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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1925
Page
4
A thought for today reflects on wealth not in gold but in proportion to others. A proverb contrasts riches with true value and wisdom, noting riches come from contentment.
The piece contrasts Congress and state legislatures with claims of systemic incapacity, noting senators exercise unwritten courtesy in confirmations. It then surveys real estate trends showing a shift from single to two-family homes as affordability and income patterns push homeowners toward landlord-occupier models and eventual relocation outward.
The text notes cabinet selections rebuffed by the Senate and frames it as war between Congress and three presidents. It emphasizes Senate power to reject cabinet appointments and makes a provocative comparison to declaring war on Canada.
An alumnus magazine notes a shift from fears of aristocratic car ownership to dangers from the democratic spread of automobiles with many vehicles having loose brakes and steering wheels. The piece reflects on changing attitudes toward youth and mobility as accessible cars multiply.
The Office of Motion Pictures of the Department of Agriculture will film a traveling extension conference in California during May and a Japanese beetle invasion in New Jersey. Other planned subjects include cooperative tobacco marketing, livestock, farm home improvements, and terracing.
Uniform numbering and marking of interstate highways to be implemented by a special board under the Department of Agriculture. This appointment aims to standardize routes and improve navigation nationwide.
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau offers answers to readers questions. It covers visitor permits six months, origins of the Buffalo Bill name, federal dog laws, light bulb failures, Swiss watch dating, Kilauca aerial photos, Sears Roebuck origin, and Lafcadio Hearn's widow in Japan.
A World War I veteran, John Lennroth, aged 88, after 88 surgeries, lost both legs above the knees, drives a custom automobile from California to Walla Walla on his way to another operation. The feats highlight surgical progress and resilience amid war’s toll. The item also notes higher wages for Chicago civic opera orchestra musicians and a Seattle giant seaplane test flight aimed at Honolulu, expressing broad hopes for military and national strength.
The piece explains Germany’s plan to issue new bonds with no interest and no principal while reparations are paid, reducing national and municipal debts to about 3.5 billion marks. It warns bondholders that they may receive worthless paper in exchange for real money, diminishing value despite wartime bonds.
The speaker notes that if the US formed trusts like the flying machine, Europe has improved on that idea. France and Germany have formed an international trust to raise and maintain fertilizer prices, potentially costing American farmers more than any domestic trust.
The article notes Germany has consolidated its entire dye industry into a massive trust, signaling the end of small enterprise. It argues that only large units can endure modern competition and urges Americans to support and build American firms as strong as any in the world to compete and control powerful trusts.
Frank I. Robinson, a locomotive engineer for 43 years, retires after guiding trains along the Fonda to Northville single track for 1,883,400 miles without a passenger accident or injury. The story questions how his lifetime of service translates into retirement wealth.
Raffin Dugens, once French MP, equates work with religion and rejects Bible swearing. He would swear with a hammer and sickle hands on oath rather than on Scripture. The note considers various oath customs and a rumored religious scheme for negated affirmations. Gabriel records it all, speculating on a future book.
The Automobile Club of Southern California renews its offer of 50 dollars for reporting a hit and run driver and 250 dollars for arrest of a driver who strikes a person or another vehicle and fails to stop.
Tokyo dispatch reports Baron Minoru Saito governor general of Korea says Japan should align with the United States and European powers for world peace. He discounts Asiatic alliances with China and Russia, notes a preliminary pact with Russia, and warns of trust issues with Russia until formal treaties are made.
The article argues that if Russia adheres to terms, Japan will proceed with caution in its dealings with the Soviet. Baron Saito notes that renewed Soviet relations would not push Japan toward an anti Western stance or toward a new Russia led alignment.
Independence Mississippi prepares for the world conference of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in April amid a dispute over supreme directional control. Frederick M. Smith leads a large faction arguing for centralized authority while opponents call the doctrine undemocratic. Delegates from the United States Canada and abroad are expected with Lamoni Iowa sending a large delegation.
Ty Cobb seeks 181 more games to tie Hans Wagner for the long time record. The Georgian hopes to reach Wagner's 2785 hits after 21 seasons, aiming to surpass the mark in the near future.
A British railroad expert proposes loading a truck with material and shipping it by rail between cities to cut travel time and save highway use. The concept envisions placing a truck on a passenger or freight car for coordinated city to city transport.
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