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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1927
Page
4
Drafting the Children Opposed to War and Segregated Schools
The piece laments how war and labor strife rip apart children. It cites Pennsylvania towns where over 100 children of striking miners are kept home and 120 walk out to avoid studying with strike-breakers. It contrasts this with a diverse tenement district where children of Irish Chinese Hawaiian German Swedish and Italian parentage play together, learning tolerance. It argues that childhood should be spared from adult conflicts and that future adults will carry the hatreds created now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Sweden
Antiquated auto fad spreads through Missouri campus
The University of Missouri observes students competing to assemble the oldest, most dilapidated cars to drive on campus. No costly or flashy machines appear, yet the antiquary trend draws male and female interest and may offer a playful solution to campus car objections. The fad may fade, but its novelty attracts attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Missouri
Odds and risks of wildcat oil schemes in California
The piece warns readers about fly by night oil promotions and calculates odds from California's State Mining Bureau data. It notes 391 wildcat wells by small firms with only two oil finds in two years, and 769 wells by smaller operators yielding no production, while major companies found two fields after 22 wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Oklahoma
California State Mining Bureau
Orl
California's oil risks echoed in Oklahoma and Texas betting odds
The piece notes California parallels in oil production risks with Oklahoma and Texas. It warns small investors, the public, to beware of fly-by-night and shoe-string outfits, emphasizing startling betting odds despite dull figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Oklahoma
Texas
McAdoo Retires From 1928 Presidential Race
In a letter to Chattanooga Times publisher George F. Mil ton W G McAdoo says I prefer to stand aside. He cites harmony and will aid in nominating the right man. President Coolidge has declined to run, framing the political context of the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. McAdoo
George F. Milton
The
Chattanooga Times
President Coolidge
McAdoo statement discussed at Belmont track luncheon
Governor Smith of New York learned the McAdoo news at a luncheon with J E Widener who invited him to Belmont race track for the first time. Herbert Swope delivered the McAdoo news and Bernard Baruch was in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Smith
New York
J. E. Widener
Belmont
Herbert Swope
Bernard Baruch
French self loading motor truck attracts American interest
American automobile men will be interested in a new French motor truck that picks up its own load and slings it under the chassis dropping it where desired by simply letting it down.
Inline design raises chassis and lifts load with engine power
The chassis and motor are raised seven feet above the ground with five feet clearance under the frame. Four legs support the wheels while the truck drives over the load. Four right angled plates on ratchets reach under the load and lift it using engine power.
French idea to simplify heavy truck transport
Mack Truck, White Truck, Republic Truck, General Motors and Ford plan to market a heavy duty truck based on a French concept. The design aims to simplify and cut the cost of moving iron beams lumber and white paper rolls while reducing damage from bumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Truck
White Truck
Republic Truck
General Motors
Ford
Ratlan Maharajah sails home with New York showroom autos
The Maharajah of Ratlan, a polo prince and Asiatic potentate, departed yesterday taking several American cars, including two from a Park Avenue and Fifty-seventh Street showroom in New York City. The corner is predicted to become a world retail hub within ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adian Polo
Ratlan
Park Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
New York City
Princes Show Little Interest in Swaraj Home Rule
A historical note records that Indian princes express scant enthusiasm for swaraj, the term used for home rule, reflecting their stance amid Indian self governance debates.
Hindu home rule would invite northern tribes and bloodshed
The passage argues that Hindu self rule would provoke fierce northern tribes to invade, kill many men, and enslave survivors. It claims the British Raj protects Indian princes who wield life and death power and levy taxes, preserving order against Afghans and Muslim tribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Gold shortage forecast by Chicago professor in 1935
Professor Edle of Chicago University predicts a 1935 gold shortage and falling prices as gold becomes more valuable while other articles lose value, measured in gold terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edle
Chicago University
Oil abundance grows as sound method screens for reserves
Researchers note a coming oil shortage has not occurred and now there is an excess of oil. A technique using the speed of sound waves through earth and air may expand the oil supply by revealing unseen deposits.
Discovery of cheap sea water gold sparks caution
The text asserts a future method to extract gold from sea water cheaply, predicting gold would drop below silver in value. It warns against investing in any patent promising this extraction.
Reducing stomach acidity and its remedies
An advice column explains gastritis as stomach irritation from excess gastric juice rather than hunger. It describes how missed meals trigger acid attack, offers soda as quick relief, and prescribes a long term diet and fasting plan to retrain acid production. Included are Q and A on neuritis causes and unbolted corn meal bread value.
New York Through One Day by Gilbert Swan
In a reflective stroll through Manhattan on a single day, Gilbert Swan weighs iconic sights from Times Square crowds to Union Square vendors and Fifth Avenue transit. He ends atop a Central Park overlook, imagining geologic forces shaping the city as the sun sinks beyond darkened towers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan
Gilbert Swan
New York
Manhattan
Times Square
Union Square
Fifth Avenue
Gotham
Broadway
Central Park
Twenty Years Ago Postal Strikes Cause National Disruptions
A national walkout by Postal Telegraph operators and a expected walkout by Western Union men create commerce disruptions. The State board of arbitration reports 50 000 strikers and losses of 2 750 000 dollars. German intrigue reaches the Philippines as insurrection concerns arise. Dr. B D Evans travels safely to France. William Logan and Helen Cooksey visit Chillicothe with Mr and Mrs. Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
State Board of Arbitration
William Logan
Helen Cooksey
Chillicothe
Lost Three Pounds in the West
President Calvin Coolidge returns to Washington after a western tour. He appears slightly trimmer, with a tan and a lighter waistline, while reporters note he talks more than in Washington and laughs at the myth of the Silent Cal. A difficult ascent to the McKelvie ranch and a heavy buckboard ride are recounted by returning correspondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sept
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
West
Oea
Son John
John
Rapid City
YellowStone
South Dakota
McKelvie
Coolidges
United States
Mr. Coolidge
Answers to Questions by Frederick J. Haskin
Answers cover insurance in force in the United States as of December 31 1926 including total in force at about 82.5 billion dollars net gain eight point six billion new business eighteen billion one hundred sixty nine million and terminations from death claims. Also explains sea cucumber as the dried bodies of holothuriid echinoderms plus living form with many varieties and grades. Ends with explanation that lighter than air ships use gases lighter than air and apply to dirigibles and balloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cd. Co. C. A
Philippines
Norge
Los Angeles
Shenandoah
W. J. Lee
Relief for rheumatism with 8.8.8.2 claims and testimonial
An advertisement touts 8.8.8.2 as a long used rheumatism remedy. It cites unsolicited letters including Earl C. Campbell of Johnson City praising relief after a course. The note claims the product is vegetable based and sold in two sizes at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl C. Campbell
Main Street
Johnson City
Ena
All Good Drug Stores
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