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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1927
Page
4
Time for Art Returns to America Says Lorado Taft
Lorado Taft told Yale University that America’s early development was driven by humble men for whom beauty was linked to vice and work limited arts. He noted a renaissance as people begin to pause from feverish labor to seek beauty alongside profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Lorado Taft
Yale
Taft
Paris Orders Delete of "Boche" From Film
The Paris police ordered several moving picture theaters to replace the word Boche with Allemand in a new film. The war is over and officials note that old hatreds are fading as France adopts the neutral term for German.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
France plans vast ring of fortifications across borders
A 1928 budget outlines a massive fortification program in France linking fortresses with railways and air bases. The piece argues such defenses cannot guarantee peace if neighboring leaders repeat past expansionism, warning that another European war would devastate ocean civilization and bankrupt nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic OF France
France
Europe
Pemete
War game mock fleet defense drills provoke skeptical humor
A reader notes the defense organizations conduct a war game with an army mobilization to repel an imagined enemy fleet. He quips that the scenes of heroes rushing reinforcements and bolstering coast defenses lose their humor if war were real.
Imaginative War Scenario on Air Attacks From Carriers
The speaker warns that enemy fliers could strike major U S cities from offshore carriers bypassing coast defenses. He envisions bombing and gassing New York San Francisco and Los Angeles then moving inland and crossing borders to be interned for the war’s duration, which he doubts would be long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Warning of a Short War if Unprepared to Air Attacks
A speaker warns that without air defense readiness the nation will face a brief but damaging war if an air attack occurs. The message cautions current unpreparedness and the need for vigilance before any future aggression.
Ford discusses a large flying machine experiment
Dearborn on Wednesday Henry Ford proposed a flying machine independent of wind and storms with many engines and repairable onboard. He estimated a 1 million dollar project and noted Edsel and he had discussed it though other tasks take precedence. Eight hundred thousand dollars from Henry and Edsel Ford last week would nearly fund the project for the Woman's Building in Detroit overlooked by Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearborn
Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
Edsel
Henry
Edsel Ford
Detroit
Giant German plane and Mitchell plan for giant flier
General Mitchell outlined underway plans for a giant wheeled flier capable of leaping fences and logs with a 20 foot high wheel, while Professor Rumpler announced a plane many times larger than any built to carry many engines and 170 passengers across the Atlantic in sixteen hours, signaling a new era of trans Atlantic flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Professor Rumpler
Mussolini Echoes Napoleon in Church Policy at Rome
The article notes Mussolini's growing friendly stance toward the church, comparing him to Napoleon who rebuilt the Catholic Church in France for both spiritual and military ends. It argues Mussolini has not moved to create a papal state with temporal power, and mentions the restored wooden cross in the Colosseum marking martyrs' site after the end of temporal power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussolini
Napoleon
France
Papal
Vatican
Colosseum
Americans Help Britain With Large Dental Clinic Gift
George Eastman of Rochester donates 1.5 million dollars to establish a dental clinic in London. The gift underscores friendship between Americans and Britain and links health, digestion, and teeth to overall efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
George Eastman
Rochester
London
Rockefeller Foundation funds London site acquisition
The Rockefeller Foundation donates 1 500 000 dollars to enable the University of London to obtain a new site. The text extols modern workers, the DOL LARS, who live austere lives and follow orders while Rockefellers deploy such soldiers worldwide for hospitals, disease research, and fever control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
University of London
Rockefellers
China
New York
Age of Electricity Feeds Sparks for Hot Air
Readers are reminded that even in an era of power and innovation, hot air persists in public debates and promotional rhetoric. The commentary contrasts modern electricity with lingering verbose claims.
Understanding the Colon and Its Bacterial Mysteries
An overview of the colon’s role in digestion, the bacteria that acidify feces, and proposed treatments for constipation. It discusses transit times, the non absorption function of the colon, and suggested remedies including enemas, physical exercise, and dietary changes. It also notes historical medical advice from Dr. McCoy in The Athens Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCoy
Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Broadway tale honors Hell's Kitchen cop Pat Diamond
New York May 20. Hell's Kitchen honors Patrolman Pat Diamond who never fired a gun in a riot era. He patrolled a violent district where a code avoided gunfire, earning praise as times changed and machines and gangs shifted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Hell's Kitchen
Pat Diamond
Pat
Treatment guidance for chronic leukorrhea and dieting questions
Questions cover leukorrhea management with diet and daily douches, orange juice fast with enemas during weight loss, gas linked to laxatives and diet balance, and acne concerns. Answers advise diagnosing catarrh, non mucus forming diet, two douches daily, two enemas while reducing then one, and balancing diet to curb gas and skin issues, plus ongoing health-article reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss L. L
George F
Joseph G
Wedding For Miss Caroline Murphey And F Stanley Crooks In Albany
A nineteenth twenties wedding tied Miss Caroline Murphey daughter of Mr and Mrs O B Murphey to F Stanley Crooks at Albany. Other notes include Miss Mary Kaler returning from Vandalia high school work and Cemetery street paving from West Union to the B O tracks beginning. D W Williams U S Consul to Cardiff Wales visited Prof D J Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Murphey
Mary Kaler
Vandalia High School
Cemetery Street
West Union Street
D. W. Williams
U. S
Cardif
Wales
D. J. Evans
Hoover delivers senior day address at Ohio University
Prof. T. N. Hoover gave the senior day address to graduates of Ohio University, addressing the class with remarks on their accomplishments and future responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Hoover
Ohio University
Little Bird Returns to Life as White House Spokesman
Rodney Dutcher recalls the now-deposed figure of the White House Spokesman who spoke for President Coolidge. The piece notes how reporters once questioned the Crawford-like role, then dubbed the Spokesman, and how the title faded as press conferences and direct quotes vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dutcher
Washington
White House
President Coolidge
Mr. Coolidge
Chamber of Commerce
Middle West
Coolidge
Wilson
Harding
Jim Reed
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Eases Constipation in Children
Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Illinois, with 47 years practice, condemns harsh cathartics for infants and kids. He offers Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative that promotes natural bowel regularity without a sickening purge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
Ill
Illinois
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Sherlock Holmes
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Cecum
Rectum
By the Way
Gilbert Swan
County Derry
the Romance OF America
Barnum
American Museum
Alls
Niagara Falls
Woodrow Wilson
John J. Pershing
Regular Army
State Penitentiary
Leval
Hocking Valley
Athens County
S. E
Ibayere
Bayer
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