A Thought For Today Inspiring Biblical Reflection
A religious card notes Psalm 145:3 praising the Lord's greatness and a quote by Thomas Wilson: a great man is made so for others.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1925
Page
4
A religious card notes Psalm 145:3 praising the Lord's greatness and a quote by Thomas Wilson: a great man is made so for others.
The author argues the Democratic party returned to Bushwhacker alliances with La Follette and his allies, undermining national unity. He cites Roosevelt and Sinclair Will in urging a conference for reorganization and separation from mischief makers, but claims Senators rejoined the partisan push, worsening demoralization and discredit.
The article notes a strong chance that this year's income tax revenue will match last year's despite a substantial rate reduction. It argues steadiness signals broader income growth, prosperity, and competent management of the nation's finances.
The Ohio House nearly unanimously approves the Knapp bill to sterilize feeble minded epileptic or criminal males. It moves to the Senate with hopes for swift passage and gubernatorial approval. The measure aims to curb rising taxpayer burden by restricting defectives.
William Marion Jardine, a long career in farming education and public service, is described as a capable, cooperative leader with wide regional experience. He champions farmer cooperatives, radio education, and a practical approach to marketing, asking for low consumer prices and shared market information.
Governor Austin Peay signs a bill prohibiting teaching the theory of evolution in Tennessee schools. The deeply religious governor says the Bible disproves evolution, declaring the issue settled and urging Tennesseans to be happy.
The text discusses a potential bill to prohibit teaching that the earth is round and cites a biblical passage from revelations to claim the earth has four corners and winds held by angels, arguing against any such theory. The governor could sign the bill if passed.
A critic mocks the earth’s shape by noting four corners prove against roundness. The text jeers at the Tennessee governor and his grasp of embryology, imagining his two month prenatal likeness and anticipating a lively aside.
A deceased clergyman who moved through Protestant Episcopal, Greek Orthodox, and Roman Catholic orders is pondered. The narrator asks what such a multi faith life reveals about truth and the Creator, wondering if any single religion is officially recognized or superior.
A 9,500 year old papyrus suggests a recipe to reverse aging in men. Earlier remedies may have existed, with mythic allusions to Adam and Five joking about aging after childbirth.
The piece reports a murder trial where a Japanese husband faces allegations after both he and his wife were found with throat wounds. It notes the wife’s claimed hara kari and the husband’s denial. It also mentions Henry Ford’s engineers working on Norwegian water power and possible Brazilian projects with Niagara-scale potential. The column hints Edsel Ford’s newborn status and a future all metal dirigible.
Dispatches conflict on Nusso lini health with claims of terminal cancer stroke and mild illness. Public appearances show him energetic in a black Vascisti shirt, while some predict Mussolini’s fate will mirror Lenin’s.
The Athens Messenger announces its Information Bureau directed by rederic J Niaskin in Washington DC. Readers may submit plain questions with full name and address and two cents for return postage. Replies are sent directly to the inquirer and no legal medical or financial advice is given.
The excerpt covers Q and A on topics from city management in Boxville to Chinese students in U.S. universities, earth’s motion and air, moisture in wood, and France reconstruction progress. It notes Louis Brownlow as a city manager, 1 448 Chinese students in 1920 21, the earth’s motion through space without air, moisture composition of wood, and reconstruction metrics for France by 1924.
The article discusses proposals for plane limitation and a naval parley among nations, noting U S hesitation to engage in armaments talks. It frames the potential discussions as delicate and akin to a hair cut in hard bargaining.
A damaged facility reports 90 percent reconstruction of damaged cansis and 86 percent completion of repairs. The event details and exact location are unclear from the fragment. Local officials continue inspection and salvage efforts.
A historical quiz page covers wartime production, Plymouth celebrations, nurse income, soap bubble mixtures, voting age for African Americans, Rhodian Law, and general average in marine law. It lists percentages for trenches and factories, dates, and numerical data on populations and professions.
London dispatch reports Miss Susan Lawrence, Labour MP, on a six week tour of the Soviet republics. She asserts Russian women hold absolute equality with men and cites prominent female ministers in the Central Soviet Government. She notes Madame Kolontay as a pioneering female ambassador and describes a Leningrad parade.
Miss Lawrence reports on Soviet life noting women and children as effective commanders in military drills, tidy cities, clean streets, and efficient tramways. She praises Moscow’s motor buses and strict refuse rules while calling railway service good though slow. She urges England to back Anglo Russian treaties and a British loan, backing Ramsay MacDonald as ratification nears.
After an election was ruled illegal due to no quorum the League of Women Voters chose Mrs. John Conabee as president on first choice.
Bill Cherry, the jail barber for Sheriff Immett’s office in Chillicothe, left without notice. He had only ten days left on a misdemeanor sentence and took along the razors.
A dense schedule lists Friday evening programs across U S stations led by WRAY Jones and Hare WCAMP Maine bands and orchestras. Featured are multiple concerts talks lectures and performances including the Jones Hare Gavreau Lavreau Beaux Arts and Walter Heefliger entries with various time slots from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM across New York Chicago Philadelphia Detroit Boston and other cities.
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