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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1921

Page

6

Billy Whiskers and the Missing Twins Mystery

Billy Whiskers anxiously searches the farm for the twins after a christening. Ducks, horses, dogs, cats, and a clover-field scare all yield no clues until an old pig recalls seeing the twins heading toward town. Daisy panics at the idea of harm or theft.

Mr. Watson Daisy

Dicky and Go Comeback Meet an Elfin Guide in Hankow

A young boy named Dicky travels with the elfin Go Comeback to Hankow China where the duck farm of a local caretaker is shown. The tale explains local duck herding, tea districts, and river life along with a moment of homesickness as Dicky returns to his backyard. Red Riding Hood and Rover appear in the narrative with playful adventures and a suspenseful note about Punch and Judy.

Dicky China Russia Siberia Central Asia Hankow Gocomeback Red Riding Hood Rover

Odd Facts and Inventions From Around the World

A rubber playing ball patent allows inflation and deformation at will. An American inventor refines a curved horn mimicking large bass instruments. A French car design uses an air screw linked to a concealed motorcycle engine in a plywood streamline body for two. Marconi’s Electra hosts deck dancing to London orchestra. Laugh history traces from a primitive exclamation. Camels pull hay in winter cities, rivaling mules. Moon crater features may result from wartime experiments with bombs.

Mediterranean London Marconi Electra

Crops Fail Threatening Russian Population

Berlin report cites The Red Flag asserting 25 million Russians face starvation due to crop failure. Moscow dispatch allegedly confirms grave danger, with death risk across the Volga region and potential collapse of the Soviet government without aid.

Berlin Russia Rote Fahne Moscow Volga

Notable Ohio Events Chronology From 1825 to 1891

A compact timeline notes George H Pendleton born in Cincinnati in 1825 and later a US senator, Sherman promoted to Lieutenant General in 1866, Ohio Republicans organizing a Union party in 1861, Democratic State Convention nominating Richard M Bishop in 1877, and a 1891 excursion train wreck at Middletown where seven perished.

Ohio George H. Pendleton United States Cincinnati Brussels Belgium Republican State Central Committee Columbus Willam Tecumseh Sherman Richard M. Bishop Hamilton Middletown

AWWA King by Phyllig Phillips

Edward Randall, heir to a family business, battles duty and ambition as his wife Cherry clashes with domestic expectations. Their Chicago courtship spurred a dream of a shared home, yet Cherry’s independence tests the couple as Ned tries to balance work, love, and family duty. The tale unfolds with Ned torn between duty and a wider future.

Cherry Edward Rangall Daly Cooper Young Randall Edward Randall Edward Chicago Clerry Lady Bird Ned

Baseball flashback honors Ruths thirty fifth homer

This Time Last Year Ruth hit his thirty fifth home run off Hoyt for Boston. In the same game Boston turned a triple play, Mc Nally to McInnis. Detroit plated twenty two runs against St. Louis.

Ruth Hoyt Boston McNally McInnis Detroit St. Louis

Army to shrink enlistment to 150000 under postwar plan

Secretary Weeks orders drastic cuts in Army personnel to 150000, reviewing post closures and coast artillery reductions. Since June 10 about 65000 discharged. corps commanders must report every ten days to track strength. Also notes a Chicago woman seeking legal separation on her 50th wedding anniversary.

Washington D. C Secretary of War Congress General Staff Coast Artillery South Chicago

Notable New York Figures Open Tea Rooms and Shops

Owing to a slump in the theatrical business a number of addresses of wide reputation have opened tea rooms military shops or other mercantile establishments in New York City.

New York City

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