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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1922
Page
2
About one hundred people including women and children were taken from the steamship Concord of the Boston Colonial line after it went aground in fog near Sunk en Meadows off 132nd Street in the Bronx.
A reflective line notes that there are many virtuous individuals compared to the few who commit wrongs, but the latter dominate public attention and discourse despite their smaller numbers.
Coolville visitors include Alma Mowery and Mrs Cyrus Jones from Torch. Town residents report moves to Bentz farm, McAfee property, and Dunlavy home, with others returning to work after illness and attending a funeral. Local notables due home for street improvements and daily chores as the community strings together weekly updates.
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable supplement that acts like calomel on the liver and bowels with no dangerous after effects. It claims the tablets purge toxins, improve skin tone, digestion, and energy, and notes millions sold annually for 15 to 30 cents.
A brief scene shows a young woman strolling a street in fur garments while bars feature marble games. She dreams of shedding the furs, hinting at change or restraint in fashion and social image.
Harmony Hill residents take advantage of sunny days to prep oats ground and spray orchards. A L Comes and Cecil hauled spray material from Little Hocking. G K Thorp and S H Noland visited Little Hocking on business. Millard Foster and family and Perley Ator and family spent Monday evening with T J Foster. Adra and Madge Hill visit grandmother Mrs Mary A Foster while school is in Little Hocking. Mrs Ola Hill visits sister Mrs Livingstone in Short Creek W V. R R Hueston has sprayed his young orchard. Mrs Taylor Devore has been ill. son and wife from Charleston W Va came to help. Mr and Mrs Charles Harris host visitor Walker Mays.
Paris April 6. The reparations commission sent Germany a note at year's start asking for timber and poles as part payment for 1922. It states 447,700 will be handed over as part of reparations to improve French telegraph and telephone systems.
Germany replies it can only supply 441,700 poles, 1,246,000 cubic meters of cut wood and 155,900 cubic meters of round wood out of an initial request for 155,000 cubic meters of round wood and 3,948,000 cubic meters of cut wood.
H L Clarke of the Society of Visual Education argues education is the state's biggest business and calls for modern methods. He cites motion pictures in elementary grades to accelerate teaching, noting Tigert’s view that films could wage the battle against illiteracy more effectively than any other tool.
Obituary notes Wilson Morris born December 6 1842 in Everett Bedford County Pa died March 29 1922 at 79 years 3 months and 23 days marrying Caroline Border June 9 1865 they had five sons and two daughters. He joined Bible Christian Church at age 11 and later expressed faith in Christ while suffering much pain. Survived by wife five sons two daughters 19 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren with fading siblings and many relatives. Poem lines reflect farewell and faith.
The Morris family thanks neighbors friends Rebecca Lodge and all for kindness sympathy floral offerings and consoling words. Special thanks to Rev J E Moore B F Timmons Misses Etta Minnie Duncan Rev Wilson for music and to Dr B E LePever and L R Andrews for services during the loss of husband and father.
Athens high school began spring football practice at the field on Wednesday with Coach Douglas Torrance planning a three week fundamentals program for the 1922 fall season. Wednesday afternoon no players attended the session. A banquet for the basketball team at the Windsor hosted by Ray Gardner saw Serena Shafer elected captain for the 1922 23 quintet and noted for his play at guard.
Rabbi Isreal Bittan of Charleston WV today announced his decision to accept a call to occupy the chair of homiletics at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati Ohio.
A famous quip notes that a woman is always in love with something or someone while a man is only ever in love with himself, reflecting a playful gendered take on romance.
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