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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1926
Page
4
A daily meditation pairing a Bible quotation from Matthew 23 24 and a Shakespearean remark about false appearances contrasts religious pretense with vanity. The brief item presents two reflective maxims on truth and integrity in a concise format.
The Akron publisher Charles L. Knight withdraws from state politics, a move seen as a potential turning point in Ohio’s distressed primary system. The piece notes Knight's leadership, media influence, and calls for a candid, straightforward reform by trusted party figures.
An observed trend argues many husbands are naturally domestic and wish to help in home life. Mrs. Frank Gilbreth cites fathers in New Jersey who yearn to unbottle latent domesticity. The piece suggests Bhousehold tension arises when wives control the home and urges a more balanced approach.
Brooklyn girl Helen Elen Maloney writes to President Coolidge arguing girls deserve the same government opportunities as boys. She cites summer training camps and college rifle practice, noting men receive benefits while women are left without encouragement or instruction. She asks if this is square.
A young Arizona mother, bitten by a rattlesnake with two small daughters nearby, kills the infants to spare them thirst and prowling animals, then dies from the poison after twenty four hours. Citizens are asked to express opinions on her conduct, but the decision rests with the mother.
A column warns readers about stock in newspaper ventures. It cautions that buying such stock may lead to prosperity or to a receiver, and advises that stock in a profitable newspaper is not for sale while the other kind should not be bought.
The New York Evening Journal this week calls in and retires over two and a half million dollars of bonds issued within the year, paying off more than ten years ahead. Buyers receive a four percent surrender bonus. The sustained success of a long established paper is cited, as with James Gordon Bennett's New York Herald, to illustrate resilience and risky durability.
In the House of Commons George Buchanan urges abolition of kings and a British republic. The dialogue notes that changing a government requires more than a name and observes voters may not know their own congressmen or senators.
The week may end the major strike in London as leaders acknowledge the likely defeat. London stock exchange and prices stay calm while rioters act cautiously. British law remains unsentimental with executions for murder, regardless of appeals or family ties.
London motor buses run with barbed wire along hoods to deter rioters who smash engines. The idea mirrors a Western image where a cowboy uses a hair lariat to guard a sleeping spot, claiming a rattlesnake won’t cross it since it tickles or hurts it.
The piece notes that British strikers, deeming most papers capitalist, shut down plants and the government retaliated by closing workers papers. It reports the government launching a Gazette with chosen views and names Winston Churchill as editor and W R Travers as partner, who boasts of brokers' yachts vs customers' yachts in Newport.
Fragmentary lines discuss government run mines and a civil service branch. The text questions limits of control over a person’s actions and hints at family conflict and potential violence involving an heir. The garbled wording makes specifics uncertain.
The United States Bureau of Mines awarded the first year Sentinels of Safety trophies to five mines and quarries with no time loss from accidents in 1925. Winners span anthracite and bituminous coal, underground metal and non metal mines, and open pit quarries, led by Up per Lehigh Mine in Pennsylvania and Number 6 mine in Gary West Virginia.
Washington society buzzes over the engagement of David K. Este son of Senator William Cabell Bruce to Ailsa Mellon daughter of Secretary Andrew W. Mellon. The match ties two historic families with promising diplomacy potential and a genuine romance over arranged unions.
The text answers the cost of airplanes and hydroplanes roughly. An airplane of 100 horsepower costs 2500 to 4000 dollars, with higher horsepower raising the price. Inheritance taxes date back to ancient Rome, named death duties in England, and spread to colonies like Australia and New Zealand as major revenue sources.
An analysis of industrial life questions progress and the purpose of work. It reflects on the daily toil, the drive toward invention, and the balance between labor and meaning. The piece ponders why people toil and what motivates human effort beyond daily bread.
The text answers that Venus is the morning star and explains travel to Red Lake Ontario, noting Red Lake as a gold seekers’ hub 105 to 110 miles northwest of Hudson, the last sizable stop on the Canadian National Railway line. It also advises cautious post resuscitation handling, warning against letting a partly revived person walk and recommending stretcher transport if movement is needed.
About 300 U S Marines were landed today from the cruiser Cleveland at Bluefields Nicaragua to protect American lives and property amid a revolution. Navy Department dispatches said the operation occurred near Elbluff and Bluefields.
Hugh Hunter known as Minnesota’s wonder blind man died at Fergus Falls after managing a 49 year farm solo. He performed all farm tasks and traveled without aid, leaving a notable legacy in local agriculture.
A man visits the insane asylum office and asks if any patients escaped. The superintendent checks the roll call and says none. The visitor then explains his concern by saying someone has run away with his wisdom.
Horace M. Albright Yellowstone superintendent dismissed the West as wild and woolly. He noted locals carry few weapons while tourists from the East bring large arsenals. He cited 33,000 cars entering Yellowstone last year with expectations to double in 1926 due to reservations.
San Francisco man Leland sues saying his wife called him a mere butter and ego man in a diverse complaint. He claims the insult caused TM mental anguish and seeks redress.
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