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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1922
Page
4
The Geological Survey shows miners lost an average of 93 days’ work per year over 80 years, with 113 idle days in 1919, 84 in 1920, and 138 in 1921. Last year they earned a starvation wage as weeks stretched to nearly two, illustrating why hunger fuels unrest rather than mere wage demands. The piece calls for industrial statesmanship to overhaul labor, production, and pricing, reducing idle time and overhead.
The reparations commission cuts Germany’s payment this year by 40 percent under a Cannes agreed program. Berlin must assume control of finances, regulate banking, curb paper money, borrow domestically to balance the budget, and repatriate hidden securities. The aim is tax reform and stronger German finance to meet war obligations and revive industry for global benefit.
A child loses a sense of security kissing a bed goodbye while Annie hides, crying softly. In a club, a man named Smith fears ruin after forgetting his excuse to his wife, believing his life is ruined and over.
A Wichita woman washed her poodle in a toilet preparation and dyed its fur pink. The striking color spooks drivers in the Country club district who report visions and rush to sign prohibition pledges.
A collected jumble mentions China planning a naval buildup and Dr. Wellington Koo not signaling about a disarmament conference. It also notes eye doctors linking green light to nerves, jokes on car fuel saving, stock hints about Caesar, and a street name change in Mobile from Adam to Eve.
Mrs J Hooper traveled to Upper Falls over Sunday to visit her husband and reports a pleasant time during the visit.
New York debates jazz after J Hartley Manners play The National Anthem divides opinion from reformers to defenders. Irving Berlin and Rebecca Clark defend jazz while critics and a bishop call it harmful and decadent.
A reader information column explains how to submit questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau with details on scope and limits. It includes sample Q and A items on topics from commercial geography to city names, priming readers on what the service provides and how responses are delivered.
McArthur Ohio March 25 A local writer surveys Athens day by day with sharp wry humor. Observations name Kelly the Enquirer reporter Clara Lively John Love Milton Shadrach Cox and Dr Paffenbarger as part of town life while reflecting on growth and change in the community.
Tom Edmundson is described as Athens likely for a course titled Improv ing Your Memory In Twenty Les sons. He drove to an ice plant several days ago and spoke of a dance with a friend, then forgot his truck and retraced steps to recover it.
A speaker recalls warning Class Six boys not to sing Old Black Joe while away. The Indiana man who remembers only 11 wives recalls others missing wedding anniversaries and the inevitable consequences that follow.
A local observer at Court House corner claims this First of April will not fool miners. The statement marks a vow or joke noting miners and their affairs in a year with no fooling for them.
A brief note suggests a personal service promising to locate exactly what you want. The teaser implies reliability and quick results, inviting readers to try the advertised assistant.
In 1861 John Sherman was chosen to fill the United States Senate seat left by Salmon P. Chase. The record notes the succession event and marks it as a key political turnover in Ohio.
Washington report notes North Dakota had no residents with incomes over 70000 taxed in 1918 and 1919, contrasted with several Western and Eastern states. The piece cites state control of banks and elevators as possible limits on large profits, while 67.9 percent of surtaxes come from residents east of the Alleghenies.
The Turkish Nationalist government at Angora announced that allied ministers in Paris proposed terms would be accepted only after Greek forces pull back from their current lines.
Clarice Irene Southerton daughter of Mr and Mrs John Southerton born February 24 1919 died March 21 1922 at age 3 years 25 days. Survived by father mother sister Fay and brother Leland. An accidental death in the family circle described in gentle religious terms. Her brief life is mourned by her parents and playmates.
We thank friends for kindness during illness and death of our daughter. Grateful to minister, undertaker and wife for services, those who furnished autos, and for floral offerings. Signed Mr. and Mrs. John Southerton and Family.
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