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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1924

Page

4

Question and Answer Exchange on Health and History

The text presents a Q A style excerpt covering topics from sausage poisoning and botulism in Germany to weather data for North Dakota, blue whale anatomy, Johns Hopkins institutions, Babe Ruth statistics, Shakespeare sources, and sick diet recipes. It concludes with demographics on blindness by gender from 1920 and a brief inquiry into sausage poisoning.

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins Hospital Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins Medical School Babe Ruth P. A Thomas Lodge Pandosto Robert Greene Shakespeare Ih. C. Tf

Making a Child Behave by Albert Apple

A noted essay argues punishment by making children punish themselves. It cites cases of a boy punished for stoning and a table manners rule, suggesting self discipline and parental temper control as key. It warns against punishments given in anger and urges consistent, calm parental guidance with clear consequences.

Albert Apple

Tax Legislation Drags On In Congress With Shifting Rates

Lawmakers debate in Congress over tax reform as rates move up and down amid changes to longstanding tax structures. Debate centers on revenue impact, exemptions, and potential effects on individuals and businesses.

Congress

Thrift Debate in Marion Over City Budget Cuts

In Marion Ohio the city closes its public library and trims police and fire staff to save five thousand dollars a month. The author urges a balanced approach between extravagance and stinginess, arguing public value matters more than penny pinching.

Harding Marion

Paris Olympic Games Preview Stirs American Plans

Washington report outlines 6000 athletes from 40 nations set for the 1324 Paris Games in June and July. The United States projects 325 competitors with a large American delegation sailing in May, training en route, and Chateau de Roquencourt named as headquarters. The piece notes Greece will not participate and Germany faces a ban until 1928, plus details on funding, preliminaries, and key American stars like Paddock, Murchison, Ray, and Landon.

Washington D. C Greece Germany Austria Ria Ger Antwerp Los Angeles United States France I N Jost United Army Avy Amateur Athletic Union New Atlanta Dcei Chicago Kansas City New Zerland Oregon San Coltes Cherbourg Chateau de Roquencourt Paris Prince Murat Finland Charlie Paddock Loren Murchison Julie Ray Allan Woodring Allan Helifrich Penn State College Earle Johnson Pittsburgh Matt McGrath New York Ralph Hills Princeton Augustus Pope Illinois Athletic Club William Plant Joseph Pearman Jim Connelly Newark New Jersey Fuad Arash Iansee

Ancient and modern Olympic venues featured in Paris area plans

The Colombes stadium will seat 60 000 with 10 000 in each grandstand and 20 000 per end. Olympics run May 3 to July 25 with rugby soccer polo and track events, plus winter sports in Chamonix where the US finished fourth. An estimated 50 000 to 75 000 Americans expected. Parisians pledge fair treatment for visitors.

Athens Olympia Colombes Chamonix United States Norway Finland England American Olympic Committee iFrance France

Mules Impounded Near Elyria Under Old Law

Henry Zarambe has impounded three stray mules foraging on his property under an old law from 13852. If unclaimed within ten days, the animals will be sold to cover temporary lodging costs.

Elyria, O Henry Zarambe

Auction of Rare stamps fetches high prices in New York sale

In New York a cache of rare stamps hidden for a year in old paper sent to a New England mill by a New York junk dealer sold for high sums. An envelope carried through Confederate lines from New Orleans months after the Civil War led the auction with a top price of 200000 dollars.

New York New England New Ouleans

Surprising Growth of U S Banks and Alaska Oil Finds

A 1893 NY bank report shows deposits rising from 21 million to 740 million and resources from 25 to 934 million. The piece notes patriot investors selling bonds cheaply and cites Dr P F Smith of the USGS announcing Alaska Mountain passes unlocking naval oil reserves. Concerns are raised about locals grabbing oil rights.

P. F. Smith United States Geological Survey Alaska United States

Bank reports gains on government bonds in April

The bank showed assets including over 95 million in U S government bonds and certificates. In thirty days since the report, it earned about 1.25 million from the increased value of those bonds. This is not a government to sell short nor to cause citizen worry.

