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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1920
Page
4
The notice lists weekly and yearly rates for mail subscriptions, including 52 weeks at 7.00 and various regional prices. It specifies payments by mail in advance and cancellation on expiration, with different figures for Ohio and outside Ohio.
The 1920 census shows the U S population at 105 682 108 despite expectations of higher totals. The piece argues that despite immigration declines and wartime losses the rise of 14 million people compared with other nations warrants focus on national well being rather than mere numbers.
Peru offered to finance a suitable embassy in the United States, but the U S government informed Peru it cannot accept the gift. The note highlights the poor conditions under which American diplomatic representatives operate abroad and calls for improved diplomatic provisions.
The author states belief in the people over plans that are talked about and neglected. He argues that mankind often rejects better methods tried by the majority and that practical systems created in homes businesses and on roads are worthy of belief.
The speaker argues that young children should be taught by capable businessmen rather than statesmen or dreamers. Business principles ensure equal opportunity and fairness, defining real democracy. A test of responsibility reveals that a politician may falter while a businessperson remains grounded.
The text argues that many modern experiments fail while some long-accepted ideas endure. It notes that advocates cling to outdated doctrines, while history shows most valuable concepts are old after centuries of search.
The text argues that major historical improvements come from wealthy, active individuals whose surplus earnings fund charitable institutions. It asserts that great learning does not build institutions yet critiques those who do.
A father trims five year old Freddie’s hair slowly causing weariness. Separately, California League head Mrs. Alice Avery Anderson argues fairy tales harm children, illustrating with a bedtime fear of angels and a dismissive note on darkness in a child’s mind.
A mixed chatter item cites Mrs. Pearl Smith claiming a man cook pursued her last September while carrying a live house by the tail in a restaurant setting. The snippet references audience reactions, travel trunks, magazine covers, and a Long Island justice quip about pleading guilty or not guilty.
The piece argues the vice presidency is an insignifcant, futile position with little power, often wasted waiting for the presidency. It notes the lack of Cabinet status, social duties, and the mismatch between ambition and role, urging a stronger successor path and a dedicated residence.
An old advertisement extols Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle non calomel laxative for chronic constipation and torpid liver. It promises normal bowel and liver function with one or two tablets at bedtime and notes price points and wartime price adjustments.
Readers can mail questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin director Washington D C for factual information responses The bureau does not give legal medical or financial advice or handle domestic disputes Questions must include full name address and two cents in stamps for return postage Answers are mailed directly to the inquirer
A compendium of Q and A items notes El Azhar in Cairo as possibly the oldest university traced to 970 B C, details on presidential salary increases from 1789 to 1907, watch sensitivity to electricity, YY M GCA membership at 739 438, Mary Pickford’s early stage start, Sicily Calabria 1908 deaths, auto fatalities yearly, and ancient gold use in temples and adornment.
Economists at the College of Agriculture report that bargain hunting is profitable as retail prices trend downward. They note price reductions are not uniform across commodities, citing butter as an example of uneven discounting.
Mrs Dora Williams recalls a yearlong bout with illness ending in bed and credits Eatonic for easing excess acidity and indigestion. The ad urges readers with heartburn belching or reflux to take Eatonic after meals, noting a large box costs only a trifce with a druggist’s guarantee.
Ohio's ninth round up of major agricultural interests will be held at Ohio State University in Columbus during Farmers Week from January 31 to February 4. More than a dozen key state agricultural associations will meet and showcase farm and home innovations from college and experiment station staff. Attendance has risen, with 6000 farmers and families attending last year.
A summary of practical advice for rural Ohio: invest minutes in machinery maintenance, note two million dollars in rural fire losses last year due to defective chimneys, and highlight free college courses in agriculture and home economics from Ohio State. Guidance on septic tanks emphasizes watertight construction and filtration, plus a certificate program for purebred stock and a circular on Purebred Sires for Ohio.
Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson named Charles Fitzmorris, 36, former newspaper reporter, as chief of police. He ordered a crackdown on criminals and bootleggers, declaring a clean slate for the force and vowing to erase charges of inefficiency.
New police chief Fitzmorris vows a clean city and raids gambling dens and vice joints. He orders mass arrests and Bertillon records to identify suspects as hundreds are swept up, signaling a decisive crackdown on crime in Chicago.
In Cleveland on December 11, Federation of Women's Clubs leaders announced a conference to map methods to pressure Mayor Fitzgerald after he failed to dismiss Safety Director Sprosty. The action aims to compel action and escalate the dispute within city government.
Berlin declares it will continue funds for the former Kaiser’s upkeep despite protests from France and Great Britain. The Tageblatt reports the government calls the payments compensation for private property.
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