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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1925
Page
4
Senator William H. King of Utah, head of the wets, argues in these columns that a 2.75 per cent beer and wine limit could pass the courts and serve as a final goal toward legalization. Critics demand legal clarity and question how many chemists would verify 2.75 percent and where such beer would be sold if adopted.
The author argues that large structures under capitalism or communism fail to serve the common good. Centralized planning under dictatorship leads to decay, while freedom would let the people and nation settle themselves, suggesting Bolshevik trends flirt with capitalism.
The article argues German language should be taught again in high schools with balanced instruction. It notes the 1917 1918 ban during World War I and warns against propaganda use. Emphasizes knowledge of languages aids understanding and business, urging disinterested teaching at the high school level.
A northern newspaper laments vanished quiet as once deserted highways now bustle through the night. Villages along the routes stay active with lights, gas stations, and radioing farms, marking progress yet leaving some craving peaceful, still roads.
Archaeologists describe Cisco as a walled, multi-mound urban center along Forked Deer river in Madison and Chester counties. The site features six miles of outer defenses, a citadel, thirty five mounds, and a central king’s house, with trails linking to Bolivar and Pontotoc regions.
Washington editors predict a major tariff revision fight at the next Congress session. Proponents of lower rates confront strong protectionist interests led by big bankers and industrials, while some observers warn the outcome could shake the political and economic order.
The piece notes unusually warm Arctic July temps near Spitzebergen and lists Amundsen and his crew facing icy seas. It then criticizes plasterers and bricklayers for stoppages tied to two unions, causing losses to nonparticipants and harming public opinion, urging unity over quarrels.
The Shenandoah might rescue Amundsen’s explorers with minimal danger to her crew on the way to Minneapolis. If sighted, she could hover low and lower a rope and a sun chair to lift the men one by one without landing, then return them to safety.
The message discusses a potential Shenandoah search mission if Amundsen and his crew are not along the line from Spitzbergen to the pole, noting navy tradition to send rescue parties and the value of a successful rescue over a routine Arctic voyage.
The speaker argues the government already risks sailors by sending three planes with navy crews to aid private explorer Mr. MacMillan in the north pole venture. He says aiding MacMillan grants glory to him, while better use would be letting Shenandoah rescue Amundsen’s expedition and credit the navy.
In New York City Staten Island stands apart with tiny one man trolleys and hilly crooked streets. Open fields estates and many tumble down houses mark the island. Residents lead a relaxed pace enjoying family evenings at local theaters and neighborly visits.
A rustic note describes Staten Island life with Sunday School picnics and a band concert in the public square. It contrasts with other New York sections where illness and death may pass unnoticed by neighbors, highlighting a lack of neighborly care.
A writer notes observing four stockingless women in the subway over two days and a dignified neighbor seen sans stockings on the street, reflecting on bare legs as a trend or publicity stunt.
The piece mocks the Scopes trial with comic writers like Bugs Baer and a veiled chimpanzee in court reports. It imagines educated gorilla witnesses and monkey juries weighing evidence, while Tennessee stands firm, adopting a new biology textbook denying evolution.
The text argues that Darwin did not claim humans descend from monkeys nor that a rib made Eve, and it frames the famous trial as revealing hatred of science fear of knowledge and religious mind control.
Dean Withers of New York University says the summer session begins July 7 with students from 43 states. Inquiries have come from Alaska Hawaii Cuba the Bahamas Panama Porto Rico Nova Scotia and Brazil.
The essay praises New York taxi drivers for their uncanny skill in heavy traffic. It notes their ability to dodge trucks and cars with inches to spare and remarks this nerve earns admiration from visitors and locals alike.
A poem style piece urges new graduates to take personal responsibility for their future. It counsels against expecting a free ride and encourages self-reliance as they enter work and new paths. The voice emphasizes that effort determines success and invites reflection on personal choices.
The passage presents a quiz style mix of lines about learning earning and duty, notes on Owen Society at New Harmony religious practice, a Welsbach mantle chemical process, and a Edison genius definition. It includes questions and answers with varied historical references and dates.
After the war it was believed foot ailments would fade. Style returns and uncomfortable shoes persist. Seek sensible footwear. ask to see all options. Salesmen rush on Saturdays, so weekday visits yield better service and fit.
A collection of Q and A items covers topics from New York City food supply distances to Mergenthaler’s American inventor status and early American rocking chair origins. It includes notes on pulque, Manchu queues in China, day length change, Canada air mail service, and Garfied’s army commission with concise historical answers.
Reader TOM SIMS muses on streetcar wheel shape and legality. He jokes about driving to her garage, noting a puncture, and quips about a wife tending a house and a husband. No formal law cited.
A collage of stray observations and whimsical comments from New York London and Youngstown Ohio touches on bootleggers, railroad hazards, Nelson’s two wives, baseball snacks, fashion trends, aging, temper, and finance. The piece blends satirical one liners with aphorisms and light social notes.
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