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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1925
Page
4
A collection of literary and philosophical excerpts on life, morality, and ambition contrasts with a blunt view on firearms. It argues that gun possession worsens penalties and may deter trouble, while criticizing society for allowing morons to buy guns and roam freely.
Pittsburgh, famed for smoke, reduces spot pollution to one fifth of 1914 levels after a half time engineer, simple anti smoke ordinance, and fines for railroads and manufacturers. Utilities cut fuel costs by about 20 percent due to improved devices and efficiency at institutions like Ohio university heating plant and the high school boiler upgrade.
The New York State pardon board now refuses to recommend parole for inmates who used firearms in their crimes. The rule advocates using a gun test in trials and paroles to keep dangerous offenders behind bars.
An analysis argues that President Hindenburg, once viewed as a monarchist threat, upheld democratic pledges and supported Locarno disarmament efforts. It credits him with backing cooperation with France and the Allies, shaping a stable postwar Europe. The piece lauds him as a level-headed statesman and a defender of democracy.
Farmers remain the chief patrons of mail order houses as Sears Roebuck reports 202 million dollars in sales for the first ten months, up 16.5 percent year over year, with October up 27.7 percent. Montgomery Ward posts record October sales and its forty fifth straight month of improvement, signaling a better farm economy.
Washington observance on December 6 follows last year when 51 nations joined to support Near East Relief. The effort targets feeding 187,835,000 meals for orphans and refugees across Caucasus and Aegean regions, with sponsorship options and a standard dinner shared in hotels and clubs to fund the cause.
A garbled OCR snippet references legal actions, assaults and social diseases, mentioning clergy and a controversial stance. The text is incomplete and lacks coherent details or identifiable events or entities to identify a clear news item.
In New York City a writer recalls the old trade of bell hanging and the rise of electric bells. Peter Werner runs a shop that still handles locks and doorbells while old bell systems are remembered as charming signals from bygone days.
Bell hanger era comments on Broadway nightlife as Bal Masque opened by Albert Bouche in Chicago expands food reputation yet enforces no drinks. Despite lavish entertainment and low cover, the liquor ban doomed the club. Bouche returned to Chicago and the venue faded away. A padlocked club’s owner may reopen elsewhere.
In a fragmentary reflection, the text contrasts a hypothetical scenario with Henry Ward Beecher in Chicago, noting that law would demand a formal contest. It criticizes clergy for unresolved theological debates and suggests their influence on youth and future generations.
Lady Astor comments that unmarried women grow benevolent while bachelors become selfish. old maids are salt of the earth and loved by children and thinkers, yet she urges marriage while young to have children. She advocates marrying healthy, intelligent, and kind women.
Dr. Arnold Lorand warns that spinsterhood harms women’s health and the ductless glands and, more troubling, robs the human race of potential children who could have advanced civilization by a thousand years. He notes maids with self control and proper scorn of men’s faults have reduced future generations.
Marcus Loew, while chewing turkey at the Ritz Carlton, declares there is no luck and hopes his doctor will permit red meat. Charlie M. Schwab, passing by, recalls Andrew Carnegie who rejected luck but valued being around lucky people.
A crowded town scene follows Loew remarking that a theater site costs rise despite prior sales. He notes rent 35000 yearly plus taxes to a land buyer, who himself once paid 36000 and faced insanity rumors. A second site cost 28000, a third earlier price of 66000 now valued at 1.5 million over five years.
A fragmented sentence notes traveling from New York with mentions of Real Estate and imitation of wealth. The text appears to discuss fiscal caution and prudent property purchases as an analogy.
This Q A section covers quail flight speed about 75 feet per second and compares rural versus city pupil vision defect rates with specific state examples. It also lists highest mountains Mt McKinley and Mt Aconcagua and explains the derivation of words ending in sas with Sioux and Latin roots.
A taxi bearing the sign Taxi to Florida for 35 dollars was spotted near a New York railroad station, signaling available rides to Florida from downtown streets.
City columns poke at slang and sports habits as writers from Cincinnati and Urbana note changing phrases and the Prince of Wales publicist’s busy schedule amid cultural chatter.
A clipped Marion Ohio iStar snippet warns that a plan to destroy the weak would run to an unpredictable end as details remain unclear about final outcomes and consequences.
A humorous quip from Fostoria Ohio Times notes the husband sleeping well like a log until the wife reveals a saw cutting through it, delivering a local eye catching reminder of domestic bluntness.
Youngstown Vindicator reports the city editor appeared pleased when the reporter said there was no meeting and no story. It broke up into a fight.
Washington dispatch notes that even at 17 500 dollars a year diplomats face high living costs and lavish obligations. It cites a commercial attache who quit after six months due to unable to sustain hospitality and official demands, highlighting the strain on mid level officials and the need for richer resources to serve abroad.
Sir Guy Lathrop, nephew and fiancé of Margaret, is a murder suspect as Adrian Klyne the private detective pursues Honeybun and Wilmot. Wilmot hides in a gravel pit after a failed murder attempt. Sturman the poacher is wounded, while Mrs. Vansittart encounters a mysterious Griswold who hints at Sir Guy’s hiding place.
A short reminiscence follows two young children who meet and form a budding friendship. He helps her with everyday tasks and their playful bond becomes the talk of their peers as the neighborhood notices a growing romance.
A brief excerpt describes children hurrying to school with young hearts beginning to fall in love. The tone hints at budding romance as boys and girls stroll hand in hand, sharing a quiet moment of affection before the day begins.
Marion reports a correspondence school now offers a maxaphone playing course, signaling new hobby training for readers seeking flexible music lessons.
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