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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1923
Page
4
The Leyland household hosted Whistler with close ties, including an engagement to Leyland's sister and a praised yet contentious collaboration on a leather room retouched without consent. Freer acquired the artworks. the room features two large peacock panels and a famous Whistler portrait, linking the artist to a modern Medici figure.
The readable text suggests a description of movie theaters in Java with screens divided into two sections. It mentions side placement and picture production but lacks coherent details about events, dates, or entities.
A brief excerpt features Ecclesiastes 5 12 about a laboring man sleeping whether hungry or fed. It adds a quote by M Dupin affirming each person should care for their own home and self.
Elsie Krasney a 19 year old Kansas girl won an interstate milking contest between Missouri and Kansas in two minutes. She milks quickly and cleanly using the old hand method and favors farming over city life saying she would rather be a farmer's wife.
The campaigns to protect migratory birds are beginning to show results. The spring migration of waterfowl is reported nationwide with ducks geese and wild swans increasing. Bird refuges where no shooting is allowed are swarming and conservation proves profitable for future sport.
The Holstein Friesian Association of America has established the standard for the perfect cow at its convention. Paintings of the true-type bossy and metal models for breeders to study were produced, though they cannot depict the chief at rest.
The text argues for a high standard of perfection in dairy cattle breed and stock improvement. It notes that while ambitious, many animals already approach the standard and that breeding and care can correct faults. Stock improvements benefit both breeders and the public through greater milk quality and producer and consumer returns.
Nationally known Hoosier medical man Dr. I Hurry warns Americans are rapidly going crazy due to wartime strain. He cites feeble mindedness and maniacal hysteria as pandemic and warns that in a century few may be sane. He notes relative definitions of insanity and stresses self preservation and social instincts as key factors.
Washington opens the Freer Gallery on Smithsonian grounds showcasing Charles Lang Freer’s unified collection. The donor funded building and library for public access, aiming to unify Oriental and Occidental art under a single national gallery. The Peacock Room by Whistler, tied to Leyland’s wealth and humble origins, anchors the collection’s intrigue.
A historical figure described as a cultured patron who sought both art and music. He admired the Medici model yet preferred supporting contemporary artists, inviting gifted creators into his home and offering mentorship and friendship beyond purchasing works.
A home garden benefits from permanent vegetables and small fruits such as asparagus rhubarb horse radish strawberries raspberries blackberries dewberries grapes currants and gooseberries. The bureau offers a free booklet with planting and care instructions for these crops and a coupon for requesting a copy with two cents for postage.
A light column notes local quirks and sports tidbits from Athens area towns. Reports mention a New York juggler practicing in a gym, Nelsonville players chasing rabbits on the way home, and McArthur’s win at Wellston with a modest score. The piece teases ads and a Coolville notice.
A Sunday baseball tale in which Ray Pritchard, a taxi driver, sacrifices to hit a wayward rabbit on the road as Nelsonville opens a practice game. Four rabbits roam left field while spectators laugh at derailed players and a darkened night ends 4 to 0.
Readers submit questions on travel costs forests cement production and natural wonders. Facts cite per diem costs for European travel, Tongass and Datil forests, U S cement output, Kalemauman crater as the House of Everlasting Fire, and snake anatomy from the Agriculture Department in concise Q A format.
In the Kennedy Channel Greely traced an iceberg estimated 15 miles long, over 100 feet thick and unknown breadth. The Titanic disaster iceberg stood about 100 feet above water and nearly a mile long.
Lace lingerie remains a fashionable trend with black net and black lace detailing. The style emphasizes elegance and modern silhouette, showcasing designers and wearers embracing bold, refined undergarments.
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