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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1928
Page
4
The essay notes a rise in silk usage in the United States reflecting higher living standards. It cites silk in stockings, hats, gloves, shoes, and clothing, alongside tariff effects on quality. It observes more men adopting refined grooming and dress, with manicuring growing in popularity among husbands and wives.
A shift away from chain dominance shows independents growing in number and volume. Chains control about 38 percent of national business in 40 leading cities while former managers leave to start their own stores. Experts say better service and prices benefit the public as a new school of independent retailers rises.
An old column notes that driving skill can transfer to piloting an airplane and predicts rapid growth in light aircraft use. It cites teens learning quickly, fears of crowded skies, and easing federal license tests while urging qualified applicants to pursue flying.
Northern readers follow tropic hurricane reports and relate them to Florida. Mesmototes and Middle West communities show growing Florida interest as many residents return seasonally. Long range forecasts predict lasting upheaval affecting the state’s conditions.
The passage notes that severe wind storms have long been a feature along Florida’s east coast and across the U S from Key West to Portland Maine reflecting the region’s stormy climate heritage.
Thousands in Omaha welcomed Governor Smith as he pledged immediate and adequate farm relief. He spoke on understanding voters, noting workers’ cheers, and highlighted farming prosperity tied to land investment. A Canada to U.S. aviation investment note and Henry Ford comments on autogiro aviation appear in the broader excerpts.
The passage argues humans solve problems by improving on nature rather than imitation. It predicts planes that rise vertically from rooftops, fly through the air, and land on hotel roofs, crossing continents and oceans.
The United States records show Canada as the leading customer with purchases totaling 852 million dollars in a year. Britain follows as the next largest buyer with about 809 million dollars in goods imported from the United States.
A report notes that on Labor Day about 1,000,000 American travelers crossed into Canada. The visitors contributed spending, purchasing beverages and other liquid goods with sizable profit potential for Canadian sellers.
A historic note states Canada spend with us is 240 million dollars more annually than we spend with Canada. The piece suggests a path to equalize the gap, mentions thirsty travel aiding the effort, and asserts that Canada allows the government to take profits on alcohol while bootleggers miss out.
The column cites alleged clergymen distributing Anti Smith pledge cards urging churchgoers to oppose Governor Smith for Catholic ties. It notes Hoover’s campaign rhetoric condemning personalities and religious debate and mentions General Motors moving toward airplane production and British dirigible construction.
New York Republicans aim to nominate Albert Ottinger attorney general as governor to hinge the race on tolerance. Ottinger, a Jew, would be the first Jewish NY governor candidate if chosen, with the Sept. 28 convention set to confirm. Republicans hope Hoover will gain support in NYC and rural districts alike.
Congressman Albert Douglas paused between trains en route to Nelsonville for YMCA dedication events. Local hires Emmett Hooper and Robert Stuart leave E A Cotton’s grocery for Starling-Oalo Medical School and Ohio University respectively. Fire responders rushed to E Goldsberry and Ellis Hibbard’s rear area after a blaze in old boxes near a stable. A decade ago Americans pressed near the Hindenburg line as Athens County machine gun cadets were reviewed for SA T Co. enlistment.
The article compiles advice on baby dental care and diet for strong permanent teeth. It details brushing first teeth, early dentist visits every six months, and the keystone role of first molars, plus general nutrition guidance and caution against excess sugars. It also includes reader questions on poppy seed oil as a salad oil and severe dry skin with fruit cravings, offering practical remedies. It stresses regular dental checkups, proper chewing, and balanced diets for both children and adults.
A reader, sixteen, reports a doctor diagnosing mitral regurgitation and exaggerated dorsal kyphosis and forbidding exercise. The answer suggests partial correction of the spinal curve with the proper regimen and exercises.
Gilbert Swan recounts G. D. Wyndham Lewis visiting New York after his Villon biography tops sales. The luncheon drew Ernest Boyd, Joseph Krutch, Burton Rascoe, Thomas Masson, Donald Ogden Stewart, Constance Skinner, John Farrar and others amid talk of magazines, Ziegfeld, and the lively theater district.
A compilation of brief Q and A items covers topics from UTs Garrison Hall brands to Simla as summer capital and rug bleaching signs. It also notes the Oregon Trail length, coal cube weight, white lilac varieties, and Trinity College Cambridge ranking.
The piece argues that the saying blind as a bat has little basis in biology since bats have keen eyes, especially fruit-eating species with large eyes, while common insect-eating bats may have small eyes but are not truly blind.
An anonymous writer from Coolville informs the Messenger that at least six car owners refused to heed the fuel administration request banning Sunday automobile use.
The excerpt describes players using mutual raises to force opponents out of a card pool. A successful hand is called and revealed, while a confederate signals with the phrase That is good and discards their cards.
On September 21 1780 Benedict Arnold met Major Andre to finalize plans for the surrender of West Point. In 1863 General Bragg began the siege of Chattanooga. In 1912 T A wireless station at Arlington was completed.
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