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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1928
Page
4
Quote reflects Mme Swetchine's view on strength and weakness as contrasted with defeat. It presents a philosophical stance without a concrete event or person. The line emphasizes inner resolve and the primacy of strength in facing conflict.
The piece argues that affection for men with a kept boyish streak persists despite disillusionment. It contrasts cynicism with childlike trust and mentions adventure, fortune, and fairy princesses as youthful promises. It concludes the boyish man sustains hope, making life more livable.
A local writer urges readers to walk instead of relying on cars for most trips. He notes a fit post office visitor who uses walking for daily activity and suggests townsfolk adopt long hikes like Boy Scouts. The piece praises autumn scenery and seasonal activity.
The Pomeroy-Middleport-Mason City bridge spans the Ohio at Pomeroy Bend and opens a new road to Charleston via Ripley. The structure attracts travelers with its scale and permanence, promising tourist traffic, new real estate activity, and a shift in district commerce.
The obituary notes Sir Horace Darwin died aged 77. It recalls his father Charles Darwin and his work on human ancestry. The text also urges prudent investments in the United States, citing Mr Thomas McCarter and a sample $6,600 investment yielding $67,320, then warns against gambling.
Chinese warrior Chang Tsung-Chang, once ruler of Shantung, goes to battle leaving twenty eight wives and concubines. He is beaten and returns to find only eight of them remaining three wives and five concubines. He hunts for the rest lacking wisdom that lets well enough alone.
A fifty five year old merchant who played a fast tennis match and died soon after warned by a typesetter Howard M. Anderson that cold baths in the morning are risky for men past thirty. Anderson, seventy, argues a cold bath shock can be deadly and urges milder routines.
Drumshambo a small Irish village in County Leitham with 300 people has seventeen licensed drinking places and one public house for every eighteen residents. New York City with six million residents is estimated to have twenty five thousand speakeasies, one for every 240 people.
The week in Wall Street opened cheerfully for investors who avoided short selling. Steel rose to a new all time high above $160 a share after a 40 percent free stock distribution. The surge makes the earlier $15 stock sales seem pale in comparison.
Russell Sage warns youth to buy Western Union at fifty before a once in a lifetime chance passes. The stock now trades above one hundred fifty as the world outlook shifts. A Geneva correspondent argues the League of Nations should not fear U S domination while others mind their own affairs for smooth global relations.
An old financial note discusses easy Paris money with a 3 1 4 percent bank discount rate and a 3 1/2 percent bank rate. The piece contrasts rising consumer insurance and industrial progress from Fulton to airplanes, then questions campaign whispers versus concrete candidate proposals affecting a large population.
A newspaper feature presents Dr. Frank McCoy's health and diet guidance. It covers senses and infancy development, digestion, and practical dietary recommendations including pancake substitutes and hair changes linked to illness and diet.
The reader asks about an annoying head sensation that tightens the body and leaves a long headache. The doctor says a correct explanation requires personal examination and cannot diagnose cases from a letter. The reply stresses the need for in person evaluation before giving cause and cure.
Gilbert Swan observes a day at the City Hall marriage license bureau showing a spectrum of New York couples from a wedding gown in a waiting room to elderly pairs in quiet contemplation. The scene blends romance and loneliness as brides, grooms, and observers move through the daily ritual.
The article presents Q and A on air speed measurement via pilot tube, causes of dew, removing spots from silvered glass with hydrofluoric acid, Hawaii leprosy segregation policy and current numbers, and a list of the Seven Wonders including Niagara Falls and Yellowstone.
Puzzle text presents scattered clues and partial word fragments. Horizontal and vertical entries include terms like watch and ringlet with incomplete definitions. The readable bits hint at a themed word puzzle with several missing letters and jumbled phrases.
In a sweeping view of Al Smith's West tour Governor Smith is portrayed as a magnetic speaker with the pull of Roosevelt and Bryan. Analysts weigh whether the trip could boost his 1932 bid and how a Hoover victory would affect Smith's future plans and party leadership.
A far flung community page notes decade old events with social visits and county fair judging. Judge and Mrs A S Bethel host Mrs L T Rhoads of Nelsonville while County Superintendent Alex Root judges Hocking County schools display at the county fair. Sergeant C W Fulton arrives from Camp Jackson for a short visit with family. Mrs Oscar Fulton visits Ironton en route to Camp Meade Md. Twenty years ago Austin Holmes visited Columbus and J R Sands hosts his mother from McArthur. Mrs John P Dana returns from Chesterhill where she started a Macabees lodge. Egypt to be the Pallas year sect with spring meeting at Mrs Charles B McDougall’s College Street home.
The statement notes rubber is now used in the manufacture of 30,000 articles. It lists locations such as Park Mammoth Cave Gardens of the Gods Colorado Giant Trees of California Natural Bridge Virginia and Yosemite Valley as part of context.
This date notes Samuel Adams born September 26 1722, a Revolutionary patriot. It marks Benedict Arnold fleeing to the British vessel Vulture in 1780 and the British entering Charlotte North Carolina on their northern march. It also records the 1871 joint commission meeting in Washington to adjust private Civil War claims.
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