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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1921
Page
4
Subscription rates listed by carrier and by mail with varied yearly and short term options. Ohio prices include $4.60 yearly and $2.60 for six months, plus ten weeks and four weeks options. Outside Ohio lists $6.60 yearly and $3.00 for six months with other minor terms. All subscriptions by mail must be prepaid and renewed on expiration.
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Backbone Josephine Dodge Daskam notes few mothers will set a housekeeping course for daughters. A city mother hires a domestic science teacher to train two girls on a family farm, but many cannot afford such a plan. Neighbors could pool resources to share lessons, with mothers coordinating weekly sessions.
Roy A. Haynes, newly appointed prohibition commissioner, calls on the public to enforce the eighteenth amendment. He argues citizens must uphold all laws and avoid selective observance, urging unity in law enforcement at home, in schools, churches, and the press. He warns that winking at one law makes one accessory to all broken laws.
A mother and daughter recall breakfast talk about their husband and money. Dr. William W. Sadler of Chicago argues at a Federation meeting that marrying young helps longevity and that a bachelor tax would help, noting bachelors grow conceited and referencing a joke about a man planning multiple marriages.
Charley Smith, former tamp tender on the Kearney section, testifies as a witness at an inquest. He is told to be exact in his statements and responds that the man was a partial stranger. The coroner insists there is no such thing, and Smith clarifies the man was one legged.
Adverses from Washington claim the admiral suffers acute indiscretion while supporters note those with whiskers may speak freely. He will sail on the next boat despite a department summons and speculation swirls about a replacement ambassador to Yap. The Rev Dr Whitcom Brougher warns women would reject ministerial gown designs, urging women to model their own attire.
Washington June 14. An essay advocates widespread American musical participation. Robert Lawrence promotes community singing through Music Week with citywide programs and school and factory involvement to boost taste and creation of new folk music.
A local Athens column mixes social observations with reader inquiries. It recounts street scenes, Gadbury’s store, and Lovable Lonnie Ridgeway while sharing questions about wills, religious census data, boxing reach, Didache, the Imperator and more with brief answers from an answering column.
The piece extols advertising as value insurance for American families. It argues ads help finding best prices and trustworthy stores, urging regular reading of ads to save time and money while expanding consumer knowledge and choices.
In this clipped verse, a police officer’s household is touched by a string of misfortunes as two twins fall ill and die in succession. The euphemistic language obscures the events, leaving a stark image of abrupt loss within a single residence.
In a quirky exchange, Rebeccah asks what her sweetheart meant by comparing her feet to a camel. The response from Whiz Bang suggests the joke lies in feet going without water, explaining the playful tirade as a lighthearted pun.
A brief reader service advert offers a Questions and Answers bureau run by The Athens Messenger. It lists Frederic J. Reale Director in Washington and notes limitations on legal medical and financial advice and on domestic issues.
Miss Margaret Hicks becomes the first woman in America to practice architecture as a profession after graduating from Cornell in 1880 marking a milestone for women in the field.
Observers note Japan seeks to understand America as a way to lessen possible tensions. Senate records show fifteen Japanese reporters visited during the current and prior sessions, more than any other nation, with English journalists far fewer. Visitors stay short, tour widely, and express polite interest in American society.
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