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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1920
Page
4
The National Educational Association urged equal schooling for rural youths, higher salaries for country teachers, and better living conditions to attract educators to rural districts. The remarks contrasted chaotic urban unrest with the farming heartland and called for modern education to unleash rural potential.
Bernard Baruch told a congressional committee that the world has reached the zenith of scarcity and will move toward greater production. As more commodities become available, prices are expected to fall. He notes 125 million people have returned to work and hoarding is easing, with supply meeting demand despite profiteers and distribution defects.
The remark argues that women voters cannot easily reverse decisions once their ballots are cast, claiming changes of mind after voting offer no benefit to women.
A cryptic crowd includes a kind shopkeeper and a boy asking about candy while a professor and Dustin Stax discuss Mars contact. The dialogue hints at schemes for funding and a link to an office as the scene unfolds in a surreal, disconnected moment.
A teacher recalls a pupil's daily red apple, while a student of educational systems comments on how salary incentives might be less urgent if prerequisites existed. The exchange frames how routine gifts influence perceptions of teaching value and compensation.
A mother’s final table manners lecture prompts Harold’s sister to protest with sharp wit. The six year old declares she will not accompany him if he goes “up there to act a damn sissy.” Her remark highlights sibling friction during a family visit.
A light humor piece notes a student’s quip about touch being the most delicate sense because a pin’s sting is felt though unseen and unheard. the joke hinges on sensory irony.
A Baileytown Times-Herald item notes the manicuring craze spreading locally as Charles Morton cuts his neck with manicure shears. The page blends assorted clippings on politics and society, citing England's money stance and satire about alcohol in the afterlife.
In a 1920 mail column the editor urges young married women to avoid unnecessary employment. The writer argues women can find value and pleasure in home-based service such as reading to the blind, tending children, or teaching classes, rather than rushing to work for money.
Henry Worth Thornton, the American who solved England's wartime transportation problems, was knighted by King George. Born in Indiana, educated in Concord New Hampshire and the University of Pennsylvania, he rose from Pennsy draftsman to general manager of the Great Eastern Railway. His 48 hour mobilization of troops impressed Lord Kitchener and earned him colonel and later brigadier general titles for directing channel transports.
Instructions for Cageerole of Rice and Meat and a Meat Loaf recipe with ingredients like minced meat rice eggs breadcrumbs butter substitutes and bacon. Steps include parboiling rice forming a base, layering with meat and rice, then baking with tomato sauce for serving.
Instructions cover saving egg yolks by storing them in cold water for future use in salads and desserts. Also advised is resealing cereal boxes with waxed paper after cutting to keep freshness, and a home tip about oiling iron cookware with Steve Rub oil and finishing with alum to renew the surface.
We take pleasure in announcing that the officers of the Saw Mill Company of Townsite Ark manufacturers of yellow pine lumber are A B Jones president Sawville Mich L D Logroller vice president and general manager Milltown Mich D R Bandsaw secretary and twoatires Towanailte Ark
An expedition follows a $1,000,000 firm formed to exploit rich titanium iron ore deposits reported in Norway. The venture centers on transforming remote wilderness discoveries into commercial mining operations and regional development.
Local residents report illnesses including influenza affecting Mr Frank Keeney and Mrs Wetzel’s recovery underway in Wellsburg and New England. Numerous visits and trips fill the week with relatives from Dayton Glouster Columbus Nelsonville Athens and Wellston noted among social and church events.
Washington reports say cooperative societies sell about 1.5 trillion dollars of produce annually to consumers, with farm board officials planning a push to lift anti-trust restrictions. The aim is direct producer to consumer sales to cut costs, saving 15 to 20 percent for buyers while farmers gain 15 to 20 percent more by removing middlemen.
A method allowing air to reach beneath sounding boards amplifies the volume of small grand pianos by enabling the boards to respond more fully to vibration.
Omaha Nebraska resident Mrs J O Extiquist testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has supported her for 20 years and she keeps a bottle for times of need. The ad invites others to publish their testimonials and seek confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
A novel bell system announces absence of the room occupant when the office door knob is turned. The device rings a distinctive tone to indicate the room is empty for coordination and privacy.
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