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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1922
Page
4
A fragment lists advertising representatives at 226 Fifth Avenue New York and Sou Wabash Avenue Chicago reflecting a shared agency address in different cities. The snippet preserves names and locations but lacks full context for actions or dates.
The Tampa Tribune jokes about women who write long epistolary letters and the male habit of illegible handwriting. It points out how women ramble through pages while men favor concise writing and often misspell signatures. It suggests stenographers could type signatures for clarity.
A statewide Ohio drive warns against stock and investment swindles with the slogan Before you invest investigate. Banks, investment firms, and business concerns join in publicity and educational efforts to help people judge soundness and reliability of investments while excluding dishonest dealers. Chief Justice Taft was noted wandering Cincinnati unnoticed, illustrating focus on small matters.
A letter spars about adopting a buffalo and a visit to a zoo shows yaks domesticated in Tibet. It imagines a yak as teawagon and household aid with a tail as power, plus jokes about dust and ceiling care.
The London Times prints a collection of humorous evasive responses to questionnaire questions. An anecdote recalls a man whose father was reportedly hanged and answered the cause as a platform collapse. Two Kentucky men debate the flavor of a drink, suggesting iron leather and foreign notes.
A very plain girl purchases a book titled Cultivate Your Natural Beauty from a sociable clerk and promptly leaves with her purse tucked away in her bag. The brief exchange hints at a simple transaction before the girl departs.
Washington dispatch notes that the District of Columbia has the highest share of unmarried women over 15 years old at 53 percent, surpassing Massachusetts and other states. It discusses marriage trends, divorce rates, and regional differences, with a call for social research into the single woman in America.
The article argues industrial centers show higher unmarried rates due to urban lifestyle. It notes easier city access to meals and companionship, while country women rely on marriage for work. Immigrant inflows and rising divorces also affect figures, with Washington illustrating a spinster-by-choice trend and job-focused single women.
A Harmony diary entry from Athens Ohio recounts a quaint day with Abrigal, Bus Stephen, visits to shops, a tax payment, plans for farm life, family friction, village gossip about local industry, and charm about the departing Chief Graham of the local office. It notes theatre roof collapse in Washington and playful talks of longevity and endowments.
A reader Q and A feature from The Athens Messenger presents common inquiries and brief expert replies. Topics include air travel costs Havana to Key West, sugar consumption per capita, a Decatur toast, Alaska trade status, tamper-proof envelopes, tree growth, amber, parallel rules, vestal marriage rules, U S homicide counts, mineral rights, and keeping grapes fresh.
Pack one layer in a shallow box between paper or grape leaves after removing all decayed or broken grapes. Dip the end of each piece in sealing wax and store in a dry cool place.
Mayor Moore of Philadelphia conferred with President Harding about the 1926 sesquicentennial exposition to be held in Philadelphia, outlining plans and official backing.
A magazine of the Independent Nitro Glycerine Company blew up near Healton Oklahoma two miles south, leaving an immense crater. Charles Vandell and Hardy Orlesby, both oil well shooters, were killed in the blast. Vandell had formerly lived in Marietta Ohio. The cause of the explosion is unknown.
A dubious home remedy claims Nash's Salve cures a cold overnight. Instructions prescribe heating salve, inhaling vapors, nostril application, hot towels, chest rub, a taped bed tunnel for night use, and a pea sized swallow. Sold at McKee Drug Co Hickman Pharmacy Nelsonville Cline's Drug Stores.
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