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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1923
Page
4
A brief devotional note cites Galatians urging spiritual restoration with meekness and caution against temptation. It echoes a Lytton line about life needing forgiveness and starting with forgiving others.
The piece summarizes H Knight Horsfield’s Sidelights on Birds arguing migratory birds possess a food finding sense linked to patriotism and home attachment. It notes birds’ territory rights, a cat’s orientation, and a dog’s homeward journey as broader evidence, then shifts to vaudeville.
Bleecker Marquette reports at a Washington conference that major cities face housing shortages for workers. He aims to build a garden city of 1 000 homes in Cincinnati but notes costs have risen 20 percent in the last year making it hard to provide homes for low income families.
In a period of high wages and wartime disruption, the speaker argues that affordable housing for moderate earners becomes nearly impossible to build. He notes higher labor costs and profiteering across industries, urging unity among workers to address housing responsibility and decline in construction progress.
The piece argues France must rely on its financial stance while noting American tourists will spend about 150 million dollars in France this year. It contrasts Switzerland’s weak position with French resilience and hints at broad economic implications for balance of payments and national treasuries.
A writer argues that high school and early college students drink bootleg liquor at school parties, urging parental oversight or stricter enforcement. He cites investigations in 14 states and notes both avenues could curb underage drinking.
Smithsonian reports Alaska totem poles vanishing as Indians forget the craft. Dr. T. T. Waterman notes no new carvings in 30 years and many poles destroyed or sold for small sums, while poles once signified clan rank and family history.
Dr. Waterman notes that carvings blend human and animal traits to reflect beliefs of protector animals and shapeshifting. He recounts a typical Bull-head and Raven legend explaining why Bull-head is ugly. Modern Indians see legends losing significance as old monuments decay quietly.
In Charleston West Virginia June 1 officials declare that no group including the Ku Klux Klan United Mine Workers or other organizations is above the law. The statement rejects any claim that such bodies have authority to police evils in Logan Mingo or any county.
A government publication titled Made Easier offers guidance on eliminating household pests such as ants roaches and rats while noting dangers to humans from certain methods. The Information Bureau collects readers’ names addresses and two cents for return postage via a coupon.
Athens Day by Day recounts a chaotic June night as bugs swarm home life. The writer humorously likens mosquitoes and June bugs to marital misadventure, ruin on screens, and a chaotic backyard, warning of disease and filth in the city outskirts.
A series of Q and A items cover how fielding averages are calculated by using put outs and assists, gasoline usage in a transcontinental T-2 flight, how stars are photographed with long exposures, the adoption of standard time in 1883, origins of Forest Protection Week, early pearl necklace usage, and U.S. population by race from the 1920 census.
A historic note recalls Mr. Plimsoll pushing a bill to stop overloaded ships racing to sea to collect insurance. The Plimsoll line painted on ships defined safe load limits, restricting vessels entering British ports to protect sailors while limiting foreign ships.
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