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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1926
Page
4
A brief meditation contrasts biblical teaching with Cicero on living by bread and elevating thought. The quotation reflects on how contemplation of higher things shapes speech and thinking in daily life.
A tongue in cheek tale contrasts old farm mornings with a Tennessee farmer who installs a radio for his cows. The piece argues cheerful cattle drink better and cites sanitary care as not absurd, noting humans are warned to eat calmly for health and suggesting entertained cows may yield more milk.
A British writer lauds the American flapper as stylish and self possessed. He notes her smart dress, shopping ease through installments, and blend of zest with chivalry. He sees American girls as driven to learn yet often unformed in character, yet full of pluck and curiosity.
Arthur Brisbane reflects on the year ending and urges action before 1927. He argues the United States now imposes on Nicaragua through organized money and government influence, detailing the eviction order at Puerto Cabezas and criticizing entanglements with liberal factions.
The speaker asserts priority of protecting the Panama Canal and notes national wealth enables such protection. They advocate avoiding meddling with southern neighbors and criticize the United States for lacking a capable air fleet and competent Army and Navy to conduct basic experiments, arguing against lecturing other nations on governance.
The speaker warns that Nicaragua's rebels could purchase up to a dozen bombing planes and fly to Washington to frighten the administration, Congress, and military departments, though he notes U S defense has not advanced since the war.
Fashionable Paris ladies pursue pink velvet puppies as toys with bright red tongues. American girls adopt similar fashions in pursuit of foreign husbands. The article notes the foreign husband may end up discarded, like the toy in the ashcan.
The Japanese Emperor has died and will lie in state for fifty days. His son Hirohito, aged 25, succeeds to the throne. He will not wear the old attire but the western fighting uniform.
The passage notes that a young man should look to Los Angeles harbor as the southwestern doorway of California and the United States where battleships costing fifty millions apiece or more line up. It mentions ships named Colorado Maryland West Virginia Tennessee California Idaho New Mexico Mississippi Oklahoma Nevada Arizona.
The piece argues that modern battleships hold less value in war than the dramatic masks used by Mikado era warriors. It suggests governments overlook similar peacetime theatrics and strategic deception in modern conflict.
Anita Maris Boggs, director of the bureau of commercial economics and co founder with Francis Holley, has built a global role promoting visual education since the bureau's 1913 founding. She has advised foreign governments on establishing the bureau’s educational work and showcases a long career in expanding the use of motion pictures for amity and understanding between nations.
In New York the Broadway jazz factories churn out songs from soundproof rooms where young pianists tirelessly play for vaudeville acts. The scene shows famed composers like Berlin and Gershwin among others, while performers tend to avoid changing numbers and the noisy hours after noon echo through the building.
A vivid portrait of走 music rooms where smokers linger as multiple pianos clash in one space. Singers attempt numbers while a hard veteran pianist controls the room, with pluggers pushing songs and artists hustling between venues.
A dense list of radio stations and their programming across cities detailing orchestras concerts dances and music instruction. Notable entries include WBAL Baltimore WGN New York KFI Los Angeles WLS Chicago and WEAF New York with various ensemble and musical programs.
The Athens census counted 5 802 residents from a Commercial Club survey with B C Carskaden guessing 5 796. A marriage linked Judge Wood to Dr Frank Lord. Headlines note Allied successes and the Teuton threat as Wilson remains mediator. Chic Harley earns Walter Camp All American honors.
Washington notes a heated struggle over Col. Frank L. Smith from Illinois as lawmakers consider seating him amid charges of a tainted primary fund. Insull’s $125000 donation and questions about favoritism heighten opposition from Republicans and Democrats alike. A Senate committee probe and possible expulsion battle loom with Vare’s pending arrival in December.
A compilation of Q and A covering a Wheeling high school course in telephone operation, cold frequency in October, largest docks, Helen Keller’s endowment plans, pelicans in the Mississippi Valley, Roman Catholic rosary beads, vitamins origin, and British cotton pricing practices.
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