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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1920
Page
4
A French doctor argues short dresses aid skin function and nerves, but the piece contends health hinges on the girl, not clothing. It praises athletic, busy young women who care for body and diet, arguing morals, not attire, shape societal virtue.
Geography as a college and social science has evolved from physiography to economic historical and political branches. It aims to train cosmopolitan students with a basis for understanding world affairs, highlighting geography’s role in history and national development.
Garigtian Science Monitor reprints an opinion arguing that education is foundational to America and that schools should resist ultra radical movements. It predicts teachers will distinguish free speech from sedition and govern themselves, safeguarding schools from disruption.
A humorous column sketches a man and wife shopping for dress goods with comic banter about fashion. A rigging crowd and a cad-eyed drinker react to a drilling machine as watchers joke about water and the Fourth of July celebration.
Edith Moriarty critiques Mrs Owen Kildare New York lecture The Psychology of Dress arguing color in fashion mislabels mental development and urges wearing bright tones to reflect nature The piece defends summer fashion and questions critics of bold dress choices.
Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma is being talked about as a potential Democratic presidential candidate. The article outlines his early life, education at Washington and Lee, and long career in the Cherokee Nation including roles as teacher, Indian agent, and founder of the territory’s first court and bar association.
Sunday visits populated this brief. Several residents traveled or hosted including Miss Helen Riley visiting Mrs. Garfield Hope and Mrs. Ross Brickies with children Mary and Elwin. Jim Rowan bought Francis Lavelle property in Decatur and moved his family there. Protracted meeting continues. Factory school January pupil list includes Mabel M Joseph Mabel M Rowan Elizabeth Riley Carrie Trout Lelah Holland Dick ens Opal Barnes Harold Joseph Ralph Joseph Howard Trout Pearl West Russel Dickens Matt Bryan.
Mrs. William Collins of Chauncey visits her daughter Mrs. Frank Robinett in Hebbardsville. Mrs. Russell Vandyke and her Athens children stay with Mrs. Agnes Jordan. Ida Robinett visits relatives in Gloucester. James Glass sells Hebbardsville farm to Nelsonville buyers. Dowington resident Charles Dilcher calls. Clyde Glass ill last week. W D Whaley buys a Ford truck. Plummer Lax and son Jack recover from flu.
Miss McNab notes 20 to 40 percent of the target children and those of the poor suffer malnutrition. The clinics will teach proper hygiene and eating practices, address poor sleeping conditions and overcrowded rooms, and explain how these factors contribute to malnutrition.
Grand Rapids, Mich Feb 6 Adding machine testimony in the Newberry trial reveals bank and campaign cash movements. Federal banks Detroit records show $178,857.20 balance withdrawn and $276.78 remaining after the campaign. Charlies Lloyd Grand Rapids manager accounts list $11,280 with $11,245 withdrawn during the campaign. Defense questions the value of bank statement evidence about cash bundles from safe deposit vaults.
In California Rutgers schedules an intersectional base game for alumni day on June 14. The feature includes a likely return game next year in California. Graduate Manager Heitkemp announces three intersectional games Nebraska in New York Indiana here and Detroit in the schedule.
A Bowman hotel figure recalls a Tokyo call where a caller asks for the honorable son of the moon and stars and a reply about a busy line. The piece describes a black bag invention used by revenue officers and notes many hidden tags hawkshaws know not of.
Recipes include Cheese Fondu Chocolate Pudding Apple Cake and tips for economical meals. Cheese Fondu uses milk bread crumbs egg white and cheese baked 20 to 25 minutes. Chocolate Pudding mixes milk cornstarch cocoa sugar salt vanilla and is cooked then served cold. Apple Cake combines flour baking powder lard buttermilk soda apples brown sugar and butter baked about 30 minutes.
The New England area lists Mrs. J. Davis on the sick list and several local residents visiting Athens and Circle Hill. Robert Evener and daughter left for Circle Hill where he has work, while Mrs. Fred Starlin stayed with her mother. Oil wells are being drilled on the Parker farm amid other social visits.
Alice Crippen Finsterwald born January 16 1874 in Rome Township Athens County married Carlos Finsterwald December 6 1893. She joined the Methodist church early and suffered lengthy illness with patient kindness. She leaves a devoted husband her parents Mr and Mrs H M Crippen and many friends. The obituary notes her sudden passing in January and her loving disposition.
Cleveland officials report more than 22 000 public school children suffer improper feeding and nutrition causing mental and physical illness. Health experts establish nutrition clinics in schools including one opened by Boston expert Mrs T Mae McNab with more planned.
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