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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1924

Page

4

Obituary and advertising contact details rail at Athens paper

An OCR fragment lists advertising representatives for The Athens Messenger and mentions obituary cards. It includes references to the Audit Bureau of Circulations and international news wire services with contact lines in New York Chicago and other cities.

THE Athens Messenger Ate Ma Audit Bureau of Circulations Wire Report International Sci Aise Ncatmaecetmcaga Nat Advertising T & Ward Tee Fifth Ava New York Bowie Wabash Avenue Chicago Ruth Rogers WGR Buffalo N. Y Enoch Arden WOR KOC Newark N. J Josef Wolfe Alice Starkey Captain Hartley Leviathan Orchestra Manhattan Carson Commandery Band WCAP Washington, D. C Arthur B. Williams Michigan Washington D. C Philharmonic Society of New York WHAS S&s. T Louisville Reading KYW Orgran WLAG Minneapolis St. Paul Minn WWJ SSA KC CST Detroit Mich Mme Homer Dubard

A Thought for Today Prov 14 10 quote notebook line

A devotional line reflects on bitterness and sorrow in life. It cites Proverbs 14 10 and a verse by H Neele about sorrow leaving a lasting print on the sands of life. The brief closes with a meditative, reflective tone.

American newspapers as guardians of democracy say Brisbane

Arthur Brisbane argues that while France has many papers, the United States relies on local dailies to inform communities. He notes Americans trust the neighborhood paper as the real newspaper and praises country newspapers for informing rural areas about state and national issues.

Arthur Brisbane France United States America

Jobless Chorus Girls Signal Shifting New York Stage

A New York article notes about 3,000 chorus girls are working with estimates to reach 5,000. Unemployment grows amid high costs and poor business, yet producers remain cautious. The piece suggests many chorus girls could switch to domestic work or other roles if the stage dries up.

New York Hollywood Manhattan Island

Fire Waste Sparks Debate On Sundays And Safety

A public essay cites alarming fire statistics from the United States with fires destroying homes daily and lives lost or injured. It then shifts to a discussion on Sunday habits, urging families to attend church and Sunday school as a social and moral priority across generations.

Men behind modern insurance reforms and growth

The passage lauds a group of men as deserving immortal fame for initiating reforms in insurance. It notes state trading has not improved practices and credits private companies with necessary reforms that expanded insurance to colossal global scale.

Stop laws could cut grade crossing deaths nationwide

A discussion on driver psychology at grade crossings notes that carelessness, not crossings, causes most accidents. North Carolina’s stop law cut fatalities 50 percent and injuries by half. The piece argues similar laws nationwide would save many lives by forcing autos to stop before crossings.

North Carolina

Migration of the Negro reshapes American populace and politics

The article discusses the shift in the American racial makeup due to immigration limits and large scale internal migration of Black residents from the South to the North. It notes census trends, the center of negro population moving north, and potential political impact in northern states and cities like Chicago Detroit and New York City.

Population shifts drive new migration laws in the South

Census data show that in ten years population growth exceeded the prior forty years and migration of African Americans has accelerated. Reports note some southern states have proposed laws to deter this labor drain caused by departure, reflecting mounting labor concerns.

Change in the South as Negro Population Grows

Before the last census the negro proportion was under two percent but in the South the figure stands at 27 percent. The data signal a lasting shift with more industrial growth in the region, potentially drawing migration from the North as blacks seek factory work at home. Time will show if motive is cotton field to factory work or other factors drive the movement.

Washington, D. C United States Mediterranean Sea Bryce Southland Viscount Bryce South Florida Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Texas Virginia

Australians and Americans debate future of white colonization

An essay argues Australians stand as near and crucial to America as early western settlers, framing white western expansion against Asiatic migration. The piece contrasts motives and warns against cheap labor, while a long radio listing details evening programs across multiple stations with time stamps and performers.

Alleghenies Mississippi Asia Australia

American views on Asia and the yellow menace

The piece reflects on America’s large population and ocean distance from Asia. It compares Australia’s smaller population under threat from Asia’s vast numbers, framed as a wall-like boundary guarding Western interests.

America Asia San Francisco Australia

Australia stands firm against Asiatic population pressure

The passage argues that Asia will overwhelm Australia with population growth, but Australia resists. It claims Britain and white nations back Australia to keep the continent white and free from Asiatic control, emphasizing resolve and external support.

Asia Australia Java Japan

Australia’s Determined Stand Against Influx of Chinese

In mid 19th century Australia faced a Chinese influx tied to gold fields. Britain refused to act, forcing Australia to defend itself by force and turn back ships carrying thousands of Chinese workers, preserving colonial security and sovereignty.

Australia Asia Great Britain England

Australia Seeks Unyielding Exclusion of Asians

The article argues Australia bans all Asians including British subjects in India, denying entry with no room for gentlemens agreements. Japan protests U S territorial regulation but not Australia’s xenophobia, as Asia fears England would defend Australia even against Asia itself.

