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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1924
Page
4
A brief devotional note cites Proverbs on the danger of hastiness in speech and a Plutarch paraphrase on anger blowing out doors. The piece frames patience as wiser than rash talk and urges restraint in words.
The article argues engineering fields are crowded yet demand remains, urging capable youths to pursue the right path. It critiques broad claims of oversupply, notes labor and skilled trades shortages, and stresses perseverance. It then reports on foreign loans, noting Germany Sweden and European subscriptions, and says American capital pours into European reconstruction.
Mexican officials oppose colonization by Japanese and other Asians and warn that lax border access could trigger wider Asian immigration into the United States. Governor Abelardo RODRIGUEZ opposes settlement near Mexicali while Mexico City reiterates federal opposition to Orientals entering any part of the country.
Debates spark over a proposed congressional inquiry into public income tax returns and the possibility of repealing or restricting the publicity rule. Supporters argue the need to expose tax dodging by wealthy individuals while opponents warn against invasions of privacy and partisan manipulation. A parallel push seeks to replace the income tax with a sales tax, arguing it would be simpler to collect and fairer for the general public.
B G Dahlberg, a lumberman who toured English cathedral towns, praises the First Methodist Church of Chicago auditorium as a medieval Gothic marvel. The church sits atop the Chicago Temple, blending worship space with offices in a busy city core. A 400 foot spire with a gold cross rises above the downtown street noise.
This excerpt presents a questions and answers column from The Athena Messenger with topics ranging from the world day start point to leaf color, Wilson language skills, women employment, poker rules, Benning Forest location, baby carriage production, illness frequency in children, and a discussion on mail requests to John D. Rockefeller including his habitual travel to Ormond Beach and the surge of fan mail upon photography releases. The piece highlights census figures, forestry proclamations, and public health observations, framed as Q and A responses.
The Ormond Beach post office copes with a flood of begging letters to John D. Rockefeller Sr. from France and beyond. Rockefeller estimates six months to answer if he replied to all, then donates another French institution, and supports thrift for local youths. He directs his philanthropy through organized groups rather than ad hoc responses.
The state division of public works and Celina city officials establish a free park of about five to six acres on the north shore of Lake St Marys. Celina spent about $3,000 this summer on grading walks and a shelter house, with the state contributing $2,000 for improvements.
Hop growers in the Fraser River Valley will receive sixty cents a pound for this year’s crop, up from forty cents last year, driven by increased demand, per a Department of Agriculture report.
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