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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
4
A reflective editorial argues that the decline in marriages may reflect increased caution before wedlock. It notes fewer weddings despite fears of social decay, suggests the real remedy is thoughtful planning, and warns against blaming free love or Irishness for changing family patterns.
A state Christmas Seal chairman warns the public about fake health seals sold as authentic anti tuberculosis seals. The fakes imitate the real seal with double barred cross and the phrase Merry Christmas and Good Health and show the year 1925. The notice explains genuine seals remain separate through a single organization and support tuberculosis prevention and cure.
Boris Berkman praises American farmers noting two centuries of progress surpassing European gains in 2,000 years and claiming Americans enjoy better homes and comforts than Europe’s rich, a view that may also reflect on American workers.
Mr Longworth used Gentlewomen and gentlemen in his House opening. The moment honors women entering government and highlights Gentlewoman as a dignified term, superior to the overused lady or gentleman. Its meaning resonates in social and public life today.
A campaign by the International Association of Policewomen aims to educate the public on the role and standards of policewomen. Since 1918 the group pushes training, university courses, and women’s bureaus to improve appointments, supervision, and protection of women and children nationwide.
In New York on December 10, Bainbridge Colby Booth Tarkington and Irene Rich among many celebrities spotted in town. Lionel Crook recalls food for six day racers at Madison Square Garden while Irv Cobb and Irving Cobb loom as comic presences. Edna Ferber and Katherine Norris pictured, plus Alla Nazimova and Rose Coghlan. An essay on film rights and sudden weather notes follows.
William Fox envisions funding plays. Q and A cover money from ashes, Hudson Fulton 1909 dates, fur seal skin processing taking about sixty days, and radio aerials using iron supports with proper spacing and insulated setups to avoid energy loss.
Communities seek help from the International Association of Policewomen to inaugurate patrols of policewomen. The group sends speakers and literature on effective methods. It has members in Scotland Britain Poland and other nations as postwar changes push women into public life.
The West criticizes Washington over the Mitchell trial the Shenandoah inquiry and the nation’s weak air defense. It also notes Republican governance siding with railroads and business while offering only empty promises to farmers.
The passage rails against radicalism and the idea of a new mass movement. It notes most Americans feel above the label mass while social classes rise with prosperity. It suggests editors should launch a satire on wealth rather than a real radical periodical.
Washington opens a new compulsory pedestrian safety school run by Prof. Eldridge and a squad of traffic officers. Attendance carries up to a $200 fine for insubordination or lunkheaded behavior as lessons cover where and how to walk and how signals apply.
The text argues that President Coolidge and Republicans should take decisive action between now and 1928 to protect the country’s money, defend national honor and flag, and prove the nation’s common sense in readiness. It contends previous efforts have been lacking.
A British sporting print depicts a fox hunter in muddy boots pursued by foxes across the country, while in Russia fifteen czar era executioners awaiting punishment are named along with pay rates for executions and a priest paid for a prayer on the gallows.
In a hat store a man samples derbies and fedoras with no luck. He struggles before mirrors as hats fail to suit him and finally settles for a simple cap. The poem riffs on vanity and fashion misfires in comic verse.
A collection of quirky historical notes includes 220 pounds of flowers per ounce of essence of roses valued over $10, a claim about lightning fatalities in feather beds, a motor powered auto jack, a Minnesota physician’s fitness breath test, large immigrant remittances, Parisian race fan spending, presidents leaving office healthier, 1920 US ammunition sales to Russia, and Civil War pension costs.
A Paraguay sighting identifies a member of the lightning bug family known as the railway beetle that shows luminescence at the tail head and middle of its body.
Each year more than 32 million golf clubs are manufactured in the United States, reflecting a robust industry. The figure underscores the scale of production and the popularity of golfing equipment nationwide.
A quick, inexpensive remedy claims to beat ready-made syrups by using 2% Pinex in a pint of sugar or molasses syrup. It touts curing coughs, phlegm, and throat irritation, with claimed relief in a day and suitability for bronchitis and hoarseness. The Pinex Co of St Wayne Indiana offers a money back guarantee.
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