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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1923
Page
4
A Brief, period tone meditation quotes Proverbs 17 14 about starting strife and the danger of contention. It cites Addison warning that fierce contending nations suffer from evil discord and its dire effects.
Boston voters rejected a measure to equalize pay for women and men high school teachers with 51 566 voting no out of 80 874 ballots. The failure sparks debate on gender wage gaps and economic biases amid broader calls for pay equity.
Discussion on whether Santa exists and how to answer children’s questions about him. It contrasts realistic and fanciful views, noting childhood belief parallels faith and the disillusionment that can follow. The piece cites Dorothy Canfield and reflects on parental and educational responses to holiday myths.
Tickets for the Hammer Club's Christmas program are sold out. The event features a five boy dialogue THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, recitations, a group song, and a Tom Collins performance. Cast includes Alonzo Ridgeway Bill Roberts Joe Hutchins Jim Crawford Owen Beebe and Judge Tom Collins.
Washington December 16 The article argues America is amid a renaissance of everyday art with design applied to home goods and mass produced items. It notes limited industrial art schools in the United States and urges expansion of education, museums, and skilled training to boost domestic design talent and compete globally.
In New York Joe Frascona aged 13 wins with Snoozer Girl in the Waldorf Astoria cat show. He notes Snoozer Girl's lineage and credits feeding with liver and milk for the success, mentioning Snoozer Boy won last year.
The Athens Messenger Information Bureau compiles reader questions and concise replies on topics ranging from white Christmas tree prep with starch and borax to fig crops, radio aerials, Bible chapters, Mongolian stock, dice origins, and the 1920 Educational Week dates.
Dr. Claxton is identified as the founder of a nationally observed movement. The reference highlights his pivotal role and the movement's broad reach across the nation.
Milford Washington and Farmer township Farm Bureaus outline 1924 programs covering poultry live stock cooperative marketing soil and crop home activities and boys and girls clubs to advance rural life efforts.
Chas. Hanovich, 17, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was arrested in St. Clairsville Ohio and brought here to face a charge of running down and killing 72 year old Mike Petershaw while the latter walked along the national road between Bridgeport and Lansing.
A Columbus donor has been sending $5000 checks to Y M C A chapters nationwide but lacks funds to cover them. Banks report repeated recall attempts as secretaries question the donations’ legitimacy.
Mary Wolf 80 of Copley, after 17 years with infantile paralysis, can now walk again with crutches. The improvement followed five months of complimentary treatment and surgeries by an Akron surgeon in Medina Ohio.
Advice on selecting sheets emphasizes length and width ensuring adequate sizing. The guide recommends a sheet length of at least two and three-quarters yards, with three yards preferred for better coverage.
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