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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1920
Page
4
Advertising rates apply at home or foreign offices with a nominal obituary and banking card charge. National representatives Hobert & Ward list addresses at 226 Fifth Avenue New York and 6 South Wabash Avenue Chicago.
A speaker compares illiteracy to diseases like leprosy and tuberculosis, arguing it lowers community intelligence and earning power. The piece urges surveying communities in Ohio and Athens County to gauge illiteracy levels and willingness to accept instruction, with voluntary funding from the public to address adults lacking literacy.
The elimination of excess profits taxes and simplification of tax laws will help government collections. Back taxes total hundreds of millions, with audits reaching only through 1917. Arrears are paid at about 40 million dollars monthly, delaying use of funds and affecting other tax receipts.
Indictment accuses a man of offense against a young girl while the report criticizes parents for allowing nighttime roaming. The grand jury calls for stricter supervision of youths and holds parents partly responsible, urging safer measures for all social classes.
Fragmentary Italian-English mix references a person named Be-ene and efforts of others to hinder his path. no clear date, place, or outcome to confirm a factual event for a concise card.
The speaker notes a pattern where individuals assist those who cannot help themselves but ostracize and criticize the capable. Once a person begins to help themselves, others shift to condemning and undermining their progress, turning support into social pressure.
A witty remark on grammar pride notes how a man might claim correctness against Lindley Murray, highlighting the clash between personal confidence and prescriptive rules in language.
The passage reflects on a man who believes many admire his wickedness yet sees himself as having good instincts and a kind heart. He imagines quiet people praying for him and envisions doing great deeds for others, possibly becoming a reformer who saves others.
A man who says he saw a ghost seeks to persuade others to believe in ghosts, while one who is self aware rarely tricks others. The remark contrasts self deception with attempts to convince others of paranormal events.
A reflective piece compares lovers and merchants, questioning honesty in commerce and romance. It argues both lovers and horse traders may mislead when personal interest is involved, noting that advertisements from merchants are revealing reflections of truth.
A humorous skit features the super-nut asking a shopman to remove a yellow tie with pink spots from the window. The shopkeeper agrees and the exchange ends with a pun about the tie being Jawly good. Recruit Sullivan of No 3 in the rear rank struggles during a long march before the captain orders a halt.
Senator Knox travels to a western boom town and meets a proud hotel landlord who recalls the town’s rapid rise from nothing to a bustling stop. The scene unfolds in a cor rugated iron hotel as Knox samples salt pork and beans and considers the town’s sudden existence.
A fragment notes Gadspur being made chairman of a town reception committee due to his unique status as the only resident with a silk hat and a long-tailed coat. The dialogue hints at local pride amid humorous misorganization.
The article notes that to house all the well known Wall Street figures discussed, buildings would need to reach 187 stories. It highlights the scale of prominent financiers and the imagined skyline to accommodate them.
The piece surveys views on modern courtesy toward women, tracing chivalry from medieval knights to today. It cites Margaret Hatfield Mabel Boardman and Anita Pollitzer with contrasting takes on hat tipping seat giving and public declarations by the Woman's Party.
The Athens Messenger advertises an Information Bureau run by Broderick J Haskin in Washington DC. Readers may submit questions for information but not legal medical or financial advice or domestic dispute help. Include full name address and two cents for return replies.
A collection of trivia Q and A covering discovery of Hawaii by Captain Cook in 1778, Frankenstein literature and usage, Mexico oil output around 1919 1920, Volapuk created by Martin Schleyer, railroad rail gaps for contraction, DC manufacturing counts in 1919, exports buyers England and Canada, and education gifts totaling 667 million dollars since 1871 through 1918.
A 1920 United Press report notes AFL leader Samuel Gompers urges Congress in December to pursue a broad anti profiteering agenda. Proposals include meat packing and cold storage regulation, tax revision on war profits, cooperative supply chains, cost publishing by labor, and permanent price production boards. Immigration limits and Esch Cummins revival are also urged to curb wage pressure while crime immigration fears loom.
Emma Findley of Columbus guest of Eva Townsend for Thanksgiving. Dwight Barrows of Detroit visited relatives here. Ed Nice of Columbus spent Monday with daughter Wade Dean. Robert Brill family from Parkersburg visited Friday. Louise Laughlin visited Parkersburg Monday. L H Smith family spent Thanksgiving at Athens. William Leeper of Athens vacationing at home. Leonard Hawk family from Chillicothe visiting parents George and Mrs. Hawk. Deta Ludwick of Athens visited daughter S C Biddison Monday. Harvey Copeland attended Athens Tuesday evening. Hawk couple attended funeral in Porterfield then returned Monday. L H Smith daughter Clarys visited Parkersburg Monday. Gup Starkey moved his family into former post office. M J Charlton and son Fred spent Thanksgiving with ill wife at Harpster. Emma Bea of Guysville visited brother Charles Townsend. W McClain moved to house vacated by Aaron Congrove. Inez Congrove visiting sister Mrs Frank Burke. Rev Snyder preached at A C church Saturday to Sunday. Mrs Frank Pickering of Athens over Sunday guest of relatives. William Copeland family returned to Lancaster.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a nighttime laxative that works while you sleep. It promises relief from biliousness and constipation with no griping or inconvenience, listing prices of 10, 25, and 60 cents.
Misses Bertha and Norma Keller of Parkersburg spent Thanksgiving with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carlton returned from Detroit after attending the funeral of the latter's parents. Mrs. Nettie Richardson and son Cecil of Frost visited T. E. Fitch. Mrs. Fred Hawk of Chillicothe visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ewers last week. Mrs. Frank Arnold visited Parkersburg Tuesday. Grace Morrison and daughter Grace joined Dinsmoor and Nanna Sacfried at Thanksgiving with Theresa Dinsmoor. Frank Arnold and family spent Thursday with Delrison near Stepfart. T. E. B. Fitch went to Athens on business Monday. James Thompson and family and Mildred Shanks of Chillicothe visited F. D. Shanks last week.
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