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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
4
The piece argues wages alone won't restore teaching and cites overcrowded classes, long hours, poor ventilation, constant red tape, and shared desks as factors eroding quality. It urges teachers and public to unite for broader reform at a national level.
A London Daily Mail correspondence argues English villages have few old maids while cities brim with unmarried women. In small towns everyone knows everyone, aiding suitable matches. city life fosters loneliness and superficial judgments of women. Rural girls are valued for work and character, not appearance.
The passage argues the Turks renewed Armenian massacres too soon, suggesting they should have waited until the allied council finished its proposed Turkish war settlement to pursue such actions at leisure.
The figures Lenine and Trotsky are reported to hold several hundred million in gold to fund purchases abroad. Despite paying government debts in paper money distrusted by their presses, they seek to secure goods through international trade.
The big four figures Hindenburg Ludendorff Tirpitz and Bethmann Hollweg reportedly announce willingness to surrender for trial if held in the United States. The remark suggests awareness of American court processes.
A quirky compilation notes a billy Angora goat for a reward in Athens Alabama, mentions a bank messenger failing to return with 79280 dollars, and riffs on Cuba, memory schools, and Solomon. The piece blends jokes about absentmindedness and cultural quips with brief notices and stray lines.
The New York Tribune notes the return of railroads to their nominal owners as the clearest sign of peacetime transition. Proponents initially expected extended government operation after the 1917 takeover, but experience over the past two years shows government control failed. The government, after years of burden, seeks relief, despite rhetoric from Director General Hines.
In a magazine essay an Englishwoman critiques American girls for high pitched voices and pale or blotchy complexions while praising their health and charm. The piece suggests women should cultivate a soft voice and good complexion to preserve distinctive American femininity. Copyright 1920.
General Baron von Luettwitz, a staunch militarist and opponent of the peace treaty, becomes Germany's defense minister under the pan German party. He previously governed occupied Belgium and fought on the Verdun front, and served as a military attaché in London and Petrograd. Reports note an American wife from Cleveland, though her relatives dispute the marriage to this von Loettwitz.
Sugar doughnuts are coated by placing a half teacup of powdered sugar in a paper bag with the doughnuts, twisting the bag, and shaking. Boston brown bread is steamed in baking powder tins for quicker, drier loaves that are easier to slice. A conservation hint suggests grinding leftover meat with stock, sealing in jelly glasses for long storage and quick meals.
A furcoated gentleman questions a stationary truck at a suburban station provoking a wry reply from a new porter who reveals the man is the traffic superintendent. In a domestic moment Arthur skates down the stairs after a bath, clarifying where his ears belong.
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