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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1920
Page
4
The piece portrays Senator Warren G. Harding as the strongest presidential candidate, a self made, practical businessman from Marion Ohio. It praises his leadership in Ohio state government and his proven governmental abilities, urging Republicans to rally behind him to lead the nation.
A Country Gentleman article argues that family life benefits from profit sharing and mutual interest. It cites a banker’s ledger showing a family with separate accounts for each member and joint savings, highlighting disciplined spending and reward for labor. The piece claims this approach stabilizes the family and mirrors sound business principles.
Sir Arthur Shirley Benn, head of the British trade mission, recounted a dinner mishap in the United States. He once brought a half bottle of real liquor in a golf bag, mistook a soap tap for ice water, and told a pupil he had no ear for music. The anecdote blends humor with observations on conduct and art.
A quirky column notes playful urges to signal Mars with a united public yell. It recalls a Sunday telephone call mishap and a New York saloon intrusion followed by a milk drink. A slogan warns against liquor, and a New Jersey thief pockets $2,000 in sugar in a suitcase.
Edith Er Morarty discusses the reported 3000000 for Princess Anastasiie of Greece trousseau and the impact on American views of wealth and marriage. The piece contrasts lavish royal finery with modern American attitudes toward spending while noting dowry eras and shifts in romance ideals.
King Alfonso asks Capt. Gen. Weyler to restore law and order in Catalonia and its capital amid home rule extremists labor unrest and Bolshevik activity tied to German wartime influence. Weyler, famed for Cuba atrocities and decades in the Spanish army, has a history of suppressing disturbances in the Therian peninsula.
A column of practical cooking tips and recipes including Becalloped Ham and Potatoes with layered ham and milk, Golden Grow Salad with carrots apples and celery in mayonnaise, Baked Ham with Tomatoes, and a Potatoes nest with egg. Tips suggest using vegetable juices for gravies and to save potato juice for flavor.
The fragment references a wide visor cap and removed clothing as a curious scene from Red Book Magazine. It mentions Professor Kirchelt an astrologist in Milwaukee observing Mercury Gemini Saturn Mars Venus and other sparklers predicting a hysterical world state with upcoming three months of selfishness and intolerance.
Athens Ohio physician Dr Geo B Parker promotes his Treatment for Indigestion and Constipation as a near specific remedy. He says it relieves headaches backaches and tiredness by regulating the stomach and bowels and offers a money back guarantee with a $1.25 price through local druggists and stores.
Mrs. G. C. Gorby visits relatives in Columbus. Mrs. Thelmore Stansbury and son Dale stay with her mother Mrs. Mary Cline at Mt. Blanco. G. F. Farley injures foot while hauling wood last week. D. M. Sisson travels to Albany on business.
Miss Emma Wood unable to return to school duties due to sickness. Brother Claude also ill. J M Graham assisting at E D Perry's. J C Lewis and wife of Athens visited relatives here. Miss Della Tewksbury with J P Goff family. Walter Hampton and wife of Dexter visited Gorby family. Osa and Enid Caster, workers at M C C H, spent weekend with parents David Caster and wife. Mrs John Jewell of Zaleski and daughter Mrs George McKibben of Columbus spent weekend with relatives. A W Rupe and family visited Dexter relatives. Mrs A B Chaney of A C C H spent weekend with Jasper Robinson's family. Mrs J S Dudgeon and Grace Swearinger visited Albany. Misses Clemma Vale, Jesta and Janice Price with Blanche Woodyard for Sunday. Frank Radcliff of Glouster visited parents C M Radcliffe and wife. Clyde McKnight, employed near Glouster, spent Sunday at home.
Grace Stillwell, three, died after a rag doll caught fire and was dropped into her lap by an older sister who had been playing with the doll. The blaze ignited the child’s clothing in Louisville Kentucky.
Austin reports a new central law enforcement bureau created by Governor Hobby to speed up arrests. Sheriffs will flash criminal descriptions to the governor's office and statewide bulletins will disseminate the information.
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