Thought for Today Quotes from Job and La Rochefoucauld
A compact meditation contrasts Job 38 2 with La Rochefoucauld on concise speech and the limits of wisdom. It presents two sayings about thinking and speaking, urging discernment in words.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1924
Page
4
General Allen Leads U S Effort to Feed German Babies
Maj. Gen. Allen, once commander of the American Army of Occupation on the Rhine, becomes a public figure in a food relief drive. He heads a committee moving ships of aid to German infants, turning from field command to humanitarian leadership amid ongoing relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Rhine
Coblenz
Santa Claus
Gen. Allen
United States Army
Farm wages in 1923 average checks and meals included
The 1923 average farmhand wage in the United States was $33.18 monthly with meals provided or $46.91 without board. Figures show wages peaked in 1920 with a decline into 1922 and a mild upturn in 1923, highlighting urban prosperity versus farm hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Department
Noisy Prosperity Debate Rouses Minority Voices
A terse remark indicates widening concern as wealth gaps widen beyond the understanding of many. The note underscores friction between growing affluence and everyday struggle, signaling calls for greater awareness and policy attention.
The Bok Peace Plan for National Debate
The plan offers two merits a compromise with or without League of Nations membership and a frame for noncoercive cooperation. It treats the League as a forum for discussion and moral influence and asks for a revised constitution. Open questions on future US League membership remain, with free nationwide discussion encouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bok
League For Nations
League
United States
Nonpartisan Taxation in Congress Advocates Tax Cuts
A Missouri representative argues taxation should be nonpartisan and supports the Mellon tax reduction plan. He notes Democrats proposed similar cuts previously, calling tax reduction good policy across parties. He warns against obstruction in a matter of public interest and stresses legitimate critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Congress
Washington
Negro Doctors Need Negro Doctors
Dr. J S Durkee of Howard University cites a grave shortage of Black medical professionals and dentists, noting one Black doctor per 8194 Black people and one dentist per 20500. He urges 500 Black physicians yearly to meet demand, and explains admission biases against Black students and limited opportunities at white schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
J. S. Durkee
Howard University
United States
Tennessee
Durkee
College Student Supports Family While Working Nights
A university student explains he would need over $40 a month to stay in college, supporting his five siblings after his father's death. Secretary Hubert Work urges improving facilities to train more doctors for colored Americans, with Howard University expanding its medical programs and seeking a $500,000 appropriation to add facilities and double enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Work
United States
Howard University
General Education Board
Prohibition observance launch Sunday in churches
Lima reports a nationwide push to spur enforcement of prohibition laws with a church based observance set for Sunday January 13 marking three years of nationwide prohibition. The call originates from the citizenship conference on prohibition enforcement issued last October in Washington. The message highlights organized propaganda supporting the Prohibition amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Citizenship Conference On Prohibition
Washington
Prohibition
Athens Day by Day Sees Humorous Inventor Tale
A Cincinnati inventor’s home comedy ends with a hot water heater launching through the roof. His lofty ambitions meet a literal updraft as the device soars skyward, leaving the builder with a pipe of peace and a damaged house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Heater Engineer Hints at War Dept Inventions
Verse describes Peter the inventor who built a hot water heater that allegedly could threaten a house by lifting the roof through a pressureless explosion. The piece suggests he may redirect effort to bombs for the war department and contemplates larger devices for an ocean liner in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
War Department
Mexico
Grayson heater praised despite risky design
A seller touts Grayson heaters as superior while noting one model lacked an escape valve yet its inventor escaped unharmed. The text compares risk to other devices like hot water heaters that caused limited damage in past incidents.
Inventor Crippen Promotes Patent Auto Pump in Messenger Ads
Local inventor H. M. Crippen questions feasibility of a contrivance to bore through a house but advertises a patent auto pump daily in the Messenger Want Ads. Ask to see one of them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Crippen
Crippen
Messenger
Engineer’s Bold Home Project Rewrites Old Inventor Tale
A local sketch suggests an engineer narrowly escaped ruin, replacing an old tale of an inventor jailed in a folding bed with a modern story of drilling a hole through a house using a hot water heater. The piece hints at a common theme where inventors clash with spouses over ambitious work.
