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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1924
Page
4
A daily wisdom note cites Proverbs 25 11 about a word fitly spoken being like apples of gold and silver with tact guiding silence and a quoter cautioning that inquirers who ask endlessly learn nothing attributed to Earl of Bead
Financiers assess Germany in a strong position after government decrees cancel private debts and neutralize much of the public burden. They note real estate holders gain, most others endure losses, and reparations remain the key hurdle before Europe can recover.
A farmer from a Chicago World’s Fair visit berths the coffee challenge and, after backing his bluff with cash, buys the restaurant. He builds a chain of eating houses nationwide, proving big opportunities await in cities across the country.
A reminiscence praises well made coffee and food in public spaces as more appreciated and richly rewarded. The author highlights the value of proper service and quality offerings for young people and patrons seeking simple pleasures.
A columnist argues world peace falters not from lack of will but from method. Peace advocates battle through education publicity and scrutiny of nations actions, using nonviolent force to sway opinion. They warn lasting peace requires persistent effort and wise choices.
A military banquet in New York warns that inventors are producing far deadlier war devices than World War I, including a 4000 pound bomb for aircraft, armored caterpillar tractors, and higher range guns. The piece warns that gases, heavier bullets, and new machines multiply future slaughter and urges cooperation to prevent another war.
Western bankers blame Treasury savings stamps for bank failures as deposits drain to invested stamps. Officials counter that certificates mobilize savings without harming communities, arguing bankers' mismanagement and local loans cause closures.
The Ninth Federal Reserve District saw rising deposits from 1920 to 1924 while bank failures and ET treasury complaints increased over certificates. Secretary Mellon ordered all sales suspended in seventeen western states to assess if the stamps wreck banks or serve small investors.
Public advisory from The Athens Messenger describes a reader question and answer service offered by the Information Bureau in Washington D. C. It outlines limits on advice and asks for a question, full name, address, and two cents for return postage.
The six mile canal from the Mississippi river to Lake Pontchartrain just below New Orleans has a minimum depth over the lock sill of thirty feet.
A Labor Department study of the northern migration reports that 478,700 African Americans left 13 southern states in the year ending September 1, 1923. Georgia 120,000 Alabama and Florida 90,000 each Mississippi 82,600 and Carolinas 25,000 each.
The final official party of Americans departed Coblenz for Bremen and the United States on July 9 1923. Separate data show the Pennsylvania system led U S railroads in 1922 with net operating revenues of 73555149 and operating revenues of 646352108. Maine and Vermont had the highest death rates in 1922 at 14.7 per thousand, Idaho the lowest at 8.1.
Mrs. Evelyn Barber, interior decorator for United Hotels Company, prescribes homelike rooms to ease the strains of travel. She replaces plush furnishings with simple walls and carpets and designs spaces with a reading nook, an ash tray, and soft colors like tans grays and greens to calm tired salesmen and help them sleep.
The Napier 1000 horsepower aero engine has been officially accepted by Britain's Air Ministry after a demanding bench test lasting fifty three hours. The claim of being the world's largest aero engine was confirmed following the extensive evaluation.
In Athens on a Sunday I note ordinary scenes and local characters. Snow coats the town, church bells ring, shop windows loom, and townsfolk mingle from Berry Hotel to West Wing Street. A town hero is honored, and hints of spring appear as snow melts and birds return.
A pithy editorial contrasts Abe Lincoln's industrious image with modern laziness and warns of careless behavior. It notes a college student who accidentally set fire to his coat pocket with a lit pipe and observes how job listings in the Messenger Want Ads guide readers to opportunities.
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