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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1922
Page
4
An article notes women wearing visibly high heels despite debates at retailers conferences about new styles. It mocks men and critics for approving fashion shifts toward tall heels while predicting further changes in shoe design and trade norms.
A noted American financier calls the nation economically ignorant as swindlers and blue sky promoters drain millions monthly. Laws against fakers help little. the cure lies in broad education on investments, the difference between stocks and bonds, and core financial truths. An awakening public could gradually guard its money by learning prudent investment principles.
In a terse, opinionated note the writer questions national influence on cinema and youth. The piece suggests ease of guiding children to moviegoing and references Peggy Joyce, a former Follies star, who plans a memoir titled My Millionaire Mates. The author playfully proposes a chess handbook named Check Mates.
Conway Georgia notes tell of Orville Stover moving up to attend singing school, meeting a pretty girl, and marrying her with forty acres of land a horse a Holstein cow and a Poland China sow. The tale ends with a wry remark about luck.
Congresswoman Robertson discusses women entering politics noting training is developing and predicts success. She recalls a heckler taunt about warmth and a soapbox preacher reply about having a "clean neck" in October, illustrating gender perceptions.
A garbled excerpt compiles quirky lines about aromatic spirits of Kimona and American spirits, a wartime memory, a postal deficit claim, and a Rabelais style description of ladies fashion. The text blends mixed quotations and someone’s commentary with no clear news event.
Washington dispatch details the fate of Russia's crown jewels after the revolution. Expert W C Shaw notes old mine cut diamonds recut to suit modern taste. London and Holland markets absorb gems while gold and pearl pieces stay central to Royal collections.
The wartime tale follows Herman Knoll once from Metz Germany to Athens Ohio. He served in submarine duty and escaped French jail to reach the United States aboard a ship. After a long wandering trek through France Belgium New York Galveston and North Carolina he arrived in Athens January 11 seeking a chauffeur job and a home. He speaks French German and English and is now a student at Athens High School.
A new process allows aluminum to be nickel plated so thoroughly that the metal can be hammered and bent without cracking. The advance promises stronger, more malleable metal components for industrial use.
The Athens Messenger presents a reader service from The Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin. The bureau provides general information but does not offer legal financial or research advice and requests clear questions with full name address and a return postage.
The United States saw accident insurance start in 1859 with the first company organized in 1863 at Hartford Connecticut. The initial policy reportedly insured a Hartford resident for 5000 dollars at two cents premium against death by accident while walking home from the post office.
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