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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1927
Page
4
A meditative note titled A Thought For Today quotes Genesis 2 18 and Sir Walter Scott on loneliness. The brief reflection considers how absence of companions deepens solitude and prompts reflection.
The piece notes a shift in college football where talented youths receive education in exchange for athletic prowess. It highlights rising stadium costs, scouting and recruitment, and the idea that alumni endowment of athletes is growing in some colleges while remaining rare in others. It warns that the industry faces upheaval as bidding and structures intensify.
The piece notes how floods in New England affect Hocking folks due to motor car travel. It reflects on hundreds of residents taking motor tours through Vermont and New Hampshire in five years, and how travel shapes reader interest and local journalism. It comments on the romance of news and education via newspapers.
A railroad safety message states trains are heavier and hard to stop, and drivers must stop at crossings when a train may be near. It urges drivers to stop and look if they cannot be sure a train is not approaching.
Justice Holmes warns that rushing across tracks is reckless and dangerous. He underscores that a grade crossing holds fatal risk and that trains are always imminent, urging caution to avoid being struck. The commentary frames automobile incidents with trains as preventable by prudent behavior.
A journalist notes a private detective shadowing jurors in the Fall Sinclair oil case to gauge juror finances. The piece critiques high finance influence on justice and contrasts it with a burglar’s attack. It also reports Dwight Morrow's travel from Morgan to Mexico and President Calles's harsh stance after General Gomez's death.
Marceline the famous clown rose to top of his field and drew laughter from millions especially children. He lay in a New York morgue after shooting himself in a miserably furnished room with no claimant to his body. Photographs from his peak were spread on his bed as he killed himself.
A reflection on Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s teen poem born from a party beside a crying woman with a dead husband. The piece notes how joy can outlast sorrow and the world’s forgetfulness, referencing a British clergyman on population shifts and movements between continents.
A lighthearted note suggests the neighbor who plays the saxophone may not advance in the upcoming presidential contest, while the overall outcome remains uncertain.
The author argues that most pediatric troubles come from poor diet and improper food combinations. He cites constipation skin rashes enlarged tonsils and adenoids bronchitis and under or overweight children as results of feeding habits. Proper nutrition and reduced starches and sugars are urged for prevention and cure.
A reader asks about white spots on nails linked to nervous strain and acidosis affecting silica distribution in growing nails. A second reader wonders about a fruit juice fast in pregnancy. experts say it can be beneficial if balanced after fasting, without eating for two.
A rambling travelogue through London notes by Gilbert Swan, reflecting on Baker Street and Sherlock Holmes, Bernard Shaw, and iconic sites. The piece wanders from Peter Pan’s statue in Kensington Gardens to Bloomsbury and Limehouse, with musings on fame, crowds, and the city’s atmospheric charm.
The New York food conservation commission bans the Debairtins to save sugar. Patrick McGunigal receives the first national Medal of Honor of the war. Curt Goddard, ex-Ohio University student, is commissioned as second lieutenant in a machine gun company. Mrs. J M Higgins learns her son Dr Alfred G Farmer is promoted to major in the U S Army.
The safe in Hull Foster Jr’s office was cracked and $9.43 taken. A new sorority named Pi Delta Kappa was organized at the university.
Rodney Dutcher analyzes U S debt history from the wartime peak to the 1920s plans. He notes per capita shares, yearly interest, and Surplus applications, with Coolidge urging debt reduction and tax relief tied to future Congress debates.
Describes how the church at St Martin in the Fields remains open all night to shelter the homeless and intoxicated from Trafalgar Square to Piccadilly Circus. Drunken and drug-affected individuals seek sanctuary as dawn reveals their presence among ornate church decorations.
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