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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1927

Page

4

Alaska Vote Delayed Yet As Sutherland Wins Alaska Delegates

Final returns from Alaska show Nome waiting for ballots from remote regions as Dan Sutherland wins a fourth term as delegate to Washington by a wide margin. The piece notes opposition to federal judges Reed Ritchie and Shoup, accused of corrupt practices, and discusses implications for Alaskan governance and justice.

Washington Alaska Nome Congress Robert W. Service Bristol Bristol Bay Kotzebue Sound Russian Mission Yukon Dan Sutherland Elmer Ritchie Valdez U. S A. G. Shoup Coolidge Department of Justice Lutherland Senate Cummins Judiciary Committee Reed Ritchie Shoup Sutherland Frane Republican Committee Justice Department Canning Utah

Thought for Today on Persuasion and Conviction

A brief devotional note cites Romans 14 5 urging personal conviction and open mindedness. It reflects on how few are open to conviction while many are susceptible to persuasion.

Petroleum and Petticoats in Free Market Progress

A Bee publisher discusses the petroleum industry urging use with reason and moderation. He compares fashion-driven innovation in textiles to advances in fuels, noting kerosene's rise and cars' fuel efficiency, arguing only free economic forces can drive revolutions.

Peroleum and Petticoats Bee Oil Man Miser

No Time for Wows 4 He Greatest Dangers in America

Professional men survey labels dis regard for law wealth worship and parental neglect as America’s top perils. They warn the nation is “going pagan” amid drinking smoking and moral decline, noting the real majority live modestly while elites enjoy surplus income.

America

Women in Politics Advocate Practical Role for Female Voters

Miss Sarah Butler of the Republican women’s state committee of New York urges women to drop feminist talk and start at the bottom learning the political game. She says the era of the feminist crusader is over and women must be workers first, not defined by gender, to be effective in politics.

Sarah Butler Republican Women's State Committee of New York Miss Butler United States

Laugh Month Lifts Spirits as Editors Take Short Break

The article notes a light mood during Laugh Month with readers and staff enjoying humor. It mentions newspaper humorists taking a rare vacation, signaling a slower news cycle and a playful tone across the newsroom.

Marriage Advice Proclaimed as Route to Learn About Women

A columnist claims the surest path to understanding women is marriage, arguing a wife will share insights about other women, framing domestic life as a teacher of social knowledge.

New York Hotels Equip Bathrooms With Bottle Openers

Hotel bathrooms in newer New York properties are being fitted with built‑in bottle openers as guests indulge in mineral waters. The trend reflects rising interest in convenient amenities and premium beverages among travelers.

New York

Headlines and rumors from a bylined columnist ranting on world events

Arthur Brisbane complains Americans flee Hankow and laments imperial rule in China. Ireland bans dances as morality crusade. Princess Tarhata Kiram joins Sulu harem. Russian divorce by mail, U.S. alcohol woes, sea links to London. Navy plan, Balkan intrigue, Italy Albania pact under the League.

Tarhata Kiram Sulu University of Chicago Batu Tahiti Datu

Rent a Boat Apartment on Water in New York

A tiny floating unit offers living space on the water in New York priced at five dollars per month. The listing highlights a compact setup suitable for a nautical lifestyle aboard a small vessel.

New York

Ancient seafarers and modern boat dwellers compared

The text contrasts living on boats with minimal rent for millions of Chinese, noting long ancestral practices. It claims ancestors 100,000 years ago lived on platforms over water with fish below and no land-based predators, paying no rent.

Governor Smith Seeks 1928 Democratic Nomination

Governor Smith of New York announces candidacy for the 1928 Democratic presidential nomination. He hinted the move in a recent address and his supporters in New York City proclaimed it loudly at a rally. Other Democrats considering the nomination will face him as a seasoned political opponent.

Smith New York New York City

Old New Year vow meets web of laws

A man who once vowed to quit on New Year’s Day discovers a broad set of laws now cover the situation, suggesting regulation behind his personal resolve.

