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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1926

Page

4

There is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers

Seneca’s statement notes that favors given for personal gain or with strings attached lose their virtue. It emphasizes integrity over transactional generosity, warning that benefits misused for self gain undermine true benevolence.

Seneca

Talking movies spark debate on language and ethics

A vivid scene inside a projection room shows William Fox and guests watching a prototype talking film. The piece muses on automatic dialogue control, cultural hurdles, and the risk of misinterpretation as science advances faster than social adaptation.

William Fox Fox

Jeritza Wins Fight to Bar Portrait on Cigars

Marie Jeritza of the Metropolitan Opera has won approval to keep her picture off cigars despite some support for displaying her likeness. She rejects being grouped with fighters and actors and objects to the commerce of her image.

Jeritza Arie Jeritza Metropolitan Opera Company Daniel Webster Marie

One School Always Open In Summer Education

A fragment urges summer learning beyond classroom walls, praising vacation months as a fertile period for liberal, lively education. It speaks of growth cycles from pollen to seed and suggests this cycle reveals life’s secret and a revelation of the Master's plan.

Port of Life

Independence Day Reflections on National Independence

Commentators argue the United States should keep political independence amid calls for a world court. The piece notes Nye’s North Dakota victory and warns against entanglements while recalling voices of Roosevelt Wilson and Harding heard via recording, illustrating science shaping belief.

England United States League of Nations Nye North Dakota Senate Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Harding Mr. Taft

President Coolidge Birthday Observed Amid Global Notes

President Coolidge marked his fifty fourth birthday with cake and foreign congratulations. The piece notes Mexico's Catholic church crackdown and labor unrest in Passaic, while discussing torture myths and ongoing industrial shifts in New Jersey and the South.

Coolidge Czar Russia

Uncle Sam tests tableware standards for durable dishes

Washington reports the Bureau of Standards studies vitreous ware to standardize Uncle Sam's dish purchases. Tests include enamel hardness and crazing from heat cycles, surface wear via sand abrasion, and a pendulum impact measure to predict breakage in service.

Washington, d D. C Sam Uncle Sam Une Samuel United St .Bureau of Standards Bureau of Standards Ly Maners Eaking

Unclear fragmentary text about Manhattan district and Spain

Fragmentary OCR text describes a Spanish district and Manhattan areas with references to hubs, belts, and seaside wharves. Lacks coherent events or clear subjects. contains garbled phrases, limiting concrete facts or names.

Currencies of France Belgium and Italy Hit New Low

London reports Euro area currencies including France Belgium and Italy sliding to record lows on the local market. The drop underscores mounting pressure on European exchange rates amid global market tensions and investor uncertainty.

London France Belgium Toray

Readings From The Past Highlight Local Events

A jumble of historical notes recalls church services in several faiths led by Rev. Orlando B Pershing Rev. W L Slutz Rev. Thomas L Lowe and Rev James T Banahan An impromptu Fourth of July at Plantsville featured a gas leak fire rising sixty feet and audible for miles A fish fry at the Assembly club used lakeside reservoir fish caught by Art Wolfe and Charles Slaughter War news mentions German lines and a coast attack while a U S senator candidacy is noted amid scattered league games and militiamen transport.

Sam Longley Nelsonville Milwaukee American Association L. McCune National Bank Aminer Presbyterian Orlando B Pershing Methodist Episcopal W. L. Slutz Christian Thomas L. Lowe James T. Banahan Plantsville Assembly Club Art, Wolfe Charles Slaughter Lakesid

Money Talks in Politics as Congress Faces Probes

In the run up to congressional primaries veteran Rep Henry Cooper notes money's growing influence on policy since 1893. The column cites Pennsylvania and Illinois disclosures and Jim Reed's slush fund probe as signs of intensified scrutiny, while warning reforms may still be blocked by power and ambition.

Charlys P. Stewart Messenger Wesler Washington J. C Henry Allen Cooper Wisconsin Congress Pennsylvania Caraway Otter Jim Reed Slush Fund Cooper Tike Cooper Conrar Lorimer Newbery

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