Heater name reveals maker as Pat. Pend ing
A fragmentary note states the inventor’s name appears on a heater as Pat. Pending. The text suggests the finder of the heater relays a claim about the creator tied to the device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Best wishes for Mr Embry of Glouster in hospital
A note sends best wishes to Mr Embry of Glouster who is in Grant Hospital Columbus after a broken hip from being struck by a wagon tongue. It suggests Sunday as a day for rest and reading the Want Ads in the Sunday Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Embry of
Glouster
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Sunday Messenger
Questions and Answers Information Service Offer
Readers may submit questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau for general information. The service does not provide legal medical or financial advice and will not handle domestic disputes or research. Include name and address and two cents for return postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederick Haskin
Direcetor
Washin . C
Farmer Sows Timothy Shortage Letter to Knopp
A farmer writes to Knopp confessing a Timothy hay shortage and apologizing that he cannot supply baled hay anymore. He remarks that demand will force buyers to seek alternatives or drop their order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Knopp
Question and answer on schooling and history items
The text lists Q A pairs about who appoints Hawaii and Panama teachers, the Portland fair's 1925 celebrations, Magdalena Sonora population during San Francisco festival, the Battle of the Thirty in 1251, and a query on United States ownership supervision. The tone mirrors a compiled FAQ from a historical newspaper page.
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Hawaii
Panama
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Honolulu
Bureau of Education
Washington, D. C
Portland
Magdalena
Sonora
Mexico
San Francisco
Jean de Beaumanoir
Kemberreugh
Jonselin
Ploerme
France
United
Center Market land owned by government in Washington
The Department of Agriculture notes the United States has owned the Center Market site for decades, with the Washington Market Company leasing and operating it for 50 to 60 years. About a year and a half ago Congress transferred management to the federal government under the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
United States
Center Market
Washington Market Company
Congress
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Vanderbilt
Bones in a Horse Compared With Humans
The Bureau of Animal Industry states a horse has 205 bones in its body, compared with 210 to 220 bones in a human body. This comparison appears in a discussion about skeletal counts and racial phrasing in early text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pexton
Bureau of Animal Industry
Mystery man identified in Nelsonville Pike death case
Hundreds view the body of a man killed on the Nelsonville pike as officials in Wellston Chauncey Glouster and nearby towns fail to identify him. The dead man carried a T initial handkerchief and an eleven jewel watch with M T marks. A diary mentions visits to several towns and names like Martin Mantz Loftus Greens Run and Homer Kitchen notes. The body remains at the Harden undertaking parlors while investigators pursue identity clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harden
Nelsonville Pike
Wellston
Chauncey
Glouster
M. T
Logan
Terry
Kimberly
Martin Mantz
Loftus
Greens Run
Homer Kitchen
Sugar Grove
Kitchen
Pettit Couple Heads South on Long Winter Trip
Attorney and Mrs. John C Pettit started their annual journey to the south Thursday morning. They will visit Magnolia Springs Alabama where Mr Pettit owns property. They plan to stay about 15 weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Pettit
South
Magnolia Springs
Ala
Logan Spring Season Opens Back With Return
Mr and Mrs H E White left Wednesday for Miami Florida where they will spend several weeks as the spring season begins in Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
H. E. White
Miami
Fla
City Window Peeper Strikes in Busy Downtown Block
A window peeper has haunted the area bounded by Main Front Mulberry and Orchard streets. He appears early at night, eludes police, and this week visited Dr. E L Long’s home. Reports say a stranger has followed women, suggesting a single culprit behind both offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main
Front
Mulberry
Orchard
E. L. Long
T. D. Brown In Hospital For Facial Injuries
T. I. Brown is receiving treatment at the local hospital for facial injuries. The Haydenville resident was first injured months ago and suffered a second injury recently. An X-ray was taken and shows the injury is responding to treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. D. Brown
T. I. Brown
Mr. Brown
Haydenville
December birth and death counts reported by county health
The county health department reports 52 birth certificates filed for December, with 23 deaths in the period. Of births, 28 come from Logan and Ward townships. four infantile deaths occurred. Ten communicable disease cases were logged, including one mumps. mumps cases have continued since December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Health Department
Logan
Ward Township
Health Office Seeks Cooperation on Matter
The health office requests cooperation in the matter, stating that it would be appreciated by the department.
City council and Logan Teleph company plan joint fire response system
Service Director M B Iles and Mayor Wolfe led a Wednesday conference with city officials to create a more efficient emergency network. A new phone alert will notify firemen before alarms at the water works, easing traffic, with special police and badges to streamline firefighting and curb curiosity disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Iles
Wolfe
Logan Teleph Company
Wednear
Worden Infant Death Honor Gift From Clay Product Workers
Mr and Mrs Jas Worden received a generous cash donation from the management and employees of the Jogan Clay Product company in memory of their infant son. The gesture was highly appreciated by the Wordens and reflects the community support for the Worden family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Worden
Jogan Clay Product Company
Mr. Worden
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