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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1925
Page
4
Fragmentary lines reflect a religious reflection urging faith and perseverance. The phrases suggest a sermon tone with references to a flock and kingdom, yet the source text remains incomplete and unclear.
This piece muses on Cosima Wagner and her son Siegfried as heirs to genius versus talent. It jokes that heredity follows a formula and compares genius to a royal flush, rare and unlikely to recur, while talent stems from common high cards. It cites chromosomes and aces as metaphors and ends with notes on road networks.
An editorial urges expanding road networks across states highlighting the benefits of better highways. It argues for careful legal study of Prohibition laws noting that changes to the Eighteenth Amendment are blocked by states siding with dry measures and suggests evaluating the Volstead act and beer bills with trained attorneys.
An essay notes amnesia as a loss of self and links it to mental instability. It cites two cases where radio broadcasts helped victims recall their identity, one a Finnish naturalist identified via Norfolk and another girl identified by an aunt in St. Louis. The piece praises radio’s emerging usefulness and future potential.
Washington demands a marine future for youth as V O Connor of the Shipping Board outlines a plan to place American boys on government owned ships. He notes necessity drives the shift to sea careers and expects a fair percentage to choose seafaring, fueling a new domestic maritime workforce.
The piece recounts how American boys join Government vessels via the U S Shipping Board Sea Service. It covers application details in handwriting, parental consent for under 21, citizenship proof for passports, and a diary style account of two Washington youths aboard a training voyage with meals, work, and meager pay as they learn cargo handling and deck duties.
The exchange notes a $40,000,000 check paid to the Shipping Board on September 29, 1920, but cites a larger $100,000,000 check signed by Major H. B. Hosteter to the Director General of Railroads on March 22, 1919 as the true record. It also lists various radio experts and answers on demographics, geography, and history with dates and names.
The voyage featured eight nations among the crew, all naturalized or with first papers, who praised the American Merchant Marine. They visited Cardiff to view the Prince of Wales robes, Bristol to see coal burning trucks, Dublin with war‑scarred sights, and Belfast as the most modern city they've seen. Returning home, they focused on ship chores, calling the trip a major success and planning a return voyage next summer.
Trather George F. Bennett of St. Lawrence's church in Weehawken recalls catching bootleggers hauling a boatload of whiskey at night. They offered money to stay silent and then a load of whiskey or champagne. Police were described as active bootleggers in the account.
Hijackers attack a captain and his son aboard a whiskey laden bark off Sidney Island British Columbia. The two defend themselves as the assailants press the assault in a remote maritime crime scene. Authorities investigate the sea raid and vessel seizure.
A shipboard murder scene shows two men crushed by a lowering anchor after a fight, with a later police rescue finding the body. The piece then shifts to a cigarette consumption estimate, noting billions smoked and time lost, paired with musings on personal choice and health. It closes with brief notes on French political strife as Communists clash with Catholics and a mention of Mussolini declaring war.
The speaker claims the Freemasons seek to destroy religion and argues for complete separation of church and state which has proved successful in America for both sides.
Gandhi recounts a Moscow bid to enlist his help for a plan in India. He says he does not fully know Bolshevism but regards it as violence and denial of God, which repels him.
The text contrasts Gandhi's nonresistance with Bolshevism's revolutionary methods. It notes Gandhi's love for nonviolence versus the oppressor using force and dynamite. It suggests violence has achieved gains so far despite opposing sentiment.
The text notes Asquith will receive the revived extinct title Earl of Oxford. It praises his service to Britain and links the title to his country seat near Oxford. The passage comments on monarchic rule as a costless honor to the government and a boost to vanity and family status.
United Press compiled listings show Thursday features across stations WIZ WRC WGY and WRAY. programs include Bizet Carmen Opera and Farmers Week segments with orchestra and talk features plus reviews and musical selections nationwide.
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