, 43 applications for officers training corps, gasoline up to 24 cents, A J Laverty resigned as superintendent at Wellston's Superior mines, Phi Kappa Tau members eyed commissions or farm work.
In Washington on May 2, President Coolidge attended a season opening baseball game with Mrs. Coolidge. The president stayed through the final play as Secret Service guarded the crowd. He even laughed loudly at a cartoon about Grover Cleveland, turning red in the face, much to the surprise of onlookers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.