The Lighthouse Service in 1910s Growth and History

The United States Lighthouse Service maintains about 18 130 aids to navigation across 40 635 miles of coast and inland waters. It traces the earliest lighthouses to Massachusetts and Nantucket in the 18th century and notes a 1789 act transferring colonial lights to federal control.

Washington, d D. C Province of Massachusetts Little Brewster Island Boston Harbor Lighthouse Service of United States Boston Brant Point Nantucket Narragansett Bay Beavertail Conanicut Island New London Connecticut Sandy Hook New Jersey New York Bay Cape Henlopen Delaware Bay Morris Island Charleston Plymouth Guynet Point Portsmouth Harbor Cape Ann Thatchers Island Great Point Nantucket Island Newburyport Congress of the New Portland Head Maine Tybee Savannah River Cape Henry Virginia Bald Head Cape Fear River North Carolina Putnam United States Lighthouse Service Philippines Panama Canal Zone Congress

Broadway as the crossroads of the world a praise note

The piece praises Broadway New York as a global crossroads where Europe’s culture meets American stages. It highlights international performers from Palestine to Paris, notes the allure of money and glamour, and describes Broadway’s role as a showcase for diverse talents.

New York Broadway Europe Vienna London

Broadway Crossroads of the World Today

Gilbert Swan notes Broadway as a vast doorway to the world with Moscow entertainments London favorites and Vienna arts. mentions Boleslavsky Bel Geddes Guitrys and European artists prevailing. highlights foreign cinema new directors and actors while predicting a busy season and global turnout.

London Boleslavsky Bel-Geddes Guitrys Spain Vienna Walpole Masefield Maddox-lord Hureaus Broadway Fim America Gilbert Swan

Questions and Answers on Diet and Tobacco Terms

A reader asks if children of Japanese parents grow taller in this country and is told that they are larger at all ages due to superior food supply. The term jackass rope refers to island-grown Jamaica tobacco, noted for its strength and toughness. The excerpt also asks about the value of Edison's innovations.

Japan Jamaica Edison

Inventions Ever Been Estimated by Edison

Edison valued mankind inventions at one billion dollars in the present development. A subsequent Q and A discuss the Waterloo battlefield monument to the Marquis of Anglesea and his leg. The origin of the phrase nothing succeeds like success traces to the ether operation at Massachusetts General Hospital on October 16, 1846.

A. Edison Waterloo Marquis Anglesea R. A John Collins Warren Massachusetts General Hospital

Hamden Notes On Local People And Events

Miss Jane Wilcox fractured hips after a bed accident at her Main street home and remains in serious condition. Mrs J T Ogier Jr hosts the Hamden bridge club Tuesday at 1 PM. Miss Martha Hamilton of McArthur travels to Forest Glen Md to attend school. Movie makers film Hamden residents for K of P show next Saturday at the opera house featuring the Hamden baseball team which has 13 wins and no losses. Mrs Mamie Conrow of Gypsum City Kans arrives due to Miss Wilcox illness. Prof H R Wilson and family visit Athens. Superintendent John L Stine visits Hamden schools’ relatives over the weekend. Hamden residents attend Hamden Wells ton basketball at Wellston Friday.

J. T. Ogier, Jr Hamden Bridge Club Main Street Martha Hamilton McaArthur Forest Glenn K. of P. Opera House Hamden Mamie Conrow Gypsum City Kansas Jane Wilcox H. R. Wilson Athens Professor Wilson Kate Wilson Frank Wilson John L. Stine Hamden-Wellston Wellston

B and O starts new rail work near Hamden

Paul Wilbur operating to remove an appendix at Mansfield 24 is reported as progressing. The Baltimore and Ohio expects to hire 30 to 40 men within about a week to lay new rails through Hamden. Material is arriving to begin the project. Gerald Woolweaver serves as first trick operator at Greenfield while the regular man is off for a few days.

Paul Wilbur Mansfield Hamden Gerald Woolweaver Greenfield

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