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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1922
Page
4
Dairy breeds claim high merit and strong advocacy for top stock. Q A notes silk care tips and ironing guidance, then asks who was the first king of England. The answer states Egbert reigned 827 to 839 as the first king of all England.
The piece argues for Republican incumbent Foster in the Athens County district race. It asserts discontented rivals miscast blame, highlights Foster’s eight-year record, broad cross county support, and endorsements from labor and women. It urges voters to mobilize for a two thousand plus majority to seal ongoing reconstruction era policies.
A Paris bourse report shows Monte Carlo Casino income at 4.204 million francs yearly with shares around 3,000 francs. Dividends are halved since before the war while the house appears financially ready to break the bank. Visitors describe wealth and luxury, yet rooms are quiet and the crowd skew toward war profiteers, many not American, reflecting tax and recession tensions.
Myron Herrick former ambassador to France urged unselfish mobilization of all forces under a unified plan as key to economic salvation, warning that rail and coal strikes reveal selfish fears of scarce resources harming broader good. He argued unity could prevent destruction and resolve disputes.
Tom Sims comments on the naming of Tullmane as an alphabet mining exercise. He notes a man who discovered an ant as a mode of industry while picnicking. He speculates about blacksmiths and jazz drummers sharing union ties.
Frederic J. Haskin argues for patience and informed public judgment in labor conflicts. He warns against hasty condemnations of either side and urges understanding of industrial relations to avert widespread disruption and promote peaceful resolution.
The Athens scene opens with farmers traders clerks and shoppers filling Court Street at sunrise. Politicians nervously prepare for a looming election while various townspeople including a blind girl a county official and a homeless kitten appear in the bustling day before a political contest. A Salvation Army service and late night reflections frame the city’s weekend lead up.
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau offers readers answers to general questions. Submit a plain brief inquiry with full name and address, two cents postage, and note that legal medical and financial advice is not provided. Replies are sent directly to the inquirer.
The page presents a series of questions and answers on topics from astronomy and linguistics to religious history and agriculture. It includes notes on Alan Dale’s real name Alfred J. Cohen, Aurora borealis disturbances, cemetery space per population, Bible revision dates, Pat Kelly’s faith, cider, the Peacock Dynasty founder Chandragupta, cottonmouth names, Darby and Joan, and dairy cattle debates.
The page notes a $1,600 cash find during a sale at Mrs. Cynthia Pearce’s McArthur home and mentions a forthcoming McArthur Wellston baseball series on August 13 and 27. It reports H. L. Wortman’s arrest for embezzling $4,889.59 from a Wellston Eagles chapter, and an Oak Hill shooting involving Elbridge Evans.
Weed and Scott discuss a plan to hasten railroad Pike work to provide a faster outlet for many residents before winter. Miss Hat tie Lowe has lived on a Chattanooga area farm for 75 years and never traveled more than ten miles from home. Fascists seize Milan after a battle. 62 wounded and 200 arrested. The Ladies Army and Navy Club in London is described as the richest women’s club.
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