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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1923
Page
7
Persistent rainfall keeps the Hocking river at bank-full level for days. Most streams are muddy and unproductive for anglers. Yet Margarets Creek and other small streams draw hundreds of visitors seeking any fishing opportunities.
Edwin C. Shaw former vice president of Goodrich Rubber Co and ex head of Ohio state board of administration spoke on prison reform at the Athens Chamber of Commerce forum. He urged expert parole boards indeterminate sentences prison industry and removal of politics from appointments to build a self supporting reform system in Ohio prisons.
A community pamphlet argues for upgrading Canaanville public schooling from first to second grade high school. It cites yearly taxes of 31 000 and 13 600 for schools, urges state aid benefits, and questions why taxes exist for public purposes while noting funds used for roads, county, and state programs. It urges investment in skilled labor, manual training, and home science facilities to retain local students.
A reader argues about the May 19 polls, noting Section 7625 limits and comparing Romer township to their own levy. They present a tax bill of nearly 1.6 million, estimate $25 per $1000 of value for a new school, and question the long term cost to a $5000 farm using a $125 share.
Clift C. Fisher of Point Place Toledo describes decades of indigestion, gas, biliousness, headaches, and sleep trouble relieved after using Dr Thacher's Liver & Blood Syrup. He reports improved appetite, better sleep, weight gain, and restored happiness with his family.
J. C. McClanahan urges building own schools to educate boys and girls and be like other people, advocating local self sufficiency in education. The quote emphasizes keeping children near home for schooling.
Mrs Y R West of Oakland Illinois claims a goitre disappeared after using Sorbol Quardsapie stainless liniment. She says the condition was removed three years ago and has not returned, inviting letters for details and offering to share her health improvement. Information available at McKee's Drug Store or Sorbol Company Mechanicsburg Ohio.
To save corn, cut kernels from the cob with a sharp knife without cutting through. Spread in a thin layer on a bake sheet and dry in the oven. Once dry, store in a closed container in a cool dark dry place.
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