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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1920

Page

4

States and parties clash over ratification sessions

The passage lists many states in both parties and notes numerous special sessions by Democratic and Republican governors. It mentions eleven sessions by Democrats and sixteen by Republicans to ratify the amendment.

Uncle Sam as Defender in Denver Mob Scene

The Rocky Mountain News recalls how federal authority in uniform calmed Denver during a riot, turning the scene from chaos to order. The piece portrays Uncle Sam as impersonal power who restores law, unity, and national resolve in moments of crisis.

Sam Denver Rocky Mountain News American Legion Colorado United States Republic Uncle Sam

Ohio Journal Essays on Senate Elections This Fall

Leaders of both political parties stress the importance of electing United States senators this fall. There are 32 seats to be chosen. The Senate currently sits 49 Republicans to 47 Democrats, a narrow margin. shifting one seat ties the chamber, two would give control.

Enoch Ohio State Journal United States Senate

Why knock your own sex as a woman thinks

Edith Moriarty argues against women belittling their own gender. She cites common snobberies and resentments toward women in clubs and workplaces. The piece urges women to stop demeaning their sex and notes men often adapt better to social variety.

Edith B. Moriarty

Backwoods Man Confronts Waiter Over Napkin Exchange

A Western American man visiting New York for the first time during Christmas enters a restaurant. The scene escalates when a waiter presents a napkin and the man draws a six shift from his hip, demanding the item be removed and declaring he knows when to use a handkerchief.

Western America New York Walter

Dear Mrs Thompson Readers Ask About Love and Etiquette

A Bisbee reader vents about a column reply to a married woman called American Beauty and urges sympathy for a widow. Other letters discuss teenage relationships, returning a boy’s kept item, and fashioning polite behavior at doors and weddings.

Mrs. Thompson Bisbee Arizona

Modern Education and Witty Observations

The passage jests about time and alarms, Solomon’s wisdom with many wives, and a college dorm joke about roommate Jones. It contrasts rising costs of living and love, notes six rounds to a draw after the war, and asks which service member was more popular among the bucks.

Solomon

Suspension of 60 day workhouse sentence for Stanley DeLong

The 60 day workhouse term given to Stanley DeLong by Justice Helwig was suspended on condition he return to Floodwood, seek steady work to support his wife and three children, and pay fines. A Floodwood delegation promised to ensure steady employment, and DeLong paid $58 in fines and costs before being released on probation.

Stanley DeLong Helwig DeLong Floodwood

Byplay Ain't It the Truth Describes Ideal Husbands

Opinion piece noting how girls model husbands after men seen in Arrow collar ads and referencing public figures. Includes satirical jab at masculine ideals and media influence. The text critiques how advertising shapes perceptions of manliness and desirability.

French shipbuilders convert old warship to modern cargo vessel

French shipyards have transformed an outdated warship into a cargo ship with a contemporary design and up to date equipment, repurposing naval hull for commercial use.

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