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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1924
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text hints at names like Moraine, W. Bush, and Chas Harris as editor roles. no clear event or details are readable to summarize a specific item.
A devotional note presents Eph 4:32 urging kindness and forgiveness, and Epictetus describing the universe as a single city of beloved beings. The reflections emphasize mercy and shared humanity.
A Department of Agriculture study cites a Wisconsin town of 1,000 with one meat market, where a second butcher failed due to limited patronage. Similar ratios appear in other cities, suggesting most new stores risk losses. The piece urges careful population analysis before expanding and highlights county planning aims to foster regional cooperation and smart development for long term growth.
County planning emerges as the modern solution to manage urban growth driven by the spread of the automobile. The piece argues cities should adopt systematic planning rather than haphazard expansion to shape future development.
An editorial hails Sears Roebuck for discontinuing firearm sales, calling it a disinterested step toward public safety. It urges other firms to follow suit and expects benefits for crime reduction and potential legislative action. It also suggests Congress ban interstate pistol traffic.
Washington report from Grace Abbott of the Children's Bureau outlines that about 75 percent of U S children show rickets in some form and that the disease is preventable. A three year New Haven demonstration with Yale Medicine shows 87 percent of older children examined had rickets, while 29 percent given preventive treatment developed it.
General Electric scientists have perfected a device that makes the faint roar of iron atoms rushing to a magnet audible. The piece wonders if someday voices from distant relations on neighboring planets might be heard, noting that nothing is impossible to human imagination.
Mrs. Harding is dead fifteen months after the death of President Harding. She worked for her husband, lived for him, and had a great share in building up his success. Life did not interest her after he died.
The Post Office department stopped the trade of Prince Hough Degro who ran a prosperous mail business. The move interrupts a growing mail operation and signals regulatory action impacting local commerce.
The article notes an entrepreneur offering a scheme to “cure you and make you lucky” and to “never go broke” with access to unlimited money and business, charging $21. It references halting proceedings against Prince Hough the voodoo expert and questions how many followers of various religions pay similarly for promises worth little.
Professor Littan of Johns Hopkins calls Navy drills in Hawaiian waters an insult to Japan and a sign of American timidity. He argues Hawaii is American territory and the United States should claim a stronger interest in the Pacific Ocean.
European observers and allies would laugh as the Texas fires on the battleship Washington in a vain attempt to sink it. Today’s news columns report the planes’ bombing runs and their limited value. The piece lampoons battleship guns as outmoded toys and a waste of public funds.
A critic argues it is a disgrace for American guns to fire on the battleship George Washington and urges authorities to target a cheaper target than an unfinished ship bearing a $35,000,000 public price tag.
The stock market shows a surge with more than two million shares traded daily on the New York Exchange. Investors profit takers appear among Rothschilds, while a government choice on European obligations remains debated. Social news records the Presbyterian Woman's Missionary society meeting at Mrs. Aaron Will's home and a M J church Ladies' Aid quilting at Rev and Mrs L L Cherrington with a pot luck luncheon. Local visitors include Mrs Jiber Fri and s a Leslie of Creola.
The message notes that England lent 88 million dollars to Russia, and remarks that this subsidizes Bolshevism and strengthens a government that could threaten the United States, with Bolshevik Am bassador to France cited.
The statement asserts British resilience amid unspecified fears and notes the recovery of $88,000,000 by Great Britain. It credits British statesmen for the effort and reassures readers not to worry about the country’s steadiness.
Mrs Kolehausen of Columbus visited Dr and Mrs H S James for the weekend. Arthur Sharp made a business visit in Columbus Saturday. County teachers attended a Saturday teachers meeting at the school building. The Christian church ladies served dinner to attendees in the church basement. Miss LaRue Stephenson hosted the Bridge club Saturday evening.
A set of questions covers aviation numbers in the United States and world, Spanish wine Amontillado, comparisons of churches and theatres, teaching qualifications across countries, piano finishing terms, police dog breed terms, flies in Alaska, languages in New York City, origin of Girl Scouts, and pronunciation of Mountbatten. Many answers specify entities like Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, Savannah Georgia, 203 762 members, Lexington Avenue New York, and Mountbatten.
George P. Cherry and Roy Murphy as administrators of the Payne estate sue T. H. Craig and Sarah J. Craig over money. Clara B. Johnson files first and final account for Alfred C. Johnson estate. Estella Petty estate administrator Clyde W. Petty bond filed. Grover Corbin arraigned for support of children. New case George W. Shifflet sues John Shifflet in partition with court ordering a sheriff sale to divide an undividable estate. sale date to be set.
Business leaders and Ohio Wesleyan University men join in honoring Coach Gauthier’s fast football team at Edward’s gymnasium. At the banquet the captain-elect for the 1926 team will be revealed for the first time.
Northwestern upends Notre Dame 13 to 6 as Moon Baker stars with a 20 yard first quarter kickoff return and a 45 yard sideline drop kick plus two additional runs. Heavy field conditions from rain hindered Knute Rockne's horsemen in a bitter for title contest.
An advertisement touts Zemo as a rapid relief for blotches ringworm and rashes. It claims deep cleansing soothing action and quick healing with a penetrating liquid formula. Trial bottle 35c large 1.00 Zemo Soap 25c.
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