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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1926
Page
4
A Thought for Today notes Tom Sims values friends and needy supplicants. It cites Luke 1 8 about persistence in prayer and adds Cesar’s remark that none appeal more than requests from friends and the needy, praising generous assistance.
The piece reviews a government budget survey of 12 000 families showing average income 1434.37 with 8 492 saving over 12 a month and 2 871 deficit. food, clothing, rent, fuel, and miscellaneous share of income. notes 1920 peak and 1922 rise to 77.9 percent above 1913. It warns murder rates and media coverage have grown, with a shift to local slayings dominating news.
Henry L. Mencken’s arrest for impure literature and its acquittal sparks a debate on what constitutes impure work. Proponents argue sex-focused material harms morality, while defenders urge judging works by merit and intent, not taboo. The piece advocates discernment over sweeping reforms.
A fragment contends that Italy is blamed for murders while asserting America is the world’s leading murderer, reflecting a sensational global crime sentiment with strong nationalist rhetoric.
Arthur Brisbane notes President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon form a strong economic team. He reports tax cuts and a year end surplus of 270 million dollars. The national debt has been reduced by 750 million dollars as expenses are funded.
The piece argues that if President Coolidge does not seek a second term, Mellon could become the leading candidate in 1928. It asserts Coolidge is entitled to a second election and presents Mellon as the strongest alternative. The article frames the nation as a vast business deal needing a competent executive.
The Ziwar Pasha administration in Cairo would not accept John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s 10 million dollar plan to fund a grand Egyptian museum. Remarks speculate Eastern suspicion and fear of a plot while noting Rockefeller would not seek to become pharaoh. If rejected, the funds could be used at Rockefeller headquarters.
The speaker advocates a national mothers building program to provide changing facilities, warm washing, and affordable pure milk for babies. Ten million dollars rejected in Egypt could fund such facilities at home, stressing American babies and mothers over Egyptian museums and mummies.
Senator Bruce accuses the drys of using 2.5 million dollars in a single year to steer prohibition. He argues legal spending by drys should be praised if legitimate, while bootleggers profit from prohibition and sincere drys do not.
Wets argue the dry law is failing as mild stimulants stay scarce and whiskey and gin distribution suffers. Prohibition supporters call for more time while awaiting the popular vote to decide the issue.
Senator Capper of Kansas asserts that veterans favor straw polls. He supports state choice on alcohol policy and proposes a year of experience to compare crime records, arrests for drunkenness, prison populations, and savings bank deposits.
The era’s key issue is crime, not alcohol. Prohibition allegedly fuels holdups, murders, and robberies, making the policy a calamity rather than a mere failure according to critics.
The Reverend laments sensational New England witch day hysteria and warns that today’s danger lies in exploiting gullible victims for money, not in superstition or cruelty. He cautions against schemes that mimic past panics.
The speaker notes vast wealth beneath American land, estimating oil production at about 2,000,000 barrels daily and a single new Oklahoma well yielding 17,075 barrels per day. The question invites readers to imagine such wealth striking in their own back yard and wonders how many thousands of millions lie hidden in the earth.
A playful note on mishaps and a parade of salad varieties. The piece wields humor to reflect on culinary missteps and the abundance of dressing choices. It uses light satire and everyday kitchen scenes to evoke a casual mood.
Washington report notes overcrowded federal prisons and transfers to county jails with poor sanitation. It highlights debates on punishment versus coddling, cites evident pardons, and maps readjusted inmate privileges including movies, concerts, sports, letters, tobacco, and weekly newspapers as part of reform discussions.
In New York on April 9 the tale of William Hurlbut rises from failed plays to a celebrated comeback as critics hail his latest work as classic American drama. Around Times Square a cinema regulars scene hides gamblers seeking bets, while stage hands mishandle a sack of fake snow during a Two Orphans revival.
In a Chicago era column the author mocks Broadway theater offices like telephone exchanges, cites $100 deposits per phone, and recalls Batten indoor sport. A Midwestern congressman critiques prison health cures, suggesting crime yields free treatment and taxpayer funding, referencing pardoned officials and bank schemes.
The Q and A column covers timing of Congress adjournment, open meetings for visitors, ship route status for the Constitution, and funding shortfalls. It also explains tortilla production, wood choices for bows and arrows, the 1878 tennis scoring adoption, and spectator limits for a Chicago Eucharistic Conference.
Radio listings show multiple stations across cities like Philadelphia Omaha San Francisco and Chicago with scheduled times for orchestras vocal programs operas dances and piano performances. Entries include WGHB KGO WKRC WSLU KPRC WORD JAZ etc with varying start times through late evening.
A lengthy listing shows stations such as WEAF WNYC and KDKA with evening concerts and matinees. It details orchestras choirs and soloists across New York Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh and more with times ranging from 4:30 to 11:30 including major names like Vincent Lopez and the Capitol Theatre program.
Sunday’s radio highlights include WRBM Chicago airing 4 vocal and instrumental acts at 12:30 with Nutty Club at 1. Studio pieces and organ features follow. WGY Schenectady offers musical at 3:30 with violin at 10. KFI Los Angeles presents ensembles and organ and pop selections. KLDS Independence features Mendelssohn Elijah.
Secretary Hoover opposes monopolies yet Alaska shows heavy government control. Delegate Dan Sutherland criticizes monopolies and bureaus, notes Alaska population decline due to war and mining, and foresees future agricultural development aided by long summer days and permafrost soils. He portrays Alaska as potentially farming country with wild meat resources and rapid summer growth.
A nostalgic piece extols small towns as havens of sanity and quiet away from hectic cities. It contrasts calm hamlets with urban noise and offers light humor about social norms and shared wisdom.
A melisma is a passage where a single syllable is sung across several notes. It contrasts with syllabic plain singing and appears in many vocal styles.
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