A Thought for Today Riches Have Wings
A brief aphorism notes riches seem to fly away without a rich heart. The writer cites Proverbs to contrast wealth with virtue, warning that wealth alone lacks substance and meaning.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1927
Page
4
Farm relief bills questioned as improper answer to crises
The piece argues against government price supports and seedling relief, urging real farm relief through farmer education, crop diversification, and potential exits from farming. It warns of a slide toward socialism and notes past tax cut promises and proposed broad tax reductions.
CUT THE CORPORATION TAX AND REDUCE WARTIME SIGHTS
The Treasury shows rising surpluses despite tax cuts from 1921 to 1927. Congress raised the corporate rate in 1926, yet revenue grew. The speaker urges lowering the corporation income tax from 13 1 2 to 10 percent and eliminating War Excise Taxes and the Federal Inheritance Tax, aligning with Chamber of Commerce views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Treasury
Treasury Department
United States Chamber of Commerce
Typhoon Kills 1000 in Kiushin Island Japan
A massive typhoon strikes Kiushin Island Japan causing about 1000 deaths as villages are swept away. The disaster is described as the most severe in years triggering widespread losses and relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Japan
Craiven
Kiushin Island
Chinese General Feng orders massacre in vengeance
China reports Marshal Feng Yu-Hsiang, nicknamed the Christian General, orders retaliation after his men are killed by the heavenly gate society. The slaughter includes old men, women and children, sparking fear that a Christian general can be more deadly than a typhoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Immigrant Policy Questioned by Mr Hull on Bootleg Parallels
Mr Hull, head of United States immigration, says millions of foreigners are in the country illegally. The speaker notes that immigration, like bootleg liquor, is illegal and questions whether bootlegging should guide policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
United States Immigration
Cop Dodger Drug Ships Through Custom House, Says Magistrate
A new drug nicknamed the cop dodger appears in American illicit trade. Chief Magistrate McAdoo of New York notes it enters easily through the custom house and, with simple treatment, converts into morphine. The rising drug use and growing addict numbers show limits of prohibition against concealed small packages of drugs and whisky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copdodger
McAdoo
New York
America
Murder Plot Leads to First Degree Indictment in New York
Benjamin Goldstein bought $70,000 life insurance, then conspired with Joseph Lefkowitz Harry Goldberg and Irving Rabinzahl to abduct drown him by staging a boat death. The quartet allegedly planned to claim the insurance and fled the scene after pushing him overboard. A rabbi on shore witnessed the drowning and alerted authorities. Recriminations are expected when the plotters meet again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Benjamin Goldstein
Joseph Lefkowitz
Harry Goldberg
Irving Rabinzahl
Goldstein
Doctor Lambert Claims Earth Crust Rises and Falls Like Tides
A coast survey doctor asserts that solid matter is invalid and the earth’s crust moves up and down with a rising and falling tide, leaving Terra Firma as a delusion as electrons whirl at high speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terra Firma
Doctor Lambert
Coast Survey
Earth
Continental drift and precision science
The passage notes continents once joined, highlights cooling the core, and praises precise instruments that measure tiny widths and minute temperatures. It asserts rapid scientific progress, claiming 127 years of discovery surpasses 500,000 years prior to A.D. 1800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Africa
Monroe House Auction Sells in New York
The American historical preservation society sold the house where President Monroe died at auction in New York for 10000 dollars. The sale comes ninety six years after his death and raises hopes that the Monroe Doctrine will be preserved despite attitudes toward the League of Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Historical Preservation Society
Monroe
New York
League of Nations
Health and Diet Advice on autointoxication and mind cure
Dr. Frank McCoy explains autointoxication as a body toxin from internal waste due to faulty metabolism. He links negative emotions to vitality loss, promotes mental habits of positive thoughts, and urges a milk-based diet for gastritis cases while advising medical evaluation if symptoms persist.
Dr McCoy Answers Health and Diet Questions
Dr McCoy will answer personal health and diet questions addressed to him care of the Messenger. Enclose a stamped and addressed large envelope for reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCoy
Dr. McCoy
Passport Office Encounters A World Within The City
In New York at the passport office a San Francisco acquaintance recounts a fire loss and a traveler’s tale. The crowd, images of travel, and a Chilean nitrate worker named Hicks blend into a memory drill across ceilings and corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passport Office
Paria
San Francisco
New York
Shortages Hit Coal Operators in Ohio and West Virginia
Shortages of coal cars affect Ohio operators while miners are scarce in West Virginia. Miss Mildred Francis plans a brief visit to Columbus. Mrs. Ida Hoisington of Guysville marries Dr. O. O. Fordyce of this city. Riots fueled by anti German sentiment erupt in Buenos Aires. The Athens Chapter Order of Eastern Star held its annual picnic at the fair grounds. Mr and Mrs B B Ireland of Dun Glen visit with Mrs C H Horn of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
West Virginia
Athens
Order of Eastern Star
White House press room revives as Coolidge returns
Washington byways recalls the reemergence of press activity at the White House after President Coolidge's return. The cramped room housed card games and bridge, with reporters awaiting access to the president, while between games the space featured four phone booths and three typewriters. The scene included portraits of Cal Coolidge, Warren G. Harding, and C Bascom Slemp, plus a bronze elephant from the press association and a decorated club charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Coolidge
White House
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
C. Bascom Slemp
No title present in the excerpt
A narrator recalls waiting in a public desk area where colleagues and familiar faces greet each other. The information desk clerk notes such encounters occur hourly, illustrating how the place makes one feel the world is small.
Answers to Questions by Frederick J. Haskin
Pedagra is a form of gout that recurs at intervals affecting joints. America the name first applied to central Brazil in Vespucci's honor. Mercator later used it for the western world in 1541. Tar can be removed from vehicles with eucalyptus oil rubbed on and discarded cloths replaced as they soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Northwest
Cotton Belt
Capitol
America
S. A
Brazil
Amerigo Vespucci
Mercator
J. A
Athens Messenger Information Bureau Inquiry Notice
A note states there is no charge except two cents in stamps for return postage. It directs readers to address their letter to the Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington D C with Frederic J Haskin listed as director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Athens
Jehn Gibbs
Rura Rrie
Washington
Gibbs
Little Hocking
Tetter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Athens Messenger
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Unio
Audit Bureau of Circulationa
Associated Dailies
United Press, Service
Bay Morning
F. Flash, Usr
Ris Managing
National Advertising Repregeana Dives
Popes E. Ward, Inc
Fifth Ave
South Wabash Avenue
Chicago
United States
Arthur Brisbane
Frank McCoy
By the Way
42Nd Street
Broadway
Polk Street
Hicks
Peru
Chile
Pisco John’s
Hayes Valley
Ublshers
Ratisbon
Bessey
Braucher
Turkestan
British Museum
Hay
Mildred Francis
Columbus
Ida Hoisington
Guysville
O. O. Fordyce
Bennos Aires
Frederick J. Haskin
Free Information Bureau
Messenger
Neil
Glouster
P. Butts
Friends of the
Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore
Ame
Rds
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore, Md
Gerad
Ember
Baltimore & Hio
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