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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1922
Page
4
Robert Ward is listed as the national advertising representative with offices at 226 Fifth Avenue New York City and 6 South Wabash Avenue Chicago for the period covered.
The piece urges employment for the jobless as a path to future gains, citing research predicting business improvement by April after a May 1921 rate decline. It argues employed men have access to opportunities and networks, while the out of work face barriers, summarizing the saying Them as has, gits.
The arms conference limits on submarine attacks and merchant ship guns may prove ineffective in practice as long as submarines wield torpedoes and ships carry armaments. The text notes the German WWI stance that warnings could be avoided and suggests abolition of submarines or disarmament as the only solution, likely to require future conferences or international associations.
A pessimistic view states talking of peace may not end conflict while questioning whether talking about war could lead to victory or defeat. The fragment reflects doubt on diplomacy's efficacy without concrete action.
Statement notes 85 percent of U S roads remain unimproved while the improved 15 percent are labeled the most dangerous. The piece warns readers to dodge on unimproved stretches using caution and awareness of hazards.
The remark suggests Lenine may gain modest recognition for his achievements at the international finance conference, potentially easing scrutiny and influence in policy circles.
A brief passage accuses various countries of mismanaging their finances and instructs them on budgeting and economic policy without specifying names or dates. The remarks imply external critiques and calls for reform.
The piece riffs on a stormy raft scene with Angus praying and Andrew spotting land. It quickly shifts to humor about dyspeptics and a Chicago dietitian with a yesteryear joke about a wealthy man who can eat anything but pays a lot yet eats nothing. A stenography job gag and a desk sergeant quip close the snippet.
In a southern town an elderly man, after burying his second wife, wed a third much younger woman. A church elder notes the rush, saying at seventy plus he must hasten. Separate report mentions real auctions of wives in the Society Islands where bidders often shoot the auctioneers. A barber chair scene prompts a local paper to spare criticism of women’s vanity.
Frederic J. Haskin reports Ralph H. Upson of the Aero Club of America advocates balloon clubs nationwide to popularize ballooning as a safe healthy sport. He notes balloons remain appealing, cheaper than motor sports, and that weather study and air currents enable skilled pilots to control travel with minimal risk.
In Athens a winter cafe hushes the golf links into an indoor room where upper-class men and their wives practice with single hourly sessions. A new country club rises as a social hub with a grand clubhouse, promising dances and dinners, while a local jokester recalls a court-house corner chat about reading Main Street.
A resident notes Bill Moser plans to return by the 20th and asks for a suitable two room dwelling. The writer also asks about vacant homes in Coolville and mentions no available houses in Amesville.
Letter writer reports Nelsonville families will buy his St Valentine Day booklet containing the best items from the column. The little booklet costs 25 cents and is said to be worth more. Send 27 cents today. two are for postage. Nelsonville readers are using want ads on the classified page.
A reader notes interest in Mc Arthur and remarks that over one hundred locals read the paper daily, calling the editorial effort noble and highlighting community engagement.
The speaker asks why physicians provide varied instructions for pills when a single path would seem enough, hinting at frustration with medical guidance. The line implies a critique of complex dosage regimes and seeks a simpler, singular directive.
A quiz column offers questions and expert answers on varied topics. It explains Chita’s location in Siberia, cheese storage tips, the largest US locomotive, the world’s first normal school in Vermont, postmaster terminology, harp strings, Lord Northcliffe’s titles, gun money, American physical fitness, and the harvest lord definition with examples.
The collapsible opera hat, also known as the Gibus hat, is named for its inventor, a London hatter.
Chicago leaders urge a universal peace program calling for abolition of war as a crime, creation of an international court, compulsory arbitration, citizen soldiery, annual armament reports, and strict limits on national forces. The draft resolutions seek codified international law and universal compliance.
A. C Baxter head of the division of Ash and game warns that several deer are at large in Ohio and it is unlawful to kill wild deer. Penalties for hunting wild deer range from 25 to 200 dollars with prosecutions pending against violators. Baxter urges farmers and sportsmen to help protect the deer.
Among those apprehended and convicted by game protectors for killing deer in Ohio or having the hides are Columbus Bowersock Bert Bryan H J Stemin and Melvin Stemin of Van Wert. Each was fined 25.66 and costs. Baxter states that deer must not be pursued or disturbed in any manner.
Edna Lee Booker reports on 1921 fashion in Shanghai noting Chinese maid service and flappers alike pluck eyebrows to imitate delicate willow shapes. A wedding scene shows sing song girls with vanity kits, lipstick, rouge, and refined brows, reflecting poetic ideals of beauty across cultures.
The Ohio University department of public school drawing lists graduates whose latest addresses are uncertain. Alumni are asked to mail or call to provide current whereabouts for Marie Elizabeth Beck, Marie Ruth Bricker, Fannie Elizabeth Carnahan, and Fannie Helena with office numbers 5944 and 6152.
A compiled roster features numerous graduates and former students including Elizabeth Dolbe Rebecca Dye Jet Farnell Mary French Margaret French Elmer Fujca Lolo Chester Davis Cathe Irene Gross Carrie DuBois Minnie Horton Hazel Jones Ferne Keller Katherine Klinger Zelma Krapps Goldie Lang Frances Laughlin Beatrice Lewis Bernice Lewis Rena Lowry Harriet Putnam Olive Riker Jessie Roberts Donna Smallwood Frances Smith Edna Spragg Gragg Elizabeth Stines Mary Swetland Hazel Tog Grace Walker Jug Ward Anna Ware Eva Watkins Wordy Williams Mabel Winn and others reflecting a long cohort of alumni with years ranging from 1910s to 1920s.
The War Finance Corporation announced additional sales of railway equipment trust certificates totaling 12,626,800 dollars. The government total of certificates sold to date stands at 160,017,700 dollars.
In Kansas City on January 16 Jess Willard refused to quit boxing after striking oil and said he would fight again if the public wants a rematch with Jack Dempsey.
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