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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1927
Page
4
A brief religious reflection cites Matthew 2 18 about Rachel weeping for her children and Addison’s line about a brother's sufferings eliciting pity. The items present a somber moral note drawn from scripture and a literary proverb.
The article notes historic floods in the Hocking valley and warns that despite dredging and channel straightening upper streams drain quickly, but the lower valley remains vulnerable. It cites floods in 1907 1913 and frequent near flood stages recently, warning a future much greater flood could occur.
A speaker rails against irresponsible drivers and the lack of insurance. He cites motorists with broken cars and no funds, urging compulsory liability coverage in Ohio to shield prudent owners from wrecks. He notes many drivers have little to lose and urges action vs the “sorry” offender.
Kansas City lawyer Dgar L. Keating acted swiftly when a motorist struck a woman and attempted to flee. He jumped into the car, stopped the driver, and helped secure an arrest, a moment praised as a rare public service and quick justice.
A historical note emphasizes that aviation success rests on gradual learning starting from the basics. It discusses training foundations and the progression from simple skills to complex flight capabilities, underscoring a developmental approach to mastering aviation.
The article notes the governors calling army flyers to monitor the flooded districts and report back, with Secretary Davis directing War Department support from Boston. It also covers stock market gains, new wealth, cotton prospects, and a visit to San Francisco seat values, plus a Japanese disaster and reflections on religion and belief.
In Hungary two anti Semitic students provoke duels with sabers, only to be met by two skilled Jewish opponents who critically wound them. The violence sparks a chain of eight more Jewish students challenging eight anti Semitic peers to saber fights.
In course of time that should make anti Semitic students thoughtful. To fight with sabers is no joke, not at all like the rapier comic dueling in German universities.
The Kings of Italy and Spain attended a royal wedding with many princes and dukes present. Benito Mussolini stood out as a notable witness, described as an ardent Socialist recently imprisoned, now ruling Italy and seeking to claim lands in Africa.
Dr McCoy warns against assuming large bodies equal strong health and urges attention to minerals and iron in every cell. He compares the body to a reinforced concrete structure and stresses addressing bad habits early to avoid crises and ensure a healthy, productive life.
A travelogue aboard a drifting liner details social encounters with Dorothy Caruso and Alexander Moore while recalling Michael Arten’s fate and a bridge game with Mona Morgan. The column includes banter about diplomacy, wartime talk with James Gerard, and visits with General Mitchell and Madaleine Keltie amid European travel scenes.
A reader asks if chronic colitis can be cured and how to treat it with diet and enemas, noting eight months of illness. The answer describes chronic colitis as long term large intestine inflammation and explains slow improvement with a regulated diet, initial fasting, and daily enemas during the fast and for months. Another reader asks what foods suit an eighteen month old baby. the answer states pure cow’s milk provides essential nourishment for that age.
Ohio voted on prohibition and women’s suffrage as a dry state. Suffrage failed narrowly while New E. C. Woodworth won Athens mayoral race by 138 in a four candidate field. Hedges elected Athens mayor. York carried by over 90,000. Mr and Mrs J M Roush moved into North Court street in Glouster.
Washington reports detail how a streetcar conductor J Ray Akers and juror Edward J Kidwell allegedly discussed a possible mistrial in the Sinclair Fall case. Investigations center on private detectives shadowing jurors and a Burns detectives raid, with questions about leaks and possible informants.
Question asks about rubbing ice on the neck to tighten muscles and risk of paralysis. Answer states ice treatment on neck and face is excellent for strengthening, as cold causes muscle contraction, leading to developed and normal tone, and it cannot cause paralysis.
City adds eight over pass streets as a partial fix to Pittsburgh traffic jams. Authorities plan further traffic relief projects and monitor impact on congestion and commute times.
In an era of fast pace, this notice urges hearty appetites and regular use of 8.S.S. to regain energy and improve red blood cell production. It touts 8.S.S. as time tested, plant based, prepared scientifically, and available in two sizes at drug stores.
A health column urges using California Fig Syrup to aid growth in children and infants. It promotes a daily spoonful to improve appetite and weight, claiming the product is a purely vegetable laxative without habit-forming effects.
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