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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
4
The Ohio Republican primary produced a united ticket from top to bottom. Carmi Thompson is highlighted as governor with Chatfield as lieutenant governor, praised for background and broad support. The slate is viewed as strategically balanced and capable across the state.
Officials warn against abusing postal services with covert refusals and delay tactics. The public notices emphasize the rarity of secret acts and the exposure risks faced by those who misuse mail privileges.
The piece argues radio enthusiasm wanes as a seasonal effect and likens it to early reactions to aviation. It predicts a stronger rebound in autumn with calls for clever programming and improved equipment to reduce static, citing a Lawrence Mass telephony exhibition from 1877 as historical context.
A postmaster notes ongoing schemes to rent private boxes for secret letters amid marital spats and parental snooping. He reports frequent applications, warns of secrecy breaks, and recalls older fears of new tech like radio, comparing it to the telephone’s rise.
Washington August 14 report on San Joaquin Valley disease a fatal germ confined mainly to California with rare cases near Chicago and South America. Doctors note two forms a lethal lung type and a milder skin type while public health studies long term seek a cure and potential animal reservoirs. A second disease clonorchiasis liver fluke spread via dogs snails and trout is imported mainly by Chinese and Japanese residents with no U S cases yet and low fatality but is incurable.
A hometown verse urges residents to stock can peaches despite heat and shortages. It highlights Elberta peaches, farming life around Athens and nearby streets, and the push to support farmers while planning post election talk by Homer Durand who endorses temperance.
Frederick Haskin of Washington D C presents a Q and A feature answering questions on baseball records, Bell patents, mosque minarets, spores, conductors and insulators, wartime delousing, the Desert of Sin, and compulsory office acceptance. The format provides concise factual responses with names, places, and dates where given.
Citizens owe service to the state and may be required to qualify as public officers. Only illegal election or appointment, legal disqualification, or incompatibility prove unsuitability for office. Cream whipping quality depends on cream type age butterfat and temperature. to whip well cream should be very cold and 24 to 48 hours old with at least 80 percent butterfat.
The Duke of Leinster, noted clubman and holder of an old English title, plans a single handed Atlantic crossing by a ketch. Details are not settled but a race across the Atlantic by sea in a small boat is anticipated, with stakes described as more than money.
In Danish custom engaged girls wear a plain ring on the left hand and at marriage the ring is moved to the third finger of the right hand. The change marks the wedding transition.
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