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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1928
Page
4
A reflective piece urges readers to save money for unexpected costs and future needs. It contrasts savers with critics of welfare rhetoric and promotes prudent spending, suggesting couples build a rainy day fund and avoid overindulgence while enjoying life.
In Southeastern Ohio people who travel widely cross paths with locals, making it hard for criminals to hide. The piece notes veterans of the war era meeting old friends across towns, including a Belpre sighting of Colonel Lindbergh via Jimmie Van Cise, and warns against boasting about travel or possessions.
The piece reflects on the romance and insight behind routine stories. It notes reporters glimpse deeper motives, struggles, and joys behind everyday events from hospitals to home life while sparing many private details.
Police in a major midwestern city launch a month long traffic crackdown with extra motorcycle officers issuing tickets at high rates. The speaker argues for year round enforcement to reduce fatalities and calls for a permanent, expanded traffic squad.
Municipal authorities and auto clubs push free brake tests for motorists nationwide. The article argues regular brake checks prevent accidents, noting many drivers assume brakes are fine but improper adjustment could fail at crucial moments. The push aims to reduce stop times and save lives by catching faults early.
The piece notes how transatlantic fliers have become routine heroes. It cites Lindbergh Chamberlin Byrd and the Bremen and praises Wilkins and Eielson's polar dash, warning that repeated feats risk stunning public awe.
One Nebraskan senator, Norris, is praised for financial purity as his six dollar cost covers an unauthorized ad. Illinois and Pennsylvania observers note Nebraskans’ simplicity while Mehlhorn leads the British open golf after 18 holes in 72. The arrival of Junkers and the airship Bremen draws less attention than risk takers who propel aviation forward.
Dr Frank McCoy answer health and diet questions in this feature offering guidance on deep breathing to expel toxins and enhance health. The piece discusses lung function, exercise effects on toxin elimination, and cautions plus notes on sweet potatoes and baby weaning.
Secretary Hoover faces remaining state conventions and presidential primaries with allies upbeat. In Indiana Virginia and other states he competes with favorite sons while Vermont's eleven delegates lean toward Calvin Coolidge unless he instructs otherwise.
The assessment notes Secretary Hoover as the strongest Republican candidate based on expressed public opinion. It warns that powerful finance interests loom, supervising from behind the scenes, and resist Hoover’s rise.
The piece notes the League of Nations' concern over the sugar industry in England and Belgium seeking a new convention. It mentions delegates may visit Mr Earl Babst of American Sugar Refining and other Americans as American business expands overseas. It also cites Wilson and Dorothy Dix quotes on consistency and aging.
A compiled Q and A column covers medical dieting and scientific notes. It discusses blood transfusions for anemia, fasting cures under doctor guidance, Florence Crittenton Homes founder Charles Nelson Crittenton, linotype practice with pi running, the bob as slang for the shilling, and milk fat variation tied to milking intervals with tests from the Bureau of Dairy Industry.
The article contrasts Napoleonic myth with modern invention, mentions Fulton and seafaring across the Channel. It reports Irish Joseph O Reilly facing his last trial, noting repeated convictions and lenient judgments. A hold up man shoots Policeman Abraham Cohen. officers recover $1.84 a bold and two religious items. Crime does not pay.
Tobacco taxes paid the government $293 811 000 in nine months with $233 527 000 from rettes. funds used to draw more revenue from brewers and distillers. Boots receive over a thousand million annually as a result.
Gilbert Swan reflects on the Circus Fans Association of America and elite members like Gov. Byrd and Mayor Schwab. He recalls Bowery memories, chivalry in theaters, and subway habits as he contrasts old show days with modern urban behavior.
A retrospective column notes Elizabeth Kern boarding at Atlantic City for six weeks ten years ago, Tt H McAdoo and Inez Alexander hosting Rose Alexander and Hazel Roach for summer, Athens residents sending books to soldiers, plus twenty years ago Ford model S price and other ads. Diverse social visits and local updates anchor the snippet.
A long profile of Albert Bacon Fall detailing his Interior tenure from 1921 to 1928. It covers his push to seize national forests from Agriculture, battles with conservationists, debates over oil and coal lands, the Elk Hills and Teapot Dome scandals, and the ultimate decline of raids on public resources. It notes Harding's opposition, Davis and Mead shifts, and the lasting view that conservationists prevented further land grab attempts.
The article notes John Hay was Mil ton Hay’s nephew, Mil ton having once been Abraham Lincoln’s law partner in Springfield, Illinois. The piece continues on page Ten.
Notes on events from 1502 Columbus sail on a fourth voyage to Spaniards capturing Pensacola in 1781 and the 1861 Confederate Congress recognizing a state of war and the 1901 financial panic in New York.
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