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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1923
Page
4
A reflective note contrasts biblical humility with social success and links church reunions to a 1925 goal. It ponders how long divisions over slavery in 1845 linger, questioning how soon Europe might see unity among its peoples and churches.
An issue of sun stroke fatalities shows wide yearly variance across 12 years based on Metropolitan Life data. Death rates differ by race with higher risk among Negroes, and northern states report higher rates than expected. the article advises careful protection for babies and the elderly during hot, humid weather.
A historical notice recalls the end of the Civil War era and marks the reunion of the Methodist Episcopal Church linking regional congregations. It notes dates, places, and key church leaders involved in the reunion events.
Summer terms grow crowded as colleges and universities expand offerings. Western Reserve University plans to equalize summer and winter work. Presidents favor summer school for fewer distractions and a stronger collegiate atmosphere. Short, intensive summer music study is highlighted as effective for backward students. A plan to create four terms with vacation days and optional term off gains favor.
The Associated Advertising Clubs of the World will spend 121000 this year to promote advertising honesty and stricter enforcement of existing laws. They praise federal and local authorities for combating ad fraud and commend the Postmaster General for keeping mails free of fraudulent ads. The sponsors emphasize square dealing and honest production and advertising.
In New York City Mrs. Mary Hatch Willard created a Home Bureau that sells broth and foods for the sick, transfers patients between homes and trains, and provides medical supplies and rest rooms. The venture grew from a broth given to a typhoid patient 29 years ago and thrives by meeting unfilled needs with practical services.
The article profiles Mrs. Willard and a growing Home Bureau effort to feed typhoid patients with broths and jellies, then expanding to eggs custards and other suitable foods. It details courage to invest in a stretcher, nurse registries before formal systems, and the bureau’s shift to medical and surgical supplies while keeping food for the sick as its core specialty.
Mrs Willard explains how the bureau prepares diet for illness with foods made to order. Broth custards and jelly stock are kept. other dishes are prepared per doctor instructions, including diabetic ice cream and modified milks to retain vitamins. The service treats diverse needs as a life saving diet.
One of the smartest color combinations for daytime is black and brown. It delivers surprising energy and a bold appearance beyond expectations.
The writer notes coal conference talks in Atlantic City show little progress as miners and operators remain at odds. He jokes about July heat, explains potential price hikes, and suggests moving future meetings to Shelby Montana or Rio Grande Ohio to avoid annual stalemates.
A neighbor recounts Mark Twain’s reply to a subscriber who found a spider in his newspaper. Twain said the spider brought neither luck nor misfortune, noting the arachnid inspected ads to choose merchants and then weave a quiet life thereafter.
The Observer proposes farm naming ideas with consent. Hebe Henry of Amesville could paint ANOTHER HENRY on his barn. Calvin L Bean of Athens VP. 2 might choose VALLEY VIEW BREAN FARM. Frank Coon of Grosevenor Crossing would simply name his place COON FARM.
A light verse notes how a name on a check can mislead or cause issues. The author ponders the value of names in financial transactions.
The notice invites readers to place ads with Oliver Hartley by phone and mentions a rate of three days for seventy five cents for 25 words or less with a reminder to read all Pomeroy-Middleport Want Ads.
Report claims the Mexican government plans to use blond German widows to marry Yaqui Indians in Sonora to dilute the tribe and secure loyal labor for future irrigation wealth. The piece notes Yaqui marriages have long been disrupted by centuries of conflict, and cites President Obregon as claiming Yaqui ancestry through his father.
New York report analyzes weight norms by age citing Dr. Louis I Dublin of Metropolitan Life Insurance. It notes after age thirty weight trends favor longer life, endorses annual self weighing and health exams with support from the national health council and the American Child Health Association led by President Herbert Hoover.
Public notice describes The Athens Messenger Information Bureau offering brief answers to questions by mail from readers. It explains limits on legal medical and financial guidance and requests full name address and two cents for postage.
Claire Wis veteran voter Aunt Nancy O’Brien born Union New York in Monroe era, celebrated her 194th birthday while recalling casting her first vote for Warren G Harding in 1920. She remains sharp, attends movies, enjoys radios and cars, and discusses world issues despite age.
A compilation of quiz style Q and A items covering topics from unknown soldier burial credit to Gettysburg camping sites Holy Land voyages shipwreck funds and historical figures. It includes names like Lloyd George J B Wilson Knud Werald and topics on gems Australia and Mrs Lincoln fate.
It is well to dust leather-bound books occasionally with a soft cloth to restore the frame of the oil which has dried out.
American teachers, mainly Spanish instructors, pass through Laredo on their way to Mexico City for the University of Mexico summer session. Many say they came to learn Latin American methods and hope to teach in Mexico or later in the United States.
St Kilda, Britain's most remote island, with a small population, remains cut off as savage seas batter the coast for months, delaying ships and supplies to the distant outpost.
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