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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1926

Page

4

Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association opens in Ewing hall

Dr. Alston Ellis gave the welcome address at the Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association gathering in Ewing hall. A local National Protective Legion of Waverly New York chapter formed in A C rooms with 35 members. A gas well near Athens was drilled on the Fred E Philippe farm in Canaan township. Structural steel teams worked on the new school building. Ten years ago headlines noted Verdun battles and a deadly streetcar crash near Athens.

Alston Ellis Southeastern Ohio Teachers Association Ewing Hall the National Protective Legion of Waverly N. Y A. C Athens Fred E. Phillipe Canaan Township

Thought for Today Reflections on Character and Help

A compact devotional note quoting Proverbs about facing others with the heart and a Beecher line comparing a kind word to a safety switch on a track. It links personal virtue with prudent aid to one in trouble.

Beecher

Criticism on Installment Buying From Major Shoe Manufacturer

George Johnson, a leading shoe maker, condemns installment buying as harmful to thrift and misleading prosperity. He argues debt enslaves the poor, raises living costs, and benefits only sellers and banks while wrecking families and futures. He urges limiting installment plans to modest homes and essential purchases.

George Fohnson Mr. Johnson

Figures on Birth Hild and Safer Maternity Endorsed

A medical convention analysis shows motherhood becoming safer and more successful. Senior doctors discuss death rates and healthy baby counts, concluding maternity is no longer hazardous and strengthens the nation’s citizenry and future wealth.

When You Meet a Queen and Queen's Visit

A column reflecting on John G. Shedd as a civic benefactor and remarks on the Queen of Romania visiting America. It urges Americans to meet royalty with dignity, not deference, and jokes about proper conduct and the American democracy.

Pacific Ocean Amercan

Meeting Royal Etiquette in America and Europe

The piece advises proper conduct when meeting royalty in Europe and America. It suggests bowing to Queen Marie in America and greeting Mrs. Coolidge with a polite bow. It cautions against forced handshakes and recommends avoiding spats with the Queen.

Europe Marie America Mrs. Coolidge Herman

Cuba Hurricane Loss Sparks Calls for US Aid and Trade Ties

The Cuba hurricane looms as a serious disaster with estimated losses around one hundred million dollars. The piece urges the United States government to respond with practical aid and to deepen commercial relations, noting Cuba’s strength and independence and its desire for no charity.

Cuba United States

Peace Bridge Over Niagara Completes 10

The Vehicular Peace Bridge across the Niagara River is near completion with a planned summer opening. It will link Buffalo and Fort Erie, tolls to begin then become free after repayment, and will be owned by New York and Ontario. The project unites U S and Canadian interests, with a $4.5 million bond issue and $50,000 stock, 25 directors, and a design blending girder approaches with five arch spans over the river. The terminus sites sit on historic Fort Porter land and near the Fort Erie battleground.

Frederic J. Haskins Washington, D. C Niagara River Buffalo Fort Erie Ontario United States Great Britain State of New York Niagara Falls Lewiston N. Y Montreal Buffalo & Fort Erie Public Bridge Fort Porter City of Bridge Corporation Niagara Frontier Great Lakes

Johnny Uptown A New York Icon Of Wild Parade Fame

In New York an oddball figure nicknamed Johnny Uptown stands out amid the urban crowd. He headlines the press with first paper distribution, funds his lifestyle, and moves through theaters, fights and race tracks in full evening dress. He is a distinctly New York type.

John G. Shedd Shedd Marshall Field James Simpson Marshall Field & Co Chicago George Eastman Rochester Africa Earth Johnny Uptown New York Johnny Manhattan Pennsylvania Station Metropolitan Opera Gilbert Swan Mexico Burr Rey

Radio announcing pioneer J Andrew White ringside 1921 fight

The article credits J Andrew White as an early radio announcer who called the Dempsey Carpentier fight from ringside in Jersey City on July 2 1921. It claims about 400000 listeners heard his broadcast. It also notes a Q&A on Kaiser Belgium relations before WWI.

J. Andrew White Jersey City Kaiser Germany Belgium Albert Potsdam

Burbank Not First Plant Breeder

Washington discussions at the Department of Agriculture praise Luther Burbank as possibly the greatest plant breeder yet note the science predates him. They cite teosinte to corn transformation and frost resistance bred into peaches and citrus, with wheat yields rising from eight bushels to near double in modern farming.

Washington Department of Agriculture Luther Burbank Burbank America Departmental Denmark

Radio Notes and Concert Listings Across Cities

Radio listings show multiple stations across the country broadcasting orchestras, choirs, vocal and instrumental programs, and concerts. Cities include Schenectady Cleveland New York Baltimore Chicago Philadelphia Nashville Pittsburgh Hartford Detroit and more with varied formats and times.

WCAE Pittsburgh Whe Washington—Orchestra WTIC Hartford Nashville WLS Chicago Vertaty Weny New York WGY Schenectady N. Y WCSH Philadelphia Berrien Springs Mich Bchenectady Venport Detroit Portland-Educational Waren Ie New York—Orchestra

Questions on crime and history from a late 19th century transcript

The document covers a range of Q and A items on crime in Alaska, biblical Disciples and Apostles, nomenclature Indiana natives, goat diets, and a state case. It ends with Ohio State University official Comer pleads not guilty to transporting two stolen cars from New York to Columbus, held on $2000 bond awaiting November 4.

Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research United States Martin Today Comer New York Columbus

Director Pleads Not Guilty in Auto Theft Case

Columbus records show H D Comer charged with transportation of stolen automobiles. The director pled not guilty as the case proceeds.

Columbus Comer

Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Narratives

In Glasgow Kentucky and New Orleans Louisiana readers report relief from weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. A Glasgow mother of seven, eldest 12, says it helped through rough marriage periods and improved energy for housework and gardening. A New Orleans mother recalls severe weakness after first birth, losing appetite and weight, then notes wonderful results after taking the remedy.

Glasgow Lydia Pinkham Indianapolis Indiana Matisen Baavens O. F Steenbergen New Orleans Lydia B. Pinkham C. Favatm Dauphine St

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