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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1926
Page
2
Postmaster appeals for up-to-date mailing lists as millions of dead letters flood the system. In the year ending last June, 5 788 009 letters reached the dead letter office, with 40 000 carrying checks or money orders totaling 1 673 000 and 124 000 containing stamps.
The Post Office Department seeks precise street addresses to cut misdelivery. Merchants and firms are urged to update letterheads envelopes and order forms with full street numbers and avoid using building or apartment names as delivery has become too confused with numerous duplicated names.
An OCR fragment discusses station sequencing and routing by car carrier numbers. It mentions essential house numbers, distribution of routes, and addresses to business buildings and apartments. The readable portion shows garbled phrases about directing people to destinations without further additions.
OSTOR Dec 18. Goshe bimovic wears his twenty inch hair and beard as practical protection. He claims whiskers keep bears and other animals at bay and ward off mosquitoes. He sails today for Jugoslovia to become a shepherd, noting he has never cut his hair or beard.
A Midwestern paper reprints a Cincinnati Commercial item from May 1561 noting youths rebuked for skimpy evening attire. The piece discusses era fashion, river conditions from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh, and a police notice about a man named M Donald Street berzing Mev, accused swindling by posing as a husband seeking to bring family to escape secession.
In the Lower Market Jonn Conl attempted theft of a butter crock from Charles Dillon and was chased by a private watchman. he was arrested and sentenced to three months on the chain gang. William Matrious destroyed property after entering Barney Reames Saloon, fired at a man, broke a window and was fined five dollars plus costs. The paper also includes Civil War era items with Fort Sumter battle reports and a Jett Davis pay and rations note, plus wartime humor interleaved.
Plans are made for a through highway from here to Mannheim. The proposed road will be 28.3 feet wide and cross no other road at the same level. Motorists who use this road will pay all charges to cover construction costs.
An article describes the return of the divining rod to locate ore in Sweden and China’s ghost money industry. It notes the dead in China are supplied with paper taels, horses, and shrines burned to become currency, supporting thousands of workers and shops. The piece cites Shaoching and Chekiang, with large yearly production and revenue from ghost money.
Buenos Aires reports show Juan Iartines flaunts bold charm while his wife, driven by poverty, amasses a small capital before dying. The errant husband reappears to claim his share of the estate as lawsuits mount. Across China, ghost money and clan burdens ride on bamboo poles and funeral wealth.
A report notes fires devastate French forests with drought and dry brush, mentioning a non combustible aca cia plant as a possible mitigation. It also covers Soviet leadership, describing Stalin as a central figure and outlining the structure of the all union Soviets and the party’s control of government.
The Hocking river became the first navigable stream by Ohio law after an 1808 act declaring it navigable from its mouth to Rush Creek and imposing obstructions. An earlier 1805 act granted Gregory and Havyner the right to erect a mill dam across the river, leading to two dams and a mill built in 1805 and 1806 known as Gregory's mill east of town.
A historical piece notes Tibetan women across ranks pursue beauty with costly methods from skin scraping and face powders to elaborate hairstyles and jewelry. Wealthier women use imported rouge and koh, while poorer women improvise with red wrapper dyes for cheeks. The piece marks strong female beauty culture and social hierarchies.
Ohio ranks third in national voltage lines as vast networks of transmission wire span the state linking Lake Erie to the Ohio River. The Southern Ohio Electric company builds new plants to interconnect systems with neighboring states. Millions of dollars are being spent to expand electric power for industrial growth.
The thirty three mile line Jackson to Chillicothe is finished and the forty mile Chillicothe to Hillsboro line will be completed this month. A twenty mile Chillicothe to Circleville line will connect with a new Columbus Railway, Light and Power line. Power from Floodwood Central will supply the new territory by February. Inter connections will allow Athens and others to obtain current from Lake Erie or beyond if needed.
The article describes vast growth in high voltage electric transmission from early 11,000 volt lines to modern runs of 33,000 to 182,000 volts. It notes a largely interconnected system from the Canadian border to New Orleans, with Ohio emerging a hub of central station power for homes, businesses, and industry.
The American Railway Association states signals are being replaced with rail indicators to improve train safety. Rail signals claimed to be clearer at distances and less confusing than traditional lights, with rail signaling seen as faster and more reliable amid evolving operations.
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