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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1924
Page
4
A brief devotional note cites Mark 7 6 about honoring with lips while the heart is distant. The reflection comments that if Satan laughs it is at hype and dupes.
The Nickel Plate, Erie, Chesapeake Ohio, Hocking Valley and Pere Marquette aim to merge into a single network, promising lower costs and smoother operations under centralized control. Regulators and the public anticipate improved railroad facilities and greater efficiency. Photographs of Mars spark questions about canals and life, with Lowell Observatory noting Mars temperatures around 48 degrees Fahrenheit.
An essay arguing for prioritizing practical hands on training over abstract knowledge. It cites Abe Lincoln and industrial Slavery, urges economies and cost of living insight, and notes astronomy offers inspiration but should not replace core vocational education. It laments overemphasis on impractical studies and calls for balance between practical skills and broad learning.
A. W. Frye, supreme commander of the Maccabees, warns that 95 percent of American public school graduates will end up working with their hands after leaving school. He argues that most education is brain training while real life requires manual labor.
An article urges eye care from childhood linking defective vision to crime and insanity. It cites a 1923 study showing only 17 percent of public school children received eye tests and notes high rates of eye defects among industrial workers, arguing better testing and eye health could reduce accidents and social ills.
The piece highlights a periodical promoting eye health without glasses and contrasts it with the Eye Sight Conservation Council’s stance favoring glasses and eye strain avoidance. It lists practical reading habits and cautions against cheap glasses and reading on moving trains while noting a broader discussion of protectionism and imperial economic policy.
A column riffs on Bible translations and language barriers noting Chinook terms like Clarkawaya for Hail Mary. It lampoons sensational claims about fame via jumping bridges and contemplates future schooling including world geography trips.
The Athens Messenger notes a Questions and Answers service by the Information Bureau in Washington D C with writer instructions. It explains it provides information not advice and asks applicants to send their question full name address and two cents for return postage.
The text explains it is unlawful to possess buy sell or transport wild geese or ducks for propagating purposes without a permit from the United States Department of Agriculture. It notes that in many states both state and federal permits may be required.
A long list of Crooksville and nearby residents visited relatives in multiple towns including Zanesville Shawnee and Wellston. Notable mentions include the Clements Warner and Manring families with trips to Charleston Huntington Springfield and Circleville. The McArthur baseball club defeated Point Pleasant 2 0 and 7 2 in two Labor Day weekend games.
The Smallwood family gathered at W. J. Smallwood’s near Ray for their second annual reunion. Attendees traveled from Columbus Cambridge and Richmondale, including FE McCormick Vera Doris Herman Clark Cleta Rhea Sel win Stillman Dixon Mary Lois Harry Worthington Betty Lewis Carrie Smallwood Owen Arden Gandy Ovid Sheb E Ray J H Ray Guy Wills and many others.
The Harrisonville public schools begin Monday September 8 with F Roy Wilson George Tudor and Mrs Merritt in charge. Local families and teachers are noted among recent community events and visits including relatives in northern Ohio and trips to Snowville Hebron and Salem.
The names of seven women were drawn for both the grand and petit juries of the September term of court here. The petit jury will report Monday September 22 and no date has been set for the grand jury sessions.
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