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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1926
Page
4
Regional station schedules show concerts orchestras and variété acts from Omaha to Los Angeles with times ranging from early evening to late night. Programs feature orchestral pieces vocal and instrumental performances and dramatic readings across multiple networks and time zones.
The piece argues capital punishment is irrevocable and prone to error. It urges reform of parole boards by including scientists and experts rather than political appointees, and stresses mercy must be based on facts. It condemns capital punishment as inhumane and warns against relying on emotion or weak justice.
Walter A. Strong argues for a fourth period in journalism driven by educational work. He says newspapers must absorb the university spirit, provide factual knowledge, and act as research institutions guiding public understanding of health, schools, science, politics, religion, and foreign relations.
A Minneapolis advertising man argues newspapers and banks share a community-building role. He notes the garage, school, and church often precede newspapers but not by much and cites statistics that print ads, magazines, and direct mail dominate advertising spend.
Arthur Brisbane argues in strong terms that alliances within the league of nations mirror past European pacts and threaten US sovereignty. He cites Lloyd George on a Latin Slavic bloc and warns the world court could overpower Uncle Sam. He notes Wall Street gambles and urges avoiding entanglements.
Production of steel, a key indicator of business conditions, set a record with March output five percent above the prior five month average. Crops are good and the leather market shows improvement after a downturn tied to women abandoning leather footwear. Railroads carry heavy freight, and overall prospects remain positive despite a minor stock market wobble.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle asserts belief in spirits while exposing a medium who allegedly blew a brass trumpet with true lungs. He remains convinced souls haunt the afterlife sending messages, though the hoax exposes mind's tendency to deceive itself.
The piece describes Ward Food Products branded as a baking trust ordered to dissolve within thirty days. It contrasts with Standard Oil’s breakup, noting the oil giant’s fragment value rose fivefold after being divided. It ends with a commentary on consumer flour and women’s bread choices.
Mussolini pursues expansion through the air announcing a new air service linking Trieste and Turin. He plans to open a Genoa to Rome Naples and Palermo route on Thursday as part of Italy's growing aviation program.
The piece envisions regular airship service from Rome to Constantinople via Athens and hydroplane flights from Brindisi to Constantinople in twelve hours with a two hour stop at Athens. It reflects on advancing Italian aerial transport and whimsical notions of Mussolini figures.
Washington dispatch details Henry B. Collins Jr. plan for a mid April expedition from the U. S. National Museum into southern Mississippi and along the Gulf coast of Louisiana. The aim is to locate and study mounds and determine builders origins and ages among Choctaw and related tribes.
In New York on Easter Monday Al Jolson, Marie Dressler, Texas Guinan, and Lya de Putti parade along Fifth Avenue. Chauncey Depew appears in formal attire as four circus sideshow midgets and a towering circus giant mix with the crowd outside St Patrick's Cathedral.
A lively glimpse at street scenes in Manhattan shows critics, theater folk, and onlookers near traffic signals. The Green Room Club anniversary notes few charter members remain as newer theaters drop old amenities. On Long Island Hollywood parallels appear at a Paramount lunch spot with thrift minded patrons.
A Q A page lists Hoover medals and degrees from about 30 universities and streets named for him. It answers why derbies are named for the Derby founder and what determines a derby. It covers blood in cold climates, Haviland pottery during wartime, Great Lakes shore length, and the first telephone words spoken by Bell to Watson.
Hal Cochran extols cooperation as the path to true success and happiness. He argues that helping others and doing one’s best for others yields real satisfaction beyond wealth, noting the value of collective effort and the ethic of labor.
A traveling man stranded in a tiny village over the sabbath loafs about a corner with nothing to do. The constable orders him away when the lawman arrives and threatens to pinch him. The traveler quips that maybe that will keep him awake.
Washington April 7 White House attendants anticipated a strong public reaction when President Coolidge announced no indiscriminate spring handshaking this year. The capital expects heavy tourist crowds around Easter and a busy fort night with hotels booked, agencies overwhelmed, and railroads planning for about 200000 passengers. The piece compares presidential stamina to a fighter’s exposure in handling crowds and suggests conditions for safety in political sport.
The president said the presidential spokesman noted he could endure many visitors, yet shaking hands with 16 666 2 3 daily for two weeks was beyond any man. He offered to have callers file through during set hours to view him but refused to shake hands with strangers.
Tourists roar in Washington as one visitor travels far hoping for a presidential handshake, a moment he believes would crown his stay and top his memories, though many doubt the likelihood.
A first person reader describes the exhausting pace of presidential handshakes, noting that even modest daily contact becomes overwhelming for the host. The piece critiques crowding and the lack of consideration as the president endures rapid, repeated grips from many visitors.
In Fostoria Ohio the Times quotes an editor on the idea that one squeeze may not reveal all, suggesting Percy notes there is more sweetness in a pea than a single squeeze can extract.
Defiance Ohio chronicler Cres cent News notes doctors rely on inside information to navigate challenges.
A Toronto Star brief notes an Osage maiden spent 38 dollars in one month on scalp treatments. It adds a quip that her great grand father gave them to white visitors for nothing.
A short reflective note from the Akron Beacon Journal discusses how women imitate men in many ways while sharing a universal habit of wanting to place feet on a table, highlighting a simple domestic urge.
In Zanesville Ohio a report notes the telephone girl remains with traditional wired service while others shift to cars and modern methods highlighting a nostalgia for the older technology.
A German man endured forty four days without food. The ordeal did not kill him though he admitted becoming a bit off his feed while recounting the experience in Canton Ohio reporting.
A fragment from Ohio papers notes a paperhanger’s odd quote about business turning better as it “drives him to the wall” and a remark about a person named Joy Bunions, with a playful line about dancing after eating onions.
A historical note states a good dance orchestra costs nearly as much for the evening as the rouge listerine and Unie men combined, reflecting the era's pricing of entertainment and personal care products.
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