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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1928
Page
4
A brief collection of two sayings with Daniel chapter imagery and a proverb about weakness. The first compares iron and clay to a kingdom that is strong yet broken. The second mocks drunken pretensions by claiming false sobriety.
Athens County Grange meeting at Stewart passes resolutions urging more road work where needed, compulsory liability and collision insurance for motor cars, a graduated income tax, and investigation of the rural police issue. Leaders warn state aid for weak schools may clash with rural policing plans, urging cautious finance.
Athens native Lieutenant Horace Palmer is celebrated as a daring Navy aviator. He has logged a decade of cross country flights from Washington to Florida to the Caribbean, including a Nicaragua mission, Canal Zone tours, and Atlantic crossings. A trusted Navy flier in the national spotlight, Palmer embodies adventurous American aviation spirit.
Wilmington editor Dusty Miller, a noted speaker and evangelist, argues communities prosper when residents are sold on their town and themselves. He says home-town truths drive effort and faith, inspiring locals to invest in their town, churches, and jobs.
The passage notes a bullish Wall Street motto and rising earnings at General Motors and DuPont, describing a surge of tens of millions in profits. It also mentions a large stock purchase totaling nearly seven million shares bought yesterday, reflecting strong market activity.
New York City sought 55 million dollars at 4.5 percent but oversubscribed. President Charles E. Mitchell of National City Bank purchased all 55 million, paying a premium of 461 999 45 dollars, a sign of cheaper money and potential boom.
Mr. Mitchell predicted market gains and earned tens of millions for his bank by buying Liberty Bonds when others doubted they were worth par. His bold move contrasts with peers who missed the rise in bond prices.
An Irish traveler considers routes to the Pacific from New York. Options include Panama Canal to showcase U S efforts, Southern Pacific via New Orleans to Los Angeles, via Arizona and New Mexico on Santa Fe or Rock Island, or over the Rockies to San Francisco by Union Pacific.
The inquiring young man should travel north from Chicago to Seattle and Vancouver in British Columbia, then descend the Pacific Coast to San Diego. He will see Washington State and the Canadian countryside, followed by miles of scenic roads and oceanfront prospects along the U S Pacific coast for future growth and homes.
A broad statement extols the value of exploring the country from north to south, claiming the traveler will be richly rewarded by sights experiences and discoveries encountered along the way.
Seattle figures prominently in the analysis of statewide calculations for Washington. The note stresses Seattle's role in shaping the overall results and urges included consideration of the city’s impact across the state.
The text urges Mr. Hoover on his southern trip to consider Cuba and its issues, noting Cuba is a major customer and friend of the United States. It underscores the importance of strengthening ties and addressing Cuban matters as part of U.S. diplomacy.
Earl D. Babst of the American Sugar Refining Company argues Cuba remains the best tropical customer for the U S. He notes imports from the Dutch and British East Indies nearly double Cuba's imports from the United States, while Cuba buys more than twice what those regions buy from us.
Colonel Knight contends recent Florida political actions could persuade Congress to revise the inheritance tax law, describing the moves as unjust and harmful to the state.
Health and diet guidance by Dr Frank McCoy author of The Newest Way to Health explains meat cooking methods. It covers boiling tips using low heat to preserve nutrition, coagulation of outer layers, optimal temperatures 160 to 180F, and risks of overboiling. Stewing preserves juices and nutrition with gentle simmering.
Washington diary by Rodney Dutcher mocks Senator J Boomboob McWhorter as he teases a 1982 presidential bid. He satirically claims McWhorter would have chosen Paris trips over South America, touting an evolution issue victory in Arkansas and predicting a monkey-centered campaign.
By the Way in New York review profiles La Castilina, a Spanish flea dancer at Hubert’s museum, praised for rare talent and crowd appeal. Professor Heckler discovered her in an inn and brought her to Broadway, where she became the circus’s queen and a box office draw.
G A asks about removing tattoo marks with beauty specialists or tattoo artists, noting possible minor scarring. Ella B seeks guidance on anemia and overweight, suggesting white bread and an orange juice fast, offering instructions upon sending name and address. Mrs A W M asks about acid stomach causes and diet, with testing and dietary recommendations and a stomach-pump procedure for measurement.
Ella Graves, 23, lies in critical condition after a shooting at Miss Florence Alexander’s home following a dancing party. Florence Alexander, 16, is charged with shooting to kill.
The Athens Daily Messenger quotes Ove Wallace jailed for intoxication and urges action by county commissioners under Ohio law to force offenders to work for the county. The editorial argues crime must be deterred, urging reduced boarders, better roads, and taxpayer savings through county work programs.
On November 22 1643 Robert de La Salle, French explorer in America, was born. In 1801 Boston used the pillory for the last time. In 1867 Louisiana repealed its secession ordinance, abolished slavery, and disfranchised Confederates, while Jefferson Davis returned to Richmond as president of the Confederacy.
Mrs. Hattie Hines Blackburn visited Columbus today. Miss Marion Legge, guest of Mrs. S. L. McCune, departed this evening for her home in Boston Mass.
Dr. J. C. Jones visited Parkersburg to coordinate a football game with the YMCA in that city.
Mrs. George Beasley matron of the Children's Home came home Monday after a brief visit with relatives in Middleport.
Mr and Mrs J Haliday Cline entertained Monday with Mrs Cline s parents Mr and Mrs J E Hart nell of Coolville visiting from the town named Hartnell noting the brief social call during the week
Mr and Mrs Fred L Preston and Mr and Mrs Byron Wolf traveled to Logan today in a family outing.
Miss Marguerite Taylor has returned to Charleston West Virginia to resume her teaching post after staying with Dr and Mrs H M Taylor during school closures. Mrs J S Biddle and daughters Marjorie and Ernestine of Gallipolis concluded a two week visit with Mr and Mrs John H Moler.
Mrs. J. S. Van Dyke and family came home Saturday from Mineral where she cared for her ill mother Mrs. Parker Snyder with influenza. Mrs. Snyder is improving and Mrs. Van Dyke reports flu is widespread in Mineral with many families struck by the illness.
The page lists two eight letter answers at Nos. 5 and 46, with a jumble of crossword clues across horizontal entries. Several definitions span items such as tanning vessels insults pain female deer and eye parts, plus other scattered terms and partial phrases.
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