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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1926
Page
4
A column argues credit should be limited to what a merchant can extend with equal terms to him. It condemns dishonest borrowers and praises honest plans to repay even small amounts, noting the harm of continuing credit to a dead beat.
Aviation expert OHN GOLDSTROM travels the globe aiming to beat John Henry Mears 1913 circumnavigation record of 36 days. He will rely on steamships cars and aircraft with the goal of earning a spot in the record books. The piece reflects on how others may soon follow and the value of such feats.
The piece invites readers to visit the countryside as blossoms bloom in Hocking orchards and meadows show fresh grass. It celebrates nature’s renewal, frogs and bugs returning, and a renewed spirit of youth emerging with the morning sun.
Britain endured war costs and postwar dole lines as unemployment peaked after 1918. Before a general strike the nation faced mass joblessness, with estimates around a million out of work. Now the pound has returned to par and Sterling trades near its old value in New York markets.
The piece argues Senator Stanfield’s defeat signals Coolidge’s strength, countering The New York Times claim of weakness. It asserts McKinley in Illinois, Pepper in Pennsylvania, and Stanfield in Oregon defeated due to opposition to a world court and indirect League of Nations approaches.
The advisers ignored newspaper insight on public opinion but will now listen as direct from primary voters. The public argues the president is swayed by sentimentalists urging help from others and by international financiers pushing links with Europe for bankers' gain.
The text notes Marshal Pilsudski as a Polish leader who seeks to replicate Mussolini’s success in Italy, reflecting contemporary talk of strong leadership shaping nationhood. It contrasts with the League of Nations ideal to end war, suggesting a shift toward authoritarian paths in Europe.
A 12 year old Paris meeting quote shows Pilsudski declaring the sword decisive for nations. The article notes Europe still recognizes the Polish patriot as a forceful figure in world affairs.
The Allied commander Foch advocates immediate action for a decade long fortification program on the Alsace Germany frontier to meet disarmament demands. He believes the dream of peace clashes with the harsh reality of war.
Governor Smith of New York seeks to end the Democratic two-thirds rule, allowing nomination by a majority of delegates. If successful, it could speed a 1928 nomination. Supporters and opponents clash as McAdoo and others may enter the race, signaling a hot, contestable fight.
The report cites Count Von Bernstoff arguing that German emperors will not return but warns against assuming kings will vanish entirely, predicting only playing card kings may remain in fifty years.
British government proclaims it is more democratic than any other on earth while keeping the king and Emperor as a valuable figurehead, signaling stability and national identity amidst democratic claims.
The author argues that choosing a president over a king could disrupt the empire and threaten Canada. He suggests Canadians would push for a republic in North America if Britain pursued a republican model on the islands.
The Right Reverend Jose Zarate bishop of Huejutla was marched by soldiers toward Pachuca for a sedition trial. Nearing the journey's end an officer permitted an automobile due to the bishop's illness, ending the march for the moment.
Bishop Zarate states charges cause no uneasiness while the Mexican government warns clergymen that foreign birth Protestants included will be deported if they do not comply with laws and the constitution. Mexico charges foreign priests have taught against government authority.
Washington activity signals intense pre election maneuvering as Democrats and Republicans weigh bids for the presidency and parties debate rules like the two thirds faction. Prominent figures include Senator Watson Indiana Governor Ritchie Maryland and others shaping the White House contest.
Representative Sol Bloom of New York dominates the May 26 congressional debate over his bill to regulate fortune telling in the District of Columbia. He dismisses rumors about the Coolidges and spiritualists, arguing stories come from tricksters using confederates to impress visitors and fake White House talks.
In New York on May 26 a voice surgeon attracts a range of theatrical clients seeking voice lifting. The waiting room is filled with actors, aspiring performers, and women worried about aging voices ready to pay high sums for the operation.
Gilbert Swan reports on a voice specialist who protects famous opera singers from infections, while a separate family of glass eye artists crafts lifelike prosthetics. The eye artist uses staged sittings to match retina contraction and lighting, with some clients owning up to a dozen glass eyes for different conditions.
Maplewood place in Athens advances with sewer and water on nearly all lots, two residences under construction, three more under contract, and the area touted as the city’s premier residential district with no dust or smoke. A mad dog scare dominated May 1906 civic life.
An obituary notes the death of Mr. J. F. Oldfield at his residence today. The report mentions a recent Faculty-Senior baseball game at Ohio field where the faculty won 10 to 5 and records a Malta visit by Judge Phillips with a group including Bill Pierre Jim Vercoe Clarence Roach and A Manson Lewis. The column recalls a Ford trip load cutting plan and a four o clock arrival after a heavy banquet at Malta and ends with an advertisement for rooms at the Southern Hotel Columbus.
A playful piece urges cheerful facial expression to spread happiness at home and in public. It contrasts a frown with a smile and notes how eyes and mouth influence others. The humor shifts to a secondhand clothes dealer who marks a worn suit in a quip filled tale.
A congressman criticizes fortune tellers and mediums who claim to predict the future and advise on investments or horse bets, saying they exploit the unhappy and may take their last cent. He supports belief in communication with the dead as a form of religion but warns against fraudulent predictions.
Sol Bloom has had a varied career as a newspaper man, theater professional, music publisher, and creator of the Midway Plaisance at the Chicago World's Fair. He has worked in the talking machine industry, and today is active in real estate and theater construction while serving as a congressman.
The text notes a Philadelphia building praised as the most perfect Greek Temple in existence, claimed for Girard College. It also provides related Q and A items on Greek style and historical figures.
An obituary note records burial at Hiramsburg Ohio for a man linked to Washington’s era, described on his tombstone as The Last of Washington's Companions. Also includes trivia on voice wave lengths and origins of tobacco with references to Kirkland Ohio and the Tobago misconception.
An advertisement touts Flyte as a rapid freckle treatment with a money back guarantee if it fails. It claims blemishes will melt away in four days and the skin will look cleaner and younger, with pharmacies listed as selling the product.
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