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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1926
Page
6
A reflective brief quotes Luke 6 34 on lending motive and gives a closing line on love as virtue and reward. The excerpt presents moral exhortation and a classical proverb style in a compact devotional card tone.
John Cooper a structural iron worker in Kewanee Illinois dreamed of wealth and millions as he planned towering structures He claimed a nine million dollar estate awaited him if he proved himself by his own hands He wrote checks totaling 200000 but the bank and world called them scraps of paper leaving Cooper bewildered by his unrealized fortune
A small schooner named Blossom returns to Cleveland after over three years chasing unknown waters for a natural history museum. Captain George Finlay Simmons recounts battles with sharks and rip fish, giant turtles, and the graveyard of Mother Careys chickens.
The article reports Dean Inge asserting Britain’s rise as a world power is near and criticizes America. He argues the US may abandon Europe if attacked and notes European belief that the US must rush to arms. He cautions against moralizing about liberty and warns against complacent alliance expectations.
Economic observers note continuing prosperity as prices fall, with business activity expanding. The trend mirrors historical periods from 1880 to 1890, suggesting sustained prosperity despite deflationary pressure.
The passage notes wholesale prices down 7 percent over 12 months with farm products falling 15 percent while fuel rises 5 percent. Building materials and metals stay near unchanged. The text questions if other prices will follow farm products, warning that farmers may bear the brunt unless adjustments occur.
At the Biltmore in Los Angeles W G McAdoo appears youthful four years after 1924. George Curzon’s daughter and Chicago merchant Leiter’s granddaughter mingle as California real estate and industry surge. The Colorado river project promises cheap power, trains shorten Chicago to Pacific coast travel, and a new London beauty craze urges constant facial muscle work to stay young.
The passage contrasts primitive gestures with evolved speech, noting that early humans mimicked beauty culture through actions while ancestors used facial expressions. It argues civilization uses words while still acknowledging animalistic displays like baring teeth. It also compares a calm, high type to the Venus de Milo as emblematic of refinement.
A Babylonian tone piece recalls Anna Dechkan’s murder under superstition in Turkestan and links it to Christian history. It condemns atrocities against heretics and notes a Pan American conference fighting bubonic plague with broad rhetoric against animal life and disease vectors. It closes with a Wall Street warning and exhortations about economic momentum.
Washington report notes a drop in military bands in both army and navy during wartime. Some officers and lawmakers deem bands superfluous in war, while others credit music with morale. The piece highlights World War I contrasts with British French and German practices and praises Scottish bagpipes as stirring martial music.
Gilbert Swan notes a gaunt elderly man known as Lightfoot who dances in New York subway cars nightly. The veteran hoofer, 70 plus, performs Irish reel steps on moving trains, collects tips, and evokes nostalgia amid bustling Broadway and Times Square crowds.
An association of restaurant owners ballots to find the most popular American dish. Results show apple pie as the top choice. The piece notes average pie consumption in middle life around 7638 pieces.
The report notes a rumored consolidation of the Hocking Valley and the K and M railroads, action by Attorney General Ellis to stop the merger, a K company reunion near Frost with 21 members, and inspection of Y M C A plans in Nelsonville. It also mentions the Athens County Medical Society meeting, a Lastro building opening, and the disbanding of the Federal Valley line. W B Golden returns from a west trip.
Special Writer Charles P. Stewart reports at Camp Meade Md where Lt Col H L Cooper tester demonstrates a heavy Mark Five British tank cannot endure powerful charges. Five obsolete tanks were used with TNT and Triton charges to measure armor and track failures. Even small shells severely damage armor and engine, showing tanks are not invulnerable in combat.
In the document the widow is identified as Mrs. George with a parenthetical thesis noting she is her husband's widow, signed beside her name. The wording emphasizes her status while preserving her signature placement.
Troy High School reports student body leaders chosen for the Senior, Junior and Sophomore classes with plans for a freshmen organization pending. A new outdoor basketball court is ready and the team may begin an October 15 game under coach Mr. Cole. The home economics department gains attention from state official Miss Houston while heating system delays hinder classes and park grading is postponed.
In East Orwell on October 4 two members of Anthony Zandorski’s family were jailed by Sheriff Hannum. Mrs Josephine Zandorski and Frank Knurick were placed in cells amid ongoing searches for Isabel Zandorski who vanished thirteen days earlier. The sheriff held to the belief the child is dead and concealed on the farm as volunteers aided the search.
In early colonial days the Indian medicine man used roots and herbs to treat many ailments. The Vegetable Compound by Ima FB Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts gained fame for women’s relief and has been relied on for over fifty years.
Medical authorities report the widespread sleeping sickness epidemic is dying out with fewer cases observed this year in London. The decline follows earlier surges and suggests improved control and reduced transmission.
Stamford England reports the £275,000 estate of F T Alton is left to five charities with restrictions. Distribution is deferred until the year 2000.
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