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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1926

Page

4

Radio Listings Tour Across Time Zones

A dense schedule lists nightly radio programs by station across Eastern Central Mountain and Pacific time zones. Orchestras, concerts, dance tunes, vocalists, and special programs are shown for stations such as WTAM WTIC WABC WOO WCAU WCAP and many others with varied start times and performances.

WTAM S&s Stunt Club WTIC WHO KOA KPO WDAF WRC WEAF U. S. Army Band WCAP WJAR WOO Davis Odette WCAE WSAI WGR WTAG WEEL Ipana Troubadours WEEIL WWJ WCCO WSAT KSD Roxy WEE WLIB WIP WMCA WREO KDKA WGBS WBZ WCAU WGY WEAR CKAC WAHG

Thought for Today Quotes on Wealth and Virtue

A newspaper card notes a religious and literary meditation: Better is the poor that walketh in integrity than the wealthy who misleads. It adds a Shakespearean line about contentment equaling riches, framing moral reflections on wealth and character.

States vary in child labor laws across the nation

The National Child Labor Committee highlights survey data showing many states permit 14 year olds to work long hours and in dangerous settings. It notes 36 states allow 14 to work on scaffolding or around moving machinery while 24 to 18 have lax fitness or reading requirements. The leaflet argues for stronger federal limits to protect youth development.

Ihildren National Child Labor Committee Georgia

Judges' Salaries In Congress Move To Raise Federal Pay

The article discusses underpayment of American judges and the need to raise salaries to attract capable men. It notes judges often enter office for public service rather than private gain and cites a proposed raise in Congress to increase federal judges’ annual pay from 7,500 to 8,500 dollars.

Congress

British film staff urged to study American methods

Arthur Brisbane notes British frustration with American dominance in moving pictures and urges studying U S techniques. He cites a Culver City Metro-Goldwyn studio scene at midnight with a thousand managers, mechanics, directors, stars and supers working under Marcus Loew and Louis Mayer.

Arthur Brisbane California Metro-Goldwyn Culver City Marcus Loew Louis Mayer

Energy and Industry Drive Production in Picture City

The piece praises the city where workers perform with energy and prompt action. It claims no army is better drilled and attributes success to Edison’s dictum of ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration guiding American moving pictures.

Thomas Edison

British film quota sparks exchange on trade fairness

Writers compare proposed British moving picture quota requiring three British films in every eight to a hypothetical rule forcing Britain to show three American ships at American docks. The piece argues such measures are reciprocal and unfair to one side’s industry while respecting property rights.

England

Lenin Honored On Death Anniversary As Russia Mourns

Russian officials mark Lenin's death with public closures and bans as cities wear red and black and the populace reflects on past leaders. The piece contrasts ritual mourning with myths of ancient rulers and notes humanity's universal savagery.

Marion doctor seeks cremation and scattering ashes

A Marion Ohio physician declares at his death that he wants no minister and no humbugs at his funeral. He asks for cremation and for his ashes to be scattered over his parents’ graves, a stance that hints at his agnostic view and ironic reference to Ingersollism.

Marion

Raisuli Captured by Abd el Krim in Moorish Saga

The text depicts Raisuli, self styled Lord of the Mountains and foe of Theodore Roosevelt, captured by Abd el Krim who now rides Raisuli’s white Arab horse. Raisuli keeps four wives, seeks execution, and believes the Prophet will receive him in Heaven. The piece ends with a meditation on religious comfort.

Raisuli Theodore Roosevelt Pericard Abd-el-Krim Krim Mohammed Hell

Millikan Praises Evolution Over Divine Creation View

Professor Millikan of the California Institute of Technology calls evolution the most sublime concept and a comprehensible system of ordered change. He contrasts it with the orthodox belief that fishes and animals were created in pairs by divine will with man and woman formed later from Adam.

Millikan California Institute of Technology Adam

Fountain Pens Received as Christmas Gifts

Readable fragments note several fountain pens given as Christmas presents. The text hints at collection items and gifting context but lacks full details on recipients or brands.

Women Take Lead Behind lakes to ocean canal effort

The United States women pledge active support for a lakes to ocean canal tying the Great Lakes to the Atlantic via the St Lawrence. They join the Tidewater Association and leagues to press a treaty backing the project with Canada and the United States ready to share costs and governance.

Washington PD. C United States Panama Canal Welland Ship Canal Canada Great Lakes Atlantic St. Lawrence River Seven Seas Council of States St. Paul Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Charles P. Craig Tidewater Association Craig Isthmus Panama Congress International Joint Commission Dominion Orm Commerce Hoover St. Lawrence Lake Erie Lake Ontrrio Welland Canal

One Senator Still Wears Red Flannels

A Washington chatter notes aging senators in a light offhand exchange. The haberdasher observes the Senate as old fashioned with older members while the House appears younger, suggesting age differences influence style and demeanor.

Washington Senate Magnus Johnson Magnus Daniel Webster

Fiddlers Rise in New York as Vaudeville Beats Grow

In New York many old fiddlers from farm and village headline a bustling scene on Broadway. The revival mirrors past dances with offers reportedly reaching fabulous sums. Mellie Dunham from Vermont helped spark the trend, drawing others like Cy Springer and Dan Contanan into Broadway engagements and vaudeville spots.

New York Yesteryear Mellie Dunham Vermont Fiddler Broadway East Cy Springer Sinking Springs Dan Contanan Man- One Paul Specht Orcnr Joe” Shippee New England Melife

Winter lodging crush in New York hotels

A reader recalls crowded rooms in New York hotels as winter crowds surge, with 26,000 visitors in large central hotels and long waiting lists. The piece also mixes anecdotes about old fashions on Capitol Hill, jokes about suspenders, collars, and senators.

New York Cleveland

The Very Idea y Has Cochran

A motivational verse extols action over laziness praising a proactive worker named Cochran. It urges self-reliance and personal responsibility, arguing success comes from doing rather than fretting and shirking.

Questions and Answers on Oil for Bats and Lincoln Memorials

A collection of Q and A covers applying natural oil to baseball bats rubbed with a bone and stored in a cool dry place. It lists numerous Abraham Lincoln memorials in the United States and abroad including statues and sites in Brooklyn Cincinnati Illinois University Lincoln Hall Springfield and Washington D C. The 10 percent national forest fund act of 1912 allocated funds for roads and trails totaling 5 088 330 54 by 1925.

H. N Abraham Lincoln United States Brooklyn Cincinnati Illinois University Lincoln Hall Springfield Muskegon Mich Newark N. J Washington, D. C National Capitol City Hall Lincoln Park Lincoln Memorial London Edinburgh National Forest Forest Service

Father’s New Job Sparks Morning Alarm Mishap

A humorous exchange describes a father’s new job and his wife setting a seven o clock alarm that fails to ring. The tale ends with the father scrambling in trouble for not waking on time, highlighting domestic miscommunication.

Dash

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