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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
4
The new law is a stopgap that restricts three percent, offers temporary relief, and harms potential citizens by quota bottlenecks. It delays many qualified foreigners and creates hardship and ill feeling while failing to improve long term immigration quality. Congress should craft a permanent, logical system.
The 1873 act bars former government workers from prosecuting over cases arising during their tenure or within two years after. With over $1 billion in claims against the government, many ex-officials have opened Washington law offices to profit from insider knowledge, risking embarrassment for these attorneys as the attorney general’s decision looms. DRAWING THE COLOR LINE White Sox Black Sox White washed Sox.
A Canadian temperance lecturer asks a riddle about a horse choosing between a pail of water and a pail of beer. The gallery answers water, and the speaker agrees, noting the gag hinges on beating the horse to the beer.
Mrs Brown tires of Mrs Smiths continual borrowing. First utensils and groceries were lent, then a request for black lead margarine and even fried fish. Frustrated, Mrs Brown tells the visitor she has other fish to fry, yet the child returns with another plea.
An inexperienced golfer on a suburban course showcases skill by scattering turf as his drive soars. His silent partner endures soil in the mouth until the ball lands, prompting a quip about tasting the fine links, and the partner agrees it is the best he ever tasted.
A terse column discusses marital balance and partnership, urging women to balance individuality with support, noting the husband carries the load and progress must follow defined laws. The piece ends with a sign in Newark offering Odd Pants at 2.95 and a quip about banks and overdraft notices.
The Post Office Department has received hundreds of begging appeals from former enemy territory postal workers in Austria and Hungary. Letters describe hunger, lack of clothing, and requests for jobs or aid, with details from Vienna and Budapest showing extreme hardship. The piece contrasts relief needs with America’s comparatively sound postwar economy and outlines postwar global strains and hunger.
A columnist rides the Nelsonville traction car and recalls a kaleidoscope of local scenes. The journey touches on a teacher’s institute, vendors, homes, cemeteries, builders, and names of residents. The piece ends with a note on the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Gullette and hopes they stay in tune.
A local vendor at the Court House corner proclaims nature has humor, noting he has inspected this season's cantaloupes. His wry remark highlights the fruit's appearance and freshness as he greets passersby.
A poetical quip notes that patience marks a lover’s interest. It contrasts a woman keeping a suitor waiting in the parlor with the man’s own post‑good night waiting, suggesting the duration signals affection. The verse appears in a Penn Punch Bowl collection.
A reader asks if fried fish takes longer to digest than boiled fish. The response states boiled fish digests in one and a half hours, fried fish takes about twice as long under normal conditions.
Wrightstown hosts include Mr and Mrs Silas Ahle with Mr and Mrs Leslie Chapelear and daughter from Mountsville. Pear Ball and children visit Bartlett with George and Mrs Law. Edna Swart visits Lola Ahle, T E Morris calls on A T Archer, and Mrs Mary Ball returns home.
A reader inquiry column covers topics from fruit versus vegetable status of watermelons and tomatoes to compass directions and Midsummer Eve. It explains stamp embossing on envelopes, radio operator wives aboard ships, royal initials and mottoes, and brief notes on avatars Byzantine period and polyglot linguists.
Wednesday of last week relatives near Oak Hill Miss Elsie Mills spent weeks with kin. Elsie Mills visited Miss Marie Morris on Sunday. Mrs Ora South and children of Chauncey visited her mother Mrs Hannah Lent at Federal. Merle and Majel Snyder of Chesterhill visit grandparents Mr and Mrs M L Dulaney. Mrs Herbert Ball spent Monday night with grandmother Mrs William Hogsett whose health is poor.
Analysis of 40 farmers shows best-paying farms rely on live stock feeding. The top five kept about 20 cows, fed $179 per cow year with one sixth protein, earning 49 percent above feed cost, while others kept 15 cows, fed 90 per cow with minimal protein and posted a 7 percent loss.
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