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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
4
In Charleston West Virginia a 186 year old woman Charlotte Forbes swallowed bichloride of mercury during a fit of anger after a slap from her father in reprima for a misdemeanor. Doctors at a local hospital fight to save her life.
A Thought for Today cites Mark 9 35 about desiring to lead and being last and a servant. It adds a line about recognizing threat and feeling presence of powerful ears attributed to Emerson. The excerpt blends biblical verse with a paraphrase on vigilance.
A sensational hypothetical compares 14 000 Ironton residents killed overnight with annual US auto fatalities in 1922. It argues a simultaneous local disaster would provoke more public shock than a gradual toll.
A sobering note urges a national traffic code to reduce auto fatalities. It argues a uniform rule could help, despite Congress and public apathy, and urges readers to support and share the idea.
A local column argues auto accidents kill over 14 000 people yearly in America urging careful driving and alert pedestrians to reduce the toll. It notes Dr Shailer Mathews saying youths may better handle modern life and moral shifts, and asserts the new generation will have its chance despite elders' views.
The Pictorial Review mocks lengthy luncheons that waste busy leaders' time. It cites a great woman's club annual event where two busy men were invited, yet speeches were delayed until 5 PM and boiled down to a short, sharp tale. One strong speech stands out amid the filler.
Government weather experts advise seeking a deep damp cellar near walls and avoiding open fires and chimneys during storms. Do not shelter beneath trees, especially oak, and stay clear of metal objects. beech, maple, and birch offer relatively safer options.
A column reflects on lonely summer students at Athens Summer School finding little contact yet noting acts of kindness. It recalls a country lad who chased storms, a blind man named Ray Crumley, and suggests inviting roomers to dine to ease isolation and foster fellowship.
Fragmentary notes discuss lightning formed tubes from soil and rescue drills, Barnum and Bailey origins, removing throat fishbone, university endowments led by Harvard, and a White House police detail costing 359 900 dollars annually. The text combines varied Q and A snippets with unrelated facts.
Reader Q and A columns outline how to eat a club sandwich, half mast flags on Decoration Day, and the District of Columbia’s black population. It also covers pipe threads effects on bore, trees versus electric wires, yellow wax origin, a John Taylor tract, three key archaeological finds, and Barnum’s circus founder P. T. Barnum’s initials.
Mrs Bertha Dye and Mrs Monna Evans of Apron visit relatives here. Lew Robinson and family from Crooksville attended Holliness services and stayed with local families. Several locals traveled to Wellston Nelsonville Springfield and Cincinnati for events and visits including church conventions and a League Baseball game in Cincinnati.
In Glouster yesterday Andrews displays new furniture in his undertaking parlors while Yaw runs a harness shop across the street. Dulaney Price and Yaw discuss the weather as Mayor Gormiecy tips his hat. Officers found whiskey in a car the other evening. Richardson Furniture Co. offers a plaster paris dot and I read I. Staubus's Want Page ad.
A verse asks about a young aspirant named Trasin and his mayoral bid while recalling Chief Graham. The old-timer reference questions why the ex-chief wasn’t armed and assigned to duties, labeling him as the man to lead.
Harmony Hill and nearby families visited the Foster home last Sunday. Business guests included G K Thorpe in Parkersburg and Charles Cunningham with Flora at Little Hocking. The fruit growers association bought the Little Hocking flouring mill for a packing house from Rush and the Linscotts.
Daughters and visitors from Athens greet Mrs. A. L. Cornes. Children’s day at the M. E. church in Little Hocking drew praise for songs and recitations. G. K. Thorpe is seen road ragging again. Harmony Hill detour carries travelers to Athens and beyond. Little Hocking beat Belleville 12 to 11 in a ball game. T. J. Foster family attended C. E. P. Wires sale near Pine Grove.
Sidney Spitzer a Toledo banker and bond dealer was sentenced to one day in the workhouse and forbidden to drive his car in Toledo for thirty days after pleading guilty to a speeding charge before Judge Cohn.
In Chicago on June 20 William Friedman and two associates were discharged in criminal court after the state failed to connect them to the murder of Abe Rubin, ending the trial with no conviction.
A Pennsylvania man from Washington describes relief from a 25 year nerv ous condition after using Nerv Worth, reporting weight gain, reduced stomach gas, and renewed strength. He endorses the home remedy and notes Kee Drug Co and general druggists stock it.
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