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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1925
Page
4
A reflective piece argues for balancing speed and humanity in modern work. It questions whether one can maximize efficiency and wealth while remaining humane and suggests applying the Golden Rule to fair distribution of gains from improved productivity.
The article argues fuel prices fall not from price-cutting rivals but from overproduction. Demand lags behind gasoline output, with insufficient storage forcing producers to dump oil and products. A rational system would curb wells and cap gushers to align supply with actual needs.
The clothing and furnishers prescribe eight suits for the new season. A dinner coat for semi formal events, a full dress suit for formal wear, four sack suits for business use, a sport suit with a trial coat, plus two overcoats. Also many intimate items, all new. Either tell your valet to order the octuple outfit or have your wife buy new collars and socks.
In Erickson's Trail, three Norwegians arrive in a 46 foot boat after eighty days from Bergen. They crossed the Atlantic following Viking routes to prove it possible, using modern yaws though smaller than Erickson's craft. The tale notes the thrill of a mariner arriving on a log the first discoverer might have sailed.
The Shipping Board faced a surplus of ships after the war, with 1200 hulls—800 seaworthy and 400 costly to operate—no longer needed for military service. Ford won 200 for dismantling, towing to Detroit, while 400 remained to support a future privately owned merchant marine under government oversight.
The article notes that reviving Gaelic is challenging and centers on the idea that language reflects a people’s brain and usage. A South drought causes electric power shortages, prompting temporary use of a large 25,000 kilowatt Muscle Shoals unit to relieve the crisis.
Critics accuse insiders from large power firms of scheming to seize a government facility idle for years. They argue Henry Ford offered to repurpose it to serve farmers with affordable fertilizer, but a fair price and production have been blocked.
The statement calls on the President to stop wasted energy that leads to fertilizer shortages for farmers. It stresses that reducing waste would support farming operations and ensure fertilizer supplies reach fields in need.
Governor Martin lodges a protest with the Interstate Commerce Commission citing inadequate railroad facilities in Florida amid an extraordinary summer travel and freight surge. The Florida East Coast Railroad is said to have nearly embargoed freight and excursion trains.
In New York on a hot summer night the opening of Gloria Gould’s theater hosts the premiere of The Merry Widow. Dolph Zukor and Jess Lasky attend among many moguls as society bows to filmdom during the long screening and intermission rituals.
James W. Dean criticizes Broadway openings as dull while noting locals seek solace in cinema. He observes women smoking in public spaces and questions why stage actors change stage names, citing actress Clare Woodbury who lately returns to her birth name Clare Weldon.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway chief notes rapid Florida line expansion, building a railroad across the state in under a year and extending from Palm Beach to Miami, effectively doubling Florida's railroad capacity while conditions grow desperate.
Governor Martin warns the Interstate Commerce Commission that Florida’s rapid growth is straining transportation facilities. He says the situation causes profound alarm and fears harsher conditions in winter if midsummer lull expectations prove wrong.
Col Peter O Knight warns Florida faces deplorable conditions without immediate railroad extension and new lines. Clarence Dillon of Dillon Reade Co has previously aided Warfield in the broad Florida railroad program, benefiting its customers.
Young Americans seek thrills by joining the French air force to fight the Rif resistance under Abd-el-Krim. Airmen report letters home starting with insults like vile infidel dog, reflecting the harsh language of frontline correspondence.
A quoted line suggests that heavily armed Arabs would take severe actions against captured American fliers if they obtained them. The wording implies hostile retaliation and danger to aircrew in enemy hands.
A humorous account describes women in knickers defeating men in skirts in a baseball game. The piece muses on skirts and beards as barriers or aids to gender progress and suggests beard influence on men.
A Cincinnati Times Star quip notes similar kicking in baseball and football with different style. An Akron Beacon Journal line jokes about Uncle Sam learning that the hard part of dry cleaning is removing dirt.
A Youngstown Vindicator item notes Dempsey supports an anti-war pact and questions fighting, portraying him as a champion for pacifist principles.
An opportunist described as a man who finds the wolf at the door is noted in Mansfield Ohio. The report describes him appearing downtown the next day in a mink fur coat.
In Marion Ohio the Star quotes a blunt remark about a risky choice described as cheap seeming but costly in the end. The line uses sharp metaphor to warn readers about the hidden price of a bold action.
A concise note from Canton Ohio News hints at women starting to command men soon after the preacher’s call to obey fades, reflecting evolving social norms in a local context.
The Urbana Ohio Democrat notes scandal is becoming common knowledge as residents start discussing it openly. The piece portrays neighbors increasingly aware and engaged, reflecting a growing public concern.
Defiance Ohio paper notes details on a trunk line project under discussion, while the writer jests about the phrase echoing a bathing beauty contest in Crescent News.
Tom Sims muses on looming airplane traffic and aging highways built for short spans. He contrasts beauty and brains, warns against reckless thinking, and recalls changes from wash day to weekend survival tests. The quip ends with a playful note on family and weekends.
The poem describes a father returning late to town at two in the morning. He moves quietly, removing coat and shoes, tiptoeing to the kitchen in search of food. He moves with careful stealth, seeking grub in the quiet house.
A humorous mother’s breakfast quarrel ends with a breakfast eaten the night before. A series of trivia Q A cover presidential salaries clergy titles sea birds and fashion from the 1800s. The piece blends light verse with short factual notes on moon motion seventeenth century reverence and 1830s dress.
The article discusses Dr. Hornaday's charge that federal entomologists understate bird protection, while opponents from the American Game Protective and Propagating Association defend current efforts. Biologists cite a drastic long term drop in birds, with insects multiplying as a result, and debate whether more birds would curb pests.
Public Health Service notes the tubercle bacillus can spread through sputum and contaminated milk and survive in water soil and dark rooms. It harms young children most, recommends absolute protection for under twos, boiling to disinfect clothing and items, and cautions against ineffective antiseptics or unburnable cups.
Martins Ferry Ohio Times reports experts suggest a well dressed man needs eight good suits to maintain a proper wardrobe, noting the advice targets the average head of family and implies a 1 to 16 rating in local social standards.
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