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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1922
Page
4
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Fragmentary OCR notes describe a sports or historical recap with names like Holling, Pipp, and Sena, indicating a chaotic report with hitless events and unclear sequence. No clear outcome or date emerges from the unreadable fragment.
In a discussion at a Confederate Veterans convention, the essay urges historians and leaders to curb sectional prejudice. It notes Northern and Southern histories reflect distinct viewpoints and calls for fairness to foster mutual understanding across regions and nations amid a war weary world. The piece satirically contrasts corn cob gas and summer travel with modest local concerns.
Advertising rates on application at Home or Foreign offices with a nominal obituary charge and bank cards. National Advertising Representatives are Robert K. Ward Inc. at 601 Fifth Ave New York City and 6 South Wabash Avenue Chicago.
The piece explains radio waves can reflect like light, enabling directed messages and safer navigation with lighthouses and ships. Marconi foresees future talk by radio without interference as developments continue, highlighting radio as a mysterious yet increasingly useful discovery.
A fragment mentions Harold F. McCormick's family and his son preparing to sail for Europe following a procedure for renewed youth. The note adds local color about a Connecticut man winning a bet for staying under water five minutes. Several editorial asides appear about social figures of the era.
A collage of antiquated anecdotes recounts quick quips about history and learning. Narratives include two boys rushing to keep pace in heat, Lady Astor on romance versus making history, and a Alaska railroad crew using foreign workers as subordinates with a grim telegram exchange about a buried foreman.
A brisk panorama of early modern wonders and public fad debates. The piece notes skepticism toward wireless telegraphy, subs and airships, the rising auto culture, fashion reforms, and cultural shifts as critics and the public laugh at novelty yet anticipate change.
A fragmentary note mentions Leona and a lightwearer in a mystery context, hinting at a person tied to a story or object described as a lightwearer without clear details. The readable text centers on identity and the aura of a concealed figure.
Washington inventor Henry A. Berliner leads early tests of a helicopter, a vertical takeoff craft with twin counterrotating propellers. Experts note stability limits, ground-only flights, and the wartime shift to airplanes, with doubts about practical, widespread use for years to come.
In Athens Ohio on June 29 the Watch Dog column compiles community vignettes. entries range from local figures like Sam Johnson and Rev Evans to humor about fishing, politics, ice water, and daily life including shopping, parades, and a post office inspector.
A kind integral figure in Athens leads the Higly Mens' Sunday school class described as a generous and principled person. Despite this, he is labeled by some as a Guy Fierce.
Readers may submit questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington for direct answers. Include full name and address, two cents for return postage, and a brief question. The service is informational and not a substitute for legal medical or financial advice.
Circuit Judge D. T. Hartwell announced a special grand jury will be called July 10 when court opens to investigate the Herrin massacre. The county board would need twenty days to convene a panel, and no session is underway before then.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE June 29 Hugo Delgazzo of Bellaire committed death by own action in Belmont county jail by thrusting a wire torn from his bunk down his throat. The act followed a coroner's verdict blaming him for the Friday shooting death of Natalie De Innocenzo in Bellaire.
The statement notes that Queen Mary Princess Mary and Queen Alexandra all were born on a Sunday highlighting a rare birthday pattern among royal figures.
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