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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1923
Page
4
A Thought for Today quotes Proverbs 10 26 about laziness and sloth. It warns that negligence makes a person odious to others, citing Theophrastus on slack character. The piece presents moral reflection in a compact, period-voice style.
Rodger Dolan recalls a backwoods doctor who tended his tonsillitis during a camping trip. The physician, living in a 15-house hamlet, charged one dollar for exam and medicine, and treated multiple endocrine cases with radium borrowed by mail. He supports locals with charity and chases a higher duty.
A fragment hints at a meditation on civilization's margins and an unsung figure or idea celebrated for greatness outside mainstream view.
The Ohio State University agricultural college reports distributing 15 000 standard farm account books last winter and extension service specialists ran 81 farm accounts schools across as many counties. Simple bookkeeping instruction reached about 485 000 people at farmers institutes. The bookkeeping farmer gains knowledge of costs labor value and yearly profits, enabling improved methods and potential reduction of middleman profit absorption.
Detroit launches a 52 week safety campaign to curb traffic risk. A monument listing last year's killed stands before City Hall, life size figures with warning signs line main streets, and white crosses on entry routes bear driver names and ages to prompt slower speeds.
The piece argues sex equality is advancing and cites Parliament’s ten to one vote allowing a wife to divorce her husband for infidelity, mirroring a husband’s prior ability, signaling a shift where law follows public opinion toward equal moral standards.
Washington report outlines Captain R. G. Klotz's idea for free street car rides funded through rents and city taxes. He argues no fare could reduce congestion, spur development, and lower operating costs, while noting political risks and equity concerns for nonusers.
A proposal argues that distributing the cost of building elevators will aid the whole community. It notes that even non users would gain through improved development and services once the system is established.
A bedtime tale from Tick Ridge recounts Rufus Beefgarden who tames giant hogs from acorns and woos Melissa Fooey. The story ends with a playful twist exposing the tale as a lie, then bids children good night.
A quirky item recalls a strange girl Gert who still wears a skirt. A Logan Civil War veteran preserves a piece of his wife's cake from their early marriage and credits longevity to dodging rebels. The piece hints at sending his wife to cooking school as a humorous aside. The Messenger Sunday ad urges Want Ads.
A reader information column presents Q and A on Freemasonry world membership 2.6 million in the U S and 151 thousand in Canada plus global figures. It also compares price indices for sugar and other goods since 1918, notes a large stone facts list, and cites moonless Februarys and civic teaching in New York.
The census estimates U S wealth at 187 739 000 000 dollars or 1 960 per person. Germany recognizes the Soviet Government. Georgetown University enters its 124th commencement in Georgetown D C founded 1798.
A large audience from near and far attended the Baptist church homecoming on Sunday with fine speaking and a bountiful dinner. Several locals and visitors were noted, including Mrs. Alice Dye and Misses Hazel Gillilan Majel Chapman visiting relatives, and Clarence Gillilan spending vacation at home. A deer of music by the Coolville Band complemented the day and plans for an ice cream social were announced for Saturday evening June 16 at the church lawn.
The note states a Sunday service on June 17 at the Methodist church in Little Hocking with a children’s program in the evening.
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