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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1926
Page
4
A brief aphorism noting diligence in business prompts success and good luck. It quotes Proverbs 22 29 and a Franklin adage on diligence as the mother of good luck. The message encourages steady effort and wise conduct.
The piece argues about official budget cuts under the Coolidge administration led by Budget Director Lord and Comptroller General McCarl. It notes penny pinching measures from pencils to rubber bands and credits savings of 1 757 099 152 dollars over four years earmarked for public debt reduction, not tax redistribution.
In Louisville area, farmers and clergy prayed as drought threatened crops and wells. A sudden downpour followed, described as the heaviest rain in years and prompting talk of more prayer meetings to curb flooding.
Officials estimate American tourists spent about $500 900 000 in Europe this summer and expect travel and expenditure to rise next year. The trend adds to foreign trade dynamics, tipping balance toward imports and underscoring growing economic impact.
Senator Pat Harrison from Mississippi concludes a European study trip with Paris talks among French taxi drivers hotel staff and others. He argues high tariffs harm debtors and will dominate the 1928 campaign while insisting on data driven, independent research to push U S tariff policy.
The article highlights women appearing in bathing suits in the newspaper, noting that women can do things men cannot and can have their photos published, signaling gendered norms of coverage.
Radio programs featuring old-time fiddling gain popularity during hot afternoons and attract listeners across the region. The trend highlights a nostalgic musical style as daytime audiences seek light entertainment.
The author contrasts Krishnamurti’s anticipated influence with American materialism. He argues Hindu and Jewish mindsets are shaped by climate toward contemplation or work, suggesting an industrial Messiah could redirect energy home to India's 300 million subjects. He notes India’s heat and Nirvana as nothingness versus the value of work and progress.
A southern clergyman urged non stop prayer for rain as drought plagued Kentucky. Clergymen and congregations nationwide joined in earnest appeals for relief, believing persistent supplication would bring needed showers.
The article notes persistent rain endangering Kentucky tobacco and damaging other crops, while a continued drought could worsen harm. It references Aristotle’s Golden Mean and praises Kentucky’s demonstration of the power of prayer as spiritual benefit.
A historic library finds men predominate readers. In the main room 83 men to 17 women, and in tech, chemistry, and science 92 men to 8 women. Genealogy draws women as they seek ancestral links, while men claim intellectual parity.
The article highlights Nicola Tesla’s role in solving long distance power transmission limits. It notes early Niagara harnessing faced rapid loss with distance and credits Tesla with overcoming this barrier, enabling practical nationwide power lines. The tone reflects a historic emphasis on technological progress and national utility.
Experiments by Pacific Gas and Electric of Northern California and C L Fortescue of Westinghouse support the claim that there is no theoretical limit to the length of capacity of a transmission line.
The writer urges Samuel Insull, Arthur Williams, or another electrical magnate to rush to Brazil to buy and harness the enormous inland water power touted as greater than Niagara. The piece argues British power projects abroad could help pay debts, end coal strikes, and render coal mines unprofitable if Britain can match such development.
The article envisions wireless transmission of power spreading across America and the world. It notes a boy with a radio set as a symbol of the coming era and predicts power from Zambesi Falls to Birmingham and from Niagara to the air fleets before the century ends.
A Chicago taxi driver is detained after police discover a passenger dead in the vehicle. Authorities declined immediate release of details while the investigation proceeds.
A regional report notes bootleg buyers persist despite penalties, illustrating resilience and bold behavior amid restricted markets. The piece frames the phenomenon as evidence of a culture that seeks freedom even in contraband commerce.
A diplomat contends he did not commit the act and pledges not to repeat it. He denies responsibility and frames the episode as a misunderstanding or mischaracterization.
Washington reports on the development of underwater listening devices used in peace and war. The sonic depth finder measures water depth while moving, enables charting large ocean areas, and helps locate icebergs and submarines by timing sound waves and echoes.
The author observes several Manhattan sandwichmen in a hot afternoon setting. One carries a sale board, others tout services like clothes pressing and shoe repairs while their own attire shows neglect. Four stand in shade advertising clean clothing and savings, their poverty marked. A lone sandwich man in a "rube" disguise passes by, reflecting on the common farmer disguise in street advertising.
A rambling Manhattan afternoon blend covers wartime submarine listening tech and depth finding by echo angles versus timing. It includes social vignettes on rubes, traveling shows, and a Georgia governor’s wife opening a horse watering station as subway workers dig below streets, ending with a scene at a soda fountain.
A Q A style page covers helium anesthesia, Canada’s Mount Logan, England coal reserves, U S telephone counts in 1926, Lincoln era election results, Vanderbilts wealth in 1885, and treason definitions. The Qs present varied facts with concise A responses and dates.
R D Williams named Republican fall campaign chair. John Finsterwald reports unclaimed letters. Bryan tours Nebraska amid warm receptions. Local church youth groups plan union services. Two Nelsonville men fight. one bites part of the other’s finger in court. Charlies W Harris builds I O O F hall brickwork in Jacksonville. E R Lash Sr attends Democratic convention in Chiliothe. Traveling salesmen complain of poor rail service near Athens. fairgoers blocked from trains. Warren Border buys pony for daughter Helen Louise. Mrs PD B Sharp finds a 26 inch bean while picking garden beans. Grace Dowling health nurse displays dirty home booth at the fair. Coal miners strike affects 400 more workers amid a 300-strong strike over management. Headlines note near rail crisis and British boat subbing. long rest song led by Mable Leifhelt.
Senate action continues after adjournment as William E. Borah keeps a full staff on Capitol Hill and hits the road with a nationwide speech tour. Though not declaring a bid, Borah appears to be laying groundwork for a possible presidential campaign in 1930, shaping a personal, not party oriented, national profile.
The passage notes a senator generally confines speaking to the senate chamber and his home state. He attends occasional dinners or public gatherings as a distinguished guest but does not heavily campaign. Unlike Borah he rarely tours for constant political speaking.
The text questions whether Borah believes he has a real chance to be named the Republican presidential candidate in 1928. It suggests Borah may doubt his own prospects and hints that any path to nomination would require an extraordinary fluke.
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