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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1923
Page
4
A compact reflection on gullibility and judgment from Colton. The saying contrasts trusting words with the need to scrutinize those who claim hidden power. It is presented as a brief daily meditation on discretion and belief.
Premier Poincare seeks a reparations commission named committee to investigate Germany’s capacity to pay. He aims for a one nation inquiry under his control, amid fears of monarchist influence and calls for broader British American cooperation in fact finding and reconstruction.
Secretary Mellons plan separates earned incomes from unearned ones with a 25 percent lower tax on wages salaries and professional services. It aims to relieve taxpayers with moderate incomes significantly, replicating a practice common abroad. It distinguishes direct personal effort from passive gains like gifts or legacies.
Farmers in Argentina win a minimum livestock price, prompting foreign packers to refuse purchases. As a result cattle and sheep producers receive less, while packers leverage economic pressure. The piece notes world market dynamics often override political decisions.
The RCMP marks half a century since its founding, famed in film and lore for never returning without their man. A noted case recalls a Mountie delivering a prisoner after a 30 year chase, illustrating the force's costly but valued psychological impact across the Far North.
When the Royal Mounted formed in 1873, Indians feud with bluecoat soldiers led to red coats. The Mounted wore red to impress Indians, but red coats became easy targets. Indians judged fearlessness by frontier hair, respecting law enforcers that way.
The Royal Mounted officers map lands, assess mineral resources, and sound rivers as they aid settlers and investigate epidemics. They monitor forest fires and provide scientific farming guidance, proving more active in peacetime duties than in pursuit of crime in muskeg and caribou country.
A California experiment shows cattle do not react to red as a trigger for anger or fear. Cattle paid more attention to brightness than hue, with white and blue banners provoking responses, while red rarely did. Experts note color interpretation varies by individual and warn bulls should be kept in proper enclosures to prevent accidents.
James Whartly of Toronto failed to pay a $50 board bill at a Wheeling hotel from a recent race meet. The hotel has placed temporary ownership on the race horse named Assumption, held by the commissioner Paley until payment is received.
A Nelsonville feature recalls town sights and characters from the day including shops, a bricklayer remark, local humor, revival ads, and a memory of butchering pork. The writer also asks a naive reader for dating advice and muses on seasonal life in Nelsonville.
The Macon Telegraph notes a brainless goat quip and promises on page Want Ads that beds stead tablets and other items are offered free to callers. Find Wednesday's Want Page and run an ad tomorrow for free items.
The Information Bureau offers to answer reader questions on topics from building rooms in government offices to beer barrel odor and passport travel. It presents brief Q A with names and facts, including Lincoln Highway concrete mileage, Brigham Young's wives, and basic science explanations.
Mrs Homer Shively of Locust Grove stayed with her mother Mrs Jane Peacock as a Thursday guest, confirming family ties and hospitality in a local society note.
Herbert Hopkins age 19 son of Representative and Mrs John Hopkins wed Margaret A Doward 16 daughter of the late James Doward on Wednesday November 14, ceremony led by Rev O J Howearth.
Claude Barnes of near Silverly was a business visitor here on Thursday.
A large audience enjoyed Stephen A. Haboush a native of Galilee at the Opera House with a Travelogue Entitled Jerusalem of The East. Motion pictures of Jerusalem and the Holy Land accompanied the presentation.
Miss Kathryn Lantz went to Wellston Wednesday to visit with her sister Mrs. Guy Woolum.
Mrs J W Darby is the guest of her son Stephen Darby and family at Columbus this week.
Irvin W. Pilcher of Anchorage arrived for a visit with his mother Mrs Rebecca Pilcher and relatives. Dr. W P Rutherford bought 40 feet of the church lot from Charities E Carson and will build a dwelling soon. Mrs D V Rannells of Swanton township shows marked improvement after a long typhoid illness.
American Education Week highlights come as the nation recalls wartime conscription failures in literacy and fitness. The push, led by the American Legion and education groups, runs November 18 to 24 with daily themes from constitutional study to illiteracy removal and school visits.
A Lorain county walking bee under the Y M C A will be held Thanksgiving morning in Elyria. Participants will circle the courthouse five miles by completing 21 laps with only one leg allowed to bend out of a straight position.
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