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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1925
Page
4
An essay argues the subconscious mind handles hard thinking when allowed, with calmness and steady will as key. It notes sleep, focus, and mental habits aid problem solving, while cautioning against unsafe methods, and contrasts with public offers and broader situations.
In New York City a veteran quartet known as Blind Tom, his wife, and the married couple Charlie and Fanny have run a newsstand near Thirty-fourth Street and the Pennsylvania Station for years. They sell papers to thousands of commuters in all weathers, earning their own living and needing only courtesy from traffic police, while a fire engine occasionally delays them. Their loyal customers include war-era readers paying three cents daily.
A young man at a food counter collects a 10 cent charge from a woman in frayed clothing after a flirtatious exchange. The piece contrasts such modern “merciful” warfare with ancient methods, noting Hannibal and tear gas battles as equally horrific in different ways.
The passage notes a gesture of settlement while assigning responsibility for the collapse or setback to the Unit, implying organizational fault and an attempt to defuse tension. The wording suggests internal blame amidst broader dispute over accountability.
A speculative piece argues for a government lab to study brain weights of public figures, urging Congress to weigh national legislators brains. It claims publishing results could sway congressmen, though critics doubt how brain size would directly affect laws or science.
The article discusses Billy Mitchell's approach in a Washington dispute. It notes public support at first, but questions whether fighting alone was wiser than employing counsel. Frank Reid of Illinois comments on the case and the evolving tensions in the Shenandoah inquiry.
The article describes press access at the White House, noting the president may answer questions slowly or invite further inquiry. It details the role of press rooms, handouts from departments, and the emphasis on Cabinet sources like Mellon and Hoover in delivering news.
A reader recalls a remark about the market value of a smile in a cafeteria estimated at about 66 cents as they watched someone carry a loaded tray down the line.
Restaurants will stop allowing dogs at dining tables as proprietors vote on the rule. Some places will offer kennels for pets, while not all owners belong to the association. If diners choose a nonmember venue they may still feed dogs from the floor.
A New York visitor notes Detroit has the most congested automobile traffic in the nation and adds a jab at New York papers praising local taxicab daring. The remark also contrasts taxi riskiness with cities like Omaha or Dayton. James W. Dean reports.
The speaker stresses importance of keeping the country prepared to repel attack. He cites necessary preparations and sustaining them as part of a national program of economy, noting little expense compared with current mismanagement in army and navy departments.
The piece notes that modern air power lets enemies strike from afar with planes racing from Asia to the United States in about 40 hours, potentially 31 hours with the fastest craft. It contrasts with two weeks by sea twenty-five years ago and says air incursions would bypass land invasions and rely on quick aerial routes.
A provocative proposal argues for the U S to pledge to forswear coal use of chemicals and other gases in future warfare under an international protocol. The plan labels the move as a preventive step against escalations in global conflict.
France declares it will not sign the protocol and argues against self hampering. Japan likewise refuses and its chemists continue intensive studies of chemical warfare, producing poison gases of various kinds.
A passage discusses wartime science and gas warfare, urging senators to read Callinicus by J. B. 8B. Jane, an English chemist who served in the war, to understand modern weapons and their dangers.
A historical passage argues chemical warfare is a modern yet merciful form of conflict capable of rendering a city unconscious without killing its inhabitants. It contrasts this with old style war that burns cities and kills people using poison gases such as mustard gas and tear gas.
The passage likens modern chemical weapons to medieval weaponry, noting Bayard’s feared arms and the soldier deemed unfit for combat for wielding a musket. It draws a parallel between historical chivalry and contemporary aversion to chemical warfare, framing the weapon as abominable and un soldierly.
The piece praises Haldane as an authority for the book Callinicus from Dutton and Company. It notes the writer will mail a copy to 95 people with a request to read it before deciding whether to deprive the United States of its rights by any protocol or agreement.
A collage of jokes and quips from Ohio papers commenting on modern life and social norms. The snippets joke about telephones, prohibition, domestic relations, fashion, and youth attitudes with a local flavor.
A reflective vignette about a fire’s warmth easing loneliness. The speaker seeks rest and comfort as flames crackle and glow, craving a tranquil space on the floor to drift into a soothing, solitary calm.
Dreamily gazing and resting my mind I seek the cure that lets you start over again Any old fireplace can lure the worn out and tired type of men Problems and trouble await their turn but surely I'll face them with resolve
Washington hosts a large, open market of fortune tellers from astrology to palm readers. Mme. Marcia is best known for access to the White House, while Prof. Marcus La Marr is a respected psychologist who leans occult. Gypsies reading palms and tea leaves also draw many paying clients.
A Public Health Service article explains chickenpox as an acute contagious disease mainly affecting children between ages two and six. It details symptoms onset 14 to 16 days after exposure, itchy crops of vesicles, and that the disease is not always harmless though mortality is low.
The text lists hibernating animals including bears and groundhogs. It notes Boston ranks first as a U S fishing port with 1924 landings of 130 966 256 pounds and September 1922 shipments around 13 096 396 pounds. It cites origin of half and half cotton as a commercial variety and credits William F Lynch with Dead Sea depth measurements.
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