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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1928
Page
4
A Thought for Today presents a Bible verse from Proverb 3 17 praising pleasant paths and peace. It contrasts peace with Andrew Jackson’s view that bloodshed may be necessary for lasting calm, noting the tension between ideals and force.
A pair of barefoot children strolls through sunny streets while many local youngsters go barefoot due to conditions. The piece contrasts safe modern walks with tougher pasts, noting changing streets and urban comfort, and predicts more barefoot summers and years ahead for area kids.
A historical reflection notes a shift from front porches to back yards as motor activity grows. Residents long for quieter spaces with flower gardens and garden houses while lamenting noisy traffic and moonshine era youths. The piece predicts back yard revival and calls for protective awnings against debris from passing aircraft.
The article notes a planned closure of the Scioto Trail between Chillicothe and Portsmouth for several months, warning that all area highways will see increased motor traffic. It urges residents to observe and study the changing routes and effects on local life.
The piece notes a public shift after calls for censorship on New York revues. Nudity waned as producers added garments, showing audiences tire of risqué acts. It argues American morals self-regulate and good taste protects society.
A Canadian market threat looms as British miners plan a strong push to capture Canadian coal demand. The Bankers Trust Co reports ongoing woes for American coal operators, including strikes and low prices amid overproduction and imports running at 14,000,000.
The article notes 18 million tons of coal annually, mostly from the United States, and that British mine owners expect to win much of this trade by shipping by water. It portrays a hard era for American coal mining as water power looming on the horizon worsens the outlook for the present.
Ten million men in America think more about spring straw hats than fall politics. A band wagon rush favors Secretary Hoover with William M. Butler and Massachusetts leaders pledging support. Mr Mellon’s endorsement sways nine of ten practical Republicans toward Hoover.
The plan to defeat Hoover has lapsed with little chance of altering President Coolidge’s position. Those close to the president doubt he will reconsider.
William Childs, a restaurateur, rejects claims he aims to force America to become vegetarian by withholding meat. He touts vegetarian nations as often linked to slavery and notes that many in India avoid meat due to religion, also abstaining from alcohol.
A short, opinion style note argues meat yields wealth and progress. It claims Englishmen abroad eat well, pay taxes, and rely on a 100,000 strong British force in India. The piece ties soil formation, earthworms, and rapid brain development to beef derived wealth and efficiency.
Lili Damita from France arrives bound for Hollywood and says American men are infants who seek play and dance. She declares she will not marry until old age and claims to have many princes and dukes in love with her potentially hinting at a film about Sarah, Abraham's wife.
A professor from Columbia University argues glands govern temperament. Four tiny parathyroids, as small as wheat grains, influence body chemistry. A future edition may claim endocrines release hormones and parathyroids regulate lime salt electrical balance in the body.
A fragment asserts that thyroid deficiency causes idiocy and criminal behavior, claiming that 90 percent of delinquent girls have enlarged glands and that glands govern genius, crime, passion, and morality, presenting a sensational, unverified view.
Doctor Blum of Berlin states that fathers moderately addicted to alcohol tend to have male children while temperate fathers produce predominantly female offspring. He cites animal experiments and notes German scientists accept the finding.
A brief note stating that German scientists do not use bootleg whisky in their experiments. The remark appears as a cautionary aside in a broader discussion of parental advice and scientific conduct.
A study reports that merely smelling alcohol in male mice altered the offspring sex ratio toward males. The exposure sent alcohol into the bloodstream via the nose, affecting sperm or early development and biasing progeny sex.
The article notes Mademoiselle Simone De La Chaume as the woman golf champion of England, with Glenna Collett from the United States defeating her. It also mentions Lenglen as an unmatched French champion in another sport.
Williamsburg Virginia allocates 2 million dollars to revive colonial era aspects. Other cities seek to remove similar historical elements, contrasting aims in urban identity restoration.
A terse remark from Willis campaign aides hints at a retrospective on Herbert Hoover's life spanning roughly two decades. Willis, born in 1871, raises questions about era milestones and political memory.
