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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1924
Page
4
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband and a warning against pretended virtue. Cicero notes few possess virtue despite claims. The column offers moral aphorisms drawn from biblical and classical sources for reflection.
The piece argues that Socialist calls for government railways would raise public debt and erase state tax payments. It calculates farm tax impacts in Iowa Kansas Minnesota Wisconsin and Indiana totaling over 42 million dollars annually. It urges constructive reform of prohibition laws, citing reduced evils since earlier eras.
The piece contrasts critics who say looser liquor laws would not curb drinking with proponents of stricter measures. It cites the Toronto Globe and outlines views on accessibility and consumption patterns under a tougher law. It frames the temperance issue as a broader policy battle.
A proposed rewording of a current election day slogan reads Vote as you please but give others the same privilege, signaling emphasis on voter equality and fair access for all participants in the electoral process.
In Washington a study shows forgery earns little and rarely lasts. tellers’ memories trap criminals. F. Mayer built fake certified checks to siphon at multiple banks, ending in a $27,000 Kansas City score before recognition led to arrest. Charles B. Cole used a sweetheart ruse to drain $19,000 across banks, but bank checks and signals soon thwarted him.
Richard Gaffney, 70, and his wife, both 70, faced worsening poverty after health and work declines. Unable to support themselves, they chose to end their lives by turning on the gas yesterday following the death of their last friend.
A collection of quiz items covers Nippon versus Honshu naming, avocado uses, weights of large cats, currency maintenance costs, tree blaze aging, railroad timber, naturalization notice practices, flower domestication history, Bedloe’s Island ownership, and timetables for English and French railways. Answers provide concise factual details and historical context.
A reflective notice describes a elderly couple choosing to stay together through life until age 76 and then part mutually. The piece notes younger generations in Paris facing their own separations while honoring enduring companionship.
The passage mocks admiration for prize fighters by comparing them to chimps and gorillas. It cites Joe the chimpanzee as a lesson that freedom depends on thinking, not physical force. It suggests radicals should study the chimp, noting Joe rose and escaped but lacked guidance for next steps.
Italian ambassador to the United States Prince Caetani will return to Italy and, for the Italian Government and Mussolini, direct the drainage of the Pontine Marshes which span 150000 acres. The project aims to end malaria carried by local mosquitoes that have caused widespread deaths and suffering.
A poem by Dora Farley Howell laments vanished childhood in a nostalgia filled verse. The piece contrasts memories of joyous days with present silence as two empty hearts wait. A brief Washington DC note adds that separate mail boxes are being introduced for local and other mail.
The article details William Hamilton Harkins, known as a master forger to bankers, who memorizes signatures by sight and imitates them to forge checks. He studies patrons in bank lobbies, then phones the bank to learn deposit amounts and cashes nearly full sums with forged names, often adding identification wording. In time, authorities catch up and the scheme ends with imprisonment.
A jumble of notes discusses a British lottery winner traveling to England with 42 500 dollars from a 5 dollar stake, a Virginia house known as a money cache guarded by a late Miss Martha Shu mate, and General Dawes praising Coolidge as a prudent leader who should focus on large sums while nickels take care of themselves.
Representative Ogden Mills argues for a landslide Coolidge victory to stop La Follette’s movement and radicalism. The speaker, noted for inherited wealth, claims decisive action is needed though history shows such efforts often fail.
Across editorials the papers warn that La Follette nears the presidency as a threat to the traditional order. The Providence Journal and others suggest a vote for La Follette equals support for revolution, while Chicago and Washington outlets dismiss slush-fund accusations as cam paign lies and underscore the risk of dictatorship rhetoric.
The Minneapolis Tribune notes Democrats prefer Coolidge over La Follette, while the Manufacturers Record calls La Follette the personification of world Communism aiming to foment revolution in the United States, and the Detroit Free Press comments on his impatience when plans fail.
German officials assess that Grover Cleveland Bergdoll is currently in the United States. A inquiry or search may be directed toward La Follette headquarters for possible information or aid in locating him.
The Omaha Bee compares Senator Brookhart’s stance to a toad trying to swell beyond its size, illustrating a stubborn effort that ends in an overextended claim.
The Los Angeles Times criticizes Senator Brookhart for attempting to expel Calvin Coolidge from the Republican Party, arguing the move exposes Brookhart as a poor reader and political force.
The Troy Times notes a large election vote in the Solid South that will still echo with support for Coolidge, indicating a complex mix of loyalty and political choice within the region.
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