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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1926
Page
4
A devotional excerpt presents Psalm 22:12 on delivering the needy and helping the poor. It urges mutual aid as a social duty, warning that neglecting kindness harms both giver and receiver and condemns perceived superiority without assistance.
Mary Simkhovitch of Greenwich House argues the United States suffers from too much prosperity. She cites luxury, wealth, and aid to Europe alongside urban slums, crime, and unsafe tenements as signs of mismanaged abundance. She concludes prosperity itself is not the problem but the lack of ability to manage it.
The Y M C A recently surveyed its members on petting. Results show young men admit they feel compelled to engage to get along while insisting on courtesy to the ladies. The piece notes changing meanings of the term and reflects local attitudes.
The Cuban newspaper editor addressing the Pan American Congress of Journalists denounces the use of nude female imagery in ads as an insult to decency and feminine dignity. He argues advertising should sell good products without resorting to such methods.
Champion Sammy Mandell presents his sister with a $20,000 Rockford home after buying a home for his father and ending his foundry work. Writers question his boxing legacy while noting his wealth and odd car name Mandello. He remains hopeful to hold the crown longer.
A reformer proposes universities without books with centers in cities equipped with tools where youth and adults can learn by doing. Instructors offer practical training without formal teaching, welcoming those uninterested in books. He argues manual skill and expression should supplement schooling, but not replace it.
An engineering foundation declares ore can yield iron via electricity, potentially ending coal dependence and reducing rust losses. The Pacific coast eyes the shift, with cheap power and ore from Cuba and a Mexico City region poised to compete with Pittsburgh. Judge Brothers of Chicago opines on divorce limits of two.
L. Garvin argues in the London Observer that Ford’s five dollars a day minimum wage undermined Karl Marx by shaping a wage plan from factory conditions rather than books.
The text argues that a $5 or $6 daily wage is better than abstract theories, but contends that neither figure solves the real problem of decent living, as a $6 wage is only a first step and still far from enough.
The speaker argues wages must rise from five dollars to twenty five, plus a five day week bringing 125 dollars, to curb prostitution demand and restore business initiative. He emphasizes men seek independence in business, excitement from higher earnings, freedom from monotony, and variety in occupation.
Ford outlines a program to move factory tasks to farmers during winter and reduce their farm gear usage to a few weeks of work aided by machinery. He notes wages could rise with the premium for those above average, and that capital would fear the future scale of pay and living standards.
A column questions whether lightning caused the Lake Denmark destruction and critiques the lack of a systematic government program to direct lightning safely away from arsenals. It recalls Franklin's rods and asks if copper conductors and safe lightning channels could have prevented the disaster and protected other military sites.
The piece notes that income tax cuts under the President and Mr. Mellon reduced top rates and predicted revenue shortfalls, yet receipts rose by 251,972,613 this year. It cites 1,972,798,839 in income tax with New York state contributing about a quarter, and rails against complacent booster rhetoric while recalling ancient clashes and a bold new military tactic.
President Coolidge cites Census data showing federal expenses fall from about $60 of every $100 in 1921 to $27 in 1925 while state and local costs rise from about $27 to $60. He warns continued local spending could erase federal economy gains and asks how savings are useful if others squander them.
In New York City July scenes show chorus girls in scant costumes, a motor coach with a built in diner, and a new electric sign of a dancing peanut. Visitors recognize Broadway lights while locals struggle to read them. Construction delays persist due to sign licenses, while a new Forty second Street store opens on Sixth Avenue.
A slice of old New York life centers on Fifth Avenue traffic cop James Mackey and a wealthy building owner amid shopfront chatter. The piece wanders from ukulele craze sparked by a Byrd expedition, to Sergeant Charley the bootblack retiring after 50 years, ending with Gilbert Swan’s narration.
A Department of Agriculture note describes watermelons grown in Turkestan near the Tigris River reaching 275 pounds under special conditions. In the United States, melons over 125 pounds are rare, with a 136 pound fruit grown near Hope Arkansas shipping to President Coolidge.
In Berlin the market for new aluminum shoes with wooden or leather soles grows as consumers purchase the innovative footwear. Buyers report lighter weight and improved comfort, with retailers noting steady demand across urban and rural shops.
The piece recalls 1905 Ohio coal statistics with 2,834,657 tons mined and 44,193 miners employed. It mentions local events in Athens including a band’s absence from a state conclave, a visit from Curtis W. Harris, and a schoolhouse brick maker.
Washington dispatch notes Senator James A. Reed of Missouri gains attention as a Democratic potential for president. Praise cites his personality, campaign skill, and reformist stances, while contrasting Reed with Al Smith and Albert Ritchie. Cautions include wet status and regional fit amid a GOP split and Midwest appeal.
County Agent Johnson recalls a hen at the Carpenter Experiment Station laying 111 eggs in 113 days, noting the days off coincided with Decoration Day and the Fourth of July. State officials and farm bureau trainees at Coolville discuss the egg-tallying setup and its holiday timing.
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