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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1926
Page
4
A dated devotional note cites Luke 6 34 on lending to others and receiving in return. It adds a short aphorism about love and virtue being its own reward attributed to Vanbrugh.
John Cooper, a Kewanee structural iron worker, dreamed of a nine million dollar estate earned by his own hands. He wrote checks totaling 200000 dollars, which the local bank dismissed as scraps of paper. The 33rd birthday promised wealth but left him puzzled and unpaid.
The small schooner Blossom, funded by a Cleveland, Ohio philanthropist, spent over three years voyaging unknown waters collecting specimens for a natural history museum. Captain George Finlay Simmons recounts mutinies, fever, hunger, and peril while the crew endured harsh seas and exotic encounters.
The editor cites Gloomy Dean Inge asserting Britain nears world power status and critiques American foreign policy. He warns the United States may abandon allies if Europe faces aggression, urging vigilance against a rush to arms and noting a 1914 era proverb about inch and mile.
The article notes cheaper prices over the past year while business activity expands. It argues that prosperity during price declines is historic, citing the 1880s as precedent and suggesting continued price drops could sustain business growth.
The excerpt notes wholesale prices down 7 percent over 12 months while farm products drop 15 percent and fuel rises 5 percent. Building materials and metals remain nearly unchanged. The passage questions if other prices will follow the farmer’s lead and warns the farmer bears the brunt.
At the Biltmore in Los Angeles W. G. McAdoo appears younger as California climate and work for Woodrow Wilson fade. George Curzon's daughter, granddaughter of Chicago's famed Leiter, notes love of Los Angeles as a cosmopolitan hub. Colorado river project promises cheap power, trains from Chicago to the Pacific reduce travel time, and a new beauty regime from London urges facial exercise to stay young.
The passage claims humans imitate beauty rituals and rely on language, contrasting ape-like ancestors with civilized use of words. It describes gestures such as showing teeth and snarling as primal traits, and compares calm, higher types to statues like the Venus of Milo.
A violent, historical discourse contrasts a Tursten tale of execution for heresy with a Pan American drive against the bubonic plague flea. It condemns religious violence while portraying calls to eradicate disease vectors and even animals carrying germs.
A persuasive rebuke to short selling praises abundant liquidity and growing prosperity. It claims billions were poured into the economy during the war, creating lasting momentum and warning that betting against the market will lead to regret.
The article notes a dip in use of army and navy bands during war, with some officers and lawmakers viewing them as superfluous cost. It recalls World War I music’s role, highlighting French, British, and German bands and recounting famed bagpipe episodes that boosted morale and aided relief efforts.
Gilbert Swan describes a gray haired, mustached 70 year old dancer known as Lightfoot who performs nightly in New York subway passages. He clatters wooden clogs to Irish reels, collects tips, and returns for another two stop ride amid curious crowds. The piece reflects on street life and the fate of urban urchins, noting their sharp wits and risky rides.
A compilation of questions shows apple pie rated as the most popular American dish by restaurant owners, with estimates that an average middle aged American eats about 7638 pieces of pie. It also notes the impact of motion pictures on library book circulation, and explains social name usage for widows, advising that a widow retains her married surname in social settings.
A brief notice invites readers to request a free sample of Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap by writing to Department 53 at Resinol in Baltimore Maryland.
Rumors floated that the Hocking Valley and the K and M railroads would consolidate, with Attorney General Ellis taking steps to block the merger. The 39th O V I held a 21-member reunion at the Richardson residence near Frost. Blueprints for a new Y M C A building in Nelsonville were reviewed as trustees accepted architect plans. The Athens County Medical Society met in the courthouse with Dr. Danford, Dr. Lee, and Dr. Stanley on the program. Ten years ago headlines noted expansionist shifts in Japan, Allied advances, and the opening of the Lartre building at Court and Union. The M and C railroad’s disbanding left Amesville and the valley without other rail connections. W B Golden, Bank of Athens cashier, returned from a west trip visiting Kansas City and Missouri relatives and attended a bankers convention.
Washington dispatch notes Camp Meade experiments show tanks cannot withstand large explosives. Lt. Col. Cooper used obsolete tanks to test charges including TNT and Triton, demolishing multiple tanks and disabling armor and engines with 150 to 155 millimeter shells.
A widow signs as Mrs. George in a parenthetical thesis beside her name, identifying herself as the widow of her husband. The small notation appears to confirm her status within the document without naming him directly.
The Troy High School student body elected officers for the senior junior and sophomore classes. The senior slate includes Marvin Dodd as president Paul Green as vice president Dorothy Gilbert secretary Marie Harper treasurer and Miss Evans as class advisor. Junior officers are Ralph Duffield president Celia Kinnen vice president Genevieve Wildman secretary W T Gardner advisor. Sophomores chose Lucy Mae Daugherty president Dale Blair vice president Alice Chevalier secretary treasurer Archie Morrison advisor. Freshmen will organize Monday.
East Orwell Oct. 4. Two members of Anthony Zandorski’s family, Mia Josephine Zandorski and Frank Knurick, were jailed by order of Sheriff Hannum after the disappearance of Isabel Zandorski. Knurick returned to a cell after being released Saturday. Sheriff Hannum suspects the child is dead and buried on the farm as hundreds aid the search today without results.
In pioneer days the Indian medicine man used roots and herbs as remedies for many ailments. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts created the Vegetable Compound now trusted by women for over fifty years as a well known remedy.
London medical authorities report a drop in sleeping sickness instances this year, signaling the end of a widespread epidemic and fewer cases being documented by health officials.
In Stamford Enz, the $275,000 estate of F T Ailen was willed to five charities but the distribution is to occur in the year 2000. The will directs the assets remain intact until that date.
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