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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1922
Page
4
SRIDGEPORT May 22 A small balloon released by A. W. Steenrod here a few days ago and to which a subsequent note referred is described in the brief dispatch.
The text argues leadership is the cure for societal ills from coal to education. It asserts leaders must recognize others' strengths, train children for leadership, and place themselves properly within a team. A well-led town or nation gains self-respect, progress, and unity.
The passage recalls a private seeking the camp doctor about flu like symptoms and the doctor’s sarcastic reply. It also notes a teacher’s scoring method for pupils and a stock speculator’s son boasting of rising three points. A business man recalls his youth and asks to see his father’s college record to measure his own path.
A parade of brief asides on Edison Bell and phonographs, tax reform, and social mores. References touch on Alexander Graham Bell not owning a phone, Edison houses, Secretary Mellon, Mr Shaw, and U S Steel plans. Casual vignettes end with Dempsey’s possible opponents, including Jackie Coogan.
The United States Bureau of Standards keeps two national kilogram weights sealed since 1890 and guarded by three keys. Tests show national standards remained essentially unchanged for 30 years, with only minor shifts in other weights.
The piece narrates local chatter about fishing in the Hocking River and summer trips, contrasting frugal days with plans for a brighter future. It notes community figures, a Memorial Day tribute to Captain Allen, school journalism honors, and small local curiosities from Athens and nearby areas.
The Athens Messenger outlines an Information Bureau service guided by Frederic J. Haskin. It states the bureau provides information only and cannot give legal medical or financial advice. Send questions with full name address and two cents for postage.
The text records a sequence of Q and A exchanges on topics from religion and beetles to moons, mochas, Kohinoor as mountain of light, honey granulation, pine propagation, Spanish leather, sending money to France, ebony varieties, and Harvard student demographics. It presents brief factual answers attributed to named contributors.
The text lists rulers after Napoleon as three kings and an emperor. The kings were Louis XVIII and Charles X and Louis Philippe, with Napoleon III serving as emperor, spanning France’s post revolutionary monarchy.
The Pittsburgh Construction Company ships materials to prepare for a Cleveland & Western Coal Company mine in Northeastern Monroe county. The venture spans 12,000 acres of coal with a 18 month completion target and a projected cost of about 1 million dollars, including 300000 dollars for miners houses.
A letter received by Steenrod refers to a person named Meurman Boyd discovering the subject’s name at Ohiopsle, Pa. The site is stated to be 163 miles by rail from Bridgeport.
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