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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1923
Page
4
A religious reflection cites Isaiah’s warning about sin and a quote from Leighinton on God's thorough forgiveness and the need to forget as well as forgive. The message urges spiritual cleansing through faith and repentance.
The piece muses on fate and choice through quotes from Jack Slattery and O. Henry, arguing that life’s direction blends personal character with uncontrollable circumstance. It juxtaposes reflections on destiny with commentary on immigration policy and quotas shaping New York arrivals.
A optimistic view praises immigration as bringing abundant work and high wages, describing good times in America driven by newcomers seeking opportunity. It frames immigration as a rising economic force attracting labor from abroad and expanding U S prosperity.
The Spectator notes California cities lead in 1922 personal crisis reports with San Diego at 47.8 per 190,000, ahead of Sacramento San Francisco and Los Angeles. New York and Brooklyn show lower rates. the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast regions register the highest. The piece questions climate influence vs. underlying causes.
A fall in the value of German marks raises prices for rats and mice used in medical and surgical experiments. Costs climb to 1000 marks per mouse, about $250, hindering the Institute for Cancer Research and its European scientific work amid currency inflation and reparations concerns.
Washington June 29. The Fifth Pan American International Conference closed with four major conventions to unify inter American law and trade. It approved a continental dispute settlement mechanism, a revised trade mark convention, standardized commercial classifications, and unified customs publicity rules. The conference also urged codification of American law, academic交流 among universities, and a Pan American Railroad and highway system to link the Americas.
The Conference creates a commission to study commercial aviation and connect American states. It calls for laws on air routes customs rules and airports. Brazil and the United States inspire aviation expansion in South America. Additional resolutions target parcel post, arbitration, sample exhibitions, machinery standards, copyrights and archaeology preservation.
The column humorously reflects on summer vacations and packing misadventures. It jokes about wives packing many shoes and luggage while husbands wait in lines for tickets, ending with a moral to consider shoe size over bag size. It also notes local names and a light jab at regional figures.
Crawford Morehead spent the latter part of the week with his brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Howard Morehead in Columbus. Stanton left Monday for Columbus to work as train dispatcher for the Mocking Valley for several weeks. Miss Minnie Soule returned to Lancaster Saturday after several weeks with her brother J A Soule.
W A Kibby vacationed in Cincinnati on Sunday. Ray Houser of Frankfort works as second trick operator for Baltimore and Ohio in C H Merrills place. H H Lieve left Saturday for Washington D C to take first trick operator role. Vienn Jackson of Aaron Indiana visits the Hatfields. Clifford Franklin is the name given to the son born to Frank and Mrs Shaner on Wednesday. Edward Williams of Marion and family visit the Williams family for several weeks.
Reverend Arthur Cherrington of Chillicothe visited friends on Saturday, stopping to share news and greetings during a local social call.
Public notice invites readers to send questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington under director Frederic J. Haskin. It specifies the bureau provides information only and cannot give legal medical or financial advice, and requests full name address and two cents for return postage.
A digest of reader questions with expert answers on craft tricks such as drilling china without cracking, restoring rancid butter, testing gold, and other curiosities. It also covers postal rates, the Sears Roebuck catalogue, spoon bowl reflections, whaling era figures, Mississippi depth, Buddhist texts, and Darwinian theory.
The Plains residents host visitors from Athens and Amesville with several trips to Athens and Buckeye Lake. The Plains Parent-Teacher Association elected officers Jeff Harrison and two vice presidents and planned a post meeting gathering in the school dining room. Grace Hartley from Richte is visiting the Shrieves home.
The ad claims Zemo clears eczema quickly when used as directed and also treats sores burns wounds and chafing. It markets itself as a clean dependable antiseptic liquid available from druggists for 35 cents or one dollar for a larger size. Superior to anything previously used, it urges trial.
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