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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1923
Page
4
A sweeping meditation on science and imagination traces how observers convert steam, gas flames, and new devices into broader consequences. It notes pioneers like Watt and De Forest, warns of complacency, and hints at a modern era of interconnection, finance, and global affairs.
The piece surveys reparations and economic strain after World War I. It notes Germany paying heavy reparations and Ruhr occupation disrupting contracts, France pressing for full reparations, and various global shifts in shipbuilding, narcotics costs, and attempts to curb illicit trade. It cites Britain, Parliament, and public debates on taxation and gambling.
A playful note describes a man planning a summer stunt feeding a large frog lightning bugs to glow through its sides. He will display the frog at night by his gasoline station to guide tourists home, aiming to attract attention and save on energy bills. Nelsonville residents are urged to phone Bart the printer to place ads as the local Want Ad column expands.
In Washington a Bureau of Standards test car with an aluminum winged exhaust pipe and floor apparatus showcases an on road drive lab. Automakers measure energy input, output, and engine conditions to rate efficiency under real world conditions.
A Athens Day by Day column retells the William Tell tale with humorous anachronisms and local asides. The piece wryly notes the tyrant Gessler, Tell as a marksman, the apple, a worm in the core, and ends with a wave about avoiding stepping on worms.
Webb of Logan reports a jeweler had his license suspended for six months. He notes the repair time may rival a car fix, with a 23 jewel vehicle that kept time well until leaving the pike.
A farmer from Dover sold all his alfalfa and clover, glad the calling is over. A visitor at Fountain Pharmacy in Nelsonville asked for a story book with pictures for his boy, referenced in the Nelsonville Want Ads.
Readers may submit questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau Frederic J Haskin director, Washington DC. The service provides general advice on legal medical and financial matters but does not settle domestic troubles or conduct research. Include full name address and two cents for return postage.
A collection of brief Q and A items covers topics from government seed appropriations to the origin of radium and women's entry into federal service. Notable facts include 1921 seed funds for 1922, no seed funds after 1922, camel hair brushes likely Russian squirrel hair, a clock taking 31 735 years to strike a billion times, and marriage as a legally valuable consideration in contracts.
Donald B. MacMillan plans to speak to radio fans from Eskimo lands in the arctic aboard the Bowdoin. The expedition will use a powerful transmitter and receive concerts from U S broadcasting stations for natives and crew. Partners include E F McDonald of Chicago and Hiram P Maxim of the ARRL. a radio operator will accompany. MacMillan aims to sail north in June.
Germany ships radio apparatus to the United States including a 26 inch collapsible loop antenna for domestic use and testing.
The Naval Communication Service transmitted nearly 5,000,000 words by radio in the first quarter. Last year the service handled about 16,000,000 words for the government through its coast stations. Sixteen government departments used the service.
Lifeboats aboard large liners will be equipped with a radio set for emergency use. The system aims to improve safety and help in distress situations.
United States broadcasting stations rose nearly sixteenfold in one year from 86 to 570, marking a rapid expansion in the industry with new outlets across the nation.
In a letter from Athens Ohio dated April 10 1923 residents of Richland avenue urge city leaders to build sidewalks along Old South Bridge and adjacent street. They note heavy foot traffic to work school athletic fields and hospital and warn of danger from rough spots.
A Thursday evening dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Tipton and Mrs. Margaret Warner celebrated the basketball teams and faculty. Principal D. M. Bryson, Coach A. J. Collins, and several teachers attended along with players Elizabeth Barto Dorothy Ball Helen Coley Thelma Hawk Susan Coley Wilma Wallace Themon Noble Herschel Carney James Moore Eldon Hawk Franklin Cook Hayes Shrieves and Paul Tipton. Honor guests included Mrs. Elmer Poling Chalmer Poling and daughters Mildred and Evelyn of Millfield. Some members were absent. Amusing games were played and attendees departed late.
Erie April 16 General Electric announces wage increases for all day and price workers at the Erie works effective immediately. The new scale carries about a ten percent raise.
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