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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1921
Page
4
The Wisconsin legislature enacted a soft drink law that forbids customers from standing near the counter to set down a glass or rest an elbow. The piece notes the change ruins the nostalgia of barroom ritual and mocks the dry regime with humor about near beer and legal distances. The piece targets Milwaukee and other communities.
A discussion outlines why automobile license taxes meet strong protest. Proponents call for road funding by motorists, while critics argue motorists already pay multiple taxes and should not bear an additional charge.
A statement argues that funds raised within each state must be allocated to that state's highway system, ensuring local infrastructure finances remain autonomous and focused on state road improvements.
A vacationing young man shows off his afternoon catch while a witty exchange unfolds. A woman asks about fish in schools and quips about an infant class, prompting a lighthearted reply about schooling and fishing.
Frederick Niven’s tale prompts two Glasgow readers to demand six titles. The clerk reports none available with the stock line, “there is not a copy in at present.” A youth returns with a book they reject: “Oh it’s In. It can’t be any good.” They insist they want books everyone is reading.
Chicago dispatches report a speech expert arguing that children should speak at six months old and that parents should respond by translating and correcting infant utterances. He cites a child pointing at the father and saying gump gump gump, with the proper reply papa papa, prompting readers to wonder whether that reply is translation or correction.
A dated, unsigned verse laments unseen love along city streets and Riverside Drive. The speaker riffs on daily sightings of one girl unnamed, then hints at a correction from a Vermont town column about who kept house for Mr. Canning.
A Washington article argues Arlington Mansion could be restored as a museum like Mount Vernon to honor Washington Parke Custis and the Lees. It recalls Arlington’s Civil War desecrations, Meigs’ grave diggers, and treasured relics, including Washington’s bed and the war tent.
A vivid diary entry from Athens, Ohio recounts a moonlit morning misreading the time due to no timepiece, chilly air, a top coat with brass buttons, a breakfast of sliced peaches and cream, and reflections on farm days. The author visits the hospital, notes locals like Fred Cornwell and Frank Kid, observes the Catholic church spire, and mentions Warfield, the Windsor lunch, and a night of near beer, cheese, and late rest.
A quirky collection of notes and rumors: a banker named Igneous rises to own the bank after gambling away savings, Kentucky horses and chickens teased, Kiwanis cheers, a campus flag debate, a new president’s looming shake up, hopes for a fountain, and a call for Messenger Pup rat-killer ads.
An old advertisement features Blue Devil cleaner and soap products urging readers to soak woodwork and diamond rings for removal of dirt. Repeated lines emphasize skin use and cleaning with dates 6-15-16.
Question and answer column listing various inquiries with concise expert responses. Topics include Browning gun inventor living status, avian sense of smell, aircraft longevity, boxing weight classes, cash tax payments, nine of diamonds curse origins, deep sea wave heights, American Bible Society history and aims, gasoline spelling, gold from chemicals, and nurse training school requirements.
Alfred Owen Crozier urges merging the world’s entire gold supply into a single reserve as a solution to the international financial situation. He predicts the Washington disarmament conference will foster a strong association of nations and that a global gold pool would stabilize finance and prevent inflation or deflation.
Postmaster General Hays reiterates the post office will not censor the American press and restores second class mail privileges to the New York VolkZeitung. The move signals government stance on press freedom amid wartime policy debates.
Mrs. Ida Crouch Hazlett, socialist campaigner, announces she will sue Thomas Murphy of Shenandoah Ia for 20000 dollars. She accuses Murphy, son of a banker and commander of the Shenandoah American Legion post, of breaking up one of her meetings and kidnapping her.
A playful note suggests a man sized to proportionate flea leap could clear the Yunker Hill monument with ease, imagining a fantastical scaling of jumping power.
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