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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1922
Page
4
Advertising rates are available on request at Home or Foreign offices. A nominal charge is noted for obituary notices and cards of banks. National Advertising Representatives are Robert KH Ward Inc with offices at 501 Fifth Ave New York and 5 South Wabash Ave Chicago.
A compilation of brief reminiscences and quiz questions touching on Clark’s long life in New York and West Virginia, Patrick Washington’s naming origin, and quick facts about wealth distribution before and after World War I. It includes figures on German submarines in 1916, the first mountain observatory on Mount Washington, and the Great Lakes coastline and navigation distance from Montreal.
The piece reviews Bank of Bisbee and Citizens' Bank and Trust Co advertisements praising checking accounts for tracking expenses and building reserves. It cites a depositor who saved by living on 90 percent of income. Advertising is presented as constructive news worth heed.
A fashion discussion notes a shift toward longer skirts for women and a revival of suspenders for men. Observers cite Paris London and New York trends with fashion critics predicting broader adoption across the country.
A humorous column warns of feeding babies with unsuitable foods. It jokes about pineapple skins, modified milk, orange peels, beefsteak costs, and suggests codfish for economy. Mentions General Pershing and figures in a light, satirical tone.
A collection of humorous quips about social ranks and names. It recalls a Paris shopping anecdote by Mrs Skinner claiming princely birth, a cross eyed teddy bear linked to a Sunday School pun, and a lay town definition showing inhabitants who closely monitor others fortunes and misfortunes.
New York City's health officials and surgeons endorse corsets as a long valued necessity. The piece traces the corset’s history from ancient and medieval times through fashion cycles and medical opposition to today’s uncertain trend.
W B Southerton and William Roberts recount three months in Andersonville and Florence prisons during the Civil War. They describe guards, starvation, lice, and improvised shelter, then detail later exchanges and parole before ending with current life in Athens and memories of the war.
Jack Clark, claiming to be 108 years old, still works as a cross tie cutter in Richwood West Virginia despite losing an eye. The veteran laborer continues the demanding task, performing at a pace of a much younger man.
The Athens Messenger notes a Q and A service from the Information Bureau in Washington D C run by Frederic J Haskin. It states no legal medical or financial advice is given and asks readers to mail a question with full name address and two cents for return postage.
Dayton Ohio hosts R Hayes Hamilton with a radio lecture on Yellowstone National Park. Forty two hand colored stereopticon photographs will be shown in Columbus Xenia and St Paul to match the talk. Hamilton plans illustrated lectures nationwide using simultaneous broadcasts and pictures.
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