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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1922
Page
4
Advertising rates on application at Home or Vareign offices. Nominal charge for obituary cards of banks and related notices. National Advertising Representatives Ropert and Ward Inc 601 Fifth Ave New York City and Bout Wabash Avenue Chicago.
Frank McCarley and family travel to Vinton to attend the funeral of his uncle John McCarley who died at home on Wednesday August 9 at about age 8. His wife and one son and one daughter survive him. Mrs. Bert Finney and son Geo. visit in McArthur and New Plymouth. Miss Ethel Sharp returns home from Springfield.
A gubernatorial hopeful rejects special appeals to the feminine vote. He argues women are people first and will vote as informed citizens, preferring comprehensive platforms over gender-targeted pitches. The piece urges candidates to address issues, not gender.
England moves to automatic wage adjustments tied to living costs. For each 13 point rise or fall in the official cost of living index, pay shifts by two cents an hour in building trades. The plan, though hard to apply in America due to size and varied conditions, signals progress toward ending industrial warfare.
Milton Lubin’s Times Square jewelry shop, a tiny triangle five by three and a half feet, closes for alterations after the proprietor gains weight. The store handles watches diamonds and precious stones drawing about $250 000 yearly with one assistant who works in relays due to space constraints.
A collage of quips and headlines notes playful paradoxes and odd observations from a 20th century column. It cites Berlin police steel shirts, Babe Ruth, patent leather hair, and assorted wits about debt, summer concerns, and social fashions.
A tiny sidewalk cubby-hole rents for 6000 a year, reputedly the highest in proportion to space. The piece notes the stark contrast between urban crowding and outdoor life, suggesting the compact shop symbolizes future metropolitan life amid rising congestion.
A reflective piece asserts that in life the greatest material is character not wealth or fame. True worth comes from how a person shapes others and his own work, outlasting pyramids. Fame is futile. personal satisfaction and integrity define a life and endure after death.
Wellesley Hills August 12 1922 Roger W Babson discusses Germanys failure to meet indemnity obligations and explores reorganization as a path to stability. He warns that force could draw Russia Italy and England into conflict while noting potential benefits for US business if Germany restructures. The piece contrasts government credit with private German firms and reports general business improvement despite strikes.
A fragment from Athens daily life recounts a quirky plot in which two characters plot to deter a girl named Sarah Ann at a party. Jimmie Vanderveer distracts Sarah Ann, and the lovers’ ruse seems to falter as the pair observe their plan failing amid jazz and gossip.
The Southwest Indian Fair and Industrial Arts and Crafts Exhibition aims to revive native crafts and improve markets for Indian products. Held in Santa Fe during September’s fiesta, it gathers Pueblo pottery, Navajo weaving, silverwork, and basketry with direct participation by artisans in period attire.
In the matter of the adoption of Catherine Castor a six year old seeks name change to Catherine Partlow with Barney Partlow as applicant. Case set for hearing August 21 at 9 am. Mary Ellen Simmons from Jackson visiting Miss Edna Clements this week. Harry Westerman Jr. returns to Columbus after visit with wife and son Harry Westerman III. Guests of Mr and Mrs H B Hamilton. Una Ritter and husband with son William drive from Uniontown to visit Perry relatives. Brown Wycoff reunion hosted at Trimmer's Grove Dundas on Sunday August 20 all day.
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