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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1924
Page
4
This piece surveys curious origins of common customs and objects from pins once sold only on two January days to barber poles symbolizing bloodied bandages. It notes windfalls, tipping origins, and the broader idea that many habits trace to practical roots, with historical reflections on change.
Federal officials and the lumber industry meet in Washington to craft policies against wasteful practices. Experts call for using slabs, short lengths, and damaged pieces for furniture crates and pulpwood, aiming to save 750 million feet annually and temper a rapid decline in U S forest areas.
A historical overview notes vast timber losses east of the Mississippi and on the Pacific Coast, with millions of acres left. It warns that at current use rates forests could vanish in a generation, urges waste prevention, and outlines reforestation plans alongside reflections on planetary habitability.
A reflection notes that children grasp electricity, while travelers in a tropical forest observe monkeys warming by a fire yet never add wood, illustrating how civilized people debate the mystery of electricity rather than seek simple explanations.
A collage of trivia covering building heights and lengths, Red Cross origins, meanings of Ichabod, Sabbath practices, origin of milliner, Chinese soldiers umbrellas, Steinmetz name, Stanley’s title, Ja Ward Howe hymn date, Pompadour origins, and hydrogen air explosion ratios. The mix presents dates, places, and notable individuals with concise factual answers.
A nobleman claimed the beggars at his gate were his hounds in a hunt for salvation. He spoke seriously that feeding the poor was salvation and could fund future scientific research as well as current relief.
A fragment argues that wealthy men should invest in scientific research outside their plants. It says one invention, extracting nitrogen from air cheaply, could produce cheap food and enable charitable endowments to benefit the needy more than alms given historically.
Dr. Marie Munk of Berlin notes men seek variety and repeat changes in marriage, arguing men leave wives for younger partners. She calls it a mere desire for change and suggests the trouble with marriage stems from this trait.
The text argues that fidelity is rarer among monkeys than humans and frames marriage as a gradual process that elevates men from baser traits. It notes infidelity should not be bragged about or taken for granted.
A Smithsonian report notes that government science funding is less than one third of one percent of the annual budget. The writer argues tenfold the appropriation is still too little and would yield vast wealth through steam, autos, steel, fertilizers, and other industrial advances.
A Washington dispatch notes the final fate of Muscle Shoals rests with President Coolidge. The writer urges the President to persuade Henry Ford to reopen his offer to supply farmers with deep fertilizer, arguing for honest competent leadership and criticizing grafters.
A new oil lamp by T. A. Johnson claims to emit a brilliant white light superior to ten ordinary lamps. It burns without odor smoke or noise uses 4 percent air and 6 percent kerosene and offers a free trial plus an agency path to earning up to 250 to 500 per month.
McArthur Friends report the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs LD Reynolds Thomas of Cleveland. The baby is named David Harry with Mrs Reynolds formerly Miss Murle Woods of this place.
Governor Donahey names James W. Darby to the Vinton County Common Pleas bench to replace the late Judge Henry W. Coultrap who died from injuries after being struck by a truck in Columbus. The appointment follows Coultrap’s death about a week earlier.
The M. E. church hosted its annual bazaar and chicken dinner in the basement on Thursday. Local residents Mrs. Joe Sinnott and Mrs. J. J. Beckley visited relatives, while Miss Florence Finney, a Akron teacher, spent time with neighbors. The Parent-Teachers' association plans a bake sale at Gaskill's store on Saturday, December 1.
London critic Carl Jetz wed the actress he has long denounced, Lola est, on the stage of a London theater. The marriage shocks the theatrical world as it awaits his review of her upcoming performance.
A brief note highlights a common misspelling of coconuts in a historical spelling discussion. The text explains that coconuts have no connection to the subject and calls the spelling error incorrect.
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