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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1925
Page
4
Advertising Rates and Obituary Card Services Noted
The Athens Messenger lists advertising rate information and obituary card options. It references association memberships and circulation listings while noting availability for interested parties to inquire at the newspaper office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Dailies
A Thought For Today From Faith And Carlyle
A compact reflection cites I Timothy 6 12 urging to fight the good fight of faith and seize eternal life. It compares fellow workers to a sacred band of immortals guarding humanity, invoking Carlyle on enduring fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Timothy
Carlyle
Monkey intelligence compares with human thought in primates
The text argues that nonhuman species show forms of intelligence. chimps display humanlike thinking but at a lower level, and other animals vary in intelligence. Humans retain animal traits while gaining human intellect, suggesting multiple intelligence types exist beyond ours.
Death leaves void as insurgents lose steadying figure
In the death of Senator Ladd the insurgent movement loses more than his vote. Ladd, from North Dakota, was a centrist, educated and practical man whose stable influence was much needed by the radical movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Ladd
Northaketa
Radical college professor shaped agrarian policy and senate record
A college professor believed in government aid to farmers through state enterprises, a radical stance that opposed Townleyism. He earned broad respect, bolted the ticket and faced excommunication, yet his senate work aided the insurgent movement with sanity and soundness the nation needed. His successor may be less representative or less sound, a loss to both nation and agrarian causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
la Follette
Discouragement and resolve across historic setbacks
The passage notes common discouragement, citing a letter Abraham Lincoln wrote at age 44 about a doomed career. It contrasts Lincoln’s experience with Linden’s perseverance, urging readers to spur themselves to new efforts after setbacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Linden
Sargent Preaches Industry as Key to Railway Success
Fred W. Sargent, newly named president of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, extols industry as the sole path to advancement. He tells aspiring workers that persistent hard work, not office politics or social games, is how men reach worthy positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Sargent
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Bronze memorial planned for Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn in Hannibal
Three Hannibal residents fund a monument on Cardiff Hill to honor Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. The sculpture will show the two boys in ragged costumes, fifty feet up the hill, near Mark Twain's birthplace, with views of the Mississippi and Illinois hills, celebrating the fictional pair's adventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lang
Cardiff Hill
Hannibal
Second Street
Holliday
Missippi
Illinois
Misuri
Rizon
Tom
Huck
Jeeper
Yeanner
Tom Saw Jr
Mark Twain
Twain
Hay Paradise
Conrey
Ity
Huck Finn
Montana
Laura Frazier
Becky Thatcher
Cave Hollow
Tom Sawyer
McDougal
E. T. Cameron
Questions and Answers on Clothes Telephones Immigration and Meat
A series of quiz prompts and answers notes standards for clothing budgets for college bound girls, total U S telephones by state, a push for selective immigration policy, and 1924 per capita dressed meat consumption by type. Details include a $459 ready made clothes allowance, Nevada with 19313 telephones, New York 1789563, and meat totals of 164.9 pounds per person with pork 88.8 pounds and beef 62.6 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nevada
New York
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
Ellis Island
Bureau of Animal Industry
Ican
Sullivan Says Democrats Saved But Gives No Reason
Mark Sullivan reports the Democratic party has been saved without specifying what for. The American Tribune from Newark, Ohio presents a cryptic summary of his claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Sullivan
Newark
American-Tribune
Photographer Deters Morgan Photo With Brave Deception
On a ship in New York a news photographer Frank Merta negates a Morgan photo by offering to destroy plates if the financier agrees to bar other photographers. Morgan objects to being photographed and pleads for privacy while Merta destroys both plates, a display of audacity tied to journalistic ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Merta
J. Pierpont Morgan
Wall Street
Tony Madison Avenue
Mr. Morgan
Merta
Morgan
Honor Among Photographers Across News World
A wary camerman recalls Merta photographed J P Morgan in cap and gown for New York University with a single print and destroyed negative clause. An offer of $500 for an extra print was refused leaving the iconic print in NYU hall. The piece ends noting press agents and honesty in journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merta
Morgan
Morgin
New York University
University Hall
J. P. Morgan
Earthquake Insurance Totals for NYC Landmarks
The article notes a $2,909,909 earthquake policy on the Equitable Building in New York and a $5,900,000 policy sought for the Woolworth Building. It then urges readers to think of California as a premier summer resort and not to worry about earthquakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equitable
New York City
Woolworth
New York
California
Slow and sure fades in face of gradualism across nations
The piece argues Bolshevist leaders misread the slow pace of change versus mass upheavals. It contrasts Russia’s massive peasant base with the need for gradual reform, while noting historical figures show both rapid jumps and fatal flaws. The author mocks the idea that swift revolutions can lift entire societies overnight.
