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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1926
Page
4
A letter criticizes the "Buy Ohio Coal" slogan as appealing but flawed. It argues “Trade at Home” is empty sophistry and warns campaign rhetoric can mislead voters. The writer urges practical buys based on value, advocating fair price comparisons between Ohio and West Virginia products.
The piece argues that merchants must earn business by offering standard quality products at competitive prices, with reciprocity and merit as core. It compares economic fairness to subscribing to a local newspaper, asserting readers stay only if value and service meet expectations and outside sentiment matters little.
A contrived rail crossing scene in Contra Costa County California pits a racing motorist against a train with the threat of jail under harsh laws. The piece argues the peril and legal penalties negate any possible victory for the driver while praising railroad safety concerns and engineer protection.
A long federal probe into oil magnates Albert Bryan Doheny and Harry Sinclair began after 26 indictments in Wellington charged conspiracies to defraud the government. The piece laments procedural delays and the difficulty of prosecuting powerful interests.
An obituary piece honors Rudolph Valentino noting his profound impact on art and cinema as a young star who achieved worldwide fame. It also marks the death of Dr. Charles W. Eliot at age 92 or 93, reflecting on his long Harvard presidency and remarks by Theodore Roosevelt about his stature in history.
The university head Doctor Iliot, not Orthodox, argued that fear of hell fails to deter wrongdoing and heaven is unattractive to the average person. He claimed heaven and hell are unimaginable and educated people feel little influence from such ideas, likening them to Olympus and Hades. He criticized from the pulpit, though his stance now seems mild.
Politicians claim President Coolidge favors retirement of Frank L. Smith of Chicago to clear space for a pro world court Republican candidate. They say it would suit Brennan of Chicago, Democratic Senate nominee, who would then own the anti world court issue, a factor in Illinois that helped prevent McKinley’s renomination.
General Condylis leads a swift Greek power shift with army and navy backing. Pangalos, the former leader, is captured after a dramatic pursuit as air and sea forces converge. Pangalos allegedly flees in a flying machine and is handed to the destroyer Pergamos, which then sails away with him following persuasion by Pangalos.
Report notes the Pergamos captured by a Greek battleship as Pangalos faces trial and possible execution, with Condylis praised as a robust, capable fighter ready to prove himself in forthcoming events.
The text argues that revolutions harm stability as Mussolini supports a plan to revive the Roman Empire and install a “genuine strong man from Rome” in Greece. It cautions that Kema Pasha or another figure could press a bid, noting Turkey’s historical claims on Greece.
Los Angeles report quotes young Baron Von Kupp heir to a German steel works saying he does not believe in war and his family will no longer manufacture cannons. The piece notes he may be mistaken and could profit from future war orders via multiple buyers.
An American horse won the Grand Prix 1 Deauville to loud silence as twenty thousand prosperous onlookers from many nations witnessed the victory. The observer notes a sharp rebuke of American spending and a call to channel gambling away from abroad back home.
The article explains peacetime navy work in radio navigation, depth finding, and the radio compass. It covers calibrations by the airship Los Angeles along the Atlantic coast, the testing method using visual bearings and radio signals, and the aim to extend accurate position finding to aircraft and ships. It notes coast surveys by the Guide and Pioneer off Oregon and Washington.
In a New York City reflection, a writer notes women, from housewives to flappers, leave cigarette ashes around public spaces including cafes and hotels. A tale of a once-popular goldfish bowl emptied by careless ash-throwing accompanies observations on changing pet fashions and urban habits.
A Messenger report notes workers in Washington mix government jobs with lower paid, glamorous alternatives. The piece cites a waitress who disguises her server income as a government salary and discusses Latin American mediation hopes in Mexico amid Calles’s leadership.
A mixed question and answer column covers sun dogs and their meaning, gold in government payments, stamp gum composition, the spelling of fall, northern golf reach, early electric irons and fans, and the Law of Demarcation. It provides brief facts and historical notes from various topics.
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