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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1924
Page
4
The piece argues for organized charity led by groups like the Red Cross and Salvation Army, urging a county wide Community Chest to meet a $10,000 goal. It criticizes government overreach and promotes private, efficient aid over bureaucratic control, calling on all to participate.
Railroad leaders urge government to stop perpetual nagging and lengthy inquiries. They say hearings, investigations, and commissions monopolize managers' time, leaving little chance to operate lines. The public mood mirrors a desire for regulatory relief without abandoning needed safeguards.
A newspaper column lauds thick woolen lumberjack style shirts among college and high school youths as a healthy rejection of sheik and lounge lizard trends. It argues the shift toward rough, practical attire marks a broader return to traditional masculine ideals and away from jazz age decadence.
The National Conference on Street and Highway Safety backs strict penalties for violations of motor vehicle laws and license suspensions, plus vehicle impounding. It urges universal title certification to curb theft and reduce losses, citing Maryland and Michigan gains. It also calls for standardized accident records and a nationwide driver instruction effort, opposing merit-based insurance ratings.
The six major railroads reported for the month a gross business around six billion dollars with net operating income of about 159 million. The text notes the ease of raising freight and passenger rates versus achieving real savings and modernization in the absence of real competition.
The column notes May wheat passing 1.64 dollars and rising, with farmers rushing grain to market to capitalize on higher prices. It recalls a prior forecast of 1.50 dollars when prices were below 1.20, and suggests gamblers may have profited more than farmers who held their crop.
Dr. YD. FE. Gerin of France arrives en route to America to present a new pneumonia method before the New York state physicians. The technique reportedly treated 600 pneumonia cases with zero deaths and also treats pernicious anemia without transfusion.
The British advance through the Sudan group of Egyptians who killed one or two Englishmen. They refuse to evacuate despite British orders. The text notes the impact of machine guns and flying machines in the conflict.
Two British officers die and eight men wounded in a confrontation with rebels who finally yielded. The account notes British resolve and a shift in their conduct when facing resistance from the so-called inferiors they govern.
The Washington peace talks led to a plan to scrap twenty seven battleships and to insure Europe’s possessions in the Pacific, reflecting a shift in American maritime policy following the conference.
The piece notes that in China holiday crowds buy lottery tickets for a $150,600 sweepstakes while civil war rages fifteen miles away. It contrasts Prussia where the state profits from lotteries and taxes them, as thousands seek $250,000 prizes they likely won’t win, highlighting gambling as both instinct and vice.
Millions of people work on crosswords at home and in study spaces. The activity aids concentration on words, essential tools of thought, for men, women, and children alike.
A wide vocabulary adds little value without usable thought. Five hours of thinking for one hour of crossword solving is as a general rule inverted, since practical use transforms knowledge into skill.
The piece contrasts early rail travel with future auto use and foresees a shift from slow journeys to faster ones. It notes Bolshevik and czarist punishments, sending educated opponents to harsh fates in Arctic exile and Siberian camps, and argues that brutality breeds more brutality.
The text notes President Coolidge considers a high sugar tariff and its hardship on Cuba. It argues the tariff should balance friendship with Cuba, health needs of children and mothers, and fair protection for American sugar interests.
The periodical report notes that U S railroads present substantial October earnings, highlighting the scale of the industry and the need for public representation of commuter and freight interests amid growing concern over railroad practices.
The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce issued reports on Great Britain covering economics trade and industry. Examples include Will British Business Recover Housing in the United Kingdom Trading With and Trading Within Great Britain and Review of British Finance in 1923.
Paris arrest follows search spanning China and the United States. Captain Charles Arthur, 42, of London, reputedly the unnamed Aide De Camp who helped blackmail an Indian prince for 750000 dollars, was captured here after a long chase.
Monroe Stark, former Memphis Southern Association manager and ex Brooklyn National League shortstop, dies in Memphis. Larry Atkinson, an automobile salesman, is held without bail on charges of shooting Stark during a party at a roadhouse operated by Blark.
Washington December 2 Senator Wesley L Jones of Washington was appointed republic whip of the senate by Charles Curtis the new majority leader in a move to organize party discipline and votes for upcoming legislation.
Gene Weintraub of the Dress Well and Succeed Campaign told Chicago business men that the Sunday suit is fading. He notes the garment still appears in remote districts but is losing ground as people prefer newer outfits that wear longer.
The opium poppy first became known among the Greeks and Romans, marking an early point of reference in classical antiquity and medicinal use.
Mrs. Fannie White of 678 Marcy Avenue Brooklyn writes of five years daily headaches and loss of appetite caused by faulty intestinal elimination. A few days of Carter's Little Liver Pills relieved symptoms, with easy intake, no griping, and pleasant after effects.
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