Ingersoll Quotation on Debt and Forgiveness
A concise reflection by R. G. Ingersoll notes that forgiving divine debt does not settle a local debt to Smith. The saying contrasts spiritual absolution with tangible financial obligation.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1926
Page
4
Civic duty urged to vote in upcoming August primaries
The piece warns citizens to inform themselves about candidates before the August 10 primary. It laments civic lethargy and urges full participation, noting historical voter declines from 1896 to 1920 and stressing the role of industry and civic duty in shaping democracy. It cautions against criticizing officials without voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Highway Courtesy vs Discourtesy on the Road
The piece contrasts courteous driving with dangerous highway behavior. It condemns drivers who blind with high beams, hog the road, or taunt others by speeding then easing off. It argues courteous conduct reveals breeding and character, while bad driving marks a person’s social grace and respect for others.
Bravery Rewarded After Twenty Five Years for West
Clyde L. West, a Spanish-American War veteran, helped prove mosquitoes spread yellow fever near Havana. He endured illness from volunteering for observation, yet saw science advance. Congress awarded him $100 monthly for life, after prior pensions and a cash bonus. he remains modest and satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde L. West
Cuba
Walter Reed
United States
Havana
Tropics
West
Congress
Leonard Wood
War Department
Washington
Ford's birthday reveals early air flivver test
Arthur Brisbane notes Henry Ford turning 63 by unveiling a compact air craft called the midget flying machine Dart designed for 85 mph. Weighing 350 pounds with a 22 foot wing span it aims for low cost production. Ford plans to trim weight to 310 pounds using a Ford two cylinder engine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Ford
Ford’s three engine flying machines offer a $30000 aviation option
The piece notes a Ford flying machine with three engines delivering 600 horsepower available around 30000 dollars. It suggests an intelligent young man could earn well owning one and compares safety to a family rockaway while raising questions about government dependence on private wealth for national defense under President Coolidge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockaway
Coolidge
United States
Ford
Mr. Coolidge
Uncle Sam
Fatima the Turkish bandit leads teens in Taurus Mountains
Fatima, formerly seen as Oriental stereotype, is described in today’s Turkish news as a bobbed-haired figure wearing men's clothes armed with two revolvers and two daggers. She now leads a band terrorizing villages in the Taurus Mountains, marking a sharp departure from colonial era depictions of passive figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fatima
Kamal Pasha
Taurus Mountains
Calles Faces Catholic Majority Challenge in Mexican Push
Calles the Mexican President believes he has backing for his anti-Catholic legislation. He cannot command a majority since most Mexicans are Catholics. He may rely on a minority that includes organized labor to advance his plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calles
Mexico Exiles Pope's Envoy as Criticism Mounts
In a defiant move, Calles responds to Rome and other critics by expelling the Pope's envoy, labeling him an inconvenient figure. The action marks a sharp channeling of church-state conflict amid mounting international scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Calles
Washington backs Mexico policy on church laws
Washington states it will make no representations to Mexico over laws banning religious teaching in schools and confiscating church property. It says no American property is involved and no US intervention is warranted. Protestant groups split on Calles tactics as a Protestant Episcopalian weekly condemns him while urging joint prayers with Roman Catholics against Mexican church laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mexico
United States
Calles
Methodist Bishop Calls Calles Laws Heroic
Bishop George A. Miller, Mexico resident bishop, says President Calles and his laws against the Catholic church are heroically facing a difficult situation. He claims Calles is opposing a century of Catholic political ambitions in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Miller
Methodist Church
Mexico
Board of Methodist Missions
Calles
The Times questions Mexico’s stance on religion control
The London Times questions what Mexico gains from stifling religion as it notes an illiterate majority deriving morality and faith from the Catholic Church and questions depriving people of their guiding beliefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
London Times
Mexico
the Times
Jeffersons Monticello Becomes Major Pilgrimage Shrine
The Virginia home of Thomas Jefferson Monticello near Charlottesville draws over 40900 visitors yearly aided by improved highways and hotels. Routes from Washington via Fredericksburg Fairfax or Shenandoah Valley link to Revolutionary War Civil War battlefields and historic sites including Luray Caverns Staunton and Charlottesville now a booming gateway with the University of Virginia and rich regional history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, PD. C
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Charlottesville
United States
Jefferson Shrine
Washington
Richmond
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Montticello
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsvile and
