A Thought On Forest Conservation From Coolidge
A Black Hills scene highlights scientific forest management as yielding big dividends. President Cleveland helped establish national forests here, with foresters overseeing sales. The piece argues ongoing timber crop cycles sustain forests and that future policy should emphasize conservation alongside farm relief.
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Coolidge
Black Hills
Cleveland
United States Foresters
Dakotas
States should cut taxes as debt rises in 1926 survey
A Department of Commerce survey shows 41 states had surplus budgets in 1926 but total state indebtedness rose to 11.46 per capita, with nearly five percent of expenditures going to interest. The piece urges biennial legislatures to push debt reduction and tax relief, citing Connecticut as thrifty example and calling for more frugal governance nationwide.
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United States Department
Mani
Department of Comsurvey
Fort
Connecticut
Unsung Heroes of the Well Shooters in Butler
A tribute to nitro glycerine well shooters in Butler whose daily risk and nerve earned them amid dangers while delivering gas and fuel. The article highlights brave recruits, dangers of handling nitro glycerine, and the high price paid by those whose work fuels households.
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Butler
Europe frets over Russia Poland quarrel and world peace
The article notes European concern over the Russia Poland dispute following the Russian minister's murder. It warns against U S and other nations striking back and recalls Europe’s past alliances and France against a revolution that led to Napoleon.
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Europe
Russia
Poland
France
Napoleon
Lindbergh Warns on Air Defense and War Readiness
Lindbergh urged the public in New York that avoiding war requires strong air power and expanded air services. He argued longer pilot training and a bigger air mail network are essential and noted New York lacks a local airport, relying on distant facilities on Long Island.
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Lindbergh
Chamber of Commerce
New York
Long Island
Airpower Seen Capable of Wiping Out Battleships
Commentators argue anti-aircraft guns offer defense against planes but a hundred fast aircraft would soon overwhelm a battleship’s guns. A dozen bombers could sink the ship, and while pilots might not all be stopped, aircraft would devastate a $20,000,000 battleship and its crew.
Climbing High Points to Influence, Linbergh Reference
Text notes that climbing to a high place among men gives power to compel attention including government figures, with emphasis on leadership advantage. It suggests status enables others to listen, using Linbergh as an illustrative figure.
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Lindbergh
French girl leaps from Eiffel Tower to gain notice
Mile. Renee Valette, an eighteen year old French woman, jumped from the Eiffel Tower 1,000 feet high. Her dress snagged thirty-five feet down and she was rescued. Observers expect the publicity will aid her personal crisis as pictures appear in papers and suitors may seek her.
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Renee Valette
Eiffel Tower
Chicago Woman Defies Officers In Flirtation Scandal
Miss Bessie Mack of Chicago allegedly flirted with a man and was accused by two policewomen. When they attempted to arrest her she reportedly beat them and surrendered peacefully to a small policeman, declaring that no woman could arrest her.
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Bessie Mack
Chicago
Rockefeller urges student funded colleges with loan funds
John D. Rockefeller Jr argues colleges should be supported by students rather than gifts. He says parents who can pay full tuition should do so and proposes student loan funds offering ten years to repay education costs.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Nighttime total eclipse draws late viewing
Observers noted a total eclipse around 3 a m, allowing college students to witness the event without special travel or preparation. The sight drew curiosity from campus areas as the sky darkened briefly.
Irish election draws large turnout from women voters
Women voters showed strong participation in the recent Irish election, signaling rising engagement. The remark about women’s growing prowess in strenuous activities underscores evolving perceptions of female capability.
Crime conference in the east turns tense
Report notes a heated session among attendees with sharp exchanges and probing questions highlighting unresolved issues at the regional crime conference hosted on the eastern coast.
Neck Wrinkles and Fat Reduction Exercises Advised
Dr McCoy outlines methods to remove chin and neck fat and wrinkles through targeted neck exercises. He suggests jaw protrusion, throat muscle tension, head throws, and pillow presses to strengthen platysma and neck muscles, warning of soreness and tonsilitis-like symptoms if overdone.
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McCoy
Athens
Manhattan Snapshots and the Mary Rogers Tale
New York June 17. Gilbert Swan surveys Nassau Street’s mingling of history and modern bustle. He notes Mary Rogers, the cigar seller linked to Poe and Cooper, whose murder sparked The Mystery of Marie Roget. He sketches Lindbergh era symbols in Fifth Avenue shops, Broadway hoardings, and subway construction games for children.
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Manhattan
Gilbert Swan
New York
Nassau Street
William
Prince of Nassau
England
Mary Rogers
Broadway
Washington Irving
Edgar Allen Poe
James Gordon Bennett
James Fennimore Cooper
Moboken
Poe
Marie Roget
Diet and dental care advice for mucus and pyorrhea
A reader asks about a non mucus forming diet and whether sugar is the main culprit. The response notes that excess sugars and starches form mucus and may require avoiding fats and oils to relieve catarrhal deafness and head noises. Another reader asks about pyorrhea and contagiousness. the answer urges consulting a dentist for treatment and teeth retention options.
