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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1924
Page
4
A centuries old experimental specimen was cut 20 feet from the ground but 26 feet in diameter and 85 feet in circumference. The 30 foot high section was hollowed to reveal a spiral stairway for visitors to view the top from the interior of the giant botanical form. It stood on a concrete base with a roof to protect against weather.
The new U S immigration law, effective July 1, restricts arrivals to one tenth of yearly quotas per country, reducing July admissions to 7039 and forecasting a yearly total around 42000. Canadian and Mexican entrants are exempt from quotas, while consular scrutiny tightens passport grants as overall arrivals slow.
An elder New York baner’s two daughters flee from a Massachusetts country home after eloping with their chauffeur and the poultry yard manager. The jealous father kept them apart from peers, sacrificing their happiness for comfort and control. the piece argues youth seeks partners of its own generation and warns against overprotective parenting.
The piece notes stations curbing political speeches to 15 minutes, raising concerns of possible bias against La Follette and W. J. Bryan. It also mentions American girls offering to petition the Prince of Wales and suggests others would value publication of their names if he loosens up.
An observer lauds farm harvest workers as a mighty force larger than the regular army. The movement began in Texas in early June, reached 100000 in Kansas by July, and now spreads to northern states with forces across the East and West. They earn fair pay and aid national food security, deserving public recognition.
A mother introduces a healthy baby to guests who touch the infant's fingers. Germs may transfer as the baby touches its mouth, risking colds and illness. Sunlight kills germs. outdoor contact reduces risk, though mothers fear offending visitors.
A curious tip notes that exposing the throat to sunlight can aid healing of sore throats. The suggestion emphasizes natural light as a remedy and urges care with sun exposure to avoid discomfort or harm.
A historical note argues germs spread most by hand contact not kissing, warning that cuts or chapped skin heighten risk. The League Against Hand Shaking applauds efforts to curb the ritual, calling hand shaking an outdated custom from safer, weaponless eras.
Washington dispatch outlines Persia's lack of modern infrastructure with no railways or asphalt roads and nomadic populations. It notes American interests like rug buying and a Tehran school, while describing religious intolerance and unstable security after Major Imbrie’s death.
The article explains Persia's salt deserts splitting populations and hampering government. It notes rulers on desert bulwarks, tax funds mismanagement, and irrigation methods with linked wells and long channels. It mentions scarce trees, harsh climate, and repeated invaders shaping unromantic architecture.
Observers note the strict rule of non-entry into sacred Persian sites for non adherents. The article discusses the difficulty outsiders face in restraining curiosity about interiors while many temples elsewhere welcome tourists. It emphasizes the local practice of honoring taboos and the deep cultural formalities learned by locals.
Public notice describes a Q and A service by The Athens Messenger Information Bureau. Readers may send questions with full name and address and two cents for return replies. The bureau will answer information queries but not legal medical or financial advice or domestic matters.
A Paris fair next year will be an exposition of French decorative arts. The event is expected to attract large crowds, with four new hotels to be built to accommodate visitors.
The excerpt recalls Maine's 4 year past Republican victory and Harding’s overestimation. It notes Edison backing Coolidge, and cites vast sums from J Pierpont Morgan renewing a Bank of France loan, illustrating money power shaping politics across eras.
Taylor Ridge Nev reports dominant church service led by F P Frampton of Glouster with 74 present at Bible school. Burial for Thornton Sampson of Greens Run at Taylor Pidge cemetery conducted by Rev G B Courtney. Various local visits noted, school opens with two grades taught by Irene Golding, and next Sunday Sunday school at the usual hour.
Honolulu Sheriff David K. Trask asks the Supervisors for twenty extra policemen to patrol the city as plainclothes officers amid an epidemic of automobile thefts.
The sheriff believes most thefts stem from boys who steal to fuel joy riding, an epidemic challenge confronting the community.
Los Angeles Tidssitz aldermen ruled that patrons may pick at wares in fruit stands. Peter Harrison urged a prohibition but the council declined to pass an ordinance restricting these actions, prompting concern over fruit handling and customer behavior.
Miss Marie Wing of Cleveland urged support for a state wage law during the Ohio Federation of Labor convention in Springfield Ohio. Lee Hall of Columbus charged railway unions with aiding scab labor via a Cleveland bank and coal lands ownership, claiming no contract with miners.
Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith, commander of the Uncle Sam air squadron, receives congratulations from President Coolidge as the Argonauts arrive at Bolling Field in Washington with Secretary of War Weeks watching.
The United States weather bureau predicts light frosts tonight in the eastern Ohio Valley lower lake region and interior New York and Pennsylvania. A bee must travel 40 000 miles to get a pound of honey.
An ad claims genuine relief from neuritis pain by restoring nerve health. It promotes Eopa Neuritis Tablets with two tablets before meals, no habit forming drugs, priced $1.00, sold by McKee Drug Co. in Athens and other leading druggists. Boerick & Runyon Co. manufacturers.
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