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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1926
Page
4
A devotional note cites 1 John 1:8 about self deception over sin and warns that even good people harbor seeds of the vilest sins. Brooks emphasizes humility and vigilance against moral failure.
The piece urges early planning for Christmas gifts and home-made items. It notes about 100 shopping days remain, advises starting now to avoid last minute rush, and mentions monogram patterns and cross-stitching as possible projects.
The Board of Local Improvements orders all new street pavements to use a single middle gutter with a subsurface drain. Advocates claim easier cleaning, lower cost, better sanitation, and smoother traffic. Critics fear retrogression but acknowledge a cleaner, covered drainage system mitigates open-sewer concerns. If Chicago adopts it other cities may follow.
The Armon Foundation urges more playgrounds in cities to protect children as 21 000 under five die annually in accidents in the United States. England has lower child fatality than the US and urban congestion grows with motor traffic. London hosts a long standing playing field for recreation. many exist and save lives.
General Lincoln C Andrews allies with England Canada and Mexico to curb liquor smuggling but experts warn the 1 percent illicit supply may not shrink overall production. Moonshine thrives in wet centers with reuse of stills and new equipment, prompting calls for harsher laws and stricter enforcement.
The speaker notes Congress adjourned without the legislation Andrews requested. He warns next winter may bring a vote but questions remain if a drier session resolves the issue. The piece suggests drying up moonshine and alcohol smuggling as central to Andrews fight.
R W Adams of London, a wine taster for a large firm, is on vacation in the United States. He is tired of sipping wine and travels from city to country, hoping for rest while the old rule of anything except what you have guides his trip.
Sir James Colquhoun Irvine, a distinguished British chemist, predicts that future conflicts will end within days as poisonous gases released from aircraft suffocate large urban populations. He argues this method would swiftly defeat nations by mass asphyxiation.
The text argues victory favors nations swiftly using air power and condemns governments with wealth but poor leadership. It warns the United States faces disaster if war returns and the country lags in aircraft use and gas warfare policy, implying Americans may suffer as a result.
Mussolini ordered Italy on a strict economical diet while Belgium bans white bread and the king and officials enforce economy as law. France follows with Premier Poincare cutting meals to two courses and many French diners settling for soup, salad or fruit.
The passage argues that beyond restraint, Europe could gain prosperity from a good idea. It highlights steam power after Napoleon as making Europe richer and suggests taxation and electric power development could replicate that impact this century.
The piece notes Nietzsche the German philosopher lived in hate and died insane yet Europe might recall his forecast of a vast war within fifty years. It cites his proposed remedy and predicts a Europe united by conflict, asserting the war’s costs would be repaid by eventual unity and global market gains.
The article recalls Angell’s prewar prediction and notes his current call for a federation of European nations akin to the United States. It questions Europe’s willingness to unite and cites past rivalries, colonial tensions, and the challenge of uniting leaders including Trotzky Baldwin Kemal Pasha Poincare Primo de Rivera and Mussolini under a single strategy.
The author warns that Europe will plan for war while the poor suffer, and only strong nations may impose peace. They blame Woodrow Wilson for creating unstable European nationalities and express hope the United States stays out, focusing on its own troubled affairs.
Philadelphia clergy protest a heavyweight prize fight to be held in the city. They argue the event will reveal the world champion and measure clergy influence against a $2,000,000 gate.
Athens prepares for the new school year with a policy to employ only college graduates as teachers. W. B. Baker is hired as truancy officer. Mt Zion church adds desks to relieve crowding, the old Lancaster Street church is leased. No new textbooks will be bought to ease costs. Lancaster beats Athens 65 to 0 in baseball. A new shaft at Sunday Creek mine is the largest in Ohio. Humane Society urges reporting animal deaths for investigations. J M Rowan wins a Who is Who puzzle prize of 20 gold dollars.
Washington report says the National Civic Federation, American Legion, and other patriotic bodies will push state history education in public schools nationwide. They argue citizens lack knowledge of state history, essential to understanding political power, taxes, and government structure, with campaigns to boost voter turnout through September mass meetings.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover warns that avoiding exaggerated trade booms keeps economies stable. He compares intact trade to a smooth sea where rises and falls threaten business, noting oil as a stabilizer and that over-optimism leads to overordering, price cuts, and eventual slumps before a new rise.
A compilation of Q and A items covering topics from ring size and road names to salamander matches and early broadcasting. It lists values, origins, and historical notes on safety matches, wheat quality, steamers of the English Channel, and the Auburn prison made New York license plates, with several figures and dates.
Scattered impressions depict Latin seamen in Roosevelt Street cafes near Manhattan’s waterfront. Sailors from small European towns sit in quiet clusters sipping black coffee, fearful of autos and crowds, while ships prepare to sail and the city nightlife buzzes beyond the quiet edge of the pier.
Ten years ago the German battleship Deutch land reached Germany after evading multiple Allied naval forces. Greek aid to the Allies is noted in coverage of the convoy’s status and wartime maritime moves.
C. M. Gill oversaw a horseshoe pitching event won by Charles Robinson with Stanley Mansfield finishing second in a popular local competition.
Miss Goldie Blair of near Amesville and Claude Holdcraft of near Nelsonville wed in the Union store with Rev. Robinson officiating. The couple left immediately for a honeymoon at the fair grounds attended by a few friends and relatives.
The text presents Hoover’s doctrine that the Commerce Department should monitor and warn about rapid economic swings. It emphasizes preventing booms as the main danger, while maintaining visibility of conditions to inform and guide the commercial world.
A report notes the start of laying the Pacific submarine cable in 1992. The project involves international cooperation and advances in global communications infrastructure.
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