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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1922
Page
4
Advertising rates on application at Home or Foreign offices. Nominal charge for obituary, cards of banks, etc. National Advertising Representatives: Robert E. Ward, 225 Fifth Avenue, New York City and 6 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago.
P M Crawford of New York reports to Secretary Hoover on overheated material prices and labor scarcity in public works. He cites labor costs, alleged price collusion, and illegal price fixing as drivers behind rising building costs and argues for competitive legislation and direct contractor action to enforce fair pricing.
American shipping faces new worry as Germany launches two steamship routes to the Caribbean and Central America after years tied to Brazilian and River Plate ports. Cheap German freight and goods threaten overtonnaged Caribbean berths and U.S. carriers, signaling further trade tensions for Congress and the Shipping Board amid a broader foreign trade challenge. The piece also quotes a humorous chorus about national traders and a theater moment, illustrating public sentiment on the issue.
A man wandering the grounds asks guards the time. Both confirm the clock atop the main building reads eleven thirty, prompting his puzzled remark about why the clock is there if it is right. The guards insist the time is correct.
Washington reports on experiments using airplanes to spray calcium arsenate for caterpillars and the boll weevil front. The piece argues planes could cover wide fronts at night, reducing labor and expense but notes cost, logistics, and political hurdles in applying a new method nationwide.
After Dinner Stories reports colored defendant Abe Jackson charged with stealing money from a railroad station agent. He admits taking money but claims he won it by shooting craps. Judge questions the claim as the agent testified he never saw the defendant before. The court later rules the defendant acted in self defense.
An exchange between a poetry admirer and Senator Sorghum discusses why people enter politics. The dialogue contrasts leaving footprints in time with the risk of having thumbprints taken, hinting at scrutiny and accountability in public life.
A column honors Dr. F P McVay of Court Street Athens as a beloved physician and community figure. It recalls his robust humor and front‑line work from the 1890s to his passing, noting his Masonry honors, funeral at the church, and the impact of his personality on friends and colleagues.
Y J Beasley moved his Amesville mill to Athens and now reads market reports, buys gum with a nickel, and knows the police chief. The telltale sign is his car engine running while he retrieved mail, a moment the town uses as proof he is the typical Athens resident.
A mother tells her daughter to shut the shutter and the daughter replies that she cannot close it any further. The brief exchange uses repetition to convey a domestic scene and a moment of urgency.
A letter from Mrs. C A Foster of Rockland Ohio praises the Watch Dog items in the Messenger and notes she is seventy three, lives alone, and enjoys the column. The writer thanks her and confirms sending the booklet for Valentine day.
A road club gathering in Canaan Rome Carthage heard an old joke retold for the first time by John McLaugh or a similarly named speaker. The event went smoothly with the audience reacting to the familiar punchline.
The Athens Messenger announces an information service run by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C. Readers may send plain questions with full name and address and two cents for return postage. The bureau will provide information but not legal medical or financial advice or domestic dispute resolution.
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The Duke of Westminster, once London's wealthiest landlord, faces heavy taxes from rural municipal and national levies. He plans to sell his London holdings and relocate to a farm in Africa to escape escalating taxation as authorities seek larger revenues.
The duke intends to establish a thousand acre farm in Rhodesia with cattle and big game hunting, while his wife accompanies him. The couple remains socially ostracized in Britain as Queen Mary frowns on aristocratic divorcees. Burden of large estates shifts as wealth valued by land declines.
McKee Drug Co invites anyone with catarrh to try Hyomei and promises a refund if relief is not achieved.
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