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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1926
Page
4
A brief devotional note cites Colossians 3 14 urging charity as the bond of perfection and says great minds delight in doing good even when ungrateful subjects fail to return the favor.
Anti Saloon League says wets will seek repeal of prohibitions in Oregon Missouri Montana Colorado California while drys oppose any repeal. Referenda in New York Nevada Wisconsin Illinois will have no legal effect and aim to express opinion on national prohibition. Days will vote only where elections impact federal enforcement. otherwise abstention unless wets win by clear majority.
The War Department faces a budget gap affecting 118 750 soldiers as enlistments pause to save funds. Officers report 36 cents per day per man as the minimum feasible rate and three cents daily for maintenance, with a projected 7850 fewer troops unless funds can be reallocated.
The piece notes powerful weather and disasters from Florida and the Gulf Coast to the Azores and Vera Cruz, with snowstorms in the West and floods forcing mass evacuations. It argues weather dominates human achievement and challenges efforts to build stronger cities and works.
President Coolidge urged expanding college education saying as many boys and girls as possible should have a college training. He highlighted the value of higher education for national progress and individual opportunity.
The speaker argues that college education should prepare individuals for any occupation, not force a professional path. He notes overmanned legal markets in cities and advocates that education broadens intellectual and spiritual capacity, suggesting an educated person could thrive with an artisan income.
The piece notes Mr. Green being blocked from Detroit pulpits, labor leaders turned away by churches, and Borah aligning with pro-republican aims while opposing prohibition. It backs Babe Ruth’s three homers and the New York–St. Louis pennant race. It questions Dean Inge and British imperial decline, while Britain’s island strength wanes with changing naval power.
A dramatic warning argues that future warfare will move from sea to air and travel, with a thousand airplanes from Geneva or Moscow capable of destroying London in a single morning, rendering battleships impotent against a mobile aerial threat.
The text contrasts Britain’s intelligence and bravery with its slow adoption of aviation. It notes students learn flying and aerial artillery, mentions gigantic airships, and claims Britannia rules the waves if truth is sung. It laments the U S origin of the airplane yet cites domestic inaction.
Ford tells managers to employ five thousand boys aged sixteen to twenty at meaningful work that builds judgment. He argues that claims of a lack of judgment stem from lack of opportunity rather than ability.
A long report on deluxe Pullman service shows 160000 daily travelers and 422 miles per car daily, with Pullman revenue of about 99.8 million and railroads about 40 million. The annual public spend exceeds 130 million dollars, while per-car costs and earnings indicate modest returns for stockholders amid rising travel.
Gilbert Swan contrasts Manhattan’s Park Avenue luxury towers with a nearby neighborhood where a blacksmith shop, markets, and modest homes coexist. He observes social divisions, the refined lifestyle of wealthy residents, and the daily struggles of poorer neighbors alongside scenes of extravagant rents reaching $29,000 per year.
The record shows that during 1925 the states paid for highway and waterway construction totaling 148,860,223 dollars. The article also notes recognition of Strangler Lewis as the United States heavyweight wrestling champion.
A compilation recalls Ohio University social clubs the A C club reception and barbian remarks by Prof. Mills. Rally day at the Christian church ties with Nelsonville Sunday school. Athens to Sugar Creek labor train service announced by Agent Blackwood. Ten years ago headlines note German U boats sinking Allied ships off New England and emergency hospital plans in Athens.
Washington public health directors warn bubonic and pneumonic plague could strike humans even with few current cases. Rats and other rodents at seaports harbor the disease, with ground squirrels in California historically infected by rats arriving on ships from the Far East. Prevention hinges on rat proofing and extermination to stop future human cases.
The article lists women teaching in universities and colleges by department: preparatory 1568, collegiate 6469, and other departments 1239. It also notes paper was tested for rail wheel parts but proved unsatisfactory and fiber wheels succeeded in other uses. The term god is traced to a Chinese origin meaning sailor from the fleet in the Far East.
Druggists tout VINCO as a simple laxative made from harmless herbs and roots. The 25 cent box promises to relieve constipation and stomach distress without dope, without gripe, and with a guarantee, urging readers to take a tablet tonight and try for improved energy tomorrow.
Dialogue follows suspicion around a cabaret dancer nicknamed the “capering cockroach” and whether Mrs Baker faked fainting. Auntie Madge contemplates truth about Jack Leslie as Mary predicts deception, while Mary hints Mrs Baker may be an actress.
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