Local Visitors Pass Through Huntington and Nearby Towns
Miss Nettle Gregory of Fostoria visits her grandparents Mr and Mrs J K Peden in Huntington W Va. Mary Virginia Markham of Columbus visits her grandparents Mr and Mrs William Markham. Mrs Marry Jewell of Hamden visits her parents Mr and Mrs A Waldron with two sons. Misses Mabel and Hesel Hartley visit their sister Mrs Paul White in Logan and will visit relatives in Steubenville Cadiz and other places before returning home.
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T. J. Shiply
Huntington
W. Va
Nettle Gregory of
Fostoria
J. K. Peden
Mary Virginia Markham of
Coltumbus
Mrs
William Markham
Marry Jewell
Hamden
A. Waldron
Mabel
Hesel Hartley
Paul White
Logan
Steubenville
Cadis
Buying Out the Boss and the Rise of Employee Ownership
An essay argues that employee buyouts of employers may rise as a future solution to labor capital tensions. It cites Devoe Reynolds 170 year history and 16 workers purchasing control, noting risks of discipline and the need for a strong boss to steer business. It compares American wealth to national assets and envisions a democracy in business with shared ownership under capable leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Devoe & Reynolds Co., Inc
Convention Costs Versus Work Budgets Urged by Writer
The author notes both men and women spend heavily on conventions for meals and speakers while fundraising for the actual work lags. A good convention energizes delegates and spreads ideas, but the piece argues for a better balance between convention expenses and the working budget, suggesting smaller grants and creative fundraising to sustain programs.
Heels and Business as Economic Barometer
A Berlin writer links shoe styles to currency stability, arguing high heels rise with inflation and fall with the renten mark. The piece humorously claims women’s footwear mirrors business climates, with solid flats indicating steadier times and two inch heels signaling volatility. It extends to American conventions, noting vast spending and a shift to more sensible heels as financial conditions stabilize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Opposition to metric system gains in Congress debate
Opponents of metric standardization argue 98 percent of US manufacturers oppose it and warn of massive costs and confusion. They cite export data showing low adoption and contend English units remain universal in world trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Congress
United States
Trac
American Institute of Weights and Measures
American Manufacturers Export Association
Lenin's Smiling Face Preserved Through Centuries
The article notes the embalmer has arranged Lenin's face to smile for future generations as crowds pass. It acknowledges the embalming will not keep the smile undisturbed and hints the revolution's pendulum will move again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenin
Endless eternity described in satirical rant on afterlife
The speaker muses on the boredom of eternal bliss, imagining czars, Lenin’s skull on display, and endless monotony. They question traditional images of heaven, recalling Revelations and Muhammad, and mock a paradise of unchanging pleasures. The piece pivots on provocative hypotheticals about immortality.
Belief, murder and wartime echoes in a reflective column
A column links religious imagery to crime and justice, cites Loeb and Leopold’s boast of repeating their act, argues for harsher punishment, and surveys wartime memories with references to Elisha and Elijah, Bishop Carson, and Coolidge. It notes firework injuries and public sentiment about leadership.
Chinese officials execute kidnapers after public parade
Chinese authorities captured two kidnappers with twenty stolen children slated for sale. The suspects were paraded through the streets and executed in the public square as a warning to deter crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Questions and Answers Information Bureau Notice
Readers are invited to send questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau Washington D C directed by Frederic J Haskin. The service provides information not advice on legal medical or financial matters and requires full name address and two cents for return postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Q and A on golf records and varied trivia
The American Golfer notes W H Horne of Rye Country Club holds a 58 yard one foot record. South America has six large broadcasting stations. The 1920 census lists many young women in hairdressing and manicure work. Laughing gas does not cause instant unconsciousness. An electric locomotive costs more and is usually more powerful than a steam one. Mt. Rogers, 5719 feet, is Virginia's highest peak. James Town Exposition opened April 26 1907. Rataplan and tan tara imitate drums and trumpets. The Five Nations were Mohawks Onondagas Cayugas Oneidas Senecas later joined by Tuscarawas. Hippopotamus sweat contains oily exudate tinted with blood. Mosquito bites are treated with ammonia or bicarbonate of soda. The rear axle differential was invented by M Pecgquer.
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W. H. Horne
Rye
N. Y
South America
Department of Commerce
S. A
Virginia
Geological Survey
Mt. Rogers
Grayson
Smith
LL. M
Society of Automotive Engineers
Paris Inventor Patented Differential For Steam Wagon
A Parisian chief of the Conservatory of Arte and Trades obtained a patent in France on November 5, 1827 for a differential installed on a steam wagon in 1828. The planet gear arrangement is cited as the substantial origin of the differential now used on automobile rear axles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservatory of Arte and Trades
Paris
France
McArthur Baseball Reorganization Promoted Game Sunday
The McArthur baseball club, reorganized, plans a Sunday 3 p.m. game at the Fair Grounds against Middleport. Meanwhile local residents travel and visit nearby towns with Miss Ida Swepston attending a Teachers Institute in West Jefferson.
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McArthur
Fair Grounds
Middleport
Ida Swepston
West Jefferson
Teachers Institute
Columbus
Mary Miller
John Fee
Opal Anderson
Near Ray
Ohio
E. M. Oakes
Charles Simon
Cincinnati
Herbert Moore
Athens
Helen Holland
Portsmouth
Margaret Holland
Harold Gordon
Gordon
Lancaster
Lucille Gaskill
The
Conservatory of Music At
P. Gaskill
Elliot Ward
Laura Dye
Wellston
A. C. Gorsuch
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National Ad Ware Inc
Beranger
Ida Clyde Clarke
Gibraltar
William J. Wilson
Institute
Great Britain
Ewing
Cromwell
Charles
Mohammed
John
Elisha
Elijah
Harold Roberts Carson
Episcopal Diocese of
Hailtt
Navy
McEurn
Rede
Robert Berry
Coolidge
President Coolidge
Roosevelt
Stoo
F. H
Money Kings
Buckeye
Ican
Sufe
Buckeye State Building and Loan
West Gay Street
Columbus, Ohio
Delco
E. N. Earley
West Union
Athens County
Athens County Fair
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