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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1921
Page
4
The piece notes heavy orders for apparel in New York and elsewhere stem from dealer expectations that demand will rise as the public, previously prudent, resumes buying. It predicts a cautious revival, with shoppers scrutinizing quality and price and resisting price gouges, keeping clothing markets hopeful but cautious until broader wage growth.
The piece argues Mr. Harding seeks relief in retirement to Florida to rest and reflect away from noisy counsel. It notes the need for a leader to withdraw to sift advice, akin to Moses, then return with a clear plan after the storm. It casts Harding as Moseslike, awaiting a still voice to guide the nation.
A reflective passage on self doubt and effort, noting a clash between good intentions and repeated failure. The speaker admits weakness despite strong ambitions and seeks to understand the unseen rule behind repeated missteps, using baseball as a metaphor for imbalance between effort and outcome.
A humorous dialogue recounts a guest seeking another room in a hotel claiming the current room is on fire. A clergyman leads an experience meeting at a southern colored church as a deacon whispers a practical prompt about wife duties.
Report asserts 5,600,000 individuals paid income taxes this year and infers that an overwhelming majority of 110,000,000 citizens are happy and worry free. The statement uses a life magazine tone to connect tax receipts with public mood.
Marcel Steinbrugge urges writers to keep action and motive simple and within the audience’s reach. He notes money as a不好 motivation and compares motifs in music to drama. A theater manager lowers seats to 2.50, provoking readers to question what sidewalk speculators read.
Alonzo Wood, a farmer near Savannah, reports his gold watch valued at $100 was lost while packing apples. A search dumped many of the unshipped barrels but found nothing. The watch bears his monogram and may have been in a shipment to New York City.
Only a few days remain for taxpayers to complete income tax shopping and file for refunds, with guidance and deadlines highlighted by local authorities.
The article notes pageantry as a thriving art, with Miss Mackaye praising its thrilling and instructive power. It cites St. Louis combined pageant and masque drawing 7,500 participants and 150,000 spectators, plus college and high school participation, war-time patriotism uses, and plans for outdoor and community theaters as memorials and educational aims.
Mr and Mrs J E McCullough returned from New Lexington where they visited relatives. Mrs Martin Gano and children also returned from New Lexington where they were house guests of Mr and Mrs Joseph Lamb.
Mrs. Bowen hosted a large birthday dinner Sunday for Vr. G. Bowen. Friends invited included Will Henderson Walter Becker John Kleinschmidt Ray McGovern and Chick Rechenwaldt. Bowen received a box of fine cigars from his friends.
Mrs Amy Easterling hosted the Ladies Guild at St Pauls Episcopal on Tuesday with a good attendance. An all day sewing event produced much work for the church and luncheon at noon was enjoyed by attendees.
Mayor John Miller suffered a serious ptomaine poisoning after dining on oysters at a well known restaurant Saturday night. He received prompt medical relief and is now out of danger.
Mrs. John Congreve of Locust Grove Vinton county visited in the city over Sunday as the guest of her sister Mrs. Kate Schaal.
Police raided three alleged assignation houses Saturday night, detaining eight people four men and four women. The suspects appeared before Mayor Miller the following day.
Mrs. Alex F. White hosted the Saturday club gathering at her West Second Street residence. The largely attended meeting featured papers by Mrs. Will F. Bort on The Sultan and Naomi Jones on Emil Seidel, with current events roll call and light refreshments served by the hostess and her daughter Hester Lee. Guests included Mrs. George DeCamp of Pittsburgh and Miss Ruth Brooke.
Frederic J. Haskin reports from Washington on Hazel Mackaye’s approach to pageants as community driven dramas. The piece explains how episodes linked by theme, not chronology, express big ideas, with symbolic grand services for suffrage figures and a planned February dedication tying to a Susan Anthony statue unveiling at the Capitol rotunda.
Mrs. Aug Steinman is home from Columbus after an operation and on the road to recovery. Friends will be glad to hear she is improving.
Hattie Ford of Zanesville was summoned to this city on Monday to attend the funeral and burial of her aunt the late Mrs. Lou Sffentz.
Mrs. E F Black ends a week in this city as guest of her sisters Mrs. B C Hyson and Mrs. Dean and returns to her Athens home.
Mr. J. Woodard agricultural agent of Vinton county spent the weekend in this city as the guest of Mr. E. V. Bailey the local agricultural agent.
