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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1921
Page
4
The piece argues for passage of the truth in fabric bill to curb shoddy wool, asserting dishonest labeling harms public morale and business. It contends the measure is straightforward and deserves prompt approval to protect consumers and honest merchants.
The article argues Haywood accuses capitalists of a food conspiracy while IW W members burned crops in the past. It notes genuine food waste from farms due to labor shortages and transport gaps, urging thrift in distribution and consumption as essential to national progress.
A tale contrasts two rural Mississippi charges served by one white and one colored preacher. The black preacher earns a much larger salary and declines turning away nonpaying members, preferring to remove them for lying if necessary. A fireman jokes about saving money by grabbing coal and using oil to jump.
The piece lampoons educators reporters and readers for errors in Edson trick questions. It lists misstatements on geography wood types glass caissons rivers sage and more noting ash substitutes wartime use and incorrect ages. The writer also jokes about rejection slips and declining American literature.
The War Department plans a three tier Red White and Blue training program for 10 800 young Americans to gain basic drills marksman ship and physical fitness. Applicants must be citizens or naturalized, physically fit, vaccinated, and pass moral character tests with parental consent for minors. Camps will provide housing clothing meals and travel reimbursements with facilities for recreation entertainment and athletics.
New photographs show Cuban President Ali Zayas with his wife after his inauguration. Zayas, a conservative allied with the United States, followed Menocal who toured Europe post‑inauguration. Generals and political foes dispute the election result, with a recount confirming Zayas as winner over Gomez.
The Athens County obit notes Aurelius Cameron Knowlton born December 1866 in Lee township and died May 27 1921 aged 64. He was a mercantile man in Washington and Athens counties, husband of Mahala Keeton and father of one daughter Mrs Clarence Smith. He joined the Methodist church young and bore his illness with patience. A farewell toast from Athens honors him with blessings and lasting memory.
The Knowlton family expresses sincere gratitude to those who helped during illness and death of husband and father. Thanks to those providing service with machines, for flowers, and to the undertaker and Rev. Warner for consoling words. Mrs. Mahala Knowlton and daughter.
University students play a key role in church and civic life in our city. They attend services and engage in church work, with several Ohio University graduates joining church leadership this year. Athens churches should honor these workers before they depart to show appreciation for their efforts.
A local black man daily appears in streets with a refuse wagon draped in flags and a flower in his eye. He seems happy as he drives, though his identity is unknown. The piece recalls a defunct county Puritan descendants group that preserved early Athens County history. It urges someone to revive the organization to celebrate the region’s history.
Here is a notice that Professor Morgan former Superintendent of Schools will speak at the Presbyterian church next week. He is described as universally loved and a full house is expected, signaling strong community interest.
A local observer at the Music Hall last night praised the young college speakers predicting future members of Congress. "Red" Shaver replies "God haste the day" in response.
A field meeting will be held at the South eastern Test farm Carpenter Meigs county on Saturday June 18. The forenoon covers farm inspection with guides. In the afternoon experts from Ohio State University College of Agriculture and the Ohio Experiment Station discuss agricultural topics. W F Hale of Macksburg will speak for the Ohio and Wool Growers association.
Youngstown Ohio June 7 The city council will act on a proposed five million dollar bond issue to fund the citys share of the Erie grade and station terminal project. The improvement would provide work for many of the 20,000 unemployed in the area.
Egbert Norris, 45, hanged himself at his Claiborne home in Union County. He had been ill for several years. His 18 year old son Robert discovered him.
A fragmentary notice describes a Q and A section titled Questions and Answers. It mentions an inquirer sending two cents and requests a response from Serteneepeates 2 a7 ject with wristly style. The text reads as a prompt for a reader to respond to a civic or community inquiry.
Cabinet members' children totals are listed: Hughes one son two daughters, Melton one son one daughter, Weeks one son one daughter, Daugherty one son one daughter, Hays one son, Wendy one son one daughter, Fall two daughters, Wallace three sons three daughters, Hoover two sons, Davis one son one daughter. Other Qs cover visas for German officers, sweetened milk preservation, Spirit of 76 location, birds versus cats, number of U.S. retail stores, and origin of chess.
The description notes a Paris voyage with a single discharge sufficing for the shell to reach target distance. The gun measures about 50 calibers in length with a 210 m bore. The shell weighs around 330 pounds and carries a 38 pound bursting charge split into two compartments.
Charles Osteman identified the body in Woodlawn cemetery as his son Raymond Osteman, 3, who died of pneumonia January 27, 1920. The mummy was found during a routine grave dig and unearthed in an undershirt. Officials investigate how the child’s clothes were lost and identification was made from a photograph.
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