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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1921
Page
4
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The New Jersey legislature moves toward ratifying the prohibition amendment after a history of lax enforcement and opposition. Observers note a changing mood as a new legislature appears aligned with widespread calls for a real test of prohibitions. A New Yorker on vacation recalls Niagara Falls and quips that it “throws a mean leap.”
The piece warns of a railway workers strike if wartime wage levels end, arguing a small loyalist minority seeks to defy the majority. It blames Wilsonism for conceding to railroad demands and predicts after March 4th a government led by the public will ensure resources serve all, not a few.
The German finance minister announced the maximum indemnity Germany can pay has been increased to 36 billion dollars, up from half that amount earlier. The move signals a growing willingness to meet larger claims.
A reflective tinge in a business column notes many businessmen fail to accelerate growth, hindering progress as cautious habits replace aggressive action. The commentator argues for decisive leadership to reinvigorate the economy.
Germany, confronted with a 65 billion dollar indemnity, offers to make an assignment as a path to avoiding payment. France would gladly take control of the plant involved.
A humor sketch shows a husband and wife banter about gratitude and a doctor’s appetite. The wife teases the doctor’s insistence on knowing what they eat while the husband jokes about inviting him to dinner to avoid waste.
A humorous exchange features a mother and Bobby discussing a household mishap. The mother questions Mrs Gaussip’s liquid voice while noting the tap remains on. Bobby answers with a pun about making a clean breast of it after eating the chicken meat.
A grocer explains a price system linking sugar and cranberries changes. A neighbor’s child watches a mother bathe her baby and compares the infant to a doll missing limbs, remarking on keeping it nice with envy.
A humorous collection of eclectic observations. The speaker mocks ministers who elope with congregants and sentimental books about them, questions efficiency experts, and jokes about pork, crayon portraits of deceased relatives, and bogus currency.
Athens Messenger notes readers may send questions to the Information Bureau in Washington with two cents for postage. The bureau will answer informational questions only and will not provide legal medical or financial advice or domestic dispute settlement. Include full name address and stamps and replies go directly to the inquirer.
Lt Colonel A W Buckland, former Episcopal rector of Hocking Valley missions, reports in Logan that Canada has had a very mild winter this year. Only ten days near February's start saw near normal cold, with temperatures down to ten below. Buckland, based in West Paspebiac Quebec, serves as rural dean of his diocese and was senior chaplain for Canadian overseas forces in WWI.
Thus far faith in the Groundhog remains high as springlike weather continues a string of pleasant days since February 2. The report notes a steady pattern of mild temperatures and sunny skies fueling optimism for an early onset of spring.
Byron Widmann of Cincinnati was in Logan on Wednesday for business and received a hearty reception from his numerous Logan friends.
Jacob Nutter of Gore reported in Logan on Wednesday that a crude price drop has slowed field operations causing many oil workers to lose jobs. Local officials addressed the downturn and its impact on employment.
Wahwahtayzie Camp Fire Girls enjoyed a Wednesday afternoon gathering hosted by Miss Anna Wellman at the Wellman residence on Cherry Avenue. Led by public school teacher Miss Ethel Tannahill, the group shared cocoanut candy and an hour of activities with attendees including Marna Orr, Geraldine Ellinger, Amy Mutchmore, Bernice O’Neal, Alice Hamilton, Charlotte Rochester, Helen Frasch, Martha Johnston, and Mary Catherine Bishop.
Nostalgic quips recall a saloon sign "Dont Shoot the Piano Player He Is Doing His Best" and reflect on irony in West history. Brief jokes mention British plans to climb Mount Everett and possible jazz in church music.
The American Friends Service Committee funds Germany’s higher education by feeding university and technical school students. About 20,000 of roughly 120,000 German students are selected for aid based on need, enabling them to stay in school despite low incomes and rising costs.
The report outlines hard conditions for university students in postwar Germany. It notes 250 marks monthly from tutoring for one student, while another lives in lodgings at 50 marks monthly and receives an 80 percent university fee reduction yet relies on a pension of 387 marks as a disabled soldier. A blind Red Cross patient marches with a dog and carries shell fragments. Other students work night shifts as typists or guards, in coal mines, or on farms to survive between terms. In Breslau 106 sought factory work, only 11 found jobs. at a large machine factory 80 students applied, only 10 secured positions.
