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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1926
Page
4
A concise quotation from Owen Meredith urges that learning begins with humility. The line emphasizes the importance of a humble approach as the foundation of knowledge.
The piece argues education counters fatalistic outlooks and social ignorance, linking knowledge to ambition and happiness. It urges stricter attendance laws, stronger child labor protections, and expanded, affordable, effective schooling reaching communities to sustain democracy and personal fulfillment.
A discussion on improving state roads in southeastern Ohio highlights the high costs of highway work in hilly terrain. The piece notes that gravel and lime waste quickly under balloon tires, urging durable, long term pavement funded by decades of use. It contrasts easy leveling in northern Ohio with the heavy engineering required for Athens county and other highland regions.
The speaker notes rising sales in gasoline and lubricants by 40 to 70 percent since May 1925 and Akron's tire sales up 20 percent. He cites longer average auto life, with eight years, and predicts booming prosperity as American value stocks flourish. He warns against short selling and urges readiness for a future boom.
The Reverend Tertius Van Dyke quits a fashionable New York church for a smaller town pulpit claiming New York wants religion with a jazz temple. He warns against sensational preaching as bare-footed dancers in church aisles challenge decorum and souls.
Franklin W. Christmas named as extra dry candidate to challenge Senator Wadsworth in the fall. The contest, framed as a national test of prohibition’s power in the East, pits dry against wet amid New York Republican tensions.
The city seeks to curb risqué stage exhibitions as officials note the public bears responsibility. The theater serves as a mirror to society, reflecting its flaws and values, and efforts aim to balance art with public sensibilities.
A note about fashionable young women and a love tragedy. A young man in love with Miss Clara Bow wounded himself with a razor after she rejected him. Her remark about gentlemen preferring guns suggests a chilling reaction to the incident.
Professor Moscicki, new president of Poland, sends friendly greetings to the United States as eastern Galicia faces disturbances. Polish troops quell Ukrainian uprisings. many areas are under siege. communist agitators are arrested and newspapers temporarily suppressed.
Argentine readers react with anger as Sacco and Vanzetti face execution. Buenos Aires taxi drivers threaten a strike if the two men are put to death, arguing the decision is unjust and harms innocent Argentinians.
In Chicago a girl receives a $70,000 settlement for a broken heart while a man struggles to find a decent drink, highlighting contrasting fortunes in a city story.
A terse remark notes how pretending to answer the phone can escalate tensions rapidly. It frames the tactic as a timely prompt to discuss reactions and control in communication.
A printer’s line states that women may drive cars with oversize tires but will not wear oversize shoes themselves, reflecting era attitudes toward gender and fashion.
A new salad may be made by turning the ice box upside down and shaking until contents are well mixed. The method appears to blend ingredients thoroughly, creating a uniform mix without additional preparation steps.
January postal receipts show a seven percent gain and readers are reminded to settle Christmas bills promptly.
As the first session of the Sixty-Ninth Congress trends toward adjournment near July 4, politicians weigh the long session's aims and risks. Major bills, deficits, and the political calendar shape decisions in Washington with talks of economy and vigilance.
Officials of the Scioto Valley traction line visited Athens to view communities in Hocking Valley and consider extending the line from Lancaster to Athens and up to Trimble Glouster Murray City. Society note records Dr and Mrs Ellis entertaining Ellis Hall young ladies and their gentlemen friends with Progressive Pedro providing amusement.
City Clerk Billy Golden offered George Fenzel a reward to tear down the old school building and recover a lucky marble game law he once lost inside. The plea frames the demolition as a quest for a cherished item from youth.
A NEA Service column by Gilbert Swan surveys Broadway slang and urban scenes. It describes terms like papa-shoppers ankling fashion, face lifters and subtlebacles, burlesque photos, Fifth Avenue furs, and Jewish Fast Side players forming a melting pot. It also mentions pianists, film studios, and the enduring midnight life keeping veterans young.
Athens market reports eggs at 14c per dozen, butter 10c per pound, hens 8c, springers 14c, reflecting current local prices.
A Methodist rally service in Athens drew notable attendees led by Bishop Earl Cranston, with Bishops David H. Moore and C. C. McCabe also present. Their visit highlights the church event and regional support.
A compressed item notes CEED to nominate Justice Charles Hughes after a peace move failed. It mentions a world event with sixty one high school graduates and a broad front image of Russians driving the enemy. It also records travel to Philadelphia for a medical convention and a Washington, D C visit.
Prices listed include sugar eight cents per pound rice seven cents per pound new smear four cents per pound and coffee nineteen cents per pound. Grain and stock market reports from Chicago show wheat at 1.07 per bushel July 1.091%4 September 1.111% corn 71 cents July 70 1/2 cents oats 40 cents July 38 cents and pork futures July 21.85 September 21.40 per hundredweight.
Suspect George Wilson held in connection with a Wooster robbery is suspected of killing A. J. Benger a Franklin County officer shot during a gun battle weeks ago. Authorities pursue details and charges.
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