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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1928
Page
4
Take an Interest in Voting Day Calls for Civic Duty
The piece urges both men and women to vote, arguing that voting fuels legislation and shapes the government. It counters apathy, notes women’s early enfranchisement, and stresses that participation changes the voter as well as the state. It frames voting as a duty to self and future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Autumn Pilgrimage By Athens Couple In Unhurried Motor Trip
An Athens couple departs in a car for a two week autumn journey into the mountains of the Carolinas and Tennessee. They seek unusual places and people away from the hot crowded roads and exhaust fumes, planning to rest and dream of travel on frosty mornings and cool hotel nights. The piece urges travelers to assert independence and make trips count for richer experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Carolinas
Tennessee
Fifty Thousand Auto Accidents Reveal Driver Faults
The National Safety Congress analyzed about 50 000 crashes to find fault patterns. In over 19 000 cases the driver lacked the right of way. 2000 involved speeding. another 2000 on the roadside. 5000 for signaling failures. 4000 from cutting in. 3800 from leaving the road. The leading cause was selfish disregard for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Congress
Clean Up For Homecoming Game In Athens Urged
City leaders urge a rapid general cleanup ahead of the Ohio University homecoming game next Saturday. Private property owners must help remove leaves and unsightly spots beyond the city’s jurisdiction as streets and lots still show autumn debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Athens
Saturn
Airship financing spurs optimism for trans Atlantic flight
Doctor Eckener and officers expect American capital to back five airships for trans Atlantic travel. A New York bank is said to be interested as Wall Street opens a hopeful week. Alfred P. Sloan Jr of General Motors and others may enter aviation. steel frame firm McClintic Marshall could shift to duralumin dirigibles. Strong market demand and auto plant capacity signal prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Eckener
New York
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
McClintic, Marshall
Pittsburgh
Prosperity dreams. man falls to death after failed suicide
In New York a 50 year old man seeking work for his gray hair attempted to hang from a third story window. He failed to hang himself, fell and was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roy Howard tests New York saloons for poison liquors
Roy Howard analyzes alcohol served in twenty eight New York saloons labeled best and finds most whiskies poisonous. Only two or three establishments sold non-poisonous liquor though those also carried risk as alcohol remains a poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Howard
New York
Henry Ford buys Burbank site for museum in Dearborn
Henry Ford plans to move a one room building once used by Luther Burbank to his Dearborn museum. The note contrasts Ford with Catherine the Great and Voltaire, and reflects on wealth, insurance, and the value of certainty in risk management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Luther Burbank
Catherine of Russia
Voltaire
Catherine
Ferney
Russia
Montesquieus
Health and Diet Advice From Dr McCoy Article
A health column by Dr. Frank McCoy discusses origins of life with water and the role of water in nutrition, followed by reader questions on eczema and joint pain. Answers advise avoiding starches and sugars for eczema and suggest a fruit fast for suspected articular rheumatism, with article copies available via mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McCoy
Bacteria and habits in causing disease explained
A question about how bacteria cause disease is answered by describing bacteria as microscopic fungi that grow like yeast and mold. They multiply by dividing, need suitable soil such as mucous membranes, and can produce poisons. Bad habits foster harmful bacteria while good habits support healthier balance.
Addresses and social status in New York life
By the Way in New York discusses how street numbers influence social standing in Manhattan, recounting disputes over No 1 Park Avenue and No 267th Street. It notes arrests, quirky urban anecdotes, and the shift from coins to radio slot machines in arcades shaping restaurant music culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
So-and-so
Park Avenue
67Th Street
Manhattan Arcades
Noah Webster Birthday and Civil War Era Events
On October 16 dates mark Noah Webster born in 1768 and John Brown's 1859 raid to free slaves. In 1861 Missouri civil officers swore to uphold the Constitution, and in 1863 General Grant was appointed to command the western armies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Webster
John Brown
Virginia
Missouri
General Grant
Answers to Questions by Frederick J. Haskin
A quiz style listing covers 1927 anti evolution measures in Arkansas and New Hampshire, Tennessee court upholding anti evolution law, Hamburg University enrollment about 2000, Carnegie gift of 5.1 million for National Academy of Sciences building, Irish Free State formation details, 1923 establishment of the Bureau of Home Economics, Britain’s possessions split into dominions colonies and dependencies, and Negro wealth estimated at about 2 billion dollars with noted growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
House
Senate
New Hampshire
Tennessee
Supreme Court
University of Hamburg
National Academy of Sciences
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Washington
Academy
National Research Council
Irish Free State
Government of
Northern Ireland
United States Bureau of Home Economics
Co. Nh. A
Great Britain
W. FB. M
United States
W. A
Cross-Word Clues Scan for Answers Across and Down
A list of crossword clues from Today’s puzzle includes hints like Robber on the high seas and the president-elect. Mexico mineral mining, birds of a cuckoo family, and compass points appear among the hints, with references to coins, substances, and titles. The fragmentary clues mix geographic, political, and natural terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Suckoo
Illinois battle roils as Smith edges in Cook County
Current Political History reports shifting Illinois favor toward Smith with downstate gains for Democratic candidate while Hoover faces reduced margins. Observers note increases in female registration, Lily white rhetoric, and a surge of cross tickets, forecasting lighter Hoover majorities and stronger Smith support in Chicago and rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Chicago
Hoover
Smith
Cook County
Lowden
East St. Louis
Ilinois
Jenna
Colonial Postal History From Private to Continental System
Early mail in English colonies relied on private enterprise until 1639 when Massachusetts began a government postal system. Virginia planters carried dispatches unpaid, New York started monthly mail to Boston in 1672, and Benjamin Franklin emerged as a key post service figure. The penny post began in 1763, colonies formed their own post office by 1775, and the Continental Congress named Franklin Postmaster General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
General Court
Massachusetts
Virginia
New York
Boston
Benjamin Franklin
Te Colonial Post Office
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
Local Notes and World War Briefs from Athens
Mrs. Fred McCoy visits her grandparents in Gloucester for a few days. Judge Judson Harmon travels via Athens and Nelsonville. Yanks engage Germans as Flanders war fronts shift. Dairy prizes go to Athens State Hospital entries with Homer Gall and Harry Jones honored. Dr. John R. Sprague shows improvement after influenza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred McCoy
Glouster
George Williams
Judson Harmon
Athens
Nelsonville
Athens State Hospital
Homer B. Gall
Harry Jones
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Unhic
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Dallies
United Press Service
Robert H Charge
York
W. Busn
Pubr
Chas
My “Harris
Seneca
Ford and
Insurance—Safety
Arthur Brisbane
Wall Street
United States Steel
Northwest
Middle West
Atlantic City
Investment Bankers’ Association of America
Jerome J. Hanauer
Kuhn, Loeb and Company
Lord Melchett
Sir Alfred Mond
Smita
Tiet
Metis
Euphrates
Nile
Africa
Gobi
Mongolia
Mojave
Mra. A. N
By the Way
Gilbert Swan
Manhattan
Henry
Frederick J. Haskin
Tween
Megco
A. T
J. D. Brown
Denver
Colo
National Bankers’ Association
R. C. Fulton
Everett Burchffield
A. R. Bell
Will Cline
Columbus
Mr. Fulton
Flanders
John R. Sprague
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