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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1920
Page
4
The piece notes a shift from punitive aims to a proposed large Allied loan to Germany, backed by security, to rebuild its industry and enable payments under the treaty. It argues recovery could benefit all, as a thriving Germany would restore trade and help Allies access German markets.
New Jersey passes 3 percent beer, New York eyes 2 percent as non intoxicating. Rhode Island seeks Supreme Court review of federal prohibition. Critics warn that state legislatures defy Congress, risking increased lawlessness amid debates on drink limits and enforcement.
Statistician Roger Babson recalls a nationwide study of underdeveloped industries and notes that among prosperous businessmen five percent were sons of bankers, ten percent of manufacturers, twenty five percent of teachers doctors and lawyers, and thirty percent of preachers earning under a thousand dollars annually.
Harrisburg Telegraph comments on a Moscow communication offering peace with a democratic framework and a 60 percent share of Russian debt. The piece warns the pledge likely unreliably echoes Lenin and notes Bolshevik rule opposes democracy.
A film crew visits a studio for a shoot where the cameraman voices frank opinions about the subject. He claims the face will carry the scene, dismissing the script as secondary, and notes the subject’s expressiveness could anchor a comedy without dialogue.
In a northern city on a warm noon a crowd of children swarmed a doorway to see Shakespeare rather than a movie. A stampede formed as a red faced officer tried to keep order and bystanders noted they rushed the gallery for Merchant of Venice, not Chaplin.
Harvard historian Archibald Coolidge leads American political efforts in Austria and Vienna and Budapest research on German colonisation in Brazil draws criticism from Germany and Brazil while he reports for the U.S. government. Born 1866 in Boston, he studied abroad and taught at Harvard with Taft era assignments.
Salmon Roll Mux equal parts salmon and boiled rice. Season with butter pepper and salt. Form into mold. Cover with cracker crumbs. Brown in the oven. Apple salad cook apples in syrup with cinnamon candy until red. Serve on crisp lettuce with sweet dressing. Sweet dressing yolks sugar lemon juice maple syrup and whipped cream. Scalloped tomatoes alternate buttered bread crumbs with tomatoes bake. Cottage cheese with dates steam dates and mix with cottage cheese served with cream and wafers.
A Los Angeles physician recalls a joke where a patient asked to marry his daughter, revealing a misdiagnosed hospital joke. A college president visits his hometown and jokes about familiarity with his audience. A mother and father comment on a child’s potential career.
Ohio University reveals a lengthy 19 game slate under Coach Gullum featuring top in-state rivals. Defending champion Green and White bring seven former players as they open April 9 hosting Marshall College and continue through June 16 with games against Otterbein, Capital, Heidelberg, Ohio Wesleyan, Denison, Ohio State (tentative), Wooster, and alumni events.
Adolph F. Kramer of the Chicago Real Estate Board says plans are under way to build several thousand portable houses on city outskirts to counter rent hikes. Prices start around 500 to 400 for the unit with about 575 in other costs, plus 250 for plumbing and a bath. The plan could spread to other cities facing housing shortages.
Two young men Clif Porter and Chester Inman left Amesville for The Goodyear Co in Rubber City. Maude Curfman returned from Parkersburg to resume music teaching vacation. J W Cecil of Pendergrass Lumber Co spent time with family. transferred to Marietta. Harry Henry visited Columbus for business. Emma Patterson visited Delaware with cousin Mrs Mary Hedges. Eliza Conkle of Toledo visited brother O M Lovell and relatives. Ass Wells and Goreon Gorham spent time in town.
Dr. Charlotte Davenport of Louisville on her ninety fifth birthday shared thoughts on marriage. She says husbands are plagues but every woman should embrace hardship and humor, noting she was born in Petrograd, has eighteen children, and remarried at seventy two to a man twenty six.
Former Athens resident William E. McVey earns a salary increase to 4000 dollars per year after a March board meeting. He previously directed the extension department and led John Hancock School of the Ohio University until August 1919 and then became high school principal at Harvey Illinois.
Sterling fell sharply with London bills opening at 3.6834 dollars, an eight cent drop from yesterday's close, signaling a strong movement in foreign exchange markets. The shift came amid ongoing financial volatility and investor caution in the New York session.
The New Castle News reports the death of Colonel Oscar W. Lawrence Jackson a Civil War veteran from Ohio who led Co H 63rd Ohio Infantry. Born in New Castle Pennsylvania he enlisted from Hocking County taught school before the war and later became a lawyer serving four years in Congress and on the legal staff of the Pennsylvania Railroad for over fifty years. He fought at Corinth and endured a lifelong head wound and was devoted to reunions and to teaching patriotism to children. He traveled with Sherman to the sea and remained a loyal veteran to the end.
Francisco Villa freed American engineer Joe Williams of the Smelting and Refining Co who was captured by Villa forces during a train attack near Chihuahua. Williams has reportedly returned safely to Chihuahua City after being released from Torreon.
Officials held a session Tuesday to comply with a yearly law requiring a formal meeting. No one is jailed or under investigation, and authorities report nothing further to disclose.
Federal officers pursued Black Hand letter writers who warned Edward Wells to place $500 at their place or meet disaster. When Wells refused to comply, his home was burned and he faced a threat to leave the country on Wednesday.
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