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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1921
Page
4
At a cottage a flat-nosed, greasy-eyed woman sits smoking a cigarette with puffed rouged lips. Her appearance, rotted teeth and the eerie setting evoke a chilling, spectral mood as the glacier's menace looms.
The War Risk Insurance Bureau reports a 29 476 drop in pending compensation claims and 56 788 to 3 025 in insurance claims from April 1 to July 1 1921 despite 656 268 new claims. A weekly action chart tracks progress and telegrams are used for six month pendings. Fifty doctors were added to speed adjudication and regional offices may follow.
The article argues for a constitutional amendment from Senator Kenyon granting the President power to veto individual items in appropriation bills. It notes current practice forces acceptance of wasteful riders or full veto, and says selective veto would prevent bad riders while preserving unitary bills. It cites state and city governments already using this approach.
A bold editor advocates separate vacations for spouses with differing views on a pleasant holiday. He argues separation reduces friction, broadens experiences, and freshens life when couples resume shared routines after time apart. Different environments and associations are highlighted as beneficial.
A couple vacationing in Nice at the Hotel Regina discuss simple comforts at dinner. The husband longs for corned beef and cabbage while his wife smiles at the quip. The piece blends travel ambiance with witty asides from various voices about life, money, and Paris.
A humorous Irish anecdote follows a joke about a drink loving man aiming for heaven and a minister’s prayer during a wet spell. The tale ends with the minister exclaiming in dismay as a gust rips slate from roofs and he laments the wind’s ridiculousness.
Frederic J. Haskin reports a coordinated farmer driven program in Congress backed by an organized bloc and millions of farmers. The American Farm Bureau Federation leads lobbying for tax, tariff, immigration reforms and a host of farm friendly bills with blocs of Senators and Representatives pursuing sweeping agricultural legislation and new government farm aid programs.
The piece notes that a bureau cannot give guidance on legal medical or financial matters. It mentions a process where a question is written with full name address and two cents stamps for replies to be sent, referencing Washington and Peter.
A six cent stamp bears a reproduction of an airplane. The text also discusses topics from cane sugar in the Philippines to Sinn Fein pronunciation and lists several trivia questions and a lively, satirical Observer column describing Buckeye Lake antics and local jokes.
Senators Willis and Pomerene and Rep I M Foster reply to Athens County Grange about bills on federal appraisements taxes and the Truth in Fabric Packers Control Co operative and Smoot sales tax. Foster notes support for some measures and urges local talks with retailers and chamber leaders. Mrs Coffin of Portland Me promotes a Bible study chart system adopted by many Sunday schools.
The article lauds Thor Olson after winning a wrestling match on Monday, praising his enduring admiration and contrasting with Dempsey, who is deemed unlikely to become a real hero despite prizefights.
Long Island summer colony Great Neck faces humorist taunts calling it Goitre which property owners fear may depress real estate values.
Several thousand marchers on Broadway yesterday express desire for cocktails and personal liberties they say have been taken away. In Washington, Frank B. Willis is depicted as plotting against the protesters.
Readers are urged to place a mall style For Sale or Lost item ad in the Logt column priced at 80 emall. The notice promises wide readership and quick results for selling machines or locating lost items.
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