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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1925
Page
4
North Carolina paper brings back crime news after boycott
A North Carolina newspaper tested a week without crime reports and faced subscriber losses. After the experiment, 60 to 1 demanded the crime news return, arguing that printed crime coverage serves business and public interest. The piece argues rumors fill gaps when crime news is omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Germany Elects Hindenburg Reflecting Suppressed Anger
In a period of postwar strain Germans chose Hindenburg, a strongman option, to shake off factional paralysis. Analysts say the vote exposes buried bitterness and a longing for decisive leadership, risking the loss of liberty as rage replaces dialogue.
Prohibition Law Is Here to Stay Says Analysis
The piece argues that changes to the Volstead Act are unlikely to survive constitutional challenges and that only enforcement and public adherence remain. It asserts that a wet Congress is impossible and that the law’s future rests on officers enforcing it and the people choosing to obey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ree
Supreme Law
What a republic is for the common people
The speaker reflects that a republic serves the popular will though the public often confuses wants with true needs. When mistakes occur the people gain a chance to learn and correct course through experience and future actions.
Opposed to Municipal Ownership in Athens Bond Vote
Athens voters rejected a bond issue to fund a municipal building with an auditorium and theatre. They favored private enterprise and the James Theatre Co as tenant, while indicating public ownership of utilities is undesirable. The city may not pursue a new government building this term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Theatre Co
Athens
Integration of Industry in America Analyzed
Washington report by Dr. Thorp examines the shift to large scale production, noting census figures showing 2.2 percent of establishments employing 63.5 percent of wage earners and 91,517 workers producing 87.7 percent of value. It classes industries by adaptability, outlines economies of scale, and argues size varies by industry and period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Englani
Arkwright
Ae Cartwright & Stephenson
Bureau of the Census
England
Darger
Wilard L. Thorp
United S
Nad Oration
Nelu Miy
Lillian Gish Toured Broadway As Critics Wander
In New York on April 30 Lillian Gish appeared pensive and charming in a plaid tan coat and small tan hat. The writer notes other figures seen on Broadway including George Jean Nathan, Alfred Kreym Berg, editors at a convention, Princess Maria Matchabelli, Walter Catlett, Weber and Fields, Elsie Janis, John Pershing, Benedict MacQuarrie and his brother George, all amid a lively crowd of performers and critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Lillian Gish
George Jean Nathan
Alfred Kreymberg
Maria Matchabelli
Walter Catlett
Weber
Elsie Janis
Elsie
John Pershing
Black Jack” Pershing
Benedict MacQuarrie
San Francisco
Benedict
George
Saw Gareth Hughes and E H Sothern on stage in romance
A fragmentary review notes Gareth Hughes as boyish yet strong among younger actors and mentions the romance of E H Sothern and Julia Marlowe. It also recalls historical debates on navigation and a census figure of 756,286 enslaved people in 1790 and 10,464,131 in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gareth Hughes
E. H. Sothern
Julia Marlowe
Saint Lawrence
United States
Lake Michigan
Sightseeing Buses With Glass Tops Delight Visitors
Summer visitors will find deluxe sightseeing buses never ridden before. They feature thick upholstery and glass enclosures for foul weather, with a glass top to rubberneck at skyscrapers without dirt in the eye.
Hotels Stand Ready to Treat Guests Free of Charge
A Cleveland visitor at a New York publishers convention suffered a cinder in the eye and was escorted to the hotel hospital where treatment was provided at no cost. The hotel explained that guests receive free in house medical care for injuries sustained within the building even if the management is not at fault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cleveland
Americans Seek German Payments to Aid France
David Lawrence urges Raleigh News and Observer readers that U.S. policy should focus on extracting money from Germany to fund France. He asserts Washington will not dissent if Germany returns to imperial rule with von Hindenburg, akin to France under Napoleon III.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
France
David Lawrence
Raleigh News and Observer
Washington
Lawrence
von Hindenburg
Napoleon
Mencken on America and conformity in 1930s U.S.
In an interview from Baltimore, H. L. Mencken praises life in America while criticizing widespread standardization and morality laws. He argues prohibition is a symptom, not the disease, and says the easiest country to make a living in shapes his view of where to live. He contends Americans often vote by tradition rather than principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. L. Mencken
America
United States
Baltimore
American Mercury
Mr. Mencken
Informa
H. L. Monckey Lo
Curious Hair Trade Tale In A Family Feud
A riddle of fate centers on curly hair versus straight hair. A sister and brother envy each other’s locks and consider trading. The brother strives to tame his curls with brushing, combing, and home remedies.
Boomerang fight and hair curl myths endure
The verse humorously traces a perpetual cycle of failed hairstyles and stubborn curls. It notes how fate brings wrong hair and urges readers to adapt, ending with a pragmatic “make the best of it.”
Answers and Questions from the Public Forum
A compiled Q and A column on salaries for opera singers with fees ranging from 25 to 2500 per performance. Inquiries cover verse origins, Washington’s epitaph wording, bicycle lure for horse racing, hour glass accuracy, and Canada-US river access under the 1871 treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C
Ben Jonson
Celia
Philostratus
Washington
Worcester
Massachusetts
Canada
United States
St. Lawrence River
David Lawrence and American governance views
The passage discusses David Lawrence potentially speaking for the government while noting he does not represent all 114 million Americans. It argues many citizens take government seriously, critiques the corporate influence on government, and questions financial elites dictating policy toward Germany and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lawrence
Germany
German Republic
Old Age Scores and Public Figures
A column extols aging luminaries and contrasts youth, noting Von Hindenburg at 77 heading Germany, Balfour in Britain, Goethe continuing at 72, Alfred Russell Wallace at 91, and Montaigne’s era. It argues age is mental vitality, not years, citing notable elderly figures and the value of self care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Hindenburg
Austria
Lord Balfour
Jerusalem
Great Britain
Goethe
Faust
George Young
The
Los Angeles Examiner
Alfred Russell Wallace
Montaigne
Texas reader says baseball fans idle in cotton trouble
A Texas reader quips that time wasted watching baseball could be used to pick boll weevils, warning that many baseball fans are far from the cotton fields of concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Fables On Health Help Burn Treatment
Editorial on first aid for burns urging water to cool skin before removal of clothes and advice for children to roll on the ground to smother flames. Recommends wetting burned areas, applying baking soda or mixtures, and using lard oil molasses flour or white lead paint as remedies per the faded aging article.
North Pole race sparks talk of new filling stations
Four nations race toward the North Pole. Accidents are expected as exploration advances. A man contemplates life amid a haircut need. Two pianos flown to Washington could yield high notes. Policemen’s risky job noted. In Omaha an officer is sold insurance during an arrest. Henry Ford faces a million dollar lawsuit with potential overtime fallout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Fly swats save millions as fires drop insurance
A playful claim notes spring efforts saved nine million swats this summer while fire insurance of 479 millions was paid last year, suggesting fewer blazes occurred due to prevention measures.
Odor lure idea eyed to draw boll weevils to doom
The piece cites a belief that ammonia and trimethylamine could attract boll weevils away from cotton plants using a lightless lure. It notes the insect’s keen sense of smell and mentions a Charlotte Observer statistic about trimethylamine detection and compares it to a tethered animal. It also reports multiple local executions and a governor’s parole for family reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department Bureau of Chemistry
Charlotte Observer
Questioning death penalty to spare father and son
The speaker argues it would be better to imprison and employ them rather than execute them by the electric chair. He asks when civilization will outgrow the idea that the state should replicate murder to punish murder, noting the need to support the mother and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
McLean
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