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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1924
Page
4
A Whitlock interview explains how half of Kimberley and other mine diamonds prove worthless as jewels. Only a quarter are top quality, with Kohinoor-level stones rare. cutting relies on craft over machinery, shaping value and fate.
A Humane Society representative urges personal responsibility after the murder of the Franks boy in Chicago. He denounces the excuses of “never had a chance” and argues society is blamed only when individuals refuse to admit fault. He insists every person is responsible before nation and God.
The passage argues that people gradually lose moral responsibility through habit and ease, blaming conditions or others. It asserts the primacy of individual responsibility, citing Jesus and Buddha to claim every act and thought shapes fate and that a person is accountable for all they are born with, now have, and will become.
The National Child Labor Committee clarifies that home farm tasks done under parental direction are not child labor while industrialized agricultural work with long hours low pay and poor supervision harms education and health. The article cites international regulation and calls for ratifying the Child Labor Amendment to protect 647 309 sugar beet cranberry bog cotton field workers.
Frederick C Howe former immigration commissioner reports a leftward trend in European politics and growing cooperative governance. He notes Britain and France cooperate better post armistice while Italy and Belgium show willingness to team. Germany’s acceptance of the Dawes plan could renew American faith in international possibilities.
Washington report details chlorine chamber therapy for colds developed by the Chemical Warfare Service. President Coolidge reportedly treated. chambers in the Capitol complex treated about fifteen hundred people. Describes apparatus, dosages, safety, and the history of chlorine use in war and medical experiments.
Report discusses early medical use of chlorine in gas chambers for respiratory illnesses and its proposed public health applications in schools churches and theaters. It cites Army doctors findings on throat relief, notes limited efficacy for pneumonia asthma and lung disease, and mentions the Chemical Warfare Service developing air purification with chlorine in public spaces.
A Senate committee rejects Ford’s Muscle Shoals proposal amid critics accusing him of personal gain. Advocates say Ford, if entrusted with the project, would serve the public with water power and expertise, under government funding. The piece also comments on a Milwau kee editorial on two Chicago murderers, noting potential futures if disciplined.
Readers can submit questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin director in Washington D C. The bureau provides information only and cannot offer legal medical or financial advice. Include full name address and two cents for return postage.
The page presents a series of reader questions with brief answers on topics from city automobile counts to franking privileges weather arrival of filers and frog feeding tips and English usage. Answers note Los Angeles leading cities car totals August 106 arrival in Washington and September on schedule practical frog feeding methods and proper usage of had rather with bulbs guidance on daffodils bulbs.
Thousands of Klansmen from across the country will gather in Marion Ohio on June 28 for the dedication of a new Klan home. Imperial Wizard Evans is expected to deliver the principal address. Memorial services will honor the late President Harding with a building cross unveiled atop the structure and a later parade featuring floats depicting American history.
About 300 attendees in the Athens county building endorsed A. N. Merriman for Congress and W. J. Price for the general assembly. Frank Henry was named for state senator. The county ticket includes W. J. Rickards sheriff Emmet Keenan prosecutor J. C. McClanahan clerk of courts John Howard county treasurer Dr A L Pritchard coroner Harry Lusz county surveyor W H Coakley Lou Gormiey Joseph Richards and H T Mulligan were named to a vacancy committee. Joseph Nichards chaired the convention. The Oxford dictionary progress noted as 45 years in England.
New York reports economic uncertainties being eased as business shows slight improvement in May. Steel and pig iron production fall and wages hold steady, while bank clearings rise modestly. Farm prices edge up and agricultural outlook remains mixed amid industry slack.
The Hocking Valley Railroad docks at Toledo loaded 1 006 161 tons of coal in May, surpassing the prior record of 901 322 tons from 1917, and marking the first million ton month in the Great Lakes coal trade. Five crews will operate five rigs with near continuous shifts to boost dispatch. Local docks moved about 240 000 tons with 200 056 tons by Hocking Valley and over 40 000 by Baltimore and Ohio.
Prizes totaling 150 dollars offered by Athens National Bank for a baby beef show at the Athens County Fair this summer. County Farm Agent Rh M Pavey announced the new livestock exhibit aiming to highlight high quality steers raised in 1923. Awards: 50 first, 40 second, 30 third, 20 fourth, 10 fifth. Any calf born since January 1, 1923 is eligible.
Officials at Athens fairs report strong early interest in a new exhibit class. If the response warrants, the exhibit could become a permanent feature of future fairs.
John Kelley of Jacksonville pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Judge 8. M. Johnson on charges of contributing to the delinquency of Frankie Romine, 16. Bond set at 500 dollars. Trial date set for Monday. Alleged that Kelley took the boy to a Michigan camp and held him for several days.
C P Shively of Troy is named principal of Elyria High School succeeding R P Vaighn who resigned after two decades of service to the local schools. Shively will also serve as an athletic coach.
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