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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1926
Page
4
A Thought For Today urges forgiveness noting the judge stands at the door and warns against harboring hatred. It cautions that bitterness makes a person irritable gloomy and prematurely aged in life.
The League of Nations health committee notes a worldwide decline in birth rates with infant mortality falling, offsetting the slower population growth. Oversupply triggers poverty, war, and ignorance. prudent population increases are manageable with science and resources.
A U S Department of Labor report shows juvenile delinquency falling in nine of 14 cities from 1915 to 1924 with some rise during 1918 1919. Commitments to penal institutions also decline for ages 10 to 24 while the over 24 group rises.
A physician offers five health fundamentals to ease illness this season. They emphasize correct diet with vegetables fruits and milk, limited meats and pastries, proper chewing, good posture, and plenty of sleep. Walking is urged over riding, as it combines exercise posture and deep breathing while aiding digestion and sleep.
A Kansas editor William Allen White of Emporia urges support for home-town printers amid a drive by state club women to print yearbooks for their federation magazines elsewhere. He warns that clubs using out of town printers will face higher notice charges for meetings and civic notices, urging clubs to keep work local.
The editorial voice defends keeping the enterprise out of publicity, arguing that the Gazette will not grant exposure for such acts, and frames the stance as fair and just despite stern language.
The column notes Illinois voters defeat the World Court proposal by about 150000 votes. It argues the public prefers U S courts and rejects sending an American judge to sit with European judges, fearing being outvoted by nations hostile to the United States.
President Coolidge and the administration gain clearer insight into public opinion on the World Court, with a shift in perception since the past week. The piece notes heightened awareness and possible policy recalibration amid ongoing discussions and sentiment.
The article critiques Senator McKinley’s farewell as he leaves the Senate after twenty years. It asserts he consulted allies rather than public opinion in backing the World Court and frames his vote as opposition to his stance rather than personal merit.
If you do not need to keep track of the market, you are fortunate. Those who follow Wall Street prices may recall the term Sold-Out Bulls used by market observers to describe overextended traders.
A veteran investor nicknamed the Sold-Out Bull warns that stocks will plunge after a brief peak and urges selling, while vowing he will buy back later. He doubts the coming panic claim and says the current boom has not yet begun to falter.
The article argues finals vote could boost Republican strength and stop European financial drain, asserting U S prosperity from cigar stores to oil wells. It forecasts a Maine tidal project by 1927 with 500000 horsepower, peak 800000, costing 75000000 to 100000000, enabling Maine to sell power to other states.
A man dies leaving letters of advice and guidance for his son to read at ages 10, 15, 21 and other milestones. Wise men have written similar letters for the Los Angeles Evening Herald, intended to be read as each age is reached.
A grave voice advises a son to value the lessons of a father more than letters left behind. The message emphasizes living by example, urging the son to use his brains and honor both parents. It reflects sentimental, timeless fatherly guidance.
George Campbell Carson, an elderly miner, wins a court ruling granting him all profits from a valuable invention after being cheated by a powerful smelting company. The profits are projected at twenty million dollars or more, highlighting a windfall yet contrasting with the miner’s years of hardship.
The article outlines the long controversy over who first used anaesthetics in surgery, tracing claims from Dr. Crawford Long of Georgia to Horace Wells, William Morton, and Dr. J. C. Jackson. It notes the French Academy of Sciences split, awarding prizes to Jackson and Morton, and details key early experiments and dates from the 1840s.
In New York May Wirth, a member of a famed circus family, recalled meeting Cherokee Bill, the American trick rider from Australia days earlier. A childish mishap with a horse left her in tears, later resolved when Bill promised help. They later crossed paths again on Broadway, with Bill now known as Will.
Gilbert Swan notes a memory of May Wirth and the circus in New York while contrasting peanuts near Madison Square Garden with subway vendors. He then salutes broccoli as an Italian culinary staple and reports Joe Best moving toward broccoli farming in Florida, reflecting a back to the land trend.
A collection of Q and A items covering horse racing payouts the Etheria war, moonlit rainbows nicotine in tobacco Oxford colleges and Beaux Brummel. It includes details on Wishing Ring’s $1800 win in 1912, a Siberia expedition rationale, and a Brummel plot summary.
A dense schedule lists concerts and programs on multiple stations including KDKA Pittsburgh and WJAR Providence, featuring orchestras, vocalists like Evelyn Schiff, Florence Wilkanowski, and Vincent Lopez, plus university lectures and variety shows across New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, and more with exact times and station call letters. The compilation highlights regional broadcasts, artist lineups, and network handoffs for the day.
A scanned page lists numerous radio times and programs across cities like Cleveland Philadelphia Washington Chicago and Los Angeles. It features orchestras bands vocal ensembles and studio blocks with stations including WEIR CKCL WBBM WTMJ and KNX.
A light verse about a wallpaper man changing a home and the family adjusting to mess, minor chaos, and a few cheeky lines about girls, sunburn and independence. The piece sketches domestic banter and playful age humor without dramatic incident.
A comic tale recalls a waiter spilling soup on a bald gent and the quick response that followed. The man asks if the incident will do any good, while implying no real grievance or long term outcome.
Charles P. Stewart reports on the Arlington National Cemetery tomb where a guard has reduced sitters and lunchers but publicity seeking celebrities still visit to place wreaths for photos. Congress pressed for a guard. the War Department cited no appropriation, suggesting Fort Myer troops as alternative sentries.
A fragmented local note recalls people who formerly sat at the tomb during meals. The text hints at impulsive actions rather than planned misdeeds and suggests an incomplete justification or motive. The fragmentary passage leaves the exact incident unclear.
The War department balks at using motor lorries to move a fort guard to the tomb citing lack of transport. A Congressman presses for options but officials insist on formal hurdles, illustrating a lengthy example of bureaucratic delay in Washington.
A collage of clipped lines notes brisk wake up calls and a modern quest for work and security. It cites a Zanesville Signal remark on urgency and a Marilgra piece praising union cards and helpers, while a Cincinnati Times State quips about flighty girls.
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