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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1924
Page
4
Governor Denney urges state control of inheritance taxes while proposing a plan with the federal government. He suggests states halt tax exempt securities in exchange for no federal inheritance taxes, hoping to curb tax shifts and keep main revenue with corporate and personal income taxes.
The piece cites a Colorado rule requiring landowner permits to cut evergreen trees at Christmas and a $50 dealer license to curb overharvesting. It contrasts this with social commentary on liberal ideas, praising free speech while warning against repression, and echoes Hyde Park as a safety valve for dissent.
The author laments marauders who remove or destroy evergreen trees during the Christmas season praising restraint and offering ways to enjoy festivities without depleting forests or stealing neighbors' trees. The piece condemns thoughtlessness and urges mindful celebration.
The Census Bureau notes 1922 births at 22.5 per 1000 and deaths at 11.9 per 1000, a near two to one ratio. It argues that preserving life matters more than increasing births and that without immigration the U.S. population would double each generation, fueling growth and wealth.
An official bulletin explains plague types, transmission, and history, noting pneumonic spread via crowded slums and rat-borne bubonic forms. It urges rat control, sanitation, and living-wage measures to curb outbreaks, with emphasis on prevention over treatment.
Syracuse officials urge rabbit hunters to carry soap and wash hands after handling game to prevent tularemia, a disease deadly to humans. The illness shows as black spots on organs. tuberculosis appears as white spots on the liver.
The writer argues against American intervention in Egypt and similar regions. He questions if the United States should act as guardian for other nations and cautions against entangling alliances that could draw Europe into conflict.
George Bernard Shaw says Britain struck a death blow to the League of Nations through the Egyptian matter. He adds that the episode should reveal real Teague character to dull Americans and halt any push to force U S into the League.
A bitter critique labels past leaders as dull and ill-informed for backing security guarantees that led to the loss of property and weakening of the nation. The speaker warns against joining a League of selfish powers and condemns decades of strategic missteps.
Piece discusses President Coolidge’s steady leadership for military readiness amid naval and army modernization. It notes his attentive stance on air force development and protection strategies, with officers reporting his care and patience for proposals.
A New York man failed to obtain a divorce on grounds his wife deceived him about a British or Celtic strain of blood. The court noted the decision on an African strain in a state where miscegenation is not illegal would be enlightening.
Tom Lawson of Boston returns to speak on making millions in the stock boom and how losses can occur in Wall Street. A hard fighter, he has published Fren zied Finance pieces credited with saving some innocents from bankruptcy, though not all.
The text contrasts Lawson’s return appeal with a cautionary opening from Dr. Johnson’s Rasselas. It notes New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine seeking $15 million, with a $200,000 initial gift for the nave, and critiques growing secular habits among the wealthy in funding religion.
A roundup of brief questions and expert answers covers tire rolling resistance, Sicilian language traits, number of Good Shepherds homes, measuring tree growth, the Winter Palace as largest palace, official hymns of the Federation of Women's Clubs, origin of roughneck, Saint Luke paintings, spot cotton meaning, and market patronage.
Today marks the 91st anniversary of the birth of Miss Monenie McDougall of Rosedale Kansas born in Athens county.
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