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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1927
Page
4
A quoted meditation contrasts peer pressure with personal fault. The speaker reflects on bearing others compared with shouldering the consequences of one’s own missteps. The lines evoke a moral introspection.
Dr Charles Gilmore Kerley, a famed child specialist, argues character is formed by cultivation not heredity. He says environments from birth to adolescence shape mental traits, discipline, and social behavior, and that two year olds can be steered toward honesty or vice through daily contacts and upbringing.
The piece mocks a court decision denying Katie Smith any damages from Artie Gardner after a dance incident. It parodies Solomon and suggests the judge erred, arguing that Katie should have received $0 or $19, highlighting the social clash over bruised feet and emotional distress in a ballroom setting.
President Coolidge urges caution as authorities warn against rapid ocean flight experiments. They argue early testing risks lives and public safety, urging methodical aircraft development before any transoceanic routes are pursued.
A declaration urges readiness for air warfare, insisting courageous young army and navy men should be allowed, not forced, to volunteer and risk their lives in the good cause.
A Gaston Plaintiff led a Detroit party testing four new cars disguised as old Fords. They drove 600 miles in a day, averaging over sixty miles in the final hour of the run.
Henry Ford’s knack for choosing capable lieutenants is praised as key to success. He selected Gaston Plantiff and William S. Knudsen for leadership in New York and Ford production, while Alfred P. Sloan Jr. guides GM. Knudsen leads Chevrolet and GM vice president, producing over a million Chevrolets yearly. Ripley’s motto emphasizes organizing and supervising through deputies.
The text notes Japan’s empress bears a daughter and suggests that vanity favors sons, yet cites Galton and historical figures to argue that daughters have shaped nations. It references Bertha, Nancy Hanks, Olympias, and John E. Madden on quality through the dam.
Reporters filed over two million words detailing the President's actions and thoughts during a brief Black Hills visit. The President issued a six word statement I do not choose to run that carried more weight than all the wire copy.
German Reichstag members now have the right to travel to and from their homes by air at one quarter the usual fare, a change seen as better than the old system of passes for congressmen earned by preferring railroads to constituents.
The excerpt argues Germany now dominates aviation after Allied pressure broke up aircraft and engines years ago, while praising American inventiveness but noting the U.S. stalled in developing the flying machine. The piece presents a strong nationalistic, propagandistic tone.
A Chicago woman filed for divorce after discovering her husband lied about everything, including small daily details, leading to a breakdown of trust and the end of their marriage.
The Messenger invites readers to send health and diet questions to Dr McCoy. Include a stamped addressed large envelope for a reply.
An educational piece explains that skin nourishment relies on digestion and blood transport, not topical baths. It argues that fat and thin faces reflect circulation and metabolism, advising massage and cold cream plus ice rubs to improve circulation and reduce fat deposits. It ends with a New York note on male dress and vanity versus real style.
A reader asks about a left groin rupture and diet, and the answer emphasizes keeping food量 minimal to flatten the abdomen, doing setting-up abdominal exercises, and wearing a supportive device until muscles develop. A second reader inquires about chayote, which is described as a firm flavored summer squash native to Mexico and Central America grown in California and southern states. A third reader seeks relief for face burning. the response notes misdirected eating causes intestinal irritation and toxemia, advises improved circulation and reduced irritation through dietary changes.
In Grand Rapids Michigan on September 12 veterans of the Civil War, aged and thinning, gathered to swap Bull Run and Appomattox memories as final preparations were finished for the opening tonight of the 61st national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Eng. news reports describe radio dispatches tracing the aged mother of R. J. Hamilton who had been missing. The mother was located the day after the broadcast with the aid of radio alerts.
The forty first national encampment of the G A R opened at Saratoga with all states represented. Local bank officers and employees enjoyed a picnic at Cuckler's grove. Russell Fuller returned from Columbus. Mr Cornwell came back from New Forsyth business trip.
Washington observers read Mr. Hughes hints as a possible 1929 White House run with Hoover and Dawes. He may be receptive if nomination conditions exist, while Republicans fear Al Smith could win New York and push Hughes as a strategic nominee.
The article answers questions on national income by industry, West Virginia motto, Canal Zone size, log speed in running water, and why dogs pant. Manufacturing contributed 34 percent of 1923 national income about 24 billion dollars.
Paralysis increases in Columbus as Ohio reports 22 new infantile paralysis cases today bringing the total to 115 since the first of September. Health authorities monitor the outbreak and urge precautions as cases rise across the state.
In these days of fast competition only robust wealthy people can keep the rent and succeed. Begin now to regain health to progress with a hearty appetite and energy. S S S helps Nature build red corpuscles and nourishes the body. It is prepared from herbs and plants in a scientific manner and sold at drug stores in two sizes.
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