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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
4
President Harding plans to observe rather than participate in disarmament talks. He will rely on a Senate delegation, with one majority and one minority member, and choose capable, independent advisers. He seeks normalcy in foreign affairs and public opinion endorsed by the Senate.
After Dinner Stories the courtroom scene unfolds as an attorney misaddresses the justices as gentlemen. Chief Justice Rice smiles at the blunder while a banter about memory and system follows, ending with a light mock arithmetic on dates and the year a battle was fought.
Lieutenant Governor Fred Sterling, indicted with Governor Len Small for embezzling state funds, paid 391386.28 into the treasury. The payment completes his final accounting of state funds despite bank bankruptcies and delayed transactions as treasurer.
The National Dairy Council president praised Prohibition for boosting demand for milk and dairy goods during the Atlantic City convention. He noted benefits to dairy farmers and machinery makers and suggested forming an international dairy council with producers and dietitians to educate on milk’s role in health.
A humorous invitation from Homer Croy for the Izaak Walton Deep Sea Fishing club to a Sunday outing to Freeport. Writers dress as they would, editors in shabby attire, with travel by station and streetcar to a private boat and a five dollar limit unless poker is involved.
A sharp critique argues that any nation wasting time money and effort on illicit alcohol proves itself weak and poorly organized, highlighting the futility of crackdown measures and their broader social impact.
Frederic J. Haskin contends the Washington disarmament and international finance conference hinges on the public mood and tax burden. He notes Europe’s war debt and recent cuts in Japan and Britain as signs, and argues that only sustained public opposition to taxes and armament can force real disarmament and prevent future wars.
Readers submit inquiries to the Information Bureau with brief questions on topics from world travel to royalty and science. Responses provide concise facts such as world distances by air, Parliament counties, yawning effects, the Siam king’s name and age, shipdial use, Jersey cabbages, electrical conductivity, pardon procedures, and asbestos mining.
A reflective Athens column notes daily life and local characters as residents joke about work ethics, fashion, and small town gossip. It threads in curios from Dr. Howe to market stalls, trains of thought on aging, and a few factual digressions about asbestos, decathlons, drain rockets, and hangnails.
A longtime fixture on Court House corner plans to switch from light to heavy underwear this winter as reports suggest a tougher season. He jokes that comfort matters more than cost, regardless of the weather.
Local youths gather at Nelsonville’s Sunday Creek store to pass time and test truth telling. Rumors place Guy Huffman and John Glenn in a stand off with Johnny Rider praised as a devoted husband who kept his home in top order.
Berlin reports details of the German American peace treaty have been practically completed and a public draft is expected to be released on Thursday.
Shanghai dispatch reports General Wu Pei Fu leading a large force against the southern Chinese army at Yo Chow. He aims to form a new government uniting factions and predicts a victory within two weeks.
Sir Samuel Hughes former minister of militia and defense died at his Lindsay Ontario home after a long illness lasting about twelve months.
A local ad encourages women to consider glasses fit and shape tailored to each face. It promotes in house production of frames and claims properly fitted eyewear enhances appearance. The notice urges readers not to hesitate to get fitted and shown how they will look in suitable frames.
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