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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1926
Page
4
A short, dated religious squib presenting two moral snippets. Mark Bes condemns lip service while Fuller warns against trusting outward sainthood, offering terse reflections on integrity and faith.
The Cleveland Trust Company bulletin states that business looks strong for 1926 with good agricultural conditions high wages and rising autumn activity. It cites three industrial pillars building construction iron and steel and automobile output and notes higher pig iron production but not likely to top 1923 levels. net earnings for six months rise while industrial profits stay above normal, suggesting continued prosperity though not guaranteed to surpass last year's peaks.
A historical note highlights John Wanamaker's advertising creed. It cites his belief that continuous advertising builds power and loyalty, comparing it to a pull that grows day by day. The piece credits good goods, fair prices, and service as the engine behind his retail success.
Rumors swirl around the Prince of Wales and his engagements. He falls from a horse and reveals a sprained thumb, yet returns to riding with notable nerve. The episode sparks playful bets and bemusement among office reporters.
Edward Payson Weston, once defeated in his public stance against poverty, has quietly taken a handyman position in Kingston New York. The 85 year old continues to advocate walking as universal health training and proves it by performing arduous labor without needing sympathy. His enduring belief in walking is highlighted as modern life favors motorized transport.
A damaged fragment references Robert S. Ward Inc and an address at 501 Fifth Avenue and 5 South Wabash Avenue Chicago. It discusses delaying decisions to avoid unpleasant outcomes and urges settling vows and rows to save domestic life. The text suggests inaction leads to growing problems and cross burdens.
An editorial laments Dempsey’s earnings dwarfing Milton and Lincoln’s wish to write versus fighting for money. It also covers a Ku Klux Klan parade in Washington urging Gov Smith to stay out of national politics and cites global film censors criticizing a Mary Pickford film for a dream sequence.
The American Society for the Control of Cancer will bar faddists from its international congress next week. A steel makers convention once struck from record a steel faddist named Bessemer, whose fad now governs the industry. Beware mistaking truth for a fad.
France replies to Musso Lini warning by saying it will help catch Italian anarchists and make France unsafe for them. Hundreds of alleged anarchists are arrested, with more to be captured as they cross the border.
A historical briefing notes Italy's move to reinstate capital punishment referencing Mussolini's pressure. It contrasts with debates on violence, free speech in Britain where agitators are tolerated off British soil, and notes the absence of czars as Russia clamps down on speech.
Democrats of New York build a platform for the fall and next year’s convention and presidential nomination. They counter President Coolidge’s prosperity claim with a jab that whisky legalization and crime will be the nation’s key issue in 1928.
The piece argues the dollar’s wartime par value hides a real drop to about half prewar power while non deteriorating goods hold double the prewar price in dollars. It predicts continued inflation for fundamentally sound items as prices rise.
Report describes a brutal encounter where British forces attacked a Chinese vessel using grappling irons. Five thousand Chinese reportedly killed while three British sailors were involved. The piece portrays imperial arrogance and demands for tribute amid the clash.
Fragmentary lines urge action to settle domestic disputes and reduce misery caused by ignorance and unresolved conflicts. The speaker links law to decision making and practical measures to address ongoing domestic issues.
U S Department of Agriculture notes grape acreage more than doubled since prohibition began yet total grape production barely rose. Factories turned to other beverages. drought and root lice hurt vineyards as prices fell from 250 to 60 75 dollars per ton. Government experiments push viticulture advancement across Virginia and California, guiding farmers on variety choice, planting, pruning, pests, and marketing.
In New York on September 17 a real estate listing notes Dick Canfield’s mansion at 44th Street near Fifth Avenue now belongs to a corporate buyer. The palace, famed in the Naughty Nineties, featured mahogany and green marble and hosted high stakes gambling in an exclusive historic house valued at 790000 dollars.
Gilbert Swan recalls the old Manhattan gambling rooms at Canfield's club where sponsorship opened access to elite play. He notes William Travers Jerome dethroned Canfield at roulette and contrasts social gates with public Monte Carlo. Swan mentions Jerome at a defense table with a former cabinet member on bribery trial.
A reader asks how to preserve leather on a tan cowhide traveling bag and is advised to rub with saddle soap wrap in newspaper and store. Another asks the origin of the word prayer and it traces to Latin precaria or precari meaning to pray. A coal bin size query estimates 15 tons hard coal or 13.2 tons soft coal depending on coal type.
A clipping recalls Madison Denfee returning to Athens from Iowa, the Athens county soldiers reunion escort for Governor Harris, and notes Ohio University’s record registration of 390 with football practice underway. Also mentions Mrs Nelson Van Vorhes’s death, ten years ago items including fish kills in Hocking river, and local visits and farm interests in the area.
Washington reports say the National Women's Party sees potential shifts toward higher offices for women, with speculation centering on future vice presidential bids as a path to the White House. Analysts note past female presiding roles in Congress hint at capability to lead the Senate and country.
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