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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1921
Page
4
An essay traces the rise of the five day week from a tool for protecting workers to a humane response during downturns. It notes employers dividing work and shortening weeks to preserve employment, citing Pennsylvania Railroad as an example, with employee consent and mutual credit.
Prof. George Carver demonstrates peanut products beyond food, listing over 100 items from milk to oils. He spoke to the Ways and Means Committee amid tariff hearings, highlighting the work at Tuskegee Institute and the push to end prejudice against Negro progress and farmers.
The gunman is depicted as a profiteer who disregards customary social and business forms, signaling a ruthless approach to crime and wealth.
Debates linger over whether a fleet of dreadnoughts signals peace or provokes tension. Critics warn that displayed naval power may resemble a branch of olives filled with germ fears, underscoring risk of misread signals.
The American wife of Prince Christopher objects to reigning in Albania and favors residing in Athens. Her stance signals a shift in royal arrangements and potential negotiations with Albanian authorities.
A concise assessment argues that implementing a straightforward inaugural plan would reduce overall costs and complexity. The comment frames the issue as beneficial for national finance and administrative efficiency.
A personal reflection on frugality and duty. The author describes saving a little each day, paying insurance, and valuing self-reliance. He contrasts himself with spendthrift critics, defends being a landlord, and notes low farm returns alongside government four percent on Liberty bonds.
The speaker argues success should be celebrated not condemned and urges not to apologize for failure. They claim many people will reach success in ten or twenty years and caution against harming their own prospects by dwelling on present shortcomings.
A boy named Willie Jones defends himself against accusations of fighting by blaming Tommy Higgins and his father for better home brew. The item notes a training camp setting for women with strict 5:30 a.m. wakeups, allowing only those with bad complexions beauty sleep exemptions.
A humorous exchange about taking a trip to mountain districts for inspiration. Scribson is mistaken for a federal officer and within forty eight hours absorbs ample local color suitable for his next novel.
A light court brief notes a man seeks divorce after his wife allegedly searched his pockets. The exchange suggests a domestic dispute with a humorous twist as the couple faces proceedings and potential settlement.
A brief exchange ends in a playful pun about a husband sitting up all night with Jack. The joke pivots on the ambiguity of Jack and the pun Jack Pot delivering a light moment.
News features a sensational line about an elderly victim shot by a robber, with quirky asides about Colonel House and other contemporary figures. The piece satirically notes political ironies and cultural remarks while reflecting on 1921 themes and oddities.
Frederic J. Haskin reports on Commissioner Wallis’s stark immigration findings. Thousands line in Europe awaiting passage to America, with ships overfilled and many destitute at Ellis Island. Wallis urges selective intake, argues for scientific regulation or a total pause, and notes ship capacity and non-immigrant traffic shaping annual arrivals.
Mr Wallis urges Congress to reform immigration rules arguing current laws fail especially literacy tests. He favors cross border selection through diplomacy and notes high grade inspectors are needed but underpaid. He also calls for a government employment agency at ports to help immigrants find work and aid national needs.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for biliousness constipation headaches colds upset stomach and bad breath. It claims to be suitable for children and lists prices of 10 25 and 50 cents.
Brussels reports slow but steady return of farm life in Flanders as government offers leasehold terms and support for reconstruction. Smallholders, mostly modest farmers, regain land via subsidized training, lectures, and college programs at Gembloux and other venues.
A county piano tuner received a terse demand from a church music committee chairman to fix an organ at once. He complied, but the note hints at secrecy about which church organ was involved and why.
A Florida editor near Guam attempted a calm swim for a lark but was confronted by a shark. The incident prompted renewed caution for swimmers and coastal observers.
The note recalls Rev. Wilcox Rev. Miller and Rev. Strecker living near each other on North College Street and cites the saying Birds of a feather flock together.
The piece marks Robert Burns birth anniversary and recalls his modest upbringing in a two room cottage by the river Doon. It praises his simple everyday verses and suggests a family evening at home with Burns songs and the familiar line about a power to see ourselves as others do.
The piece notes consumers installing new furnaces amid an unsettled winter. Temperatures hover around 85, melting coal piles and prompting wives to call husbands home to adjust units. Gas users fare better, but a colder spell could have strained supplies per natural gas reps.
A short local note from Athens describes early Valentine messages appearing in show windows. A Howard Hall student writes a love verse to an O U student, with the author keeping names private and the tone light and sentimental.
The Athens Messenger presents a general information bureau offer from Frederic J. Haskin. Readers can send questions with full name and address and two cents for postage to Washington D C. The service does not give legal medical or financial advice or handle domestic disputes.
A set of trivia items covers funding for vocational education by dollar-for-dollar government matching, Library of Congress history including its 1800 founding and 1897 building, distribution of the British Army in December 1920, Tommy Milton’s auto speed record of 160 mph and a 23.07 second mile, governors’ salaries from $2,500 to $20,000, and poker odds for forming three of a kind or a full house.
The Plains and Sugar Creek hold Sunday schools at 9:30 a.m. with class meetings in the evening. The Plains offers a 6:30 p.m. preaching service and Epworth League. Millfield conducts a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and class meeting with an evening session.
An obscure note from California mentions an eighty year old man described as cross-eyed with tears down his back. The piece hints at an optometrist diagnosis labeled bacteria, presenting a surreal mock-medical claim.
The Martzolff Sunday School class of the First M E Church will hold its regular monthly social in the church parlors Friday at 7 PM Rev F M Evans will speak. All members are urged to attend.
Miller Huggins predicts the New York Yankees will contest the American League crown with the world champion Cleveland Indians in the upcoming season. The remark was reported from New York after a winter inquiry into club prospects.
Millfield residents hosted relatives in Columbus while Misses Mildred and Evelyn Poling stayed with kin in Lancaster. Effie Smith of Logan visited for grandmother Mrs. Susan Smith’s illness. Arthur Mingus of Ames Center and G E Wemmer visited in town. Martha Smith of Nelsonville was a house guest of the Wades. K of P lodge members attended in Chauncey Saturday. Local shoppers included Mesdames Grimes and Leoffler from Nelsonville. Sunday school attendance counted 85 at Church of Christ, 65 at M B R Church and 46 at Union. County Christian Endeavor officers joined the meeting to discuss work. Endeavor meets Sundays at 7:30. Funeral services for Mrs. W A were attended by several locals.
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