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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1923
Page
4
Discussion on tax free securities draining national revenue and starving public investment. Advocates Green amendment to curb abuses, while extolling Boy Scouts as a model for citizenship, outdoor education, and moral discipline. Calls for a wider Men Scouts and Women Scouts movement to restore balance and nature.
Henry Ford reportedly aims to deploy a large barge fleet on the Ohio and Mississippi to move finished goods and coal from West Virginia mines. He eyeing a Detroit Cincinnati canal, electrified rail lines, and a concrete highway beside the railroad for motor trucks, signaling a potential shift to waterways, electrified rails, and strong highways.
Activity around the Boy Scouts movement marks a notable event for youth, described as a celebratory moment for Young America as the organization becomes incorporated and progresses in its aims.
Washington report outlines federal aims to set uniform highway rules as road funding grows. Bureau studies weigh traffic and vehicle loads to protect road infrastructure, with Connecticut surveys revealing widespread truck overloading.
A collection of quips and witticisms from Tom Sims discusses curiosity dangers, bound books deserving gagging, a stingy man seeking an overcoat button, alarmed views causing further alarm, and dancing which supposedly develops everything except the brain.
A new booklet on knitting and crecit ing appears in the city. The pamphlet details basic stitches and practical tips for hobbyists and enthusiasts seeking beginner guidance and project ideas.
Advertising rates on application at Home or Foreign offices. Nominal charge for obituary. Cards of banks, etc. National Advertising Representatives Robert Ward Inc. 601 Fifth Ave New York City and 6 South Wabash Avenue Chicago.
A humorous verse from Athens shows a narrator praising his old fashioned Mary over younger rivals. The piece references daily life in Chauncey and closes with a joke about monkey glands and desire for alligator glands to grow teeth, as a friend reads about quack cures.
A gathering in Athens considers road projects across the area. A visitor from Amesville proposes using dining scraps dumped into a Sugar Creek branch hole and scraps from Amesville stores to aid the effort.
In a pointed remark, a Canton editorial warns that without a major appointment for Senator Pomerone from President Harding, it will publish a bold note in its Situation Wanted column seeking to publicize the distinguished Democrat’s credentials and availability.
The Athens County coroner has become a student at Ohio University. The note asks Trudie to imagine the possibilities and what could be said if they dared to speak.
The notice declares the last day for twenty five word want ads at fifty cents for three days. Starting tomorrow ads will be priced by the line with twenty eight words costing no more than twenty six.
Information bureau offers answers to public questions while excluding legal medical and financial advice. Send plain question with full name and address plus two cents postage for return mail. Replies sent directly to inquirer.
The densest noted area is a 28 acre tract in Chevy Chase Maryland where 161 pairs of birds from 34 species rest. The Forest Service cites wild horses in national forests as unbranded pests requiring roundups and sales at auction to protect forage and stock. A sleeper stock is a hibernating asset sold below value due to neglect. Muhlenburg was the first Speaker of the House serving 1789 to 1791. If boiled custard curdles a remedy exists by adjustments.
A collage of questions covers cooking tips on custard and iron names, plus science and history facts. Highlights include why custard curdles, the Magna Charta signed by King John, fast wave speeds, and Monterey serving as California’s capital before Sacramento.
Los Angeles County starts a duplicate marriage license process January 1 at the County Clerk office. The officiant fills the duplicate to prove marriage while the original remains at the courthouse. The plan aims to reduce embarrassment and may let couples share official certificates.
Martins Ferry mayor Howard A. Duff issued appreciation letters to individuals who aided the city government during 1922, recognizing their service and contributions to local governance.
More than 1900 participated in a Fox hunt around Orange township near Ashland Ohio with one fox bagged and two escaping. The event drew large crowds and showcased local rural sports enthusiasm.
British brewers press a plan to transform pubs into home like spaces where families can dine tea or milk and read magazines. Major Perkins says upgrades include gardens and meals from a courier service, aiming to reduce the bar dominant culture and gain licensing support despite past restrictions on minors.
In Boston Massachusetts prisoners at Charlestown state prison endured indigestion after a New Year dinner. Jesse Pomeroy celebrated his 47th New Year’s Day while helping others with their pie. Oscar Nelson received a pardon conditional on leaving the country after a life sentence for murder.
Mr. and Mrs. Gee Noone of Terrebonne Oregon are parents of twin boys born in different years. The first child arrived in the fading hours of 1929 and the second shortly after the advent of 1924.
In Lawrence Massachusetts at four minutes past midnight January 1 1923 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Witka of 4 Union Street The family claims the honor of the first baby born in the nation for 1923 and says the child will be named after President Harding who has been notified of the claim.
Dr Margaret Bowden traveled from New Orleans to Marshall to attend the Tri State Medical Society session. She fell and broke her knee while alighting from the train and returned home on the next train.
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