Chicago Abash Avenue Rent Report
Local paper cites rent figures for a Chicago area street. The notice references property listings and a dated report from a city office, noting reported figures and related correspondence.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1926
Page
4
Local paper cites rent figures for a Chicago area street. The notice references property listings and a dated report from a city office, noting reported figures and related correspondence.
The column muses on Consuelo Vanderbilt and the duke marriages, wealth, and happiness, noting that title cannot guarantee joy and that true partnership depends on individuals. It discusses a London book scandal, the so called hoax, and the dangers of rumor versus factual claim.
Doctor Pritchett of the Carnegie foundation questions Zionist success in Palestine while arguing Jews hold economic and intellectual power. The piece notes Chinese unrest and US Marines in Hankow, US stance on China with no more naval units planned. Sesqui centennial shows a $5.2 million deficit and unrest in Mexico against Calles over church clashes.
William S. Roberts of Butte Montana bought a turkey from a packing house and five small gold nuggets were found in its craw. The tale suggests a metaphor on genius and its elusive origin, comparing a mind full of intellectual gold to a bird with hidden ore.
Mrs. Hall widow of a murdered clergyman faces questions as body of the clergy man and Mrs Mills the choir singer are linked. She testifies to letters in which the man calls himself Babykins but she remains unsure of his faithfulness.
In New York a heavyweight champion Tunney is arrested during a staged exhibition. The same city sees prize ring fighting where several blows prove fatal to some, yet organizers arrange so bloodshed pleases the crowd. The arrest is straightforward with no graft evident in the exhibition.
Arthur R. Gould wins in Maine to tilt the Senate Republican by a narrow margin. Republicans forty eight, Democrats forty seven, Farm Labor one. a few Republicans are described as rebels. A related note discusses changes to Irish Free State coin designs featuring symbols and a historic figure.
The text notes winds arise due to atmospheric pressure differences or when a man is urged to run for office.
The piece recounts the Smithsonian and National Geographic backing for an astrophysical observatory in South Africa to measure solar radiation. Dr. Charles G. Abbot led a six month, 30 000 mile search for the best high altitude site, weighing Khojak peak in Baluchistan and a Hottentots upland reserve in SW Africa as top options.
In New York a reader observes growing bicycle use on Sundays along Fifth Avenue and near Washington Square. He mentions underwater tunnels at Canal Street and a planned elevated highway from Canal Street to Riverside Drive costing 35 million dollars, with a projected opening in a couple of years.
The writer muses on an aerial highway in Manhattan with 5000 cars hourly, wider than Fifth Avenue, multiple lanes for fast traffic and trucks, with ramps to street level, plus a quip about bicycles on Fifth Avenue and a sandwich man using a high wheeler. Gilbert Swan.
Passengers for the Los Angeles are hoisted up the mooring mast by an elevator and walk along a gangplank to the airship from the mast top. Certified milk comes from a farm approved by the local milk commission, bottled in special containers, and sealed with caps issued to permitted farmers after inspection. The milk is produced with strict care and may not require pasteurization. Asa Grayr is noted as a leading botanist in the United States for many years.
Ohio University beat Company H of the National Guard 34 to 22 at New Lexington to start the basketball season. The report notes other local items including a pastor’s resignation, early Christmas shopping urged, and girls basketball debut at Athens High School.
Radio notes list hourly programs and orchestra and concert offerings across many stations including WGN KDKA WEAF and WJZ detailing Chicago New York Pittsburgh and Cincinnati slots with varied genres from orchestras to hymns and variety shows. The fragmented OCR presents numerous station and city pairings with concert and musical program references.
In Washington the trial of Edward Doheny and Albert Fall tests judicial decorum as Justice Adolph Hoehling enforces strict courtroom behavior. He bans courtroom photos and keeps order with stern looks, deputy marshals, and careful control of entrances, aiming to preserve dignity throughout the proceedings.
The passage notes a prominent plant scientist who built the Herbarium and Botanic Garden at Harvard University and started the first summer school to study botany, arguing that summer offered the best learning window.
Columbus December 32 O R A total of 122 prisoners were received at the Ohio penitentiary during the month of November. This is seventeen more than during the same month of 1925. Burglary led with thirteen convictions and liquor law violations were second with twelve. Eight began serving sentences for automobile stealing and a like number for second degree murder.
A storm accompanied by lightning struck Naples causing intense suffering and the death of one person.
Mrs. Van Hoose of Woodstock Ohio reports severe stomach trouble left her bedridden and weak. After taking Dr Jecheons Powder she regained strength and healing with immediate relief. The advertisement claims rapid, sure results with a money back guarantee and notes prices 60 cents and 1 dollar six hundred.
The page lists top radio features across stations WJZ New York WEAF Moncton WGY Schenectady WSM Nashville and CNRA Moncton and notes an organ recital and a Dickens adaptation by WGY players. It also mentions the first white woman born in Albert Canada, Mrs. John Graham of Calgary, born 1868.
An advertisement urges readers to swap soda for Phillips Milk of Magnesia for sour stomach and gas. It claims fifty years of physician use and higher acid reduction, noting bottles at twenty five and fifty cents and the U S registered trademark of The Charles H Phillips Chemical Co.
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