Wilderness Battlefields
Fairfax
Manassas
Bull Run
Warrenton
Culpeper
Orange
Shenandoah Valley
Jubal Early
Frederick
Maryland
Barbara Frietchie
Harpers Ferry
Charlestown
West Virginia
John Brown
Winchester
Sheridan
Cedar Creek Battlefield
Livery Town
Staunton
Stonewall Jackson
Newmarket
Luray
Daniel Boone
Abraham Lincoln
Tennessee
Kentucky
Remembering Rector’s and the Manhattan celebrity scene
The piece recalls old Manhattan dining icons Rector’s and Delmonico’s, noting how gossip and high society tales flourished around Texas Guinan and Broadway hangouts. It contrasts past clout with modern clubs while highlighting how personalities from theater, law, exploration, and society shaped New York’s nightlife memory. A Clark statue near Vincennes University marks frontier heroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Virginia
West
Clark
Britain
Alice
Old
Vincennes
The
University
Fastest New York subway trains run at 24 mph
An AA RR report states the fastest express trains in the New York subway average 24 miles per hour. General Lee is buried in a sarcophagus at Lexington Virginia. Mammoth Cave stone houses were built nearly a century ago for tuberculosis sufferers seeking cave cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Subway
American Electric Railway Association
General Lee
M.C. A
Lexington
Mammoth Cave
Diplomatic Recall Sparks Speculation Over Spanish Ambassador
Washington recalls ambassador Don Juan Riano y Gayangos of Spain after twenty seven years in the capital. Observers note his American wife, long tenure, and Spain's shift under Primo de Rivera may have left him less suitable. Madrid names Don Alejandro Padilla as successor, while questions about his touch with current conditions rise in Paris and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Juan Riano Vy Gayangos
Spain
Don Juan
Alfonso
United States
Madrid
Washington
Alice Ward
Don Alejandro Padilla
Portugal
State Department
Paris
Jules Jusserand
Office of Foreign Affairs
Jusserand
Primo de Rivera
Primo
Rivera
Mt Zion Baptist church construction progresses on Carpenter Street
Twenty years ago workers advanced the Mt Zion Baptist church project at Carpenter and Congress streets with expected occupancy in about two months. Prof C J Martzolff joined Ohio University to teach history full time. Citizens complained of persistent phonograph use at home as records ran long. Leu Stiers joined the Toledo team in the American Association as pitcher. Ed P D Hanna from Nelsonville was named statistician for a new state railway commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Carpenter and
Congress Streets
C. J. Martzolff
Ohio University
PD. Hanna
Nelsonville
Fare to Lancaster and Return Noted in Local Notice
The item records a fare of one dollar for a round trip to Lancaster. It also mentions an announced excursion to camp grounds, signaling a planned outing or trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Ten Years Ago Headlines From The Nation
The record notes Allied forces patrolling off Caprs and a possible railroad strike muddle for the president. Sir Roger Casement is linked to treason in Ireland. The Public Utilities Commission orders Hocking Valley to file monthly coal shipment reports pending rate decisions. A fashion note from New York and Paris says garments will be longer with more material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deutchland
Atranric
Wwapr
Caprs
Roger Casemen
Lipp
State Public Utilities Commission
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Hocking Valley Railroad
New York
Ohio Bee Epidemic Strikes Southern Apriaries
An epidemic resembling paralysis broke out among Ohio bees and gained a foothold in southern Ohio apriaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Miners Erect Stone Huts Near Cave During War Era
During the 1812 conflict period miners operated near a cave to extract powder but likely resided outside the cave. The underground cave theory for tuberculosis was debunked while some stone huts remained unfinished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petre
The Boston News Letter and the Rise of American Newspapers
The piece traces John Campbell's postmaster role and the birth of The Boston News Letter in 1704 as the first American newspaper. It contrasts early mail complexity with later innovations like the telegraph, telephone, and radio, noting advertising as a key economic force in newspapers.
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Manhattan Library of Popular Economics
Bank of the Manhattan Company
New York
Ohn Campbell
Boston
America
John Campbell
New England
Boston News Letter
Benjamin Harris
Telegraph
Linotype
Civi
Lization
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Associated Dailies
United Press Service
Robert 5
Ward, Inc
Fifth Ave
South
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
F. W. Bush
Publ
Chas. H. Harris
Smith
R. G. Ingersoll
Athens County
Copeland
Hocking River
Stewart
Boy Scouts
AIR Flivver
Arthur Brisbane
Repub
Jefferson—I
Frederick J. Haskin
Wilson'’S
Presbyterian Church
Woodrow Wilson
Blue Ridge
Old Virginia
American Liberties
University of Virginia
Jefferson
iMonticello
Old University
George Rogers Clark
Northwest
Manhattan
Sherry
Rector
Delimonico
Rector’s
Siy
George Rector
Texas Guinan's
Byrd
Guinan‘s
Broadway
Prince of Wales
Harry Thaw
Wilda Bennett
Ellen Mac‘kay
Rudolph Valentino
Texas
Reeder
Charles P Stewart Messenger
the Messenger
Leu Stiers
Logan
Toledo
American Association
Flapper
OY Wta Sievict Inc
Ey Tg
Nicholas Boone
Major Davis
Gav
Bank of the Manhattan Co
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