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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1923
Page
4
Advertising rates on application at Home or Foreign Offices with nominal obituary charges for cards of banks and similar notices. National Advertising Representatives Hubert F. Ward Inc. listed at 601 Fifth Ave New York City and South Wabash Avenue Chicago.
The essay cites Clare Sheri frodan via the New York World, arguing Mussolini’s power rests on denying age and dignity. It contends fear of aging undermines vigor and perspective, contrasting with a natural, cheerful aging process and praising a simple French healer who teaches fearlessness.
The National Advertising Commission weighs whether to abolish comparative prices and instead let prices speak for themselves. They decide explicit, accurate price reductions can be shown, arguing detailed savings boost consumer confidence and drive sales. The piece ends with a quip about shooting dice for a living.
The piece links mood changes to weather, digestion, and brain chemistry. It argues sunny days lift spirits while rain dampens them, and that thyroid and adrenal glands can cause deep swings from melancholy to elation, sometimes mimicking insanity or hysteria.
In Sharnsburg R D 2 15 area residents report heavy rain and a dreary Sunday. Many suffer flu like symptoms and sore throats while several attend few church services. News arrives of Rose Cook death and family losses. Community mentions visitors, departures from the mill, and improvements at Mt Hermon church. Jan.
A humorous column imitates a wary reader’s musings on travel dreamers and domestic life. It juxtaposes longing for distant continents with a vexing home front, including a wife’s chatter, local club notices, and Q A health items. The piece ends with a note that the Athens Lodge will post notices daily.
This piece reflects on how moods flip sharply and how happiness relies on contrast. It uses candy versus bread and butter to illustrate changing interests and warns that constant delight dulls joy, urging self reflection to stay grounded.
Washington reports two key gains for farmers: Federal Reserve rulings liberalize banking rules for farm paper and allow storage based loaning. Elmer Knutson of the American Railway Association to tour farming regions to improve shipping facilities. The moves follow a wave of farm organization and political influence aimed at boosting prosperity through better credit and reduced transport costs.
Free booklet of exterior views and floor plans for sixty brick home designs prepared by the Common Brick Manufacturers Association of America. Architects shaped plans to maximize comfort and economy, with postage paid by enclosing two stamps to Haskin, Director, Information Bureau, Washington, D.C.
In Nelsonville yesterday a window sign at Ohlinger and Wolf’s dry goods display announced Spanish Just In. The sign implies a new clothing item recently arrived, but details were not provided.
Ainish sends her husband to buy spinach but miscommunication leads to a humorous domestic exchange as he questions what “Une stuff” means and his wife clarifies the request. No further details available.
A playful fragment imagines a wand to conjure a bun and meat for a hamburger when hunger hits. The verse centers on a simple snack idea and whimsy without broader context.
The Athens Messenger advertises an information bureau run by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C. Readers may send questions with full name and address and two cents for return postage. The bureau does not provide legal medical or financial advice or resolve domestic matters.
Washington January 16. Benson W. Hough is virtually chosen as United States attorney for the southern district of Ohio following a White House conference between Senator Willis and President Harding.
A Central News despatch from Athens reports a revolution breaking out in Albania, as of this evening. The dispatch notes rapid political upheaval and calls the development a major regional crisis.
Henry P. Fletcher, ambassador to Belgium, will head the American delegation to the fifth Pan American conference in Santiago Chile this March. He was chosen by President Harding for his experience in Pan American affairs.
The Kipton area between Oberlin and Norwalk celebrated electrification of the village with a community event marking the new power service.
In Martins Ferry Ohio a physician’s car ran wild when he tried to turn in the street. Friends blame alcohol placed in the radiator to prevent freezing.
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