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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1922
Page
4
Lady Astor’s remarks in the New York World review prohibition’s impact. She cites reduced burdens on Salvation Army and social welfare groups, notes no universal approval, and sees net countrywide benefit while warning of political power in liquor. Also a separate note on planning summer vacations to limit idle time and improve family harmony.
The article urges balanced summer vacation for children with ample outdoor play and supervised activities. It warns that only play can harm readiness for school and stresses including simple tasks to maintain structure and mental preparation for fall.
A collection of humorous quotes and anecdotes from after dinner events and street exchanges. The material includes a melodramatic play scene and light political jabs about the race question. A taxi key joke and a beggar story add to the collage of wit and misdirection.
The brief notes ponder if Laddie Boy will seek another term as caddie. The Lady Astor upheaval is described as quickly passing, and the piece comments that such delays between presidents with whiskers are not new.
The note questions why the term commencement marks the school year end and playfully chides the origin of soup eating from a spoon. A. Alexander Thomas hints at linguistic quirks and humorous curiosities without asserting facts.
Washington report details how the government aims to cut costs by owning more property and relocating offices from rented spaces. The Public Buildings Commission touts savings and patience, while looming questions about the Navy and Munitions Buildings and post office construction echo broader debates on federal architecture.
Athens Ohio June 1 humorous column recounts local scenes and characters from Athens and Mechanicsburg with sketches of people, bus rides, barber shops, and memories. Includes jokes about health, street life, and a quiz on trees and West Point war casualties.
Reverend Marshall describes a Sunday morning visit by Commander Captain Cal Pierce and his men at the church. Pierce knocked on the door to announce their presence after gathering for Memorial Services, saying he always knocks when he arrives and intends to continue doing so.
The Athens Messenger notes an information bureau feature by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington D C. It states the service provides factual answers but not legal medical or financial advice and asks readers to mail questions with full name address and two cents for return postage.
Q A discussion notes that under Congress acts of 1878 and 1879 the Secretary of War was authorized to provide suitable headstones for soldiers sailors and marines buried in national, then private, cemeteries. The exchange covers education, navigation, and knowledge limits.
The Senate today passed a bill extending government charters for national banks from 20 to 99 years. The measure, aligning with a house version that granted perpetual charters, removes the perpetual option in favor of the 99 year term.
In Pensacola on June 2 authorities feared for the safety of the fishing schooner Ida S Brooks after it failed to return from the fishing banks. Eight men were aboard the vessel.
The report notes Spain's wealth in minerals but points to a sparse industrial base and a railway span of about 10,000 miles. It emphasizes the contrast between natural resources and infrastructural development.
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