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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1923
Page
4
A fragmentary note requests a meetup tonight with unclear context. It appears as a personal communication or diary-like line without explicit names or locations. Further readable details are unavailable to identify participants or setting.
The readable text outlines a local movement focusing on the letter E and its collective actions. It appears to be an odd, fragmented clipping with unclear purpose or clear events. Further readable context is needed to produce a precise summary.
Editorial condemns opponents for misrepresenting the ship aid bill and argues the facts show the plan aims to create a market for government ships. It disputes claims of $200 million disposal, $125 million loans, and $750 million subsidies, noting subsidies would total far less.
The article notes criminals fear death and many superstitions including avoiding 13th days, black cats, blind dogs, and guards like clocks. It cites Ed Howe on quieted talk about death and claims crooks fear mascots like horseshoe nail rings. It concludes professionals differ from law abiding, sharing only a wary sense of the unknown.
Christopher Beck, an expert on underworld superstitions, says the safest place to hide money from thieves outside a bank is in a coffin. He doubts any thief would pry open a coffin encountered during a robbery, citing coffin superstition as protection.
New year brings talk of candidates and a possible three-way race as 1924 House delegations split. Republicans hold 23 states, Democrats 20 with 5 up for grabs, making a potential epochal election. A single vote shift could swing a state’s ballot and the presidency.
Tom Sims comments that if conversation led to reparations Germany could see some change. He jokes that silk stockings cover most needs for now while living costs rise. He notes a bold Greek offensive with garlic and recalls a bank robbery witnessed by forty in Los Angeles, suggesting the landlord may have been collecting rent.
The piece blends a folk tale line with community items. It mentions a Watch Dog and wife, plans for ham, and hopes for freezing roads. A Sunday sermon, a new Bible for Mt Hermon in memory of Jennie Selby Edgerton, and Amesville and Paris references appear.
The article recounts Edward Savage and three others entombed under 400 feet of earth after a Crooksville mine collapse in April 1856, with a daring 14 day wait for rescue. It notes Savage’s death, the rescue of others, and the role of local miners and unions in the prolonged peril.
The Athens Messenger announces an Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C. Readers may mail questions with full name and address and include two cents for postage. Replies are sent directly to the inquirer and legal medical or financial advice is not provided.
A Sharpsburg writer vents about husbands and breakfast eating habits, then retells a laborious hog butchering sequence. The piece contrasts country and city women duties, ends with hopeful note on upcoming harvest and ham.
A concise reflection urging to value the remaining months of the year rather than counting down. The line prompts readers to focus on making the most of the days left rather than dwelling on limited time.
Letters from Corona New York and Mahoningtown Pennsylvania praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from pain and health improvements. The messages claim the remedy helped a sick daughter and a mother as a tonic for organs and overall vitality.
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