Thought for Today Douglas Quotation Duo
A pair of old proverbs reflect on envy and self knowledge. Rejoice not at an enemy s fall and do not boast when he stumbles. The fate of calamity serves as a mirror revealing human character and truth.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1924
Page
4
Congress and Education Drift Through Shifting Time
A column reflects on Congress's return as a short session and its budget questions, the World Court issue, and fiscal restraint. It contrasts with evolving education policy from eight years of schooling to vocational training, praising Coolidge's approach while warning against overemphasis on trade skills at the expense of broad culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Decem Bergins
Ssion
Washington
World Court
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Coolidge
Development of Education Reflected in Public Proclamation
In a Education Week proclamation President Coolidge stresses education as a central public interest. The article notes historical shifts from apprenticeship to broader learning and the colonial practice of binding boys to trades, highlighting evolving attitudes toward schooling and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sident Coolidge
The Gas Turbine A French Invention Extends Motor Use
A French inventor applies the gas turbine principle to engines, claiming smooth operation and high efficiency with 1500 rpm, removing pistons and using many explosions per revolution. Potential uses include airplanes and automobiles as the gas engine's usefulness begins.
Waste of human life cited in traffic crash report
Washington DC report shows 22,600 people killed and 78,000 injured in U.S. traffic accidents last year, with Hoover urging committees and a national conference to study waste reduction. Officials expect a December conference to discuss ways to cut fatalities and costs and improve industry practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
United States
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Department of Commerce
Lle
Ry Hoover
Sec
Secre
Department
Onda
Peru establishes national cancer institute in Lima
The government of Peru has created a national cancer institute based in Lima to coordinate research, treatment, and public health efforts against cancer across the country. The initiative signals a focused commitment to oncological care and medical innovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cancer Institute
Government of
Peru
Lima
Cats and Dogs Roam Cities Warned in 1924 City Notice
A 1924 NEA Service piece laments cats with hydrophobia roaming cities, dogs chasing and spreading germs, and warns that fighting children's diseases hinges on better control of pets. It suggests humans as a safer, more economical source of affection, noting the high cost of puppy companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Egypt declares independence and appeals to League of Nations
The article notes Egypt proclaiming independence and appealing to the League of Nations regarding Britain. It critiques reliance on the League for protection and compares evolving global power dynamics with canal security, aviation threats, and future fleet relevance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
League of Nations
England
Great League of Nations
League
Roosevelt Longworth Heir Hinted As Reincarnated Leader
A family statement says a new Longworth child is expected and may be the reincarnation of Theodore Roosevelt. The piece hints at heredity from Alice Roosevelt Longworth and notes interest in the child’s development and teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Longworth
Alice Roosevelt
Galton
Roosevelt-Longworth
Theodore
England Rejects German Reparations Share
England decides the country should not receive any portion of German reparations and rejects reimbursement for costs of maintaining an occupation army in Germany after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Germany
Allied impatience over German reparations payments
Nations have received hundreds of millions for occupation forces, settled at the time. The United States push for seven hundred million is met with strong Allied rejection. Allies argue Germany must use funds for its own needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Ungrateful remarks on German reparations and Europe
The speaker criticizes lending money to restart reparations with Germany and keeping troops there. He argues the army is wasted, soldiers and German food are squandered, and many Americans would prefer the government lose the money as a warning against future folly. Yet Europe’s view remains strikingly curious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Europe
Questions and Answers from a Historic Quiz Session
A long compilation covers queries on Arlington Cemetery burials and monuments, Panama canal security, Anatole France’s brain, Croatan Island, Mayflower landing date, colonial titles, frog farming, Hermes of Praxiteles, patent rights, rubber stamps, and tire metric signs. The piece presents brief Q A pairs with concise, dated, and named references.
London fashions seek boyish simplicity in women's wear
London designers push for clothing that hides feminine shape so men cannot tell gender by silhouette. Young women reject trousers, embracing styles that obscure curves. The era’s mood contrasts with mentions of Schopenhauer’s misogyny and a seamstress accident cited in passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Schopenhauer
Why do women pursue feminine beauty over masculine forms
The author argues that female beauty is superior to the male frame and questions why women engage in experiments to appear masculine, asking why they try to look like men rather than embrace natural feminine beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus Accrupie
Jewel-set watches adorn shoes in new Paris fashion
In Paris a fashion trend uses jewelry made from watches as decorative ornaments on footwear. The novelty pairs luxury timepieces with shoes, creating a gleaming accessory style.
Local Notes and Community Moves
Four month old McArthur Pierce of Wallace Pierce family near town ill with pneumonia. Jollar Ayers and Gladyse Bobo moved from Cairo West Virginia to Fresno Ohio. Rupert Stevens, former local minister now in Akron, marries Ellen W Fullerton of Nova Scotia. Beckley Sunday School class banquet postponed due to death of Judge H W Coultrap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Pierce
Jollar Ayers
Gladyse Bobo
Cairo
W. Va
Fresno
Ohio
Pidt
Rupert Stevens
Christian Church
Akron
Ellen W. Fullerton
Nova Scotia
Canada
F. Beck
Mrs Rathburn Visits Brother in South Richland Township
Mrs 8 A Rathburn of Gallipolis has been visiting her brother Joseph Tripp and family of South Richland township. John Kwatkosky who has been ill is very much improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. A. Rathburn
Gallipolis
Joseph Tripp
South Richland Township
John Kwatkosky
Parrett Indicted for Murder of Canton Gas Station Owner
Stark county grand jury indicted George Parrett on first degree murder charges in the fatal shooting of William Fleming proprietor of Harmon Junction gas station. The report was issued this morning from Canton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sworc
Canton, O
George Parrett
William Fleming
Harmon Junction
Stark County
Funeral services held for Charles A. Wagner 61
Funeral services were held for Charles A. Wagner 61 a State Commissioner of Edit of Delaware and brother of Katherine Appel York Pa and Dr Alvin E Wagner Athens Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Charles A. Wagner
Edit
Delaware
Katherine Appel
York
Alvin E. Wagner
Athens
Ohio
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