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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1926
Page
4
A column rails at risky auto driving proposing steel curtains at crossings with doubt it will work. It cites Yale 1886 crew as evidence that athletic hearts and vigorous training can yield long life despite aging legends. It notes veterans over 60 recalling past triumphs and questions athletic myths.
A Messenger feature promotes garden growing in Athens praising gardens as democratic and accessible to all. It argues that given soil light rain and weed protection any homeowner can beautify a property and urges the vogue to continue.
John D Rockefeller at 87 in Tarrytown New York reflects on a lifetime of poverty and success. He has donated about 600 million dollars to improve food supply clothing shelter sanitation public health and commerce. His generosity spans aid to children and support for progress and law.
A historic benefactor channels funds through the Rockefeller Foundation and Laura Spellman Foundation to advance language literature science philosophy art morality and religion. The donor’s philanthropy aims to raise happiness by urging people to help themselves and pursue progress toward higher life quality.
The piece links a NYC subway strike to public education in voting and finance. It questions whether it is a labor dispute for higher wages or a fare hike by the companies. Wall Street reacts by lifting Interborough Subway stock three points while noting potential AFL involvement could extend the strike. Florida mentions appear as unrelated satire about land speculators.
Colonel Peter O Knight of Tampa and David S Werfield of Seaboard Air Line report Florida’s treasury held 16 000 000 on June 1 and 17 655 317 32 on July 1 with no debt. The officials say the state owes nothing and has no bonded indebtedness.
A French mechanic invents a flying bicycle and ascends to 150 feet, predicting mass economic flight. Dreams of lifting off without a bike are linked to ancestral memories of birds and trees. Tammany Hall marks its July 5 1929 anniversary with notable political participation and a request for Governor Smith to attend as U S President.
Governor Smith is an active candidate for the 1928 Democratic nomination. His supporters warn that a defeat could stem from his Catholic faith and that opponents may face retaliation from Smith backers if religion is used to reject him.
Milk moves from farms to cities in 6000 gallon insulated railroad tanks. Tanks have steel and glass linings with cork insulation, removing need for ice. In cities, milk is forced by air into 2000 gallon glass lined tanks for pasteurizing and bottling.
The speaker hails a clever scheme and hopes two outcomes. The farmer who milks the cow and weans the calf will benefit. They also wish for super heated steam or another agent to keep tanks and connecting pipes perfectly clean.
Advocates of light wine and beer applaud as Munich rejects a proposal to tax beer to finance housing. The city will tax its water supply instead, arguing people can do without water but not beer, raising about 509000.4 yearly.
Readers survey three Russian futures with doubt on a soviet through to possible noble restoration. The Soviet system shows signs of strain under world pressure while old regime remnants and a rising aristocracy face unclear prospects for leadership.
The Athens centennial Fourth featured decorations, processions, campus exercises, and a reading of the Declaration of Independence. Gen Grosvenor spoke, Maj Townsend delivered an oration, and a grand schedule of events culminated in fireworks and illumination. Local notes include a Custer report, Buffalo Bill as guide in Montana, a mad dog scare in Nelsonville, and a Berlin American colony gift to the Hohenzollern infant.
Twenty years ago Jack Grim, head of the Athens juvenile brass band, announced weekly concerts would be held if the city furnished a band stand. The Ohio university summer school faculty hosted a reception in Ewing hall for 700 students. Fashion note mentions linen attire by Sara toga and others.
A reader reports cars stalled by high water in West Virginia after a roadway flood. A Chevrolet was stuck in a creek at 3 AM and three children waited to be helped as water entered the car doors.
Gilber Swan reports on a bustling New York night scene with Wisconsin rowing fans at Tommy Guin an's Playground. He notes Commander Byrd and Harry Thaw among the well known, plus a Brooklyn tale of Kit Carson’s kin getting lost in Brooklyn.
Pennsylvania and Illinois, usually Republican strongholds, see Democrat chances rise due to the Reed committee. George Brennan appears favorable in Illinois, while William B. Wilson is a possibility in Pennsylvania depending on testimony. Prohibition likely remains the central issue shaping voter sentiment this fall.
Notable items include a German view that peace may come soon, a daring ocean crossing to Baltimore by a submarine, and Allied gains cited. Also named are Joseph F. Leopold advancing as Athens chamber secretary, John D. Rockefeller turning seventy seven, and other regional notes on civic and social events.
Washington forecasters weigh Brennan and Wilson in wet versus dry state dynamics. Illinois influence via Chicago dominates rural gains for dry districts, while Brennan could gain if Caraway and McKinley corruption claims sway voters. Dopesters see mixed signals affecting party renomination chances.
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