United States

Fearful prank ends in death and naval shifts reported

A man tied to a chair and tortured with a false bleeding scare died of heart failure amid a warning that pessimists should worry about the navy and air forces. Britain and Japan scrapped ships while the United States scrap policy left its flying fleet at zero. George H. Kennedy, president of the New York Bank Note Company, dies and leaves the business to his secretary Ethel Alien who is named sole owner for her honesty and knowledge of the firm.

United States Washington England Japan William B. Shearer Atlantic Pacific George H. Kennedy New York Bank Note Company Ethel Alien

Boot Legging Proposal Sparks Moral Debate

A controversial suggestion promotes using armed marines to board European bootleg ships, take cargo, sink or hide beneath government vessels, and upload goods in quiet waters. The plan argues enforcement of prohibition is tougher than constitutional adoption.

Europe

War Bond Cheer Prompts Crowd Rally and Echoes

Fragmentary text evokes patriotism and public buying of government bonds during wartime, with references to elephants in a circus and signs. The garbled passage suggests a public appeal to purchase bonds above par and to discuss related interest or feed quotes, indicating a wartime savings drive.

Ohio Pastors Convention to Be Held in Columbus

The sixth annual Ohio Pastors convention will meet in Columbus in January with broader on floor discussion and fewer set speeches. The council of churches policy gives ministers full control of the program and aims to avoid disputed theological questions.

Columbus Council of Churches

Questions and Answers Information Bureau notice

The Athens Messenger announces an Information Bureau run by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC. It offers answers to questions with two cents postage and requests full name and address, but it cannot give advice on legal medical or financial matters.

Athens Messenger Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Washington, D. C The Inquirer

Japan rice self sufficiency questioned by cultivation limits

N A says Japan faces yearly rice shortfalls needing imports. Shidachi notes only about 15 percent of Japan’s land is under cultivation, highlighting pressing issues of overpopulation and food supply.

Japan T. Shidachi

Radio Programs Across Cities Highlight Big Musical Lineups

A catalog of broadcasts from stations in Chicago Philadelphia New York and others lists orchestras choirs soloists and band concerts. Highlights include Paul Whiteman's Collegians under A Vincent Gauthier Edna Benson sopranos Jack Toth baritone and Kemp etc plus radio features from WIZ WKB and WTA stations with concerts and talks.

KYW Chicago Paul Whiteman Collegians A. Vincent Gauthier Josha DeBabhary Edna Benson Jack Tothblatt Ken Hudson Alice Letart Sallie Menkes J. W. Coverdale American Farm Bureau Federation McLean County System of Swine Sanitation Dr. H. Raffenspe Bureau of Animal Industry WIZ New York City Erma Korn Hedy Spielter Mr. Nelva Pat Bernard Hotel Astor DAF Kansasa City Dna Forsythe Coon Sanders KHYJ Los Angeles Cal A Thompson Golden West Commandery Band S. H. Perine WGAE Pittsburgh Keystone Collegians E. A. Kline Loew Aldine Theater WEAF Thornton Fisher Charles Mertens Sophie Irene Loeb Mazda Orchestra H. V. Kaltenborn Henry Breckenridge American Olympic Committee Helen DeWitt Jacobs Marjorie Jacobs Eveready Ee WDAP Til Drake Teme and Blackstone Barton Ralph Emerson Rosemary Hughes Trederick W. Agard Voris Worthley Tom Malie Jack Little Jack Chapman KDKA East Liberty Oscar Demmler Scheley High School B. H. Mustin McKinley Gregg Automobile Co WSAI Cincinnati Hotel Gibson Orchestra Robert M. Visconti Alms & Doepke Quartet Clifford Cook WMC Memphis WSR Atlanta Darkey

Ottawa man marries widow after matrimonial bureau match

Andrew V To bias of Bradford Ohio, 61, farmer, marries Mary E Smith 53 of Ottawa after responding to a matrimonial bureau ad. He visited twice in Ottawa and a third Easter visit led to a hurried marriage. Smith had been widowed twice. Tobias had never married.

Ottawa Andrew V. Tobias Bradford Mary E. Smith Tobias

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