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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1921
Page
4
The piece compares British coal miners and American railroad workers, noting government subsidies during wartime and subsequent wage cuts. It argues prices must fall with wages, avoiding strikes, to prevent ruin of mines or railroads while adjusting gradually and fairly.
The Fidelity and Deposit Co of Baltimore reports plentiful raw materials good transportation and few major business failures since September Wage cuts and lower living costs are widespread while building activity rises except in New England and the Rocky Mountain states Credit improves crop prospects look favorable and productivity rises Yet some pessimism remains as the public buys less and tax and wage disputes hinder broader recovery
The excerpt jokes about German beer consumption and doctors' prescriptions while noting about 26,000 men being reemployed in Detroit last month. It hints at shortages of automobiles or other goods in Germany.
A foreign critic calls the United States a mere occupying force in Germany, contrasting with the idea of a protective or stabilizing presence. The exchange highlights debate over the purpose and scope of Allied military presence.
The rector and church warden debate taking up the weekly collection before the sermon with the rector insisting on economy as the sermon topic while the warden agrees. Grace's husband insures himself for fifty thousand dollars amid criticism. A coroner holds an inquest as Petersen testifies about a railway tragedy involving two Swedes and Ole.
A shopper compliments a hat priced at eighty seven dollars and asks when it will be delivered. The exchange centers on availability and delivery timing.
A humorous verse piece mocks absent minded barbers who gossip as they work. It recalls a town anecdote where a barber cut an ear while watching a woman in a short skirt, with the customer calmly accepting the mishap. The piece quips on spring fever and year round renewal schemes.
Washington April 4 The new Commissioner General of immigration W Husband promotes a farm land program for immigrants using waste land in private hands with government support. The plan aims to help newcomers acquire farms through long payments while receiving training and local agency help to prevent isolation.
The passage argues that choosing hats and products is best done through advertisements and catalogs rather than extensive shopping. It suggests that bargain hunting and careful selection can be done from home, avoiding long trips and wasted effort.
Advertising presents style beauty and material quality while promising reliability and low cost. It guides readers to choices with repeated messages, reducing the need for exhaustive personal investigation.
A compact old article laments mass ignorance and urges stopping advertising. It argues information comes from the masses while relying on technical essays demands endless reading and specialized education.
Advertising profits depend on high sales volume to boost marginal earnings per item. The unseen goods command higher prices, as few buyers learn of them, making profits come from individual sales rather than volume.
Advertising operates more thoroughly and constantly than charity this through keeping business moving and the masses employed.
The passage argues that reducing or stopping advertising due to fear of changing business conditions leads to lower sales and proves the fear justified. It states that such actions set the stage for business decline and that fear is contagious.
A commentary notes the paradox of predicting one's own death and acting to fulfill it, likening it to a risky business pattern that lacks sense. The piece suggests individuals may self-fulfill grim forecasts through actions rooted in belief or fatalism.
The passage extols widespread buying as a path to national prosperity, arguing that mass purchases would not bankrupt the country but raise salaries and create demand. It asserts rapid circulation as the mother of good times and urges universal participation in consumer spending.
An advertising salvo claims higher purchases push prices down and spur factory output while erasing unemployment fears. It promises relief as a temporary business decline fades like morning mist and urges fear-free buying.
A long Q&A feature covers rainfall in the Himalayas with Cherrapunji cited as the wettest site, how oblique is pronounced in Army usage, and dusting with silk. It explains buffalo moths origin, pensile nests across birds, and the medieval Benefit of Clergy law including its expansion to literate clerks by 1330.
The article notes anxiety over timing and decisions as gardeners hesitate amid a golf fad. It suggests an uncertain season with likely fewer gardens in Athens this summer, as enthusiasm for golf grows and raises doubts about cultivation plans.
The Watch Dog recalls a Pennsylvanian student’s tale of a vacation in New York City and Pittsburgh. He invites listeners to remember boyhood days spent in overalls and bare feet, watering cows at dawn, and fishing at the old holes as aging prompts reflection.
The passage warns that heavy Sunday traffic since the country club was reorganized will wear the road away. If no action is taken to oil the surface, dust will cover the route to Jackville hill in months.
The Watch Dog laments being ignored by the Golf Club and a soap factory's capitalization. He vows not to worry and plans to spend time playing croquet. He invites others to join a croquet club for enjoyment and camaraderie.
A fragment from anUnknown passage shows a maiden telling someone to ask her dead father about life, implying the absence of a guiding parent and the implied request for wisdom or approval.
The passage explains limited recognition of the right in Virginia and Carolina colonies, with laymen branded on the left thumb for Benefit of Clergy, a practice now abolished. It then asks which is larger a watt or a volt, and the answer notes watts and volts cannot be compared like pounds and inches.
Busy farm activity with plowing potato planting and garden work. Protracted Mt Her-man meeting closes with twelve accessions to the church. Miss Weaver and sister head to Circleville to work at a camp meeting with Rev Williamson aiding Bartlett. Local social visits record in-law and kin gatherings plus illness and travel notes. Infant son dies in Berea Ky. sheep killing dogs trouble local flocks. appendicitis strikes Mrs Ella Harris.
Cecil Burkett, 11, will be tried for murder in Knox Indiana after a delay to the May term, beginning May 23, caused by illness of Prosecutor Dilts. Bennie Slavin was killed in the incident.
Forest fires across 45 states burned 56,488,307 acres causing damage totaling 85,715,747 dollars by April 7 in Washington reporting.
The Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture released figures for 1916 through 1920. A total of 160318 forest fires occurred in this period, with Minnesota suffering the highest losses at 30895868 dollars.
In Port Clinton on April 7 they declare they will not smoke cigarettes to set an example for the younger generation and instead favor cigars for personal restraint and public demonstration.
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