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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1927
Page
4
A short devotional line quotes Proverbs about hope delaying heartache and Milton contrasting fear when hope vanishes, offering a pithy moral on perseverance and courage in difficult times.
A camper near Less Regis hurled an old egg in disgust and hit a cyclist on a main road. The rider, distracted by the odor and impact, nearly lost control. The camper was brought before a magistrate and fined five shillings for throwing rubbish.
The article calls for safer driving in Hocking Valley towns urging motorists to avoid parking three to four abreast on main streets. It notes frequent jams on Court and Union streets, especially Saturday nights, as drivers leave cars parked long blocks, hindering others and risking accidents.
A humorous tale notes Japanese police translating traffic rules into English for visitors. It parodies directives about stopping at rise of hand, horn signals to pedestrians, and riding gently around horses and dogs while avoiding grease mud and sparks from exhaust.
The Nation’s Real Wealth asserts that America’s wealth lies in 1,100,000 schoolchildren in New York and the millions in public schools nationwide. It argues wealth is in thought, not mines or factories, and highlights Rodman Wanamaker’s India book noting a proverb on page 50 about wisdom and brevity.
Elizabeth Cooper authored the book and the elder’s counsel is urged for advertisement writers reporters and editorial writers as guidance from a seasoned voice. The remark frames enduring standards for professional writing across media.
President Coolidge extols Abraham Lincoln not for mere economic aims but for elevating the quality of corn and character. The remark highlights Lincoln’s aim to raise better corn as a central objective, praised as one of Coolidge’s best short speeches.
Secretary Kellogg says no outsiders should tell the United States what to do about the canal zone and sees no reason to appeal to the League of Nations. He asserts there is no misunderstanding with Panama and that the League has no jurisdiction and never will have any.
The writer warns against joining a League, arguing the United States built and funds the canal and should grant American ships priority. They praise Secretary Kellogg and President Coolidge as true Americans without fanciful symbolism.
Frank A. Walsh of Milwaukee, commander of the G. A. R., says the organization will keep holding annual gatherings as long as two members survive. He muses on a sunlit eventual end, noting scientists see billions of years of solar heat remaining, yet the Earth will die in time.
The passage muses on humanity’s future wisdom and a 17 000 year distance from the stone age. It cites Mrs Lita Gray Chaplin declaring lasting happiness away from men. The tone compares Eve and Adam with a playful biblical allusion.
A Los Angeles woman angrily cried I wish you were dead and her father collapsed and died instantly from heart failure. The remark and death are noted as a rare but fatal outcome. The incident is cited as an example of how rarely such events occur.
Dr McCoy answers health and diet questions and explains toxemia as the fundamental cause of disease. He urges internal examination of poisons and self-curing methods, with sample Q and A on back health, spinach oxalic acid, and anxiety.
In New York on September 15 an interesting mix of urban fire chasers and showbiz chatter unfolds. A rich lawyer and a physician rush to fires while a night club hosts silent musical memory and a Flo Ziegfeld era publicity stunt with Patricia Salmon ends in waning fame.
Twenty years ago coal companies discussed using waste lands to grow alfalfa on hillsides in the Hocking valley. In a local option vote McConnelsville chose to stay dry 319 to 212. C C Millikan with Lancaster party returned from a two week East trip. Mrs E R Lash visited relatives in Columbus.
The article argues the United States has long followed consistent open door and anti-partition policies in Asia and Latin America. It notes differing Caribbean and Asiatic challenges and says current stance in China aims to prevent foreign domination while preserving open trade. It concludes that applying Latin American tactics to China would risk war with other powers.
Mrs J W Barker of Cincinnati reports relief from pimples boils and itchy skin after using 8.8.8 and S S S. The ad claims the tonics purify blood improve nourishment and restore strength and energy. It touts that 8.8.8 stops itching and cleanses the skin with nature friendly effect.
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