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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1924
Page
4
A wary critique argues against glorifying war and emphasizes truth in education. It warns that war spawns tears and death, urges wiser history lessons, and stresses immunities and sunlight for infants to resist disease in crowded civilization. It calls for balanced patriotism and better teacher-led peace through education.
An eight month old baby is described in a fragmentary report about air pollution exposure near a busy road. The text notes auto exhaust and high gas concentration lingering in the air and hints at parental concern and potential medical observations.
A cryptic wartime quip proposes disarming nations by lessening armament and even suggesting wet books as a symbolic weapon. The remark hints at unconventional ideas about security and education during conflict.
A University of Wisconsin sociology head discusses propaganda’s pervasiveness in modern politics noting past frauds and urging careful, open minded evaluation of all campaigns. He argues both sides use propaganda to push causes and cautions against blanket distrust.
Washington aims to improve health by studying gas equipment. Improper combustion can release carbon monoxide from stoves and heaters, causing headaches fatigue and even death. Experts urge proper oxygen supply and safe devices, noting increases in gas use and ongoing safety improvements.
A report warns against using cover tops on stoves and improvised heater setups. It describes a man near a small room heater smothered by a pan of water, stressing that restricted air supply and improper gas combustion can exhaust oxygen and cause headaches or fainting in tightly sealed rooms.
A man died from asphyxiation blamed on a missing screw in a gas heater. A test showed gas release in the room but the heater was acquitted. later it was found the man had inhaled gas deliberately. The Bureau of Standards notes such carbon monoxide cases are rare but rising and urges avoidance of defective or poorly designed, cheaply built equipment and untested appliances.
The article describes Chicago planning a flagship Palmer House hotel with at least 2265 rooms and a total cost near 40 million dollars including real estate and furniture. It recalls a past scene when George M. Pullman and John W. Doane inspected a fire test, praising fire resistance and noting Pullman’s memory for guests and their belongings.
A speculative riff compares European taste with American abundance, noting a hotel with four miles of corridors and three and a half acres of glass. It envisions future crowds and upper-storey hotels reached by helicopter, consuming nitrogen from surrounding air.
British report notes that James Brown, a coal miner from a two room cottage, is named Lord High Commissioner of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland by the Labour Government. The role was formerly held by the Duke of Atholl and other dignitaries.
Snobs and fools plotted to horcott the Common Workman as he makes his official debut. The Duke of Atholl invites James Brown as his guest. The Duchess offers to teach Mrs. Brown the ropes and the Marchioness of Allan will be her maid of honor in this display of British peerage customs.
The British Government plans to increase flying personnel by supporting young men forming flying clubs near major urban centers. It will provide Light Two Seater aircraft and send instructors to teach the new members.
The piece argues for government support of training camps and a dedicated air force structure. It discusses teaching individuals to fly drop bombs and operate machines, suggesting a large investment could make the nation safer and nuclear against invasion.
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The speaker advocates a single unified air army 100 percent larger than any rival. Every man would be trained in air fighting and well paid. In peacetime they could work for mail delivery. in war under one commander they would defend the nation, with submarine support to ensure safety.
Chayanoff, Russian Minister of Agriculture, predicts Russia will soon take America’s place in the world grain market and may export fodder and farm products to the United States. He calls American farmers mere hired men of the capitalists, arguing their real job is paying dividends to railroads fertilizer interests and agricultural machinery makers.
Questions and Answers section invites readers to mail plain inquiries with full name address and two cents for postage. It promises real information on legal financial matters and discourages domestic research.
Memorial inscription for Ellen Louise Axson honors Woodrow Wilson as her husband with dates and a noble epitaph. Theodore Roosevelt held many offices including New York legislator, Republican convention delegate, civil service commissioner, New York police board president, assistant secretary of the navy, New York governor, U.S. vice president, U.S. president, and attended Edward VII’s funeral as special ambassador in 1910.
Ireland is larger than Belgium Holland Denmark Switzerland or Armenia Austria Hungary and Portugal are about Irelands size Ireland has a larger population than Armenia Norway Denmark Finland or Switzerland. Four thousand three hundred pounds of paint are used to cover the capital dome and 35 men take about three months to finish the job. Alligators in the United States are decreasing and are found in low coastal regions of North and South Carolina and Florida. The Suez Canal has no locks, is 103 miles long, and connects the Mediterranean with the Red Sea.
Lima four year old Maxine Rawson shows slight improvement as physicians continue treating her unusual condition described as a petrification process. Dr. Oliver Steiner and Dr. William H. Verbeau lead the care at Lima State Hospital after experts nationwide could not diagnose the mystery ailment.
Mr and Mrs C H Winland and daughters Bernice and Wavalyn left Sunday for St Martinsville West Virginia to visit Mr Winlands ill father W H Winland. Mr and Mrs Claude Clark of them were weekend guests of his mother Mrs Levental lark.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Treiner of Oreton with no sons visited on Sunday for a gathering honoring his sister Mrs Scott Taylor.
Forest Marple buys a new Ford touring car, marking a personal vehicle purchase. The exact model and dealer are not specified in the available text.
Miss Beatrice Eberts of Creton was the weekend guest of Miss Edythe Peoples, sharing time and hospitality at a local social visit.
Mr and Mrs Dave Gorsuch and their children from Nelsonville visited Mr and Mrs N Gorsuch and Mrs Frances Weisenbarger on Sunday, sharing time with relatives.
Mr and Mrs Ray Cox accompanied by Mr and Mrs EB T Davis of Wellston were visiting friends at Vigo on Sunday.
Mark Barion is described as very ill after an earlier hand injury became infected and worsened, spreading through his system.
Mr N Gorsuch, who had been very ill for some time, is now steadily improving. The report notes his condition has improved and his health is stabilizing.
Mrs L Cox suffered a severe heart attack Saturday evening and, though still ill, is better at this time.
Among the visitors on Monday were Henry Harkins of Putnam Chapel and Mrs. Fred Downard with her son from Dundas, noted in the local social roundup.
Rev. O. J. Howearth of Nelsonville will conduct the funeral at 3 P M Monday for C. M. Thompson who died at his home Friday.
Hazel Hartley of Athens and Emerson Graham of Logan were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hartley, sharing a social visit and hospitality.
Messrs. D. A. Martindill and D. A. Martindill were business visitors at Greenfield on Monday.
Mr and Mrs Forest E Weinrich traveled to Columbus on Monday for a brief visit with relatives.
Rev L L Cherrington preached a Sunday sermon titled The Lead Pencil to a large appreciative crowd at the M Ee Church. Hamden orchestra provided excellent music.
Mrs. W. W. Tinker Mrs. D. R. Martindill and Mrs. Harry Wester were business visitors at Man Wellaten Monday.
Miss Ié4a Swepston of West Jefferson and teachers Miss Elizabeth Seils and Miss Eva Thyer spent the afternoon with Mrs. Mary Swepston, visiting and exchanging notes on school work in the city.
Mr and Mrs Frank Hudson of Columbus arrived Sunday for a short visit with Mrs Rebecca Blackstone and her son Charles Blackstone. The moon is described as the most important of the secondary planets.
A fragmented listing catalogs radio stations and programs across U S cities. Entries mention Detroit Washington Chicago New York Schenectady Pittsburg Springfield and Louisville with opera concert sport talk gospel and farm program slots and local time zones.
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