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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1925
Page
4
A reader muses on New Year as a human construct rather than a universal moment. The piece contrasts astronomical timings with personal perception, noting time's constant flow and the shifting balance of physical and mental development across life. Old age, senility, and the waste of youth are discussed in a reflective tone.
The piece cites views by Karl Pearson and Eugene Lyman Fiske on the onset of aging while asserting most men peak before thirty. It notes aging appears in infancy via environment but stresses the fleeting nature of youth, with exposure and strain taking toll by the early thirties. Among men aged twenty-one to thirty-one drafted under the Selective Service Act, thirty-eight in every one hundred...
A 1924 Ford report shows over 13 million dollars in profit from reclaiming waste. By products from coke, slag turned into cement, and lumber scrap into multiple chemicals yielded significant revenue, illustrating profit with no takings from others.
The article lauds Owen D Young of New York Henry Dawes and Robinson of Los Angeles for shaping the postwar reparations plan. Germany has paid three months of installments totaling 227,000,000 gold marks, with Seymour Parker Gilbert overseeing the entire system. It extols American business ideas over world politicians and diplomats.
The piece notes bankers in several states organize armed citizen groups to deter bank robbery. Iowa set up volunteer deputies with local vigilance, prompting reduced robberies and high insurance rates elsewhere. Kansas reports higher incidents and insurance costs, while the NRA touts firearms as crime deterrence and resists disarmament trends.
The piece argues gun control shifts, noting Sullivan Law restrictions increased robberies and pistol homicides in New York. It cites R Howard Bland and other voices urging licensing, claiming licenses would require skill and character proof. It contrasts views with English and French practices for faster justice and harsher penalties.
A collection of brief questions and answers covering topics from newborn eye treatment to immigration figures, car springs, photostat longevity, letter etiquette, Lord Baltimore’s visits, meaning of ex libris and bookplates, buccaneers origins, definitions of Czechoslovakia, and President Roosevelt’s first wife.
The piece discusses the value of General Electric stock if the company could privately own the Muscle Shoals plant, citing a $10 000 investment that rose to $69 500 in value. It mentions aging earth theories, Philippine government expenses in the United States, and Trinity University’s renaming to Duke University with a large endowment from James B. Duke.
On New Year's Eve the Liberty Bell at Independence Hall in Philadelphia will ring 148 times to mark the nation's 148 years. The radio will broadcast the sound nationwide and abroad, a concept two signers of the Declaration Jefferson and Franklin would find fascinating though unforeseen by their era.
Modern methods show the earth’s solid crust remains rigid and coherent under typical geological stresses. Researchers confirm continuity of crustal rocks, supporting models of plate stability and long term tectonic behavior.
A University named by Mr. Duke receives 31 million dollars, prompting reflection on the future value of such gifts to education. The narrator praises generous fortunes given to help others rather than old spending in past times.
J. P. Van Zandt of the Army Air Service notes that after 6,000 miles of European flying and 26 million miles by commercial planes since the war, air travel shifts from experiment to conservatism and safety. He predicts trains will become rare for long journeys within 25 years, and nearly vanish for long trips in fifty years, like stage coaches.
City officials address mixed signals about where to place letters and mail in waste bins. Authorities consider abandoning old receptacles to reduce confusion and improve curbside pickup.
Radio stations list New Year day programs from Chicago to Los Angeles with concert hours and orchestra lineups. Includes WGN WGY WBAP KPO KQED KFI and more, noting silent stations and schedule changes.
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