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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1927
Page
4
A compact reflection contrasts misery and virtue with a line from Job and a remark attributed to Coleridge. The message notes that sympathy without genuine virtue is self serving, prompting readers to consider true compassion.
The North Salem New York Board of Education imposes a ten o clock curfew for principals teachers and janitors in city schools. The piece argues the rule will not deter youths from late outings or spark lasting reform and ponders the wider question of youthful behavior and parental roles.
An American Legionnaire in France recalls Theodore Roosevelt’s tribute for Quentin Roosevelt. The inscription on the grave in the Aisne valley honors a fallen aviator whose memory inspires courage beyond war.
A New Hampshire farmer killed himself with a shotgun after a mistaken belief he had killed another man. The coroner ruled it a needless death by own action, reflecting on resilience and rebuilding from tragedy.
A splendid record by the A E F Legion in Paris during convention week with only six arrests, quickly disposed of by the judge advocate's court in conjunction with French police. Fewer than a score of Legionnaires required Red Cross care for injuries none serious. two involved veterans quarrelling over which American division was best.
The article notes both men were taken to hospital and praises the Second A. E. F. for making a strong impression on the French people. It asserts that Franco-American friendship has never been stronger and will endure.
In Canton, Chief Leong She hosted a dinner for bandit leaders with the heads of kidnapped victims as decor, a stark display of power and terror. The scene, amid other reflections on war and finance, notes global fears and rising controls on speculative selling.
A stock broker complains about alimony and luxury purchases while noting high earnings. A New York leader pushes slum clearance via affordable housing funded by donors and the city. MetLife shows models at $9 monthly rooms with 8 percent returns. Rockefeller Jr also builds low rent, well-planned homes.
A provocative newspaper line claims a father killed his son without justification, prompting scrutiny of motive and local response.
Respect for traffic signals grows yet some men still drive by their own lights. The piece notes a division among young men into two classes, football and pool players, as a social observation.
Dr McCoy argues that natural laws govern body health and that illness stems from violating these laws. He urges fasting to reset gall bladder and liver, then scientific diet regulation, and cautions against chasing cures with pills. A reader asks about post mastoid surgery dizziness and teeth-related pain, and he advises obtaining a proper diagnosis before further guidance.
I M writes of persistent nausea and poor digestion blamed on the gall bladder. A doctor prescribes medicine taken before meals, but the writer cannot sustain this life-long regimen and notes ongoing discomfort.
The narrator tours Paris with Minott Saunders and a guide, visiting cafes near Madeleine and Montmartre. He notes the modern French decor and recognizes the proprietor Bob Card formerly with the Bohemian Club in San Francisco. A familiar face, Jed Kiley, is hinted at from Illinois football days.
A Q and A excerpt notes Bunker Hill named from the Bunker family and their Charlestown property, and describes cliff dwellers as the presumed builders of cliff ruins in the Southwest.
Washington reports outline Dwight Morrow’s upcoming focus in Mexico on land laws bond interest and the presidential election. The ongoing oil policy dispute and possible arbitration loom as Mexico faces sovereign debt, tax changes, and foreign stake tensions under Calles.
Investigation places ruins with early man history not as extinct race, noting Hopi villages on inaccessible mesas and European cliff dwelling remnants. Q A confirms magnetism question, while WT Y A cites the largest US flag owned by J I Hudson Co Detroit measuring 90 by 165 feet with 7 miles of thread and 640 pounds weight.
A Des Moines report identifies a young man with aphasia as James V Petergon after investigators found a two year old love letter in his pocket. The case connects a personal letter to the person known by name through archival clues.
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