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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1923
Page
4
A trivia style passage lists questions and answers about the Czar as church head, leviathan meaning, France population estimates, male voting turnout in 1920, and how to remove chewing gum from satin slippers using solvents.
An organized chicken theft group travels in a closed truck across eastern Champaign County. Losses range from 10 to 199 chickens per incident as farms with varying flock sizes are hit. The sheriff’s office is investigating the case near Urbana Ohio.
A brief moral note cites Luke 3 11 urging the rich to share with the needy and notes Spencer on goods wisely spent for a higher purpose. The lines promote charity and prudent generosity as virtues.
A columnist reflects on extraordinary commuters like John C. Emmons who travels 192 miles daily to Boston and back, and Joseph C. Beck who logs almost three million miles on a mail run. The piece argues modern transport spreads work from cities, decoupling living and work locations and predicting decentralization and possible wartime vulnerability of metropolises.
English editor W L Warden warns that the next war will be brief and decisive. He argues cities will vanish quickly due to modern weaponry and rapid mobilization, reflecting growing anxiety about total war and strategic destruction.
Chicago plans to inaugurate a 16 ship foreign freight service by the Lake and Ocean Steamship Company starting August 15. The first voyage will depart for England, linking Chicago with Great Britain and Baltic ports, with through bills of lading to the United Kingdom and connections across the Midwest.
Frank Crane recounts a young man who sought five minutes of his time. The mentor demands the first two minutes explain what to do and the next three why it should be done. Following this rule could boost business results, save time, and reduce boredom in private life.
Washington reports American china tests at the Bureau of Standards show greater durability than French and German ware. Hotels across eight cities and Canada participate in the trials, with breakage costs running into tens of thousands annually. Aimed at lowering prices through standardization and saving on ware losses.
A first person vignette from Athens Ohio July 9 describing daily street life, shops, crowds, weather, and small town scenes. The narrator notes locals, a wedding license line, library, traffic, heat, a contrived car and gadgets, and everyday observations around the courthouse, bank, and Messenger office.
The column references Sauer the old dog and his power free boat, then shifts to Chet Morris the taxi driver described as a truthful gentleman. It notes a disputed remark about a young chicken that reportedly crowed at eleven days old and hints at Chet’s current opinion on the matter.
Athens TN humorist Henry Mhorick recalls a fowl anecdote about a turkey admiring a Ford as a running board mirror. The teller notes rival Chet Morris and teases readers to check Want Ads for more.
Public notice for The Athens Messenger Information Bureau invites readers to mail questions with full name and address and two cents for return postage. It states the bureau provides information only and will not give legal medical or financial advice or settle domestic issues.
A collection of quiz questions reveals how a camera by C Francis Jenkins captured pigeons in flight to show the wing strokes that propel and sustain flight. It traces the term toast to the old toast-in-wine custom and notes Weir Mitchell on laughter aiding digestion. It also describes Inscription Rock Morro and the drafting of the Declaration of Independence.
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