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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1922
Page
4
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The Irish Free State increasingly uses Gaelic in government and public life. Irish is taught in schools and the National University of Ireland requires knowledge of the language. Gaelic literature revival and the Gaelic League foster learning among all ages.
A lively snapshot of daily life aboard a B&O train through Athens. Travelers from across the country mingle with locals as stories unfold from a weary mother to a flirtatious flapper, a hawk-eyed stranger, and humorous misreadings during a Columbus Folies visit.
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co publishes weekday evenings from Athens Ohio. Subscription options include carrier 18 cents weekly 7060 yearly and mail rates in Ohio of 460 yearly 260 six months 190 ten weeks 60. Outside Ohio 360 yearly 300 six months. All subscriptions are prepaid and end on expiry.
The text describes miners trading at company stores, renting company houses, and using company doctors, with wages likely docked for supplies and rent. It notes that checks protect company profits, while miners may be exploited in some cases. It also touches on related Q&A about hats, beekeeping, immigration law, pigeon incubation, and fish sensing bait. It lists local wedding and community notes and a plan for a new school on The Plains.
Washington dispatches report President Harding backing a U S representative on the Allied Reparation Commission. The move would align with arms conference aims, ease foreign relations, and protect American war loan interests as Senate opposition seems unlikely despite some opposition from Bitter-enders. Public sentiment favors closer international cooperation.
An old warning reappears as three Michigan normal school girls accepted a ride home from a stranger and were driven off course. One jumped from the car, was injured, and the wealthy pair faces court. The piece condemns the girls as reckless and urges punishment for the men, noting a similar New York incident and calling the girls inappropriate role models.
Advertising rates apply at home or foreign offices with a nominal obituary charge. National representatives listing Robert B. Ward in New York City and Chicago addresses at 5 South Wabash Avenue.
A Fullerton man claims his single hen lays two eggs daily. He set a mirror opposite Biddy’s nest so the bird believes a rival hen cackled back, prompting her to lay an extra egg. The plan is described for suburban readers.
A rector encounters a gamekeeper and asks why he never attends church. The keeper replies he would reduce the congregation because others might be tempted to poach.
A jumble of overheard lines mentions a large lemon crop, general elections, a patrolman’s arrest account, a magistrate’s court buzz, a Live and Let Live Market with dead chickens, a sensational headline about a boy dying from licking stamps, and varied quips about public figures, Houdini, taxes, and divorce politics.
Saturday morning Sheriff Parker found a bare Kewpie doll on a Ford radiator outside his home. He alerted Chief Justice Helwig who, while joking about dinner, rushed to the scene to check on the child in need. The playful report centers on a concerned local about a clothingless doll observation.
A narrator recalls a Saturday noon encounter in the Chamber of Commerce rooms with about 60 members of the Athens County Sheep and Wool Growers Association. The exchange centered on concerns for dogs and the speaker left promptly.
Public notice describes The Athens Messenger Information Bureau run by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington. It explains que stions are answered for two cents postage, with limits on legal medical and financial advice and no domestic dispute resolution.
The first minimum wage law for labor on public works appeared in Belgium in 1857. The first on private employment followed in 1886 in Victoria Australia. The World War data notes 747 battle deaths among Black soldiers, total deaths 9 765, with about 200 000 Black servicemen overseas.
Mr and Mrs Port Dicken entertained with a fine dinner recently in honor of their daughter Dot. The event showcased family hospitality and local social hospitality traditions of The Plains community.
Advert says Zemo can clear skin including pimples and eczema. It claims availability at drugstores for 35 cents or a dollar for an extra large bottle. Describes Zemo as a clean antiseptic liquid that is easily applied and dependable.
Yesterdays in Ohio notes Simon Kenton born in Virginia and later died in Logan County on April 29, 1836. It lists 1802 Cincinnati village officers first election and 1815 Collier and Jones theater season in Cincinnati. 1844 Herman A Moore died in Columbus. born Plainfield Virginia on Aug 27, 1809. 1902 Legislature passes Real Law for local option.
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