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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1927
Page
4
A 1930s editorial extols diversified farming, better marketing, and Land banks to aid small farmers. It credits James P. Goodrich on using government tools to curb imports and support production, noting the machine age and tractors reducing labor woes. It contrasts a hero fireman with a quiet businessman who prevents fires and saves lives.
The article warns of a looming salmon shortage with the lower yearly catch and regulations possibly too late. It notes skepticism about new federal rules and questions their effectiveness on a strained Pacific sea pack and Columbia numbers.
Arthur Brisbane writes in California about a car trip with William Packer from Los Angeles to San Francisco, praising driving over the Lark night train and noting Packer’s boast. The column also mentions President Coolidge’s anniversary, 1929 plans, and a critique of regulation limits in industry and farming.
Health and Diet Advice by Dr. Frank McCoy answers questions on health and diet and notes how California’s valleys and figures reflect national value. The piece mentions standard meals and menus, listing foods like cucumber salad, ham, toast, salad greens, spinach, apples, pears, and peanut butter as part of sample dishes.
A chaotic miscroscopic page mixes culinary instructions health notes theatre and stray dialogue. It includes a dinner menu with oyster plant gelatin carrot soup orange soufflé and a cry for dear mammy while a viewer recalls a play and a medical warning about visual distortions.
Rodney Dutchert analyzes Mexico's presidential campaign between Obregon and Gomez. He notes constitutional limits forbid successive terms, U.S. concerns over protection of lives and property, and the influence of foreign oil interests. The piece outlines political maneuvering, factional alignments, and the potential for upheaval if Obregon wins.
A reader inquiry on pectin in fruits explains raspberries lack it and apples with quince and guavas have strong jelling properties. The column also covers smoking opinions, Jefferson Davis’s bondsmen, a Glockenspiel, bilge water pumping, button history, and human evolution timelines.
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