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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1925
Page
4
A garbled OCR fragment lists ANAM National Advertising Representatives with Robert and Ware Inc at 601 Fifth Ave and an address on N Wabash Avenue in Chicago New York. The text is incomplete and uncertain.
A brief excerpt cites Proverbs 15 10 and notes that hatred of reproof shows a small mind. Cecil adds that aversion to correction is unwise, underscoring the value of admonition and humility.
The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment seeks 50,000 new California members amid strong dry majorities in Congress. The piece argues no beer and wine law is possible, backing strict sobriety standards for drivers and urging public responsibility on the roads.
The automobile has established a new moral standard by compelling motorists to remain at the scene, report identity, and accept responsibility for injuries. It condemns the old habit of fleeing and refusing to witness against oneself.
Cape May city manager objects to sending young women to Atlantic City for annual beauty contests saying communities should keep their beauty at home. San Francisco Monitor criticizes such contests as vanity and irrelevant to city planning.
A concise remark on China noting overlapping authorities and the absence of a single unified government, highlighting governance fragmentation and potential policy confusion.
Federal Reserve data show most districts gained savings in June over May and year earlier, led by the Atlanta district in the Central South. A New Orleans paper notes this occurs when cotton money is light, implying diversified prosperity across the region and a stronger solid South.
WAVASHINGTON, D. C. A great move toward better home building travels across the nation. Home plans sponsored by civic clubs and dealers spur small homeowners, while stucco finishes grow in popularity in cities from Los Angeles to Minneapolis. Modern methods permit richer colors and textures, with durable, fireproof masonry often replacing older timber builds.
The piece promotes swimming as a weight loss method and explains the Australian crawl and back crawl with a vigorous leg flutter. It claims the technique stimulates deep breathing and strengthens the lower abdomen and bowels while avoiding heart strain. It ends with a philosophical line from Mansfield Ohio Journal.
In New York a cartoonist named Art Young buys a ramshackle old horse drawn cab to drive on his Connecticut farm, but he has not yet driven it due to lacking a horse. The piece also notes a blind man in a New York bootleg joint recounting earnings and life.
In the Bronx a two foot high milestone reading ten miles to City Hall remains on Boston Road. Residents opposed its removal citing patriotic sentiment while remembering era before subways and traffic. The piece also notes a Jersey father with ten children after triplets expands the hardships of out of work life.
In homes the sentimental young lady and older listeners enjoy radio while the young ignore or listen for opera stories told by the broadcaster. Applause echoes across cities and farms as radio and moving pictures reshape education and imagination. No static beyond Earth's atmosphere for miles.
A historical reflection notes that railroads and telegraph shortened travel and message transmission, and predicts radio and moving pictures will further shorten the journey of knowledge by more than a tenth.
MacMillan, 3,700 miles away in the Arctic ice, was called up and interviewed by radio and will later, when he starts flying, answer questions by radio while in flight using his own broadcasting apparatus.
A fragmented phrase raises questions about future communication breakthroughs and the pace of innovation. The snippet hints at technological optimism without providing concrete details or context.
The text claims modern people, especially girls, are taller and stronger from exercise and sensible food. It notes bigger brains and skulls from education, and painter J. D. Patrick comments on evolving facial features such as an upward nose, rounder eyes, and upturned corners of the mouth.
At Cape Town university doctors dissected a native body and reported a boskov skull type, a fossil form dating to an ice age about five thousand years ago. The finding is described amid remarks on stagnant conditions among savages.
Prof Haeckel foresaw centuries of change in men. He proposed bifurcated eyesight with one eye trained for the microscope and the other for the telescope, enabling both to perceive nearby objects as they truly are. This dual vision would accompany evolving mental abilities as technology advances.
The fragment contrasts ancient civilization traits with modern perceptions, mentioning slavery, gladiatorial combat, epicurean banquets, Cleopatra, and travels. It hints at dramatic shifts from brutal public spectacles to refined elites, without clear narrative structure.
Washington rumor threads old-line Republicans fearing the rise of a new radical leadership in the Senate. Charles P. Stewart notes Frazier's potential as a reformer, his past three gubernatorial terms in North Dakota and a Senate comeback, while Democrats weigh his appeal and strategic value to block traditional Republican policies.
The passage questions whether a Republican veteran will become the next radical standard bearer in the senate. It notes the repeated denials as suspicious and implies a possible forecasting of his future role.
A warning about debt stresses the dangers of small charges adding up and ruining enjoyment. It advises planning ahead for weekly pay to avoid financial fretting and loss of freedom from debt burdens.
A light verse warns against habitual borrowing and urges prudent spending. It contrasts wearing finances thin with the relief of delaying purchases until funds are available, suggesting a smile as encouragement for self restraint.
A father reads of a proposed grand mausoleum funded by churches costing 3.5 million dollars for embalmed corpses in marble niches. Critics ask why housing for living mothers is neglected while such funerary work grows. They question if Christianity’s founder would support lavish tombs over better living conditions.
The country watches New York City politics as Mayor Hylan resists streetcar companies by enforcing the city contract and a five cent fare. Corporations that own the city’s political machinery dislike the mayor’s control and the resulting friction.
The fall bid aims to replace the 5 cent mayor with an eight eight or ten cent version. Wall Street bets two to one that the 5 cent mayor will win the primary, a wager prompting remark on voters supposed sharpness.
A Mansfield note calls bad luck a curse while good fortune is taken for granted in a casual saying. Akron Beacon Journal comments on the Reds failing to rally shared outrage. Marion Star notes new orders require a dryer force to move faster, avoiding cocktails.
A Canton Ohio News item notes a unique marriage where a girl wed an aviator whose plane crashed on her lawn, highlighting a dramatic and high profile union event connected to a fatal crash.
A Defiance Ohio Crescent News item notes a local store promoting a window card ad that reads Say it with bath towels with a playful nod to Shakespeare. The brief item captures local retail humor.
A Martins Ferry Times item notes an old-fashioned girl rolling her own dough, humorously contrasting traditional hosiery craft with a kitchen task in the Ohio town.
Tom Sims remarks that a mosquito’s hunger fades when a honeymoon ends and driving with one hand is forgotten, implying a humorous caution on relationships and travel.
A quirky note on a dog that favors steak over a pedigreed pup. The text hints at a broader sense of change or dawn but remains focused on a simple canine preference.
The note warns that window panes last longer away from baseball grounds and light bulbs do better in the dark. It also suggests that cheap matches bring trouble and that a good match is rare in a whole box.
The text notes that preachers have steady summer employment because their congregations resist relocation seeking better conditions. It portrays faith leaders with stable roles while members remain loyal to their current locales.
A roadside tip suggests always having a pump or a large bar in an automobile for emergencies. The guidance emphasizes readiness to inflate tires during long trips or in case of a flat tire, highlighting practical aid for drivers.
A collage of wry aphorisms and social vignettes on rumor speed vanity and daily life. The reflections poke at human folly from quick gossip to misplaced optimism and old fashioned views.
Public Health Service offers guidance on standing and walking with feet. minimize toe-out, avoid weight on outer foot, learn to push with toes. Question asks about polo revival. Harry Payne Whitney formed the Big Four and won the International Trophy in England in 1909. Baton Rouge hosts a sugar school linked to the State Agricultural College. Paderewski will be 65 next November. No difference between Boston bulldog and Boston bull terrier. the latter is the breed. Crows and quail eat tobacco worms. cuckoos and larger native birds may help reduce pests.
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