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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1927
Page
4
The article notes growing tree planting nationwide with states acting to secure timber supplies. It mentions a local wedding of Catherine Silvas to Bertram Waters in Lancaster at the Silvas home, and recaps past years with Ohio university’s opening and a WCTU convention in Athens County.
A brief reflection contrasts John 12 35 urging walking while there is light with Schiller noting plants turning joyfully toward the light. The lines offer moral and natural imagery in a compact devotional form.
A National Republic writer argues wars are rarely driven by business interests, noting the burden on enterprise and high taxes from war. He cites historical examples from Revolutionary and Civil Wars, WWI, and public opinion, countering claims that financiers push conflict for profit. He criticizes pacifist rhetoric as ungrounded demagoguery.
A provocative call argues for a larger navy to pursue aviators, framing it as essential to national security. The remark ties naval strength to countering aerial threats and ensuring strategic marine dominance.
Senator Tidings cites vodka facts from Russia while commentator Slemp debates Coolidge’s possible run. The piece quotes Coolidge’s stance stating I do not choose to run and argues he could be nominated and elected but declines to seek a second term.
Chauncey Depew recalls placing $100 in a savings bank sixty six years ago and growing it to $1,100. The piece notes Indians sold New York City for $40 to Dutch traders and wonders how a 6 percent compound rate would have increased heirs’ funds today.
John E. Andrus, nicknamed the straphanger millionaire for riding street car straps, bought one Singer Sewing Machine Co. share in 1864. That single share has yielded him $94,600 to date, illustrating a shrewd parlay from a small investment into large gains.
A sharp observation credits an idea over thrift for success, noting that innovation rather than frugality makes money. It urges readers to use wit to achieve fast results and to let interest work for them.
Mrs. Bina Abramowitz a Jewish actress with six children and nine grandchildren will lead the new play Greenberg's Daughter. The note compares her age to Sarah Bernhardt at 63 and remarks that women grow old after 50 due to lack of meaningful occupation for their minds.
William B. Leeds, wealthy young American, earned an air pilot license after a thirty five minute inspection flight to demonstrate ability. Leeds said, We shall all have to learn flying sooner or later, and has no fixed plans yet.
An editorial mocks wealthier youths for lacking discipline suggesting if every athletic man owned a high speed pursuit plane and knew how to use it the country could advance or collapse under such peculiar training.
Dr McCoy answers readers on health and diet urging physical housecleaning to remove toxemia and restore mood. He warns against relying solely on metaphysical methods and notes that a clean body enhances psychological progress. He addresses questions on tuberculosis transmission via kissing and on boils linked to toxic causes, recommending bodily cleansing over tonics.
By the Way in New York profiles a renowned 57th Street model living two floors up in a modest apartment. She describes balancing admiration and a grounded life as she bakes honey and apple pie for a tinkering radio enthusiast known as honey, who occupies a top floor workshop filled with amplifiers and gadgets.
Washington columnist Rodney Dutcher reports Senator J Boomboom McWhorter outlines rival candidates in a satirical exclusive. He critiques Wigglesworth Trout Weedroof Goot Slocum and Potts with flamboyant, humorous descriptions and political putdowns.
Narrator recalls a beauty who accepts only two young men with real affection, rejecting moneyed suitors. He compares their Narcissus pose to a cold business proposition and notes his five years in New York witnessing such pretensions before rushing off with a pie. Can you beat it.
Eighty-seven couples from the Parig Marriage club will be united in a single ceremony later this month in Paris.
A compilation of Q and A items about 1924 automobile market training camps and Italian debt refunding. It notes US auto sales value near 3.6 billion dollars, 52 training camps in 33 states, attendance 39 674, and names Count Vesps as head of the Italian Debt Commission. It also cites England's censor system under the 1843 Act with the Lord Chamberlain and the examiner of stage plays and penalties for unlicensed performances.
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