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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1921
Page
4
The article notes a wave of dividend cuts in 300 companies across steel, rubber, leather, agriculture, auto, copper, sugar, oil, and rail sectors. It distinguishes stockholders as partners and bondholders as creditors, urging modest investors to stick to bonds for safety while markets recover. It predicts rising opportunity as conditions improve.
In Dunbar Pennsylvania workers and merchants reached a compromise as American Manganese planned July plant shutdown. Employees accepted a 40 percent wage cut to keep operations, while company housing rents were also reduced 40 percent. Local merchants lowered prices to prevent a collapse of business.
A little girl asks if Polly the parrot becomes an angel after a grand funeral. The boy replies that only humans become angels, so Polly is now a bird of paradise in heaven.
A southern father-in-law grills a young man proposing to his daughter. The suitor lists his YMCA director role, Sunday school superintendency, prohibition lecturing, and abstinence. The father replies that such virtues prove him a good husband but a poor son-in-law.
Jimmy, while dining on fish, found scales in his mouth. He removed them one by one and told Aunt Ethel the shingles are coming off the roof of his mouth.
A series of wry opinions on cooking stoves and the Stillman case lengths. It notes Lenine Trotzky and polar explorers, with plans for a polar trip next year and spring start. The piece reflects humorous, speculative observations on timing and exploration.
Frederic J. Haskin reports that Joaquin Miller the Wests poet will be immortalized in Washington with a bronze bust. Sculptor Gertrude Boyle modeled the head based on studies from Miller while alive, depicting him in his elk hide coat and flowing beard. The memorial will stand in Rock Creek Park near his cabin site, with a pedestal mimicking his stone monuments and a nearby rustic table for visitors.
Miss Margaret Gorman wins first prize in Washington’s latest beauty contest, earning recognition as the capital’s most beautiful girl. The event highlights local pageant interest and adds a notable name to Washington society circles.
The column paints Athens State Hospital as a barometer of life with vivid scenes of patients diverse in background living in restraint. It notes humor, sorrow, and reflection on society while observing local shops and church activity and a recent church meeting with a large crowd.
Eddie Cicotte elected team captain as the Black Sox map a countrywide barnstorming tour starting in Chicago. They will seek use of Comiskey Park on an off day and visit major cities, depending on the jury verdict. Buck Weaver will not join the tour.
Baltimore officials outline construction of a public athletic facility for polo and golf with an estimated cost near a quarter of a million dollars, inviting community interest and funding support.
A fragment describes a sunny beach scene with a swimsuit miscue and playful lines about bliss versus blisters. Whiz Bang appears as a quirky aside in the brief note.
The fragment presents a boastful street-seller voice praising a public figure at the courthouse corner and offering ice water, suggesting a public display or prompt for attention rather than a complete news item. No identifiable persons, organizations, or events are established from the readable text.
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United Press reports that the Black Sox plan a barnstorming tour across the United States, bringing exhibition games to multiple cities and boosting their profile during the off season.
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