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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1921
Page
4
A magazine editorial argues that a husband should be an excellent potential father and help with housework and washing. It states the family is a unit and that teamwork in the home is the basis of real Americanism, urging men to assist with chores or risk losing dignity.
Beleaguered railroads consider appealing wage-board decisions but acknowledge the act bars court review of board rulings. They could have challenged the rates earlier yet accepted the verdict and paid the price. Brotherhoods are urged to bow to the board's mandate to avoid undermining the act and provoking calls for government ownership.
After Dinner Stories recount a golfer’s quip about Jeff Courtney and his golfing style. A caddy asks about the wind and whether Courtney is on the outs, prompting a humorous aside on diplomatic cad dies and timing.
The manager explains the new pianist was dismissed quickly after alleging he could not entertain amid ongoing film screenings. He claimed he joined the cinema out of necessity but refused to "prostitute his intellect" by watching the pictures, saying such work conflicted with his standards.
An Indianapolis man buys magazines from a sidewalk stand while police restrict sales to newspapers only. The attendant says drug stores and hotels oppose street stands, leaving one corner stand bootlegging magazines.
The speaker offers a sharp dismissive view of others who boast about careers, cheapens living costs, or avoid work. He mocks beneficiaries of false philosophies and condemns nonworkers as the worst profiteers, preferring independence and critical disdain.
The author argues that in China and the United States, business failures stem from nepotism and delegation by prominent leaders to lesser figures. He notes managers feel above details, leading to inefficient handling and wasted wealth as a shared pattern across both nations.
A June dispatch reports farmers coordinating a nationwide push to influence Congress. The American Farm Bureau Federation and a new agriculture lobby push for bonded warehouse financing, personal and livestock credits, higher land loan limits, and priority government support for farming through tax reform and rail and road improvements.
President Harding shows keen interest in expanding U.S. aviation service and holds talks with leaders of the Army and Navy air services. The photo captures Maj. Gen. Charles Teneher and Capt. W A Moffett shortly after the meeting.
The voice of the Marion Star celebrates its editor and staff while praising the Messenger for feature pages and classified sections. It notes a Republican Glee Club tour featuring national figures, including Senator Willis and President Harding, with local pride in the press and its perceived influence.
Partial OCR text shows a reader Q A format about a legal or financial matter. It mentions an address in Washington and a notice about postage. The content is incomplete and lacks a clear event or outcome to report.
The egg stage lasts one day and the cycle to six generations spans about twenty five days. About 120 eggs are laid with half becoming females that repeat the process. Spectacles do not hinder astronomical study per Naval Observatory observations. People may hike National Parks with camping areas set aside. Eugene V Debs born November 5 1855 will be 66 next November. New York City police employ 10870 officers and DC covers 70 square miles. Leviathan employed 612 firemen on the troop ship. Khufu is the Egyptian form of Cheops, second King of the 4th dynasty. Ann Lee founded the Shakers.
Messenger Watch Dog Athens notes a carrier pigeon flying over the city to a Toggery Store with a sign Free Pants Today. The bird entered the shop but manager Stewart did not deliver trousers, prompting humorous commentary on gullible shoppers and clever birds.
A fragment mentions the name Dean Voigt as a friend who knows the name of almost every person, hinting at extensive local knowledge or social familiarity within the community.
A college co-ed with a forgetful streak recalls leaving her hat at the post office last Wednesday and, using Dr Willis Gard style deduction, recovers it Sunday before church. An accommodating clerk offers a future delivery if he had known it was hers.
A spring student in a tight suit with a red rose talked to three campus girls as he passed. One winked and invited her to walk up street. Another called him a hick and told him to go to the devil, unaware her friend had winked.
The speaker recalls warning on Monday about forming a Republican Glee Club in Athens and notes Columbus men joined later, asserting the Watch Dog warned truthfully.
The Columbus Republican Glee Club of 50 members departed Tuesday for Washington to perform for disabled soldiers on the White House lawn.
Fire Chief Wallace of Cleveland aged 72 and in service 63 years attends the fourth annual convention of the Fire Chief Club of Ohio in Youngstown.
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