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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1927
Page
4
Lighting farms on wind power gains credibility
The weather bureau and Nebraska State Agricultural College report wind mills can light farms. Five hours of charging every two or three days can keep a farm lit for three nights. Ten miles per hour wind suffices, offering potential savings running into millions annually in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Bureau
Nebraska State Agricultural College
United States
Arnold Daly the Daring Thespian Remembered for Brave Dares
Arnold Daly stood as a bold dare-taker in American theater. He challenged peers like Shaw and Ibsen, claimed to outact Shaw, and faced flames during a dramatic studio incident. His legacy lies in the daring spirit that defined his career more than his roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Daly
Daly
Shaw
Ibsen
Strindberg
John Drew
Coolidge Era Potatoes Promoted With Farm Affidavits
A potato promotion hypes eggshell fine spuds tied to Calvin Coolidge and his Plymouth Vermont upbringing. A rival variety sells for 45 cents per peck, while the Coolidge branding touts affidavits about their origin and ties to the former president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Coolidge
Potato Corporation
Coolidge
Cadet At West Point Described By Mother After Princess Ileana Fame
A West Point cadet who drew Princess Ileana’s attention during Queen Marie’s visit says life has not been worth living since that evening. His mother recounts the shift from Adonis of the Academy to prankish postcards as the price of glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ileana
West Point
Queen Marie
Adonis
Academy
Notable Duke Alliance Highlights International Society
The piece notes a Duke figure wed to Grand Duke Dmitri in a Biarritz ceremony attended by Paris and other capitals society leaders. It contrasts royal titles surviving abroad with revolutions erasing nobility. It also condemns education against Christians in China and propaganda used to inflame hatred, linking it to wartime patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Cincinnati
Dmitri
Czar
Russia
Biarritz
Paris
France
Madrid
China
American brides chase titles amid fading dynastic unions
The piece notes that American women still trade wealth for titles, citing Consuelo Vanderbilt and the Duke of Marlborough as examples. It argues such marriages ruin lives, with brides largely indifferent to the pattern of tragedy and family tradition as a route to status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Duke of
President Coolidge declines Moose membership in sly quip
Arthur Brisbane notes Coolidge refuses to join Moose or other groups and prefers being an American citizen. The column shifts to a Persian expedition chasing a fleet wild ass and cautions about pursuit, water needs, and cramps. A California tale follows of cats near Bakersfield and a flood of migrating mice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Central
Persia
Wild Ass
Poisoned grain and sea birds end mice plague balance
The article notes that poisoned grain could curb field mice threatening alfalfa crops and that sea gulls, after owls and other predators exhausted the food supply, flew inland in large flocks to scoop up mice. It asserts nature maintains balance with drastic examples.
New York Philosopher Bannon Says Editors Should End Poor Editorials
Joseph D. Bannon remarks that there is no use writing editorials about the poor as there are none left because they all have automobiles. He concedes the claim isn't literally true yet notes improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph D. Bannon
New York
Widow and Daughter Seek $75,000 Damages in Auto Crash
The widow and seventeen year old daughter of Tony Pagluighi organ grinder sue for damages after an automobile truck collision. They state his grinding organ earned about $150 weekly, a wage higher than many elected officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Pagluighi
Uncle Sam
Book Publishers President Sees Doubling Book Sales by 1936
Mr Dodd of the National Association of Book Publishers argues Americans will buy twice as many books ten years hence. He adds printers need stronger advertising and lower selling costs, comparing it to cars costing more to deliver than to manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dodd
National Association of Book Publishers
German chemists lead world, U S wood alcohol tax sparks worry
German chemists still lead the world to the sorrow of American manufacturers of wood alcohol. The president last November increased the tax on wood alcohol to protect manufacturers. But Germany manufactures synthetically Manthanol, which does all that wood alcohol will do. Since the president increased the tariff they have sent in 500,000 gallons. Americans must compete or quit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Equipment of Homes Studied by Club Women
A General Federation of Women's Clubs survey finds urban households lack several expected conveniences with one third missing a bath tub. The study covers 2228 communities, 32.9 million people, and 6.1 million dwellings. It reports on water supply, electricity, gas, sewage, garbage collection, libraries, and 24 home devices including kitchen sinks, flush toilets, wash basins, and bath tubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Federation
