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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1922
Page
4
The article notes England’s miners work three and a half days yet coal output matches full time highs. It cites labor costs rising sharply from 1913 to 1921 for pig iron and steel, linking high wages to low production and unemployment. It argues for value for money and proposes governmental reforms including a new Public Welfare department to streamline administration and reduce waste.
An electrican on a submarine crew rallied 40 men with the line Weve got an hour to live lets work it out. They solved their problem and saved their lives proving themselves heroes. The piece applies the same mindset to daily life, business, and world peace urges responsible parties to work it out.
A congressional committee works on reorganizing federal departments possibly eliminating two cabinet posts and creating a new one. The plan contemplates uniting certain agencies under a consolidated structure.
A child reports his teacher praised him while a boy heard: you’re the most good for nothing in class and Charlie behaves better. A Lancashire tackler meets a weaver in Blackpool, teams up to bathe, the weaver saves him, and the tackler asks what reward to offer. The weaver replies keep it secret.
A fragmented set of verse and local lines mentions the Stillman suit amid a rumor of proceedings abrogation, hints at fumigation being more to the point, and notes that ladies' lodge pins have fallen out of style.
A 1920s report by Mrs. H. 8. McIntire findings show that only a few of 200 county jails visited were fit for occupancy. Jail conditions are dirty, verminous, and poorly vented. the fee system and politics foster graft and neglect, with inmates often denied medical care or basic comforts.
Isaak Jones laments busy phones and rude callers as he and Ike chase misadventures on State Street. A drunken Caller, Benhis death, and noisy exchanges frame a satire on phone etiquette and local gossip. The piece sides with patient tone and ends with plans for a new booklet compiling the column's best bits.
In a note from the editor a Valentine booklet is advancing with orders from Logan. The writer expects Logan Chief of Police to return soon from his honeymoon, while teasing a forthcoming piece titled The Leather Putteen Are Covered With Dust.
Want ads begin arriving from Logan as real estate man J. W. Gabriel starts placing notices seeking listings and rentals in the area.
Willard Wilbur Appleman aged 21 of Jackson township and Harriett D. Bray aged 25 of Jackson township obtained a marriage license. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A A. Turner on Thursday morning.
An advertisement invites readers to send questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington with two cents for return postage. It states the bureau provides answers to information questions and cannot give legal medical or financial advice or settle domestic matters.
The text notes New York lies roughly halfway between San Francisco and Liverpool. It cites 3,191 statute miles for land, and 3,053 nautical miles for sea, with nautical miles being longer, so the total distances are essentially similar. The passage then begins a question about why corn darkens after canning.
A long reader Q and A item covers topics from orange blossom oils to wheat prices and Lent dates. It includes notes on troop withdrawals, firing squad customs, and brief local notices of births and recoveries, with names and events linked to Athens and nearby areas.
New Asbury Ernest Glazier of Athens spent Sunday with his mother Mrs Laura Glazier. Miss Golda Brown was the guest of Mr and Mrs Coke Lawson on Sunday afternoon.
Huntington officials and a relief chest commission organize funds clothing and food for destitute coal miners after a survey led by Mayor C. W. Campbell. Conditions at Winifred Kanawha County are described as deplorable, challenging Governor Morgan’s view.
No-To-Bac claims to stop all tobacco cravings with a harmless tablet. The ad states it ends desire, breaks the habit, and improves mental and physical well being, offering a full refund if cravings persist.
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