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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1924
Page
4
Agricultural Director Charles V. Truax urged congressional approval of a public shooting grounds refuge bill. The plan would fund refuges with a $1 license, protect migratory birds, and designate periods when hunting is allowed or prohibited under state and federal bag limits. Truax asked Ohioans to support the measure.
A collection of moral reflections contrasts scriptural admonitions on envy with a critique of distant aid and luxury. It notes that jealousy harms love and cites a biblical verse. It suggests modern technology replaces toil once done by slaves and likens individuals to ancient rulers in comforts.
The United States arranges a 150 million dollar loan for Japan to fund reconstruction after the great earthquake. The move reflects friendly ties, confidence in Japanese credit, and a constructive use of American financial resources to prevent inflation risk while aiding Japan’s recovery.
The writer contrasts King Tutankhamun’s ancient world with modern comforts, noting Tut’s lack of heat, running water, movies, radio, and fast travel. He imagines how China or India might study our ruins, while reflecting on civilization’s fragility and dust-to-dust fate.
The styles committee of the National Shoe Retailers Association plans no more scraper heels or pointed toes this year. Consumers push back against uncomfortable fashion, and women begin choosing shoes that fit feet as God made them. The new practical designs are said to look better and align with natural body comfort.
Dr. Rufus Jones argues that faith is the soul's gift enabling resilience and rebuilding after war. He says Europe lacks faith, hope, and love, hindering order and peace, and asks where engineering faith to remake Europe can be found if not in America. He urges constructive faith from American hearts to start reconstruction.
The article explains how fossils and footprints reveal dinosaur size, diet, and armor. It notes variants from small chick to 30 to 35 ton monsters, some herbivorous and some carnivorous, with eggs 10 million years old containing shells like birds.
National Museum highlights a slab with three toed dinosaur footprints from about 26 million years ago. The exhibit explains preservation processes in sandstone and shale and notes multiple dinosaurs crossing Virginia during ancient times.
Readers are told how to obtain answers from The Athens Messenger Information Bureau led by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington. The offer excludes legal medical and financial advice and domestic dispute settlement with responses mailed to the requester for two cents postage.
Colonel Roosevelt used a mix of Winchester and Springfield rifles for ordinary game and lions, with the Winchester 405 described as the lion medicine gun. For heavy game like rhinoceroses and buffaloes he preferred the Holland heavy rifle. He emphasizes personal choice behind the gun.
Opinion piece argues Mah Jong offers more than the name suggests. It discusses social aspects, strategy, and the culture surrounding the game, comparing enjoyment beyond simple rules.
A playful bit notes a witch wearing odd stockings on a trip and puzzles which one is the odd sock. The line hints at a whimsical riddle rather than a serious event.
The note recalls a Messenger Want Ad where the thermometer read 40 degrees above a stated expectation. The writer hints at recalling both the temperature and the excess replies, suggesting a reflection on a past message campaign.
A collection of quick questions and answers covers topics from Leadville’s altitude to heat from Alpha Orionis, titles for wives and physicians, Chinese instruments, European art imports, quotations from the union station post office, global labor union membership, a record aircraft flight, and billiards origins.
In Tiffin Ohio February 16 Judge J H Pratt granted each spouse five dollars a week alimony in a divorce case filed by C Mosier and defended by his wife. The court ordered sale of household goods to raise the funds. Both parties pursued alimony with the husband citing ill health.
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