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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1925
Page
4
A contemplation on changing attitudes toward the body, health, and sexuality. It contrasts ancient and modern views, noting health as virtue and the body as legitimate, while discussing the divergence between wealth and capital in Mexico and the United States. It argues wealth does not always imply capital and cites historical exchanges and economic roles.
A fragmentary essay reflects on modern attitudes toward the body and senses. It argues that youth grow more open yet disciplined, wealth serves as a trust, and service guides business. The piece praises a worldly yet idealistic era balancing flesh and spirit.
Dr. Leo Rowe of the Pan American Union notes that difficulties are inherent in Mexico's situation and discusses the broader regional challenges facing inter American cooperation.
A queen bee was sold by W. J. Miller of Connersville Indiana for a record price of 500 dollars. The passage notes how modern science has greatly increased the value of bees in agriculture, contrasting with the past when a bee was simply a bee.
G. A. Garver of Strasburg runs a village store that attracts city patrons by offering city level selection and lower prices due to lower overhead. He counsels nearby merchants to merge supplies under one roof to cut costs and compete with larger towns.
A historical Arctic tale recounts the legend of Old Torngak at the Pole and the searches by Peary, Borup, and MacMillan for Crocker Land. It details sightings, expeditions, and the mirage that hid uncharted continents beyond Axel Heiberg Land amid brutal Arctic conditions.
A New York observer lists appearances of Noel Coward Annette Kellerman Ted Healy Charlie A Bickford Elia Ruby Don Marquis Phoebe Foster Tom Sims Israel Klein and others on Broadway. He muses on radio sets Henry Ford wages and Trotsky predicting upheaval and American capitalism as a basis for wars.
A lone traveler returns home as Old Torngak remains supreme in his ancient citadel guarding a secret. The image evokes a mythic guardian watching over a hidden truth.
The article cites a growing Chicago population of 3,009,000 and projections toward 5,000,000 and 10,000,000, imagining future regional encounters with Milwaukee and Gary. It references restoring order by arresting the Chinese within the United States and compares imperial policing to domestic actions, invoking Goethe to justify disorder.
Chicago tops New York and the world in public library circulation with 10,613,978 books borrowed in the last year. New York followed at about 9,000,000 volumes as Chicago emphasizes serious reading and thought.
A fragment notes a period three months prior when numerous young men gathered or focused on a large effort. No further readable details specify event, location, or outcome.
Competition among city night clubs grows with new publicity stunts. One venue offered free lunch to draw crowds, others lined up customers and spread word through society figures. Prohibition fears and whispered reservations created a wave of crowded rooms and renewed success.
Young minds move from straw hats to felt designs after a brief rest. On Tuesday the straw hat season died officially, and they returned to deciding shape color and tilt of their new headgear.
The text notes that next spring, after a winter rest, the same mental task will be courageously undertaken, framing this as the intellectual life history of many in the United States.
Henry Ford was negotiating to buy the Loray cotton mills in North Carolina, among the Souths largest producers of fabric for automobile tires. The potential deal would signal Ford's aim to expand into tire making alongside his other enterprises.
The speaker asks what makes someone a proletarian and whether buying a house changes class status. He notes that owning property after purchase may erase self identification as proletariat, prompting reflection on class in modern society.
The article notes that Britain has endured without upheaval from Cromwell to modern times. It describes a shift from conservative to Labour governance and back, praising stability. It remarks that Britons favor beer, peace, cricket, and King George, and view revolution as foreign and un-British.
Fashion experts report a coming change in women’s dress. Women will cover their knees and arms down to mid waist as subtle concealment is seen as more alluring than exposed knees or elbows.
A fragmented passage notes that women discovered a concept long ago and that men miss certain hidden aspects of the universe. It describes a small monkey in a red flannel gown as an example of what men overlook, highlighting perception and curiosity across creatures.
Jack Ishak Helmy, a noted swimmer, failed to cross the English Channel quitting three and a half miles from Dover as cold water sapped his strength. The report warns parents who send children out in winter with bare legs that a child’s vitality cannot heat outdoor exposure.
A Tulane, Oklahoma youth attempted to pet a rattlesnake at a railroad crossing. The outcome mirrors other crossing dangers, underscoring risk at rail lines. Local note from the Newark Ohio American Tribune.
A weary father paces the floor each night as his child’s crying begins a ritual. He endures the long minutes that stretch like years while waiting for quiet to return. The scene captures a common domestic struggle and parental perseverance.
The poem depicts a father listening to his baby during cries and lullaby, then the child settles and sleeps. A warm scene shows a parent doing his best for the child and feeling relief as sleep comes after the crying.
President Coolidge returns to the White House as Congress gears up for a Ways and Means meeting on October 17 to push a 400 million dollar tax cut. Senators and representatives urge more federal buildings for home towns while departments discuss salaries for civil servants. Coast artillery disputes with Mitchell over air power persist as DC Board of Dental Examiners condemns misleading “Painless Dentistry” ads.
Health guidance from Dr. Hugh S Cumming outlines malaria prevention through mosquito control and personal protection. Key methods include eliminating Anopheles breeding sites, draining pools, oiling remaining pools, using minnows to eat larvae, and screening homes with mosquito bars to prevent bites.
Lieutenant Leigh M. Wade and Linton Wells drove from Los Angeles to Columbus Circle New York City in 3965 miles without stopping the wheels. They used a jack with rollers to change tires and a built in gasoline tank, and obtained food by pre arrangement, eating without stopping.
The fragment cites Tom Sims and questions about persuasive speech, noting memory gaps and a remark about being called "Skirts" in Cincinnati papers. It lacks a clear event or outcome and resembles a clipped quotation from Tribune and Times-Star readings.
A quirky Akron Beacon Journal item notes a village where one loan can be a sheik on eighteen dollars weekly, highlighting a curious wages vignette from local life.
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