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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1921
Page
4
A committee of 17 from the Farm Bureau Federation proposes a stock nonprofit national grain growers co op to cut out middlemen. Local elevator actions, a national sales agency, a warehouse, finance and export arms would coordinate transport, marketing and credit for farmers and consumers.
Readers may send questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau Frederic J Haskin in Washington D C. It offers information but not legal medical or financial advice and does not handle domestic disputes. Include full name address and two cents for return postage.
A speaker recounts a lively gathering with friend Lew dancing while Beasley clapped, a cigarette burning a hole in the tablecloth, then turning to bed with a sandwich and pie. The narrator looks forward to spring and homegrown vegetables as birds sing, recalling a good world.
TELLEY SOLEMY &8 THE ATRENS MESSENGER notes bootlegging persists across the St Lawrence despite 25 revenue agents, with liquor reach across border by boat train and auto. Prohibition Commissioner Kramer says national sentiment grows stronger for prohibition and the country remains behind the constitutional amendment.
An arch-conspirator outlines a crime plan to avoid police attention proposing murder at a safe spot. The gang agrees, selecting a location at Broadway and Forty-second Street to carry out the killing with minimal chance of detection.
A financial expert argues that weekly clearings show a lower dollar total yet imply similar or higher real activity. Price levels fell sharply since 1920, so the drop in bank clearings mainly signals a dollar shrinkage, not reduced trade, with turnover and buying likely steady or stronger.
A temperance lecturer used two geraniums to illustrate his point. One plant had been watered normally while the other was dosed with alcohol, its leaves shriveled and stem decayed. He addressed the audience with a concluding appeal.
A minister's parrot and a gob's parrot engage in a humorous exchange. The minister’s bird asks what to do to be saved while the sailor’s parrot replies urging hard pumping, turning the moment into a seaside anecdote.
Miss Mollie Poe and Mr Arthur Bridges wed at the Baptist pastorium in Pocket in the presence of friends. The column mocks prodigies and cites European spring drives while recalling a Detroit Journal item about Schonette Manufacturing adding a nine story plant and missing orders.
Frederic J. Haskin notes a year of Prohibition in New York marked by public debate and mixed results. Saloons flourish near hotels, contraband liquor circulates, and the city sees rising alcohol related hospital and prison cases, with proponents touting seizures and enforcement gains.
A discussion on how French women economize while buying fashion and values in ads extols American shoppers for discerning purchases. The piece contrasts France and the United States, notes advertising education shaping consumer standards, and urges readers to follow ads to gauge style and quality. An Athens diary fragment cites daily errands, shopping, and a cinema outing as a snapshot of midcentury urban life.
A Q and A quiz covers electricity use in a lamp, capital cities in Australia, US gas mask production during wartime, gasoline from natural gas, sacred meanings of sacro sanct, and Washington's view of the City of Washington being built. Notable details include Melbourne, Canberra, 5 250 000 masks, 8 gallons per 1000 cubic feet, and Arlington vantage.
The Elmira Star-Gazette notes price reductions in Athens following a local hardware dealer's ad. It also mentions a Tuesday church supper at M. E. Church offering a full chicken meal for an affordable price and remarks on households preferring evening baths to avoid daytime door-to-door agents.
A message invites businessmen to attend the Chamber of Commerce luncheon noting a fine time and plenty to eat. The tone encourages attendance and participation among local business people.
A casual remark hints at a chance to light up at the table during a social game, noting the wife may not always permit such indulgence at home.
In a quick glance through the Want Ads section the column hints at lively trading and local opportunities. Names of buyers sellers and listings echo community activity and daily commerce across neighborhoods.
Leo Price was arrested after a missing ring led officers to search him. He denied knowledge of the jewelry, but an X ray of his stomach revealed the ring in a photographic image.
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