The Logan Rotary club gathered Monday at Mrs. B C Hyson s home for a banner meeting led by Rev. John Williamson pastor of Logan and Lancaster Episcopal churches. He delivered an engaging talk and the host’s luncheon followed, leaving members in high spirits.
The Honey Fork Oil and Gas Company reports a dry hole on its Washington township lease after a well that came in Friday night. The company includes Logan residents Harry Ambrose Ford Hacke Fred Ambrose and other local men.
Van Sickle lease near Greendale sees Ohio Fuel Supply drilling a new well in the New Straitsville end of the field. Charley Bell operates as the drilling contractor.
The Chartiers Company plans a wildcat drill two miles north of the Logan Nelsonville pike between Greendale and its large acreage in that part of the field.
The Trans-Continental Oil Company Sinclair Oil Company and Carter Oil Company with large South American and Cuban interests are booking oil field personnel. Experienced men only. Some from Hocking county will be selected. Pay is $500 monthly with expenses. Three year service. Firms operate drills on multiple continents.
The initial well drilled by Jones Bros in New Straitsville area was a producer but abandoned due to tools sticking in the hole. A second hole was started immediately and came in good as drillers faced difficulties in this territory. Oil development began twelve to fifteen years ago and the field remains active.
Pennsylvania and Southeastern Oil crude prices dropped by 25 cents per barrel on Friday marking the second decline in two weeks. Total reduction over the period amounts to 60 cents, with the peak price reaching 6.10 per barrel.
Curley Baker, visiting his former hometown, notes oil activity remains steady though the three year boom has cooled. He cites continued exploration and extraction in the Texas fields as crews adapt to softer demand and evolving prices.
Henry Walz returned Monday to the Oklahoma field after a visit to his parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Walsh in Greendale. He works for the Carter Oil Company as a driller.
Bill Gorrel, former Logan oil man and contractor, returns from Texas fields to visit Logan friends. He says he has made a bunch of jack in that field and finds prosperity and good luck among his Logan associates.
The Pure Oil Company operates three rigs in Greendale in the field. Friday night the No. 2 well on the Webb farm near Greendale came in as a good producer. It is estimated to produce about 60 barrels daily and yields gas. Charley Bell acted as drilling contractor.
Readers can send questions to the Athens Mey Inflation Bureau Fredericko Director Washington for information. The bureau cannot give legal medical or financial advice or settle domestic troubles or conduct research. Include full name address and two cents for return postage. replies sent to the inquirer.
Answers cover the Virginia and New Jersey plans, the Connecticut Compromise, time spent on eating and dressing, Washingtons inauguration, Phi Beta Kappa, 1919 and 1920 distillery taxes, Gallows Hill in Salem and Witch Hill, and a note on Korean language relation to Chinese and other languages.
A note on historical use of Chinese as the country's diplomatic language and its linguistic parallels to Japanese, including differences in phonology and similarities in older grammar.
A pall of smoke over the city turned the morning gray and soot-covered the freshly washed clothes. Ma expressed her feelings with a rare outburst turning the day into a somber Blue Monday at home.
Herman Arnold an O A Freshman from Wilmington dined at the University Cafeteria Sunday evening but left hastily without a collar and tie. A classmate reported missing clothing while Herman’s face showed the color of shock and his supper went untouched.
The piece notes the skating and hockey season ending as rollar skates and marbles appear. It mentions children on their knees playing with tads and shouting playful lines like knuckles down and I shoot after Skinny reflecting a nostalgic tone.
As soon as weather opens up, idle men will find work in the valley. Road improvement and related tasks will begin, and despite a lower minimum wage than the recent $7.50 per day, it offers at least some employment.
A local man recalls his wife waking with shortness of breath from a suspected gas leak at their home. He searched the house at 2 am but found no source or danger, planning to resume normal duties after the incident.
A man searched for a suspected gas leak for about an hour after a near miss. He finally lit a match and found no explosion, while his wife had warned of a leak and noted odd onions later in the morning.
A fragment describes neglecting disposal in the kitchen and a wife mistaking the smell for gas while an offer of smelling salts is noted. The text reads as a casual or humorous aside within a broader scene. No clear date or location is provided.
A New Orleans scientist reports feeding silk worms diverse foods to yield raw silk in eighteen distinct colors. The achievement highlights a method to color silk during cultivation, expanding options for textiles and research.
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