Gibbs's Gloom Analyzed By Charles P Stewart
CHARLES P STEWART reports on Gibbs's gloom as described by war correspondent Phil Simms. The piece blends urban signage observations with reflections on Sir Philip Gibbs and his famed wartime reporting and literary pessimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simms
Sir Philip Gibbs
Britain
West Front
Gibbs
Fresh Air Trail Heralds Health from Open Air Walks
Fables on health urge daily open air walks to boost life expectancy and vitality. Cold air stimulates every organ, revives body and spirit, and skin acts as a keyboard for health signals. Sleeping porches are advised and winters see many sealed rooms, but fresh air remains the greatest blessing.
Quoted Snippets from Ohio Papers Skew Wit and Critique
A chained string of clipped quotes from Akron Beacon Journal Marion Daily Star and Martins Ferry Daily Times features quirky lines about shade for the boss junk on Main Street and playful love banter. The misquoted beauty contest judge line hints at a misread prize description and domestic musings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Nietzsche’s Life and Death Reflections by a Young Clerk
A 21 year old stock clerk, Jack Greenwald, spent an evening with Nietzsches writings and then killed himself. The piece uses provocative language to argue that Nietzsche’s ideas led to fatal outcomes and reflects on the impact of philosophy on a young reader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Greenwald
Nietzsche
Greenwald
Heer
Coal Strike Threat Ripples Into Nations
A great coal strike looms here and in England. Mr. Lewis, head of the miners and mine owners, are urged to reconsider. The strike is urged to force action while the public supports fair coal prices and wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Lewis
War Prophet Gibbs Foresees Calamities in World Horoscopes
In a tense exchange Simms and Mellett discuss Phil Gibbs's knack for predicting wars famine and pestilence. Gibbs allegedly foresees future conflicts and the accompanying horrors while others acknowledge his chilling foresight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simms
Phil Gibbs
Mellett
Gibbs
How to iron the weekly clothes puzzle rhyme
The riddle voice explains helping with chores and asks how to iron the weekly clothes. He describes tasks around the house and yard and wonders how to finish by ironing the weekly garments.
Hal Cochran on ironing and household chores
The speaker remarks that ironing plain sheets is easy for men but ironing delicate fancies, such as a daughter’s dress with frills and laces, is challenging and awkward. He jokes about preferring dishes to ironing and asks not to be assigned such tasks again.
Folly and the risk of coal miners strikes
A speaker warns organized money should find a way to prevent a strike that could last through winter. Coal mining is hard and dangerous with five hundred miners killed and over 26 690 injured annually. within seven years most workers will be killed or injured. The speaker urges generous pay for miners for their risky labor.
Barroom bar used as coffin fits grim tale of prohibition era
The piece notes union leader Barney Gibney avoiding strikes though willing to act if just. It recalls a coffin crafted from his Alaska saloon bar, condemns bootlegger greed, and reflects on prohibition’s costs. It also highlights Suzanne Lenglen’s tennis triumphs and mocks Nordic stereotypes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Gibney
Alaska
France
Suzanne Lenglen
England
Kathleen McKane
Taxes Loom in Mansfield Journal Note to Posterity
The Mansfield Ohio Journal notes that taxes will be a continuing concern for future generations, suggesting scrutiny and record keeping of fiscal measures. The piece frames taxation as a lasting issue with implications for posterity.
School Attendance Proof Gaps Highlight Enrollment Issue
A wave of students and alumni face difficulty proving enrollment as many records are incomplete or lost. Administrators urge streamlined verification methods to confirm attendance for benefits, credentials, and documentation.
Tom Sims Quotes On Summer Resort Mosquitoes And Hairpins
Tom Sims humorously observes summer resorts as places where mosquitoes begin where flies end. He notes a man cannot talk with hairpins in his mouth while a woman cannot talk with a pipe. He jokes that by the time the needle is found in the haystack it is rusty and useless.
Wry Sayings Parade From An Old Time Page
A string of witty aphorisms on marriage honesty work and youth. Jokes about husbands wives coffee diction dogs and gossip reveal social views and humor from an earlier era.
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Leother
Gtbanks
Ladd
Robert K Ward Inc
Fifth Ave
Souis
Huck and
Douglas
Dr. Robinson
Injun Joe
Muff Potter
Old Town
Frederic J. Haskin
Dawes
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Eric J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
Si Anoera
Filo Zieegfeld
James W. Dean
Sidney Webb
Russia
Marx
Lenin
Trotzy
Napoleon
St. Helena
Caesar
Trotzky
Alexander the Great
Alexander
Charles P. Stewart
Washington
Phil Simms
Lowell Mellett
Meller
Aly
Wise Crax
Akron, O
Beacon-Journal
New Orleans
Martins Ferry
Warden
Wardens Office
MIL
Darling Ma Ey
Hal Cochran
Coal Miners’ Union
Tom Sims
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