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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1922
Page
4
Secretary Hoover told manufacturers that the nation faced a major crisis over a year ago and the Federal Reserve system prevented a panic. He noted the system proved flexible and strong through war and economic shifts and argued against altering it amid criticism.
Editorial notes a newspaper contest for best traffic courtesy rules as a path to safer streets. It argues formal laws miss the margin of personal conduct and urges better manners to reduce congestion and road rage.
The writer laments drivers who hog spaces and cause nuisances while urging a clear printed code of automobile manners to guide behavior and reduce accidents in the city.
An old doctor seeks air and shoots ducks in a tale set of reflections on life. A dissatisfied boss complains about pay while one man contemplates turning experiences into a psychology treatise or a novel before pivoting to humor. He then sells a two line joke to magazines.
A man and woman, both recently divorced, travel to Connecticut after he cites a divorce decree barring marriage in ten states. She also cites prohibitions in nine states. They marry in Connecticut, praising the country’s laws.
Washington, June 17. Organized labor faced serious reverses over the past year including wage cuts and court actions. The AFL leaders report setbacks from strikes and injunctions, with the Coronado case opening potential future prosecutions of unions for restraint of interstate commerce.
A housing ad style appeal urges mothers to use Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for children. It touts safety absence of narcotics and lack of griping with a gingerly note on cost and a free half-ounce trial bottle offer by mail from Dr. W. B. Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
Dessimer Schwartz hosted a Hammer Club event in his Lottridge barn with popcorn balls, violin music, and guests exploring the stalls. New members Thos N Hoover and John McClanahan joined. Dr. Mardis praised the Messenger Watch Dog. other attendees and jokes filled the evening.
The passage warns readers to avoid exiting onto the sidewalk by the county courthouse, noting a man sweeping the steps as the mayor. It suggests visiting Justice Helwig for amusements, describing him in flowing black attire.
The Athens Messenger presents a Q and A section with readers asking about golf hole lengths, word usage, Maltese Cross origin, kitchen wall colors, Papal salary, kainit for lawns, blister care, inheritance, and Leavenworth coal mining. Experts answer in brief, fact-based replies.
George Straub was sentenced to life in Marquette prison for the murder of Miss Alice Mallet, a welfare worker, in Jackson. He pleaded guilty and was guarded by state police and local officials as hundreds filled the courtroom, with the judge condemning the crime. The body was found in a Jackson yard after an axe attack.
A group of horse enthusiasts organized the Athens Riding Club at L. Puston s home. Officers elected include L D Poston president A C Rossi Field Scott D H Moore vice presidents F R Murphey secretary treasurer F L Woodworth manager B P Sprague riding master. A July 4 horse show is planned at the fair grounds. All saddle horse lovers invited to join. In Persia the umbrella remains an royal emblem. A Huntington jury acquitted Mrs Rhoda Wall of murdering her husband Carl Ward after she found him with another woman on a houseboat.
E. B. Starr, chief of the division of industrial hygiene of the state health department, died in Columbus after a weeklong illness. The 1919 report cites his status as a leading authority in the field and links his death to a recent onion field investigation in Hardin County.
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