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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1923
Page
4
Faye Ivers visited with Mr and Mrs Homer Wilson during a few days stay with their family. The Glouster business visitor was noted as spending time with locals this week.
Mrs. Howard Snyder is visiting her mother, Mrs. Sarah Spencer, in Nelsonville this week.
A concise quotation notes that the pure of heart see all things as pure while the defiled cannot. It asserts the rarity of maintaining spiritual whiteness and suggests such purity endures beyond worldly realms. The second quoted line from Alexander Smith reinforces this ideal.
Peppino Magro, 27 inches tall and 36 pounds, is billed as Baron Paucci in a big circus. Born in Sicily and a Me ssina quake survivor, he plans to become an American citizen in September while describing his occupation as exhibiting himself. He remains upbeat about his handicap, arguing it can be a livelihood and a source of perspective.
The note thanks John Siddall, editor of the Ameri newspaper, for his contributions and leadership. It highlights his dedication to community journalism and steady guidance during challenging times.
Reverend Horton W. Lowry of Carload New Mexico tells an eastern pulpit that fatherhood is essential, not incidental, and that parents must actively train and guide children. He criticizes leaving childrearing to schools and films, notes the church should urge parents to fulfill their duties, and cites Franklin’s maxim about doing tasks oneself.
Secretary Hoover praises statistics for aiding trade associations and industry efficiency. He argues that even some useless pages are worthwhile if they prevent waste, and that accurate lawful data guide those who know how to use it.
A university with 12,000 summer students highlights continued demand for higher education. The remark about bricklayers’ wages suggests education remains a stable option despite wage concerns, reflecting ongoing optimism about college enrollment.
The article outlines that foreign exchange, while seen as complex, rests on simple fundamentals. Trade imbalances require money to settle deficits, with debts paid in the creditor country’s currency. It notes that price, not barter, governs exchange and hints at the practical impact on American buyers and sellers.
The piece explains how demand for pounds and dollars sets exchange rates, with the pound near par at times and Americans paying more for pounds when demand rises. It details bank practices moving dollars and pounds through foreign exchange accounts, and compares currency pricing to supply and demand in markets.
Beekeeping gains popularity across the United States with thousands pursuing it as a vocation. A free Department of Agriculture booklet on apiculture is available from the Athens Messenger Information Bureau for readers who mail two cents for return postage.
A historical discussion explains foreign exchange basics, currency worth, and how debt, gold convertibility, and risk shape exchange rates. It also covers Esperanto’s principles, Tonic Sol Fa origin, Pilgrims myths, slate roofing history, hummingbird sting absence, and Gulf Stream distance from New York.
A child named Rex dies at the Athens County Children's Home after a fall event and failed medical care. The story honors his kindness, resilience, and role as a future leader, while noting the community's sorrow and the mother’s devoted care.
A brief item notes Walter Dicken, a Marshfield resident, as the person associated with a flivver stick reference in a local feature.
The note highlights the Marshfield Auto Co owner Phillips and daily Want Ads from New Marshfield. It touts a fine place with bargains and frequent ad reads in the Want Ad section.
A fragment describes a commute through Union where noises were mistaken for frogs but proved to be Snedden, a Union man, snoring after a stop. The tone suggests a light local anecdote rather than a formal report.
An Athens Messenger notice invites readers to submit questions to the Information Bureau in Washington D C directed by Frederic J Haskin. It states the bureau provides information only and cannot offer legal medical or financial advice or domestic dispute settlement.
General Dawes heads the Minute Men of the Constitution a non-partisan group in Illinois aimed at obtaining delegates to Republican and Democratic conventions pledged to platform planks. The movement promotes good government and seeks no direct office candidacy.
Burr Oak Dwight Post buys a Studebaker car. Mrs Keziah Ivers visits sister Mrs Jane Henry. A surprise party at Homer Wilson home honors Mrs Wilson’s birthday with about 60 attendees and music. Leather Post of Athens visits. Several Ivers family members host and guest across Hartleyville Hemlock and Glouster areas. Feet washing service held at Hartleyville church. Various visitors and extended family stayovers noted at Post and Dennis households. Wilford Wilson returns to Panesville after weekend visit.
McArthur and Sharp families hosted guests Tuesday evening at the Sharp residence. An accident at the brick plant left Walter Blossom with a broken leg after leaping from a departing freight car. Other notes include visits by Eva Parttow and Hazel Warehime to Zaleski, Clyde Lee’s new player piano, Helen Glassburn visiting Mary Carnal in Columbus, and births of twins near Dundas and a son to Jake Morgan Jr. at July 15. Edna Thompson visits Dayton with Lena Thompson and her husband.
Ora R. Adams and Ruth E. Rowley, both 29, seek a marriage license. They are visiting their aunt Mrs. H. C. Wyatt in Columbus. Adams is from Cincinnati and Rowley from Hamden.
Miss Eula Scheeler of Nelsonville recently faced Miss Lena Worley in a noted dispute. The Chauncey ball team will play here Sunday afternoon July 22.
Emma Jones visiting the Shaulis home for a few days. Homer Lowry buys a new Ford. Elmer Drake and Mr Rowly from Logan visit the Drakes in their parents’ home. Pearl Shaulis cuts her hand badly. Miss Gay Byers attends Union Sunday children's exercises.
A note claims a hair mattress filled with Black hair is more satisfactory than one with white hair, arguing bleached hair mats more easily and is less durable than unbleached hair.
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