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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1924
Page
4
A Proverbs reflection contrasts gathering in summer with sleep in harvest and warns that weariness outpaces rust in aging. The saying implies diligence and timing matter in life. The piece closes with a proverb about perseverance and the Bishop Cumberland motto on effort.
A Dutchman named Hudde traveled through China for 30 years studying the people and writing detailed notes. Returning to Holland his shipwrecked voyage erased his lifetime work, the records sinking with the ocean.
The piece notes Hudde’s nearly forgotten life until Disraeli mentioned him in Curiosities of Literature. It speculates on his possible reaction to removal from memory, joking that he might have found solace in Chinese philosophy or laughed it off as life’s game.
The author reflects on Hudde’s tragedy and broader losses from aging and failure. Life is a constant fight for achievement, with friends, family, customs, and dreams fading. Yet personal growth and accumulated experience endure, like Hadde’s 80 years of records saved in memory. The piece frames life as a spiritual gymnasium.
There is speculation this spring about the presidential election potentially being decided by the House of Representatives under the Constitution. The discussion focuses on what would occur if the President cannot fulfill duties in the usual manner.
A Texas attorney argues that constitutional text makes the Vice President the acting President only if the House cannot elect a President. He claims Calvin Coolidge is currently the acting President, still Vice President in law, which could trigger debate if election problems arise. The discussion could fuel public discourse and local debates amid unsettled weather.
The President told business men that getting the best of it is outdated. He said true trade benefits both sides when each offers what the other needs. He added no business should aim only at profit and urged adding human service to commercial aims.
The Federation of Women's Clubs education group calls for no illiteracy by 1930. It urges English as the basic instructional language, broader physical education, compulsory schooling for ages 7 to 14, and a minimum 24 week public school year in all schools nationwide.
An American Iris Society show in Washington showcased about six thousand irises in colors from royal purple to white. The article traces iris history from two ancestral forms to a thousand varieties and notes strong insect-driven color development, global cultivation, and high prices for some varieties while many affordable options remain for gardeners. It also explains standards of iris classification and the society's registration process for new varieties.
The article notes the reddest iris of last year and a ruby tint, mentions Julia Marlowe as a new iris, and highlights iris displays around the White House lawn Capitol grounds and the Potomac Speedway. It adds a quip about psychoanalysis and a model mail carrier schedule for July first. It also comments on Princeton dropouts and athletic brains versus music talent.
In a New York church a famed healer draws crowds as he claims cures through faith and relics, while public remarks mingle with political rumors about Al Smith Bryan McAdoo Walsh and Munsey Sun ownership. The piece brushes on gas warfare, war costs, and speculative headlines as it surveys era beliefs and current events.
A newspaper notice explains the Athens Messenger Information Bureau run by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C. Readers may ask for information by mail with full name address two cents for return postage. no legal medical or financial advice. Replies go directly to the asker.
In a series of trivia Q A lines the questions reveal the prevalence of eye injuries in industry with higher compensation, a Paris theater run by children, missing girls statistics, and biographical facts about Marie Corelli, Sousa, and other historical figures.
Q and A style summary reports Mount Elbruz at 18 465 feet above sea level as Europe’s highest point. An obituary notes Benedict W Law died at Caney Creek Kentucky, praised for supporting mountaineer children. The agriculture Q A states infertile eggs are urged for marketing and partial incubation costs U.S. farmers about 15 million dollars yearly. Massasoit meaning Great Chief and notes on the Wampanoag Pokanoket tribe once spanning much of present Massachusetts with an estimated 300 members after disease.
Fairport Ohio Columbia Pictioni trader sues La urina Cerbelli for 10000 damages alleging Cerbelli caused Italians in the mining town to quit trading at Pictioni store by claiming Pictioni tipped off the sheriff about prohibition violators. Judge W W Cowen ordered Cerbelli to pay damages.
Miss Grace McClure and other American missionaries in Hinghwa China report constant danger from bandits. Robberies and property damage plague the area as an armed gang from the Feochow region strikes, forcing guards even at night.
Jerome Peter Dreves aged 3, son of Mrs. Mary Dreves, was killed instantly when he fell under a wagon in Defiance, Ohio. The tragedy occurred in the family's yard as neighbors stated. Authorities investigated the accident.
A man in his yard was struck by a wagon driven by Frank McCann and suffered a fractured skull. He lies injured as his widow mother and eight children survive the incident.
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