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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1923
Page
4
A wide array of notes on progress and modernity, highlighting Alma Cummings’ 54 hour record and broader reflections on political changes in Europe, advancements in medicine, Americanization efforts for immigrant women, and public interest topics including publishing trends and historical trivia.
A Brooklyn mendicant clings to community aid while wearing diamonds and argues he is too feeble to work. Joseph Sutton, London author of a story about an old gentleman, refuses to accept the portrayal. At Worcester Massachusetts, Fanning mirrors the same stubborn stance as factory wheels turn feverishly amid rust and idle minds.
President Loree of the Delaware and Hudson explains to stockholders how strikes reduced earnings and reserves. His annual report shows billions in red ink, quantifying costs to move labor from month to month as fuel, steel, and transport weave into food value across the country.
The piece notes the public overestimates average intelligence but cites E. Haldeman-Julius’s 10cnt pocket classics as evidence. It claimsReseld 31 million books sold in under three years with sales rising to an excess of a million copies monthly.
Friday April 13th brings a cold rain and a gloomy mood as the Athens area forecasts a damp day. The column wryly notes misfortune for any man venturing outdoors and offers light jokes about groceries and political luck. A burglar rumor prompts a humorous home search.
A fragment quotes a maxim advising against purchasing a car, labeling it the unluckiest thing and stressing caution about one time buys. The line echoes a cautionary proverb about car ownership.
A speaker notes his wife woke early to bake pies for a Christian Church En deavor banquet this evening. He jokes that no extra pies will be left for home, warning of a potential buyer facing scarce supply.
A cautionary note warns readers against bootleg whiskey on unlucky days. It adds guidance on avoiding fights by choosing safe, coatless spaces and advises steering clear of talking to one’s wife. The sequence lists days of the week.
A narrator in a kitchen with his wife bakes pies while awaiting an electrician to finish wiring. He complains of anger from his wife when he moves, and notes the electrician damaged walls and failed to show up yesterday, leaving them in the dark about the schedule.
A humorous verse recalls moving into a new house and cursing the man who fixes the spark. It notes the lone thing arriving on time after the move is the electric light bill.
A homeowner struggles to determine which of two switches controls a light with only a two‑way switch setup. The guidance covers practical tests and methodical checks to map each switch to its function.
In a brief kitchen vignette a narrator notes pancakes nearly perfect and envisions toast made by an electric toaster if power had been available this morning. He mentions his wife’s instruction to reveal they own an electric toaster.
Hartley cites paragraph two and Pomeroy items noting Frank Blessing and his wife Ally settling differences. He jests that the Ford blessed them with one Blessing as prayers hope for many Blessings. Then he pivots to pancake remarks.
Washington April 10 The piece discusses foreign born women gaining independent citizenship status after a law change. It contrasts their position with that of U S citizen husbands who study English and citizenship law before becoming citizens.
The Athens Messenger describes how readers can send questions to the Information Bureau in Washington D C for factual answers. It specifies no legal medical or financial advice and requests name address and two cents for return postage.
A reader’s collection answers questions on moisture uptake by plants spotting in haddocks legends about Saint Peter and coinage platinum usage. It covers plant water absorption exceptions, widest river mouths, historical platinum coins, Children’s Day origins, and a proverb about a silk purse from a son’s ear.
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