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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1926
Page
6
Senator Roy S. Copeland urges broader education in personal hygiene and first aid for girls and mothers. He cites a Missouri editor’s correspondence course on hygiene and first aid as a model to train families to prevent disease and aid emergencies before doctors arrive.
Dotty chats with a Flower Fairy and a Bumblebee about Dutchman's Breeches flowers. The fairies explain honey wells, pollen transfer, and pollinator roles in a playful 1926 NFS children's piece.
Former congressman Charles L. Knight announced from Columbus that he will not seek the Republican gubernatorial nomination and will retire from politics due to poor health and a reluctance to run a brutal campaign. Knight had recently formed a coalition with former Governor Harry L. Davis and planned a formal candidacy filing.
A fragmented reminiscence describes a dinner with the Black Sheep and family. The narrator recalls Mrs. Black Sheep as a nag and a college girl, while Black Sheep Sr. is praised by his son and celebrated by guests. The piece hints at family tensions and past separations, ending with reflections on White Sheep and social circles.
The speaker reflects on a man who abandons college, works as a mechanic, and marries a poor girl. Despite owning a house and car, the man's choices trigger a harsh judgment from the proud family. The passage questions the arbitrary nature of pride.
Beginning tomorrow evening four mid week meetings will discuss applying Jesus teachings to social industrial and racial issues. Mrs. Dilley will lead tomorrows service with Dr. Gamertsfelder Fidler and Russell Rupp presenting talks on world cooperation ignorance and racial prejudice. Miss Moore directs school music.
Athens county records show 124 transfers filed with County Auditor Fred Cornwell from April 15 to May 1. The list covers numerous parcels in Athens, Alexander, Dover, Chauncey, Albany, Lodi, Rome, Troy, Coolville, Trimble and Jacksonville townships, identifying buyers and sellers, parcel sizes, and occasional nominal sums.
In a salon scene Adele Garrison’s Revelations of a Wife reveals a tangled college scandal. Noel Veritzen and his rival Jack Leslie face expulsion after thefts, including Noel’s mother’s ring, with Noel turning to the violin for livelihood. The affair links surging gossip, a dancer, and a supper club where Leslie dances nightly.
Real estate conveyances include Pearl Landis to James and Sadie Gascoyne in lots 4 and 25, Joseph Reynolds to Almira Reynolds 3.60 and 5 acres, O C Martin to Cleo and Mary Barnett 45 acres, plus 13 acres of a 568 acre tract in New Marshfield. York Township notes Karlish to O H Storer 30 acres and 11 acres with no buildings. Nelsonville entries include Eva Hunter to E O and Almira Graft lots 1257 1258, Clarence Thompson trustee to New York Coal Company lot 103, Peter Merz to Elizabeth Merz 10 acres, Katherine Merritt to Ralph Parks in lot 193, Isham Millfuff to Edna Stratton in lot 362, and Stratton et al to George Beagle in lot 362.
Hastening from Biarritz to London the Prince of Wales learned boat trains were halted. He ordered a special airplane to carry him and three aides from Bourget to Croydon. The plane departed and he planned to leave France at 4 30 p m reaching Croydon two hours later.
A wry line muses that money can talk if it could boast about cigars it bought, imagining a nickel narrating a smart exchange. The quip plays with value and commerce in a humorous urban voice.
Hamden Karl McKinniss of Columbus visits his parents the McKinniss family. He works as express messenger between Columbus and Kenova on the N and W railroad. Several local residents travel to Cincinnati and Dayton for family visits and events.
Police said poison liquor caused the death of Robert Hunter a 48 year old waiter at the Salvation Army social service headquarters in Columbus He grew ill ten days ago and died late yesterday authorities reported
A fairly active day is predicted as lunar influences favor finance and growth of established matters while new undertakings face some risk. Large corporations and diplomacy are not well aligned. postpone subtle affairs. Employment visibility is doubtful. heart and social ties may show dramatic turns. Grounded individuals born today may rise to public prominence.
A statue of the Pilgrim Mother was unveiled at Plymouth Rock Massachusetts honoring pioneer women who endured hardship to found a new home. The piece highlights a woman's duties cooking sewing spinning remedies and tending family in the wilderness as part of national heritage. A Massachusetts woman testimonial praises Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound for fatigue and health improvements.
Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Kentucky, a physician for 47 years, rejects harsh purges for constipation in the elderly. He promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a mild remedy that regulates bowels without the cruel stirring of cathartic pills, salts, calomel, and oils.
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