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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1926
Page
4
A jury awarded $2500 to a farmer over a dog dispute. The former officer plans to appeal. The text hints at a Missouri setting with a figure called Old Joe who split time between contending sides and kept a double life.
A discussion cites Genesis and Lincoln while analyzing the 1926 corporate income tax changes. It contrasts a $5,000 earner with exemptions and credits against taxes on stock earnings, illustrating how tax policy affects individuals and urging a rate reduction amid rising revenues.
A man named John O Herlihy returns to Toledo after fifty seven years away chasing fortune in the west. He carries a treasured picture of his boyhood and memory of a farm and lake port as Glendale Avenue grows. He leaves again penniless, seeking Oklahoma and the west, preserving memories from a vanished life.
ARTHUR BRISBANE urges parents to avoid kissing infants due to disease risk and recommends kissing infants only on the top of the head. The piece also covers Congress debates over farm aid, Hoover's waterways plan, and a Beethoven centennial tribute with Missouri and national notes.
Frederick Raskin reports Vincent Massey has become Canada's first minister plenipotentiary to the United States. He shifted from conservative to liberal politics, severed business ties, and now takes a demanding post overseeing Canadian affairs and imperial interests in Washington.
Report from New York describes Park Avenue Gantist Church as a major religious center attracting visitors worldwide. John D. Rockefeller's attendance highlights its prominence, with overflow services in the basement and a history of high-society weddings within its walls.
A fragmentary Q and A page discusses a bright red star in foam, Mars identification, and asks about Swedish economists. It notes Architecture as the oldest art with Babylonian brick vaults dating to 6606 B C and hints at an inventor in a broken question.
A collage of historical notes recalls past events including labor train trials near Glouaster, Revelver J. A. V. Blower's control, Bishop McCabe's medical status, peace diplomacy notes, Bryan as a keynote speaker, Elks charity ball tickets, jewelry trade, Allen high school play plans, and a ten year ago headline about Charles Woodworth in Central Power Sinley.
Radio listings show stations from New York to Los Angeles with orchestras, musicals, concerts, dances, and children's programs. Notable entries include WGN Chicago Boston and Cleveland programs, WSM Nashville nightly pieces, and WEAF New York Walter Bamrost specials.
Rodney Dutcher notes a cautiously hopeful peace in the Republican Senate as moderates like Shipstead and Nye weigh with regulars amid internal pressures. He observes shifts among progressives such as Cummins and Nelson, and wonders how mercy and reform shape loyalties during the 70th Congress.
A garbled miscellany reports on a university term, a two billion candie powered display, fiat money origin from post Civil War Greenbackers, and a rumor about William B Leech courting Princess Xenia of Russia in Paris.
An old medical note recommends gargling with Bayer aspirin dissolved in water to soothe sore throat or tonsillitis. Use the Bayer tablet formulation and repeat every two hours if needed.
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