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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1927

Page

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Dont Send Your Boy To College Says Brown President

Brown University president W H P Faunce urges many boys are not suited for college and warns half of incoming freshmen would be better off pursuing education through other pathways. He argues for matching education to individual capacity and interests rather than assuming every boy should attend college. He cites parental influence and the misallocation of effort and funds in sending all youths to college.

Brown University W. H. P. Faunce Providence

Quarrels Do Not Disturb Married Life of Aged Pair

WOSEO mid May 7 reports Mr and Mrs Louis C Goodale chronicling a long marriage troubled by constant quarrels. Despite vows they insist such strife test their commitment and threaten the stability of their union, noting that persistent bickering erodes shared responsibility and affection in old age.

Woseo MM Louis C. Goodale Cits Mr Goodale Omar Gaines Bal

Fragmented note on marriage and labor from distant era

The text hints at a rural community proud of steady work and improved living conditions after hardship. It references a couple's marriage, shared labor, and a suggestion of public perception about staying married despite difficulties. The fragmentary OCR limits clear names or places.

Civil War Veteran Sees His Eighty-First Birthday

A Civil War veteran from Golville recalls fierce battles and personal wounds including a 1864 Lynchburg shell hit. He describes a broken ambulance, lost canteen and cartridge belt, and his long service with friends and comrades who endured shared hardships. He notes his age and enduring memory of the war.

Wand Golville Lewis C. Dahnson Jonnson James Andre Mile Denre Sam Joba Jack Heres Sam Williamson Bachlhdiiser Heney Fluffman Marion Marskeheldon Sibbs Andrey John Albert Williamt Cierry Samuel Henn William Ames Warehfield William Iing Wiliam, Jr Canain Anus Ander Suard Henry Huffman al Pigeg Lynchburg Shell Gallinolts Hospital Aly Run Peter Fasian Jame

Esperanto Money Set for Release in Laren Holland

Esperantists announce Tripec Money to be issued in Spesmiles as an international currency. A bank plans to start with Penone spesmilas capital, 25 percent on deposit, 40 percent in other currencies, rest for investments. Notes feature the Hague Palace and Doctor Zumenhof, inventor of Esperanto.

Laren Holland Tt Ia The Hague Petes Dalace Doctor Zumenhof

Diana Brattham and the Huntress Myth in Modern Dance

University of Washington physical education head discusses Diana in a lecture about modern dance. The piece notes the evolving shapes and curves of the choreography, praising the performance as a hit and highlighting the dancer’s athleticism. The reference frames Diana as goddess of the hunt and invites impressions of ritual movement and mythic imagery.

Diana SS Brattha Department of Physical Education University of Washi Jviana

Salt and Potatoes in Charls W. Shper's New Fenblef

A fragment from a publication by Charls W. Shper discusses a fenblef on mineral and a ble subjects, with emphasis on salt and its cultural history. It cites linguistic variations of the word salt across languages and notes Roman views on salt as life’s start, though the excerpt ends amid U S trade remarks.

Charls W. Shper Athens Cie Universitée Willy Russia Italy United States

Divorce suit ends quiet for Lois Knowlson Padee and Horace Dodge

In Detroit a divorce case looms as Lois Knowlson Padee and Horace Dodge face dissolution of marriage. The suit, filed while Dodge was abroad, seeks termination without contest. Reports recount their lavish courtship, the birth of two children, Delphine and a son, and their high living before the marriage drifted into a quiet split.

Utruut Finis Lois Knowlson Horace i Pine Toedge Selders Phaye Hugh Horace Paris Lois Knowilson Padee Hitman Shanti Dodges Berengaria Detroit Delphine

Powerful Camera With Special Film Is Now Perfected

A United States Army Air Forces project claims a perfected camera and sparhet film can photograph enemy positions at great distances. In time airborne units may map ship positions from miles offshore, aiding forest patrols and fire location tasks. The article also touches on ancient salt rites and early observations on corn and potatoes in the New World.

United States Army Air Vis

Westphalia Witchcraft Belief Ends in Tragedy

In Westphalia peasants believed Trau Martha Lande was possessed and tortured her for weeks after a fortune teller named the husband’s claim. She was confined without food, beaten, and died at a hospital. Authorities intervened as the tragic case exposed lingering superstitions among rural communities.

Westphalia Trau Martha Lande Nnear Urich Beleft

Thousands of Feet Of Movie Films Is To Believe

IOS ANGELES May 7 Five thousand afflicted persons in leper colonies await a gift of five thousand feet of movie film to bring relief and light. The distribution, linked to Morton Picture Producers and Distributors and Will Hays, aims to aid the tributers and Spain’s coffers, with films promised as a symbolic boost amid tragedy.

Philippines Islands Virgin Islands Ios Angeles

Hipple Improves Atchison Golf Suitor Wins By One Stroke

In Atchison Kansas May, merchant Hipate courted Margaret Waoddies. She preferred a mate who could trim her at golf. Hipple practiced, challenged her to a rematch on the links and won by a single stroke. Mr and Mrs George Hipple are touring the south.

Atchenson Kan

Film project brings world to isolated colonies society

The text describes how a distant film initiative will expose isolated patients in colonies to cinema. It notes language barriers, subtitle unreadability, and a shared joy in a bleak routine. It estimates 756,000 total frames equaling about 300 pictures, roughly one per night for a year, then repeats.

God’s Mercy Store Sets Unique Way Of Doing Business

Aller Texas May 7 readers learn of A D Purvis a ca ton farmer who opened God’s Mercy Store in Waller in June 1913. Each item bore its cost price and customers could pay at cost or add their own profit. Most chose about ten percent over cost and some asked him to calculate the margin. The venture drew curiosity as shoppers learned the unusual pricing method.

Aller Tex A.D. Purvis Cate America Purvis Waller

Trap Door Spider Nest Display At Ohio University

Ohio University civic biology displays a trap door spider nest sent by Prof. Coultrap. The female spider digs a simple unbranched tunnel up to 12 inches long with a cork type door. Nests vary: simple or branched tunnels and single or double doors. The spider works to provide refuge and a rearing place for young.

Civic Biology Department Ohio University FS. Coultrap Ohio Long Beach Cal Academy of Sciences Cteniza California Coultrap Corn Tyne Mest Neve

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