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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1925
Page
4
A brief daily editorial fragment echoes Prov. 29 15 and Terence noting that people shape their children by how they wish them to be. The clipped aphorism links parental intention to offspring behavior in a concise, period tone.
The Locarno talks bring gestures of agreement among France Germany England and Italy on a security pact binding them to aid each other if attacked. A League of Nations path and troop withdrawals in the Rhine are hinted at, raising cautious American hopes for genuine peace in Europe.
A school officer cites a one third rise in sixteen year olds leaving in the first month of the new term. The motive, in one word, is clothes. Girls want the money to buy fashionable garments and cosmetics, not the education or modest earnings, raising concern about the rising generation and parental influence.
The text argues money for further education can lift individuals, and while fancy clothes as an incentive may be better than nothing, it is not ideal. It presents a view on motivational tools to improve life outcomes.
The article notes an official move to standardize tacks reducing from 485 sizes to 186 after Commerce Department action led by Secretary Hoover. Carpet tacks survive under a renamed form while most other varieties are discarded, reflecting a push toward uniform American products.
For a long time the public believed the tired business man cared only for pretty chorus girls. Now taste shifts toward higher musical quality in operettas and musicals, with male voices improving ensembles and raising artistry. The chorus is rising in status as audiences demand more tuneful melodies and refined harmony.
Washington scene centers on public lands grazing policy with cattlemen and sheepmen urging reduced grazing fees and state revenue rights while conservationists push higher fees and market value. Critics challenge Secretary Work amid irrigation plans, reclamation funding, and political backing from President Coolidge as debates over future of western development and public domain safeguards intensify.
The narrator spots Miguel Covarrubias the Mexican artist chewing cough drops while studying Charleston steps. Carl Van Vechten rushes to Harlem’s cabarets as Col. House leaves a theater in disgust after the second act. Dr Frank Crane appears pallid. Sam Harris and Irving Berlin are praised as rising theatrical partners.
A lively chronicle notes a Sawing Up and Down night featuring Rupert Hughes Ina Claire Charlie Chaplin Mabel Normand Bugs Baer Fannie Hurst Otto Kahn Alice Brady Herbert Swope Otis Skinner Louis Mann Sam Bernard Edna Ferber and more. It adds a tale of Thyra Sampter Winslow and a Missouri couple’s lonely Bronx life and a Harlem employment bureau offering short term help. The piece also references reform debates as Bishop Brown of Ohio is expelled by the house of bishops amid injudicious actions and counterclaims ahead of judgment day.
Johnson silenced the Pirates in Pittsburgh with ten strikeouts as they managed only five hits. McGraw praised him as having everything, noting his self control and preparation like a prize fighter. Rat damage in Britain cited at Bucking ham palace underscores broader pest concerns.
The expelled bishop remains integrated in daily life as friends dine with him and shops continue to serve him, a contrast to old cases of excommunication when people would shun the offender. The text compares this to Canossa and the emperor begging forgiveness in winter.
August Heckscher, likened to a Dickens era cab horse, reveals a bold real estate move buying a 32 story building at 61 Broadway New York for 17 million dollars in cash. The note compares him to Astor and urges timely investment in real estate.
Japanese exports of raw silk to the United States in the first half of 1925 nearly doubled 1924 figures, while U S goods sold to Japan totalled 25,000,000 yen in the same period. The trend suggests poorer business for the United States but is framed as favorable for peaceful relations with a major customer. From now until next summer.
A folksy bulletin urges children to fetch their sleds from the cellar and get ready for winter activities. It recalls past sunny ponds now frozen and hints at upcoming cold days for coasting and play.
HAL COCHRAN'S Daily Poem describes a sunlit snowman fading away while children prepare to skate and coast. The piece celebrates winter, sharpened skates, and the lively energy of gatherings as Jack Frost invites chilly play.
Charles P. Stewart notes Washington shock at China’s charge of bias in foreign consular courts for offenses against natives. He recalls cases in Shanghai and Nagasaki showing extraterritorial courts favoring foreigners, including a transfer to San Quentin and a jailbreak-era swap of prisoners leading to disappearance.
Dr Hugh S Cumming urges thorough cooking of all pork products to prevent trichinosis. He notes high fat and fuel value of pork, cautions against serving in heat, and explains the parasite Trichinella spiralis lives in hogs and can infect humans. Cooking to 160°F kills the parasite, turning pork white and safe to eat. dry salt, smoked, and properly cured pork are safe when curing is thorough.
The text lists famous clipper ships such as the Great Republic Red Jacket Flying Cloud Commet Lightning and Dreadnought. It notes Benjamin Franklin as the inventor of the stove and identifies David as the Sweet Singer of Israel. It mentions sticklebacks nesting behavior and the first US electric streetcar in Cleveland in 1884. Sousa was born in Washington DC on November 6 1854.
Assisted by eight thousand citizens lending themselves to study and experiment, the health laboratory at the University of Amsterdam will investigate and seek to find a prevention or cure for common colds. The piece notes tiny invisible creatures cause colds and reduce labor efficiency worldwide.
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