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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1923
Page
4
A devotional reflection cites John 14 1 18 urging belief in God and Jesus as a source of comfort. It contrasts faith with sorrow noting comfort follows like sunshine dispelling gloom and lifting weary hearts with reassurance.
Opinion piece argues child labor harms society and cites Supreme Court limits on child protections. It traces tax burdens from 1913 to 1922 and warns against ongoing fiscal overreach. The author cites McCall on public finance and laments taxation's impact on national character and stability.
Owen R. Lovejoy, general secretary of the National Child Labor Committee, tours the country urging a constitutional amendment. He notes despite state laws, over a million children still must work through youth and cannot advocate for themselves. They are forced to pick beets or string beads.
A safety activist argues that public fascination with the Twentieth Century Limited crash reflects a speed obsessed era. He contrasts spectacular train disasters with autos, calling haste a sign of nervous, aimless living and warning of the price of speed.
The Army engineers have developed a three dimension map system combining photo derived relief with contour data. The method lets officers grasp terrain at a glance, aiding decision making and reducing troop exposure to fire. Relief models proved bulky, while three-dimension maps promise quicker production and broader use in civil life.
A reader's quiz covers topics from Congress veterans and altitude boiling points to Bible revisions and boomerangs. It notes Vinnie Ream as the first Federal Art Commission award recipient and traces Nearer My God to Thee to 1841. The piece also mentions paper making materials and Oxford shoes origin.
A digest of Parker's Almanac style items from Athens including Vacationists at Palm Beach in 1920, a Coolville cartoon about Capital and Labor from 1887, and various dated vignettes spanning 1887 to 1991. The column notes local people and oddities, with casual jests and recollections credited to the Watch Dog and Messenger readers.
A cryptic note describes ducks geese and other fowl reacting to a wise old owl who stays and chills. The line puns on wisdom as the owl remains unmoved while birds question the wisdom attributed to him.
Bartlett of Nelsonville recounts a Haydenville farmer who doubted he could hear a voice from his home. A phone placed there lets his wife call him from Nelsonville and when he answers with Hello Liz lightning knocks him down before exclaiming That’s Lis.
Hartley of Pomeroy reports a hog rampage at the Meigs county infirmary leading to the superintendent being shot. The remark notes the unpredictable nature of hogs and implies trouble in the county infirmaries.
Christmas week at WGY Schenectady features Channing Pollock’s The Fool by WGY players on Christmas night. On Monday December 24 the Boy Choir of St Ann's Church Amsterdam directed by Asa O Coggeshall performs Christmas carols. Sunday December 33 the morning and evening services of Sche nectady Presbyterian Church will be broadcast with the Rice String Quartet and organist George F Abbott in a cantata When Christ Came.
A lighthearted note describes simple pleasures with popcorn balls and the Want, implying a cozy, nostalgic mood. The line evokes a casual social moment centered on snacks and friendly hospitality.
The Fort Orange Society in Albany presents a December 27 dance program. An Nina McCrory and Daniel Crough perform December 27 with the WGY orchestra. The WGY Symphony schedules December 23 with Edward E. St Louis as assisting baritone. Jack Symonds’ Hampton Hotel set December 29 dance program. Week addresses include Katharine V. Steers on Christmas Feasts, Lillian Goetz on The Kindergarten as a Moral Force, and A R Stevenson Jr on Aeration for General Electric.
Elyria Ohio county office holders and employees have provided a home and supplied nuts for two squirrels found living near the courthouse. The item notes a light humorous angle on self preservation.
In Elyria Ohio two colored men used a past found pocketbook fraud to steal 134 dollars from Richard Wood. They claimed they found a pocketbook containing 1100 dollars and then diverted the money from the bank.
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