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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1926

Page

4

Radio Network Listings of Orchestra and Dance Programs

A dense tab of radio stations and scheduled music performances features the U.S. Army Band and multiple orchestras. Listings show names like Odette, Fred J. Brown, and Frank Cook with varied concert times, dance tunes, dinner music, and studio programs across stations from WJAK to KPO and KGO.

WOORD United States Army Band WWJ Weep WSAL KSD Roxy WHEEL WTAG WAP WLI WIAR Ben Bernie WMOCA fFinterfair WREO Wwy Wip KDKA Why WCAE WCAU Papa Bi His Rigo Roipay Jane Jolly Dwight Kland Frank Cook Tine de Bittong Rarie Ee Ture Wear Nioldkette Jewett Jéters WRNY WNYC WRC Marine Band WLIT Orchestra WIZ Felson Wi Rand WOBU CKCL Cen Ktrry Sandy Rra Mdina Wheele Ballar Harold Morava Jooka Johnny Tilack Count Rbyric Ralph Sotthof Buresy Wery Btring Pritts Sunset Reee Duke Lew Seen Charlie Garland Two Jays Jenke Jordan Harold Andersen Gotandion Spencer, Lavergne Shayne Joe Aliasbourd Jo Buck Uke Bhante WHAS WKRC WMAQ KYW WEM Mary Cornelia Malone WGN WHO Kin WLW Kpre WDAF Weco CRIAC KFL Nick Harris Proram Frank Barry Vin. MacDougall Stark Sisters Lo— Patrick Marsh KGO KGW S— A U. S. Army Band Iu—Studio Musicale KPO

A Thought for Today Salt and Peace Scriptural Link

A short devotional line recalls Mark 9 5 about salt losing its saltiness and urges believers to retain salt within and pursue harmony with others.

We Are Gaining On Fear and Understanding

In this reflection the author argues progress has dulled old superstitions while not replacing them with true faith. A meteor seen across the East underscores our era’s tempered awe and warns that science creates new terrors even as it dispels ancient panics. The essay calls for a deeper, personal faith alongside knowledge.

New York City Canadian

Deadlier? Horses vs Automobiles In Western France

The Automobile Club of Western France reports more deaths from horse drawn vehicle accidents than cars from 1922 to 1926. The piece notes the old horse and buggy offers a romantic argument for singular attention, despite higher death rates.

Automobile Club of Western France France

Who Was Richard Hitting At

Washington dispatch discusses Richard Washburn Child’s remark that cabinet members are not all wise. It lists ten ministers and officials named by Child and weighs who among them he may have had in mind. The Osaka Mainichi quotes a humorous Japanese embassy Q&A, including a playful exchange about luminescent watch dials and skin used to restore glow.

Syon Kellogg Mellon Dwight Davis Wilbur Work Jardine Hoover James J. Davis State, Treasury Navy Interior Agriculture Mimerce Labor Torney Sargent New Wham Ichard Washburn D. X

New Religious Priest Counts Rumored in Japan

A reader cites figures alleging 63 203 Buddhist and 14 742 Shintoist high priests in Japan. The note hints at adjusting for two years of births and deaths while admitting uncertainty about lesser priests.

JL. KB. M Japan

Mothers behind great men praised in truncated essay

The passage critiques how history honors male achievements while underlining the silent labor of mothers and women. It cites figures such as Nancy Hanks and Celestine Fabletti, discusses marriage as an art, and quotes Fabretti and Schopenhauer on gender roles and the teaching role of women.

Olympias Nancy Hanks Bertha Lutetia Ramolino William Britain Celestine Fabletti Fabretti Schopenhauer Moulton Chicago University

Plentiful time to train husbands in long lasting unions

The text speculates that if we return to live here again and marriage lasts for billions of years, every man will have married every woman on Earth. It envisions a future where, after extensive cycles, couples understand each other and live happily for a long time.

Earth’s Age Hint and Galaxy Size Shared by Moulton

A Chicago astronomer Moulton discussed earth’s probable age of about one million billion years and described the galaxy as watch shaped, about thirty thousand light years across front to back and two hundred million light years across. The article notes a rough distance across the galaxy by an extreme calculation using seconds in years, yielding a quintillion miles.

Chicago Moulton

Vast galaxies beyond our Milky Way and divine wonder

The text compares a galaxy over a quintillion miles wide with a billion suns, explains the sun Earth drift, and states spiral nebulae are other galaxies or universes. It says countless such realms exist and cites a Bible line about many mansions in the Father's house.

Retired editor Don Seitz joins Outlook with Monastic Vibe

Don Seitz, weary of journalism, retires to the Outlook described as a Trappist like monastery where silence is broken only by talk. He reaches a stage described as viewfifig with alarm and laments that newspapers are going to the dogs as he exits the field.

Don Seitz Seitz

Playgrounds of New York Children Turn Ruins Into Games

In New York City children adapt to urban spaces turning stairs in the main post office area and the Pennsylvania Station surroundings into playgrounds. They slide along stair rails and play amid crowds, traffic, and dismal docks near Tenth Avenue tenements, turning urban ruins into hide and seek and pursuit settings.

