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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1926
Page
4
A compact devotional note contrasts Galatians and Shakespeare as reminders to persevere in good deeds. It cites Galatians 6 9 about reaping in due season and an autumn image from Shakespeare about bounty growing through gathering.
The Messenger announces the final installment of its serial The Yellow Stub will appear Friday evening. A new serial, Spinterhood, will follow after a rest over Sunday. Jimmy Rand's murder mystery resolves with happiness, and reader praise for The Yellow Stub is noted as the paper previews another engaging NEA fiction offering.
The piece celebrates planting and turning earth as spring work. It revels in fresh air and basic farm tasks, noting worries about yields yet praising nature, exercise, and domestic rural life. It ends with pride in the phrase now in our garden.
The first graduate from Ohio University with a journalism major and intensive lab work has secured a reporter editor position at a prominent small town Ohio daily. The university’s newspaper laboratory, run with Athens Messenger support, provides practical training on a modern plant.
The article notes over 1 billion dollars will be spent on U.S. roads in 1926 including 118 million federal funds, about 600 million by state departments, and 430 million by counties and municipalities. It aims to build 29 000 miles of road and maintain 234 000 miles, expanding travel and linking communities nationwide.
The passage extols unity through commerce and national cohesion, urging progress and strength. It frames trade links as lifelines that bind peoples, economies, and futures, promoting collective prosperity.
Arthur Brisbane warns that supporting the world court and league of nations could jeopardize Coolidge’s 1928 reelection prospects. He argues the public despises entanglement and calls the league a fragile rope of sand. The piece diverges into whimsical notes about Mary Garden and a sun soaked lifestyle.
The excerpt urges readers to invest in Mediterranean villas or water floats and follow Mary Garden’s sun bath plan. It recommends starting with five minutes of sun, gradually increasing to an hour, and covering the head. It claims actinic rays kill germs and fat but harm the brain, noting white men cannot endure tropical sunlight.
Mrs R H Carson of Brooklyn who was bedridden for nearly twenty years died. In her last days she held a small mirror to glimpse the sky and authored My Patch of Blue three years ago. Her verse begins with a blue across the street and ends with God’s mercy guiding her heart to a peaceful sky.
The quote criticizes bootleggers and quick rich schemes stealing vast sums from the U.S. public. A practical New York politician suggests endemic robbery of citizens, implying widespread exploitation by criminals and con artists.
A historical Nebraska farmer recalls political rhetoric and market pressure from a past era. In fall corn sold around 75 cents a bushel, with advice to hold grain and distrust politicians as parties touted grand plans. The excerpt captures party messaging and farm economics shaping rural sentiment.
Innocent farmers in Nebraska kept 113 million bushels of last year’s corn. Its value fell to forty five cents per bushel from seventy five, costing farmers about 100 million dollars.
The columnist notes President Coolidge’s father died penniless and deeded his farm to the future president. They question whether the gift tax would apply and argue against taxing property transferred within families, calling the idea preposterous and urging repeal.
In Tampa Florida a gas explosion struck the jail where inmates planned to move. No injuries are reported though the blast disrupted security and prompted evacuations around the facility.
The League of Women Voters’ Seventh Annual Convention in St Louis April 14 21 marks seven years of educating women voters about their role in national state and local government. The group outlines eight convention topics and emphasizes practical political participation and nonpartisan advocacy for voting reform and legal equality.
Charles P. Stewart argues that the income tax system harms the average taxpayer. He mocks Congress for creating a cumbersome form filled with unreadable hieroglyphics and misleading instructions. The piece condemns the tax blanks as a tool for lawyers and accountants while penalizing nonwealthy filers.
New York whispers of Moe and Abe starting a one fourth partnership amid a playful debate on who holds the odd half. Broadway chatter notes Mabel Normand’s planned comeback after a wintry absence, with Al Woods lining up a future stage project and revival of her film career.
Mable Normand receives a warm reception for Is Zat So while James Gleason and Will Rogers mingle with the scene. A wandering critic notes the twitchy antics of theater royalty and the odd gastronomic rituals of stars, then laments American tax forms and contrasts them with English courtesy and plain print.
The document asks who Irving Berlin's musical secretary is and answers Arthur Johnston as amanuensis. It lists principal commodities sent abroad via the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence route including grain coal pulp wood sand iron steel petroleum sugar and lumber.
A dense listing summarizes midweek radio programming by time zone with numerous stations in major markets. Entries note orchestras ensembles soloists vocal acts and instrumental performances across cities including Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia and more.
A hal Cochran piece warns against reckless driving, urging speeders to consider the safety of others. It contrasts a harsh road scene with a derelict man mingling with children, pigeons, and kindness, stressing the value of life and patience on the road.
Question and answer style excerpt discusses London daily newspapers numbering twenty three and Metropolitan London theatres totaling ninety eight. It defines dynamite as nitroglycerin with absorbent and detonator. It notes California and Arizona receive the least precipitation in the U S and reports on seed corn shortages not likely nationwide for spring 1926 but possible locally due to October freezes affecting germination.
Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Illinois, a physician for 47 years, argues against frequent purges. He touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative that helps regulate bowels in old people and provides easy movements.
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