After a long winter many people greet spring with a sigh of indifference, noting a slow start and few notable events as the season arrives.
A sea voyage awakens curiosity about maps and exploration. The journey exposes how charts guide travelers, spark imagination, and reveal new routes, continents, and places beyond familiar shores.
Dr McCoy answers health and diet questions via mail in this column. He explains food idiosyncrasies arise from unconscious factors and that a balanced diet can cure sensitivities without serums. A fruit juice fast followed by a proper diet may prevent recurrences.
A public forum piece laments a miner leader who rose from a humble beginning to power, likening him to a dumkopf king. It recalls the Hocking valley’s mining past, warns against autocratic rule, and calls for a union of miners and operators led by Oral Daugherty to revive the region’s vitality and liberty.
In New York May 16 a Messenger column notes repeated Broadway spotlight trends with mentions of Juanita Hansen Priscilla Dean Anita Stewart Viola Dana and Fritzi Scheff. It observes hotel bellmen handling corkscrew morning papers and hotels courting prohibition relaxed service while guests request ice and ginger ale for cocktails.
Four diamond miners were killed during a gem theft attempt at a Name equaland field in Capetown. The incident occurred as thieves targeted valuable gems and were met with lethal force. Police are investigating possible motives and identities of those involved.
In the Hocking Valley a mass meeting in Athens heard Oral Daugherty criticize the coal mining situation. Residents praised Daugherty’s honesty and contrasted union leadership with figures like Lee Hall and John L. Lewis, warning that delay and stagnant strategy have left miners short on flour and hope.
Ten years ago W A Craft of Glouster and John Winsterwald of Athens were chosen by the Secretary of State to serve on the election board. The Athens County Sunday School association planned a meeting with committees including Worstell, Morgan, Foster, Phillips, Porter, Robinson, Williams, Riley, and Pratt. Carl Ferguson, Rudolph Pedigo, and Richard Wilson graduated eighth grade in New Marshfield. Walter Porter served as scoutmaster and led Liberty Bond sales with Andrew Nelson assisting.
The report lists attendees including Hazel Roach Alma Moore Jennie Shgi don Frances Carr Emme Alice Henry and Freda Care. A local hardware store robbery cited a missing eighty dollars from the safe drawing community attention. Dr Biddle was shown with a new Jackson runabout praised for its small rear seat and top similar to Dr Alderman's. High school banquet tickets went on sale at BK U Logan's shoe store.
Washington May 16 Senator J Boomboom McWhorter testified before the Senate campaign funds committee in a rambling scene that framed him as a candidate and included a mock interrogation about arsenic. The exchange centered on a fake note signed A Friend claiming poisoning, with McWhorter denying buying arsenic and joking about mouthwash and other topics.
Mrs. Bertha Lee of Red Torn writes that miners and families need decent living and education to raise law abiding children. She warns that without union support in ten years the valley could see increased crime and urges unity for their children’s sake. May 15, 1938.
Note from The Messenger declares unused Publicum articles lacking signed bylines. It states many attacked views of persons or organizations without writer names. Forum articles may be used if writer names are known to the Editor or appended to the piece.
A compilation of Q and A covering government work hours, 1913 Liberty head five cent coins, powers of Argentina Brazil and Chile, automatic telephone systems, import share at Woolworth, mercury uses, correct congressional terms, and the largest gun at Aberdeen Proving Ground with a 60 000 yard range. The piece notes five 1913 proof Liberty-head five-cent coins were reported and later traced to a Philadelphia dealer.
On May 16 this date marks the birth of William H. Seward secretary of state in Lincoln's cabinet born in 1801. In 1813 steam ferries began running between New York and Brooklyn. In 1861 Virginians were urged to veto secession or leave the state. In 1866 President Johnson vetoed admission of Colorado. In 1911 the U S Treasury invited bids for 50 009 000 Panama Canal bonds.
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