Athens motorists bemoan detours as Ohio routes diverge
In Athens County locals debate road detours between Logan and Columbus with many detours noted from Logan south and between Athens and Canaanville. The piece praises a city water plant, its engineers Ewing Sams and Miller, and service director Williams, then shares a cautionary tale of thoughtless behavior in a railway station and postal handling, urging care and cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Athens County
Logan
Buchtel- Murray City
New Lexington
Athens
Canaanville
Hocking
Atlantic
Pacific
Ohio
Buckeye Lake
Billy Ireland
Ewing, Sams
Miller
Britain Ends Farm Subsidies Amid Treasury Crisis
Idle miners and farmers face retrenchment as Britain plans to halt subsidies. Wheat and oats payments could total 15 to 35 million pounds this year, then end. The treasury crisis, plus a belief that special privileges harm public welfare, underpins the policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
National Treasury
Lloyd George
United States
Harding
Victories Worth While and War’s Hidden Costs
A historical reflection compares massive proposed waterway and hydroelectric projects to world war spending. It argues war stimulates grand projects but leaves nations worse off, urging more peaceful, constructive investments that pay for themselves and boost wealth, comfort, and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint International Committee
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River
West
Panama Canal
United States
Noted Expert Seeks Work as Clerk in Rural District
A rural area tale shows a man with varied skills including books, photography, sales, chemistry and languages, yet an old farmer offers barter paying a surgeon with horseradish in kind. The anecdote highlights payment in kind varying by locale and need.
Schwab Urges Focused Effort Amid Production Talk
Charles Schwab urged a shift to steady work and mutual production. He stressed the need to focus on output and collaboration while warning that many overlook the value of producing together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Schwab
Two Feet Bring Comfort to Many Roiled Minds
A short line notes how a surprising number of people find relief in two feet of space or movement, easing misery with simple physical comfort across daily life.
Emerson says landscape belongs to the eye not the buyer
Pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff recalls a boyhood moment at a Russian count's reception in New York. He recounts swinging through Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata and a motherly remark urging him to play something he knows. A short note adds Roy-Roger Nutty in metal business at 200 Fifth Avenue. A general strike in Spain is noted with implications for war talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachmaninoff
New York
Kreutzer
Roy
Roger Nutty
Fifth Avenue
Leo
Reader Q A Service Ad Offers Brief Question Return
The notice outlines The As Messenger Information Bureau contact details and instructions for sending questions. It states no legal medical or financial advice and requires full name and address with two cents for postage. It emphasizes not handling domestic disputes or research and requests plain questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
As Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
White House China Exhibit Tells Presidential Table Tales
A room in the White House houses 236 pieces of historic china glass and silver from every president up to Hoover, with Johnson excluded. The collection, cataloged by Mrs. Abby Baker and aided by presidential descendants, grew from wartime shifts to a formal display begun by Mrs. Roosevelt and expanded by Mrs. Wilson.
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Fredric J. Haskin
Washington
D. C
George Washington
Wilson State
White House
Executive Mansion
Harding
Andrew Johnson
Johnson
Porcelain Hall of Fame
America
Haviland
Canton
Wilson
Lenox
Trenton
N. J
Roosevelt
Abby Gunn Baker
Ite House
China
Baker
Martha Washington
Harrison
Gouverneur Morris
Madame Dolly
Lincoln
Hawker Dies After Atlantic Flight Crash Landing
British aviator Harry Hawker, who survived a mid ocean fall during the 1919 Atlantic attempt and was rescued by a steamer, was killed Tuesday when his plane crashed on landing at Hendon in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harry
Hawker
Mid-Ocean
Hendon
Medicinal Herbs Urged for Gardens and Medicine
A Manchester paper urges renewed cultivation of old fashioned medicinal herbs in English gardens. In the United States herbs, though out of fashion in small gardens, are imported in large quantities from Turkey India and China for commercial use. Hence many physicians support their medicinal value and Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claims wide use for women's ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
England
United States
Turkey
India
China
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Euro-Phosphate Promises Nerve Boost for the Aged
McKee's Drug Company guarantees Euro-Phosphate as the premier nerve builder for the elderly. The product is advertised to strengthen nerves, improve energy, and help men and women feel and look younger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKee’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Athens Mesener & Herald Printne Co
Messenger
Williams
Banka
Ata
Robert Ward
New York City
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Tav
Emerson
Spain
The
Bureau of Standards
United States Railroad Administration
S. B
Comedia
Haddon Hall
L. A
Bakewell
Derbyshire
Dukes of Rutland
Benjamin Franklin
Van
Jack Dempsey
Uckeye
Columbus Oil Company
Columbus, Ohio
Lostro Auto Sales Co
C. E. Norris
Ene County Buick Co
Cee Iee Tire & Accessory Co
Cooley &Campbell
E. H. Pidcock
Beaumont
Nelsonville Tire Co
Nelsonville
Buick Co
R. H. Wagner
Buchtel T
R, J
Toledo
West, C. O
the Lostro Auto Sales Co
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