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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1927
Page
4
A short meditation notes that all things fade like a leaf, citing Isaiah 64 6 and a line attributed to Rivarol about mutability being written on all things. The item presents a reflective aphorism rather than a news event.
Hoover leads mud relief as Red Cross expends fifteen of sixteen million dollars to aid 614000 flood victims across 120 counties. Health stations run by Red Cross and Public Health Service curb disease, farms rebuild, emergency finance aids crops, and Army engineers advance a two year job in six months. Hoover avoids politics until relief completes, a speechlike moment in the relief effort.
An article notes the shift from coal to gasoline powering cars planes ships and military craft. It reports German chemists and a major chemical trust have developed coal liquefaction to create synthetic petrol rivaling natural gasoline and claim production of 300 000 tons per year, suggesting coal is abundant and gasoline secure.
A reflective piece on the Santa Fe road describing high plains and sky above five thousand feet, with mentions of volcanic rock, historic Indian dwellings, and a Kansas City editor advising farmers to avoid chronic misery to secure East credit. The tone blends wonder with economic caution for farmers seeking development.
A sobering piece from a national safety congress in Chicago highlights 45 000 potential lives lost in motor vehicle crashes last year. It urges safer driving and faultless habits to prevent crashes and reduce fires, depicting a parade of victims and the missed chances for life.
A playful commentary attributes the popular modern dance style to the influence of a monkey, while gently blaming contemporary jazz on looming jellyfish trends and the tendencies of men.
Mayor Thompson of Chicago undertakes to find a Republican presidential nominee. The move raises questions about national political leverage and potential reactions abroad, with speculative implications for governance and party dynamics.
Editor notes favorable weather lifting cattle and sheep ranges, with high prices. Albuquerque’s population has doubled in a few years and the Journal has doubled its circulation to about 18,000 in a city of 39,000, nearing saturation.
F. G. Bonfils and his Denver Post project optimism on cattle markets. A photo titled gold on the roof shows grass fed steers at 162 dollars, the highest postwar price. Armour and Company paid that for C. T. Roberds Herefords.
A weather column opens with a cheerful boast about living in Colorado. The piece quotes Bonfil praising the privilege of Colorado life and ends with a uplifting note that colds and altitude won’t dampen the writer’s resolve.
Maryland Governor Ritchie urges both parties to address big issues like prohibition rather than avoid them. He cites a humorous analogy about stepping around great questions to describe how a modern party should handle prohibition in 1928.
President Coolidge in Washington spoke by telephone with President Calles in Mexico City. He said the line brings nations closer, promotes friendship, and saves time. He added that flying machines will also shorten distances and make war frightful and thus dangerous, potentially ending war.
The author argues the government should focus on aviation possibilities but notes rapid progress in railroads. The Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and other transcontinental lines are trimming costly curves and upgrading service as they plan for the future.
Dr Frank McCoy answers health questions in the Athens Messenger offering advice on Trypanosomiasis or Sleeping Sickness. The disease causes fever headaches and vomiting at onset with progressive sleepiness and eventual emaciation, with a high mortality range.
In Paris a street vendor, Joseph Zelli, sells hotel stickers for luggage to American travelers. Buyers appear to stay at famed places like the Excelsior Rome and Savoy London, paying extra to simulate a high status. Zelli markets a "royal box" to guests flaunting wealth, inviting heavy spending for perceived prestige.
A New York newsboy in Paris peddles American edition papers on Rue de la Paix. Known as Ike, he is said to be from the East Side, brought over years ago by an American paper to evoke a familiar feel for buyers.
The piece notes a transplanted slice of Broadway in Paris with major theatrical figures. It claims many leading stage people have gathered here, promising headline attractions and lively nightclub bustle after the Second Battle of Champagne.
At Zelli's the usherettes pay fifteen francs a day for the job while charging a franc to each patron to show him to a seat. The arrangement nets them their money back with interest. The piece notes Broadway could learn from the French setup.
The author argues that sleeping sickness is not caused by a specific microbe and compares it to cerebrospinal meningitis and tubercular meningitis. He claims most meningitis cases are curable with elimination-focused treatment and fasting, noting spinal inflammation and brain degeneration as key factors and urging rapid bowel and skin purging when fever appears.
An interested reader asks if paregoric helps a gas troubled baby and is advised to feed only orange juice and clean milk, as paregoric is pointless and dangerous. Mrs M seeks why varicose leg wounds reopen. expert links ulcers to sluggish circulation and possible abdominal prolapse affecting blood return, noting ongoing ulcers imply a morbid blood condition.
Senator Shipstead of Minnesota remains his own man amid pressure from both parties. The piece traces rumors of a party switch, his role in shaping the next Senate, and his rightward stance on foreign policy. It cites his Dollar Diplomacy critique and calls out reactions to his subcommittee hearings and access to records.
Frederick J. Haskin answers readers on topics from first person storytelling to Italy's bond payments and the Thousand Islands. The column invites inquiries to the Athens Messenger Information Bureau with return postage.
Governor Vic Danahey signed the first extradition papers for alleged airplane thieves. Guy Jones Homer Seriff and George Moore are accused of stealing a Waco plane on August 29 from Troy, arrested in Berea Kentucky, and the aircraft valued 2750 belonged to T W Gurk of West Virginia who had just bought it.
Dr F M Edwards advertised Olive Tablets as a liver and bowel substitute with olive color. Claiming to cleanse waste and improve skin, energy, and overall health, the ad urges nightly use for a time, noting 30c and Ad references.
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