Bristol Mayor Pushes Cabot Discovery Over Columbus
London reports a Bristol mayor urges Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald to credit John Cabot with discovering America. He cites Cabot sailing from Bristol in 1497 and insists Columbus, a foreigner, has no connection to Britain and should not be honored in the Empire Exhibition pageant.
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London
America
Christopher Columbus
Christopher
John Cabot
Bristol
England
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
MacDonald
No. 10
Downing Street
Prince of Wales
Columbus
Cabot
North America
Sebastian
Matthew
Spain
Thought for Today on Fathers and Encouragement
A meditation on parental conduct urging fathers to avoid provoking their children and to practice encouragement. It cites Colossians 3:21 and Goethe on correction versus encouragement, likening encouragement after rebuke to sunshine after rain.
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Goethe
Elimination of illicit liquor supply cited in Athens County
A county sheriff led raids January 29 and 30 against 26 alleged bootleggers in Athens County Ohio. Three weeks later no intoxication cases appeared in local courts, signaling strong enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment and the effectiveness of cutting off the source of supply.
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Athens
Ohio
United States
Athens County
McKinley
Magis
The Building Shortage a Fading War-Era Deficit
A Copper and Brass Research Association survey shows the wartime building deficit shrinking from 6.363 billion to 1.96 billion at the start of 1924. The 1923 total was 5.923 billion and 1924 projected at 4.836 billion, with normal population needs posting an 8.125 billion figure. Builders anticipate a possible surplus by year end and sustained housing demand for 2 to 3 years despite slower industrial and public construction.
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Copper and Brass Research Association
Germany’s Hope for Deserts Stance Sparks Outsider Doubts
The remark that Germany seeks to be treated according to its deserts prompts questions among humane observers about whether Germany could endure such treatment. The exchange highlights tensions over accountability and fairness in wartime discourse.
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Germany
The Oil Inquiry Captures Capitol Crowds and Drama
In Washington hearings on oil investigations fill the Senate Office Building with spectators, officials, and press. The room, crowded beyond capacity, buzzes as witnesses answer questions while senators probe for crucial disclosures and moments of drama unfold.
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Ashington
D. Cc
Senate
Intere&t
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Ents
Unitea
Ofeveenger
Zoo
Washington
Capitol Hill
House
Committee
Atrengtic
Grace
Senator Walsh
Questions and Answers in The Athens Messenger
Information service from The Athens Messenger offers readers answers on any question by mail. Address requests to Frederic J. Haskin Washington D C with full name and address and two cents for return postage. Replies go directly to the inquirer. advice on legal medical or financial matters is excluded.
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
Early steps of printing and science Q and A
A column explains a printing process with photographic plate and zinc, then answers science and history questions. Topics include Hertzian waves travel, Milton’s clerk Andrew Marvel, Emmy Destinn’s nationality, cold climate temperatures, pine pole sap, and pumice stone composition.
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Milton
Cromwell
H. J. E. A. Milton
Andrew Marvel
Emmaty Destinn
Emmy Destinn
Prague
Sewee Woneey H. A
J. U
Public Forum Reflects on Cemetery, Community Heart
Washington D C writer laments neglect of cemeteries on West State Street in Athens and praises those laid to rest for virtuous living. He recalls a graveside scene, asks for care of the careworn grounds, and urges communal duty to sustain the dead’s marble and stone memorials.
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God’s Acre
West State Street
Athens
Terrors
Washington, D
Spring hats and fur neckpieces charm Athens fashion hints
The Plains correspondent chides winter wear and offers playful spring fashion tips. She mocks horns on hats, suggests a DIY ten dollar hat using local materials, and advises fur collars to ease washing. Aiber jokes about local road work and a mock valentine reflection closes the piece.
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Ray Michael
Hocking County
A proper label you should wear and a coyote tale
A speaker describes a harsh label and a rare vile cur, noting the undetectable spark in some with whom one has to deal. The piece recalls Ed Shipley's Oklahoma trip and a returned coyote that was kept briefly and released, now said to amuse Hocking County residents through its descendants.
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Ed Shipley
Oklahoma
Hocking County
Valley Youth Sees Pageant of Valentines
A fragmented hometown note recounts a youth finding a baby on a step and calling her stepdaughter. The writer mentions valentines that left them heartily sick while noting a shared effort on Amesville road and a grim forecast of saving it soon.
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Henry
Amesville
Heartily Sick of Want Ads Sayings Echoed
A letter notes readers will still use Want Ads tomorrow as they do the work without boasting. The writer confesses becoming heartily sick of self and of the ads that brag for others.
Athens City Council Ends February Session After Long Meeting
The Athens council finished its February session with debates on taxi fares and street needs. Protests over a 25 cent charge for long taxi trips and calls to expandLancaster Road into the city were discussed, along with sewer plans for Highland Street and electric lighting for Grandview Highland Addition. Several bids for City Building interior work were reviewed, and several streets received new assessing ordinances with a 30 day settlement window. A new tax law changes first year payments to be full, with nine years of installments twice yearly thereafter.
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Athens
Lancaster Road
Columbia Avenue
Messrs
Rowland, Beasley
Lowry
J.A. Reasoner
Valley View
East State Street
Highland Street
R.A. Dalton
Council
Grandview Highland Addition
Aleshire & McCoy
Wolfe Street
Arden Place
East Union
New Remedy Said to Cure Sleeping Sickness Found
Berlin reports Prof. Kleine of Berlin announced a new sleeping sickness remedy after two years testing in the South African Union Rhodesia and the Congo. He cited cures in many patients with few relapses and plans further trials including use on cattle and a lecture in London.
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Berlin
Prof
Kleine
German East Africa
South African Union
Rhodesia
Congo
Berlin Medical Society
Kheine
London
Supreme Court upholds tax on religious and charitable bequests
Washington February 18 The Supreme Court today affirmed the ruling of the Ohio court ruling that organizations for religious charitable and educational purposes named as residuary legatees in the will of Mrs Mary J Sessions of Columbus Ohio must pay a federal estate tax on their legacies.
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Washington
Mary J. Sessions
Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court of the United States
Qohie Court
RAT IS CHANGE OF DIET
The piece argues the pink eyed white rat has revealed key dietary rules since 1912. Professor J I Lyman credits the biological method with showing vitamins mineral needs protein quality and dairy intake. It urges adults to drink one pint milk daily children one quart, eat leafy greens and fruit daily, and choose meat bread cereals and potatoes for the remainder.
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J. I. Lyman
Ohio State University
Prof. Lyman
Lyman
European invention boosts diesel engines by 30 percent
An air compressor vented in Europe adds about 30 percent more power to standard diesel oil engines.
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Europe
Shamrocks Remedy Ad Warns of Auto- intoxication
An old warning ad promotes Shamrocks from the Shamrock Remedies Co Manchester Ohio claiming auto intoxication from constipation. The copy urges immediate action and claims 22 cents with 2 percent discount.
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Shamrock Remedies Co
Manchester
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Hebe
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