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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1922
Page
4
The text explains the Iron Law of Wages as wages tied to the cost of subsistence for workers and their families. It lists government issued memorial coins for expositions including Columbian half dollars and Panama Pacific gold dollars, and defines encaustic tile as a fired inlaid multicolor earthenware tile.
Readers note a string of tremors this winter with the latest claimed as the strongest on American seismographs. The episodes point to shifting Pacific geology and potential far reaching effects though scientific backing is unclear. Some occultists warn of Atlantic seaboard danger near spring equinox.
The migratory bird act curbs shooting during migration and storage of game beyond open season dates. Enforcement has been fair, with out-of-season shooting down and wildlife recovering. Support from reforms reduces market hunting and sustains seasonal supply, despite opposition.
A funny rural anecdote pair opens with Lars and Ole arguing over cow damages and milk rights before a local justice of the peace. Ole claims he milked the cow only twice daily. An entreating salesman in Poplar Bluff tries pushing glasses to a mountaineer, who notes moonshine in glass jars. The final exchange mocks a cannibal chief seeking phonograph records after beads and a pocket knife trade.
A jumble of quotes and wry observations on marriage language tax bootlegger debates and a New Jersey scientist at a convention. The piece notes social quirks mentions W L George and a hypothetical deportation for criticizing America.
Mrs Ellis Logan leads volunteer women in Washington as coppers to supervise street crossings near schools. The program uses four women at each corner, with no uniform beyond a white armband, backed by the city traffic department, and aims to extend to suburban crossings and other cities.
In Amesville and Athens readers recall Clyde “Gibbie” Gibson a famed local athlete who trained at Ohio University and served in the Canadian Army. A stag gathering last night honored him with toasts and stories of his youth and honesty. Bruno Nemeth faces a jail release after Humane Society aid helps his starving family of six. a 60 cent daily fine is paid and a bus ride home provided.
A reader asks about mooring masts for balloons the term Heart of England the size of ice storage and how poultry production changes in Canada plus word origins like foolscap and panic. The Air Service defines a mooring mast as a steel wind anchored tower enabling airships to moor and rotate while tied.
The civil service commission rules that rural carrier appointments will be certified only to applicants who reside within the delivery office's area. Previously eligibles from the entire county could be certified for vacancies in any office within the county.
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