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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1922
Page
2
London reports that troops were ordered to concentrate at Porto D Anzio after a Central News dispatch said a fascisti flotilla was approaching with orders to march on Rome and capture the city.
The annual Athens County Teachers Institute begins Monday August 14 and runs to Friday August 18 at Ewing Hall on the Ohio University campus. Ohio University president Dr E B Bryan, educators from Cincinnati and Columbus, and new speakers Dr L G Bean and James B Porter will address rural schooling and health programs for teachers.
Dr Porter outlines upcoming teaching phases at the institute meeting. Miss Lucy B Evans of Athens serves as president and Miss Ferne Syx of Athens as secretary. County superintendent Guy Dinsmoor and the board of education include C D Henry Amesville J H Cline Albany O O Bryson Stewart O C Porter The Plains and G W Rose Glouster.
A letter from a farmer recalls severe gall bladder pain and multiple surgeries. He credits Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy for relief and claims complete cure after taking the product on a friend’s advice. The ad promises money back and lists McKee Drug Co and Gem Pharmacy as refunds points.
Rural economists at Ohio State University report clothing prices followed general commodity trends since 1921. They note cloths and wool tended to level together, with wool peaking during wartime demand and clothing rising postwar, overall up 7 percent for cloths and clothing in the past year.
Honolulu reports that despite government efforts to halt wholesale opium trafficking into Hawaii, smuggling continues. Evidence has linked members of the Honolulu police force to attempts, with a theory that an opium ring extends into police circles.
Gen Cohn reports Mrs. Chong Tse Sing, widow of a tong president, challenged tradition by entering the tong war council in Cantonese and pleading for mercy. Her appeal to spare children and widows paused a fierce Pacific coast tong war.
Decades after the famous outlaw, a new Jesse James operates in Louisiana carrying mail between Vidalia and Willets. The comparison highlights a shift from daring robberies to mail delivery, showing an infamous name repurposed in a regional context.
William Floyd Carroll died in Atlanta aged 97 from kidney trouble after an eleven day illness. Born in Troup County Georgia in 1825 he served twenty years as Lee County sheriff Alabama and fought in Civil War campaigns in Northern Virginia with the Confederate army. He retired at fifty five and lived with his son. His wife, Mrs Carroll, is 94 and healthy.
An old pattern description offers a plaid gingham and white linen dress design easy to sew. The bloomers may be finished separately and the pattern comes in sizes 8 10 12 and 14 years with yardage details and mail order for 12 cents in stamps.
Paris August 9 La Presse notes that French maids of all work have higher wages than stenographers though take home pay is small after room board and expenses. A stenographer nets about $59 monthly with deductions leaving little despite time. Servant girls earn around $17 monthly with board and laundry provided.
Boston August 9. The Commonwealth Pier of Boston set a record for handling passengers and merchandise. From July 1 to July 20 more than 50 000 tons of New England merchandise passed over the pier. The Motor Registry Department also handled hundreds of automobiles daily with no congestion.
Milan Aug 10 Pope Pius XI dismissed his cook after discovering he charged twice for the same chicken during account examination. The report says the dismissal followed an audit of the papal kitchen expenses.
Akron Ohio August 9 Jacob Burger sues Renner Products for 50950 claiming an unsuitable cork from a cream beer keg caused a gas kick and blinded his right eye while costing him twelve weeks work and reduced vision in the left eye. The witness said the company supplied a additive to make the beer suitable for trade.
Democratic opponents of the McCumber tariff bill launch a broadside attack on provisions granting the president power to regulate American tariff rates as full party strength massed in Washington.
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