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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1926
Page
4
In a House debate, Huddleston showcases Jeffersonian Democrat traits and sharp rhetoric. He rails against two major blocs while urging realignment into multiple distinct principles to avoid mere Republican Democrat amalgamation.
Includes Q and A on carillon bells street lighting moonrise at poles and ancient Latin dialogue. Covers definitions of carillon and thunder timing with scientific notes and lists eight top occupations, Continental Glacier movement, and sentence length in Latin versus English.
A brief devotional note highlights earned work as nobleness and sacred calling. It cites Proverbs 30:28 about the spider and kings palaces, then Carlyle on hope in men who work earnestly, offering a reflective moral.
A newspaper column laments a $50 prize for defining a Democrat, noting a split between Clem Shaver and Congressman Oldfield over campaign questions. It argues the term is muddled by regional divides North versus South and contrasts Al Smith and McAdoo as differing platforms.
The article argues that Congress remains firmly dry and will likely strengthen the Prohibition amendment rather than modify it. Hearings have harmed temperate reformers, who now see crudities in the Volstead law but fear legislation could unravel the law entirely.
One year after Leopold and Loeb shocked Chicago society the two notorious figures remain in public notice. Nathan Leopold appeared briefly as a witness in a Joliet deputy warden case, blinking from cell darkness to a crowded room as cameras recorded the moment.
The piece describes President Coolidge as a strong leader loved by the nation while maintaining a modest stance. It notes his daily focus on the welfare of the country and his belief that a public office is a public trust, deserving criticism if duties are unmet.
The extract hints at divorce and happiness with new partners, future days of longing, moon lit romance, and military use of planes. It notes over 12 000 murders in the past year and a man lamenting rising expenses while buying his wife's Easter hat.
A reader’s fragment references someone else taking “his honey” during a confusing moment. The text is unclear about names or place and offers only a brief, indeterminate incident.
A string of quips contrasts home and bank figures and cautions about trouble ending slowly. Observations turn to Indians referenced as dangerous, Australia’s anger, winter starting, seasickness, and schooling by experience. Seasonal humor threads through the set.
Arthur Brisbane reports a mixed week end for finance with wheat and the French franc hitting new lows. Wall Street closes in a cautious mood as Britain's strike weighs on sentiment.
Secretary Mellon advocates a national program to curb fraudulent stock sales, urging robust reform in the Journal of the American Bankers Association. He also hints at extending protections to land swindles within the same effort.
Investigative write up reveals a scam where a poor woman paid 400 for a lease on land priced at 50 per acre in the future. The lease terms include a steep 12 fee and a deceitful ploy of fake gold traces to pressure buyers for remaining balances. The note warns buyers not to dig for gold until full payment is made.
The writer condemns swindlers who harm women and the aged, hitting reputable real estate firms and cities. It cites Florida and California, notes a California product as an example, and laments exceptions to honesty harming states offering strong investor opportunities. It also mentions the British government’s strike victory and railway men and printers yielding during the strike.
A commentary argues that hunger and unpaid bills pressure workers while employers and governments endure longer. It warns a general strike is excessive and compares it to one person holding their breath until the other capitulates, noting governments have vast reserves while workers lack financial oxygen.
Professor John Burnet argues colleges are too big for proper study. He says brain power can learn in crowd or solitude, but others must fill gaps, a view he calls nonsensical and insists the right kind of student thrives anywhere.
The passage argues that real study happens in the mind, with focus and isolation. It recalls Edison at his piano and Bunyan, Davis, and others working in quiet rooms, suggesting crowds hinder or help depending on the motivation to work. Solitude does not create study without desire.
Mrs Helen Shirey seeks divorce citing estrangement as her husband pursued a dream of becoming a doctor. She laments losing companionship and support while he demands freedom for study and professional advancement.
A Chicago divorce case notes that American ease does not guarantee swift separation as a judge cancels a divorce after learning a husband was courting a widow in Hollywood. The article contrasts Europe’s lax divorce norms with a case where Rose Bernard sought divorce for insults and habitual absence, but the judge refused.
The National Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia will feature a 20 000 square foot Department of Agriculture display. It will narrate 150 years of U S agricultural development with the theme The Awakened Farmer showing modern farming, a model farm house, nutrition studies, and dresses for farm women.
Alabama representative George Huddleston, a slight, mild looking man, is described as a stubborn fighter in the House. He proclaims support for absolutely free trade while opposing privilege and industry trusts, and he has survived six terms from Birmingham.
In New York City on the elevated line along Sixth Avenue, tin cans sprouting scraggly green growth catch the eye from damp apartment windows. The narrator recalls a past struggle with wild grass and cherished memories of tending a lawn in California.
Gilbert Swan notes city residents crave flowers from street vendors who hawk pansies tulips and geraniums to brighten apartments. He observes their cries are loud and sales driven with pansies as the season’s top seller and geraniums favored by experienced keepers.
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