New York Pennsylvania Railway Tenth Avenue

Children Turn Strange Places Into Play Centers

Gilbert Swan observes New York children turning escalators and urban spaces into improvised playgrounds. from the 34th Street L station to Bronx Park, youths race and climb on moving stairs, transforming stations into adventures and proving hardy, adaptable city kids.

34Th Street L Pennsylvania Station Bronx Park Subway Bronx New York Harlem Central Park Gilbert Swan

Not Enough Service as Owners Grow Rich

The piece argues owners focus on wealth rather than public service, criticizing priorities and utility over civic duty. It emphasizes money-minded leadership and inadequate consideration of public needs.

Johnson on writing for pay and independence

The excerpt quotes Samuel Johnson arguing against writing for pay. It suggests the author may be mistaken but notes that earning money could allow independence and loyalty to readers, letting a publisher ignore others' demands.

Samuel Johnson Ipay

Seitz Critiques Newspaper Syndicate Usage

Seitz argues that syndication which reprints the same photos and articles harms papers, viewing it as an opinion. The column notes its own daily publication in about two hundred papers and condensed form in a thousand weekly papers read by millions of farmers, implying usefulness may remain if content holds value.

Seitz

Crossword Kills Joke and Sleep Theory Spun

A series of quirky quotes from Ohio papers notes a man who killed himself over a crossword puzzle, while another suggests sleep is a form of intoxication. The Tribune and Vindicator offer wry comments about turning How Dry Am into a lullaby and a peachy steering tale.

Youngstown, O Canton

Man Avoids Politics After Securing Fat Office

In Cincinnati Ohio the Times Star reports a man who after securing a comfortable office begins urging friends to steer clear of political involvement.

Cincinnati Times-Star

Old-fashioned girl now has a daughter who hides beneath

In Fostoria Ohio the Times notes a shift in style as a traditional debutante era ends and her daughter adopts a more relaxed and minimal wardrobe, reflecting changing social norms within the community.

Fostoria Times

Failures Tied to Bad Lick Successes and Judgment

A short quotation notes that failures are almost universally caused by bad lick successes and poor business judgment, attributed to Marion in the Star.

Marion

Unnamed Man Details First Hunt Incident

A Beacon Journal report from Akron Ohio quotes a man saying he had never hunted before and insists he did not point his gun at anyone. The article notes witnesses and location in Akron.

Akron, O Beacon-Journal

Wireless Operators Brace for England Strike Action

In England wireless operators threaten to strike amid rising labor tensions. The report notes widespread worker unsettled by conditions as Newark Virginia and other locations feel the impact of potential walkouts in communications services.

England Newark

Pennsylvania German language and Hessian payment facts

This Q and A piece explains that Pennsylvania German is a dialect of South German origin, notes 320060 paid to each Hessian mercenary, cites the Cullinan diamond found January 26, 1905 weighing 2024 2 4 karats, and provides other trivia on height, wool yields, magnetic pole effects, mutuel bets, and early elephants.

South Germany Wm. Beldeciman S. A P.M. F Bureau of Animal Industry United States South Magnetic Pole J. P Maryland Racing Association

Fireside Peace and Family Rest at Home

A nostalgic drone extols a simple home comfort a warm fireside chair and glowing embers. The speaker seeks quiet after work praises logs crackling for easing worries and inviting family gathering for rest and shared calm.

Pancake Tale Warns Of Improper Kitchen Patience

A wartime era reminiscence recalls HAL COCHRAN and a wife who spent much of her life aiming true in cooking. The narrator riffs on listening to parents and a child who learns by hear say, describing a pancake cooked only on one side and the ensuing turn and rest.

No title found in the fragment

The excerpt discusses borrowing as a temporary fix and suggests increasing finances to repay loans. Advice emphasizes saving for a rainy day and cautions about neglecting financial prudence. A brief line mentions a person referencing an absent husband.

Mammoth and Mastodon Remains Found Across North America

In Afton Oklahoma a sulphur spring yielded mammoth and mastodon remains along with numerous flint arrowheads. Prof. J. M. Clarke of Attica New York found mastodon bones four feet below ground. Similar remains were also discovered at Big Fork Kentucky.

North America America Afton Oklahoma J. M. Clarke Attica New York Big Fick Kentucky

Pancake Fire Tragedy Silent Home Kitchen Incident

A distressed girl lived in a sparsely furnished room where she cooked pancakes on a gas stove. The landlord, unaware, left the gas low overnight, leading to a fatal outcome as a flapjack attempt became a dangerous hazard.

Landelady

Princeton scientists vote in favor of evolution.

The report notes Princeton researchers support the theory of evolution. It hints at student perspectives and ethical considerations while contrasting warmth and resilience with hardship. The piece reflects midcentury attitudes on science and gender.

Princeton

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