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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1925
Page
4
Falling National Expenses Aimed at 3.375 Billion Next Year
The President seeks next year’s outlays at 3.375 billion and 3.08 billion the following year. Historical figures show wartime spikes from 1.178 billion in 1917 to 25.599 billion in 1919, with postwar sums around 4 billion. Officers advocate tax cuts as spending stabilizes and war bills fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Aristocracy of Brains Shapes City Education Funds
A wealthy woman leaves 5000 dollars to the city board of education to finance superior educational advantages for superior intelligence. The piece argues this creates an aristocracy of brains and contrasts it with universal education, noting a need for compromise between equality and excellence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Superior intelligence must pair with morality for humanity
The speaker warns that extreme focus on pushing superior intellect risks neglecting others. Brilliance without morality yields harmful, antisocial outcomes as shown by examples of brilliant yet immoral people.
Aerated concrete from Sweden gains attention at London exhibition
Sweden develops aerated concrete by mixing cement and water with fine coal and other substances to generate hydrogen. The result is a light, 20 pounds per cubic foot material that floats on water, yet remains hard and strong. It promises fireproofing, noise resistance, better heat retention, and cheaper housing, with a potential boost to English housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
London
England
Certification laws curb automobile thefts across states
The piece notes that certified titles deter theft and joy riding. Twenty-two states have enacted title certification laws, seven this year, with more considering such statutes. Insurers expect a 10 percent rate reduction where laws exist and expect broader adoption to curb disposition of stolen cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insurance Department
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Women in Industry in the United States
The Women's Bureau reports rising female employment over time with 1926 at 21.1 percent and the war years likely higher. White native women form the largest working group at 43.7 percent of working women. percentages vary by race and region with South Carolina leading and West Virginia lowest. Domestic service declines while manufacturing and other sectors rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
South Carolina
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New England
West Virginia
Idaho
Broadway bunk and Will Hays in the movie industry
In New York July 34 the article denounces the motion picture industry as full of bunk. It argues Will Hays lacks real authority as czar or moral moderator and notes his absence from deciding what films production companies may pursue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bunk
Broadway
Will Hays
Hokum
Hays
Bunk and Yale Motions in Early Film Era Controversy
The passage argues Bunk as a key director and son of a famed actor while proposing John Coolidge as a future world champion in horseshoes. It hints at Yale Harvard colleges creating motion picture chairs with Brenon and Tom as occupants, and comments on the Rockefellers’ money handling and signing practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenon
Yale
Harvard
Tom
Hays Suppresses Gossip About Local Elite Parties
The town of Hays signals a curb on rumors about private gatherings and alleged illicit activities among prominent residents. Officials deny specifics, stressing that public discourse should focus on governance and community fixes.
New School for Picture Players T:
The article notes a plan discussed by Tom Terriss and Herbert Brenon about establishing a new school for picture players amid industry debates on reducing noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays
Tom Terriss
Herbert Brenon
Terris Praises New School Leaders For Star Training
Terris, principal of the new school, urges finding fresh faces for the screen and stresses training as essential to success. He lists stars he has found, noting they rose without substantial preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terris
Terriss
Brenon Praises Tom Me As Qualified for Position
Brenon spoke of humble beginnings and hard knocks behind their successes. He said Tom Me is eminently qualified for his posi tion, noting probable readiness for the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenon
Tom
International radio language Esperanto adopted at Paris congress
At the International Amateur Radio Congress in Paris Esperanto was chosen as the official international radio language. It is used for addresses and courses broadcast across European stations and is part of curricula in many European cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Europe
Debating Science and Morals in Prize Fighting
The text argues that civilization should condemn prize fights for promoting manslaughter brutality and dishonesty, criticizing laws allowing such events in conflict with Bible teachings and the Ten Commandments. It frames prize fighting as a threat to decency and public virtue.
