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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1923
Page
4
A retrospective on Bernhardt retirement and the rise of legendary figures like Irving Wagner Verdi and others. The piece reflects on fame’s toll, enduring artistry, and the political and economic currents shaping society, including capi tal and industry notes from Washington and New York.
The piece credits Bernhardt’s will power for overcoming early failures and the 1914 World War era accident. After being discovered at 22 by Doucet and reaching fame by 25, she faced amputation rather than quitting on stage. It extols mind over matter and urges strong will as the key to success.
A personal reminiscence tracing a boy from a rural upbringing to windstorm tragedy and domestic responsibility. The narrator recalls being sent as a baby, farm life, joining a mine, returning home, and caring for his landlord father and mother while planning a golden wedding with his wife.
An Athens fireman named Dern stopped a tire fire to save property. JT reported Grove Hall, recently badly burned in a local mine accident, seen on the street and recovering. a planned big Odd Fellows meal hinges on Doc Allen’s travel.
A fragment notes a husband stating payment delay as his wife buys a new spring dress. The line implies a domestic purchase and unsettled money matters without further details.
An ox roast and lot sale is planned for April 17 and 18 near Athens. The ox was purchased via a Want Ad and the event is advertised through the Want Ad columns. Read daily in Classification 34 on the Want Ad Page.
C. I. Moose, 30, a brakeman on a Baltimore and Ohio train, died after a fall from a freight train near Martinsburg West Virginia. He reportedly lived over an hour and spoke with fellow railroad workers before dying in a local hospital.
Washington, March 26. Report claims spraying clouds from an airplane with electrically charged sand can disperse fog and cause artificial rainfall. Experiments at McCook Field near Dayton, Ohio, led by Prof Wilder Bancroft and Dr L Francis Warrens with the army air service. Historical notes on rainmaking efforts and earlier Texas explosions debated by scientists.
The article discusses experiments by Dr Warren on using sprayed sand to dissipate fog and clear skies. It notes trials at McCook Field with charged sand to disperse clouds, potential naval uses, and skepticism from meteorologist Dr William J. Humphreys. Further tests move from Dayton to Moundsville, with cautious optimism about large scale weather modification.
Readers may mail questions to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau Washington with 2 cents for postage. The service provides information only and cannot give legal medical or financial advice or resolve domestic matters. Include full name and address and request direct reply.
John Richard Wyman known as Dick has been appointed Deputy Collector of Customs in the U S Internal Revenue Department at Ashtabula Ohio. A 1921 Ohio College of Commerce graduate, Wyman is from Conneaut Ohio near Bob Loomis Carroll Codwen and Rockford Dewey.
Thomas T. Post of Akron is sued for 17839.72 with interest from the start of the year by the trustees of the Stow Church of Christ. The petition says he pledged 50000 to help build a costly edifice and paid several installments but nothing since December 1, 1921.
Marlyn Miller, a musical comedy star and wife of Jack Pickford, appeared at attorney Charles F. Erbstoin’s office in Chicago to deny rumors of plans for a reconciliation with Pickford. The denial aimed to dispel reports of marital strife and a possible reunion.
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