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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1925
Page
6
John Dickinson Sherman surveys political and social currents as 1925 opens. He highlights potential tax publicity changes, constitutional amendments on woman suffrage, legislative sessions across states, anticipated economic and scientific advances, and looming auto traffic safety measures amid a rapidly changing world.
Fragmentary passage notes young women choosing nursing leprosy patients, contrasting sacrifice with comfort. Mentions a nineteen year old and the nobility of these brave workers, highlighting their devoted life and social perceptions.
A stark quote describes leprosy patients who accept isolation and the threat of disfigurement and death as they endure their illness. The passage emphasizes personal sacrifice and stigma surrounding the disease.
A St Louis boy roams near an orphanage yard, eating apples from a tree beside a high wall. His mother, alarmed by the risk of stomach upset, orders him to stop and return inside after tossing cores back over the wall into the orphanage grounds.
A speaker urges self restraint claiming the act will help orphans awaiting cures. The appeal emphasizes charity and urgent need.
Nature Magazine explains the African crowned crane earns its name from a fan shaped crest of wiry bristles on the back of its head. The bird’s long neck bare face and blue feathered top create its striking appearance.
A large American Legion delegation is planned to travel to the Philippines for the February convention in Manila. The trip, departing San Francisco January 1 on the Talye Mara, will include visits in Hawaii, Japan, China, and possible side tours to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Peking, Manchuria and Korea before returning to San Francisco March 13.
The Amertenag Legion shapes Minnesota policy with acts aiding WWI veterans. Legislation covers tax abatements for veteran lands, monthly World War service pay, agricultural resource programs, veteran hospitals, the state soldiers welfare fund, rural credit loans, and capitalizes on service member benefits. Stafford King credits Legion influence and urges tripling department membership.
The Andvur city council approved an unsolicited appropriation of 4000 to assist the WA. Hudgens post of the American Legion in completing a Memorial athletic field. When finished the field is planned to be among the finest athletic facilities in the state.
Kansas American Legion delegates propose a year long study of elics American government and the Constitution beyond current grade school courses. The resolution cites the foundation of US government and the value of past wisdom for future success.
L Hugo Keller of Wisconsin is acclaimed as the youngest department commander in the American Legion at thirty. Appleton native, Keller studied at Campton College and Marquette, earned a law degree in 1917, and served as second lieutenant in World War I. He later held multiple Legion posts and boosted Wisconsin department membership.
Evans addresses Beloit American Legionnaires arguing for a universal draft to unite citizens in war and work. He praises preparedness as the best peace measure and urges Congress to adopt a law ensuring equal obligation to fight, work, produce, and finance.
Rehabilitation officers of the American Legion report that wives of disabled veterans seeking positions in the United States Veterans' Bureau in Washington will be required to sign payrolls with their married names under a new directive. Many women are currently listed under maiden names. Director Frank T Hines says the law assumes marriage changes a woman's legal name to her husband’s.
William Short president of the Washington State Federation of Labor urged World War I veterans to join the American Legion in a letter to union secretaries. The move followed Rainier Noble post plans for a veterans membership drive, described as the state’s largest veterans organization.
In a classroom a pupil raises a hand to answer the teacher by asking what carries us along all roads and terrains. The moment underscores the word perseverance as a guiding force in rough and smooth journeys.
An old advertisement touts a tonic claimed to correct internal troubles and stimulate vital organs for over two hundred years. It highlights three sizes and urges druggists to offer the original genuine product.
Mr Oliver Pike, noted bird observer, reports that young guillemots repeatedly tumble from fatty ledges where hatched. They may fall a hundred feet to the beach below yet, despite the height, are rarely killed.
The American consul general in Argentina notes that there is no Santa Claus tradition there as in the United States. He mentions a limited January 6th dress in the form of the Kings and Santa beard, but the practice is sparse and not widespread.
The piece discusses birthright citizenship for all children born in the United States while noting Indians are excluded. It argues an Indian must sever tribal ties and live as a white man to qualify for citizenship and voting rights, meeting federal Indian affairs requirements.
The United States is expected to produce about 55 billion kilowatt hours of electrical energy by end of 1924 based on 26.4 percent growth and 42,195,000 kilowatt hours in the first half. Revenue for the first six months totals $688,890,000 as energy demand steadily rises with occasional industry fluctuations.
The article notes that pushing baby carriages on the sidewalk is an offense against the Inon in London though prosecutions are rare.
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