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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1925
Page
4
A short note presents a biblical proverb from Proverbs 18 16 about a man's gift making room and bringing him before great men followed by a Massinger line on petitions not sweetened with gold being refused or tucked away.
Chester H. Rowell argues America drowns in legislation with 100000 new laws proposed by 35 state legislatures and Congress. He calls for ending the lame duck year, moving congressional terms to January, and having cabinet officers debate measures on the floor to produce fewer, better laws.
A French translation of Edgar Allan Poe's Raven shows a British writer rendering the poem in English with odd phrasing. The narrator describes a raven entering the chamber and perching on a bust of Pallas while pondering its lordly gaze.
A fragment describes a bird perched over a bust of Pallas calling itself Never again and provoking reflection on language study and translation. The dialogue hints at the absurdity of learning foreign languages and seeks meaning in a surreal observation.
The piece argues ancestral prestige from the Mayflower line is overstated noting Pilgrims lacked forks and modern comforts. It contrasts 17th century life with a Japanese hotel lacking basic amenities to illustrate simplicity and ongoing omissions in daily life.
The article argues Germany failed to create a representative election system and notes uniform foreign credit rules lack adoption. It contrasts Germany’s progress with the United States still dreaming of uniform marriage and divorce laws and mentions Germany's eight hour day decreed for certain industries after presidential intervention. It also critiques constitutional limits on rapid reform.
An analysis explains how naturalized Americans face expatriation rules when visiting or returning from Italy. It covers how Italian military service can strip citizenship, how two years abroad implies expatriation, and how earnings abroad can trigger quota and passport issues on return to the United States.
The Department of State urges naturalized Americans planning to return to their homeland to learn all legal conditions first. A consul in major cities can provide guidance, especially if the individual left the U.S. for years. The text notes cooperation with government and industry to support public utility projects like the Shoals, cost free to the government.
Henry Ford outlines willingness to cooperate with government to develop Muscle Shoals into a nitrate plant. He argues the site should produce cheap fertilizer, suggesting government operation as a nitrate plant rather than a power plant and offers Ford expertise to aid low cost nitrogen production.
Henry Ford wires support for government operation of the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant arguing air nitrogen fixation by electro chemical methods is a straight task for public effort. He contends the plant serves farmers and urges citizens to lobby President Coolidge to keep it public and out of private monopoly control.
The public is told to address the President directly with opinions on agricultural matters. The message notes Congress will not forward a bill if a veto is anticipated and encourages farmers in particular to express their views, stating the President welcomes citizen correspondence.
A dense schedule of evening programs on WEAF WFI and WEEI with WBZ Old Timers Night and KGO reports. Listings detail times, venues and performers including orchestras, operas, talk segments, and dance programs across cities such as New York Philadelphia Chicago and Boston.
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