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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1926
Page
4
A garbled excerpt discusses Looking Back by a sociologist Edward Bellamy and the old Utopia theme. It notes how modern comforts and work reforms aim to free time for leisure, questioning if such a utopia can truly be achieved given finite human judgment.
The piece contrasts earlier militant reformers with today’s more tolerant stance. It notes women like Goldman and Pankhurst shifting from radical action to mainstream views, while some see this as growing laxity. Others argue it signals broader tolerance and, paradoxically, clearer thinking on race and morality.
An old saying links tax cuts to political gain as voters expect money in pockets. The excerpt notes how loans strain friendships and politicians court support by promising to fill the dinner pail and provide basic comforts, while concern over material relief competes with deeper values in aging society.
Workers in Cape Cod and eastern Massachusetts labor long hours gathering nearly 200 cranberry varieties. Ripe fruit is picked and screened, then packed into barrels and crates for shipment nationwide, with Massachusetts producing about three fifths of the crop.
Wholesalers in Massachusetts quoted about eight dollars per barrel as berry prices ease. The overall market outlook suggests buyers will use cranberries more between now and March, with costs down by five dollars per barrel from last season.
President Coolidge declares the United States will not join any world court and will rely on its own courts. The stance angers Europe as financiers thank the high Liberty Bond prices. A Hollywood replica beauty profile from Florenz Ziegfeld adds a lighter note about a radiant red hair star.
The piece reflects on Uncle Joe Cannon once powerful in Congress, noting his wit and practicality. It argues his era has passed and that his qualities matched the needs of his time, contrasting with the present.
A reflective column condemns aging myths, cites Luigi Cornaro, and notes aging as natural. It then discusses dirigibles using Marsh gas CH4 for lift, hydrogen storage, and oxygen use. The piece shifts to Canada’s wheat crop, U S downward trend, freight-rate impacts, and Canadian grain shipments via the Panama Canal, pressing American farmers on price competitiveness.
Washington notes show sponsors press for a two year extension of the 1921 maternity and infancy act beyond the expiring five year appropriation in 1927. Advocates argue the act itself is permanent and stress preventive health gains, with 944,220 infants reached in 1926 and 179,464 expectant mothers aided.
Gilbert Swan notes a different Bohemia in New York, found not in glitzy night clubs but in back rooms and Romanian-Italian pockets around Greenwich Village. He describes an authentic, warm slice of life where performers are locals, cabbies, shopkeepers, and neighbors who share piano music, casual dances, and genuine happiness beyond the flashy scenes.
A quiz style exchange asks about the earths population of civilized races defined as one sixth of humanity. It then touches on animal intelligence in horses with eye shape as a clue, notes the Arlington Unknown Soldier burial as the only unknown soldier brought to the United States, claims city dwellers are more nearsighted, and ends with a partial answer on what wild squirrels eat by season.
A local downtown figure publicly announces plans for a bid in the upcoming issue. The piece notes the speaker's social status and moral stance while a photographer Graham builds a shop on Union street adjacent to Dr. Gooley's dental rooms. The Schwefel Reading Room furniture faces sale at the Presbyterian church.
Twenty years ago Prof. and Mrs. Charles M. Cope entertained Thursday evening at their Morris avenue residence in honor of guests Mr. and Mrs. George Farrah of Bowerstown. Governor Harris instructed Attorney General Ellis to probe graft charges against the Sulatana monument commission. Athens Commandery Knight.
A dense listing of radio programs and station notes across multiple cities. Mentions WTAM Cleveland WIZ New York WEAF WEAF chain stations WLW Cincinnati KDKA Pittsburgh WJZ and KNX Los Angeles and others. Notes include orchestral and musical programs, concerts, variety shows, and specialty numbers on various stations and times.
Washington reports Albert B. Fall remains calm and collected before the Walsh committee and in court despite facing conspiracy charges with Doheny and Isinclair. The ex-secretary’s defense centers on unpaid loans and old partnerships, while finances and reputations hang in the balance.
The text notes that in feeding caged squirrels it is necessary to provide regularly some hard shelled mats such as hickory nuts or butternuts to keep their growing incisor teeth firm in their sockets.
Courts in Hartlepool and surrounding areas were jammed when 5000 warrants for tax dodgers were issued in a single day. Police and court officials worked to process the surge, with many dockets backlogged and clerks rushed to keep up. The sweeping action highlighted the tax authority’s aggressive pursuit of delinquent accounts and the strain on local legal resources.
Eng Rev J C Storey forces five women to pick up rubbish strewn across his estate grounds after he locks the gates and imprisons them on the spot.
In Chicago a woman identified as Miss Georgia Hudspeth faced arraignment for drug-related charges and requested the court impose the death penalty. The dramatic request highlights a high-stakes legal proceeding in a major city.
In Belgrade two escaped criminals burst into a church during a service and had to be shot by authorities or by church guards. The incident occurred mid service and disrupted worship as police secured the scene.
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