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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1926
Page
4
Historic and sentimental interest attends the proposed Central African railway of roughly Livingstone’s route. Built with Belgian and Portuguese cooperation, the line promises to aid African development and benefit British and American exporters by shortening and reducing the cost of goods to Central Africa.
A reflective piece cites Ben Franklin on wealth and self respect, arguing money boosts backbone and dignity. It contrasts the worth of a poor man with riches, noting the security of savings changes attitude and confidence when seeking work or facing hardship.
Annual U S fire loss is about 550 million dollars with around 150 million on farms and in small rural communities. Estimates say seventy to ninety percent of this could be prevented through safer practices and prevention measures.
To remove odor from tainted steel knives and forks a brief rub with fresh orange or lemon peel leaves them smelling fresh. This simple post use technique helps neutralize fishy smell on cookware and eating utensils.
Arthur Brisbane notes a Norway claim to the North Pole via Amundsen and a polemic on property rights. He warns about Paris fashion forcing knee display, then discusses Colorado’s proposed church tax and concerns over foreign bonds. He ends with a Kansas wheat-field scene and farm price anxieties.
The Montgomery Advertiser comments that Mellon should not resign from the cabinet or quit politics after Pepper's defeat in Pennsylvania. It argues Mellon is more valuable than the three recent Pennsylvania senate candidates and praises his enemies as a reason to keep him in the treasury department.
The Greenwood Index-Journal recalls kerosene lamps appearing in Hodges near Abbeville in 1868 during a wedding prep. J C Moore recounted transporting four lamps and kerosene for a Hodges wedding supper, noting the lamps cost fifty cents per gallon and the first usage marked a novelty in the area. The article closes by asking when matches were first used locally.
President Coolidge urges parents to accept full responsibility for child upbringing and discipline stating no one else can exercise control if they fail. The piece contrasts the misused term entente with Europe’s unclear “Little Entenic,” per Morgantown New Dominion.
The Crown Prince, heir to the Swedish throne, studied archaeology at Upsala and shows quiet democratic restraint. He aims to advance world peace and stronger ties between Sweden and the United States, emphasizing language skills and international relations. Sir Harry Lauder quotes about making people laugh.
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