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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1923
Page
4
A column laments widespread mental strain amid disasters from a Texas tornado to an Arkansas fire, argues doctors warn of collective hysteria, urges nerves research at Johns Hopkins, and cautions against social ills from crime to profiteering in Florida camps.
The piece argues that highway conditions shape civilization and that the good roads movement advances rapidly. It notes the leap from dirt pavements twenty years ago and suggests future travel may shift to air routes while roads remain temporary.
The post office plans a continuous night flight service from New York to San Francisco this summer, cutting travel time to about 28 hours. Beacons, searchlights, emergency fields, and five landing fields will guide pilots across the plains from Chicago to Cheyenne and on to California. The program aims to make air mail a routine through service and marks a milestone in aviation and U S transportation.
A compact meditation notes how patience reveals records in Kush, cites biblical derivations, and recalls short dispatches such as Peccavi and Veni vidi vici. It reflects on ancient civilization, modern justice, and the power of brevity in telling history.
Columns recount Roman road found four feet underground at Colchester with mosaic like tiles showing dragons and bulls, plus a skeleton of a young woman nearby. It recalls Inca highways nearly 2000 miles long built with stone basins and bituminous cement, described by Charles J. Finger.
A lighthearted note recalls an Englishman left waiting at a Washington church. The piece jokes about luck and changing minds of women and invites readers to send telegrams of congratulations.
A woman dressed in pink orange blossoms pink stockings and a matching hat is described as being in the pink of condition yet she does not want to marry. The line contrasts outward appearance with inner reluctance about marriage.
A compact verse image contrasts those who fete friends as the week ends with the speaker who stays home due to weak ends. The poem uses simple imagery to express fatigue and choice.
A witty remark portrays a disappointed English lover as a lieutenant in the navy. He has weathered storms yet warns that only a married man knows true rough calling, noting there are no lighthouses on the sea of matrimony.
A local newspaper man, recently married after serving in the late war, jokes that married life mirrors warfare with no armistice in sight despite nearly a year of marriage.
A pithy verse notes a man sailing home solo after a content life. It contrasts his successful voyage with the absence of a wife. The compact line captures themes of travel independence and personal fulfillment.
In a sharp-edged vignette the Americans win the contest as the Englishman fails to hold the girl and leaves, noting only that the cradles in England are old fashioned. The speaker quips that the girl may be the kind who keeps her foot on the gas.
A sailor jokes about love and ballast as the ship crosses the sea. The groom longs for his bride to be and her biscuits while at sea and feels his heavy heart will serve his needs on the voyage.
A fragment shows a woman’s resolve not to marry and not to feed any poor fish not even the Englishman as she contemplates a sea crossing for a honeymoon yet remains determined to avoid the union.
A fragmentary verse line exalts returning home by commanding the captain to lift the anchor and turn the boat. The speaker laments wandering and curses luck in a naval or maritime setting. The tone is urgent and dramatic with nautical imagery.
A fragment notes an English officer losing an engagement and hints a wedding might have bound him. It suggests he knows much about knots and, if tied to life, would face a perilous situation, portraying a tense, knotty fate.
The knitted garment becomes essential to the well dressed woman's wardrobe and can be made cheaply. A free knitting and crochet manual from Fleisher Yarn Company explains techniques and sweater models with illustrated directions. Send two cents and coupon for postage.
A newspaper notices readers may submit questions and receive answers by mail. The desk requests full name, address, and payment via stamps or postage. Replies are sent free to the inquirer.
The passage lists common emotions fear anger hate joy love jealousy pity pride shame grief awe contempt and surprise. It explains New York earned the Empire State due to its wealth and commerce. It notes the first Zeppelin shot down over England was September 3 1916 by Flight Lieutenant Robinson at Cuffley near Enfield.
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