A reader Q and A format covers topics from making fabrics airtight without rubber to cash credit definitions and biblical figures. It includes how thin gold can be made into leaves, pyramid origins, wheat versus chess misbeliefs, George Washington’s marriage, and the call duck breed for show.
The Buchtel Rebekah Lodge introduced seven candidates to the mysteries of the order. After initiation, refreshments followed, then musical entertainment by Leonard McKinney and Jack Cupid on violin and Mr. Ben Sparrin on piano. Mrs. Jacobs from Connett visited her sister Mrs. Joe Miller. A revival begins Sunday February 20. Mrs. Harry McKinney of Nelsonville visited Mrs. McKinney of Buchtel. Harve Lafollettes staying in Wachtel. Mrs. L. Whitmore and Mary Hopstetter ill. The Star Theatre installed a new electric piano.
North Market Street sewer troubles end when workers uncover half a car tire lodged in the drain. Supt. Mike Hansel suspects local boys caused the blockage after days of digging. The incident is cited in a broader critique of modern childrearing and parental discipline.
Conrad Wein of Murray City arrived in Logan on Wednesday to arrange preliminaries for the UMWA convention to be held in Logan on March 23. Wein serves as secretary of the Mine Workers union for this sub district.
Ed Davis and Lawrence Mooney have bought the holdings of Warren Lanning and John Wolfe in the Logan Manufacturing Company plant. Lanning and Wolfe will retire while A C Tipton retains his controlling interest. The firm, a pioneer in Logan industry, remains a prosperous concern.
The Euterpean club held its regular March concert in the Logan high school auditorium. The well filled audience heard new and existing members perform with hearty applause. The concert committee included Mesdames E. Fef Campbell C. E. Bowen and Claude Pettit.
Mrs Frank Blasius returns from Jackson where she gave a successful recital before the Study Club. The Logan vocalist was highly pleased with the warm reception from Jackson folks and is described as a vocalist of more than local note.
The lessees of the Goose Run mine in Ward township, part of Sunday Creek Coal Company, are improving the site with a new entry and hoppers. The completed project is expected to create work for 200 additional men in the coal business.
John L. Jones of Upper Sandusky traveled to Logan on Thursday to tend to business interests in the area.
A painting and paper hanging contractor in Athens slashes wages to 80 cents an hour fueling expectations of more work for decorators. Homeowners delay projects as they await lower wage and material costs. Union carpenters oppose wage cuts, citing rising prices on supplies despite broader price declines.
The Ohio State Journal quips about General Charles G. Dawes playing golf and suggests the editor, just back from a month on the links, could echo Dawes’s actions and language, a prospect that editors dread.
On day 43 of the year and 49 days since resolutions were set, the note questions how many promises are being kept and urges self‑assessment of progress and habits.
Twenty four high school teams, including Crooksville from Ohio, will play in the upcoming local basketball tournament next week. Officials consider inviting Judge Landis to referee the Crooksville game.
Athens county farmers report most of last fall cider still stored as bad roads kept city friends away from visiting. Farmers cannot reach Athens for weeks and when they do the roads deter hauling. By spring the cider may lose strength become vinegar or be piped into town for delivery.
Preaching services in South Canaan Baptist Church Saturday evening February 19 at 7 PM. The pastor has been away four or five weeks due to revival meetings in Glouster. Members are urged to attend as plans for the church’s future will be discussed.
Fielding H. Yost urges the football rules committee in New York to declare a fumbled ball dead the moment it is recovered by either team. He argues that many games have been decided by fumbles and supports radical rule change.
A mob removed Mrs. Walter E. Lee from the county jail last night and burned her at the scene of the murder, escalating tensions and drawing police scrutiny.
Marcus Cohen, a local business man, was in Columbus on Wednesday on business.
Revival meetings announced at the Factory M E church will begin Sunday night February 20 at 7 00 o clock Rev Sam Elsen recently joined the American Sunday School Union in Athens county will assist Rev Browning in the series Each evening will feature special music and singing All are invited to attend
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