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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1921
Page
4
The Athens community widely supports a proposed golf course as a healthful pastime to combat daily stress. Business leaders note open air golf benefits energy and vitality, appealing to all ages, and see it as a valuable long term health investment for the area.
A fragment outlines motives for taking modern language courses at colleges. Reasons include parental influence, credential needs for college entrance, prior exposure in high school, perceived usefulness for research, and personal interest in French at Vanderbilt University.
Two boys discuss holidays and remark that Lincoln and Washington are born on holidays. Jones accuses Smith of buying a new car. He references blank-blank autos and blank-blank jay walkers while Brown asks what he means. A sideshow manager confronts a young artist about designs on the tattooed lady who hasn’t paid.
A blind beggar asked what work he could do. An old gentleman answered that many of his colleagues have succeeded as diplomats, suggesting a path in diplomacy despite the blindness.
The Spur Of The Moment notes officials of the Lord's Day Alliance do not oppose a man kissing his own wife on Sunday. The column wryly questions why the limit exists and riffs on various society items.
The piece discusses the League of Women Voters as the conservative wing of woman suffrage, seeking to unite laws across states, promote civic education, and advocate nonpartisan discussion. It notes opposition from the Republican party, Governor's reactions, and a surge of new members amid political tension.
A partial OCR fragment discusses art and imagination as keys to beauty, noting access was limited to royalty and professional classes. It reflects historical views on who could engage with paintings and related articles.
As intelligence grew with printing advances, the masses became ambitious and broke through the limits of primitive conditions.
The piece notes that books paintings and intellectual creations once enjoyed by the few are now found in many homes due to publicity and advertising reshaping access and conditions.
Quoted line likens advertising to Spring sap fueling growth and beauty, suggesting ads expand imagination and break from dull routines as seasons change.
The writer argues readers undervalue newspaper ads for their practical impact on daily life and personal improvement, noting ongoing benefits from advertisements within the pages.
Advertising largely influenced the public taste for prepared foods including soups fruits meats fish coffee chocolate and many other items, changing daily eating habits and meal choices.
The passage lists innovations shaping everyday life such as heating cooking and refrigeration systems, pictures, decorations and books, and includes the motor car among the many comforts, conveniences and necessities of modern living.
Advertisements influence choices and lifestyles across culture. The statement notes broad impact on behavior, commerce, and perception through persistent messaging across media and markets.
A reflective prompt invites readers to use a pencil and paper to chart changes in their habits over the past year. The exercise promises insights and hints that the results may surprise the participant.
Advertisements in the newspaper columns offer a rich outline for an in depth study. The page layout highlights diverse goods services and pricing, useful for analyzing historic commerce patterns and regional consumer interests.
A reader suggests conducting a more careful study of advertisements to understand their messaging, impact, and potential influence on consumer choices. The comment notes the value of analyzing layout, claims, and pricing cues in ads.
The passage urges readers to examine advertisements carefully during the current readjustment period, presenting it as a duty to families to stay informed through ads and promotions.
A diary style fragment describes dinner with oyster stew and mince pie after a cook left, with remarks on income tax and household finances totaling over $800. The writer notes Athens lodging, health, and social tensions including a rival, Nobby Snyder, and a mother-in-law living with them.
An old advertisement touts Zemo soap as a soothing antiseptic option for eczema itch and skin troubles. It claims ordinary soaps irritate conditions while Zemo speeds healing and provides relief for rash and itching.
A personal note discusses President Harding's administration and hopes for better outcomes in the next year. The writer plans to buy a home, worries about a unemployed brother in Detroit who asked for money, and notes England’s talks on Germany. He mentions Major Rafael Johnson and a barber shop remark, then pledges to continue his business and service to the country amid rain.
Professor T. N. Hoover notes in history class that March 7 marks the anniversary of Daniel Webster’s Seventh of March address, recalling the historic speech and its date.
Reports indicate a drive to oust Mayor Galvin for alleged prohibition enforcement lapses. Billy Sunday began efforts there yesterday and is expected to accelerate changes in Cincinnati, with multiple targets beyond the mayor potentially driven out before his visit concludes.
The Athens Messenger presents an Information Bureau offer run by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington DC. It provides information not advice on cars or financial matters. Send two cents and return postage for full details.
In a French factory turbines are driven by water from a reservoir on a mountain 600 feet above the plant, providing a gravity fed power source and demonstrating early hydraulic engineering.
An early 20th century advertisement promotes J. W. Schenck & Son Mandrake Pills claiming relief for digestive issues and headaches. The copy emphasizes quick effect and offers boxed uncoated or sugar coated tablets produced in Philadelphia.
Rev Fr Kelley longtime chaplain of the Ohio Penitentiary gave a sermon at St John’s Church on Wednesday evening continuing his regular ministry to the parish.
Petition by J A Hutchison through H M Whitcraft seeks injunction against S J Price over a Logan shoe shop sale and non compete clause. Jury verdict for plaintiff in Overland Logan Co. vs J F Fox for 337.50. Divorce case Patton vs Patton heard. partition case Brooker guardianship completed. Wright and partners represent the plaintiffs in several matters.
Miss Edith Fitzgerald a Lyceum singer and Chautauqua entertainer visited Logan for a short stay Tuesday. She gave an entertainment at Carbon Hill Monday night and was en route to The Plains for another show. Her home is Prestonsburg Kentucky.
Mrs. John Gunberlake receives telegram announcing the death of her brother Rev Henry Eby at his Clinton Missouri home Friday evening. He leaves a wife two sons and one daughter and a sister Mrs Gunberlae the sole surviving family member. The funeral was held Friday. Rev Eby was a Civil War veteran and a member of the G A R.
The National Fire Proofing Co. Haydenville began operation of unit No 1 after a three month layoff with 125 men. Next Monday unit No 2 will start with 125 more workers. Clay banks are active while coal mines remain idle.
A Missouri woman has patented a device that restrains chicken wings to keep birds from flying away. The invention uses a wing harness designed to secure each bird while allowing movement for feeding and care.
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