Darkness and ignorance quoted in thought for today
A brief thought on darkness being felt as ignorance, citing a Bible maxim about darkness and a Shakespearean line about ignorance as the true dark.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1925
Page
4
Confidence Rises as Business Figures Point to Sound Conditions
A bank review notes most measures of business conditions remain favorable with low interest rates, strong industrial output, high stock prices, and robust trade. It warns against overreacting to short term slips and urges a common sense, optimistic outlook aligning sentiment with solid statistics.
Where Is The Howl Aboard Of Public Relief
A reader derides sectarian aid in medical relief while urging universal, nonsectarian care for the wounded and dying. The piece argues parents must engage with their children, stressing mutual benefits of attentive family life and warning indifference can harm both generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress of Mothers
Healing arts split by sects, not methods argued
The text contends that healing practices such as osteopractic and chiropathic methods are grouped into sects. It argues that the underlying assumption is flawed, asserting that healing arts resemble religion in their division into factions.
Prohibition Law From Local Jokes To Federal Policy
The article argues prohibition began as a joke in many places and that enforcement lagged as states adjusted. It compares federal law to earlier state experiences, noting widespread defiance and smoother transitions forecast for federal prohibition based on past state trajectories.
The Marine Band and its guiding nation in peril and glory
Washington report notes the Marine Band faced disbanding when Congress delayed pay upgrades. The omnibus bill saved the ensemble just before the March 4 inauguration, keeping a national treasure active. The piece traces the band from its 18th century roots to its pivotal role at White House events and national ceremonies, highlighting leaders from Sousa to Santelmann and its enduring American identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Marine Band
Frederick J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania Avenue
Coolidge
Capitol
America
Congress
Comptroller of the Treasury
Washington
Rock Creek Park
Library of Congress
Washington Monument
Smithsonian Institution
United States
George Washington
George Washingon
Revoluion
Marine Ang
Pennsylvania
Benjamin Franklin
Marine Corps
John Adams
White House
Jefferson
Adams
Marine
James Madison
Long’s
Wheer
Madison
Dolly Madison
Nellie Grant
Alice Roosevelt
Andrew Johnson
Yam Henry Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Abraham Lincoln
James A. Garfield
Cleveland
William McKinley
Harding
John Philip Sousa
Hayes
Garfield
Arthur
Harrison
McKinley
Sousa
William H. Santelmann
McLellan
George Barnett
Broadway Celebrities and Arts Observations
A New York column catalogs sightings on Broadway including Laura Hope Crews Gloria Swanson and Basil Caparell plus notes on the Albee Theater Ruth St Denis Lupino Lane and Arch ie Sinclair painters. Brief reflections touch Peruvian Chilean plebiscite issues and U S stance in South American affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Laura Hope Crews
Gloria Swanson
Marquis of
Jim Barton
New Albee Theater
Brooklyn
Schumann tIhink
Ruth St. Denis
Lupino Lane
Holbrook Binn
Rachmaninoff
Elsie Janis
Herman Gantvoort
Political and social observations cross the Atlantic
The piece discusses wartime religion and prohibition era concerns. It contrasts extremist religious violence with modern tolerance, warns against cocktail culture, and notes the German election produced a fragmented result with the Republican candidate leading in votes and predicting a Republican win in the next vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Braun
Ludendorff
English Political Families and Wealth Across Centuries
The text notes money and prominence persisting in families across generations. It cites the Astors and Vanderbilts in America, and in England a line leading to Lord Salisbury succeeding Lord Curzon, with ties to Balfour and Lord Robert Cecil. It mentions Elizabeth I’s era and Cecil lineage shaping policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astors
Vanderbilts
England
Lord Salisbury
Lord Curzon
House of Commons
Salisbury
Balfour
Robert Cecil
Elizabeth
Lord Burleigh
Cecil
Palm Beach
TOM SIMS Says- Odd Tips From A Curious Column
A humorous column rambles through quirky maxims about breathing organs and garden pests. It jokes that necking parties might be healthy and suggests canned vegetables as a fence for chickens, then muses about relocating a house to dodge bill collectors.
Emerson quotation sparked the mouse trap saying question
A reader asks about Emerson’s quotation linked to the famous mouse trap line and how Elbert Hubbard altered it. The exchange includes references to common fame and practical skills, along with other trivia Qs about radish origins and rail land grants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Elbert Hubbard
Asa
Illinois
Stearns to Europe Fueled by White House Speculation
Report says Frank W. Stearns and his wife travel to Europe for pleasure but diplomatic circles in Washington doubt the trip. Observers link it to President Coolidge seeking inside information on arms talks after a meeting with Borah. The couple will begin a two month tour landing in Naples with visits to major capitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
Indo- China
Malay Archipelago
RK. J
Philippines
William
M. C.D
Penn
Washington
Frank W. Stearns
Europe
Coolidge
Stearns
Wilson
Col. House
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Thei
Sider
America
Congress
Stearnses
Naples
Moving Pictures Moving Pictures
A domestic spring upheaval disrupts routines as a father struggles with house cleaning and a dim reading lamp while mother bears the strain of the season’s chores. The scene captures a family in mild domestic tension during busy cleaning days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
Mom
There Are Pictures to Move Here at Home
Hal Cochran works hard and cooks little as rugs are beaten and rubbish burned after meals. Mom directs and inspects the house while Dad suggests a movie, then the family stays in to watch home pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Sinclair
iCivic Club
New York
Portland
Ore
Editorial ripples on Mexican baseball league plan
The Columbus Dispatch and Akron Beacon Journal pieces mock the idea of organizing a Mexican baseball league. They joke about using revolutionists as umpires to cleanse the sport and critique social smallness in a village where everyone knows each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Dispatch
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Repugeen
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Eaversay
Nome
the Marine Band
By Frederic J. Haskin
Lincoln
John Quincy Adams
Lafayette
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Buchanan
Dean
Eddie Dowling
Sally
Irene
Mary
George Arliss
Basil Caparell
Peru
Chile
Ohio
Charles A. Wood
Tom Sims
Matthew Quay
Pennsylvani
Republican State Committee
Therafter
Ber
National Committee
Believe
Charles P. Stewart
NEA
Hal Cochran
CRAX
Akron Ohio Beacon-Journal
Yalout
Sam
Jon
Mac Coulont
Ste
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