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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1925
Page
4
A devotional note cites scripture and Pope on marriage. The message urges husbands to love their wives as themselves and presents a wife as a special gift from heaven, reflecting on the value of marital affection.
A fragmented affidavit style protest condemns ridicule of apple sauce as an honored colonial staple. The text laments mockery of the historic product tied to forefathers and daily bread, urging reverence for apple sauce and its traditional associations.
The piece warns that belief in easy wealth through scams fuels millions in losses. It condemns swindlers promising quick riches and emphasizes that true wealth requires work and time, not effortless investments or freebies. It calls for learning this hard truth to curb confidence schemes.
The piece argues that Washington reporters label President Coolidge's trips as political maneuvers aimed at winning key votes. It cites trips to Omaha for the American Legion, Minneapolis and St Paul for the centennial, and notes reporters’ framing of the president as pursuing northwest influence and soldier votes.
A passage notes the reluctance of a traveling figure to speak en route to Omaha, suggesting his visit to see the American people is viewed through a political lens by Washington reporters.
Senate leaders seek to extend an olive branch to Young Bob La Follette on probation as a Republican. They question whether to admit him unconditionally and argue that his true party status should be decided by Wisconsin Republicans rather than by Senate colleagues. The piece notes the Senate’s insurgent leaders complicate the regularity question.
The editorial reflects on the country’s knotty problems and notes a hopeful sign in the nation’s youth. It recalls Chicago as a frontier trading post a century ago and contrasts past territories with today to argue rapid growth brings challenges but also capacity to adapt and overcome.
The Cincinnati Auto Club, after months of struggle with careless drivers, enlists nonowners to craft pedestrian rules. This shift aims to give foot travelers a voice in downtown street restrictions, challenging auto centered welfare.
Advocates plan renewed push to re passage of the Shepard Towner Maternity and Infancy Act before its June 1927 expiration, citing broad state cooperation and ongoing programs. The Childrens Bureau reports data from 1924 25 including thousands of prenatal and mothers classes and clinics, with emphasis on reducing infant mortality and improving maternal care nationwide.
The text notes that with the machinery now operating, larger results are expected if the Act is reauthorized. It emphasizes confidence in future outcomes and the positive impact of the restored functioning equipment.
Pirat Pas' Lucille Roberts travels in Tunis seeking romantic atmosphere. She targets sheiks wearing American horn rimmed spectacles, fancy socks, and ready made modern clothing. Only one dressed as a sheik appeared, and he worked for an American moving picture outfit.
The article asserts that American moving pictures expand markets from Maine to China and foster prosperity. It claims some Americans resist this growth, accusing others of trying to keep American concerns from getting "too big," while insisting well run firms cannot become too large.
In New York a mother with hungry children broke a grocer window to steal food using a bag and hammer. A crowd wept in court as the judge granted a warning, noting harsher thieves may escape with brains to steal oil reserves or railroads.
The old practice described involves swift execution by sawing the accused in two, followed by meticulous postmortem inquiry. Occasionally the sawn individual proved innocent, yet the consequences could not be reversed.
The administration appears to permit a plausible Chinese imitation in the trial of Colonel Mitchell. He cannot prove the truth of his charges and what he said would only aggravate his offense, further angering the incompetents he denounced and exposed.
A Beacon Journal item notes that all people carry secret sorrows and even a dumpy, paunchy person may hide a temperamental Sheikh like temperament.
A Cincinnati Times-Star reader opines that women writing on men require trust, a stance echoed by Marion Star readers. The brief quarrel notes social standards and gender expectations in January discourse.
The piece from Newark Ohio’s American Tribune mocks the concept of an ideal wife by insisting there is no such wife and suggests a wife’s concern for a husband’s health should outweigh petty habits like dropping ashes on the carpet.
A shorthand dialogue mentions Father and Son exchanging letters and numbers with a reference to goldfisch. The fragment hints at a desire to obtain something, set in Fostoria, Ohio.
In New York on a bustling social trend, women now frequent pipes and cigars, with shops on Fifth Avenue expanding to serve female smokers. The piece notes a rise in women’s smoking, including cigars, and mentions new Florida trains offering women’s smoking lounges signaling changing gender norms in social spaces.
The article outlines intrigue in the film industry led by Famous Players and others to consolidate interests under Adolph Baker. It notes rumors of deals affecting property values and mentions Universal Pictures and a Broadway contract related to Denny and a Wally Reid type role.
Broadway reports new amalgamations reshaping the movie industry with talks among major studios and executives. Industry chatter centers on mergers, partnerships, and strategic realignments affecting production, distribution, and release plans across markets.
James W. Dean notes the swift career ascent of an unnamed artist who moved from filler cartoons to a successful Yiddish comic and weekly Sunday feature. The creator, in his early twenties, then joined Charlie Chaplin as a scenario writer, illustrating the fast pace of New York business fortune.
Judson Churchill Welliver known as Jud Welliver, longtime White House chief clerk, later publicity director for the American Petroleum Institute, first gained prominence by challenging President Roosevelt’s railroad reform idea. As Washington correspondent for Munsey, he urged a company valuation before transit reforms, winning initial presidential support for the measure.
A collection of brief Q and A items including definitions of Americanization, average speeds at a speedway race, honey versus sugar fattening, platinum locations, why ropes are called tea roses, and a note about the national weather service’s history.
A fragment from the Youngstown Ohio Vindicator shows a provocative remark about politicians. The note hints at public discourse and citizen sentiment in the city.
Samuel Honeybun, a retired countryman, spots a red fluid in a rain gauge that proves to be human blood. Five miles away, Sir Francis Lathrop is found dead with a knife wound near his home. Suspicion falls on Sir Guy Lathrop, betrothed to Margaret Lathrop, the murdered man’s daughter.
Detective Klyne probes Sir Guy Lathrop and Margaret at Lathrop Grange after a fatal night. He examines the study and a cherished wooden toy as clues while visiting Latchfield and the village inn. Suspects include Wilfred Symet and Adela Larkin, with inquiries into potential motives and alibis.
On a Saturday morning we rise with the chickens and hurry through pancakes. We hitch the sled to our pony and set off on a long winding journey to Uncle Jim's where we expect a warm welcome and help with chores upon arrival.
Hal Cochran presents a lively poem about chores turned into outdoor play. The speaker, nicknamed Uncle Jim, recounts a greeting, a spirited run, and a cheerful close as daylight wanes.
In Grove County Kansas George F Sternberg, a Kansas fossil hunter, discovered the fossil of a fish dating back about 860000 years. The note mentions New York businessmen sleeping in offices above owekesing street during hot summers.
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