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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1921
Page
4
Old moralists relied on conscience and punishment to curb vice. The new moralists argue that material rewards drive behavior, urging workers to seek better jobs, fair dealing, and healthier living through immediate economic gains. They downplay punishment and push constructive reform.
A call for a university department to teach constructive criticism of public affairs urges withholding snap judgments. It argues against universal destructive critique and stresses gathering facts before offering actionable, helpful suggestions. It insists on improving processes rather than simply opposing new ideas.
Charlie Chaplin leaves a motion picture ball and outwits a monocled pursuer who calls him a four wheeler. A headmaster recalls a blunt report card joke about a boy who talks too much. A social work student seeks admission while an artist friend imagines painting her with a tenement baby.
A reporter asked if any valuables were missed during the burglary. The victim refused to say, noting the burglars may monitor newspapers for further clues in the next day or two.
Mrs. Gaybird, a prominent society figure, informs police that her daughter has been missing for five days and authorities are investigating the disappearance.
A collage of quotes on wages and consumer goods, noting screen stars unpaid and high prices. It cites a scientist praising raw potatoes for cleaning paintings and reports injuries from a New York Mail item. A Scarborough family member and an Eldorado businessman are mentioned in anecdotal vignettes.
A pair of satirical quotes highlights a paradox in reform culture. Health Culture Magazine notes a father waking to death after a night of seeming wellness, while the Kansas City Star jokes about reformers flocking to New York to rescue it from perdition, yet not volunteering to relocate them.
In Greenwich Village the Waverley House run by Stella Miner Maud Miner serves as a clearing house for wayward girls. It classifies and rehabilitates runaways and unwed mothers while pushing for mental exams. The piece discusses feeble mindedness, legal decisions, and social factors shaping these cases.
A brief fragment indicates a focus on the advertising of merchandise to consumers highlighting how products are presented and marketed to shoppers. The text suggests commentary on consumer exposure and impact of promotional strategies.
Advertising acts as a two edged guide for consumers showing exactly who disappoints them when products fail to meet claims. Manufacturers, driven by publicity, are usually men of high character who strive to make goods as represented and uphold honesty through reputable publications and agencies.
The consumer who buys un advertised goods forfeits all guarantees and protection. There is no assurance behind the product, no recourse if it is poor, and no way to know who cheated him. The dealer is only an intermediary. He may have been cheated as well.
The consumer seeks goods made and sold with honor. Large market demand from manufacturer advertising lowers per unit cost and allows smaller profit margins due to high volume.
From every standpoint the consumer benefits when purchasing advertised goods. The statement highlights the advantage to buyers who access clearly advertised items and pricing.
Public notice describes the Athens Messenger Information Bureau offering answers to questions for a fee with address and postage requirements. It warns the bureau cannot give legal medical or financial advice and will forward rogues to the inquirer.
The Treasurer’s report shows Senate expenses in 1919 totaled 2 112 571.78 dollars and the House of Representatives total costs were 5 303 054.67 dollars for that year.
Professor T N Hoover tells class long held Washington legends are false noting a minister book agent started stories about the chestnut tree and a church he attended. He asserts Washington was an ordinary man like others while praising his impact and calling him not an angel. The piece also mentions Betelgeuse’s size and distance estimates.
Dr Henry W Elson president of Hill College Greenville Pa releases Modern Times and the Living Past a 727 page world history from prehistoric man to World War I. The work distills vast history into readable text with emphasis on human interest and social economic and political developments for high school curricula.
In Hoboken New Jersey a postmaster found a postcard signed William J Bryan addressed to St Peter in Heaven via Hoboken asking for passports for the Democratic party to enter heaven. A bystander remarked the party is "all shot to h-" and questioned the need for such passports.
For weeks readers asked how these young girls in silk hose and low shoes stayed warm in the coldest days, and now they turn attention to the birds that came in those early spring days and wonder if they bring a stove with them.
The four-eyed fish of the gulf stream acts as a parasite hunter entering the mouths of larger fishes. The hosts remain perfectly still while the parasite is removed.
A telegram signed by W F Halley clerk of the Ohio senate and thirty senators congratulates President-elect Warren G Harding on appointing Harry M Daugherty as attorney general. They call him loyal, honest and capable and say the appointment will benefit the nation.
The fragment notes staple foods associated with Pacific gland studies. The readable text provides no clear event, people, or organizations to identify and summarize.
Louise Wells and three daughters from Washington and Parkersburg removed household goods from the Wells home to hand possession to buyer Mr Messinger. Clarence Dutton visited his parents E A and Mrs Dutton. Ralph Gunnel visited Pittsburg relatives and learned Charley Stone ill with pneumonia. Mary A Stone visited sister Otha Elliott. Mrs Medley recovers from tonsillitis. Hazel Keever of Parkersburg visited.
Dr. Wilcox will address the midweek gathering at the Presbyterian church tonight on the link between creeds and character and experience in the talk titled Doctrine and Deed.
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