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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1928
Page
4
The essay disputes a fixed cosmic center, noting 52 000 light years from Earth in Scorpius direction, and argues each person centers the world around their own life. It contrasts scientific claims with daily human focus and the pursuit of small, present tasks.
Glenn Frank president of the University of Wisconsin argues in a recent address that advances in electric power will enable mass production to decentralize. He says decentralization can bring higher wages shorter hours lower prices and larger profits spread across the nation rather than concentrated in urban industrial centers.
An Indianapolis man collided head on with a dynamite truck but the explosive load did not detonate. The report notes frequent railroad crossings where drivers fail to look both ways, risking similar incidents.
In Montauk Long Island on September 1 writers describe the site as America’s future European gateway. General Atterbury of the Pennsylvania Railroad plans fast trains and vast land for steamship docks with ten million dollars more to attract transatlantic ships and later air routes. The article foresees European arrivals morning to Chicago by noon and Seattle by dinner as passenger rail and sea links converge.
Twenty years ago the writer traveled through heavy sand in a broken foreign car to Montauk. Now perfect roads connect the country to the government reservation at the tip of Long Island. The piece notes that twenty years ago buyers paid ten dollars an acre, and the writer recalls offering twenty thousand dollars for an acre and a half held at twenty two thousand with General Tyndall.
The passage notes Carl Fisher who "made Miami" and sold half his holdings before a major wind and temporary drop. It highlights his Prestolite venture earning about $3,000,000 annually and frames land as a current bargain due to American energy, comparing to twenty years ago.
Mr. Coffin of Hudson and Essex and Mr. LeBoutillier, head of the Long Island railroad, join forces in an influential trio described as shaping sea and airport developments, with millions invested in the Montauk project.
The passage imagines Saint Patrick at the edge of Ireland viewing a far sea and, if alive today, would see a tall skyscraper built for Fisher who seeks an office to overlook his 11,000 acres once seen in Miami. The building is described as a wandering giant among Manhattan’s skyline.
A bustling hillside hotel already full hints at impending growth with two larger hotels planned for the year. The Montauk Yacht Club area along the East River sees yachts entering the sound and ocean routes as clubs, homes, and pools spread along bluffs and inland waters, inviting buyers to invest.
Young ladies and old delight in Long Island wildflowers, while young gentlemen polo and hunt foxes. L. J. Horowitz, a leading builder, with B. F. G., hunts swordfish twenty miles offshore. Captain Thompson, famed Floridian fisherman imported by Carl Fisher, shows a 30 000 pound swordfish.
The New York welfare council asserts the city is no place to be without friends a job or a bank account. The remark underscores social and economic support needs in a bustling metropolis.
Reader questions cover subnormal temperature low blood pressure and enervation needing daily calisthenics and longer walks. Sauer kraut juice acts as a laxative with high salt reducing benefits. raw cabbage preferred. Hernia may be improved by abdominal muscle development and a supportive belt rather than immediate surgery.
The text describes scurvy caused by vitamin C deficiency from heat while in milk feeding and outlines Barlow's disease a severe scurvy form in infants. It also covers rickets linked to vitamin D and calcium lacking sun exposure and poor diet, detailing symptoms, affected groups, and dietary remedies like raw certified cow’s milk with orange juice and careful handling.
As chronicled in a New York column, Steve Hannigan, an Irish publicity man, built Tunney’s public persona. He secured rooms for the fighter, wrote engaging stories, and even softened cynical reporters by humanizing Tunney. The big result: Tunney appeared as a refined champion with a romance angle, reshaping public perception.
A compact Q and A extract covers meanings of Call of Abraham and Zuccone, Rome’s Golden Milestone purpose, U S export and tax patterns, and the Philosophers camp in the Adirondacks. It notes the Milearium Aureum as Augustus 28 B C itinerary and explains Il Zuccone as bald head.
A jumble of crossword prompts lists clues and partial answers such as author of A Doll's House and single words, including devour and away. The page mixes horizontal and vertical hints with fragmented OCR text and stray letters, presenting a readable but chaotic puzzle grid snapshot.
Washington reacts with mixed praise as Mexico's Senor Calles declares he will not seek another term. Ambassa dor Morrow voices support for stability and constitutional development, noting Calles’ restraint could unify Mexican politics and ease international tensions.
A collage of 20th century notes from Ohio and beyond. Mr C W Lawrence attends the State Fair in Columbus. Mrs Carr and Miss Pickering attend a Glouster missionary convention. Louise Dana visits relatives in Glouster. W A and J K Carpenter in Marietta for county fair and races. Trivia covers golf club membership, washing paper money, The Sidewalks of New York authors, Harper's Ferry tolls, perfume costs, and Poet's Corner at Westminster Abbey. Ten years ago British gains and Yanks in battle. Local visits to Buckeye Lake Coolville Reedville.
Confederates violated neutrality by sending troops into Kentucky in 186. In 1862 Lee crossed the Potomac and invaded Maryland. In 1891 Chicago World Fair Association asked the government for a 5,000,000 loan.
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