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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1924

Page

4

The Child Above the Dollar in Ohio Uplift Debate

A Columbus special argues against a proposed Child Welfare Bureau with fifteen expert centers funded by taxpayers. The piece criticizes state meddling, warns of moral uplift labs, and urges family duty over government action, predicting a hostile legislature and public circus-like turnout. It notes broader aviation progress and hints at Democratic reorganization and Al Smith potential renomination.

Re.con-Journal Benedict Suere Nanatave Columbus Bennett Onah Rome Brutus Caesar France Dr. Marat Engldand Cromwell Charles I Boswell Dr. Johnson Loeb Leopold Christan Pilgrim’s Progress Sniff Bill Figkes Ohio Ole Swinmin Harper Akron Beacon-Journal

May commercialize dirigibles in U S government program

The Navy and Commerce Departments weigh leasing or selling two giant dirigibles ZR-3 and the Shenandoah to private firms for trade. Proposals may be accepted with back option to return in emergencies, aiming to spur commercial aviation, boost manufacturing, and support national defense.

Washington, D. C Unitedates Theilitary Naval Asell Department of Comerce Theovernment Service Esident Avy Department Privat Companies Orlin Lakehurst N. J Atlantic Ocean Navy Indus Bothrmy Navy Department Shipping Board Europe London Paris Bond Street Advant

Q and A on Third Degree and Curious Inquiries

A readers’ Q and A covers whether women can be subjected to third degree torture, cost of ZR ships, Mars age theories, bacon curing shape, Horace Greeley’s 1872 presidential run, fur collar cleaning, the term Faience, the English coronation ruby ring, and an ordinary in Colonial times.

America Mars Earth Naval Observatory Laplace Neptune Bacon G. E Horace Greeley Faenza Nevers England

Mineral resources of Japan extensive and valuable

The mineral resources of Japan are extensive and valuable with gold silver copper lead iron coal and sulphur among the resources found in the country.

Japan

Cleveland Trust's Ayres Predicts 1928 Prosperity Boom

Leonard P. Ayres of the Cleveland Trust Company predicts a 1928 rise in business and prosperity with low interest rates, building growth, higher wages, and widespread expansion despite some obstacles.

Leonard P. Ayres Cleveland Trust Company

British financiers doubt inflation threat under Mellon leadership

British financiers express concern about inflation in the United States but trust Secretary Mellon to manage national finance. They believe he understands the job, will not permit inflation, and will keep money policy from harming business by tightening credit.

Mr. Mellon

British hopes for reparations and League delay Dawes plan

British cheer the Dawes plan expected to yield thirty million pounds a year to cover war debt payments to the United States. They ask the League to delay a world conference, hoping Uncle Sam will intervene, while Coolidge faces a decisive no. Indiana Supreme Court upholds a law forcing support for poor parents. Lundy admits directing funds to buy an automobile on installments, delaying payments.

United States League of Nations Sam Indiana Supreme Court

Enduring Duty Toward Parents Amid Harsh History

The piece contrasts modern views on caring for aging parents with brutal ancient practices. It notes savages once killing the old when useless, cites distant Eskimo practices, and compares them to Indiana’s approach of sending the elderly to the poor house rather than killing them.

Ohio minister and family tragedy sparks furnace death theories

The Rev Dr Shearsley of Ohio and his wife are at the center of a puzzling death case. Police now accept the theory that the wife crawled into the furnace and died, while a missing poison bottle raises new questions. Their fourteen year old daughter recalls a sermon influence and longing for heaven, and the sixteen year old son delayed reporting the body for two hours. President Coolidge warns Congress that forests must be protected to avert a timber famine as he discusses bridging the gap between cut and growth.

Shearsley Ohio President Coolidge Congress

Forests Replaced by Public Action Crucial, Says Critique

The excerpt warns that annual lumber use far exceeds growth with 745 billion cubic feet in stock and only 6 billion cubic feet grown yearly. It argues private individuals cannot fund future replacement, urging national and state authorities to assume the duty of forest replacement and management.

Strange Cat Gift Baffles London Theatre Owner

In London a theater proprietor received a cat and a litter of kittens by express with a note from a friend. The message jokes that cinema often shows a cat nursing other animals while his real cat nurses kittens, asking the owner to take pictures.

London Express

Photographs Reveal New Asteroid Near Sun Between Mars and Jupiter

Astronomers at Yerkes Observatory Williams Bay Wisconsin photographed a new asteroid or tiny planet located between Mars and Jupiter. Requested by Hamburg Germany scientists, the object is not visible to the naked eye and may be a fragment from a larger planet that exploded long ago.

Chicago Mars Jupiter Yerkes Observatory Williams Bay Wis Hamburg Germany Kk. B. Frost Williams Bay Observatory

Experts say emeralds rival diamonds in value by size and weight

Experts claim flawless emeralds of equal size and weight exceed the value of perfect diamonds. The assertion highlights emeralds as superior in perceived quality and market appeal for similar carat measurements.

Buckeye members bank with 5 percent time certificates

The Buckeye serves over 64,600 members nationwide with mail deposits, 5 percent time certificates paying semiannual interest, and 5 percent compound certificates from the date of issue. It boasts 30 years of operation and over $342.5 million handled without member loss, with loans secured by first mortgages.

Buckeye Columbus Ohio

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