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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1925
Page
4
A reflective piece argues loneliness pervades all lives yet fuels creativity and noble acts. It contrasts solitary suffering with progress toward empathy, equality, and neighborliness, suggesting future days will bring more friends while loneliness endures.
A religious brief presents a Luke 10:40 quote asking for shared service and a Matthew Henry maxim on those who complain most. The fragment conveys spiritual counsel and a moral reminder in a period tone.
A Rockefeller descendant works through Yale earning his own way, avoiding family wealth. He left home years ago, supported himself in Boston, returned to college, and made a strong showing last year, proving his merit despite critics.
He has won a scholarship and works as a night telephone operator in a hospital. By day he maintains a stiff academic pace for his classmates, signaling that more achievements are likely to come and his family has reason to be proud.
The American Bankers Association notes one third of Americans hold savings accounts with an average balance of 204 dollars, up 7.3 percent from last year, totaling over 23 billion. The figures show prosperity and thrift, with future impact depending on how the funds are used for travel, study, home ownership, and better leisure.
The Geological Survey led by R. H. Sargent reports Aniakchak on the Alaska Peninsula as a vast dormant or active crater with a seven mile wide mouth, Surprise Lake, five cones, and a second peak near Mt Wisconsin. Glaciers gird the slopes while the valley and river system feed the crater's dramatic interior.
In New York City analysts predict Columbus Circle will rival Times Square for nightlife within a decade. Real estate values there have surged faster than any other area in two years as three new theaters rise including a Ziegfeld venue. Ziggie currently stars in a popular Columbus Circle comedy while newer clubs open above the Roaring Forties.
In Columbus Circle a capitalist urged a photographer to fetch his hat. Skinner offered the hat back only if the old man posed for a picture, the man agreeing after hinting at marriage. The short quip ends with a proverb about grave diggers in Canton’s paper.
The elder Morgan disliked the camera more than most, and photographer Doc Skinner spent years trying to capture him. Posing as a fisherman, Skinner drifted near the Glen Cove pier as Morgan left for work on his yacht. A gust sent Morgan's hat tumbling into the water.
New York faces rare tremors but Pacific coast quake disasters spur insurer demand. Woolworth building insured for 5 million dollars and Equitable for 2 million against quake damage. Manhattan rests on rock yet deep underground fissures and vast subway tunnels and sewers complicate risk.
Critics who mocked Turner for a red lobster in a sea scene favored by collectors faced a shift when a genuine red lobster appeared in a New York market consignment of green ones and was sent to a museum as an exhibit in Turner's favor.
Aniakchak, a crater named Purple Crater by Sargent for its hue, is a 1.5 mile wide, 8060 foot deep feature rising 3000 feet above sea level. Air mapping may reveal more, but full secrets lie hidden beneath great glaciers, explored by veteran adventurers who have braved the Arctic terrain.
Cancer deaths rise overall with seventy five years of growth. Massachusetts records the highest rate, while South Carolina has the lowest. Doctors seek explanations in diet, single women prevalence, and social statistics to inform the profession.
The article notes railroad stocks paying or increasing dividends and issuing new stock as the government’s aid efforts face farmer shortages. It reports freight records with October traffic at over 44 billion tons, about a billion more than October 1924, and highlights California fruit trade expanding with orders for over 6 000 new refrigerator cars for Union Pacific and Southern Pacific.
Kansas Senator Capper argues Uncle Sam should help farmers sell their grain, likening government support to railroads. He claims the government already boosts rail traffic by higher rates and compelled payments and says it could act as a wheat salesman for farmers.
Two million five hundred thousand American income tax payers would gain under the plan by raising single exemptions to 1600 dollars and married exemptions to 3500 dollars. The writer argues for higher exemptions for each child and criticizes taxation of parents raising children as a burden on the state.
Readers learn that on October 28, 1925 membership rose to 1125 from 1100 with 1869 having 533 members. Chicago theaters total 361 seats 285020 while New York City 741 theaters seat 747567. Also notes Mardi Gras in Rio and sub crew escape method.
The passage foresees flying machines revolutionizing the refrigerator business. Air freight could lift fruit to a height enabling natural refrigeration, with the plane adjusting altitude to the thermometer and delivering fruit refrigerated for storage or sale. It predicts young men with independent passenger passes will prosper more with air cars.
Wise Crax notes wildlife movement toward urban areas while Fostoria, Zanesville, Cincinnati and Marion papers discuss common sayings, humor on dogs and hens, and Mary Garden’s retirement remark. The items reflect local humor, language plays, and retirement anxieties across Ohio newspapers.
The article notes that women propose designating two days a year for law enforcement with bootleggers hijackers and gunmen supporting the idea. It politics satire on rest of criminals and rest of year work left to them.
A reader in Urbana recalls a visitor who invited them to view his cellar, noting the discovery of America as a backhanded aside. The letter reflects local humor about exploration and conversation.
In Washington the Russian information bureau is described as the USSRs main channel to U S business, not a political front. Harold Kellock, the American press representative, notes trade development valued at 110 to 120 million dollars in 1926, versus 46 million in 1913, amid a neat Connecticut Avenue office setup.
A light verse traces a child's language journey from tot to toddler. It notes early speech patterns and terms of endearment as the youngster learns to talk before entering school. The poem ends with a reminder that growth continues beyond the stages described.
GAL COCHRAN'S Daily Poem presents a child star with a sunny start in kindergarten. A playful tale shows his fast learning and family surprises as he mimics adult speech, calling his father John instead of Pop. The piece captures a lighthearted moment in a family vignette.
Tom Sims urges finishing car payments before striking gas. He notes talk of tax cuts. He argues taxes rise with civilization. The piece cites a 16 percent drop in U.S. steel rail production from 1923 to 1924 and oddly mentions a pianist and a crowd amid a Detroit robbery scene.
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