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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1922

Page

4

Society Meeting Set At Mrs Blackwood Home

The Society will be held June 8 at the home of Mrs. Blackwood. Mrs. Allison Ward and children were Sunday guests of Ed Burke and family on Bethany Ridge. Several from here attended the commencement at Coolville Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs W O Stout of Coolville. The year 1921 records show thirty seven in companies comprising 27 000 000 lives in the United States and Canada.

Blackwood Allison Ward Ed Burke Bethany Ridge Coolville W. O. Stout Cool United States Canada

Aftermath of Genoa Conference Shows Clear Global Stakes

The Genoa gathering clarified world positions, revealing Russia’s demand for money over policy, France’s focus on crushing Germany, and the likelihood the United States may need to provide leadership for Europe’s reconstruction. Isolation risks and shifting finance shape future policy and transport implications.

Genoa Russia France Germany Europe Ingland United States Sam England

Interstate Commerce Commission urged to cut railroad rates

The ICC and the President push for rate reductions with railroad executives summoned to conference. The piece notes a shift from the Commission’s traditional power to cut rates unilaterally and questions whether Congress removed that power, urging restoration if true.

Interstate Commerce Commission Commission Congress

After Dinner Stories Hal Al One

A humorous dialogue piece features a colored cook Deborah who has just married again for the fourth time with a quip about marriage numbers. The scene includes a satirical exchange about eloquence in politics and a Kansas City collar button death joke.

Deborah

Spur of the Moment Letter Says Summer Will Be Cool

A New Jersey prophet predicts a cool summer prompting shopping for Palm Beach suits. The note warns about chain letters and urges discarding them. The piece remarks on marital dissolutions, hats, farmer wealth, and Lenine’s insomnia with a wry town-column voice.

New Jersey

New York Squires of Dames Escort Ladies for Hire

A New York feature describes professional Squires of Dames who escort lonely, well-to-do women to theaters, restaurants, and dances. They are discreet, well dressed, and paid for each outing, with afternoons spent teaching dancing and evenings on escort duty. The system offers a clean, businesslike arrangement for clubes and hotel guests seeking companionship.

New York City New York Squire of Dames Dames Tinue Lelien‘s Squire

Rats Rampage Through Athens Then Rutland Campaign Ends in Rush

An era piece recalls Athens rat troubles and a Rutland county response led by Mayor Grimes. The tale describes townsfolk marching with ferrits and improvised weapons to battle vermin, with injuries and tall tales of tails. The column ends urging readers to try iWatch Dog ads.

Rutland Athens Grimes

Questions and Answers in The Athens Messenger

A reader information column lists Q and A items on diverse topics. It covers tolls from visiting teams in baseball, first pure food laws, Allied leaders, origins of football in colleges, Henry Ford birth, major forest fires, law definitions of flotsam and jetsam, wheat per capita consumption, folding machines for printing, and the composer of the Merry Wives of Windsor.

Michigan Wisconsin J. L. D. A. Lloyd George Harvard Henry Ford Greenfield Pestigo Hinckley Minnesota Idaho United States Cyrus Chambers, Jr Philadelphia Otto Nicolai Kreutzer Vienna

Wave speed figure from National Radio Institute

The National Radio Institute states the wave travels at 186 000 miles per second or 300 000 meters per second.

The National Radio Institute

Local Families Visit and church group plans

Lottridge Mr and Mrs Ray Oliver and their son from Stewart spent Tuesday with Mrs Oliver’s parents Mr and Mrs Charles Day. Miss Erma Ackley was Sunday guest of Mrs O Davis. Aldo McKinley and Kenneth and Kermit Starcher visited Joe Jenkins family Sunday. L C Morris and children called on Mrs Emma Jeffers. Miss Isola Conant stayed week with sister Mrs Rome Hawk. Curtis Knight and family from Hebbardsville visited their farm here. Rexal Boggs and wife of Vanderhoof called on Leroy Boggs Sunday evening. Aulmer Ackley of Rock Riffle was a business caller Tuesday. Ladies Aid did not meet this month due to Sunday school convention at Coolville. members will attend if possible. The next meeting was planned.

Erma Ackley Aldo McKinley Kenneth Kermit Starcher Joe Jenkins L. C. Morris Emma Jeffers Isola Conant Rome Hawk Curtis Knight Hebbardsville Rexal Boggs Vanderhoof Leroy Boggs Aulmer Ackley Rock Riffle Ladies Aid Society Coolville

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