United States
New York cafe signs diners on all you can eat
In a mid Forties New York cafe famed for endless chain lunches patrons faced a new rule. Cards on tables state a charge will be made for all food left on plates to curb waste. A tale of a boy with a quarter echoing a hold up scene tips the city’s Broadway cafe culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patrons Charged for Uneaten Food in Snowy Era
In a city where after theater diversions draw crowds, rental services occupy top hotels charging from $2 an hour for sleigh rides. Madison Square Garden hosts hockey crowds as broadcasting demands fast announcers. The piece notes rising home devices from radios to electric irons and outlines Federation of Women’s Clubs plans to educate households and promote labor saving appliances led by Mrs. M. W. Barry of College Station Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan Society
Madison Square Garden
Metropolitan
Federation of Women’s Clubs
M. W. Barry
College Station
Texas
City Manager Plan Adoption Numbers and Weather Q&A
Questions and Answers cover the spread of the city manager plan, noting 356 U.S. cities by 1926. Other items discuss birds that eat snakes, hurricane effects on Gulf Stream, and differences between a snowstorm and a Wyoming blizzard, plus a note about the Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo da Vinci.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BF. A. TL
United States
Biological Survey
Florida
Wyoming
A. K
Weather Bureau
Leonardo da Vinci
Musterole Cold Tablets Advertise Quick Relief
Sneezing and congestion can be eased with Musterole Cold Tablets. Advertises safe fast relief without griping. Claims makers of Musterole, known for muscular pains and chest trouble remedies, produce the cold tablets. Sold by all druggists for 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musterole Co
Cleveland
Citizenship talk and local happenings in Athens area
State Food and Dairy Commissioner R W Dunlap spoke on Citizenship at the Athens farmers institute session. Athens Juvenile band rehearsed in new quarters behind J B Rose shoe store. Johnsons Mines in Hocking paused due to a squeeze with safe mine work to resume soon. Carpenter Hardware stockholders elected directors. Ten years ago bike riders and Nelsonville visitors attended Hibs lodge initiation. Athens High School basketball traveled to Shawnee. Shango had seven wins. Street work began to improve Roosevelt Drive extension for reservoir access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Food and Dairy
R. W. Dunlap
Athens Farmers’ Institute
Woman Saloon Not a Pacifist By Rod ney Dutcher
Mrs Florence P Kahn California congresswoman favors preparedness, not pacifism. She recalls her late husband James R Kahn as former Military Affairs Committee chair and argues for a strong trained army, noting past drafts and calls for volunteers in multiple wars. Preparedness, she says, does not cause or prevent war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Florence P. Kahn
California
Tong
Mrs. Kahn
Congressman Kahn
House
Mr. Kahn
Kahn
Congress
Lexinston
England
Texas
Jefferson Davis
Lincoln
Fort Sumpter
Spain
United States
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Beauty and Energy
For 20 years Dr. F. M. Edwards offered Dr Edwards Olive Tablets a vegetable mix with olive oil. The ad claims the tablets purify the system, remove poisons, and restore energy and beauty, promising relief from dizzy spells, sallow complexion, dull eyes, coated tongue, headaches, and general sluggishness. Available from all druggists for 30 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Portrait Backgrounds and Provenance of Mona Lisa
A fragment notes that Mona Lisa’s portrait came from a distinguished exile family in Naples. It describes the Mil School style with rocky streams in the background and states the painting now hangs in the Louvre Gallery Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Louvre
Paris
Cadman Urges Ohio Ministers To Unite The Church
Dr. Parkes Cadman, president of the Federal Council of Churches, told Ohio ministers in Columbus to keep the church united and independent rather than uniform. The eighth annual Ohio Pastors convention discussed the League of Nations report, objecting to the United States staying outside, and a substitute report was prepared for submission tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
U.R
Parkes Cadman
Federal Council of Churches Today
Ohio
Cadman
Commission On International Goodwill
League of Nations
Vane
of Nations
Commission
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Tracey
Carts
Chicago
Ruskin
Ly Arthur Brisbane
Ersfield
Midas
Frederick J. Haskin
Broadway
Sveral
Jas Com
Sim
Nekki Swan
the Romance OF America
Forrest
Nashville
Sherman
Treasury
Eden
Lanne
Nelson Pose Forrest
Nelson
Redner
Braucher
the Messenger
J. B. Rose Shoe Store
Johnson
Hocking
The
Carpenter Hardware Company
Nelsonville
Hibs Lodge
Athens High Sc
Shawnee
Shango
Drake
Woman Salon
Pacifist
Angela Gall
W. 62Th
West Gay ST
Fidelity Building Loan and Savings Co
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