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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1925
Page
4
A compact devotional note contrasts diligence with idleness using a biblical proverb and a Plato adage. It highlights earning distinction by careful work and choosing brightness through effort over ease.
The article cites Sunset Magazine and The Pulse of the East to claim western big game is scarce compared with the East. It notes Pennsylvania killed 500 bears and 6,500 deer last year, while eastern states lead due to stricter, better regulated game management benefiting sportsmen and naturalists.
A California boys school on the self-governing plan banished jazz after a heated campaign. Students split into pro and anti jazz groups, with a professor noting the vote favored classical music as strong and vigorous while jazz was labeled noise and hysteria.
The passage argues that enduring works of literature and oratory surpass flashy but hollow modern displays of strength. It stresses that the classics endure beyond momentary delusions of supremacy, highlighting their greater realism and lasting impact.
The writer suggests a patent medicine helped Jack Dempsey defeat Jess Willard and invites a rival to find a better cure to beat Dempsey. A tongue in cheek note proposes “The Licker That Licks” as a suggested name.
A playful line notes that astronomers long-awaited recognition or milestone arrived at a major observatory or event, signaling a breakthrough after a long wait. The remark frames scientific achievement with a light tone.
The London Daily Express describes British dreadnoughts redesigned as floating hangars with large flight decks and no smokestacks. These ships fuse battleship firepower with airplane carrier capability, suggesting future warships rely on planes for most combat while using guns rarely.
London reports Queen Mary has joined the word chase while British newspapers offer large rewards for crossword champions. One paper trails with nearly 25000 dollars for Britain’s first crossword victor, a sign that international puzzles may curb war enthusiasm.
A Washington hearing stars famous authors and publishers urging a new copyright law to join the International Copyright Union. Speakers include Gene Buck Major Putnam Robert Underwood Johnson Augustus Thomas and John Philip Sousa. They press for clear rights for creators to protect literature music and film from outdated formalities and to end “magnificent isolation.”
A compilation of brief Q and A items covering topics from Oslo history to broadcasting history and noble ranks. It includes details on license tag funds, northern lights timing, mail aviator requirements, and the Erie Triangle’s ownership history.
The article discusses clashes between labor unions and copyright policy in the United States, noting printers advocate protections for American workers against cheaper foreign labor. It cites constitutional aims to promote science and the arts, and mentions political shifts affecting a major election. It also covers international tensions as Greece Turkey relations deteriorate and the Turkish expulsion of a Greek patriarch fuels religiously rooted strife.
Global wheat news shows declines in Russia and price shifts, while Austria drops grain tariffs. The column notes wheat’s rise could favor Coolidge by calming farmers and hints at political momentum for La Follette amid market movements.
A fragment sentences warn against entangling alliances as Greece and Turkey clash. The piece cautions against being drawn into distant conflicts or pressured by international bankers to send troops or funds. It questions postwar debt burdens and the risk of sacrificing American lives for causes abroad.
The German government requires all civil service candidates to be proficient shorthand writers and readable. Learned philologists fear that written language and historical spellings will fade, causing literature to grow dull and ethnographic in character.
The passage notes that alphabets would supplant hieroglyphics and other scripts, predicting writing would fade to memoranda in shorthand. It attributes the idea to Egyptians and cites Woodrow Wilson as an example of shorthand note taking.
The piece envisions children using typewriters in schools while businesspeople and authors rely on phonograph dictation. It predicts that signatures will revert to thumb-prints and poets may write poems about the beloved’s fingerprint as society shifts away from handwritten text.
The plan would fund higher pay by increasing rates for newspapers and magazines, prompting active response from distinguished publishers.
The report notes a two week streak of gasoline price increases across the country with daily upticks including a one cent rise in the East. Oil stocks also move higher as fuel costs advance.
Wise speculators foresee rising prices as small dealers faced with cut throat competition will harvest gains. A government role to set fair gasoline and oil prices nationwide is proposed, likening to France’s bread regulation. Possible tariffs on imports could also stabilize farm prices.
The plan aims to keep the home food market for American farmers at high prices while allowing surplus to be dumped in foreign markets that accept it. Protected industries have long enjoyed this setup with agri cultural implements sold at tariff prices. Foreign buyers could import American machinery cheaper, and now the farmer and small city merchant bear the burden as the food tariff loads shift.
The text argues that poorly paid post office workers lack local political power and cannot vote in Washington, but suggests defeating them now could mobilize radical voters in the next election, alarming pro prosperity interests.
Broad schedule of Eastern and Pacific coast stations listing concerts orchestras and lectures. Highlights include New York Philharmonic from Carnegie Hall and various local programs across WEAF WNYC WCAP WABC and others with times from afternoon through late night.
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