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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1921
Page
4
The piece argues that war boosts short term prosperity but leaves lasting economic pain. It notes the 1917 1918 surge followed by a postwar slump and asserts that every destruction, expenditure, and loss of life imposes a cost on all, making sustained war a poor business and peace preferable.
Readable fragments describe a confused scene with unclear names and actions. The garbled lines resemble a newspaper brief but contain no coherent event, people, places, or dates to summarize.
A jumbled U.S. era fragment mentions coal mining workers and wealth, a phonograph record catalogue listing odd items, and a cheeky line about mule meat. The text includes fragmented phrases and playful asides about Europe and a souring note from Shrevegort.
A condemned man Mose Johnson, awaiting Friday's hanging, grows nervous as his jailkeeper urges an appeal to the governor. Johnson dictates a letter to Marie Guv’nah and reflects on his fate while a separate office boy explains his repeated lateness as sleeping sickness.
A seven year old Jean and her mother attend an informal party. Guests converse while the hostess serves fruit and candy. Jean waits for drinks, leaves disappointed and tells her mother she does not think much of a party without a drink.
Adem Handy and his wife live in the country due to love of the land and Handy is a gardener. He painted a sign in front of his house announcing his name and occupation, which drew laughs before any business talk began.
A satirical line asks if the heathen conversion effort continues and notes a prior sixpence donation, implying ongoing subscription renewal humor.
The piece discusses how artists and anthropologists challenge the notion of civilization, praising indigenous artistry and suggesting civilized life may pale in beauty and authenticity. It cites the Pueblo Indians of the southwest as a prime example of preserved tradition and aesthetic sense.
Logan column reports railroads raised parlor car and coach fares, cutting travel by about half on Hocking Valley and by about a quarter on Pennsylvania and Big Four lines. It notes reduced patronage on parlor cars except Sundays, plus assorted local society notes and visits. mentions illnesses and travels of residents, with brief community chatter.
The piece notes a Tate legend "In this sign thou shalt conquer" on a cross tied to Constantine I and Maxentius. It then explains checkers rules with Black moving first, the color designation, and color choice by lot. It ends by stating stenographers’ expected word rate from 40 to 100 words per minute.
The editorial extols advertising as the engine of shopping, economy, and social life, arguing it lights the way to better prices and choices. It cites mining expansion near Sharpsburg and railroad plans, plus recollections of Athens by-gone days and a tale of a local bully.
Fragmented text appears to discuss civics and domestic troubles with unclear meaning. No coherent event or identifiable persons or organizations are readable.
The report notes the death of a ten month old infant Gano of Mr and Mrs Martin Gano in the West End from pneumonia. It also mentions Mr Ward a Logan Union Furnace foreman with a railway career at Hocking Valley and Newmouth sections who died quietly while on duty in the maintenance of way department and whose body was taken to Newton for the parents. Charles Simonds of Greencastle Indiana was seen in Logan last week dealing with bed oil interests.
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