Superstition and grave-digging cited as social fears
The passage claims vast world superstition numbers and notes a China practice of punishing enemies by exhuming ancestors graves, portraying grave desecration as a severe insult surpassing killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
China
Betty Bronson Chosen for Peter Pan by Barrie and Lasky
Brenon introduced Betty Bronson to the audience and claimed she was chosen by himself and James Barrie to play Peter Pan on the screen. The bank records showed Jesse Lasky funding Brenon’s project, with Lasky named as the employer and Sir James M Barrie allegedly concurring in the selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenon
Betty Bronson
James Barrie
Peter Pan
Jesse Lasky
Lasky
Sir James M. Barrie
Broadway Rules Prompt Correct Speech with Big I
A note contrasts how speech on Broadway and in films uses big I and little you. It suggests correct language depends on context and formality in performance settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big I
Little You
Wax figures and curses echo through ages to Scopes trial
A tale of an Indian Mohammedan's deathward illness after stealing a brother's charm and a dockside curse, then notes on wax figures from ancient law and a nod to the Scopes trial in a Christian Scientist tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohammedan
India
Minnesota Civil War last man club marks 40th reunion
Thirty four Minnesota volunteers formed a last man club and held their fortieth annual reunion. Four are living, one too ill to attend, and one of the three present could not stand so they drank to the last man sitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Last Man's Club
End of the World Prediction Echoes in Wry Verse
A terse, probing reflection asserts that someday all life will end, declaring that science and the Bible agree on humanity’s ultimate fate. The lines mix rumor and prophecy to question existence and time.
What will the last human be like and know
What form and language will the final human take and what knowledge will he possess. The text ponders whether humanity can evolve to a peak and then regress, whether the last man can communicate with planets, and what happens after death or whether faith remains the only comfort against uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbariem
Money Confusion Sparks Debate Over Treasury Figures
Mr Hinman notes a treasury report claiming total money in circulation is four thousand seven hundred seventy six millions, while savings accounts alone reportedly total twenty thousand million dollars, a discrepancy that puzzles one individual and highlights money's elusive nature.
Banks Dominated by Recycled Cash and Confidence
The text explains that banks hold five times the money of the United States through repeated use of the same dollar. It notes that if all depositors demanded withdrawal, they would receive little, yet money remains safe because credit on checks and trust in signatures substitutes for real currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain
Japan
Malone Is Debated Over Catholic Faith in Scopes Case
Dudley Field Malone, the Scopes trial lawyer, is described by some readers and a Catholic newspaper as not being Catholic. The notice explains it is printed for readers who may be interested in the debate over his faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Field Malone
Neutral envoy insight on China crisis and policy bets
Messenger column argues that pro British and pro Japanese stances by U S envoys risk harming China settlement. It notes Kellogg's bias toward Britain, Borah as steadying force, and the need to engage with Soviet Russia despite nonrecognition.
Society and scandals spark sharp quotes from Ohio papers
WISE CRAX It must be fine to get into society and be bored by a better set of people. Akron Beacon Journal. There isn't much wrong in a country where 83 per cent of the general complaint concerns women's styles. Marion Daily Star. But how about it when the other 17 per cent is of the Volstead law. Newark American-Tribune. After Detroit ran street railways at a profit, an audit shows a deficit of 3 185 000. Cincinnati Times-Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Robert Imbrie
Teheran
Imbrie
Coast Guard
Lfe
United States
Department of Commerce
Lanring
B. W
TREA
Akron
Ohio Beacon- Journal
Marion Daily Star
Newark
Ohio American-Tribune
Detroit
Cincinnati
Ohio Times-Star
Lifelike Speed Cop Statue Proposed for Grade Crossings
The Marion Ohio Daily Star notes demand for a lifelike speed enforcement statue at grade crossings to deter speeding and improve safety. The idea envisions a realistic figure placed near crossings to remind drivers to slow down and stop for trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ohio Daily Star
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Jean Paul Richter
THE
Athens Messenger
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio Select List
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Dailies
Wire Report International News Service
B Publ
Chas, Ris Managing Cer
National Advertising Repres
Peper
Ward Inc
Fifth A
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Foot
Women In Industry
By Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, ID
Women's Bureau
Department of Labor
New York Life
John Coolidge
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Maskin
Washington, D. C
Inquirer
Lillian Gish
D. Ww. iGriffith
Inspiration Pictures
Metro
Henry King
Miss Gish
Metro-Goldwyn
Charles P. Stewart
Messenger
Washington
John van A. MacMurray
America
Peking
Kellogg
John Hay
Tokyo
Mbt
Soviet Russia
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
William E. Borah
Borah
Russia
Wise Crax
Burroughs
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
C. R. Reed
Odd Fellows Building Telephone Bell
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