A Thought for Today Prov 30:8 and La Rochefoucauld
A short meditation contrasts biblical wisdom with La Rochefoucauld on happiness. It urges moderation, noting few needs suffice for a wise person while excess or lack can lead to misery.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1926
Page
4
Bold business counsel from Camlin contrasts Poor Richards advice
Immigrant-turned-leader John H. Camlin, new NA State Chambers president, urges bold action over cautions of Poor Richard. He cites his rise from three dollars and a meal ticket to director in twelve firms, urging youth to innovate, partner, and push growth while rejecting timid caution. He warns that prudent debt avoidance alone won't build giants like Carnegie or Rockefeller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
John H. Camlin
National Association of State Chambers of Commerce
Camlin
Rockford
Illinois
England
Mr. Camelin
America
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Army of Citizens Military Training Camps Grows Strong
More than a hundred twenty five thousand young men march as the Citizens Army, trained over six years. They are engineers boxers and athletes who can build bridges operate telegraph and radio gear. The program cultivates a strong sense of law and justice, and makes them better citizens and companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Fast Company Ace Delaney Dominates Light Heavyweight Field
The piece notes Ace Delaney, the new light heavyweight champion after defeating Paul Berlenbach, as the division gains fame while the heavyweight class fades from prominence. It argues light heavies draw interest and criticizes heavies for not securing fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fast Company
Ace Delaney
Paul Berlenbach
Delaney
Berlenbach
Purifying the Movies and the Moral Law
A satirical piece argues cinema mocks morality by showing crime and passion. It notes McManus and a bank heist, stagecoach robbery, and flirtatious scenes, contrasting public outrage with what the films depict and the Hayes code era censorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris McManus
Harold Hemingway
Tacna-Arica
Plains
Hays
Ezar
Mother
Susie
New York Tales Mention Bruised Knee and Lively Rumor
The fragment references a theater scene with a hidden ankle and licentiousness, notes a New York theatrical producer dying at 61 who supposedly avoided jail, and oddly mentions a mayor bruising his knee at dinner. The text blends sensational anecdote with dated social asides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
L of
European currencies wobble as markets fear bond drop
The piece notes French francs at two cents, Italian lire at three twenty per hundred, and Belgian francs weak despite royal power. It warns American financiers of potential European bond declines that could affect the U.S. market, urging domestic investment. Churchill defends Britain’s wartime costs while cautions on further European entanglements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
England
Britain
Doctor Wells Reveals Blood Reaction Tests Link Apes to Humans
University of Chicago pathology teaching by Doctor Wells notes chimpanzees and orangutans show blood reaction tests aligning them closer to humans than to lower monkeys. The claim emphasizes evolutionary proximity and may surprise readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Wells
The
University of Chicago
Blood Differences Among Donkey Horse Ape and Man
A scientific observation notes that donkey blood differs more from horse blood than chimpanzee blood differs from human blood. The comparison highlights distinct species variations in mammalian blood composition.
Scientist compares brains of cultivated European and slave
A famous scientist states the mental difference between a highly cultivated European and a slave exceeds the difference between that savage and a blade of grass. The remark contrasts intellect and status as a stark measure of human difference.
Federal Reserve reports debt drop to under twenty billion
The Federal Reserve announces that in six years the public debt has fallen by 5.842 billion dollars. It is the first time since the war that Uncle Sam owes less than twenty billion, attributed to the President and Mr. Mellon as responsible for improved financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve
Uncle Sam
Mr. Mellon
Shipping Board
Ty" O'Connor
Plummer Animiral Benson
Time Day Proposed Across Empire Promotes Frugal Living
The article describes a planned annual time day in all cities and towns of the empire with the slogan Watch your time. It urges citizens to value time and money, warning that spendthrift habits waste both money and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Drunken Dry Raiders Shoot Up Three Hotels in Muskogee
A drunken raid results in four wounded officers and eight sleeping guests injured at three Muskogee hotels. Prohibition chief General Andrews pushes world unity to curb rum, while local figures debate parties and Vanderbilt family tensions frame broader political intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casel
H. K. Curtis
Muskogee
Oklahoma
General Andrews
United States
Vatican Gardeners Laid Off Amid Pay Demands
Unrest grows as Vatican employees press for higher wages and about forty Vatican gardeners were dismissed yesterday. The Pope will allocate funds as finances permit, with no strikes reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Air Commerce Act Sets Way for Aviation as Business
Congress approved a landmark air commerce act recognizing aviation as a national business and authorizing the secretary of commerce to regulate and develop airways ports and airworthiness rules. Hoover supports swift administration with cooperation from weather, lighthouse, post, and treasury agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Congress
National Defense
Secretary of Commerce
Coolidge
Hoover
Department of Commerce
United States Weather Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Lighthouse Bureau
Post Office Department
Treasury Department
Department of Labor
Ellis Island
Department of State
Aircraft Board
Orville Wright
Wright
East Side's Balkan Quarter Hosts Nightlife and Culture
The New York East Side near Stuyvesant Square blooms with diverse nightlife. Greek Orthodox and Romanian shops, native cafes, and pushcarts line Second and First avenues. Rumanians emerge as noted spenders amid music stores and multilingual theater signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East East Side
Stuyvesant Square
Second Avenue
Broadway
Ninth Street
Houston Street
Foreign Legion
Manhattan
Rivington Street
Carnegie Library
Stokes
Orchard Street
Romania
America
Balkan
R Gilbert Swan
Child Cuts Off Nose With Father Razor
Six year old Caroline Marshall of Evanston Illinois severely injured herself while playing with her father's razor, cutting off the end of her nose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Ill
Caroline Marshall
Akron pits heat drives Firestone crew to walk out
A Firestone Tire and Rubber crew in Akron quit work today as pits reached about 135 degrees. The hot conditions prompted the workers to walk off the job rather than continue under extreme heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Summer heat grips Athens with 92 degree record
Temperature in Athens hits 92, a summer record as Charles Dillinger ferries carp weighing about ten pounds each from a corn field flooded by the Hocking. Labor Day plans form among miners from various regions while YWCA hosts a lantern slide exhibit and Mischa Elman protests infant prodigy status at age fourteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Charles Dillinger
Mischa Elman
Federal Policy on Ships Is Unusual
Washington report notes the shipping board keeps loss making lines running with government subsidies while profitable ones are quickly sold off. The policy appears inconsistent as deficits are funded and assets are disposed of when desirable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shipping Board
Answers and questions from the public forum
A compilation of Q and A items covers velo dromes as race venues, 1925 business failures totaling 18 858 with a 4.3 percent drop from 1924 and a 31 percent liability decline. It discusses debt collection on postal cards, Confederate soldier totals by state, and usage of collective nouns. The piece also comments on government ship policy under Coolidge and merchant marine management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. McC. A
Post Office Department
Virginia
North Carolina
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