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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1921
Page
4
Quirer and Conner from West Virginia return home. Cliff Wolfe’s Conner was the Friday dinner guest of Mrs. Roscoe Shields. Mr and Mrs Ed Micheals drove to Athens on Friday.
Samuel Purpera, 17, confessed his role in the Cleveland payroll robbery that killed W. W Sly and George Fanner. He said he is ready to return to Ohio to face punishment but protested sending James Reynolds, 17, back with him. Purpera claimed Reynolds had no involvement and that he met him in Cleveland. He told reporters Reynolds was hungry and broke, and he fed him.
George Kuebler, head of the International Mutual Fire Insurance Co, died after leaping from a tenth floor window. A revolver with one spent cartridge was found in his pocket as creditors pressured him, according to reports from Chicago dated March 19. His fiancée, Mrs. Della Crowder-Miller, provided the account of events.
The article notes a Spokane or Washington DC test linking Cavite to Goat Island San Francisco to San Diego and Washington, covering about 10 000 miles. It argues wireless distance challenges cable relays, offering near direct government and commercial messaging potential and aim to boost thrift.
The fragment notes that the eighteenth and nineteenth amendments sparked a brewing concern, likening the situation to tension in a kitchen as reforms drew scrutiny and debate.
New York state backs a three plan thrift program with Savings Bank A Association oversight. Employers and bankers cooperate to encourage savings by payroll deductions and automatic deposits, easing the path to thrift without requiring individual effort.
A professor seeks a vivid density example from Jack, who defers. A firm asks to cancel a large shipment, but is told by telegram to wait its turn, reflecting a humorous miscommunication about urgency and capacity.
A new arrival on the front asks where to go as shelling begins. Sandy replies the choice depends on religious beliefs. A friend admires the bride's home, then requests to see the kitchen. The bride jokes there is little to see beyond a can opener and the delicatessen store address.
A passage argues that advertising underpins fair value and consistent pricing, warning of escalated costs and haggling if campaigns fail. The diary excerpt from Athens Ohio dated March 20 1921 recalls a church visit, church music, campus scenes, and a mix of personal reflections on social interaction.
A hard pressed captain tests his company in the mess hall asking who can recall Sherman’s famous line. A footsore doughboy quotes the historic reply about Grant forcing a march from Atlanta to the sea.
Reader notes that Topeka residents cite street car service as typical and jokes every town has pure drinking water. Mentions Donald Ross’s verdict on a golf course as the finest in the country and a quirky line about fiends and hires in Mount Vernon Argus.
A 1910 discussion argues Halley’s comet poses little risk yet explores possible impacts. It compares a comet tail to poison gas and calculates energy if the nucleus struck Earth, noting odds of one in 281 million and placing risk within broader environmental fears of the era.
The article weighs public fascination with comets against scientific understanding. It notes Win necke’s comet may become visible to the naked eye in June and could be seen with a telescope now if location were known. It contrasts ancient fears with modern orbit calculations and cautions about uncertain origins and composition.
The text argues that today’s complex society relies on advertising to meet economic needs. It claims advertising converts uncertainty into certainty, creating an efficient system of distribution under the light of truth.
The speaker argues that adverting costs are built into prices but that advertising stabilizes values and lowers overall costs. Consumers save time and money through advertising, which benefits them with everyday price stability.
A reader asserts that advertising protects buyers, lowers prices, and raises values, while serving as a major educational tool for the public.
The text notes that ten years of advertising prompted more people to care for their teeth and use safe dental creams than dentists had advised for over fifty years, highlighting a shift in public dental health behavior driven by marketing.
Advertising has given the countrys buy the styles of the city. It has put city conveniences in country homes. It has increased the standards of living everywhere, not only by pointing the way to these conveniences, but by lowering the cost. Buy from merchants who advertise, and buy the brands which are advertised. For the brand is a guarantee of satisfaction. it is a protection that insures quality, and assures the greatest value for every cent of the purchase price.
A compilation of Q and A style questions covering topics from population centers in Indiana to oil production rankings, widow training rights, historical cotton discovery, prewar sugar trade, watch jewels, Arctic blindness, and the first electrically driven battleship.
Report from Athens notes the Latest Style Club members wearing new beaded hosiery around ankle trim. The fad draws attention on campus as co-eds adopt the style, seen as fashion’s latest decree.
The note observes Palm Sunday yesterday and flags a reduced Easter parade next Sunday due to university vacation starting Friday. It mentions the town will lack students and compliments crepe paper hats worn by some men.
A witness recalls hearing an evangelist at a Holiness church near the Washington and Congress streets corner. The observer notes the Cincinnati reference but contrasts it with Athens, implying a notable religious event in town.
J C Harding cousin of the president used an ax to uncover a boulder weighing one and three quarter pounds deeply imbedded in a North Carolina poplar in front of a neighbor's house. The tree had been planted 17 years ago.
The Plains John Stauffer and Deputy sheriff McKinley of Athens motored to The Plains Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hawk visited her mother Mrs. Adam Nash at Nelsonville Friday. William Lock of Athens spent Friday with Grant Micheals. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Harrison and daughter Frances John Blaski and daughter Mary motored to Athens Friday. Mrs. John Krivesti and Mrs. Mike Krivesti Sr and son Mike were Chauncey shoppers Friday. Herman Howard ap¢
An inventor introduces a compact pen cil ee a 2 single opener and no e a le device combining writing and opening tools. The unnamed inventor markets a multipurpose gadget blending stationery with quick access utilities for everyday use.
The item notes Broadwell BE White visiting kin at Millfield and Roseville. It also states Mr Wayne Renin of Athens is away in France. William Most reports that many Utley miners have found new mining work and L Davis is installing a 250 in gasoline tank at his store.
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