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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
4
A brief moral note referencing scripture from Malachi about honoring a father and serving a master. It also notes that losing one's honor equates to losing oneself. The piece reads as a reflective aphorism suitable for a newspaper devotional slot.
The Senecas of New York proclaim self rule as a separate sovereignty. They contest U S citizenship and ward status, claiming land within Cataugus territory as a distinct nation. With a matriarchal government, they seek international recognition and potential enclave status, prompting broader questions about Indian nations.
The writer urges uniform wording on warning and directional signs to aid motor tourists and local drivers. A second reform calls for simplicity and consistency in drivers signals to remove confusion across states and communities.
The Department of Agriculture warns of an acute horse and mule shortage on farms within five years unless more colts are raised than in 1924. It predicts two thirds as many horses and three quarters as many mules on farms, while noting tractors and cars will replace horse labor, with little sentiment for the change.
A historical set of guidelines from the Empire State Taxicab Chamber of Commerce urges drivers to be considerate, obey traffic rules, avoid reckless actions, and keep vehicles safe. Though aimed at cabbies, the rules suit all drivers and emphasize politeness, caution at intersections, and regular brake checks.
Enthusiasts urge Congress to authorize a commission similar to the Commission of Fine Arts to judge proposed national monuments. The plan aims to standardize standards, avoid local overreach, and ensure national significance across historic, geologic, and biological sites including Montezuma Castle Casa Grande Aztec Ruin and Katmai.
In New York on May 14 Willie Hoppe visits a billiard parlor and plays ten games of 500 in off weeks. The scene includes Gloria Swanson’s bob, Big Bill Edwards on the street, Joe Plunkett at the Strand, Rox Warothafes in brass buttons, Far Carroll with Zohn D Arcy, Lionel Barrymore, J J Shubert, George M Cohan, Lucha Mendez, Weems Taylor, Paul Whiteman earning 7500 a week, Mary Newcomb denying remarriage to Robert Edeson, State Senator Jimmy Walker, Will Irwin fixing a flivver, and a noted life of freedom in the city.
Bay Ridge resident Roy Hopkins notes that while at breakfast he sees coast guard chases of rum runners in fast boats off New York. The piece discusses Central Park playground plans by Mayor Hylan and a split city over using 14 acres for a child play area versus preserving green space.
The appeal urges using humor to counter gloom and trouble. It promotes laughter as a simple tonic, encouraging people to release laughter freely and keep good feeling nearby.
A reader advises greeting others with cheer and laughter to improve mood and relationships. The message suggests smiling and spreading joy daily to make life more happiness filled.
A column of meandering items covers a Chicago chemist drinking poison booze, six bank robbers captured in Moscow, a Seattle court case misidentification, auto wrecks blamed on not understanding a four letter word, Henry Ford sued for 12 million, a Rockwell City burglary, a collapsing tobacco firm, a Colorado woman shooting her husband, radio photos from Honolulu, a Chicago man with a perfect bridge hand, and an Alabama woman bearing triplets with mother and babies thriving.
Schumann Heink blames women for prohibition while critics question wartime blame. President Coolidge poses with Indians in a staged image, yet the Dawes Plan prospects remain unaffected.
A man in Alabama shot his wife when she threatened to leave, leaving her injured. Police say the confrontation occurred at their home and is under investigation for possible domestic violence and attempted homicide. Her condition and further details have not been released.
A concise goal for a government post that ends daily duties after morning shaving, implying a fixed morning shift with no afternoon tasks. The idea envisions a role structured to conclude work promptly once grooming is completed.
A German expert panel argues earth can feed nine billion with full capacity and cheap sugar, if cultivated intensively. The piece notes possible space limits and imagines floating communities, while observers count subscribers backing seaboard terminal sites with more than three hundred joining.
The Los Angeles Examiner advocates a faster Atlantic to Pacific train. A New York to Los Angeles journey could be cut to three nights. Silk shipped Yokohama to New York covered 3123 miles Seattle to New York in 73 hours 25 minutes. Pullman travel New York to Los Angeles now 91 hours.
Last Monday in Fort Myers, Florida, the largest citizen gathering on record heard S Davies Warfield, president of the Seaboard Airline, pledge to build his own railroad into Fort Myers and lure the interstate commerce commission into action to improve transportation for the west coast and spur cross country lines toward California.
The piece praises new rail developments in Florida by Mr. Warfield and anticipates broad support from California for lines like the Santa Fe and Union Pacific. It argues faster transcontinental travel will shrink distances by about 600 miles, linking oceans more directly.
In the House of Commons Winston Churchill drew silk items from his dispatch case to argue tariffs on silk. Members marveled at his versatility as he demonstrated with stockings and other silk goods. The piece notes Churchill's American lineage through Miss Jerome.
The piece notes a record low for the new crop price hurting both regions. It laments reliance between areas on each other’s fortunes and questions why educated elites fail to support agricultural workers. It references President Coolidge and Mr. Mel.
Washington notes a human anthrax case in New York and sketches U S concerns over Abd el Krim in French Morocco. The piece links health fears to potential spillover across North Africa into Egypt and Arabia, warning of costly military costs and U S debt implications.
The booklet covers rates of twin births 1.07 percent in 1917, Florida drainage duties after Everglades ceded, right hand for fork in meals, rags for paper, electricity history from Thales to Gilbert, 259000 Civil Service workers affected by the Postal Pay Increase, and a method to compute tree height from shadows.
The article notes bad air as a frequent headache cause and advises fresh air practices. It discusses surplus projections by Mr. Lord and praised financial stewardship by Mr. Mellon and Mr. Coolidge. It recommends opening windows, breathing exercises, and walking to improve mood and clarity.
The piece notes a grocery chain earning over 852 million annually and a five and ten cent store group rising from 60 million anticipated to exceed 250 million yearly. It highlights unlimited retail prosperity for those who grasp organize deputize supervise.
A fragment from the Akron Ohio Beacon Journal quotes Cain lamenting bad luck and the lack of an alienist nationwide while a Muukogee Phoenix remark jokes about philanthropists keeping their charitable acts hidden from their own hands.
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