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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1923
Page
4
A sweeping 1923 column laments famine fears in Europe and hunger’s reach into the Americas. It cites Kemal Ataturk’s Turkey seeking cannon fodder, oil industry money, and political lobbying. The piece muses on invention, empire decline, and the fate of ancient civilizations.
The article weighs Indiana figures Beveridge Watson and Ralston Marshall as potential presidential contenders. It notes Beveridge may fight for the state primary and seek a favorite son role. Watson could back Harding or pursue his own bid. Ralston and Marshall are highlighted as viable Democratic options, with Marshall near-presidential status due to past roles.
Indiana offers a four man vocal act the Hloosier Harmony Four led by Beveridge Marshall Halston and Watson. They aim for the White House with songs like On The Banks of the Wabash and We Want to Go. Beveridge seeks a Senate comeback while New’s fate shapes the presidential landscape.
The American Peace Society offers a free booklet containing the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution. Limited copies available. readers should fill the coupon and enclose two cents for return postage. Include name address city state.
The verse chronicles Tony and Lena, a couple in modest means, with Tony scrubbing floors and working the dirt while Lena flaunts wealth and fashion. A job ad appears offering income for Steve and the family, as Lena dreams of money and a brighter life. Steve finds work, and Lena’s hope grows with the ad’s promise of earnings.
The Messenger Want Ad section offers daily listings of used cars in \nCincinnati Cleveland St Louis and other cities with many styles and models at low prices. Want Ads can also help you find a new job, as they did for Tony.
A fragment describes a sparrow shot mid air and found later in stew. It then shifts to a man at a post office window asking a clerk to check a box, who reports the box has about as
A playful item urges readers to groom and refresh, with nursery rhyme imagery advising haircutting and cleaning. It frames the want ads as a guide to personal and home upkeep, reflecting a period tone and light community spirit.
A notice from The Athens Messenger describes the Information Bureau in Washington D C offering to answer questions for a two cent return postage. It states it cannot provide legal medical or financial advice or resolve domestic troubles and asks for plain questions with full name and address and stamps.
The piece discusses why dictionaries omit a pronounced u in conduit, cites a pronunciation as if condi t, and notes the silent u. It surveys counts of horses mules swine sheep cattle and explains equity versus law courts. It answers Patriots Day as Concord and Lexington’s 1775 assault, first observed in 1894. It also mentions Congo regional changes via a returning missionary.
The article notes King Albert's reforms including railroads bridges hospitals and schools for Congo natives. It mentions five mission stations with 65 white missionaries and many native evangelists who teach, plus a shift in Sabbath observance across the country.
Arthur C. Gibson born October 19 1835 died February 2 1923 aged 87 years three months and 14 days was a Meigs county pioneer with Civil War service including seven months in rebel prisons Libby and Danville He married Elizabeth Tewksbury February 23 1861 and had seven children five survived He leaves three children Brad Martin and Mrs Alverda Adams ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren He died at his son Brad Gibson’s home near Albany.
The Gibsson family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for their kindness during their father's and grandfather's illness and death. Brad Gibsson and Family.
The Ohio Senate approved Senator Jenkins of Lawrence County’s measure to provide 1,250,600 dollars to aid weak school districts. The bill is expected to pass the House, with many southern hill counties facing potential closings due to prior payments of only 25 percent of their allowances. The Jenkins plan would cover a portion of the deficiencies across fifty-one counties, including Meigs and others projected to gain significant funds.
Simple ceremonies at Fort Myer and Arlington National Cemetery honor 168 sailors lost when the battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor 25 years ago. A separate note reports Rev. Jos N Grieff fined one dollar for sponsoring a Passion Play presentation on Sunday.
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