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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1920
Page
4
A national appeal urges railroad workers to delay any strike through winter as the government transitions from public to private operation. It argues the public and Congress need stability and prompt action after the coal strike, warning a catastrophic strike could force a political and economic settlement for 2,000,000 workers over 110,000,000 people.
A sartorial expert at an exhibition argues the price gap between a $50 dress and a $150 dress is mainly for style. He notes that buyers pay about $50 for fabric and $100 for fashion, while the piece raises broader questions about national politics and revolutions in Latin America.
Medical experts dispute whether flu is a severe cold or a cold is a mild form of flu. Some doctors argue flu and cold are distinct, while others see overlap in symptoms and causes.
A quotation warns that delays in ratifying the suffrage amendment may drive foreign-born women to return to their countries, where they can vote. The remark underscores urgency for state ratification and expands on voting rights implications across generations and borders.
The text notes that after persistent lobbying, railroad interests secure the majority of provisions in the new law, outranking competing sectors and shaping policy direction.
A tribute to Sam Sommer after his sudden death notes he was a good man marked by honesty kindness loyalty and devotion to family and country. The community mourns his loss recognizing his modest hospitable nature and charitable spirit as a rich heritage.
Opinion reprint from the New York Tribune argues that supporters of the prosecution against five Socialist assemblymen have failed to present evidence of personal guilt. It asserts the issue is whether they support overthrow by force, notes lack of pertinent proof, and calls for ceasing the public waste and resuming interrupted session work.
In a humorous melodrama, Mr. Figgins clambers to save a fallen tree branch while Sophia and Arthur watch. A pen leaks as he clings head downward. Sophia urges a chair to aid his descent. Arthur boasts of love and a stiff challenge from his father ends with a quip about funeral expenses.
A gray haired teacher denounces overcrowding and crowded classrooms as more damaging than salaries. She argues for space and better moral instruction, urging mothers to visit schools and push for funding. Teachers blamed for cuts, children suffer most, calling for building expansions.
A reader asks if Pagliacci is an opera or a composer. The column muses on a poem about resolutions counting down from twelve to one, reflecting on satire, memory, and daily life in verse.
WES T Rutland Ray Rawlings and sons Harold and Robert travel to Detroit to bring back new cars. Prof Roy Ferguson attends services for Nicholas Schreiber who died at his Hysell Run home born November 30 1848. Mrs Tom Davidson dies after flu illness. Funeral held in Middleport with K P order.
All members of Troop No 3 Boy Scouts of Athens are asked to meet at the Presbyterian church Sunday at 6 46 for the annual Boy Scout sermon at the Christian church at 7 00 sharp Be on time. Roy L Dupier 8 M
Household tips cover broom care steaming, sweater drying, soap making and stain removal. A classifieds-style Wanted notice seeks a mature housekeeper, followed by quips about a hen and an egg riddle and brief political-tinged lines.
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