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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1924
Page
4
A column contrasts Christian reflection with political fables praising Calvin Coolidge and criticizing La Follette. It notes public evaluation of records, party rhetoric, and suggests progress through media like radio and television while warning against mob mentality in crowded crowds.
The piece argues 15 000 people inhabit the Woolworth building as a microcosm of urban crowds. It notes city growth, crowding, and the potential exodus to nature driven by airplanes and radio enabling home recreations. It cites Bruce on radio reducing crowds and bringing culture home.
The director of the US Department of Labor’s Employment Service forecasts full winter work for all seeking jobs and describes the coming months as the best in years of peace for employment. He urges American businessmen and citizens to back a booster spirit as America’s golden future hinges on collective effort.
The piece argues that the so called new economic order is poorly defined and unlikely to bring ideal conditions. It says progress comes through evolution not revolution, critiques communist rhetoric and warns against confiscation of private property as unjust. It notes Russia under Bolshevism shows how the system fails to deliver.
A Chinese power struggle grows into a possible nationwide conflict as Shanghai and Kiangsu factions clash with Pekin aligned leaders. Marshall Wu Pei Fu commands about 330000 troops while rival governors, Sun Yat Sen, and Chang Kai-shek forces number in the hundreds of thousands. The north holds strategic leverage, but a decisive move by Wu risks weakening Beijing.
A summary of many measures under consideration highlights worker compensation, prohibition oversight, educational equalization, veterans tuition, municipal planning, grade crossing abolition, and funding for weak school districts. Senator Le Fever’s record is praised, while Davis faces a doubtful bid. Republicans are framed as reform pioneers. The discussion references national party stances and women’s rights dating back to 1872.
The article forecasts a possible general war in China as Sun Lu and Ho march north from Canton toward Shanghai with Lu and Wu, risking Pekin’s defense. It notes foreign powers in Shanghai, a 5090 foreign police, and naval marines in the Whangpo River, while drawing parallels to historic empires and urging stability in America.
The Berlin specialist Dr Frankel touts low intensity X rays to restore energy and perceived youth in middle aged women, claiming renewed fat loss and vigor. He hopes methods might prevent cancer, while critics urge caution and privacy. In a Paris court, Countess de Kernion faces murder charges amid jealousy.
French papers mock a countess over a lost husband and imply silk stockings mark female duty and coquetry. Paris Soir calls coquetry the woman’s main duty while court life and social scuffles hint at jealous intrigue.
A brief, provocative line contrasts high bred English lords of Nordic blood with some Jews in a historical context mentioning two magnificent paintings as part of a stylistic remark.
United States Steel plans two large mills at Duluth signaling a major expansion by the steel giant. The piece argues big industrial firms can mobilize vast funds and dominate production, contrasting with smaller operations and European competition.
G B Shaw maintains that sport provides pleasure for the artistic and urges the King to engage with athletics and football crowds. He notes the King should avoid picture exhibitions, joking a royal handshaking habit would be a nine days wonder.
The saying suggests the President attends public events to please the crowd and then hosts a White House reception for players. It notes no corresponding record of receptions for artists after a film premiere or exhibition.
The article argues sport builds health and strength beyond mere pastime. It recalls ancestors climbing, dodging, and chasing in valleys, suggesting physical games refined early humans and fostered vigor.
The article argues that humans have walked upright for up to 200,000 years and still adapt slowly. It urges extensive exercise to prevent deterioration and notes baseball attracts many hollow-chested, spindle-legged youths seeking a professional trainer.
A brief note argues that exercise seen only through the eyes fails to aid the body or mind, suggesting limited value in visual demonstrations of physical training.
The piece notes the League of Nations protocol to end war while citing ongoing conflicts in China and Spain. It mentions looming clashes involving Russia with Romania or Poland and questions the protocol’s effectiveness for Spanish conscripts sent to Africa.
The report shows eight percent fewer employees on the railroads under private management compared with government control, yet the lines handled substantially more business in the past year than during the final years of federal control.
St Louis editor notes Democrats face a split over Davis attacking special privileges while his recent success as attorney for Bell Telephone Co in rate hikes in New York City underscores corporate influence.
A Chicago article questions Robert M. La Follette's long Republican career and his attitudes toward the party, suggesting conscience troubles given his decades in public office.
Gaston RB Means notes a tactic to stay in the Homelight by making statements on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays and repudiating them on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays.
In the Boston Transcript the phrase Coolidge of chaos is used to frame a choice between calm Calvin Coolidge and William Jennings Bryan. The piece argues the public must decide between stable leadership and upheaval.
The Omaha Bee notes that market quotas are stripping Democrats of their political thunder, limiting their impact and momentum.
President Coolidge delivers brief remarks noting the value of certain ideas and statements worth recalling, highlighting his speaking style and focus on memorable points.
Marion Star reports that late this afternoon the Gold Star mothers did not endorse the La Follette candidacy. The delay suggests uncertain support as voters consider the political slate.
The Glouster physician Dr E Le Fever seeks voter rejection on November 4 to represent the 9th to 14th Ohio senatorial district. He has Morgan and Athens county ties, a history in the general Assembly, and chaired committees on medical colleges public health and more.
The candidacy of Harry L. Davis for governor gains emphatic approval among Southern Ohio voters. His road improvement policies target open winter markets and reduced road costs for landowners, with a focus on rural prosperity and shared state progress.
Even eastern Democratic papers concede John W. Davis struggles as a presidential candidate and vote getter, with reports noting his campaign shortcomings across speaking engagements.
London October 14 Miss Susan Lawrence a Labour MP returning from the United States says Russian cartoonists view America as a dominant subject. A famous cartoon shows Europe discovering America and America oppressing Europe with a corpulent figure on European people. She adds she believes the depiction is about true.
A note observes that bells are unfamiliar to many native tribes in tropical regions, highlighting gaps in this everyday object’s cultural recognition.
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