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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1925
Page
4
A verse for reflection cites Proverbs on foolishness in a child and the value of correction while a Tenny line notes bearing and training of a woman’s wisdom. The excerpt presents moral guidance in a period style.
The piece argues thrift should be a monthly habit not tied to special days and links thrifty living to independence and education. It notes wartime smoking trends, women’s role, and compares cigaret harm to other tobaccos, saying American tobacco is less harmful than many foreign kinds.
The National Chamber of Commerce reports 1924 bus production at 10 000 and over 18 000 consolidated schools using motor transport. It notes 168 cities adopted buses and 174 use them on short lines, predicting increasing expansion and calls for regulated operation and pavement strengthening.
A 1923 survey notes Americans smoked 63 billion cigarettes, with a projected annual rate near 70 million and continuing rapid rise. The piece treats tobacco as a social concern amid debates on health.
A business expert notes that adding 10 years to the average life in the last 30 years could yield a plotted curve projecting great-grandchildren living about 120 years on average.
Citizen attention to the approaching solar eclipse exceeds past events as people compare astronomy interest to baseball movies and crosswords.
Automobile experts forecast 3.5 to 4 million cars produced this year, signaling about 20 million American families own vehicles. The saturation point fades as competition among autos drives price down and quality up, boosting demand in a prosperous economy.
In Washington officials discuss how to run two national golf tournaments next summer amid a surge of players. A new plan proposes seven nationally known golf writers assess amateur eligibility for the Oakmont event, ensuring fair ground rules and avoiding influence by wealth or social position.
Racing prizes on the Kentucky turf last season totaled more than 1.6 million dollars. The figure reflects earnings across prestige events and shows the sport's strong financial draw for owners trainers and jockeys.
The Q and A column notes a Latin cross word puzzle book by R J Scott and R G Kent, to be printed by the Service Bureau for Classical Teachers at Columbia University. It claims ten puzzles, possibly the first Latin crossword book published.
The piece recalls a historical episode where in early 1090 many residents disposed of property and donned white robes to march to a hill to be taken to heaven. They returned to find others occupying their homes shaping a dramatic social reversal.
Scientists plan experiments during Saturday's solar eclipse to study coronium, a presumed new element in the sun's corona. The outer corona rim will be visible, offering a chance for measurements. The corona can be seen only during eclipses.
Scientists will study how the solar eclipse affects Earth's magnetic currents and ship compass readings. The sun's radio active energy, possibly tied to radium, could influence the sun's lifespan and planetary futures, challenging the idea of a rapid solar burnout.
The text notes debate over elevating battleship guns to increase range. It cites European pressure and claims experts say U S guns are inferior to British, yet legal right to change exists. It ends with a hint that the navy head's stance may shift.
English papers report Britain has arranged ballast intake on one side to tip ships, elevating guns for greater range without altering mechanical adjustments. This tactic enables increased gun elevation by listing, affecting naval firing outcomes.
The editorial argues big bootleggers should face harsher punishment, criticizing the US focus on minor offenders while noting foreign powers would ban such violence. It jokes that stealing government oil reserves would be riskier than stealing an overcoat in the United States.
In reference to the Paris agreement the United States is said to be deeply involved and tangled in European complications as it contemplates surrendering some reparations to cover costs from maintaining troops in Germany after the war.
A fragment discusses Europe’s resistance to paying large debts and frames it as a moral obligation rather than a legal one. It notes political leaders and states negotiating, aiming to justify nonpayment as a moral stance at the polls.
A surety company advertises a $100000 reward for recovering bonds valued at one million dollars. It states it will pay ten percent of the face value of any bonds stolen whenever it is required to cover losses on such bonds.
A remark notes how bond sales stabilize criminal enterprises by guaranteeing large cash flows from robberies, while raising questions about laws addressing compound felony and potential legal gaps in penalty schemes.
At a local meeting adults proved stronger spellers than students in an old fashioned contest. Mrs Elleworth Brown and Mrs Carl Kirk stood as the last pupil bowed out, confirming the parents as champions in the spell off.
Each month about 600 children in New York City leave public schools to enter the workforce. Many seek early earnings while others face barriers to continued schooling and career options.
A dense listing of Saturday programming across multiple U S and Canadian stations with times, orchestras, talks, stories, and performances. Highlights include orchestral broadcasts, college plays, educational lectures, children's tales, and bedtime stories across stations in New York Chicago Montreal Ottawa Havana Los Angeles Denver and more.
A collection of listed radio programs across several stations including WLW WSAI WEAF WNYC WIP and Philadelphia listings. Highlights show music orchestras church services talks and recitals with times ranging morning to late night on Sunday January 25. The fragmentary schedule notes performances by the Selinsky Quintette Hampton Quartette and a radio church service at Rodef Shalom Temple.
Central Standard Time timetable lists WLW Cincinnati and Minneapolis Minnesota programs. Entries include orchestra performances, sermon services, a church event at 11:00 am and 4:00 pm schedules, with station identifiers and start times in the evening.
A fragmented clipping lists multiple religious organizations in Denver including the First Congregational Church and the Christian Science Church. The brief entry provides no dates or events.
Fragmentary OCR text references KGO Oakland 1599 Hamar apie a.M. E Church and a 6 20 P M time with unclear events. The readable items mention Hickman and a church context but lack complete details or coherent events.
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