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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1922
Page
4
Massachusetts legislators consider a bill to bar sales of candy to children under 13 without written parental consent. Harvard Dental School supports the measure citing tooth decay from excess candy. dealers oppose it but note parental approval often governs purchases.
The 8 percent immigration law reduces total flow and changes its composition. In July to October last year Nordic immigrants made up 34 percent versus 15 percent in 1913, while Southern and Eastern Europe accounted for 57 percent of admissible quotas in four months. By spring 1922 quotas for the south and east may exhaust, leaving about 75 percent Nordic. The piece credits Nordic peoples with shaping America’s character.
A Scotch laborer dodges work to drink with the boss. a boy recalls poultry show mischief. a country club chat shifts from prohibition to golf with humorous quips. The pieces capture small town wit and family scenes with gentle irony.
A collage of satirical one liners and mock commentary on politics press officers and social mores. References include Will Hays and disarmament jokes about the sea and jokes about aging hair marriage thrift week and a Russia aid appeal.
A historical overview of Rotary starting with Paul Harris in Chicago in 1905. It traces club formation, spread to 25 countries, key conventions, and the principle of local clubs shaping international impact through service and fellowship. It highlights examples like Blackwell Oklahoma and the motto of service over thanks.
The diary recounts a day in Athens O where a writer plans Valentine booklets Logan may buy many, chats with Father Berry on Rome and the Pope, and attends the Gibson banquet in Amesville. He shares social tensions with his wife, a Berry Hotel dinner, and reflections on the Green Goat publication after an evening at Ohio University.
A local resident plans a visit to Big Run to meet Melvin Dunfee, owner of the village store. Described as a fine self-made man, Dunfee is praised by a friend who serves at the Court House Corner. The writer expresses interest in Big Run and the community.
A fragment quotes a speaker: You had to hold me up to do it. The line follows a description of a scene with an implied action and reaction. The text provides minimal context and names or places are not present.
The Athens Messenger advertises an Information Bureau run by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC. Readers may ask questions by mail with name address and two cents stamps. research only, not legal medical or financial advice, or domestic dispute settlement.
The text states that when a father’s will omits a posthumous child, the child still receives the same portion of the estate as if the father had died intestate. This preserves the child’s share despite the omission in the will.
Jackson Run E A Sayers and daughter Maud visited Magic City on Saturday. Clara Wemmer stayed with her grandparents Mr and Mrs B F Brown. Mr and Mrs Grant Knight entertained guests including Wemmer and Sayers families. W P Linscott narrowly escaped injury when a rolling log trapped him while cutting timber, suffering a bad knee bruise.
G BE Wemter visits Chauncey Sunday. Millfield guests include Mr and Mrs T M Headly Mesdames Wemmer and Janie Withem. Ephraim Sayers home hosts Newton Sayers S S Sayers and A P Wemmer. Jamies Wemmer recovered after third surgery in Columbus. Matinee at Sanders Theater marked first show since building completion. Peregrine falcons reported near old church in Concord. ram from Mason flocks causes fright for Orville Boudinot. Conference on armament limits notes extended sessions and changing social scene with host beverages and shifts in entertainments.
Washington society faces fatigue after a long season as hosts and hostesses struggle to maintain finesse. Four months of heat and nonstop events leave lords, ladies, and their staffs yawning through functions at embassies and mansions. Milady hides boredom behind palm fronds, while men persist in social commitments amid endless luncheons and teas.
Magdalena Lucretia Brown died January 25 1922 at her birth home in Dover township near Jacksonville aged 49 years 11 months and 26 days She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs B F Brown and left a large circle of friends She had suffered as an invalid for fifteen years and bore her afflictions with fortitude Survived by her parents two brothers Clarence Brown of Millfield I W Brown of Akron and two sisters Mrs A O Wolfe Trimble and Mrs R H Weineer of near the home The obituary notes her kind nature loyalty and wish to do good and the family mourns her loss gently.
A note of gratitude expresses appreciation for neighbors aid after the death of Lena Brown. The message thanks Mr Andrews for his work and comforting words and names several local families including Mr and Mrs B F Brown and Mr and Mrs I W Brown. A New York church uses colored lights during sermons to evoke emotion.
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