Australia India Japan United States Asia England

Lesson for statesmen from Australian stance at Asia's doors

The text notes Australians resisting Asia's entreaties and suggests the United States back Australia with moral, financial, and physical support if needed, praising Australia's stance against nonwhite expansion and urging U.S. backing.

Asia United States Australia

Australians Stand Against Asia's Massive War Machine

The speaker extols Australia’s resolve to resist the Japanese empire, describing it as a narrow ribbon beside Australia’s vast sheep and cattle lands. He notes the courage required to defy a fighting nation backed by more than nine hundred million Asians.

Australia Asia

Australia’s White Unity Amid War Memories and Versailles

The address praises Prime Minister Hughes for opposing a radical equality plank at Versailles. It notes a 17 to 9 vote against it, praises Australia’s 97 percent Anglo Saxon population, and asserts unity and democratic virtue in Australia and New Zealand, with a call to keep the land for white descendants and allies.

Hughes Australia Versailles Japan League of Nations Asia New Zealand

Emigrants urged to seek white settlement in Australia

A speech praises Australia and New Zealand as welcoming high grade emigrants from Europe and condemns Australia for excluding them, arguing the lands could become a great breeding ground for white people and a land without excessive wealth disparity.

Australia New Zealand Europe

Right of a Nation to Say Who May Enter Its Territory

The passage argues that while individuals may favor open access for all, they personally keep their homes private and require boundaries. It extends this logic to nations, asserting that the country has the right to determine who may enter its territory, as pointed out by Mr. Hughes.

Ted Hughes

Radio Programs WOC Philadelphia Schedule

Radio schedule for WOC in Philadelphia lists a 8 40 p m program featuring Mary Ke Vogt and the Archestra with Harriette performing. The entry notes a 19 m est airing time and 1008 p m reference.

WOC Philadelphie Mary KE. Vogt Archeatra Hue Storké Ritone Harriette

Questions and Answers Information Bureau notice

Public notice describes The Athens Messenger Information Bureau led by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC. It invites readers to mail questions for factual information and requests the caller’s full name address and two cents for postage. Replies go directly to the inquirer.

Athens Messenger Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Washington, D. C The Inquirer

Quiz Answers and Notes from an Old Column

A collection of Q A style questions with brief answers on topics from presidential ages to curiosities about the eye, Illinois name origin, compass origin, pointed fox, San Francisco factories, and the US Conscience Fund.

William Henry Harrison Mr. Bryan Linois Illinois Egypt Cairo Galena San Francisco Tres

Paper care tips and Nobel Prize trivia from 1921

The item presents Q A prompts on 1923 funds for miscellaneous expenses and how to remove stuck paper from furniture using warm water and flannel, plus a Nobel Prize note about Anatole France for 1921 and a Herodotus quotation about fathers and sons in war.

Anatole France D. A Herodotus Croesus Lydia Cyrus

Edith Sitwell Defends Poets Against British Lynching

Miss Edith Sitwell condemns the commercial press and the public for attacking new poets. She credits her burlesque siblings Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell with London revue success and criticizes revues as uneducated and dull. She calls for more genuine writing and beauty in English letters.

London Edith Sitwell Sitwell Osbert Sacheverell Miss Sitwell England

Many Foreigners in New Haven Schools

In New Haven public schools 31 762 children are taught with 9 131 of American parentage. Italian parentage leads with 11 518 children. The system includes 47 nationalities and over 1 500 students born abroad.

New Haven Conn

Sole Wrangel Island Survivor Visits El

Ada Black jack Eskimo woman and sole survivor of the Knight Arctic expedition to Wrangel Island arrived in Los Angeles from Seattle with her son Johnny Blackjack and Mrs. John Fletcher. Rescuers sent north by Harold Nolce found her guarding the body of Dora Knight, leader of the former expedition.

Los Angeles Ada Blackjack Wrangel Island Seattle Johnny Blackjack John Fletcher Harold Nolce Englewood N. J Dora Knight

Actress Beatrice Bradley Seeks Stable Marriage Path

Chicago reports actress Beatrice Bradley vows to quit marrying actors after a day in vaudeville courts. She prefers a steady butcher or baker to stage folk, arguing actors are too familiar. She leaves Judge Lynch's court free for new entanglements.

Chicago Beatrice Bradley Max Madrecki Judge Lynch

Delegates Back Coolidge Nomination at Rhode Island Convention

Rhode Island Republican state convention selects 12 delegates to the national convention and instructs them to pursue Calvin Coolidge’s nomination. A resolution condemning the Ku Klux Klan as a threat to fundamental law is approved.

Coolidge Providence R. I Calvin Coolidge Ku Klux Klan

United States Accepts Rome Aerial Legislation Congress Invite

The United States has accepted Italy's invitation to attend the sixth Congress of aerial legislation in Rome on April 22, as announced today.

America Washington United States Rome

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