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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
4
A quotation from Luke 17 31 2 warns that offending a child is worse than a millstone. It adds a Joubert maxim about children needing role models over critics. The fragment preserves a religious reflection and moral instruction.
A cynical commencement speaker warns graduates that most will pursue wealth over ideals and warns against vision yet the young, optimistic about decency and truth, prove him wrong as they enter the world and restore faith in humanity.
The text reflects on New Year's significance as a fresh start with renewed hope. It urges embracing personal change, leaving past mistakes behind, and striving to improve oneself, framed with festive traditions and a Brutus quotation about self-mastery.
Forty two prisoners arraigned on Christmas day were not sentenced. Magistrate Williams told the men the story of Jesus gave each a Bible and dismissed them with Go and sin no more. The piece questions if Christianity would work if applied to society and notes few act on such belief.
The United States holds vast coal reserves as a public asset to prevent shortages. Since 1906 federal lands are conserved, with leasing rules evolving in 1920 to favor public use. Wyoming led 1924 leases with 792,600 tons, Colorado 275,000 tons, Utah 131,000 tons, while royalties are ten cents per ton.
Washington dispatch describes a recurring immigration conundrum where aliens labeled undesired are kept bouncing between ports and ships. Commissioner Tolman notes ships must return passengers to starting points, while port authorities may reject entry or force onward transfer to other nations.
Tom Sims notes a sewing machine patent from 1790 and says neighbors drop in to use it. He attributes rickets in part to lack of sunshine and speaks about village routine.
In New York on December 31 a keen-eyed observer notes Hamlin Garland, dignified and white-haired, strolling near Fifth Avenue. Cyril Hume, Milford Conn., author of Wife of the Centaur, arrives with pages of a new novel titled Golden Dancers. Helen Ford, musical comedy ingénue, recalls a romance and earlier fame. The piece mentions a street trend of well-dressed men in steel gray trousers and dark coats worn by professionals like doctors and lawyers.
A London observer notes the swift English invasion of Broadway as playwrights actors and critics arrive. John Drinkwater Noel Coward and Michael Arlen are highlighted along with Elsie Janis and Dave Lamar as winter entertainment stirs public interest.
The dialogue clarifies botany terms noting poinsettia scarlet bracts are not flowers, an eight point deer is used for a seven eight count, and perfumes use musk civet ambergris castor. England belongs to Europe as it sits on the continental shelf. The phrase go by the board originates from sailors discarding items overboard after a mast break.
The report notes that Mexico will establish a chain of states along the great river to inform them they must not draw sufficient water to interfere with Mexico's irrigation rights. President Coolidge may take an interest, signaling potential long term issues for his presidency.
The text argues evolutionists link dreams of falling to fear of snakes in sleep. It claims snakes crawling from limbs could steal a sleeping baby, and counters with an anti evolutionist’s rebuttal labeling the idea as nonsense.
New York eyes a major banking merger led by Clarence Dillon of Dillon Read. The planned combination would unite several banks with about 900 million dollars in resources, signaling a trend toward large scale financial moves in the era.
Clarence Dillon, though youthful, is making waves in finance by taking a leading role at Dodge Motors. His rapid ascent positions him at the center of prominent business circles and major automotive industry movements.
A fragmented passage suggests Wall Street elites aiming to subdue a useful local organization and absorb its functions, signaling conflicts between finance interests and regional leadership.
The House of Representatives chaplain Reverend James S. Montgomery quips on the modernist and fundamentalist debate saying modernists deny hell while fundamentalists claim there is no hell.
The speaker notes a super heated resort may exist but urges cautious behavior to avoid danger. He adds that refraining from sin merely from fear of hell is not meaningful, implying ethical living should be principled beyond fear.
The article claims Britain extracts about 700 million dollars yearly from the United States, funded debt relief. It notes Massachusetts lawmakers consider measures to expel British insurers as reprisal. It mocks Uncle Sam’s wealth and criticizes English insurers for not paying up in similar fashion to California firms.
The city bids farewell to horse drawn vehicles as Los Angeles becomes the first to ban them on major thoroughfares. Washington notes four main streets to phase out horse traffic and urges replacing with trucks for work.
A reflective note urges proper effort and planning to achieve light and success. It emphasizes using one’s mind, steady work, and disciplined approach to daily tasks, warning of both gain and loss based on skill and execution.
The piece urges choosing a steady path over easy shortcuts. It contrasts disciplined work with idle thinking, urging the reader to act promptly and pursue the best effort to achieve success as time marks progress.
Short adage collection quotes from Akrofi O. Beacon Journal Zanesville Signal and Fostoria Times. The remarks touch on finance friendship health and love with a humorous tone and regional attribution.
A Cincinnati Ohio Times Star quip suggests woolen underwear would spare many citizens from being tickled. The remark frames a light social aside in a midwestern publication.
A brief item from the Marion Star notes that there are few cases where crimes are committed with firearms without any assistance, reflecting on the limited occurrences and suggesting socie tal factors influencing such incidents.
Urban newspaper notes Florida strawberries sell for 2.50 dollars per quart in Philadelphia while even one piece bathing suits in Florida are priced high. The brief contrasts seasonal produce and apparel costs across states.
Central Time and affiliates present six dinner music and midnight revue options. Stations offer orchestras, dance programs, operatic and pop sets, with late night studio shows and organ concerts indicated across WHT WGN WDAF KQJ and others.
Columbus reports that leaders review a tentative draft allowing taxing districts to cover deficiencies via a five year levy or by issuing refunding notes due by December 31 1931. The measure drafted by Rep Robert Taft with Rep W E Baxter to introduce in next month’s session. The Bereaved note closes with a reprint from Defiance Crescent News.
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