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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1926
Page
4
A University column argues that students are no longer children and must act with self restraint. It notes the limits of college authority to police morality and urges students to uphold laws and community standards, else face penalties as citizens. The piece calls for mature behavior and trust in responsible judgment among students.
Excerpts from Lincoln addresses highlight his stance on temperance and the rule of law. He links the 1776 revolution to freedom from tyranny, praises prohibition as a freedom ally, and urges obedience to laws while resisting law violations. He spoke to the Washingtonian Society on February 22, 1842 and to the Young Men's Lyceum at Springfield on January 27, 1837.
A sweeping exhortation urges that “every American mother” teach a principle across family life schools pulpits courts and legislatures. The idle phrasing calls for universal adoption in primers spelling books almanacs and educational and religious institutions.
A Paris automobile show features an electric car claiming 930 miles per charge. Commentator predicts a battery breakthrough will end gas engines someday as inventors pursue light, compact energy storage. Also recounted is Julienne Tuttu, Esquimaux mother, acquitted after killing her husband to protect her children on a Labrador island.
In progressive Chicago the height cap is removed enabling skyscraper expansion. The city plans to showcase new construction methods and invite urban planners to rethink city skylines with fewer restrictions.
Editorial condemns mob violence after Clarence Lowman, Demon Lowman, and Bertha Loman were lynched by a Friday mob in a South Carolina jail in retaliation for a sheriff murder. It criticizes the mob for defying the state supreme court’s new trial and laments the erosion of legal authority and progress.
The eighty year old judge was working late to make up time. Rumors claim big banking interests favor another man already chosen for the vacancy. United States Steel stockholders may wish to be heard on the matter.
The piece notes a potential vote by British union miners on calling out the safety men and flooding coal pits. It warns that flooding would devastate the industry, risking unemployment and broader economic impact as workers fear permanent job losses.
Washington report notes Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska leads a drive to move inauguration to January and for Congress to convene earlier. Norris recalls his 1910s push against Speaker Cannon and warns long lags between elections and session risk misalignment with popular will. He highlights lame duck sessions and the wartime example of rapid policy shifts.
In Manhattan a pre dawn crowd at Reuben's Ham and Egg Club draws the nightlife elite. The gathering includes film stars, dancers, gigolos, and society leaders sharing whispered plans about a prominent divorcee while bootleggers and reporters listen. The scene showcases blurred lines between glamour and late night underworld chatter.
A famous vaudeville comedian who died recently hid his blindness during fame. To guide him on stage a rug was set at the center and the orchestra played loudly to cue entrances. Another popular Follies star later died by hanging, leaving a wife and two children amid darker times.
A Q A exchange explains dunking as softening foods like zwiebacks in liquids, noting it is enjoyed by children and the elderly. A government report shows 1926 cigarette taxes totaled 254,961,590.42 with North Carolina contributing 149,637,306.
In Columbus on October 9 the death of Betty Ruth Cook aged six is attributed to injuries from falling from a high chair. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Chester Cook of Jeffersonville.
The item cites Ingersoll’s critique of Democracy and Samuel J. Tilden, notes a quarterly conference at Marshfield honoring Leonidas Jewett and Ezra Goodspeed as church stewards, recalls Athens Commercial Club talks to promote the town, mentions the T. N. T. Needle club gathering, and records Havana Cuba news with Magoon and General Bell arriving and Rural Free Delivery service planned for Athens County.
Washington section recounts a 23 year struggle between the Justice Department and meat packers over Sherman and Clayton anti trust laws. It traces rounds from 1903 to 1924 with injunctions indictments and decrees in multiple courts and calls for Supreme Court ruling to end the dispute.
Medical advice from Dr. Royal S. Copeland discusses exophthalmic goitre, rest and avoidance of stress, potential radium treatment, and patient tailored remedies. Includes reader questions on thyroid extracts and post operative recovery.
Tomorrow brings promise and a strong financial outlook but warns against hasty changes or rash travel. Sign papers with care and avoid clouded judgment by sharp talk. Personal affairs may seem sensational. a birthday group could face opportunities with caution and steady training for a child born today.
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