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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1926
Page
4
A compact proverb is shared noting that restraint protects life and loud speech invites downfall. It pairs a Bible verse with Beaconsfield's remark praising silence as supreme diplomacy.
The piece recalls Ellin Mackay’s marriage to Irving Berlin, driven by her father Clarence Mackay’s hopes and Catholic faith. It notes Berlin’s wealth and the father’s desire for a church wedding, while contrasting with Dillon’s team-based modern banking view and his own rise from clerk to head of Dillon Read & Co.
The passage notes a proud father who finds it hard to forget the outcomes of his long joy with Ellin, implying a lasting fond memory of shared happiness.
The piece critiques the Stevenson plan restricting rubber exports and price rises. It notes Britain’s hopes to pay debt and American demand for economy. It highlights rising costs for British motorists and skepticism about Downing Street’s handling of tire prices amid global shortages.
Washington overview urges writers to follow practical manuscript standards to improve acceptance chances. Key tips cover typing, double spacing, wide margins, single-sided pages, proper paper weight, and page numbering. Advice includes italics underlined, emphasis with underlines, and careful quotation marks. It also notes mailing manuscripts flat with protective covers and carbon copies.
The column parodies moonlight observations and a joke about a stork visiting Mr and Mrs Jacob Licker with a newborn. It also includes a quip about a girl in knee dresses and silk stockings being chilly yet warm in spirit, reflecting light local humor.
The Akron Beacon Journal notes that rural areas benefit from quieter air since divorce suits are not aired publicly there, implying less public airing of private matters and fewer courthouse scandals in rural life.
Washington dispatch argues for W. F. Gaulke as Pershing’s Tacna Arica commissioner. Gaulke, North Dakota native and farm machinery magnate turned Argentine importer, speaks Spanish well and knows South American realities, while other candidates lack practical insight or temperament for the role.
In New York City this winter young men flood the streets in costly raccoon coats as fur fashion booms. Advertised breakfast cabarets at 4 am appear in clubs as the season stays long. Reporter Bill Naylor notes coats from Harvard Yale Princeton and other colleges dominate the scene, with prices around 250 dollars.
Night clubs link David Warfield to a movie appearance by accident as Maur ice Campbell directs a scene on Central Park West. Warfield, living in the building, walks past the cameras and then asks for his wages as an extra. He accepts a ten dollar bill, marking the last time he earned so little after his rise to stardom. A separate note reports 112 women cleaners needed to mop floors after the revolving doors stop on Broadway.
A compiled Q A page answers questions on the meanings of Magi names, land policy origins, pancake sticking tips, Locarno Treaty signatories, how modern newspapers are printed, Philippine timber substitutes for mahogany, and the status of Lincoln's Springfield home and Hodgenville birthplace.
Senator Reed cites prosperity as built by European workers not Indians. The Boys' Club of Washington names Joseph Nevins as representative of American youth. The piece argues no single “typical” boy exists and any child could become a future great leader in thirty years.
A tiny, hard to define trait, likely under a pinhead in the brain, is linked with greatness and accompanies power to keep a person at their work.
Fragments reference a creator power and a legendary lake predating the current owner by millions of years, suggesting mythic origins tied to the landscape. The brief text hints at vast time scales and enduring natural forces shaping the scene.
The piece argues governments should form monopolies to enrich nationals and suggests the U S should back home big business, citing Henry Ford and Muscle Shoals as an example of competing with Europe in nitrates and other key resources. It criticizes Congress for protecting a fertilizer trust.
A humorous monologue about appreciating a father figure who guides and supports his family through troubles. It contrasts praise with real action and ends with a quip about the milkman never freezing the milk again after a problem is solved by stopping the deliveries.
William Hohenzollern urges Germany to reject Jehovah as God and claims the Christian God originated in Persia. He asserts Jews adopted monotheism under Zarathustra during Babylonian captivity and promotes a motto against Judaism.
The article notes the Kaiser favored a God suited to him beyond the standard Christian and Jewish view. It describes the Zoroastrian God as a seven-spirit composite including fire, air, water, and earth. German Christians are said to be surprised by this portrayal.
A wealthy New Yorker with lakefront property faces village residents who use the lake for skating. His lawyer seeks to bar the public from vulgar behavior on the lake, arguing the owner holds water and air rights above the land. The claim may surprise even the ice.
Across networks, stations list daily shows from 4 to 12 at night including concerts, orchestras, studio programs, opera and dance tunes. Notable entries include WJAR SCAN WCAP WEAF and KNX with Army bands, studio hours, and featured performers like Roxy and His Gang, Hughie Barrett, Ginger Hour, and Lee's Owls.
A collection of quips about marriage, voting, winter, schoolboys, courage, beauty, rain, farming, and poker. The remarks mix humor and social observation, noting small chairs for couples, the coal cellar, teacher ice incidents, and risks in hunting, with poking views of wealth and luck.
Chess is taught to buy pupils in many English schools. The statement notes widespread adoption of the game in the school curriculum and suggests broad support for integrating chess into class activities.
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