This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1921
Page
4
A city church pastor defends today’s morals while attacking youth culture for lacking proportion and content. He laments that young people chase trivial amusements and neglect intellectual stimuli, warning of a vulgarized taste and empty conversations. He urges balance through library, lectures, and community life to prevent moral decline.
A writer studying mental defectives proposes a law requiring families to report such individuals to authorities to curb harm. If a relative hides the person, relatives could be punished as contributing agents. The idea, though controversial, argues public safety outweighs family pride and pity.
Farmer Corn tessel quips that barbed wire is among the era’s most useful inventions. He says it prevents loafing when much work remains, as a fence makes a man stop watching and start working.
An official in Washington made a sharp quip at a public dinner about physicians. He said physicians fall into two classes, radicals who kill you and conservatives who let you die, illustrating his provocative take on the medical profession.
An inebriated party, in the small hours, misidentifies Missish M'Gregor's residence and carves a humorous request for the real M'Gregor to come down. A night-capped resident appears as the group tries to locate their host.
A humorous quip defines a counter-irritant as a woman who makes a dry goods clerk show all shelves and then buys a yard of muslin, illustrating a playful exchange about shopping and wit.
The piece compares price declines to an ebbing tide, noting buyers wait for actual drops before spending. It explains contracts between large and small businesses slow the shift, with commodities slow to fall to new lows. Sugar producers and merchants absorbed losses as the market receded, signaling the tide's near ebb.
A local club proposes a subscription fund to outfit the Statue of Liberty with a full wardrobe including lingerie gowns coats and hats to match modern styles. The plan aims to honor visitors from abroad and seeks reader opinions on the project.
Frederic J. Haskin discusses wounded veterans adapting after losing hands and sight. Case studies discuss Corporal Bitter and British veteran Nichols adapting with artificial hands, training from the Federal Board for Vocational Education, and practical tips for independence and employment across multiple trades.
The article discusses advertising speeding merchandise turnover and deflation stressing that lower prices let resourceful families buy luxuries and necessities while industry recovers. It shifts to informal notes about Class Six, hints at spouse inquiries, a tip about a Ohio University woman guiding girls on careers, and a wistful remark on youth’s advantages and writing stories.
The piece urges readers to consult daily ads to spot price trends and small market nuances. It emphasizes that even at low tides or peaks, savvy buyers can gain by staying informed through advertisements.
The week began fair and cold and ended wet and cold with snow on the 17th and frost on the 18th and 19th. Frost and cold damaged fruit crops, with peach crop practically destroyed except in select lake counties and apples heavily injured. Pastures and winter grains grew, oats germinated, gardening hindered by cold and wet conditions.
A night stroll to the carnival grounds reveals notable onlookers, including Rev Dallas Brown ing, Prof Allen Kresge of Ohio University, and Emmett Parker of Parker Brothers, all enjoying the music from the mechanical band amid a soft crowd and murmurs about behavior.
The Warren Tribune notes the public library will close Tuesday for refinishing and reopen by 10 o clock Monday morning. During closure the floors will be refinished.
Editor notes error in public forum about pupil counts at Glouster and Canaanville High Schools. Glouster claimed victory in pole vault and relay events while Canaanville disputed figures and praised their own showing. Several Q A items follow covering topics from passports to the first printed English book and thunder distances.
The Whitaker-Glessner Company's sheet plant in Beech Bottom West Virginia will return to full time operations on Monday. The facility employs many workers from Ohio and had slowed production previously.
Public notice describes The Athens Messenger Information Bureau offering to answer reader questions. It lists director Frederic J. Haskin, Washington DC, and notes restrictions on legal medical and financial advice plus no domestic dispute settlement. Respondents must send question with full name address and return stamps.
Tin plate plant in Yorkville will add six more mills next week, bringing total mills to twelve. Six mills are already operating at present, indicating ramp up of production capacity for the facility.
Twelve persons arrested in federal prohibition raids in Lorain last Friday were fined $750 each.
Officials were in Cleveland for the opening while no city business was transacted here yesterday. The report notes absence of local actions as dignitaries attended an event in Ohio.
Washington April 22 Sunday closing of movies soda fountains tobacco stores would cost the federal government nearly 1 million dollars a day in reduced tax intake based on Internal Revenue Bureau returns. Estimates show 52 million annually in lost revenue plus 150 million from a proposed anti cigarettes law and 296 million from a total tobacco ban. Snuff taxes remain, totaling nearly 7 million last year.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.