Thought for Today on Slothful Sleep and Action
A brief aphorism cites Proverbs 26 14 about a door turning and a vice of sloth. It adds Horace warning that the destructive syren sloth must be avoided.
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Horace
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1924
Page
4
World famine fears from erratic weather and forecasts
The piece argues that June moisture reports show crops in poor condition and warns of potential crop failures tied to recurring cycles. It cites Beveridge’s 1815– era famine predictions, questions the certainty of a 1923 disaster, and urges clear public discourse over partisan rhetoric to better assess food security futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Bevedge
London School of Economics
Beveridge
Scott
Egypt
Joseph
Dawes vows drive against political bank in coming campaign
General Dawes pledges a bold campaign against a booming political bank era. The weary public welcomes a turning point as political circulation and influence threaten the nation, crossing party lines and stoking concern over the public purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawes
United States
Britain Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Mexico Over Expulsion
The article notes Great Britain severing relations with Mexico after a British official was expelled. It highlights Britain's firm defense of official rights worldwide and marks a shift with an American official representing Britain, illustrating how international law enables friendly state services to ease tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Mexico
United States
Immi grants pour into the country defying quotas
The speaker notes ongoing high levels of immigrant admissions from a place referred to as Heaven where Congress cannot set a quota, estimating more than 1,200,000 entering annually. The passage emphasizes the scale of unrestricted arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Congress
When Arctic flights become a regular summer institution
A playful sentence imagines regular Arctic flights as a summer habit. Neighbors would fly to the North Pole, stroll around before breakfast, and return to boast of a world tour.
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North Pole
Radio and Deafness Brightens Lives Yet Sets Limits
Washington report explains how radio helps some hard of hearing people but cautions that cures are not real. It details bone conduction, earphone use, experimental devices in homes, audiometer development, and how amplified radios may aid conversation without promising full restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Tadio
Josephine Timberlake
Volta Bureau
Alexander Graham Bell
Warren Pond
New York League
Rubenstein
Hearing devices and imported bias in a weary nation
A noisy reflection on portable hearing aids, eye glasses as a comparison, and a broader critique of American attitudes toward Asiatic immigrants. It notes Senator Phelan's clash with missionaries over Japanese exclusion and cites sensationalized international cartoons and a Los Angeles murder case as context for public fear and workforce tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelan
California
Japan
United States
Indiana's Taggart Not Al Smith Ally In Mc Adoo Mix
The latest report confirms Taggart of Indiana is not aligning with the Mc Adoo Al Smith coalition. Taggart, a stubborn northern Ireland–born figure, resists quick shifts in political partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taggart
Indiana
McAdoo
al Smith
Ireland
Al Smith Seeks Real Man Nomination At Party Convention
The article notes Al Smith publicly pledging a nomination once the convention votes for a real man. It mentions forty other candidates echoing private sentiments and suggests betting on a dark horse over two favorite sons.
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al Smith
Wilson did not write a political will say observers
Reporters note there is no actual political will by Woodrow Wilson despite claims. The discussion compares it to Peter the Great’s famed will, which never existed, and clarifies Wilson never penned such a document for the Democratic convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Peter the Great
Peter
Wilson
Campaign tempo surpasses even Woodrow Wilson forecasts
The passage notes rapid political shifts with bank failures in the Northwest and wheat prices as priorities over the League of Nations. It also highlights the Ku Klux Klan as a more conspicuous issue than mandates for Liberia or Mosul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Northwest
League of Nations
Ku Klux Klan
Liberia
Mosul
Flags and funds shape a party convention spectacle
Thirteen thousand five hundred American flags decorate the Democratic convention with three thousand five hundred large flags on walls and ten thousand small flags among spectators. Another flag bears 13 550 dollar marks, hinting at the money behind political nominations and the mockery some Americans might feel about how they are chosen.
Prohibition Agents Arrive in New York to Enforce Ban
A hundred extra dry agents arrive in New York to enforce prohibition. Some will shut down establishments and some will collect fines. One well known restaurant operator, a dealer in forbidden liquors, says he was fined two hundred dollars to a recent agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Berlin court ties theft claim to sacred alligator stone legend
Herr Schomburgh, an African explorer, is accused in a Berlin court of stealing the sacred stone of the alligator from Liberia after tribes on the west coast vow to reclaim the fetish. He claims he bought it for five dollars and says the tale tests superstition as a sign of courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Schomburgh
Berlin
Holy Grove
Liberia
Schomburgh
Department of Agricullure
U. S
U.S
Scientist Surgery Saves Man After Cardiac Wound
Arthur Harris of the I W W suffers a deep knife wound to the pericardium during a farm hand fight. Surgeons in Kansas City drain the sac and remove ribs to relieve pressure, allowing the heart to continue pumping while Harris remains conscious. Local anaesthetic blunts pain as his life is saved. Russia touts optic nerve atrophy cure and cataract treatment by electrical massage, warning readers to consult doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Harris
Harris
Kansas City
Russia
Questions and Answers Information Service Notice
The Athens Messenger outlines an information bureau offering answers to general questions. Readers must send their question with full name, address, and two cents for return postage. the service does not provide legal medical or financial advice or domestic dispute settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Imquirer
First Sunday comics published by New York Sunday Journal
The American Newspaper Publishers Association notes the New York Sunday Journal as the earliest to publish a Sunday comic section featuring R. F. Outcault's Yellow Kid.
Norwalk District Methodist Meet set for Bellevue
The 1925 meeting of the Norwalk District conference of the Methodist church will be held at Bellevue. The decision was made during a two day session in Amherst Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst, O
Norwalk
The
Methodist Church
Bellevue
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