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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1923
Page
4
The French government states it will not pursue military occupation in the Ruhr but will send engineers and officials to ensure treaty obligations are respected. It contrasts this with 1871 when Bismarck warned of punitive measures, including garrisons and reprisals, to enforce wartime indemnities.
A divorce judge suggests wives charm husbands with dress using silk or satin rather than gingham or plain wool. The discussion notes some link between attire and marriage stability but argues loyalty rests on deeper virtue than vampish finery. Neatness and becoming dress help, yet fidelity lasts beyond expensive fabrics.
This piece argues life is best when staged with psychology and drama. It says mothers instinctively stage family life like Belasco, shaping scenes to keep everyone engaged and prevent boredom. It urges readers to apply staging to work and homes to improve enjoyment.
A brief item notes two men are missing in Philadelphia with a casual remark about accountability. No further details or official actions are provided in the readable text.
After years of hardship the Panama Canal shows a growth in traffic with tolls rising from 1.5 million in 1920 to 18.5 million in the year ending June 30 1923. Analysts predict tolls may reach 15 million next year as more ships pass through and freight rates shift to canal routes. The project is expected to pay for itself in about 25 years as indirect gains from faster voyages boost government revenue and ship passage.
A fragment repeats a dating proverb about month lengths. The line Thirty Days Hath September April June and November, all the Rest have Thirty-One appears, with stray text and a misaligned header suggesting a snippet from a periodical.
A satirical column laments youth fashion trends and changing social norms. The writer pokes fun at young men wearing cropped trousers with decorative buttons, bracelets, watches, and makeup, then shifts to light local queries and a joke about a Ohio University student needing work to pay fees. The piece ends with brief Q and A on trolley wires and freight car lifespans.
In Athens, a collision occurred on West Union street on Saturday evening when a vehicle driven by an unnamed driver collided with Rob Hawk's Buick, jamming the fenders.
The County Commissioners and County Sheriff posted a legal notice requesting 585 dollars to buy an automobile for use in county business. The notice prompted sharp public reaction across the county with complaints that officials should walk instead.
A public notice from The Athens Messenger describes the Information Bureau offering to answer questions for two cents postage. It specifies no advice on legal medical or financial matters and requests full name address and plain questions.
A set of quiz answers covering auto tire chains by Charles Parsons, Henry George on Progress and Poverty, types of animal skins, time zone zigzags explained by railroad divisions, gold coinage resumed in 1922, copyright and film rights, ship capacity for town-size populations, and Connecticut blue laws adopted by New Haven Puritans.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is testing a massive electric freight locomotive on the Allegheny line between Philadelphia and Narberth, Pa. The unit, built in the railroad’s shops, develops 87 200 pounds of tractive effort and acts as a pusher to avoid dangerous couplings. It sometimes replaces two steam push engines but has caused humorous incidents when signaling failures occurred during tests.
The report describes freight cars crushed under braking and on curves when the front engine fails to pull, noting a single phase 11 000 volt 25 cycle overhead trolley supply. It details a locomotive with four motors totaling 4800 horsepower, six driving axles with 72 inch wheels, two speeds 10 and 20 mph, and a large cab atop the ramshing gear measuring 721 feet long and ten feet wide.
William Petry vice president of District No 17 United Mine Workers filed a 10000 damages suit in Charleston WV against Dr Hugh Nicholson following Petry arrest trial and acquittal on an automobile while intoxicated charge.
Two American girls Myrtie Nolan of Minneapolis and Louise MacLachlan of Detroit run the Cost and Found Bureau of the Near East Relief Association in Athens. They seek lost relatives separated from families during the Asia Minor crisis and have received more than 12,000 inquiries from American relatives.
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