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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1924
Page
4
Opinion notes women drive policy gains such as the Shepherd-Towner Maternity Law and the Cable Act, shifting citizen rights in marriage and motherhood. Reflection on civilization contrasts news focus, crime, and political claims amid 1920s public discourse.
A persuasive editorial urges voting as essential to shaping costs and living conditions. It argues indifference to elections harms communities, notes police, war or peace, and leadership from president to local officials, urging citizens to study issues and vote for prosperity.
A board of education member notes tardiness in high schools has declined and student behavior has improved compared with past generations. The truant officer role has shifted to supporting families facing economic barriers, while disruptive acts like paper wad shots and pins on chairs are seen as relics of earlier times.
The article argues Democrats remain silent on foreign debt owed to the United States, while Republicans push settlements with Britain Finland and Hungary. It notes $4.6 trillion funded debt and $7.2 billion in unpaid promissory notes, urging taxpayers' interest in securing repayment. criticizes the Democratic platform for ignoring the issue while focusing on other items.
Washington D C Woman Suffrage shaped the nation s organic law tracing back to 1848 and earlier. Delegates like Stanton Mott and Adams links show suffrage fights from colonial times to the 1920 enactment. The article notes states until 1920 and explains League of Women Voters aims and voter turnout patterns.
The piece argues the president should judge battleships by cost and survivability versus air attacks, suggesting battleships may be obsolete if air forces can destroy them for tens of millions. It also lauds Secretary Mellon for aiding stability and notes memorials to W I Douglas and a death sentence reprieve petition for a Illinois boy, with mentions of Darrow and Loeb in the lease case.
A Q and A feature discusses public figures and general knowledge. The discussion touches on the Federal Reserve, Wilson administration, and Harding appointees, with questions about the Cyclops ship loss and various trivia. It presents readers’ inquiries and concise answers on economics, history, recipes, mourning colors, hornet nests, and parachute sizes.
The text explains parachute opening from air resistance and mechanical means, materials like linen or silk, and hemisphere construction. It lists dew causes as atmospheric condensation, earth vapor, and plant moisture exhalation. It also notes Cicero naming Herodotus as father of history and outlines the Fogey Act granting service pay increases every five years up to 40 percent.
McArthur baseball club travels to Jackson for a Sunday match on September 21. Local notes mention Mrs W T Kelly visiting her mother Mrs Nancy Larrick, Sheriff Fletcher Collins visiting Chillicothe, and ill health among residents including Mrs Ella Beckley. Mrs William Jacobs visits Wellston with daughter Mrs George Martindill while Mr and Mrs T A Gibbs return from Lima. Kathryn Lantz of Columbus vacationing with parents and relatives. Miss Mary Ramsey of Wellston observed in community notes.
A string of visitors arrives in town and locals travel for family visits. Mrs. Clint Wyatt hosts her daughter, W. A. Frantz visits his mother and brother, T. J. Shipley visits relatives, John Franklin clan travels to South Dakota and Iowa, Jr. and Mrs. N. Gorsuch visit their son Dave Gorsuch and family in Nelsonville, H. Sampson visits his daughter, and Mary Pierce shows improvement after illness.
The Athens Messenger advertises an Information Bureau run by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington for readers to send questions. It states the bureau provides information only and cannot offer legal medical or financial advice or handle domestic issues, with instructions to include full name address and two cents for postage.
A collage of editorial snips urges voters to value their duty at the polls. The St Louis Times pushes a constructive national government and a compatible party majority. The Omaha Bee notes farmer hardship under Democratic rule. The Waterloo Tribune warns debt relief may not be welcomed abroad. The Marion Star alludes obliquely to Senator Wheeler and Roxie as he campaigns.
The passage compares dialect differences within England to those within the United States. It notes that understanding a Lincolnshire farmer and a Lancashire miner may be as challenging as comprehension between Americans from different regions, highlighting regional linguistic diversity in both countries.
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