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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1925
Page
4
A brief devotional quotes from Proverbs and Buddha noting that hatred fuels conflict while love heals and ends enmity. The proverb emphasizes love covering sins and the Buddha quote asserts hatred does not end hatred, only love.
A traveler adjusts to new climate by suitable clothing and habits. In the United States natives also need acclimatization as weather shifts rapidly from arctic to tropical. Many fail by clinging to old meals and routines, causing misery in cold and collapse in heat. Stay at home should adapt to thrive with the weather.
The piece argues Spain pulled back from Moroccan conflict allowing France to push claims in Morocco. It notes France fights a costly war against the Rif tribes while France's own finances and stability suffer amid global postwar recovery. It questions French colonial success and motives, framing pride over profit in Africa.
A travel note reflects on democracy and imperial influence, suggesting Americans share common traits nationwide and noting neither angels nor devils dominate the people.
The piece argues two federal boards face congressionally driven information demands. Borah threats to abolish the FTC. It praises interpellation as a proven, nonpartisan mechanism for obtaining answers and disputes the notion that modern knowledge is unpatriotic.
The piece argues that large cities expand for economic reasons but may stagnate when overhead erodes profits. With affordable electric power, smaller towns can prosper, and editors in smaller cities echo a decentralization trend. The forecast favors livable, sociable communities with air, light, and space.
A Washington to Baltimore steamer tour traces Potomac to the Chesapeake with stops at Alexandria Mount Vernon Belvoir Gunston Hall and Fort McHenry while recalling Civil War era landmarks and historic sites along the river and bay.
In New York a columnist depicts a city scene full of street musicians. Tony the bananas vendor-wagon tours the block singing songs while hawking fruit. Fridays bring an organ grinder with a broken music box wheezing through tunes from years past.
A reflective slice shows a lone Irish singer drawing coins from windows with tunes like Sweet Rosie O Grady and Sidewalks of New York while an elderly couple sings carols on holidays. The passage shifts to Pet Dutka a Czech Slovak immigrant who while studying at Pennsylvania State College earned a degree after intense work.
“One-eye” Connolly and Tam many Young race for fame as the best prize fight gate crasher. Young excels at theater entries while One-Eye earned a national reputation by entering events without paying. Recently One-Eye attempted to pass Bill Connors at a Broadway theater, bought a gallery ticket, then sat in the orchestra as the show began.
In Bryant Park the boys win exclusive rights to shine shoes, while in Madison Square the older shoe shiners gain exclusive privileges. The long running competition between the bootblacks is settled by a truce brokered by local figures, ending the nickel vs dime rivalry. The agreement keeps Bryant Park for the boys and Madison Square for the older men.
The American Cancer Society promotes cancer progress and urges public caution against quack cures. Gertrude Ederle, the young American swimmer, completed a New York to Sandy Hook crossing in under eight hours and will sail to England to train for the English Channel with Jabez Wolf.
A speaker warns that those who help him may praise him for his sacrifice as he has shed twenty six pounds from lack of sleep. He notes the degree earned matters less than the knowledge gained slowly and laments the permanent toll of sleeplessness on nervous energy.
Daniel Guggenheim, famed as a man of wealth from mining, gives half a million dollars to New York University to be used in aviation research and engineering problems linked to flying. The grant aims to advance aviation and educate many young Americans in flight.
President Coolidge urges industrial flying and may extend orders via the secretary of war to West Point. If supporters like Mr. Guggenheim back the plan, civilian and military aviation could be rapidly expanded, seen as a key to national safety.
Gertrude Ederle at nineteen breaks numerous swimming records but critics say her vigor is wasted on the channel. The comparison notes Nanci Hanks, six feet tall, as powerful as Ederle and mentions she produced Graham Lincoln, calling it better than crossing the Pacific.
In a careful restaurant inquiry corned beef and cabbage tops as New York American readers' favorite dish, with 45012 votes behind the vegetable dinner. Other Q and A cover Harding wheat fields in Kansas, Welland Canal completion, toast origins, osteotomy, Volga river traffic, Brazilian diamonds, and counterfeit government notes.
A Washington dispatch notes explorers now recount polar journeys with casual ease, contrasting Bartlett and Schwatka stories with old harsh camps. It recalls Klondike passes and coast ranges, and cites Sargent handling long terms while Chapman and Pero vich contest sentences and commutations.
A short reflective note on how bodily processes and blood influence thinking. The text muses that mental performance cannot occur in two places simultaneously and hints at limits of cognitive focus.
Germany fronts turmoil as the Stines House heirs quarrel over finances and potential bankruptcy. Authorities plan an intensive census to assess economic standing amid broader anxieties and mounting concerns.
The passage argues Germany bears no internal debt beyond obligations to the allies. It notes annual payments to the allies total about 169 million dollars, equating to under $3 per German per year, and claims such payments do not strain Germany's resources.
A Columbus Dispatch note reports a St. Louis builder delivered a lecture on Sex in Architecture. The piece mentions the Queen Anne cottage on the feminine side as part of the discussion.
Columnist Tom Sims muses on a talkative woman who could win hearts and notes a man who smokes with a match. The piece blends social commentary with playful gossip in a light, period voice.
A June bride from last year says her fifth can opener keeps her popular with friends, noting that money seems to ease social appeal. Her quip implies wealth as a social asset rather than practical usefulness.
Social trends show many individuals choose to go out rather than stay home as they feel less at ease in their residence. Experts note comfort and belonging influence nightly routines and social activity.
A man who sells used cars is described as potentially making a good fisherman or golfer. The statement links his skills in sales to traits useful in fishing and golf without detailing any specific events or outcomes.
A nostalgic column recalls kids forming a makeshift baseball setting on a sunny vacant lot. Wee Willie, a confident pitcher, leads the group and calls himself head of the team. Batters strike out as he hurls fastballs, and the youngsters plan to play despite the heat.
The pitcher explains Wee Willie’s struggle at bat. Willie admits he must learn batting and takes things in turn. The mentor notes that the player's value grows when he does each thing properly and steadily improves.
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