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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1923
Page
4
A proposed real community day invites attendees to display home manufactured articles and exhibit specimens of work from manual training and domestic arts classes. The event encourages participation by all attendees to showcase local crafts.
The Armenian people dispersed across Greece, Bulgaria, and Syria may be offered refuge in Russia for 250,000 to settle land in southeastern Russia. They would become subjects of Moscow without autonomous rule, a shrewd diplomatic move by the Soviet government praised by some as philanthropic.
Sentiment in Congress and among the public favors the tentative settlement reached with Britain by the American debt-refunding commission though terms are lower than earlier Congressional specifications. Europe’s unsettled conditions influence payment terms, and Britain’s willingness to pay in full with moderate terms stands as a bright spot amid widespread uncollectable debt concerns.
A reader asks if the 50 000 American frogs in Japan can be used to brew beer from hops. The note suggests curiosity about unconventional ingredients and beer production in relation to the amphibians.
The article notes 6863 new American books published last year versus 10310 in 1921 and argues that lower new titles do not equal reduced public reading. It suggests borrowing surpasses buying and that publishers may be tightening manuscript selection.
The piece notes fewer new fiction titles than in 1892 as movies grow in popularity offering quick entertainment. It cites 6806 verse and drama works in 1892 and 259 in 1392, while history titles rise to 518 last year from 165 in 1892.
The article profiles Tom Sims a Tennessee mountaineer who asserts he is 129 years old and comments on the vast amount of tobacco chewed by a single man. Wives are portrayed as unable to form unions because many husbands cannot afford to work three shifts.
Petersburg emerges as a rich historic center with links to Washington Lafayette Burr and Jefferson Davis. The piece highlights the town's colonial trade role its Civil War siege and the Lancasterian school movement, arguing cities should preserve landmarks and cultivate museums to boost tourism and civic pride.
A nostalgic verse shows a sick narrator coughing through flu symptoms and home remedies. The piece blends comedic slang with references to Pills and Volstead era drink lore, presenting a humorous slice of daily life and weathered humor.
A public notice explains The Athens Messenger Information Bureau offers answers to questions by mail. It states no legal medical or financial advice, no domestic dispute settlement, and no broad research. Send question with full name address and two cents postage for return mail.
A brief verse describes a person lying in bed thinking of sins while enduring pains in the head and aches in the shins, intertwining remorse with physical discomfort. The intimate scene centers on private conscience and bodily unease.
Mr. Herb Dillinger the school superintendent leads the Hammer Club president race with 15 votes. S. W. Gadbury of Nelsonville is praised as The Champion Hammerer in a letter received this morning. A playful note warns readers not to let the flu keep them from the polis.
A Logan newspaper notice offers a hospital position among daily want ads. The piece urges readers to inspect the Logan listings and develop a habit of reviewing want ads each evening for similar opportunities.
A playful thought line imagines a doctor’s single goal to strip down the influenza microbe. It uses humor to reflect on medical vigilance and science overcoming illness.
A devotional line quotes 2 Timothy on God not giving fear but power love and a sound mind. It adds a reflection that a man is great who serves a greatness not his own, content to be unknown, complete in himself as Lord Lytton notes.
A collection of quiz Qs and As discussing golf ball dimples their purpose and tail idea, Supreme Court vacancy fills by Sutherland Butler and Sanford nomination, bootlegging origins since 1791, jiujitsu meaning, building labor costs, Philadelphia vs New York histories, early pharmacists in America, ships husbands, allonge in commercial paper, and displacement calculations for flat bottom boats.
Harmony Hill residents report coal hauling for Ralph Dexter and visits to Charles Harris. Dan Livingston visits his parents at the Foster home. G K Thorpe makes a business call on T J Foster. Miss Sarah Coggeshall and Mrs G K Thorpe recover from illness. Mrs Willard Foster sick with tonsillitis but improving. Little Hocking grows with a railway depot post office four churches four stores and multiple mills and a three grade school. N S Dutton improves after flu. David Livingston visits Tom Foster. Friends mourn Isaac Brandebrry death from cancer. Flu wanes in the area.
Lottridge Mr. and Mrs. C E Knight moved from Hebbardsville Sunday evening and stayed with Charles Day's family. Leslie Morris of Athens stopped by on Monday. Numerous neighbors hosted meals with Brister Emerson Stout and family and Emond Brandeberry households among others. Health update note says Mrs Ray Oliver is recovering well after surgery in Parkersburg hospital.
Carl plans to move from his farm west of town and occupy the Day property on West street. A community sale and school exposition will be held Saturday February 24 under high school auspices. High quality livestock farm tools household goods and useful articles will be sold. A small fee will be charged to raise funds for a stage in the high school auditorium.
About a dozen stringed instrument owners gathered at Mr and Mrs Will C Merritt residence to form an orchestra. Dell Dye led the group with his wife at the piano, aided by Hal lie Knopp Ray Wilson Asa Jordan Earl Warner Eugene Atkins Hiel French Paul Dye and Burnie Derry. Some engagements are already booked and future notices will follow. Col Brooks sale last Saturday.
The Grange held a Friday evening meeting conferring the third and fourth degrees. Refreshments were served at the close of the labors.
The event drew little attendance as the owner sold his splendid war library and other possessions at very low prices, with many items going for cheap.
Miss Jane Shriver spends an over Sunday as a guest of Miss Anna Hawk, with social activities and hospitality noted in local society circles.
The Ladies Union of the Presbyterian church held its regular monthly session at Mrs S L Shriver's home last Saturday afternoon. The gathering was described as a good meeting with refreshments reputed to be delicious and plentiful.
Miss Lida Michael of Bunker Hill spent Sunday at W R Wilsons.
Forty five members answered roll call during the consecration service held Sunday evening. A good program was carried out and conducted by Miss Janie Russell.
The town observes chatter about two rival rat tail clubs forming here but notices no rats leaving town as a result. Local officials report no departures or disruptive events tied to the discussions.
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