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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1921
Page
4
An editorial voice argues that reducing taxes on soda fountain treats, dress, and sports gear could ease burdens on the poor, boosting morale. It warns that heavy government costs push luxuries out of reach and may sow social unrest, urging prudent cuts to preserve some personal enjoyment.
The new state administration plan under Governor Harry L. Davis began July 1 and already reports savings of several hundred thousand dollars annually. Abolished unnecessary jobs and reduced office rentals boost efficiency, with more reductions promised as the plan matures. The public welcomes the move as proof of the plan’s soundness and fiscally prudent governance.
A theatrical club member recalls a stranded leading man lodging in a dilapidated country hotel and asking for water. The proprietor quips there was water but the roof is fixed. The late W. K. Vanderbilt is praised for quiet wit in a tale where Mrs. Blank steadies a climber’s ascent.
In a distant village a visitor asks a woman if she can read. She recalls TJ never attended school except one evening, when there was no light and the teacher failed to show, hinting at odd, hidden circumstances.
A verse filled snippet from a Jersey laundry wagon sign proclaims We wash your clothes with a conscience. The piece blends light romance with a playful, moral wink about cleansing and moral weight in clothes and love.
A long report on Fontano’s confession linking the Bonventre band to over seventy murders. It details Little Italy bosses in Mulberry Street Harlem and Navy Street controlling crime through taxation, blackmail, and violence, with prohibition fueling new vendettas and renewed gang power.
A domestic miscellany blends airy musings on future life with a local scene of town characters and questions. Notes about Foster and Jim Bratton spark curiosity amid questions on wedding cake customs and a recipe for cracker jack.
A jovial note reports Rev Dallas Browning wed on Wednesday and that his Elks group and church followers shared a light hearted Sunday at the Brown home on West State street. After a basket dinner and outdoor services they played horseshoes. The writer jokes about welcoming him back from his honeymoon with playful banter.
A reader complains about a fellow audience member at a show who reeked of whisky, causing him to endure the performance twice just to catch the scent. He vents that the man should have shared his drink.
The old fashioned square dance under the grandstand drew hundreds at the fair with Albert Rose as caller and George Baker keeping time. Bobby Lowther impressed onlookers with Chaplin-like grace as spectators enjoyed rides and races amid lighthearted chatter and small-town notices.
Readers are invited to submit plain questions to The Messenger Information Bureau in Washington D C. The service provides information but offers no legal medical or financial advice and does not settle domestic troubles. Include full name address and two cents for return postage. Answers are mailed directly to the inquirer.
The Plains area neighbors hosted Mrs. Freda Augustine and Mrs. Laura Beabout for Wednesday dinner with Mrs. Lydia Beabout and Flora McHarg. Lizzie Beabout’s sister-in-law, they had not met in 38 years, and they joined supper at the McCathran Burchfield home. Lizzie Krivesti and Ambrose Terrell were guests in Nelsonville Tuesday evening. Will Selby of Columbus spent the week with George Gabriel and family. Darrell Moore visited Starr over Sunday. Jessie Waymer of Poston visited Arthur and Mrs. Burchfield. F. M. McHarg traveled to Columbus Wednesday for eye specialist care. Mr. and Mrs. Wen Gabriel and son Alfred were Sunday guests of her parents at McDougal.
The Great Britain government passes the safeguarding of the industries bill by a wide margin, reintroducing ad valorem duties on optical glass and related goods. It grants a trade-boards power to declare duties on articles priced below production cost, signaling a shift from free trade and raising concerns over potential abuses.
Harrisonville highlights include Prof. Owen J. Baird teaching at the high school starting September 12. Visitors and relatives from Colorado, Athens, Pennsylvania, Rutland, Dayton, and Kingsbury are described visiting family and friends. Local repairs include Fr. O Gilmore's home work and E L Jewell painting a store roof.
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