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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1921
Page
4
The page critiques the modern American hotel system and imagines an Oscar Wilde style ideal where staff greet guests, anticipate needs, and abandon profiteering. It notes small comforts like sewing kits as humane progress and contrasts with cash-driven service. It ends with a call for genuine hospitality over greed.
In a humorous exchange a policeman explains he did not chase a thief because a sign read Keep off the grass. Senator Penrose recalls a tale of an office holder who boasted about a government job. A Kentucky man tells a fable about fishing in a rainwater pool to show his wife he has no time to mend.
The document from Publication 3 Historical Section Navy Department dated July 11 1919 argues an act authorizing expenses for N R F schools and enlisted men shall embrace women enrolled in the naval service. This claim is presented as supporting the attraction of the U S naval service to young men.
Secretary Denby plans to urge Congress to add 30 million dollars for building an airplane carrier to the naval budget. The move reflects a shift toward air power in future warfare, with battles fought largely in the air and the need for motherships to project aircraft far from land.
The Dayton Herald reports Mrs. M A Hale sustained a deep forehead wound after a stone, said to be thrown by a boy, cut her forehead. The incident is described as sickening, with emphasis on the coda of the account.
A witty telegram from a wife to her husband requests money while describing a pleasant vacation. The note mentions Maple Crest and uses playful shorthand P. D. Q. indicating urgency for funds.
A bench hand, E. G. T., states he has before him an order in the United States district court of the southern district of New York. The order is signed by Judge Learned Hand.
A Washington Column surveys the U S market in live animals from canaries to big cats, noting imports from along the Mexican border and prices for quail bears elephants and rare melanistic species. It highlights zoos circuses private collectors and the role of breeding programs like silver black foxes and cross foxes.
The writer titled Athens Day by Day criticizes summer fairies for intruding, mocks urban life, and contrasts rural rhythms with city woes. He rails at high society excess, notes local figures, and closes with a geography lesson on Earth's axial tilt.
The Rev Hacke leaves for other parts soon after a farewell at the Presbyterian church. Speeches followed the custom, and Prof Cooper tried a joke about a traveling bag. The next morning Cooper found twenty seven traveling bags on his porch as a parting gift.
A bold but ill advised attempt at home distilling ends fatally as Jenkins hides his mixture for weeks then samples it. Local authorities report the man died soon after. The case highlights dangers of improvised liquor production.
Q and A from The Athens Megvrenger Bureau with topics on cabinet ages air service terms clam speed de Lesseps Suez Panama pastry and insect feeding zones. Readable Q A pairs provide ages terms speeds and definitions from 1920s queries answered by federal and scientific bodies.
A recount notes Cleveland scoring seven times in the eighth inning to turn a 3 to 2 deficit into a victory over the Boston Red Sox. Also mentions Rice homering in the eleventh to help Washington defeat Detroit and Jean Dubuc being appointed manager of Toledo's American Association team.
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