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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1926
Page
4
A devotional note cites Galatians 6 1 and a quote about restoring a fault with humility. It reflects on the strength of the soul when choosing forgiveness over revenge and includes a provocative final line from E H Chapin.
Ostmaster General lauds rural free delivery as vital to American life. He notes carriers connect farm and city, delivering news with the personal touch that radio cannot provide, and value their role as a social bond on rural routes.
Melville Cover of Chicago dived 39 feet from a trestle to save a boy knocked from a bridge by a train. He revived the youth, treated a head wound, and earned praise from his family for the brave act amid a crowded summer of Channel swims.
The article notes the Smiths winning again as 303 people share the surname in the new Who's Who in America edition. It mentions Meecon place Browns numbering 105, and a tight race for third between the Johnsons and Jones families. The Johnsone family claims third with 146 while the Joneses place fourth with 740.
A scientist discusses future energy control through chemical changes and electron power. The speaker recalls Nobel's dynamite demonstration and warns against doubting emerging energy solutions while noting past skepticism toward Robert Fulton.
The Industrial Guarantee fund for Athens is under completion as the Chamber of Commerce organizes a drive seeking about 250000 dollars. Solicitors focus on those who can afford liberal subscriptions and urge every man in the city to sign, easing the burden if all participate.
Helen Taft annin g argues in McCall's October that school histories are biased to the nation a child belongs to. Doctor Manning, ex-President Taft's daughter, is Bryn Mawr College dean and urges changes to keep history from delaying peace.
The passage argues that history books glamorize wars, teaching youths to view one side as heroes and the other as villains. It warns this focus erodes understanding of mankind's broader real achievements beyond kings and battles.
Arthur Brisbane notes a lighthearted take on youth in the Midwest while warning that whiskey of poisonous kind harms students. He lists royal upheavals since 1914 and reports assorted European political tensions, mass arrests in Rome, and a note on Hungarian university baptism rules for Jews.
The passage contrasts forced baptism in Spain and Heine seeking legality in Germany with the persistence of faith. It then notes Roy Carson’s jail sentence in Nebraska for bootlegging, with petitions opposing the harsh bread and water diet. The piece mocks bias toward bootleggers, framing bread and water as not cruel.
Mrs Aimee Semple McPherson preaches in Los Angeles to large crowds. reports said she was drowned during a bathing incident but she later reappeared claiming kidnapping and temporary captivity. District attorney counters the claim as voluntary absence. worshippers continue to gather for perceived deliverance.
A Japanese assailant hurled a knife at the Crown Princess as the British ambassador hosted the Crown Prince and Princess of Sweden. The weapon struck the ambassador's son near the heart but was stopped by a gold cigarette case. The attacker escaped. authorities and foreign residents speculated on persecution and prosecution dynamics.
A analysis of education as the largest global enterprise. It notes invested capital in school facilities, vast public and private enrollments, and endowments. The piece highlights inefficiencies due to divided governance and funding methods while praising overall quality and improvements in American schooling. Dr. H. A. L. Fisher commends the U S system as a harmonizer and leader in pedagogy and investment.
The article notes extremely low readings such as 133 degrees below zero Fahrenheit from a balloon over Batavia and 90 degrees below zero in Verkhoyansk. It also includes quick science Q and A on why soaps float and why Portland cement is named so, with concise explanations.
The Interior Department's General Land Office issues a revised circular of suggestions for homesteaders and entrants under applicable laws. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Lighthouses distributes over 300 radio receiving sets to remote lighthouses, funded by manufacturers, in response to Secretary Hoover's appeal.
The text notes a nomination for National Commander of the American Legion sent in a letter to George Washington Post. It reports the Bureau of Education establishing a professorship of books at Rothy College in Winter Park Florida and describes a shift to discussions in class replacing formal lectures. It also highlights a tire by the Bureau of Standards deemed virtually puncture proof against nails after tests.
A five meter hydroplane described as the largest in the world completed a flying test at St Nazaire France on August 21. It flew about a half hour in gusty wind before safely returning to its base. The note comes from H H Kelly American Trade commissioner at Paris in a recent mail report to the department of commerce.
In Lawrence Massachusetts Pete Chapel expresses relief after a burglary case. A thief took 120 dollars but General Pershing reportedly declined a request to provide a crease to press pants.
Washington reports outline Indian claims to roughly 1.25 billion dollars in unpaid balances for lands and tracts taken across North America. The Creeks seek 195 million, the Sioux claim 860 million, tracing losses to Jackson era land grabs and post Civil War actions.
In New York City a column notes workers sit as fake passengers to appear crowded, drawing real customers to fill buses. The piece also discusses Prohibition era scams, including speakeasies and poison-hopeful practices, and cites the growth of on-site drink analysis by a major drug firm to assure safety for patrons.
The Q and A column states Pola Negri's real name is Appolonia Chalupez. It also begins to discuss the lowest temperature ever recorded, noting the term record for low air conditions.
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