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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1922
Page
4
Advertising rates on application at Home or Foreign offices. Nominal charge for obituary cards of banks. National Advertising Representatives Hopert Ward Inc. 601 Fifth Ave New York City and South Wabash Avenue Chicago.
A group supports constructive legislation to curb child labor by expanding education and department oversight, arguing it could outpace enforcement costs. Owen R. Lovejoy counters that America’s pace and methods mean school-based reform would take too long, urging continued state action and national educational campaigns.
A rambling, era voice piece mixes sports banter and social vignettes. It recalls a fan chant “Come on home run Babe,” and sketches comic scenes with Jimson and a gossiping household. The column juxtaposes Paris fashion, clairvoyant Camille Flammarion, and movie-era showgirl fantasies with casual noir flavor.
Stevens County holds a small, distinct colored settlement founded in the early eighties. About sixty families live there with maize, broomcorn, and watermelons thriving. Twenty preachers serve the community, and residents pursue independent livelihoods despite cultural barriers. A mother reminds a seven year old there are germs on a puppy she saw hopping.
Frederic J. Haskin reports Navajo weaving earns fame beyond the desert. Flapper fashion embraces blankets and sweaters in bold colors with zigzags and figures. Weavers balance artistry with practicality, values old pieces, and government efforts protect authentic work.
A June day in Athens features light social escapades and playful quarrels. The diary recalls mingling with neighbors, a court street gathering with politicians, and chatter about weddings, travels, and daily curiosities in a lively, handwritten city chronicle.
Readers may submit questions to the Athens Messenger Information Bureau Washington DC with two cents for postage. The bureau will provide information and cannot give legal medical or financial advice or resolve domestic troubles.
Prizes totaling 1500 will be awarded to winners of an American Legion essay and test on how the organization can best serve the nation. Open to ages 12 to 18, entries must reach the county superintendent of schools by midnight August 1, 1922. First prize 750, second 500, third 250 to be used for college scholarships. rules available from the National Headquarters Americanization Commission Indianapolis. The county office will assist entrants with rules and submission, which go to the state education department in Columbus after Athens receipt.
A thirteen year old Tampa boy, A. B. Shaw, manufactured what is claimed to be the smallest radio apparatus in the world. The device was built with a matchbox and cost only twenty five cents.
The record lists births of Leonard Case in Cleveland 1820 and Paul Laurence Dunbar in Dayton 1872. It notes the 1898 Prohibition State convention in Cleveland selecting Gideon P. Macklin for governor and the 1897 renomination of Asa S. Bushnell on the Republican ticket.
Mrs. Emma T. Finlayson, a Eugene housewife, becomes the first woman in Oregon to hold the role of foreman for a grand jury, marking a historic milestone in the state.
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