First prize in Philomenian oratorical contest at Ohio University
Malcolm Douglas won the seventh annual oratorical contest of the Philomelean and Athenian literary societies at Ohio University. The Betas defeated the Phi Dets 1 0 in Pan-Hellenic League play. Miss Adaline Vorhes of Nelsonville visited Mr. and Mrs. D H Moore at commencement. Ohio University fell to Wooster 34 21 ending baseball title hopes.
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Philomethean and
Ohio University
Malcolm Douglas
The
Betas
Phi Dets
Adaline Vorhes
Nelsonville
D. H. Moore
Athens Chautauqua Opens July 14 Under Dean Ricketts
The Athens Chautauqua runs July 14 through 20 directed by first advance man Dean L. Ricketts and the summer school students. Athens county launches a campaign for a two year fund. Clyde O. Gibson, former Ohio University student and Canadian regiment member, received orders to depart for France soon.
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Athens
Clyde O. Gibson
Ohio University
France
Lindberghs Attend Coolidge Sermon in Theater Church
President Coolidge and the Lindberghs joined Rev. Dr Jason Noble Pierce at the First Congregational Church, housed in a Metropolitan theater after the church building was condemned. The service drew a mixed crowd as lithographs for Marie Prevost’s film cluttered the lobby and police directed worshipers crowd movement.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
President Coolidge
Coolidges
Jason Noble Pierce
Lindberghs
Pierce
First Congregational Church
Metropolitan Movie Theater
Marie Prevost
Gertie
Marie
Linébergh
Parkinsons Disease Early Signs and Treatment Advice
Early Parkinsons shows slight finger and hand tremor then arm shaking, followed by head tremor and a blank facial stare. The writer notes it may be stopped in time with proper hygienic measures.
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B. D
M. F
N. P
Presidents’ B&O engines and state tax figures
The Q and A cover Pacific type B&O engines named for presidents. Twenty engines numbered 5300 to 619 inclusive operate Washington to New York, olive green with gold and maroon stripes. presidents’ names in three inch gold. Also details 1926 state gasoline tax revenue at $187,603,231, up from 1925, and Unknown Soldiers buried in France, Westminster Abbey, Italy, Portugal, Arlington. funeral wreath customs at funerals.
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Baltimore & Ohio
B. Oo
Washington
New York
N. Y
France
Arc de Triomphe
Britain
Westminster Abbey
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Piazza Venezia
Portugal
Batalha Monastery
United States
Arlington National Cemetery
Funeral Floral Custom Across Ancient Civilizations
The text notes that the practice of using flowers at funerals is ancient, with Egyptians adorning mummies and mourners carrying flowers. It presents the idea as a survival of beliefs that departed spirits require comfort.
Information Bureau Adverts in Athens Messenger
The Athens Messenger announces an information bureau in Washington led by Frederic J. Haskin offering public access to facts. Service costs two cents for return postage, with inquiries addressed to the Washington bureau.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Balloonist Killed in 300 Foot Fall at Delphos
Delphos Ohio June 16 balloonist U P Del fa Silvers 36 of Mansfield was killed in a 300 plus foot fall during an ascent before Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Firemen association. He rose about 499 feet when his gas bag tilted and expelled gas. His parachute snagged on the bag as he moved to descend and he fell onto a house roof.
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Delphos
U.P
del Fa Silvers
Mansfield
Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Silvers
Silver
Reverend Georgiana Buchs Lands Near Convention After Flight
In Woodsfield Ohio on June 16 a plane taxiing from Toledo landed a minute before Reverend Georgiana B. Buchs of Rockport Massachusetts was to address a convention. She said train connections failed and she paid a pilot to fly her the 390 miles, joking I just Lindyed over.
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Woodsfield
U.P
Toledo
Georgiana B. Buchs
Rockport
Mass
Do You Have These Symptoms Warning of Liver and Gallbladder Trouble
A list of danger signals including dizziness headaches shortness of breath distress after meals and right side pain referenced as hepatic torpidity and gall bladder inflammation. The text claims thousands suffer from misdiagnosis and emphasizes women in forties are especially at risk with many labeled as having high blood pressure when the issue is hepatic or gall bladder related.
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Athens Messenger
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Dailies
United Press Service
Biggir Sate Eet Publ
Chas. H. Harris Managing Bait
National
Robert B. Ward, Inc
Fifth Ave
South Wabash Avenue
Arthur Brisbane
East
Svasatisfiep Ay Ksion
Frank McCoy
By the Way
Captain Kidd
Kidd
Fifth Avenue
Lindy
Tin Pan Alley
George M. Cohan
Hope
Bessey
Braucher
St. Paul's
London
Wooster
Athens County
Frederick J. Haskin
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